1997, Bro

Victory Records has signed 1997. That’s all. I was going to say something funny, but it’s too early so instead read the press release and come up with your own humorous anecdote riffing off the fact that 1997 is possibly the lamest band name ever of all time, or if you’re one of those people (and you know who you are) you could probably do well with something along the lines of “1997, which is coincidentally the last time Victory put out a good record.” That might work:

Victory Records announces the signing of Chicago’s 1997, whose purpose as a band according to guitarist Caleb Pepp is simple: (We want to make music that my younger brothers and sisters would enjoy, and inspire other kids into listening to and making their own good music.â€? (We don’t want to be the next fad band,â€? bassist Allan Goffinski adds. (We want our music to last and stand the test of time.â€?

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