Cute Is What We Aim For
- Soundtrack
The emo-pop outfit Cute Is What We Aim For emerged from Buffalo, NY in
January 2005. Although originally formed as a quintet, the band
ultimately stripped down to four members, with vocalist Shaant
Hacikyan, guitarist/pianist Jeff Czum, drummer Tom Falcone, and
bassist/guitarist Fred Cimato comprising the lineup. Wasting little
time, the bandmates recorded a handful demos that landed them on Fueled
by Ramen's roster before the year's end. Cute Is What We Aim For then
hooked up with producer Matt Squire (Northstar, Panic at the Disco) for
the group's debut full-length, The Same Old Blood Rush with a New
Touch, which arrived in June 2006. The band hit the road in support of
the album, sharing bills over the summer with such bands as Anberlin,
Spitalfield, Forgive Durden, and June. That fall, bassist Cimato left
the lineup to pursue academia, with Jack Marin (ex-October Fall)
climbing aboard in his place. (Bass duties would eventually shift to
Dave Melillo.) The band's second album, Rotation, was released in June
2008, and Cute Is What We Aim For returned to the road with replacement
drummer Michael Lasaponara in tow. In early 2010, it was announced that
the band will continue with frontman Shaant Hacikyan as the only
original member to continue, taking the band's name as a vehicle to his
solo career. On April 29, 2010, Shaant released a new song called
"Harbor" which was made available to download for free through Twitter.
The new CD is to be released by fall of 2010.