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The Dipsomaniacs are from NJ and play melodic, hook-driven, sloppy, spirited rock n roll. They've been around since the mid-90s and have released 5 CDs and appeared on countless compilations while playing shows all over the place to all kind of folks. Read below for the latest press release regarding their new album, Whatever Planet:  FDR announced a September 6th release date for Whatever Planet, the Dipsomaniacs’ much-anticipated follow-up to their successful 2003 release, Freakin Eureka. The new album, which was recorded mostly between February and April 2005 at the new FDR Studio B in New Jersey, features eighteen eclectic new songs in the Dipsos’ distinctive Undertone-Replacements-via-Fountains of Wayne garage pop style. The new album is full of everything that has made this long standing band so hard to categorize - garage rock stomps, power pop gems, alt-country rockers, acoustic and piano ballads - it's all there.  Whatever Planet is the band's 5th and most potent album to date. In addition to the eighteen new songs, the CD packaging includes a second free disc titled Down the Drain with 9 rarities tracks, all for the price of one CD! The Dipsomaniacs have been growing in popularity with each successive album. Since the release of Freakin Eureka in 2003 the band was selected winners of the Little Steven Underground Garage Contest in Philadelphia. As a result, the band received national radio play and opened for Rocket from the Crypt at a sold-out show in NYC at the Irving Plaza. The band also opened for Pat Benatar, playing to over 15,000 concert-goers at an outdoor festival in Camden, NJ. The Dipsos backed Philadelphia guitar legend Tommy Conwell for his track on the FDR Who Tribute CD and played with Tommy at the subsequent release shows.  The band toured regionally from New England down through South Carolina, making festival appearances at the Dewey Beach Pop Fest, Sparklefest, and the International Pop Overthrow Festivals in New York and Philadelphia. The Dipsomaniacs now look to expand their reach through more touring in support of Whatever Planet, including a planned Midwestern stint that will revolve around their performance at the 2006 International Pop Overthrow festival in Chicago. The Dipsomaniacs will be contributing a version of the Plimsouls’ “Million Miles Away” to the FDR and American Laundromat Records tribute to 80s movies titled High School Reunion. Other contributing artists include Matthew Sweet, Lisa Loeb, John Strohm, and Kristin Hersh. High School Reunion will be released in October of 2005.