Cute is What We Aim For's Fueled By Ramen debut, "THE SAME OLD BLOOD RUSH WITH A NEW TOUCH," abounds with contagious energy. Throughout exuberant songs such as "I Put The 'Metro' In Metronome" and the animated first single, "There's A Class For This,"

The Boston-based band came together in January 2005. "We just wanted to do something that was fun and refreshing," singer Shaant says. "Something different, with catchy melodies and a lyrical twist."

The band was productive from the get-go, cranking out a series of bedroom demo recordings just moments after uniting.

In the spring of 2005, mere months after getting started, Cute won PureVolume's online Battle of the Bands competition, securing a high-profile spot at that year's Bamboozle.

They spent the following months recording and playing more shows, building upon their new fanbase while simultaneously fending off the many record companies that were vying for their services. But when the call came from Fueled By Ramen, they knew that they'd found the right home.

The resulting "THE SAME OLD BLOOD RUSH WITH A NEW TOUCH" more than fulfills Cute's mission to mesh jubilant tunefulness with savvy verbal gymnastics. "The record is about the everyday ins-and-outs of social cliques," Shaant explains. "It's about the pressure that they put on you, to live up to something that you're not, to be somebody that someone else wants you to be."

Among the album's many highlights is the exuberant first single, "There's A Class For This," which features guest vocals from one of the band's key inspirations  William Beckett of The Academy Is…

Since finishing the record, Cute has begun playing more and more live shows, including headline dates and tours alongside such like-minded artists as Punchline and Jack's Mannequin. The band has grown in both confidence and charisma, giving euphoric life to the songs of "THE SAME OLD BLOOD RUSH WITH A NEW TOUCH."