The desire to escape mediocrity and embrace the very best that life has to offer suddenly hits you.  It comes like a wonderfully dramatic epiphany.  It is clear the time has come and a decision must be made.  You know the status quo simply will not do.  It is this powerful transformation that lies at the core of The Afters' sophomore release Never Going Back To OK (INO/Columbia Records).

The Texas-based band was propelled into the national spotlight with their INO/Sony Music Label Group debut I Wish We All Could Win. The project spawned the swirling, melodic hit "Beautiful Love," earning the band an enthusiastic following when the song was selected as the theme track for MTV's "8th and Ocean".  "Beautiful Love" was also the most downloaded track of 2006 on the iTunes Inspirational charts.

"On the last record there was a common thread of hope that came out in all the songs," vocalist/guitarist Brad Wigg.  Never Going Back To OK seems to reflect transformation.  I think a lot of the songs are talking about moving forward, of becoming who we are meant to be."

"It's been an eventful three years, that's for sure," says drummer Marc Dodd of the musical odyssey that has become the band's busy life. They've poured their life experiences into the new music and Dodd is excited about sharing the songs on Never Going Back To OK "The title track encourages people not to just go through the motions, but to try to make an impact on the world and help someone change their perspective on how life can really be."

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