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Nashville, Tenn., October 29, 2008 – GoDigital Records’ piano-driven, rock/pop band STRIVE garners acclaim for its first global release, FIRE. STRIVE’s inspirational message has been compared to U2 with the arena-friendly style of The Fray and the sweeping piano-pop of Billy Joel and Bruce Hornsby. Drawing additional comparisons to megastars like Coldplay, Josh Groban and John Mayer, the band’s anthemic music has already hit a chord with music fans as the critics join the applause:

“There’s a catchiness, a certain ‘fire’ that burns within the trio, that helps to elevate STRIVE’s debut album beyond what was expected…what Strive does well is compose short and melodic songs that leave a mark on you. The best way to describe STRIVE is take John Mayer, Coldplay and Billy Joel and have them involved in a winner-take-all steel cage match covered in barbed wire made from piano strings.” – 411 Mania

“…a cross between the piano pop of The Fray, Ben Folds and Bruce Hornsby with alt-rock shades of The Calling, Seven Day Jesus and that latter act’s offshoot project Lackluster. At a glance…expect a radio-friendly sound steeped in impressively pure vocals with lyrics that are just as relatable about daily matters of faith as they are intentional about global outreach.” – ChristianMusicToday.com

“If STRIVE continues to produce albums like FIRE…then they will indeed be ‘striving’ towards a hugely successful career…this is a CD you will not tire of, and one that takes you on a worthwhile, passionate journey.” – Popyoularity.com

“They are very good. And on top of it, great guys! It was a joy to have them on our show,” says Jill Sommers, The Urban Theater producer, MyMadison TV/WISC-TV (CBS, Madison, WI).

“With the piano-style of modern rock music becoming a growing trend in recent years, STRIVE’s latest album FIRE has taken off quickly… Similar to The Fray and U2, STRIVE is fresh and gives you some great lyrics along with awesome vocals.” – CMSpin.com

In addition to the critical acclaim, STRIVE has been featured by Apple.com (Sept '08- Link), MSN.com (Sept '08), Windows Media Guide (Sept '08), Imeem.com (Sept '08- Link), AOL (Sept '08 - Link), Bebo.com (Sept '08- Link), AmieStreet (Sept '08- Link), Napster (Sept '08 - Link ), ChristianMusicToday (Sept '08), Beliefnet.com (Sept '08 Link), All Music Guide (Oct ’08 “AMG Album Pick” Link), Soul-Audio.com (Aug 08 - Link) and numerous podcasts, including The Pillar Cast, Suitcase Full of Dimes, Atlantic Wave Radio, InsytWorks.com, (K)wekkerradio, TheDivaCast.com, Dalecast, Average Joe Radio, InsytWorks.com and more.

To date, over 615 television, radio and other press outlets in 61 countries have picked up “Smallest Things” and FIRE. “Smallest Things” has also been featured on myTracks in the Pop category and featured as one of seven “Top Inspirational Realtones” on the popular ringtone service "theMob" (Oct '08 Link). The song further landed a “pick of the day” on Myxer and has over 10,000 downloads on the popular ringtone service (Sept '08 Link).

Voted as one of the fan favorites on five Top 10 lists on OurStage.com, as well as a favorite at MyCCM.com, STRIVE also surpasses the 2 million plays mark and 4.7 million views mark on MySpace (www.myspace.com/STRIVE). Its music has been licensed for MTV’s The Real World, E!: Entertainment Television’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians and for Atomic Design Laboratory’s Tribulation Knights Christian adventure video game.

With FIRE available iTunes, Napster, Amazon, AmieStreet, Rhapsody, BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com and other online and retail locations, more information regarding STRIVE can be found at www.strivemusic.com, www.myspace.com/strive.