The band’s national debut, Lifegiver, released May 9, 2006 to critical acclaim and was followed by eight months of exceptional live performances and a full embrace of the band by Christian radio. Click here to read the Suite review of Lifegiver. Here are just a few of the other highlights from Hyper Static Union’s year:
• Forty-city fall tour with Third Day and David Crowder Band
• Summer festival appearances with Third Day
• Spring tours with Building 429/Tait and An Evening of Compassion (Bebo Norman, Geoff Moore, Caedmon’s Call)
• Three weeks at No. 2 on the R&R CHR chart for “Overhead”
• No. 9 CHR Song of the Year and No. 90 AC Song of the Year for “Praying for Sunny Days” (CRW—highest position at CHR for a new band)
• No. 24 Rock Song of the Year for “Overhead” (CRW)
• Lifegiver chosen as one of Top 10 albums of the year by NewReleaseTuesday.com
• "Musically inventive and lyrically potent, Hyper Static Union boasts an ear-catching, fresh sound… In a sea of new Christian acts, look for Hyper Static Union to distance themselves from the pack." —Billboard
• "The buzz surrounding Hyper Static Union is as loud as a chainsaw… there’s good reason to believe this band will be one of the top new acts of 2006." —CCM Magazine
HSU was discovered by members of Grammy-winning band Third Day, who brought the album to RKT to market and distribute. HSU’s national debut, Lifegiver, released May 9, 2006. Hailing from the Northwest, the band formed in 1998, and its members have spent the past eight years honing their craft and creating a style of music that’s one of a kind.
