Mp3 exclusive: Vanna

They’re 22. They live in Allston. They’re heavy like Norma Jean and pretty like Motion City Soundtrack. And goddamn, they got the good release date. We're talking about Vanna, who signed to Epitaph after being together only eight months, when an A&R scout stumbled over a song on PureVolume. Some people call Vanna the luckiest band in town — not least of all the band members themselves. But even such modest success comes with consequences. Since signing with Epitaph, the boys of Vanna have been faced with resentful peers and cynical listeners. Choosing to part ways with their original lead singer only weeks before they were scheduled to record their debut EP only added to the bad blood. And yet throughout they’ve managed to stay positive and optimistic, confident that they will win over the kids with catchy, melody-laden hardcore and an energetic live show. With that EP, The Search Party Never Came, coming out this week, thePhoenix.com's Julia Kaganskiy got founding member Evan Pharmakis and new singer Chris Preece on the phone.

We, in the meantime, got on the horn and got Epitaph to give us song #2 from the EP, which happens to be our favorite.