I Am The Avalanche

Originally release date: 26 Sep 2005
Label: Drive-Thru Records

Touring in a band can be eye-opening, engendering a greater sense of self and
the world. In the six years Vinnie Caruana sang with The Movielife, he learned
how to write songs, win over audiences and survive living with the same guys for
months at a time. But it was the 18 months after The Movielife’s 2003 breakup
that prompted the greatest personal and creative growth.

“I went through some of the worst stuff I’ve ever had to deal with and some of
the best stuff, too” Caruana says. “It really woke me up to a lot of things and
it was humbling, too. The Movielife got off the stage in front of 3,000 kids,
and then two days later I was working construction in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
So, my whole life and perspective changed dramatically.”

When Caruana finally decided to play music again, he had plenty of material from
which to draw. I Am The Avalanche, the self-titled debut by his new band, is
energized, melodic, turbulent, scathing and vulnerable, reflecting the
frustration, instability and hope of its creator and resonating with the twists
and turns of an artist coming to grips with the situations he has faced and
overcome.

“I wanted to write about the things that were really affecting me emotionally
and were basically just killing me,” Caruana says. “I had a huge, long amazing