Purusa's blend of rock, pop, and soul has earned the praise of music critics, radio DJ's, fellow musicians, and their loyal fans over the past 5 years. The band spent ‘00 playing a rigorous live schedule throughout the Pacific Northwest, while completing work on the debut EP 101. Released in early February ‘01, just after the band triumphed in the 94.7 NRK Battle of the Bands, the CD immediately showed strong sales. Despite little fanfare and promotion the CD sold enough to propel it into The Oregonian’s top 10 list of best selling Northwest Artists in early February, where it would remain for twenty of the twenty one weeks, climbing as high as #2.
By the time the band was prepared to release their first full-length album in May of 2002, the anticipation amongst a growing fan base was apparent. Joined on their CD release tour by industry veterans Ian Moore and Lapdog (members of Toad the Wet Sprocket), the band made Spectacle one of the hottest selling local CD’s in Portland. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.