May 29th, 2009 
Music All you Third Eye Blind fans out there awaiting the new album can finally step back from that ledge. 3EB themselves announced a serious release date for their first studio recording in six years.
In a post on their website, the band said Ursa Major, which has been pushed back repeatedly, will really and truly be out on Aug. 18. (Of course, this news was posted next to a pic of a giant bear, presumably because the album title means Great Bear in Latin.) ”So happy springtime everyone!” the band wrote. ”The time of Ursa Major is upon us.”
The band, which first scored hits like “Semi-Charmed Life” all the way back in the 90′s, has been making a surprising comeback (their new song “Non-Dairy Creamer” is getting radio play). And the band found themselves warmly received by the crowd at this year’s Bamboozle fest.
Responding to questions about the album’s oft-delayed release, guitarist Tony Fredianelli told Billboard.com “recording and rerecording the record a couple of times had a small amount to do with it too. And our singer’s writer’s block didn’t help either but finally we got past all of that and we’re starting to see the sun in the dawn.”
The biggest setback for the band, though, was when their old label Elektra went under. Drummer Brad Hargreaves explains, “Since our last studio release we left Elektra and have been working on toward being independent since. Elektra actually made us a great offer. They were like “here’s a giant pile of money to leave your record label,” and we were like “sweet.” Elektra was going under not long after the record was released along with other labels, so it gave us a great opportunity to be independent artists.” Third Eye Blind totally independent? Sweet indeed!
The band’s new song, which even includes a shout-out to M.I.A. (trust me, it’s at the very end) is streaming on 3eb.com
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