The name There For Tomorrow was never just a clever euphemism for the group of artists it embodies ? it was a predetermined mission statement for their music.

“It's important to us that our music makes an impact on lives, that it isn't just a temporary trend,” said vocalist Maika Maile. “When we say we are There For Tomorrow, we mean just that.”

For their first full?length album, A Little Faster, the foursome from Orlando are offering a clear?cut look into their purpose and direction as a band of today's music culture. Starting from the very first note, it’s a straightforward introspect that makes it easy to see why this band is one of music’s fastest?growing and respected up?and?comers.

Though, from the frenetic pace There For Tomorrow has been on the past few years, it’s quite possible the “up?and?comer” label is a bit skewed. Beginning with Pages, the group’s self?released 2007 debut EP, they were instantly noted as a band to keep a watchful eye ?and ear? on. Attention and interest came swiftly from Hopeless Records, who added the band to their roster and soon put out the group’s second EP, a self?titled collection of sincere and irresistible tracks that was warmly received among peers and fans alike. A Little Faster, out June 9th, looks to keep the soaring rock and persistent catchiness of their previous efforts while adding a maturity and wisdom that’s not only personal, but also reflects the environment around them.

“The world always seems so willing to throw its best at us, and there's never a day that goes by with some sort of obstacle inconveniently placed in our way,” Maile said. “We've come to find that this music is our way of hurdling the obstacles, to dodge the tribulations. It's not like there's an escape, but there's always a remedy. That's our motive behind this record.”

The creation of A Little Faster was shuttled between two locations and producers; pre?production began in New Jersey with uber?crafter David Bendeth (Paramore, Underoath), and tracking soon followed as they returned to Orlando to the studio of longtime collaborator James Paul Wisner (Dashboard Confessional, The Academy Is). Maile believes the double team accented the quality and complete sound of the final product. “We have recorded with James twice before this, so we were very comfortable and knew what to expect. James has a great understanding of what we are and what we want out of him,” he said. “David was very helpful and stayed very involved with the outcome of the album as a whole, not just the songs he worked on.”

What was born of this twofold is a grand slam in rock writing and execution; from the surging, bombastic opener “Remedy”, to the title track, and two cuts later delving into grittier territory with “Deathbed.” A new twist to their stockpile of tricks, There For Tomorrow have churned out slowburners such as “Just In Time” and “Can’t Decide,” displaying a sensitivity and worldliness that surpasses the band’s years.

“There are different moods that some songs bring out of the listener that one might favor over others depending on their preference,” said Maile, the band’s chief lyricist. “One song I might be very resentful towards something, the next I might be completely content with something else. I addressed a different emotion and outlook in every song. They are all so different, but yet nothing strays outside of our boundaries. We are realistic with what we should be doing.”

For the band, who’ve already shared the stage with names such as Anberlin, Taking Back Sunday and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, that up-and-comer status was kicked into overdrive in November of 2008, when There For Tomorrow beat out decidedly more “established” bands All Time Low and We The Kings for the MTVu “Breaking Woodie” award. Alternative Press lauded the group in its annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue, touting the band’s “epic pop/rock hybrid” and “increasingly stratospheric sound.” Fitting for a band taking it to the next level, which explains There For Tomorrow’s summer run on Warped Tour on the heels of A Little Faster.

“We want the album to have a steady build ? immediate and fast success is not a turn?on to us. We want the album to reach as many ears as possible and turn some heads,” Maile said.

With a continued hectic schedule and more on their resume than ever before, it’s only a matter of time before There For Tomorrow is the need?to?know band of today.