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'Story of a Girl' band Nine Days working on new album

Nine Days, the St. James-based band best known

Photo credit: No credit | Nine Days, the St. James-based band best known for its 2000 No. 1 hit, "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," will play a May 3 show at the YMCA Boulton Center in Bay Shore.

It's a new dawn for Nine Days.

The St. James-based band best known for the No. 1 hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" has reunited after a lengthy hiatus, working on its first album since 2003 and planning a possible summer tour.

"I always felt we weren't done," says singer-guitarist John Hampson. "I had other things that I wanted to do, but it also feels so right being back together."

Hampson...

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