VOX AND PAUL MCCARTNEY ALBUMS : TWO MUSIC LEGENDS, ONE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY
May 28, 2008
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VOX AND PAUL MCCARTNEY ALBUMS : TWO MUSIC LEGENDS, ONE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY
VOX AND PAUL MCCARTNEY: TWO MUSIC LEGENDS,
ONE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY
MELVILLE, NY, May 27, 2008 — VOX amps have been rocking the world for over five decades and have helped define the sound of countless bands through the years, probably the best known and loved being the Beatles. Now we’re giving you the chance to own a genuine and absolutely unique piece of rock history: a VOX AC15H1TV signed by music legend and long-time VOX user Paul McCartney.
The hand-wired AC15H1TV is the finest guitar amp we’ve ever created, and will transport you through the golden age of VOX tone. We’ve also added a few modern tone shaping control enhancements to make it the most tonally flexible AC15 to date.
Paul signed this new amp and asked us to put it up for auction with all proceeds going to No More Landmines - a UK-based charity that raises funds to free communities throughout the world from the threat of unexploded weapons of war. Click on www.landmines.org.uk to visit the No More Landmines website.
So don’t miss out on your chance to grab a glorious chunk of rock history and at the same time help fund humanitarian de-mining - GET BIDDING!
The auction goes live June 9, 2008, for ten days. To view the auction page, please visit www.ebay.co.uk/vox.
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HED PE Reveal Cover Art And Tracklisting For DIY Guys Live Album
May 28, 2008
HED PE Reveal Cover Art And Tracklisting For DIY Guys Live Album
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(HED)PE Reveal Cover Art AndTracklisting For DIY Guys
2-Disc Live Album DVD
Southern California’s (hed)pe have revealed the tracklisting and cover art for their upcoming live album and DVD, “The DIY Guys”. The 2-disc set will arrive in stores on July 8, 2008 through Suburban Noize Records and the cover art can be seen online at http://www.hedperocks.com
"A lot of bands say their shit is live, but I know for a fact that they go in and patch things. Our band isn’t trying to provide our people with some polished piece of crap," says frontman Jared Gomes. "Our live shows are raw and explosive… Everything just is raw. When we play microphones might get unplugged or the guitars may go out of tune, but (Hed)pe is raw and unapologetic rock n’ roll."
(Hed) p.e’s explosive live show was caught on tape for the release of the group’s first live album and DVD release. The live CD portion was captured at Hollywood’s legendary Key Club where the band performed a mixture of classic (Hed) p.e tracks as well as new fan favorites from their latest studio album "Insomnia". The DVD includes 13 live tracks as well as music videos, behind the scenes footage, interviews and punk-rockumentary film clips from the band’s decade-long tour history.
Since joining Suburban Noize Records for the release of 2006’s "Back To Base X," (Hed)p.e has enjoyed a rebirth of grand proportions. While the group previously enjoyed success under the rule of a major label, since they gained their independence (Hed)p.e exploded into one of the premier groups in the underground and are now enjoying some of the biggest success of their career. The group’s latest studio album, "Insomnia" debuted at #138 on the Billboard Top 200, with the album’s lead single “Suffa” becoming of the most requested tracks at Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hard Attack. The song’s accompanying video was voted one of the Top 10 of 2007 on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, beating out videos by Megadeth, Demon Hunter and Shadows Fall.
The DIY Guys CD/DVD is will also include new unreleased tracks from the band. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Madhouse
2. Not Dead Yet
3. Game Over
4. Peer Pressure
5. Sophia
6. The Truth
7. RTO
8. Niteclub In Bali
9. Get Em Up
10. War On The Middle Class*
11. Ordo AB Chao*
12. Bloodfire*
13. Real Talk (Instrumental from DIY Guys DVD)
*Previously Unreleased.
(HED)PE TOUR DATES:
May 31 2008 Perris, CA @ Perris Auto Speedway (DIRT TOUR)
Jun 06 2008 San Digo, CA @ Canes
Jun 07 2008 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
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www.hedshop.com
www.SuburbanNoizeRecords.com
Just how cool is Coldplay with this new album and Itunes music video
May 27, 2008
Just how cool is Coldplay with this new album and Itunes music video
Just How Cool Is Coldplay?
First off, let me say that I had heard there was a new coldplay album coming out and that the single was on radio or iTunes or something. Then I saw the new iTunes commercial on TV featuring Coldplay and their new single, “Viva la Vida.” Wow! What a brilliant commercial and an even cooler song! Take a look at it below. It continues the typical iPod commercial animation using the same motif of palette and style. I think it’s just perfect. Maybe I’ll even go and buy one of those 3G iPhones next month!
I remember the first time I encounted Coldplay. It was around August 2001 and I was in Australia. Each year, they have a holiday called Daphodil day where money is raised for cancer. It’s a great cause. That year, the unofficial theme for Daffodil day was Coldplay’s “Yellow” off their debut album Parachutes. I was really impressed. I remember about a month later playing piano duo with a friend late one night in Nashville. We were chatting about everything there was to chat about in this world, in the wake of Sep. 11. Somehow Coldplay came up. I got introduced to “Trouble” at that point. I bought their second and third albums. Everyone kept being in awe over how the second album was “perfect.” I never got into it until about 7 months ago. I loved X&Y.
What strikes me most about “Viva la Vida” is that it seems like a reinvention of Coldplay. Yes, I am now going to compare Coldplay to the Beatles. It was during the Beatles second album Revolver that they began the course of reinventing themselves on each album. In fact, the opening of “Eleanor Rigby” represents one of those cool moments in music historiography where the Beatles incorporate a string quartet, in which none of them are playing. It is the first song where they are not playing the music in the song. It is change of texture and timbre that distinguish “Eleanor Rigby” as this seminal, critical junction for the Beatles. “Viva la Vida” does just that for Coldplay. It is Coldplay’s “Eleanor Rigby.” Well done!
http://www.duckstudios.com/blog/2008/05/just-how-cool-is-coldplay/
Coldplay announce December tour for the UK
May 27, 2008
Coldplay announce December tour for the UK
COLDPLAY have announced plans to play 10 dates across the UK, including two nights at London’s O2 Arena in December.
Chris Martin and co will perform a series of arena shows at the end of the year, taking in venues in Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London.
Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9.30am on Friday, 30 May – and are expected to be swept up fast.
The 2008 tour dates are (all December 2008):
1-2 – Birmingham NIA
5-6 – Glasgow SECC
7 – Sheffield Arena
10 – Liverpool Echo Arena
11-12 – Manchester MEN Arena
14-15 – London O2 ArenaThe December dates follow three free shows in London, New York and Barcelona, which are to be held in June to celebrate the release of their forthcoming new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends on June 12.
In what is proving to be a prolific period for the band, Coldplay have also recently made the title track to the new LP available to download.
The move follows their recent decision to allowefans to download their first single Violet Hill, for free.
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/coldplay-announce-december-tour-2008
Radiohead are about to put out their Best of Release out in June 2008
May 27, 2008
Radiohead are about to put out their Best of Release out in June 2008
Capitol/EMI announces the June 3 U.S. release of Radiohead: The Best Of. The band’s first ever career retrospective, to be made available both physically and digitally, Radiohead: The Best Of brings together the singles, key album tracks and live favorites spanning the band’s entire Parlophone Records and Capitol Records career.
Radiohead: The Best Of will be available in the following formats and configurations:
- 1CD collection featuring 17 tracks
- Special Edition 2CD, adding 13 tracks
- 4-piece vinyl set with 29 tracks
- 17-track & 30-track digital downloads
- DVD featuring 21 classic promo videos
Audio format tracklistings as follows:
Radiohead: The Best Of (standard)
1. Just
2. Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Optimistic
11. Fake Plastic Trees
12. Idioteque
13. 2+2 = 5
14. The Bends
15. Pyramid Song
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. Everything In Its Right PlaceFor tracklisting information on the 2-Disc special edition or the Quadruple Vinyl set go to TheBeftOfRadiohead.com. I’m waiting for the DVD myself.
And speaking of tracklists and uber bands’ retrospectives, check out this Starbucks-fueled Sonic Youth compilation called Hits Are For Squares. Oh and did I mention the songs are handpicked by square hitmakers like Beck, Radiohead, and Eddie Vedder AND it includes a totally exclusive track? Yeah, this is some heavy shit. But seriously, who wouldn’t want to be listening to Daydream Nation while sipping on their dirty chai tea lattes? Well here’s the tracklisting and album art for the album that will be outsold by coffee 124,456,324,213 to 1.
http://prettymuchamazing.com/2008/05/26/radiohead-the-best-of-released-in-june/
Is Radiohead happy with a label as they put out true do it yourself albums?
May 27, 2008
Is Radiohead happy with a label as they put out true do it yourself albums?
WASHINGTON - The breakthrough for Radiohead on "Reckoner" — a song that underwent multiple incarnations on its way to "In Rainbows" — came by way of what Jonny Greenwood calls a "big percussion fest."
Recording in an English country house, all five members of the group make a loud, cathartic racket — a habit-busting trick the band has practiced since primary school, says bassist Colin Greenwood.
"And I’m happy to say that success hasn’t changed us at all," joked Jonny Greenwood, who would rather leave the percussion to Phil Selway’s drums and Thom Yorke’s rhythm guitar.
Whether through the primal release of a "big percussion fest" or by severing ties with its record label, Radiohead is giving the distinct impression of a band that has exorcised something.
Since self-releasing "In Rainbows" as a pay-what-you-want digital download last fall, Radiohead has moved quickly with the tilt of innovation. They surprised fans with intimate webcasts; they offered one track, "Nude," in stripped down audio pieces for anyone to remix; they held a surprise concert so crowded that police insisted they move along.
On their seventh album, particularly on songs like the falsetto-rich R&B ballad "House of Cards" and the languorous "Nude," the music reflects the same sense of freedom. The prevailing tone of the new material is — gasp! — a melodic warmth.
And this is a drastic change for what many consider the gloomiest band on the planet.
Meet the born-again Radiohead.
In a recent two-part interview with the band — first with the Greenwood brothers and Selway, second with Yorke and guitarist Ed O’Brien — a lightness was unmistakable. Much funnier than you’d expect, the quintet bemusedly contemplate wearing Speedos while shuffling into a Washington, D.C. hotel room.
They had just performed in nearby Virginia, where torrential rain caused flooding and enormous traffic jams around the Nissan Pavilion. In the apocalyptic downpour, Radiohead functioned as a hearth, exuding their newfound glow.
Five shows into the first leg of their North America tour, they played confidently. At one point, Yorke urged the soaked crowd to "cuddle," an unthinkable prospect for a Radiohead concert.
Tuneful beauty has always been part of Radiohead songs (like the "rain down" climax in "Paranoid Android"), but such moments have seldom been allowed to linger. Asked the origins of the new mood, Yorke is as clueless as anyone.
"I don’t know where it came from, to be honest," said the 39-year-old singer, laughing heartily. "I think (`In Rainbows’) has its moments of fraught tension, like `Bodysnatchers’ obviously. But it ends up in a good space. It starts off pretty anxious, but the end of `All I Need,’ by that point, everything is like, `Ahhh’ — getting it out of your system."
When the band completed 2003’s "Hail to the Thief," they essentially got what O’Brien calls the "machinery" of the music industry out of their system. Their six-album deal with EMI Music Group expired and they declined all suitors for a new deal.
The band was at a crossroads and low on energy. They were disappointed by "Hail to the Thief," which they felt was unfinished.
"What was great about `Kid A’ was that it heralded a new period and it meant we went off in some cool new places," said O’Brien, 40. "But the downside was that in the whole period up until the end of `Hail to the Thief,’ we picked up some nasty habits."
The band, of whom all but O’Brien still live in their hometown of Oxford, had progressed steadily into more experimental territory after their 1993 debut "Pablo Honey" and the classic guitar rock follow-up, 1995’s "The Bends." The unparalleled "OK Computer" (1997) elevated them to worldwide fame, but didn’t tame them. 2000’s "Kid A" and its companion piece "Amnesiac" followed.
The outwardly political "Hail to the Thief," something of a return to guitar-based rockers, was the first sign that Radiohead’s path had become confused. Afterward, the band members occupied themselves with their families. Yorke released a solo album, "The Eraser" in 2006.
"We were going along in a certain trajectory and then suddenly with `Hail to the Thief,’ it was: we can’t carry along in that way anymore," said Yorke. "To me the hardest thing was finding a reason to carry on."
As unified as "In Rainbows" sounds, it took years to complete. The band began recording it with producer Mark Stent, the first time in years they didn’t work with Nigel Godrich.
The attempt was futile and Radiohead set out on tour to help bring the new songs into shape. When they returned to the studio, they went back to Godrich, considered the unofficial sixth member because of his importance in helping refine the group’s sound. (Colin calls his wealth of gear "like Aladdin’s cave.")
"The key thing in actually propelling it forward was Nigel coming back into the process," said Selway, 41. "The reality when we got in there was it still wasn’t good enough. We really had to raise our standards quite a lot."
Typically, songs begin with Yorke writing something on piano or guitar with vocals and fleshing it out with the multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood. Then the band works together to find the right arrangement, a process that can be tortuous. "Videotape" underwent, Yorke jokes, hundreds of versions before finding the right minimalist sound.
"We still sometimes get overawed by the songs," said Greenwood. "We’ll get very attached to a song as an idea in its very basic form, but we also know we can’t really leave it like that. So that’s what we spend our time talking about and planning and thinking about. Thom will sit and play `Pyramid Song’ on piano, for example, and it’s obviously not finished. It needs a rhythm to propel it along. But what do you do with it and yet not mess it up? So that’s the sort of enjoyable pressure we like to be under."
Though the method of release overshadowed the music of "In Rainbows" somewhat, it’s been almost universally hailed as a masterpiece. Yorke has been quoted as calling it "our classic album, our `Transformer,’ our `Revolver,’ our `Hunky Dory’" — a statement he said is a misquote: "I do talk some … but I didn’t say that."
His point, he said, is that they strove to make a similarly concise work as those albums.
"In Rainbows" may be a departure, but it’s unmistakably Radiohead. Yorke is still singing about disconnection between people, which he cheerfully acknowledges: "It’s part of my repertoire. It’s what I do. Some people go and work at something they don’t like, others talk about disconnection a lot."
But the album still feels apart from the old Radiohead story line. For the first time, they don’t sound self-conscious. The band says it all starts with being free of a record contract. (The album was also released traditionally on Jan. 1 by ATO imprint TBD Records, topping the sales charts that week. The band has declined to release sales figures for the download.)
"When we weren’t signed to EMI and didn’t have a contract, that threw up all this mad(ness)," said Yorke. "In a way, your possibilities are endless and limitless and meaningless. You actually suddenly have — I don’t know why, it doesn’t make sense — but there was a complete lack of connection with our past."
The band has called the digital giveaway a "one-off" experiment, but they’ve also re-examined other ways they conduct business. They last year commissioned a report from the company Best Foot Forward to judge the carbon and ecological footprint of their touring.
Any adjustments are in the early stages, but the band has posted messages on their Web site urging fans to car pool to concerts. They caution that music is at the heart of any new endeavors.
"The truth of the matter is that none of those rethinking things would be occurring if we weren’t vibed up on the fact that we finished something. The energy always comes from an excitement about what one has done."
And as might be expected for the ever forward-looking Radiohead, new songs are already in the works, though they are still just "on guitars," says Jonny Greenwood. He only hints that the songs explore "absurd musical ideas."
"When you hear Thom and Jonny in the soundcheck and they’ve come up with something and start playing it, it’s good to hear," said O’Brien.
The process of finding the right instruments for the songs will soon begin. Greenwood would like to even throw a banjo into the mix, but said he gets "level looks" from his bandmates whenever he brings it out. "There’s a ban on banjos," said his 38-year-old brother.
"What’s interesting to me is very old technologies like orchestras and pianos and things and how they meet modern recording and treatment techniques," said Greenwood, 36, who also does classical work on the side, including the buzzing, unforgettable score to "There Will Be Blood."
Radiohead will tour Europe in June and July before returning for the second leg of their North America tour, which will kick off Aug. 1 at the Lollapalooza Festival.
In the meantime, Yorke — who said he still considers the album "the most satisfying format" — has already envisioned the next innovation to deploy when they have new music to release.
"Let’s leave it on the street corner with a little sign," Yorke jokes as excitement sweeps over his face. "Now that’s a good idea! I like that idea. With a little photo on the Web: `It’s here.’ A couple of clues. A little doggie bag." - AP
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/97609/Sans-label-Radiohead-revels-in-newfound-freedom
The HUSH SOUND/THE BAT TOUR DETAILS FOR TORONTO
May 27, 2008
The HUSH SOUND/THE BAT TOUR DETAILS FOR TORONTO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008
THE HUSH SOUND
WITH
THE CAB
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008
THE MOD CLUB – TORONTO
Doors 6:00pm Show 7:00pm
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 29 @ 10AM
Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets, Rotate This, Sonic Temple
Call (416) 870-8000 to charge by phone
or www.ticketmaster.ca
Tickets (incl. GST) $12.50 (plus FMF and service charges)
All Ages/ Reserved Seating
It may seem as though The Hush Sound is fairly new to the music game, but with three studio albums under their belts this Chicago pop quartet is well on their way to being on the starting line-up.
The Hush Sound released their first studio album, So Sudden in 2005 which quickly gained the attention of Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz. So Sudden was released on Decaydance Records and the band soon became a part of the 2006 Black Clouds and Underdogs tour featuring Fall Out Boy, From First To Last, Hawthorne Heights and All American rejects.
Since the release of their debut the band has been on a steady rise of constant touring gaining loyal fans every step of the way.
The bands third studio album, Goodbye Blues was named one of the most anticipated albums of 2008 according to Alternative Press Magazine.
Don’t miss The Hush Sound when the hit the stage at The Mod Club Friday, July 11!
AKON / WYCLEF JEAN / SEAN PAUL TOUR DETAILS FOR TORONTO
May 27, 2008
AKON / WYCLEF JEAN / SEAN PAUL TOUR DETAILS FOR TORONTO
THURSDAY JULY 10TH, 2008
THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE - TORONTO
Doors 5:30pm Show 7:00pm
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 30TH AT NOON
All Ticketmaster Outlets or The Molson Amphitheatre Box Office (no first day sales) Charge By Phone at 416-870-8000
Order online at 
or www.ticketmaster.ca
Tickets (incl. GST) $45.00, $55.00, $65.00, $75.00; Reserved Stands / GA Floor
(plus FMF and service charges)
If Akon’s Konvicted has established the singer/songwriter/producer/rapper as an international superstar, it was the Senegalese-American’s 2003 debut Trouble that first served notice of his considerable talents. Spurred by the single “Locked Up”, the disc sold over three million units worldwide and impressed both music critics and the disc-buying public with its well-crafted R&B and Akon’s unique voice and storytelling. His multifaceted sensibilities are even more evident on Konvicted, his second multi-platinum album. With tracks recorded with Eminem (the deliriously energetic club banger “Smack That”, nominated for a Grammy), Snoop Dogg (“I Want to Love You”) and Styles P., the disc balances streetwise swagger, studio originality, and common sense for one the most honest releases in years. Among his other credits, Akon has established himself as an in-demand guest artist and record producer (Young Jeezy, R. Kelly, Obie Trice, Elton John, Gwen Stefani) and has over 145 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He has traveled the world and collaborated with everyone from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Snoop Dogg, and is the only artist to ever hold both the number one and number two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.
On his 1997 debut, The Carnival, Wyclef Jean emerged from the shadows of the Fugees as an exciting solo artist able to skillfully jump from style to style. The Carnival Vol. II—Memoirs of an Immigrant is even more of a triumph. His sixth disc, it finds Wyclef, an accomplished rapper, guitarist and producer, filtering diverse genres such as tejano, salsa and kompa through American forms ranging from country to rock to hip hop and pop. Norah Jones, Chamillionaire, Paul Simon, Serj from System of a Down, Shakira (with whom he collaborated on her world-shaking “Hips Don’t Lie” single), T.I. and Akon & Lil Wayne (who lend their talents to the hit “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)”) are among the guest artists on the album Rolling Stone calls “a breathtaking, ambitious ride through a carnival of global music too rarely explored.” Smooth magazine says, “The Carnival II is a sweeping study in excellence”, while the Dallas Morning News gives it an A: “Mr. Jean’s relevant and relentlessly catchy album will please his Fugee-era followers and is an essential for those hungry for variety in hip-hop.”
Wyclef Jean became a superstar with the release of The Score, the Fugees’ 17 million-selling second album. He’s released six solo albums. A goodwill ambassador to his native Haiti, he is also the founder of Yele Haiti, a movement that uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects making a difference in education, health, environment and community development in that country.
One of the most successful dancehall and reggae artists in the world, Sean Paul is also a first-class rapper who began getting attention in the U.S. after a string of successes in Jamaica. He has collaborated with Mr. Vegas for rapper DMX, and recorded the Jamaican chart-topper “Ladies Man” with rapper Spanner Banner. His hits on the Billboard Rap chart include “Hot Gal Today,” which quickly became his signature tune, as well as “Get Busy”, “Like Glue”, “Gimme the Light”, “Baby Boy” and “I’m Still in Love With You,” and the American Music Award-winning “(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me” (featuring Keyshia Cole). He was nominated for four awards at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, including male artist of the year, rap artist of the year, hot 100 single of the year and pop single of the year for “Temperature.” His albums include Stage One, Dutty Rock (which has sold over six million copies worldwide), The Trinity, and his latest, The Next Thing, scheduled for a summer 2008 release. So far, the album has yielded four music videos, including “Always On My Mind”, “Give It to You”, “Watch Dem Roll” and “Back It Up”. Other songs feature 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Pussycat Dolls, Akon and Snoop Dogg.
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Are fans dreaming of being the next Scott Weiland to be the next next singer on Velvet Revolver’s album?
May 27, 2008
Are fans dreaming of being the next Scott Weiland to be the next next singer on Velvet Revolver’s album?
Here is one such example:
I will do anything within my power to take the place of scott in vr. I hope my dream will come true
NXNE showcase tour presented by NME- featuring People In Planes!
May 27, 2008
NXNE showcase tour presented by NME- featuring People In Planes!
WELSH QUINTET PEOPLE IN PLANES ARE CHOSEN BY NORTH BY NORTH EAST TO PERFORM AT THIS YEARS FESTIVAL !
A NIGHT PRESENTED BY NME MAGAZINE
Wind-up Records Canada, Toronto — NXNE organizers and Britain’s heavy weight music magazine NME host a night of incredible Indie music featuring UK’s latest musical export People In Planes. The critically acclaimed buzz band will rock the Reverb stage at the stroke of midnight on Thursday June 12th! The band’s set list will be chock-full of melodic masterpieces from both their debut album AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE and their highly anticipated sophomore release BEYOND THE HORIZON.
Extraordinary demand has People In Planes returning to Canada just five short weeks after performing a handful of jam packed showcases across Canada in markets including Victoria , Vancouver , Ottawa and Toronto . The celebrated Indie music festival and prestigious music magazine have joined forces for the first time, bringing fans and fans-to-be the opportunity to hear songs from People In Planes’ upcoming album BEYOND THE HORIZON out summer 2008.
Months ago, the quintet shared “Pretty Buildings,” as a first offering from the new album. The track, available at digital retailers, while being posted on blogs across the Internet, was received with raves from dozens of tastemakers, and thousands of fans. Newsweek exclaimed, “This ballad, rich in melody with strong, searching lyrics, shows why this group is one to watch.” The first single from BEYOND THE HORIZON “Mayday (M’aidez)” will be launched at rock radio stations nationally on June 16th.
People In Planes began a North American tour in front of BEYOND THE HORIZON at SXSW in March. This excursion will continue for the foreseeable future as the band continues to preview the material from the upcoming album. Guitarist Peter Roberts offered, “Touring for BEYOND THE HORIZON has felt like a re-birth in as much as we’ve spent a year fine tuning the record, and consequently every chord change feels like a special one! The dynamic of the band is now even vaster in the lead vocals being a two-pronged attack, arrangements and sonic capabilities are even grander, but essentially song wise – people are already singing every word of our first Internet release ‘Pretty Buildings’. Thank God for the web.”
NXNE/NME line up at the Reverb for Thursday June 12th
9:00PM VON IVERS (SAN FRAN)
10:00PM MAD STARING EYES ( UK )
11:00PM MONOTONIX ( ISRAEL )
12:00PM PEOPLE IN PLANES ( UK )
1:00AM THESE NEW PURITANS ( UK )
