"FIRFELIES" SOARS UP THE CHARTS TO THE NO.1 SPOT!
As tickets for his UK tour sell out fast, Owl City's global phenomenon 'Fireflies' soars up the UK charts to No.1!! Owl City’s single ‘Fireflies’ has already sold nearly 3 million copies in the US, topped the Billboard chart - twice - and the iTunes chart in 6 countries, yet until recently he was still relatively unknown in the UK. However, following its early release due to popular demand here in the UK and with very little promotion, 'Fireflies' topped the UK charts on Sunday. Adam Young, the talented young man behind Owl City is modestly taking his latest chart topping success in his stride. “It hasn't quite sunk in yet and I suspect it never really will. It's surreal to think that a song I wrote in a basement in the middle of blustery Minnesota has made it as far as it has. Needless to say, I'm completely thrilled.” Owl City can’t wait to hit the road in the UK and, judging by ticket sales, we can’t wait for him to arrive. With Manchester recently upsized to the 2400-capacity Academy 1 and London, Birmingham and Newcastle dates sold out, leaving just a handful of tickets for the remaining dates, it looks like the UK has joined the rest of the world in tumbling head over heels for Owl City. Find Tickets
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
‘Pretty damn spectacular.’ - NME
‘Sublime.’ - Sunday Times Culture
'Fireflies is a song that begs to be discovered.' - Music Week
'a one-man MySpace phenomenon... His electronics and melodies are intrusively infectious.' - The Fly
UK TOUR DATES
17th Feb Komedia Brighton
18th Feb Electric Ballroom London
19th Feb Oxford Academy 2 Oxford
20th Feb Newcastle Academy 2 Newcastle
21st Feb Birmingham Academy 2 Birmingham
22nd Feb Manchester Academy 1 Manchester
The tour ties in with the unleashing of the Ocean Eyes album on 22nd February – a blissful first-day-of-Spring treat to pull us all out of our winter funk.
ALBUM TRACK LISTING
1. Cave In
2. The Bird And The Worm
3. Hello Seattle
4. Umbrella Beach
5. The Saltwater Room
6. Dental Care
7. Meteor Shower
8. On The Wing
9. Fireflies
10. The Tip Of The Iceberg
11. Vanilla Twilight
12. Tidal Wave
http://www.owlcitymusic.co.uk/
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Saturday 16 January 2010
Reggae Inspired Influences from Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michael Franti & Spearhead
SINGLE: SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU) : MONDAY 1st FEBRUARY
ALBUM: ALL REBEL ROCKERS : MONDAY 8th FEBRUARY
Oakland, CA born Michael Franti has occupied a unique position in American music over his two decade career. Cutting against the grain of fashion, he has been an outspoken champion of social justice - whether that's fighting for human rights, veteran's rights, ridding poverty or producing his 50,000 capacity 'Power To The Peaceful' festival each year. His newest album 'All Rebel Rockers' has struck a loud chord Stateside and become a hit record. Recorded in Jamaica at the Anchor Studio with Island Records legends Sly & Robbie, the album produced the rapturous dancehall-reggae hybrid lead single 'Say Hey (I Love You)'. With Kingston's own Cherine Anderson on guest vocals, the single has sold a million copies (certified platinum) in the US, and the video has been watched close to 4 million times on Youtube. Commercial success has come as an afterthought for Franti after two decades of trailblazing socially conscious music. Franti's first band in the 80s was an avant-garde industrial punk band called The Beatnigs signed to the Dead Kennedy's label Alternative Tentacles, who gained infamy in the Bay Area hardcore scene. Then he formed a hip hop duo, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Their 1992 debut 'Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury' was released by Island Records and saw the band open for other conscious acts like U2 and Public Enemy and his single 'Television Drug Of The Nation' charting and gaining critical acclaim from press. He appeared on William S. Burroughs poetry and spoken word album 'Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales' (also on Island in 1993) providing the funky backdrop for the subversive 'Words of Advice for Young People'. In 1994 Franti started a rootsy, funk-orientated group called Spearhead and dissolved the Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Michael Franti & Spearhead's seminal 2001 album 'Stay Human' began the band's ingenious hip hop, folk and funk genre-fusing, with 2006's 'Yell Fire' and their current 'All Rebel Rockers' exploring their more Reggae-inspired influences. With a laid-back, trans-global Cali vibe 'All Rebel Rockers' blends feel-good love songs and pointed lyrical content. "Increasingly over my life, I have less interest in being part of the fighting between parties" says Franti "I'm interested in bringing people together on the left and the right, to face the issues of the day. The problems from global warming to the economy that we face today are so clearly universal that we need to address them together." Michael Franti's message hasn't change but in 2010 more people want to listen.
http://www.michaelfranti.com/
http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/epk/
www.myspace.com/michaelfranti
SINGLE: SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU) : MONDAY 1st FEBRUARY
ALBUM: ALL REBEL ROCKERS : MONDAY 8th FEBRUARY
Oakland, CA born Michael Franti has occupied a unique position in American music over his two decade career. Cutting against the grain of fashion, he has been an outspoken champion of social justice - whether that's fighting for human rights, veteran's rights, ridding poverty or producing his 50,000 capacity 'Power To The Peaceful' festival each year. His newest album 'All Rebel Rockers' has struck a loud chord Stateside and become a hit record. Recorded in Jamaica at the Anchor Studio with Island Records legends Sly & Robbie, the album produced the rapturous dancehall-reggae hybrid lead single 'Say Hey (I Love You)'. With Kingston's own Cherine Anderson on guest vocals, the single has sold a million copies (certified platinum) in the US, and the video has been watched close to 4 million times on Youtube. Commercial success has come as an afterthought for Franti after two decades of trailblazing socially conscious music. Franti's first band in the 80s was an avant-garde industrial punk band called The Beatnigs signed to the Dead Kennedy's label Alternative Tentacles, who gained infamy in the Bay Area hardcore scene. Then he formed a hip hop duo, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Their 1992 debut 'Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury' was released by Island Records and saw the band open for other conscious acts like U2 and Public Enemy and his single 'Television Drug Of The Nation' charting and gaining critical acclaim from press. He appeared on William S. Burroughs poetry and spoken word album 'Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales' (also on Island in 1993) providing the funky backdrop for the subversive 'Words of Advice for Young People'. In 1994 Franti started a rootsy, funk-orientated group called Spearhead and dissolved the Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Michael Franti & Spearhead's seminal 2001 album 'Stay Human' began the band's ingenious hip hop, folk and funk genre-fusing, with 2006's 'Yell Fire' and their current 'All Rebel Rockers' exploring their more Reggae-inspired influences. With a laid-back, trans-global Cali vibe 'All Rebel Rockers' blends feel-good love songs and pointed lyrical content. "Increasingly over my life, I have less interest in being part of the fighting between parties" says Franti "I'm interested in bringing people together on the left and the right, to face the issues of the day. The problems from global warming to the economy that we face today are so clearly universal that we need to address them together." Michael Franti's message hasn't change but in 2010 more people want to listen.
http://www.michaelfranti.com/
http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/epk/
www.myspace.com/michaelfranti
Friday 8 January 2010
Codeine Velvet Club UK Dates with John Mayer
Codeine Velvet Club, the sensational new band featuring chief Fratelli Jon Lawler and Glasgow chanteuse Lou Hickey, have been confirmed as special guests on the forthcoming UK shows by US star John Mayer. The dates are as follows:
JANUARY
15 MANCHESTER
16 GLASGOW ACADEMY
18 LONDON
19 WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC
Codeine Velvet Club is a new musical collaboration that celebrates Jon Lawler and Lou Hickey’s shared love of ’60s girl-boy duets, dramatic orchestral pop, and dark post-war Hollywood romanticism. They have just released their eponymously titled debut album.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
“Here’s a surprising perky pop rock tonic for the new year….joyously jaunty boy/girl harmonies shot through with a Glasgow 4 Jan ‘10
“The Hottest Downloads – Codeine Velvet Club: ‘Hollywood 3 Jan ‘10
“…a set of boy-girl duets referencing Lee & Nancy 2 Jan ‘10
“…chief Fratelli Jon Lawler…teaming up with singer Lou Hickey, and delivering a fine record inspired by brassy show tunes, gothic blues and sweeping orchestral pop. There’s wit and personality here (and) some notable successes, the saturated pop of “Hollywood Nevada 20 Dec ‘09
“With his rough bad-boy edges smoothed off by the velvet hand of Glasgow songwriter Lou Hickey, this camply glamorous, jazzy boy-girl duet is not so much ‘Creepin’ Up The Backstairs’ as swishing down the red-carpeted grand staircase.” NME 7 Nov ‘09
Tuesday 5 January 2010
Two Door Cinema Club Debut Album "Tourist History"
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “TOURIST HISTORY” ON KITSUNE ON MARCH 1ST 2010 .
“It’s herky, it’s jerky, it’s mile a minute, it’s everything we love about guitars and boys.” – NME
Two Door Cinema Club release their fantastic debut album, “Tourist History” on March 1st 2010 on French label Kitsune. It will be preceded by the single "Undercover Martyn" on 22nd February 2010 . The trio from Bangor , Northern Ireland
Tracklisting as follows –
1. Cigarettes In The Theatre
2. Come Back Home
3. Do You Want It All?
4. This Is The Life
5. Something Good Can Work
6. I Can Talk
7. Undercover Martyn
8. What You Know
9. Eat That Up, It’s Good For You
10. You’re Not Stubborn
TOUR DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS :
Thur 11-Mar-10 Sheffield , Academy
Frid 12-Mar-10 York / www.seetickets.com
Thur 18-Mar-10 London
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