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AAPA favourites BAT FOR LASHES will be returning to Holland on Friday 1st June to do an exclusive gig, when they will be playing at the opening night of the Arnhem Fashion Biennale, although entry is by invite only! A Dutch language summary can be found at: http://www.arnhemmodebiennale.com/07/nl/bfl - Their debut album "Fur and Gold" (Echo) was released to critical acclaim in the UK last year. Our review from October 2006 can be found - > HERE - You can also listen to a few of their songs by going through AAPA`s MySpace to their own site which also has more info on other live dates across Europe...
EDITORS v INTERPOL ? - It looks like both bands will be releasing their new albums and playing gigs in Holland within a month of each other. EDITORS will be releasing their new album "An End Has a Start" (Kitchenware) on Monday 25th June. It will be preceded a week earlier by the single 'Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors' on 18th June (digital available 11th June). They will be playing one gig in Holland on 6th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam and an as yet unknown location in Belgium on 7th June as part of their European Tour. Meanwhile, INTERPOL are due to play at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 14th May, while their new album is scheduled for release on 4th June. Both bands will be appearing at various festivals across Europe this summer.
SHITDISCO released "OK" as a new single on 24th April. The band from Glasgow will be playing various gigs in the Benelux region during May as part of their promo tour for their debut album "Kingdom of Fear" (Fierce Panda) which came out on 16th April.
As previously reported by AAPA (see below), The WHITE STRIPES will be releasing their new album "Icky Thump" (XL Recordings) on 11th June. In the lead up they will be releasing the title track as a single in 4 different versions (of which the CD version and two 7" versions will all be backed by different songs). The digital version will be available from tomorrow (Thursday 26th April) through iTunes music stores (US and Canada only) - The CD and vinyl versions of the ‘Icky Thump’ single will then be released in the UK on 11th June. There will also be a white 7" vinyl version given away with copies of the NME magazine which will be on stands from June 6th (or 1 week later in Holland ... although it is unlikely any copies of the single will actually still be attached to the magazine by the time they reach this side of the channel)
    
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 7th May, The CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA will release their brand new album "Ma Fleur" (Ninja Tune), while a week later on 14th May MACCABEES are set to release their debut album "Colour It In" (Polydor). The PIGEON DETECTIVES are set to release their debut album "Wait For Me" (Dance To The Radio) on Monday 28th May (see additional feature below), while as previously reported, The WHITE STRIPES are back with a brand new album - "Icky Thump" (XL Recordings) and it will be out on 11th June (see below for additional info on album title!), while a week later on Monday 18th June CHEMICAL BROTHERS get to release their new album "We Are The Night" (Junior Boys Own)
The PIGEON DETECTIVES will be releasing a new single "I'm Not Sorry" on 21st May and a week later they then release their debut album "Wait For Me" via the Leeds based indie label Dance To The Radio. They will be doing a ten date tour of the UK in May and will also be playing various gigs in Holland in June. Go to our Benelux GIGS section for more info.
Dutch exclusive in May: It looks like ARCTIC MONKEYS will be playing a warm-up gig at the Tivoli in Utrecht on Sunday 27th May, the day before they then go onto play at this years Pink Pop Festival. Tickets for the Tivoli gig will go on sale this Saturday (21st April) from 9am at Plato Record Shop in Utrecht and from 10am at all major post offices. You will not be able to purchase any tickets online! And as previously announced (see below), their highly anticipated 2nd album "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (Domino Records) is out in Europe from next Monday (23rd April)
BLOOD RED SHOES have a new single "It's Getting Boring By The Sea" due for release on Monday 28th May. The band are currently receiving excellent live reviews over in the UK. You can have a listen by going through AAPA`s MySpace
Following on from our earlier report concerning Björk possibly headlining an outdoor concert in the Westerpark, Amsterdam in July (see previous info under - "03 - 2007") the date has been set for Sunday 8th July. Her brand new album "Volta" (One Little Indian) is set for release on Monday 7th May, which will be preceded by the single "Earth Intruders" that will be out on 10th April.
    
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 16th April, NINE INCH NAILS will release their new album "Year Zero" (Island Records), and as previously mentioned ARCTIC MONKEYS are back and set to release their 2nd album "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (Domino Records) a week later on 23rd April, while KINGS OF LEON released their new album "Because Of The Times" (Columbia) at the beginning of the month and it has been receiving some very good reviews. Then on Monday 28th May MANIC STREET PREACHERS are back with a brand new album - "Send Away The Tigers" (Columbia) will be preceded by the single "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" on 30th April which is a duet with Nina Persson of The Cardigans. The artwork for their album is still to be confirmed but we have the shortlist of the two options.
Due to foreseen circumstances involving US immigration, Scottish hopefuls THE VIEW are now set to play more live dates in Europe. Go to our Benelux Concerts section for info on 5 gigs in Holland during May. The review of their debut album from 27th January can be found in our ALBUM REVIEWS section.
The WHITE STRIPES are set to release their 6th studio album on Monday 11th June. "Icky Thump" will be out on XL Recordings. Jack and Meg White spent only 3 weeks recording the album, while the word Icky in the title of the album (Icky Thump) is derived from the Lancastrian/Mancunian accent (North West England) of White's wife Karen Elson. Icky is slang/informal speech, meaning crap or bad - So now you know!
    
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 30th April, HOT CHIP are to release "HOT CHIP - DJ Kicks : Mixed By Hot Chip", while indie pop band JAMES are back and set to release "Fresh As A Daisy: The Singles" (Mercury Records) which collates all of their singles since they became an institution on the British alternative music scene in the late '80s and where involved in the acid house-inspired "baggy" scene when 'Sit Down' became their breakthrough hit. Shortly after they became more experimental and eclectic, and by the late 90`s they went onto release 3 more albums (incl. "Whiplash" & "Millionaires") and headlined at various UK festivals. "American Doll Posse" (Columbia Records), the 9th studio album from TORI AMOS is also out on the same day, while a week later on 7th May, Scottish indie rock band TRAVIS are back with a brand new album - "The Boy With No Name" (independiente) will also coincide with a full UK tour and various European dates, and as previously mentioned, BJORK releases her new album "Volta" - see also previous info under - "03 - 2007"
FIELD MUSIC will be performing "Tones of Town" live on THE CULTURE SHOW on BBC2 this Saturday (7th April) - The programme starts from 20:00 hrs NL time, while on 16th April they release their new single "She Can Do What She Wants" on the Memphis Industries label. Recent live appearances on BBC`s THE CULTURE SHOW have also included BAT FOR LASHES and ARCADE FIRE
"Green Fields" is the latest single to be taken from THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN`s self titled debut album and is released on Monday 2nd April (EMI / Parlophone). The 7" single and CD will both have the additional track "England, Summer (in black & white)" while the CD will also include the video to "Kingdom of Doom".
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We are not sure if this is an April Fool`s prank?, but New Balance have announced the release of a limited edition JOY DIVISION tribute trainer which is done in white and grey featuring Joy Division’s first album cover graphics on the tongue and insole. For more info go to: http://www.hypebeast.com/category/sneakers/
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