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AUGUST - 2008
This coming Saturday (30th August), the BBC will be showing the final part to their 3-part music documentary Pop Britannia on BBC 2 from 10:10pm to 11:10pm (23:10 to 00:10 hours NL time) which tells the story of pop and its place in British culture since the 1950s. For the last 30 years, British pop has been a constant struggle between the forces of art and commerce. In the early 80s a generation of punk-inspired art students such as THE HUMAN LEAGUE and ABC took British pop music to the top of the world's charts ... Since then our art school dreamers continue to come up with new and idealistic expressions with music from BLUR in the 90`s to FRANZ FERDINAND (photo) in the 00`s. More info on the series can also be found on their website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/popbritannia/
For those lucky enough to be in London at the end of September, SIOUXSIE plays the last ever show of the Mantaray Tour at London’s Koko on Monday 29th September. The show is also being filmed and the former frontwoman from Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Creatures will probably be on stage around 20.15 hours. You can also listen to selected songs from her "Mantaray" album by going through AAPA MySpace to her own site. See also our album review from September 2007 under ALBUM REVIEWS 2007
Although originally scheduled for a 20th October release (see previous article below), SNOW PATROL are now set to release their new album "A Hundred Million Suns" (Polydor) on 27th October. Their fifth album will be preceded on 13th October by the single 'Take Back The City'.
FIELD MUSIC are a three-piece band from Sunderland consisting of the brothers David and Peter Brewis and Andrew Moore, who released two critically acclaimed albums (in 2005 and 2007) and then decided to take time out to concentrate on their solo projects. Earlier this year David, with SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE, released the album "Sea From Shore" and had songs included in our Monthly Play List for March and April, while his brother Peter, as THE WEEK THAT WAS, had one included in our Play List for this month (August) and has just released an album that has a cinematic quality not immediately obvious in Field Music's previous recordings, and should appeal to fans of Roxy Music, Japan and Kate Bush. The record features contributions from Peter's Field Music colleagues, Andrew Moore and David Brewis, along with Pete Gofton on vibraphone, singing by Jennie Redmond, John Beattie on cornet and Laura Cullen on flute, as well as percussive and vocal duties from This Ain't Vegas' Jordan Hill and Richard Amundsen. The strings were played by Emma Fisk and Peter Richardson (veterans of previous Field Music albums) and Pauline Brandon. The success of the album, however, pivots around Peter's deftness and ingenuity as producer, engineer, writer, instrumentalist and singer - it's hard to think of even a handful of artists who would attempt to harness such a sprawl of ideas, let alone who could pull off such a project so astutely. The album was released through the indie label Memphis Industries (and PIAS in the Benelux region) on 18th August 2008. The self titled debut album by FIELD MUSIC was reviewed by us in March 2006, while a full review of their album "Tones of Town" (Memphis Industries / V2) from February 2007 can be found under ALBUM REVIEWS - You can also listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own sites.
As previously mentioned (see below), KAISER CHIEFS return with their third album "Off With Their Heads" (B-Unique) on 13th October and it has been described by producer Mark Ronson as sounding like post-punk legends Talking Heads and Seventies rock/pop titans ELO! Make of that what you will.
  
NEW ALBUMS: On Monday 15th September, THE STREETS are set to release their new album "Everything Is Borrowed" (Warners), THE CORAL will bring out their "Singles Collection" (BMG) on 2 CDs and MOGWAI return with "The Hawk is Howling" (Wall of Sound). Then on 13th October, KAISER CHIEFS return with their third album "Off With Their Heads" and a week later on Monday 20th October, SNOW PATROL are expected to release their new album "A Hundred Million Suns".
Universal Records have announced that Australian rockers WOLFMOTHER have split up after only releasing one album (back in 2005) More info about them can be found in our MONKEY section (from summer 2008 and initial article from January 2007) - do you think they will now have a discount on their hats and socks?! ;-)
"Years of Refusal", the new album from MORRISSEY which had been scheduled for a September release on Polydor Records has now been postponed until 2nd February 2009. More info to follow once available ...
NEW ALBUMS: As previously mentioned, KINGS OF LEON (photo) will be releasing their brand new album "Only By The Night" (BMG) on 22nd September, which will be preceded by the single 'Sex On Fire' that is out a week earlier on 15th September, while THE KILLERS recently played two new songs ('Spaceman' and 'Neon Tiger') at a gig in New York and they return with a new album entitled "Day And Age" (Island Records) in November.
SAINT ETIENNE will be releasing their Best Of collection next month on Heavenly Records - "London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne" {2CD & DVD Hardback Book} is out on Monday 29th September. Back in the early 90`s, the band from London were very much at the forefront of the indie scene, and in a recent poll they had two of their albums included in our Best Albums of the 90`s section. You can also listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own site.
DARTZ! are a 3-piece power pop band from the North East of England who were once described as the leaders of the dance punk revolution! They released their debut album "This Is My Ship" last year and they now have a new mini album coming out next month containing eight tracks - "The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique" will be released, just like their debut album, on the Xtra Mile Recordings label, and will be out on Monday 22nd September. More info about the mini album can be found at: http://thesadhistoryofthevillageofalnerique.wordpress.com/
BJORK will be releasing 'The Dull Flame of Desire' (in which she is accompanied on vocals by Antony Hegarty from Antony & The Johnsons) as a single on Monday 29th September through One Little Indian Records. It will be the 5th single to be taken from her most recent studio album "Volta" which came out last year. The previous singles taken from this album were ‘Earth Intruders', ‘Declare Independence', ‘Innocence' and ‘Wanderlust'. A full review of "Volta" (from 27th May 2007) can be found in our ALBUM REVIEWS section.
BAT FOR LASHES (aka Natasha Khan) recently completed a European Tour with her band as special guests to RADIOHEAD. Natasha is now working on a follow up to her Mercury Prize nominated album "Fur And Gold" (Echo). In the meantime, a Bat For Lashes cover of the The Cure's ‘A Forest‘ can be found on the tribute album "Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure" which will be released over in the states by Manimal Vinyl on the 28th of October. You can also listen to selected BFL songs by going through AAPA MySpace to her own site.
MARC BOLAN: THE FINAL WORD - For those lucky enough to have the Digital + cable service in The Netherlands, there is a unique documentary being shown tonight (Friday 1st August at 22:00hrs NL time) on BBC4 about the legendary singer. The story of Marc Bolan and his band T.REX is told through previously lost TV and radio interviews, rediscovered Top of the Pops recordings for the BBC, unseen concert footage and unique home movies. The documentary also includes contributions from his companion Gloria Jones, and producer Tony Visconti talking about the hit single 'Ride a White Swan'. Marc Bolan tragically died in a car crash in September 1977 (aged 29).
THE FUTUREHEADS will be touring across Europe in September, which includes four dates in The Netherlands. The band from Sunderland who have just released their critically acclaimed third album "This Is Not The World" (Nul Records) and have a new single (Walking Backwards) out next Monday (4th August) appeared earlier this year at the Music In My Head festival in The Hague, and since then they've also played or are due to play at most of the major European summer festivals (Glastonbury, Rock Am Ring, T in the Park, Rock Am See, V Festival) as well as the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium later this month. For more info on their Dutch dates in September go to our Benelux Gig Listings section. You can also listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own site. See also our previous article about them under NEWS 05 - 2008
GLASVEGAS are set to release their self titled debut album on 8th September through Columbia Records, while the single 'Daddy's Gone' will be re-issued on 25th August and will include a cover version of the Nirvana song 'Come As You Are'. GLASVEGAS were originally featured in our NEW BANDS section back in February and they are already one of the biggest tipped indie bands of 2008. Their debut album has been produced by Rich Costey (Muse). You can listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own site. See also our previous article about them under NEWS 05 - 2008
TRAVIS are back with a brand new album and a 12 date UK tour in September and October - "Ode To J Smith" is out on 29th September through the indie label Red Telephone Box, and will be preceded by the single 'Something Anything', which will be released on 15th September. You can listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own site. See also our previous article about them under NEWS 06 - 2008
BLOOD RED SHOES are expected to be one of the must see bands later this month when they appear at the Lowlands Festival, which will be followed by more gigs in Belgium and The Netherlands in October/November. The 2-piece from Brighton are currently one of the best live bands around and made a huge impression when they appeared back in January at EuroSonic in Groningen, and have come a long way since their first ever Dutch gig at the Rotown in Rotterdam last year (see our gig review from 1st November 2007 - > HERE) - Their debut album "Box of Secrets" (Mercury / V2) was released on 14th April and has since received positive reviews. For more info on their live dates go to our Benelux Gig Listings section. You can also listen to selected songs by going through AAPA MySpace to their own site.
ENTER SHIKARI are back with a full UK tour of 24 dates during October, followed by three dates in London at the beginning of November. Their as yet untitled new album is set for release in early 2009.
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BRETT ANDERSON is set to release his second album as a solo artist. The former Suede frontman will also be playing various live dates across the UK in September. "Wilderness" will be released on 1st September but will be available from independent record stores in the UK from 14th August.
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