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OCTOBER - 2007
This Friday (2nd November) sees the return of a brand new series of "Later ... with Jools Holland" on BBC2 - The guests who will be performing live on the first show (Friday at 23:35hrs UK time) include HARD-Fi, SIOUXSIE (photo), Richard Hawley and Laura Marling. Meanwhile, Siouxsie Sioux is also set to play her first ever solo concert in Amsterdam on the same night. Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more info. See also previous article below about the new SIOUXSIE single 'Here Comes That Day' which came out yesterday (29th October).
The shortlist for "Best Album of 2007" and "Best Debut Album of 2007" have now been made.
You can decide which album impressed you the most by sending your votes to us at:
info@aapa.nl
As previously reported (see feature in 08-2007), GALLOWS are set to play their first gigs in the Benelux region in November. Their live debut on Dutch soil will be at the 013 venue in Tilburg. See also our previous article about them by scrolling down to May 2007 in our NEW BANDS section (the place where we always seem to predict who to watch out for long before the majority of other publications in Holland do!)
The Utrecht power punk pop band LUSHUS will be playing some gigs across Holland during November. On Thursday 8th November they will be doing a gig at the Waterfront in Rotterdam, on the 9th of November they play DB`s in Utrecht and then on Friday 30th November they will be at the Bazart in The Hague. We recommend that you get yourselves along to witness what a live band should sound like! - See also our live review from when they played a gig in Delft in March 2007 in our CONCERT RECENSIES section.
This weekend (Friday 19th - Monday 22nd October) sees the annual IN THE CITY event, which is regarded by the global music community as the premier new music event in the world, take place in Manchester - You can find out which bands impressed the most by going to our special ITC2007 section.
THE BLIZZARDS are a ska-pop band from Ireland who have so far released various singles and one album - "A Public Display of Affection" - on Universal. They will be supporting CAPTAIN on their tour of the UK during November/December. See also our previous articles about both these bands in our NEW BANDS section (THE BLIZZARDS from April 2007 & CAPTAIN from May 2006) or find out more about CAPTAIN - > HERE
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On Monday 22nd October DAVE GAHAN from Depeche Mode is set to release his new solo album "Hourglass" (Mute). Then a week later on Monday 29th October, NINE BLACK ALPS return with a brand new album "Love/Hate" (Island). On Monday 5th November, SIGUR ROS are to release "Hvarf / Heim" (EMI) on 2CDs, and on Monday 12th November THE KILLERS will release "Sawdust" (Mercury) as a new album which contains b-sides and rarities.
As previously reported (see feature in 08-2007), BLOOD RED SHOES who are set to play several gigs in the Benelux region at the beginning of November have a new single 'I wish I was someone better' (V2) out on 22nd October. Their debut album is expected to be released early 2008. See also our previous article about them by scrolling down to SUMMER 2006 in our NEW BANDS section (the place where we predict who to watch out for long before the majority of others do!) - Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more info on the dates & venues.
  
NEW SINGLE RELEASES: On Monday 29th October NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB (photo1) are set to release 'Get Lucky' (Island) as a new single and it will be available as CD, 7" vinyl and digital download, while KINGS OF LEON bring out 'Charmer' (Columbia) and The YOUNG KNIVES (photo2) release 'Terra Firma' (Transgressive) as their new singles on the same date. Then a week later on Monday 5th November, KAISER CHIEFS will release 'Love’s not a competition (but i’m winning)' (B-Unique) as their new single, DELAYS return with the brand new EP 'Love Made Visible' (Polydor), and new band THIS AIN`T VEGAS (photo3) are set to release their debut single 'short term, long term' on the upcoming indie label Longest Mile Records. Then on 19th November you can expect 'Small Town Girl' as a new single by GOOD SHOES (which also includes a Stephen Street re-mix), and then on 26th November, SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO are to re-release 'Hustler' as a single on the Wichita label.
return of the cow ... INSPIRAL CARPETS are back and set to do a UK tour in March 2008
ENTER SHIKARI will be releasing a limited edition mini-album on 12th November - "The Zone" (Ambush Reality) includes all the B-sides released over the past 12 months, a live radio session version of 'Sorry You're Not A Winner', plus an as yet unreleased re-mix of 'Adieu'.
The new SIOUXSIE single 'Here Comes That Day' will be out on 29th October. She is due to play 2 gigs in the Benelux region soon. Siouxsie has also been confirmed to appear as a guest on the brand new BBC2 TV show "Later With Jools Holland" later this month. Go to our GIG LISTINGS section for more details on venues and dates.
Alison and Will from GOLDFRAPP have just returned from LA and are currently in the UK putting the finishing touches to their as yet untitled new album that is expected to get a release early next year.
As the new Anton Corbijn film CONTROL, which focuses on Joy Division singer Ian Curtis' life and eventual suicide in 1980 opens in Dutch cinemas this week (10th October) we hear that distributors in the US, working on the press for the film, asked if Joy Division could perform live at the US premiere?!? - Peter Hook (Joy Division and New Order bassist) explained: “Someone from the film’s US distributor’s office phoned up saying that the New York premiere was on 25 September and would Joy Division play?“ I replied, ‘Well, the last I heard, the lead singer was dead but I’ll give them a ring and see if anything has changed'.”
ARCTIC MONKEYS have announced that their next single will be Teddy Picker which will be released on 3rd December, just before the band are to play their sold out tour over in the UK and a gig at the HMH in Amsterdam on 6th December. This is the third single to be lifted from their second album "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (Domino Records).
The Canadian indie band TOKYO POLICE CLUB are to release a new EP entitled "Smith" in November - It will be their first release since 2006's "A Lesson In Crime" (Memphis Industries / V2 / Paper Bag Records - depending on region) and will feature four songs ('Box', 'Cut Cut Paste', 'A Lesson in Crime' and a re-mix of 'Be Good') and three videos ('Nature of the Experiment', 'Cheer it On' & 'Citizens of Tomorrow'). TPC played a gig in Amsterdam earlier this year with FIELD MUSIC - a full review from that gig can be found from February 2007 - > HERE
Liverpool trio THE WOMBATS are set to release their debut album "Wombats Proudly Present A Guide To Love Loss And Desperation" (Warners) on Monday 5th November. The album was produced by the band along with Stephen Harris (Kaiser Chiefs) and was mixed by Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand) - "…A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation" is a collection of irresistibly catchy songs, including the recent single 'Let`s Dance To Joy Division'. The band will also be playing 4 gigs in The Netherlands at the start of November. For more info on the concert venues go to our GIG LISTINGS section. We also featured the band back in November 2006 as "one to watch!" in our NEW BANDS section.
It looks like ARCADE FIRE may be releasing a new single soon - the title track from their album "Neon Bible" - as a video has emerged for the song by the band on their cryptic website www.beonlineb.com (an anagram of their current album Neon Bible). The release date will probably coincide with their forthcoming European Tour this Autumn.
MORRISSEY is expecting to release a brand new studio album in September 2008 after he told the BBC recently that the plan was to record the album after his current tour had finished (the last date is on 2nd November in Washington, USA) and that all the songs were "absolutely written and completely ready." During the current tour he has already been performing four new songs: ’That's How People Grow Up’, ’All You Need Is Me’, ’I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ and ’One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell’. His last album - "Ringleader of the Tormentors" (2006) was released on Sanctuary Records - The full review from this album (from April 2006) can be found in our ALBUM REVIEWS 2006 section - but that contract has since expired and Morrissey has still to decide who to sign a new deal with, while Warners are being reported as one of the record companies who have offered him a deal. You can keep up to date with any developments by going to: http://www.worldofmorrissey.com/npage.asp?area=News
Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong who are to release their debut single ‘Lucio Starts Fires’ (Mercury / Young & Lost Club Records) next Monday (8th October) have been announced as the special guests on the CSS tour across the UK in December. The single has been described as "classic pop lyric with fizzing guitars and a melody that sticks like glue" - See also previous article about them in our NEW BANDS section from September 2007.
RADIOHEAD are set to release their new album "In Rainbows" as a discbox (photo above) on 3rd December, but it will be preceded as a digital download version on 10th October for which you can decide how much to pay! "In Rainbows" (possibly to be released on EMI?) is the bands seventh studio album, and there will be no advance or promotional copies. The discbox version will also include an additional CD containing 8 new tracks, digital photos and artwork that will not be available as download - The track listing for both versions and additional info can be found at: http://www.inrainbows.com
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THE COURTEENERS are about to release their new single ‘Acrylic’ (Loog Records) on 22nd October (which has been included in the AAPA monthly playlist for October). See also previous article about them in our NEW BANDS section from September 2007. You can also have a listen to selected songs from the band by going through AAPA`s MySpace
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