Robbie Williams is back with a vengeance
Robbie Williams’s eighth solo studio album, Reality Killed the Video Star, is to be released on 9th November 2009.
It’s now three years since Robbie Williams produced his last album but he’s back folks – and back with a vengeance.
The former member of Take That has joined forces with the producer Trevor Horn with material written with Guy Chambers and Mark Ronson. With a title referencing the song Video Killed the Radio Star by Trevor Horn’s former band, The Buggles, Williams’s album has been described by Horn as being “a killer: old Robbie, new Robbie and a Robbie that neither of us have met…”
Written in Williams’s home studio and recorded in London, Reality Killed for Video Star marks a return to his trademark pop sound after a period of experimentation that resulted in the electronic sounds of Rudebox. Highlights include moving ballads like Morning Sun and You Know Me with the hit single Bodies providing a controversial and mesmerizing contrast.
The album is available as a standard 13-track CD at £8.95, deluxe album and iTunes digital download. The deluxe album contains a DVD with behind the scenes footage and the iTunes digital download comes with a bonus track Arizona and edited material from the DVD.
Robbie Williams has said he wants this to be his defining album; “I want people to feel elated, I want them to dance, I want them to forget about who they are and where they are for 50 minutes,” he says, adding, “This is a record that I’m very proud of.”
Why not order your copy now so you’ll be the first to get it on the 9th November.
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Mr Hudson Release Date
Nominated for “Best Newcomer” at the 2007 UK Festival Awards, Mr Hudson is described as contemporary R&B/alternative pop. In reality, he is a multi-talented singer/songwriter from Birmingham with a huge following from both fans and fellow artists alike.
Signed to Kayne West’s G.O.O.D music label and through Mercury Records he releases his debut studio album, Straight No Chaser, in October. This is the first album released by Mr Hudson as a solo effort with his previous album, A Tale of Two Cities, being released under Mr Hudson and the Library.
Mr Hudson performs throughout the autumn all over the UK with a number of solo dates and as support on the Calvin Harris tour. Straight No Chaser is released on 5th October.
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Slipknot Release Date
Iowa rock band, Slipknot release special 10th anniversary edition of their debut album Slipknot . The band have maintained their original line up of 9 members since they formed in 1995, hence the special release date of 9th September 2009.
The album box-set will comprise of CD & DVD digipack with the original tracklisting along with previously unreleased material and new track “Purity”. The DVD will feature a film “Of The Sic: A Decade Come And Gone” directed by M. Shawn Crahan giving a peek into the surreal and complex time around the release of Slipknot’s debut album. It will also have director’s commentary, all three music videos released in support of the album, the live concert recorded at the Dynamo Open Air, 2000 and “other surprises”.
Collectors can choose between standard box set and a “super deluxe” box set version which will also contain T-shirt, patch, collectible cards, key chain, beanie and a note from vocalist Corey Taylor, boxed in a package resembling a safety deposit box.
Slipknot 10th Anniversary Edition is released on 9th September.
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You Me At Six Release Date
Pop punksters, You Me At Six (sometimes written as Youmeatsix) released a limited edition of their debut album Take Off Your Colours this September. Formed in 2004, the band have released 5 singles so far with “Finders Keepers” reaching their highest position yet of #33 in the UK singles chart.
Take Off Your Colours was originally released last year on 6th October and reached #25 in the UK albums chart that week. The deluxe edition will include five bonus tracks and the videos for “Finders Keepers” and “Kiss and Tell”, which will be released as a single on 7th September.
Take Off Your Colours is released on 14th September through Slam Dunk Records
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Beatles Remastered
The remaster series continues with Abbey Road, originally released on 26th September 1969 it was the penultimate album released before the band’s break up in 1970. This year, the remastered original will be available on the 9th September.
All albums in this series are digitally remastered and re-packaged with rare photos, illuminating background notes, eco-friendly limited edition packaging and in addition, come with a mini-documentary on each album plus photos and rare footage from Abbey Road Studios.
Come Together
Something
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Oh Darling
Octopus’s Garden
I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
Here Comes The Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty
Mini-Documentary
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Brendan Benson Release Date
Brendan Benson is a US rock musician and songwriter and has been writing and performing since the early ’90s. He is a member of the band The Ranconteurs and since 1996 has released 3 solo albums.
My Old, Familiar Friend is his fourth studio album to be released this month. He started writing for the album in 2007 and gradually all 11 tracks have come together, produced by Gill Norton who is known for his work with bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Foo Fighters. Brendan will be backed by the Features on some of the tracks.
My Old, Familiar Friend is released through ATO Records on 31st August.
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Noah and the Whale Release Date
British indie-folk band, Noah and the Whale formed in 2006 and are about to release their second studio album, The First Days of Spring.
There will be a standard cd edition and also a deluxe edition featuring the film by the same name. The film trailer is available on the band’s official website. Reviews for the album have been excellent with 4-stars in both Q Magazine and The Guardian who say of the album:
“This is a beautiful album. Moving rather than maudlin, uplifting rather than depressing.”
The band play a whole host of dates around the UK and Europe throughout the autumn and The First Days of Spring is released through Cherrytree Records on 31st August.
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InMe New Album Release Date
Herald Moth is the fourth studio album from British alternative/prog rock band, InMe.
In April this year, they sold out their London showcase gig where they performed tracks from the forthcoming album. “Single of the Week” is the first track to be released as a digital download on 31st August and the album will follow in the autumn. The band are set to do an extensive UK tour throughout September and October including two dates as the main support for We Are The Ocean.
Herald Moth will be released in Limited Edition and standard formats and will be the first album to feature new guitarist, Ben Konstantinovic. The album is released on 7th September
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Backstreet Boys Release Date
This is Us is the US boy band, Backstreet Boys, seventh studio album and the first album released since the departure of Kevin Richardson in 2006.
The band reportedly wanted to make an album that would match the success of their 1999 album, Millenium and they have brought in a host of talented artists and producers to work alongside them such as Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Jim Jonsin and T-Pain.
They have also worked with award-winning producer/songwriter RedOne, who was behind the number one singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga and who produced the album’s lead single “Straight Through My Heart”.
The title of the album reflects the band’s promise to fans, to go back to what they do best. Band member AJ said, “It’s got an updated sound, but the one thing that we were very adamant about, after hearing feedback from fans, was that we wanted to go back to being us.”
This is Us is released in the UK on 6th October.
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David Gray Release Date
David Gray releases his eighth studio album Draw the Line this coming September.
David has described the album as having a “political edge” and being less introspective than of late. The first single off the album “Fugitive” has had it’s first play on the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2 and is available to download. David says of the single: ” It’s about hiding from life, from yourself.”
Draw the Line is composed of eleven new songs, with a new musicians supporting David – Neill MacColl on guitars, Robbie Malone on bass, and Keith Pryor on drums. Featured artists include Annie Lennox in “Full Steam Ahead” and Jolie Holland, a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter on “Kathleen”.
Draw the Line is released through EastWest on 14th September.
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