ARTiST: The Parlotones
ALBUM: Stardust Galaxies
BiTRATE: 205kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Soulfood Records
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 107.48 megs
PLAYTiME: 1h 09min 32sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-07-29
STORE DATE: 2010-00-00
Track List: Disc #1/2
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01. Push Me To The Floor 4:10
02. Life Design 3:26
03. Should We Fight Back 3:14
04. The Stars Fall Down 4:21
05. We Call This Dancing 4:01
06. Fly To The Moon 4:00
07. Remember When 3:52
08. Welcome To The Weekend 3:30
09. Brighter Side Of Hell 3:16
10. It's Only Science 3:42
11. Fireworks And Waterfalls 3:46
12. Stardust Galaxies 3:50
13. Come Back As Heroes 3:53
Track List: Disc #2/2
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01. Louder Than Bombs 3:33
02. Overexposed 2:19
03. Beautiful 3:49
04. I'll Be There 3:36
05. Giant Mistake 3:48
06. Dance 3:26
Release Notes:
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The Parlotones are known for their electric, polished stage performances
delivered against the backdrop of their deftly crafted and darkly romantic
lyrics. Their sound, described as alternative in their formative years and
influenced by the likes of Muse, Radiohead and the Smiths, has evolved
substantially becoming more refined and focused with each album. The band
experiment sonically with their sound and various structures are utilised in
their songs, including the typical Doo-Wop cycle or traditional Folk structure.
It took the bandÆs debut album æRadiocontrolledrobotÆ two years to reach Gold
status and their follow up æA World Next Door To YoursÆ achieved this in a
couple of months. Three months later the album was certified Platinum.
Testimony to just how much the band has grown over the past few years.Æ A World
Next Door To YoursÆ remained on the South African top 20 sales chart for more
than twelve months and, with sales in excess of 80 000, is currently South
AfricaÆs biggest selling rock album of this decade û having achieved Double
Platinum Status. The album spurned seven radio singles, a very unique situation.
That convoluted journey into the music psyche of South Africa was one which
required strong work ethic from the band and an even stronger stomach when it
came to attracting the country's media: ôWe've always had the attitude to just
do anything, because everything counts. We've done it all; from having kids
throwing water bombs at us, to waxing each other's legs on national television
and eating tripe in Soweto. And it really does all count; soon the whole country
knows who you are. (Well not 'soon', rather 'eventually.')ö.
But we are getting ahead of ourselves. LetÆs start from the beginning. Sitting
in the studio working on the new album reflecting on their recent rollercoaster
rise to fame, it has certainly been an interesting time. In the last eighteen
months, the band have played over 300 shows and sold over 100 000 records.
In 2005 things really took off with the release of æRadiocontrolledrobotÆ. The
debut album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 South Africa Music
Awards and won! From there on the opportunities and breakthroughs just kept on
coming. One of bands highlights for the year was the closing slot at The Coke
Fest, which saw The Parlotones play AFTER Metallica. How many indie bands can
say Metallica opened for them?
The awards kept on coming and by the end of the year the band's hauntingly
beautiful and poignant ballad æBeautifulÆ was used in an Irish Fujifilm
commercial which led to a European license deal with Universal Music.
2007 kicked off with a bang with the band performing 70 shows in the UK. In June
of that year The Parlotones were selected to perform at The Live Earth concert,
the largest festival ever staged. MSN named The Parlotones as on one 10 most
memorable performances at Live Earth and likened seeing the Parlotones at this
early stage of the career to seeing The Police in the late 70Æs.
2008 was a great year with entering the European market. The Parlotones managed
to tour Germany with the Wombats, had Razorlight over to perform with them in SA
and performed at the St Gallons open air in Switzerland. UK super group,
Starsailor came over to support the band on The Powerzone unplugged Festival
tour. This resulted in a twelve city tour with Starsailor in the UK
Back at home, their single æIll be thereÆ was nominated for 2 MTV Africa Awards
and won 3 South African Video Awards and they were chosen as the Face of the HD
launch in SA.
2009 was off to a great start with critically acclaimed performances at Midem,
Canadian Music Week and SXSW. The band was selected to perform at Midem, where
they performed with Blue October. A show that has resulted in talks of a tour
with Blue October in the USA
The Parlotones has been very well received in the USA with an independent
release managing to crack the CMJ top 200 chart in the USA. æOverexposedÆ won
awards locally and in the USA including 2 awards in The International Song
Contest (ISC) which boasts heavyweight judges such as Robert Smith, Tom Waits
and Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20)
Moving forwardà.
The Parlotones now market their very own wine. Named after their number 1 hit
single æGiant MistakeÆ it was launched in September 09.
As they released their new album "Stardust Galaxies", The Parlotones embarked on
their biggest international tour to date.
The Parlotones World Tour 2009, started at the end of September 2009 in the
United Kingdom. Then moved through Europe, with concerts in countries where the
singles off ôA World Next Door To Yoursö are currently emulating the success
enjoyed in SA.
The band then headed ædown underÆ for The Parlotones' first Australian
performance at 'One Movement for Music Perth' (OMFM) - a two day, priority
music industry event for the Asia Pacific region which featured 80 artists
premiΦring their latest material, via unique 30-minute showcase sets, in a full
outdoor festival setting.
The Parlotones performed in: London, Reading, Bristol, Liverpool, Guildford,
Portsmouth, Manchester, Bucharest, Derby, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich,
Hamburg, Hanover, Koln, Magdeburg, Bielefeld, Bochum, Stuttgart, Frankfort,
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lisbon, Zurich, Copenhagen, Dubai, Moscow and Perth.
SA fans caught their pride and joy live in concert at Cape Town's Grand West
Arena and at The Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg, where thousands of fans
celebrated the end of the tour with Kahn, Paul, Glenn and Neil.
The Parlotones has shared the stage with musical greats, including:, Kings of
Leon, The Gossip, Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World, New Model Army, Evanescence,
Staind, The Rasmus, UB40 and Collective Soul.
Their unwavering work ethic, coupled with their 'do what it takes' mentality
means that they are winning over fan after adoring fan in every territory they
visit.