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Album Pre-order and EP
The official starsailor site has a link to order a deluxe version of Starsailor's new album, 'All The Plans' which includes a free digital EP called 'Boy In Waiting'. The album is released on March 2.
The tracklisting for the 'Boy In Waiting' EP is:
'Boy In Waiting' 'Do You Believe In Love?' 'Black Limousine' 'Darling Be Home Soon' (Lovin' Spoonful cover)
You can also pre-order the standard album from amazon.co.uk
Posted: December 6, 2008, 12:00 pm
Starsailor announce UK tour
Starsailor have announced details of a new UK tour.
Tickets for the gigs go on general sale on December 5, although a pre-sale on the band's website gives fans the opportunity to buy tickets from 9am on December 3.
Starsailor play the following dates:
Glasgow ABC (March 26) Manchester Ritz (27) Sheffield Leadmill (28) Liverpool Academy (30) Leeds Metropolitan University (31) Wolves Wulfrun (April 1) Oxford Academy (3) Portsmouth Pyramid (4) Bristol Academy (5) Cambridge Junction (7) Norwich UEA (8) London Shepherds Bush Empire (9)
Source: Starsailor.net
Posted: December 5, 2008, 11:22 pm
Label and Release Update
Taken from a recent facebook posting:
As those of you on our mailing list will have heard over the weekend we now have a new record label (Virgin) and a whole new team of people working with us to promote our fourth record. This will be called 'All The Plans' and is likely to be released at the beginning of March 2009. It will be preceded by a single, 'Tell Me Its Not Over,' to be released towards the end of February 2009.
Posted: December 1, 2008, 8:00 pm
4th Album Finished...
james recently posted to the official forum...
Hello All,
Well it’s been a long time in the making but we have finally finished recording our 4th album (hope I haven't spoken too soon!) It’s certainly been an adventure! We have been to 4 studios (Real World, The Doghouse, Sofa Sound and Eastcote) and a whole cast of characters have been involved getting to this point. Undoubtedly the two people who have put the most effort in the studio (apart from the band) are Producer Steve Osborne and Engineer Dan Austin (Who is also working with Doves at the same time! No wonder he looks knackered!). Our A&R man Chris Briggs has been in frequently regaling us with tales of his life in rock n roll (Chris has been working at EMI for years. What he doesn’t know about The Waterboys, Robbie Williams, Jethro Tull and Tottenham Hotspur is not worth knowing!)
We have 16 songs recorded with 12 possible contenders for the album. Regular visitors to the site will be familiar with the titles 'Tell Me Its Not Over’, ‘Boy In Waiting’ and 'All The Plans We Made'. There is also 'The Thames’,’ Hurts Too Much,’ You Never Get What You Deserve’,’ Listen Up’,’ Under A Neon Sky’,’ Safe At Home’,’ Change My Mind' and 'Stars and Stripes'.
There has been an emphasis on strong melodies and simple arrangements for this album and the guitar playing of Richard Warren has definitely enhanced the sound. I'm not one for slagging off the last album and saying this one is 100 times better because the last album definitely had its merits. However we have spent a lot longer writing and recording this one and the result is the perfect companion to 'Love Is Here.’
On a totally different note I recently devoured 2 series of 'Life On Mars' during a recent bout of illness and was absolutely blown away. I saw Supergrass at The Roundhouse (You forget how good they are) and I have been reading George Orwell 'Down And Out In Paris And London. Oh and the workmen finally finished the kitchen!
Posted: June 1, 2008, 8:00 pm
