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Out in the UK on Monday

Here's the notable stuff that's out in the UK on Mon May 5th...

Albums:

Delays - Everything's the Rush [3rd album from Southampton 4-piece.]

Speedmarket Avenue - Way Better Now [Debut from Stockholm 6-piece with boy-girl vocals.]

Singles:

Cut Copy - "Lights & Music" [Vid. 3rd single from one of the best albums of the year.]

Lightspeed Champion - "Galaxy Of The Lost" [Vid. 3rd single from one of the best albums of the year.]

The Charlatans - "Misbegotten" [Vid. 3rd single from their new album. The New Order-aping continue!]

Noah and the Whale - "Shape Of My Heart" [Vid. 2nd single from London 5-piece.]

The Lodger - "The Good Old Days" [Vid. 1st single from their 2nd album.]

Seavault - "Mercy Seat" [No vid? Debut from duo featuring ex-Slowdive drummer Simon Scott.]

Attic Lights - "God" [Vid. 2nd single from Glasgow 5-piece.]

Rosalita - "What Would Your Mother Say?" [Vid. Debut from Ipswich 5-piece.]

Ejectorseat - "Not My Girl" [Vid. 3rd single from Derby 5-piece.]

Out in the U.S. on Tuesday

Here's the notable stuff that's out in the U.S. on Tues April 29th...

South - You Are Here [Album stream. 4th album from London 4-piece.]

Portishead - Third [Their first album since 1997.]

Your Vegas - A Town And Two Cities [Vid. Debut from LA-based band who are originally from Leeds.]

Joy Division - The Best Of [Stream. 2nd CD is 8 tracks recorded at two separate Peel Sessions in 1979.]

Echo & The Bunnymen - Breaking the Back of Love [Live album from 2005 at Shepherds Bush Empire.]

Tony Visconti: The Autobiography - Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy [Forward by Morrissey]

Duran Duran Tour Kicks Off Tonight

As much as Red Carpet Massacre is just not doing it for me, I still can't resist catching Duran Duran whenever they come to town. I wish Andy wouldn't have left the band last year, so that they could have released the guitar oriented album instead of going back into the studio with Timbaland/Timberlake. But oh well, as one of the first bands I ever saw live (Wedding Album tour @ Starplex in Dallas, 1993), they'll always remain my favorite band to have come out of the New Romantic-era.

A look at a few recent setlists shows a nice mixture of new and old ("New Religion"! "Hold Back The Rain"!) And fingers crossed that they play this mid-show "electro set":

Last Chance On The Stairway / All She Wants / Leatherette (The Normal cover) / I Don't Want Your Love / Skin Trade / Tempted

Duran Duran U.S. tour dates: (tix)

Apr 29 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC
Apr 30 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
May 2 - Sleep Train Pavilion - Concord, CA
May 3 - Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
May 4 - Nokia Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
May 6 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
May 8 - Valley View - San Diego, CA
May 9 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
May 10 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
May 12 - Wells Fargo Theatre - Denver, CO
May 14 - Rosemont Theatre - Chicago, IL
May 15 - Masonic Temple Theatre - Detroit, MI
May 16 - Summit City - Whitesburg, KY
May 17 - Chastain Park Amphitheater - Atlanta, GA
May 18 - UCF Arena - Orlando, FL
May 19 - Mizner Park Amphitheatre - Boca Raton, FL
May 21 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre - Raleigh, NC
May 22 - Mann Center for the Performing Arts - Philadelphia, PA
May 24 - Atlantis - Paradise Island (Bahamas)
May 27 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
May 28 - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
May 30 - Central Park Summerstage - New York City, NY
May 31 - Central Park Summerstage - New York City, NY

UK Chart Report

Here's the notable stuff that entered the UK charts on Sun April 27th...

Albums:

• #1 The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement

Indie-label album chart:

• nothing of interest

Singles:

• #40 The Wombats - "Backfire At The Disco" [Vid. 4th single from their debut album.]

Indie-label singles chart:

• #14 iLiKETRAiNS - "We Go Hunting" [Vid. 7"-only 2nd single from their 2nd album.]

These singles, sadly, did not chart:

• Cajun Dance Party - "Race" [Vid. 7"-only single from their debut album.]
• Pacific - "Hot Lips" [Vid. 7"-only 1st single from their debut album.]
• The Envy Corps - "Story Problems" [Vid. 7"-only single from their debut album.]
• Speedmarket Avenue - "Way Better Now" [Vid. 7"-only 1st single from their debut album.]
• Duels - "Regeneration" [Vid. 7"-only 1st single from their 2nd album.]