the DVD shipping March 31, 2009.
A New Tide was released on 31 March in the US,
in the UK and Europe on 30 March,
and in Australia on 28 March 2009.
” We’re from America ” was released as a free download on the band’s website on March 27, 2009, while a Hot Topic -exclusive CD single followed two weeks later.
On 26 March 2009 John Butler announced that the current bass and drum musicians of the John Butler Trio, Shannon Birchall and Michael Barker are separating from the band. For purely artistic reasons, John feels that it is necessary to change the line up in an attempt by John to…
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The band’s fifth studio album, Approaching Normal , was released on March 24, 2009. It was distributed via its predecessors, Universal. Approaching Normal was produced by Steve Lillywhite (of U2 , Peter Gabriel and Dave Matthews Band ). The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart. The…
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The single was released on 23 March 2009.
At the Revolver Golden God Awards , Cantrell said that the group had finished recording on March 18, 2009, and were mixing the album for a September release. The recording process was completed on Cantrell’s 43rd birthday and also the same day that William DuVall’s son was born.
Elbow were also awarded Best International Band at the Meteor Awards in Dublin on 17 March 2009.