Two more box sets followed in 2009, Genesis Live 1973–2007 , which collected all of the band’s live albums and Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007 , which compiled all of the band’s live home video releases.
After the release of Daisy, Lacey denied rumors about it being the band’s final album, but said “it might be our last full-length record for a little while.” Writing sessions for the band’s fifth album began in 2009, shortly after its predecessor’s release.
In 2009 he worked with The Joy Formidable on their free download-only single “Greyhounds in the Slips”.
Marr left Modest Mouse to join the Cribs , and was replaced with Jim Fairchild, beginning with the tour of No One’s First and You’re Next , which was released on August 4, 2009, composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Good News for People Who Love Bad…
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Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen 2009 in Ireland, and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park . Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit…
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In late 2009, Pitchfork ranked the album No.2 in their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s, behind Radiohead ‘s Kid A .
Also in 2009, Cave published his second novel The Death of Bunny Munro
Cave and the band curated Australia’s first edition of the All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival that was held in various Australian locations during January 2009.
In January 2009, to promote his first English-language European release, Geffen went on a small tour of Europe with the Blackfield live band, with Wilson being billed as a special guest. Half of the set consisted of songs from the then yet-to-be-released first English language solo album by Geffen ,…
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In 2009, two nationally syndicated shows— The Dan Patrick Show and The Petros and Money Show —frequently used the song as “bumper” music.