A follow-up single, ” Talons ” was released in October 2008. The song was not part of the pre-order album, but did feature on the full album CD release and was made freely available to people who already purchased the download-only album.
They made their live return to the UK on 30 September 2008 with a special gig in London as part of Q Awards: The Gigs .
” Mercury ” was released as the first single from Bloc Party’s third album in August 2008.
Again produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth, Intimacy was rush-released later that month, with the album available to download 3 days after an announcement in August 2008.
Later in the month the band played second on the bill at the Reading and Leeds Festivals before headlining the Hydro Connect Music Festival in Argyll , Scotland.
Klaxons performed with the singer Rihanna on her song ” Umbrella ” which had “Golden Skans” mixed into the background during the Brit Awards 2008 held in London on 20 February 2008. Klaxons won ‘Best Album’ at the 2008 NME Awards held at London ‘s IndigO 2 Arena on 28…
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They also played during the 2008 TT motorcycle racing festival on the Isle of Man .
Of Montreal’s next album, Skeletal Lamping , was released on October 21, 2008. It was released in ten different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as T-shirts, button sets, wall decals , tote bags, and a paper lantern, the latter formats complete with a digital download code for…
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During the autumn of 2008, the band went on a short tour of North America, which included an appearance at the Virgin Festival in Toronto , as well as the band’s first ever American college show at Syracuse University and an appearance at the 2008 edition of MTV Video Music…
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During the ensemble’s New Year’s Eve performance on 1 January 2008, they came on at midnight and announced that it was James Cecil’s last show with Architecture in Helsinki. After leaving the band, Cecil provided backing vocals, engineering and mixing for Kes Band’s 2008 album Kes Band , and drums…
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