new wave

2009
Buck-Tick January 2009 saw the release of the single ” Galaxy “, with the

January 2009 saw the release of the single ” Galaxy “, with the band’s sixteenth studio album, Memento Mori , following on February 18. The album continues to explore the sound of “straight rock”, and Sakurai said that while the focus of his previous lyrics had been about death, for…
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Paramore toured in support of Brand New Eyes

Paramore, along with Paper Route and The Swellers , toured in support of Brand New Eyes in the fall of 2009.

2008
Everything Everything Releases first single Suffragette Suffragette

Quickly gaining attention from the music industry, the band began working with producer David Kosten ( Bat for Lashes , Faultline). Everything Everything released their first single “Suffragette Suffragette” on 1 December 2008 through XL Recordings offshoot Salvia as a limited 7″ vinyl release only. This was later followed by…
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INXS Signed with Petrol Electric

The band signed with Petrol Electric Records in December 2008, reuniting them with former manager CM Murphy.

Paramore released a live album

The band released a live album named The Final Riot! on November 25, 2008.

Paramore writing their next album

On November 18, 2008, the band announced they were in the process of writing their next album.

Franz Ferdinand (band) first played by Zane Lowe

It was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008.

The Police released Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires

On 11 November 2008, the Police released Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires , a Blu-ray, DVD and CD set of the band’s two performances in Buenos Aires , Argentina on the tour (1 and 2 December 2007). Those sets with two DVDs also included a documentary shot by Copeland’s son…
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The Damned (band) On 28 October 2008, the Damned released their tenth studio album, So

On 28 October 2008, the Damned released their tenth studio album, So, Who’s Paranoid? , a digital release, followed by a physical release on the English Channel label on 10 November (UK) and 9 December (U.S.). To promote the album, the band appeared twice on American television, including a visit…
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Depeche Mode announced at a press conference

it had been announced at a press conference in October 2008 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.