progressive pop

2010
Super Furry Animals In 2010, Super Furry Animals went on what became a five-year hiatus

In 2010, Super Furry Animals went on what became a five-year hiatus, as bassist Guto Pryce revealed in an interview with Wales Online. Pryce noted that the band expected to reconvene as soon as the members finished with the various projects they were working on.

The Beach Boys In 2010, Jardine released A Postcard from California , his debut solo

In 2010, Jardine released A Postcard from California , his debut solo album. The album features contributions from Brian, Johnston, Marks, and Love, as well as a posthumous feature from Carl and other guest appearances. Also in 2010, Brian and Jardine sang on ” We Are the World 25 for…
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2009
Everything Everything Made BBC Sound of 2010 longlist

Everything Everything made the longlist of the BBC Sound of 2010 on 7 December 2009, a list created by Britain’s tastemakers who vote for their favourite new artists.

Super Furry Animals On 16 March 2009, Super Furry Animals released their ninth and final

On 16 March 2009, Super Furry Animals released their ninth and final studio album, Dark Days/Light Years , digitally via their website. The album’s progress was recorded in a series of short films that were shown on the band’s website in the build-up to the release. Later in March, they…
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Split Enz one-off reunion performance

followed by a one-off reunion performance on 14 March 2009, as part of the Sound Relief festival.

Genesis (band) Two more box sets followed

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.

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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2007
Genesis (band) free concert at Circus Maximus

The European leg ended with a free concert on 14 July at the Circus Maximus in Rome in front of around half a million people.

Genesis (band) Live Earth concert

On 7 July, the band played at the Live Earth concert in London at Wembley Stadium .

Genesis (band) press conference was held

In March 2007, a press conference was held in New York City to announce the North American leg.