synth-pop

2008
Of Montreal’s next album, Skeletal Lamping , was released on October

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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2007
Duran Duran In July 2007, the band performed twice at Wembley Stadium . Their

In July 2007, the band performed twice at Wembley Stadium . Their first appearance at the stadium was the Concert for Diana which celebrated the life of Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death. The band performed ” (Reach Up for The) Sunrise “, ” The Wild Boys ”…
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Kaiser Chiefs two sold-out shows at Earl’s Court

In December 2007, Kaiser Chiefs played two sold-out shows at Earl’s Court in London to a capacity crowd of 30,000.

Daft Punk’s performance in Paris was released as their second live

Daft Punk’s performance in Paris was released as their second live album, Alive 2007 , on 19 November 2007. The live version of “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” was released as a single, with a video by Olivier Gondry comprising audience footage of their performance in Brooklyn . In 2009, Daft…
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Gorillaz D-Sides release

A second B-sides compilation, D-Sides was released in November 2007, featuring B-sides and remixes associated with Demon Days as well as unreleased tracks from the sessions for the album.

Editors (band) The Racing Rats

In November, they released ” The Racing Rats ” as the third single off the album.

Klaxons Talk of a second album began in November 2007, during the band’s UK

Talk of a second album began in November 2007, during the band’s UK winter tour. Influences include dubstep , dance and folk music . The band was featured on Steve Aoki ‘s debut DJ mix album Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles , contributing the Soulwax remix of ” Gravity’s Rainbow…
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Arcade Fire Top 100 Canadian Albums

On October 22, 2007, Funeral was ranked No.8 in Bob Mersereau ‘s book The Top 100 Canadian Albums .

Arcade Fire surprise guest appearance

On October 14, 2007, Win Butler and RĂ©gine Chassagne made a surprise guest appearance at a Bruce Springsteen show in Ottawa , playing “State Trooper” and ” Keep the Car Running “.

Kaiser Chiefs cover of the Move

In October 2007, the band contributed a cover of the Move ‘s ” Flowers in the Rain ” as the opening track for the covers compilation album Radio 1: Established 1967 , in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the launch of BBC Radio 1 , the Move’s original famously…
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