The band departed from Epic Records in 2009, after releasing just two albums. In early 2010, it was revealed that the band would be contributing a cover of ” Boys Keep Swinging ” to a tribute/charity record for David Bowie called We Were So Turned On from which all profits…
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The first single from the album, ” (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love “, was released on 13 September 2010.
Their fifth album, Wonderlustre , was released internationally on 13 September 2010, preceded by the first single, “My Ugly Boy”, which was released in the UK on 16 August 2010 and in Europe July/August. The video for “My Ugly Boy” was presented exclusively on Kerrang.com on 23 July 2010. Wonderlustre…
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Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up was released on 6 September 2010. The album showcased a heavier side to the band, who stated that it probably was their heaviest studio album to date. However, Vennart claimed that the album still had the diversity found on other Oceansize albums. The…
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however, in actuality, the downloadable version was released on 6 September 2010 with the physical copies being planned on being released sometime in the third week of October.
The band’s debut album Man Alive (produced by David Kosten) was released on 27 August 2010 and was preceded by a reissue of the single ” My Kz, Ur Bf ” on 23 August 2010, debuting on the UK singles chart at number 121. The album was then released a…
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Their second album Surfing the Void was released on 23 August 2010, and includes the single “Echoes”, which was released one week prior. In contrast to the band’s debut album which sold 350,000 in the UK, Surfing the Void sold 30,000 and was to be the last release with Universal/Polydor.…
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On 20 August 2010, Queen’s manager Jim Beach announced that the band had signed a new contract with Universal Music Group after almost 40 years with EMI . On 22 September, May confirmed that the band’s new deal was with Island Records , a subsidiary of Universal. Hollywood Records remained…
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In 2009, the band played at the biggest open-air festival in Europe (400,000 – 500,000 rock fans every year) – Przystanek Woodstock in Poland. On 17 July they headlined and closed the fifth 2000 Trees Festival in the UK. On 31 July, The Subways headlined at the Y – Not…
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The King Blues departed on their “London Brawling tour” (10 April until 5 May) along with four different support bands: Mouthwash (all gigs), Moral Dilemma, The Meow Meows and Dirty Revolution. Most nights of the tour the band invited a speaker on stage, including Sophie Lancaster ‘s mother speaking for…
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