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[Kamtin Mohager]

The Music press release can be found in the replies.

[Kamtin Mohager]

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> JULY 14, 2004
>
> HERE COMES THE MUSIC;
> BRIT ROCK QUARTET READY TO RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM;
> BRENDAN O'BRIEN-PRODUCED SET DUE OCTOBER 19TH
>
> Capitol Records has announced early details of the eagerly awaited
> second album from acclaimed British rock sensations, the Music. Welcome
> to The North - which follows 2002's smash self-titled debut - is due to
> land in North America on October 19th.
> The new album sees the Music - Robert Harvey: vocals; Adam Nutter:
> guitar; Stuart Coleman: bass; Phil Jordan: drums - teaming up with
> legendary producer Brendan O'Brien, renowned for his work alongside such
> artists as Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Bruce
> Springsteen, and countless others. Recorded in March and April 2004 at
> O'Brien's Southern Tracks Studio in Atlanta, the collection finds the
> Leeds-based quartet further refining their distinctive meld of deep
> dance-inspired grooves and propulsive psych-rock riffing, integrating a
> new focus towards traditional songcraft and powerful lyricism.
> Fans will be able to get an early taste of the new Music on Monday, July
> 19th, when a track - dubbed "Welcome To the North" - is made available to
> download via the band's www.themusic.uk.com <http://www.themusic.uk.com>
> website. The song is already scoring radio airplay across the UK, as well
> as receiving ecstatic critical notice. "The album's calling card is
> similar in spirit to 'The People,'" declared NME, "but with far stronger
> vocals and more emphasis on melody than a single riff."
> The Music recently made a stunning return to the live stage with an
> awe-inspiring performance at England's annual We Love... Homelands
> festival. That set - "The Music's finest hour," according to the
> influential Drowned In Sound.com webzine - was followed with an remarkable
> headlining appearance at the Love Music Hate Racism benefit at the
> Liverpool Academy.
> Celebrated by the Los Angeles Times for "a grand sound that mixes
> Zeppelin, Queen and U2 into an electronics-spiked sonic storm," the Music
> were unquestionably one of 2003's most exciting new rock 'n' roll outfits.
> Fuelled by a wave of coast-to-coast airplay and a bounty of rave reviews,
> "THE MUSIC" burst onto the American charts, coming in at #4 on Billboard's
> "Heatseekers" ranking of new and developing artists. Righly acclaimed for
> their explosive live shows, the foursome headlined a number of sold-out
> North American dates, along with special guest performances supporting
> Coldplay and the Vines. In addition, the Music appeared on such network
> TV programs as CBS' Late Show With David Letterman and NBC's Later With
> Carson Daly.
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