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Fri. Feb. 3 When you want to hear deep funk and psychedelia, where do you turn? To George Clinton, of course. (And George will be at Berklee in February doing a four-day session with students and concert Feb. 16.) But George isn't always around and at - well, agel ess, it seems - he won't be around forever. So, how about ... Copenhagen? The Asteroids Galaxy Tour have been winning over audiences globally since 2007 with their unique brand of cutting edge, soulful, infectious pop. Nylon calls it: “A scintillating update to the Funkadelic sound” and Rolling Stone blurbs, that it's "a frothy retro-future party mix based in Sixties soul and Seventies funk, and buoyed by sci-fi synths and dub effects.” They begin a US tour at the end of January and land at the Middle East Downstairs Friday Feb. 3. Their new album, "Out of Frequency," dropped Tuesday. They're fronted by sexy pixie singer Mette Lindberg and producer-keyboardist-songwriter Lars Iverson, fleshed out by four other players, including a horn section, in concert.
They have a signature sound that infuses indie-pop with neo-psychedelia, dance and retro-futuristic soul. Consider the slinky “Major," a seductive slab of '70s blaxploitation-esque horn stabs and edgy vocals that are the perfect balance of commanding and sweet. Title track “Out Of Frequency” highlights the soulful side of the band with its smoky nostalgic atmosphere and “Fantasy Friend Forever” has all the elements of an ecstatic psych-pop explosion with it’s thumpin’ booty-shaking beat and addictive hooks.
Have you heard 'em in TV ads? Sure. With commercial radio on the wane, this is - for better or worse - an avenue for bands to get heard. The band was first put on the map when its song “Around The Bend” was featured in a popular iPod Touch ad in 2008, launching The Asteroids Galaxy Tour’s career worldwide. Steve Jobs reportedly chose the tune himself. The single “The Golden Age” was chosen by Heineken for use in a global 2011 campaign which also features Lindberg. The new single, "Heart Attack," is more of a synth-pop tune, but rest assured the album on the whole has that retor-soul-funk feel to it.
This is a link single "Heart Attack," the first single from the new album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNvmFGNLRU&feature=youtu.be
A link to a live (good recording) version of "Around the Bend" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uag8i8aLbBA&feature=related
Link to "The Sun Ain't Shining No More" http://www.mtviggy.com/videos/the-asteroids-galaxy-tour-the-sun-aint-shining-no-more/
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