The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Alternative pop, psychedelic pop, acid jazz, indie pop |
| Years active | 2007-Present |
| Labels | Small Giants, BMG Rights |
| Members | |
| Mette Lindberg (vocals) Lars Iversen (producer) Miloud Carl Sabri (trumpet) Sven Meinild (saxophone) Mikkel Baltser Dørig (guitar) Rasmus Valldorf (drums) |
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and producer Lars Iversen. When performing live the band extends to a six-piece with horn section, featuring Miloud Carl Sabri (trumpet), Sven Meinild (saxophone), Mads Brinch Nielsen (guitar), and Rasmus Valldorf (drums).[1] Lars Iversen is the primary songwriter and producer. Formed in 2007, the band is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Their debut single, "The Sun Ain't Shining No More", was released on September 15, 2008 on their own label Small Giants. The band is arguably best known for their single "Around the Bend", which was used in an Apple iPod Touch commercial starting in September 2008, and released as a single in December 2008. In 2011 "The Golden Age" was used in an international advertising campaign for Heineken beer, introducing the song and the band to tens of millions of television viewers who had never been aware of "Around the Bend".
Myer, Australia's largest department store chain, used the song "The Golden Age" to launch their 2009 summer range, and SBS Television used the song "The Golden Age" to promote the US television series Mad Men. Heineken Pilsener also used "The Golden Age" in their 2011 commercial "The Entrance", with the band performing live in the commercial. "Around The Bend" is featured in the Anna Wintour documentary movie, The September Issue released in 2009. In late 2008, three songs by the band were featured on the Gossip Girl episode "It's a Wonderful Lie". "Around the Bend" was also featured in the NBC TV series Chuck in episode 209 when Chuck walks into the "Roark Expo" for his first day at work at Roark Instruments. The song "Lady Jesus" was used throughout the entirety of a bar/restaurant scene in the USA Network show Suits.
Mette Lindberg was a guest on the BBC music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in November 2008.[2] More recently the band were guests on the Danish morning TV show Good Morning Denmark. They have also guested on top French music show Taratata where they first performed the track "Inner City Blues", a cover of the Marvin Gaye classic, which later became a favourite of their live shows.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's debut album Fruit was released on September 21, 2009 in Europe, and Oct 27 in the US.
"The Sun Ain't Shining No More" has been chosen as the theme song of the Canadian action comedy television series Insecurity that premiered on January 4, 2011.
The band's second album, Out of Frequency, was released January 31, 2012.[3]
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[edit] Breakthrough
Soon after being recorded, the band's demo was heard by Amy Winehouse who asked the group to be her opening act in Copenhagen. This was the band's first proper live show. Not long after that, the track "Around The Bend" was chosen by Apple to be used in the new iPod Touch commercial to be aired worldwide from December 2008. Following the success of the commercial, "Around The Bend" went on to become the band's biggest single to date, achieving worldwide recognition and sales, and helping to launch the band onto the international stage.
The band supported Katy Perry on several sold out dates for her summer 2009 European tour.
Their song "The Golden Age" is featured in the Heineken advertisement "The Entrance" from 2011.[4]
[edit] Discography[5]
[edit] Studio Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| FRA | AUT | SWI | ||
| Fruit |
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80 | 53 | 84 |
| Out Of Frequency |
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[edit] EPs
- The Sun Ain't Shining No More EP
- The Sun Ain't Shining No More (remixes) EP
- Around the Bend EP
- Live Session EP (iTunes exclusive)
- The Golden Age EP
[edit] Singles
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| AUT | SWI | SPA | UK | CAN | US | ||||
| 2008 | "The Sun Ain't Shining No More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fruit | |
| "Around the Bend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "The Golden Age" | 4 | 7 | 19 | 70 | 60 | 109 | ||
| 2011 | "Major" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out of Frequency | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Lester, Paul (2008-09-05). "No 389: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour". The Guardian
- ^ "BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Series 22, Episode 9". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ftn43. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ Rolling Stone – Exclusive Download: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's 'Heart Attack (CSS Remix)'
- ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/188302/Mette-Lindberg-ad-s-a-Gold-strike/
- ^ "The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's Discography". Facebook.com. http://en-gb.facebook.com/discography/?id=10476912572. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ MTV.com – Out of Frequency
[edit] External links
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Website
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Facebook Page
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Myspace Page
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