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The Rasmus is the eighth, self-titled studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released in Finland on 18 April 2012.

The album received two EMMA (Finnish Grammy) awards for "Best Album Cover" & "Best Music Video (I’m a Mess)".

Background

After Lauri Ylönen finished touring for his debut solo album, the band entered the studio in the summer of 2011 to begin writing and recording their eighth studio album.^[1] On February 25, 2012 The Rasmus debuted the lead single "I'm a Mess" at the finals of UMK in Finland. The song was released on March 5, 2012.^[2] In February the band announced that the upcoming album would be self-titled, and would be released on April 18.^[3]

'The Rasmus' is set to be re-issued in Autumn 2012, featuring a new track titled 'Mysteria', which will also be released as a single.^[4]

Musical style and influences

Starting on Autumn of 2009, Lauri Ylönen wrote songs with Pauli Rantasalmi in Singapore, with the intention of composing the new album, but ended in a more electronical form, songs that were added into the Lauri Ylönen's debut solo album New World,^[5] an album with Daft Punk production influences. An electronic sound can be noted in the album. Lauri Ylönen Said that they wanted to go back to the sound from the Into era,^[6] while the bassist Eero Heinonen, said: "Some songs from the next album would be ballads, other songs would have strong realist lyrics, but i'm sure that the fans will love it".^[7]

Track listing

All Music and lyrics composed by The Rasmus

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stranger"	3:59
2.	"I'm a Mess"	4:12
3.	"It's Your Night"	3:37
4.	"Save Me Once Again"	4:36
5.	"Someone's Gonna Light You Up"	3:44
6.	"End of the Story"	4:10
7.	"You Don't See Me"	3:13
8.	"Somewhere"	5:29
9.	"Friends Don't Do Like That"	4:27
10.	"Sky"	3:59

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Stranger" (Acoustic)	3:36

Amazon bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"I'm a Mess" (Acoustic)	3:45
12.	"Stranger" (Acoustic)	3:36

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mess-Avalanche" (Revamped by Pauli Rantasalmi)	4:03

The Rasmus Tour Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mysteria"	3:34
12.	"Stranger" (Felix Zenger Beatbox Remix)	3:15
13.	"Stranger Wanderer" (remix by Dj Tuhat)	3:29
14.	"Sky" (Piano by Aynsley Green)	3:50
15.	"Save Me Once Again" (Piano by Aynsley Green)	2:36

Singles

The first single released from the new album, "I'm a Mess", was first heard at the live final of Finland's national selection process for the Eurovision song contest^[8] as a guest performance act, and was released as a single on March 5.^[9] In May, the band released a self-made music video for the song "Somewhere" with clips of them in the studio, in concert, and in a normal day.^[10] "Stranger" was released as the second single on May 15, 2012 in Finland, this was confirmed by guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi while was responding to fan's questions in Radio Nova on April 15. The video for Stranger was filmed in Sinapore, and depicts Lauri dressed as a king and finding himself as a stranger in a new time.^[11]

A Tour Edition of the album is released in November 9, with the 10 previous tracks and 5 bonus tracks, incluiding a new single: Mysteria, released in September 24.

Tour

On February 23, the band announced a tour in May. Presenting 11 shows in Europe, starting in Stockholm on May 7.Their supporting band is the British band InMe.^[12] As said by Universal, a total of 7 shows were added for October in Finland. New dates were added for Autumn at the end of the May Tour. All 2012 confirmed Tour Dates can be found below.

TOUR DATES 2012

07.05.12 Göta Källare, Stockholm [SE]
09.05.12 Gruenspan, Hamburg [GER]
10.05.12 Columbia Club, Berlin [GER]
11.05.12 Stodola, Warsaw [POL]
13.05.12 Arena, Vienna [AUT]
14.05.12 Backstage Werk, Munich [GER]
15.05.12 Abart, Zürich [CH]
16.05.12 Magazzini Generale, Milan [IT]
18.05.12 Gloria, Cologne [GER]
19.05.12 La Maroquinerie, Paris [FR]
21.05.12 O2 Academy Islington, London [UK]
22.06.12 Yekaterinburg, Divs [RU]
24.06.12 Krasnodar, Sobranie Club [RU]
26.06.12 Kiev, Stereo Plaza [UA]
28.06.12 Odessa, Itaka Club [UA]
30.06.12 Dnepropetrovsk, Best City Festival [UA]
06.07.12 Turku, Ruisrock [FI]
04.08.12 Kemi, Kemin satama [FI]
10.10.12 Turku, Logomo [FI]
11.10.12 Mikkeli, Mikaeli [FI]
12.10.12 Lahti, Sibelius-Talo [FI]
13.10.12 Tampere, Tampere-Talo [FI]
14.10.12 Kuopio, Musiikkikeskus [FI]
17.10.12 Tallinn, Rock Cafe [EE]
18.10.12 Hämeenlinna, Verkatehdas [FI]
19.10.12 Helsinki, Tavastia [FI]
20.10.12 Helsinki, Tavastia [FI]
10.11.12 Gdansk, Parlament [PL]
11.11.12 Kraków, Kwadrat, Klub Studencki [PL]
13.11.12 Budapest, Club 202 [HU]
14.11.12 Trencin, Piano [SK]
15.11.12 Graz, PPC [AT]
16.11.12 Roncade, New Age [IT]
17.11.12 Rome, Orion Club [IT]
19.11.12 Marseille, Cabaret Aléatoire [FR]
20.11.12 Clermont Ferrand, La Coopérative de Mai [FR]
21.11.12 Bilbao, Rockstar [ES]
22.11.12 Madrid, Caracol Arena [ES]
23.11.12 Barcelona, Salamandra 1 [ES]
26.11.12 Karlsruhe, Substage [DE]
27.11.12 Solothurn, Kulturfabrik Kofmehl [CH]
28.11.12 Dornbirn, Conrad Sohm [AT]
29.11.12 Prague, Meet Factory [CZ]
30.11.12 Leipzig, Werk 2 [DE]
01.12.12 Amsterdam, Melkweg Max [NL]
03.12.12 Frankfurt, Batschkapp [DE]
04.12.12 Bochum, Zeche [DE]
05.12.12 Antwerp, Trix [BE]
07.12.12 Moscow, Live Hall [RU]
08.12.12 St. Petersburg, Kosmonavt [RU]
10.12.12 Bristol, Thekla [UK]
11.12.12 Birmingham, O2 Academy 2 [UK]
12.12.12 Glasgow, Garage [UK]
13.12.12 Manchester, Club Academy [UK]
14.12.12 London, Electric Ballroom [UK]
15.12.12 Nottingham, Nottingham Rock City [UK]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	23
Finnish Albums Chart	3
German Albums Chart	26
Russian Albums Chart^[13]	20
Swiss Albums Chart	46

Personnel

The Rasmus

Lauri Ylönen – Vocals
Eero Heinonen – Bass
Pauli Rantasalmi – Guitar
Aki Hakala – Drums

Production

Martin Hansen – Producer, Recording, Mixing
Svante Forsbäck – Mastering
Takayuki Nakazawa – Installation
Musuta Ltd. – Design
Hiroshi Manaka – Photography

As appears on the album booklet.^[14]

References

[1] ttp://www.laurimusic.com/profile/

[2] ttp://satumaa.yle.fi/umk/2012-01-16/the-rasmuksen-odotetun-uuden-singlen-maailman-ensiesitys-umkn-finaalissa

[3] ttp://www.therasmus.com/home.html

[4] ttp://www.therasmus-hellofasite.com/2012/09/mysteria-and-a-new-edition-of-the-rasmus-album/

[5] ttp://www.laurimusic.com/profile/

[6] ttp://satumaa.yle.fi/umk/2012-01-16/the-rasmuksen-odotetun-uuden-singlen-maailman-ensiesitys-umkn-finaalissa "The Rasmuksen odotetun uuden singlen maailman ensiesitys UMK:n finaalissa"

[7] ttp://www.15min.lt/naujiena/zmones/muzika/melancholija-prisijaukine-the-rasmus-ivertino-lietuvaiciu-grozi-28-109765

[8] ttp://yle.fi/extrem/artikel/musiknoje/42599-Ny-singel-av-The-Rasmus-pa-UMK

[9] ttp://www.universalmusic.fi/uutiset/uutiset/2012/2/23/the-rasmus-palaa---uusi-albumi-the-rasmus-julkaistaan-184-

[10] Video on YouTube

[11] ttp://www.radionova.fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/Pauli-vastaa-The-Rasmuksen-fanien-lahettamiin-kysymyksiin-tassa--24894.html

[12] ttp://www.therasmus.com/news/index.html

[13] "Идентификация Дорна - Российские музыкальные чарты. Недели 27 и 28 - 2012" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[14] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music

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