A-ha “Nothing Is Keeping You Here” single + November 2009 UK tour
By bandweblogs on Sep 7, 2009 in Albums, Bands, Music News, New Releases, Press Releases, a-ha | Tags: Bands on Twitter, Morten Harket, Steve Osborne, Tour Dates
“Nothing Is Keeping You Here” the second single taken from the hit album released 21 September, 2009
A-Ha return, hot off the back of their massive hit album ‘Foot Of The Mountain’, with their brand new single “Nothing Is Keeping You Here” on 21 September 2009 released on Universal Music Record Label (UMRL).
The keyboard driven rhythmic opening of “Nothing Is Keeping You Here” quickly gives way to Morten Harket’s trademark, rich and troubled vocal as A-ha explore the melancholy of potential loss. Swathed in beats and deep orchestration, the new single mix of the track is a stark contrast to the more measured instrumentation of the album version. The single was remixed by Steve Osborne (New Order, Placebo, Suede, Elbow).
Commenting on their return to their synth roots, Morten Harket explained, “The challenge is to figure out what direction to take. A song like The Sun Always Shines On TV is a good example. It’s essentially a ballad but we put a pounding beat to it – it turned into a power track. With this album, we tried different versions of the songs, but in the end we came back to synths. It’s how we started out in the ‘80s before we became more interested in acoustic and analogue instruments. This is a return to synth-based thinking.”
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A-ha’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket have sold in excess of 36 million records and their ninth studio album ‘Foot Of The Mountain’ looks set to continue the trend.
Claiming their highest UK chart position in 21 years, the critically acclaimed album reached #5:
“a masterpiece of pop desolation” – **** – The Times ‘Playlist’
“a fine specimen” – **** – Independent on Sunday
“unmistakable pop brilliance” – Evening Standard
“Epic” **** – The Times
“Sublime” – **** – The Sun
Following their triumphant show at Camden’s Roundhouse in July as part of the iTunes Live festival, A-ha will return to the UK in November 2009 for a UK tour:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
Mon 2 November, 2009 – National Indoor Arena – Birmingham
Tue 3 November, 2009 – Manchester Evening News Arena – Manchester
Wed 4 November, 2009 – O2 Arena – London
The single “Nothing Is keeping You Here” is released on 21 September 2009.
The album ‘Foot Of The Mountain’ is out now.
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