"Opening up for The Cure is no small accomplishment, and after being handpicked by Robert Smith himself last year, 65daysofstatic join the list of artists that include Cranes, Mogwai, The Rapture, and Muse who have all been supporting acts...The songs felt very much alive, glistening and metallic, almost hard-edged and ethereal at times, but not quite so, and with dark, grungy garage echoing around it. Electronica blended and layered perfectly within magnificently intricate guitars and drums, what 65daysofstatic has been pioneering for quite a few years now....Like The Cure, 65daysofstatic, criss-cross so many different genres it's unfair to just lump them in just one like post/prog rock or something like that. This is a band that loves to perform live, and they clearly show it." - Buzznet's "Pressed for Sound" blog

May and June have been busy months for Sheffield's 65daysofstatic. The Cure have taken this bright and promising group all over North America, bringing their epic instrumental rock to arenas like The Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, the Sasquatch Music Festival, and they just wrapped up their US tour playing NYC's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.

This past winter, while the group was resting between these massive tours, the band went into the studio to record 'The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties' EP to accompany their 2008 tour dates. Comprising two very different takes on the The Destruction of Small Ideas track of the same name, plus two completely new songs, 'The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties' EP answers the question "What happens if we put these instruments down for a couple of seconds and create a 16 strong choir from our own under rehearsed voices?" The result is a brilliantly executed single produced with the sonic exploration of their previous records, while pushing the band towards their dark and dance-club-friendly electronic side.

The EP was released on 65daysofstatic's longtime label, Monotreme Records and when it landed in the UK it received an early spin on the national BBC Radio 1. DJ Dan Carter of BBC Radio 1 introduced "Dance Parties (Mechanised)" as the "hottest record in the world right now!"

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"Dance Parties (Mechanised)" MP3

"Dance Parties (Distant)" MP3

To further enhance the euphoric auditory and visual experience that comes with this striking EP, 65daysofstatic invite fans to remix "Dance Parties" in real time via an interactive website they developed. By toggling the mouse throughout the screen, the music mix changes beats, vocals, guitars, layered effects, and other facets of the song which can only be explored and discovered with personal interaction.

Remix "Dance Parties" with your mouse

The group has also commissioned Dave Holloway, their long time visual director, to create the static filled images of a mysterious dance club in their "Dance Parties (Distant)" music video.

Watch "Dance Parties (Distant)" video:

The group has run out of roads to travel in the US for now, but after the American release of The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties EP we are welcomed into their hopeful future.

Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

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Virgin Records breakthrough band The Last Goodnight has a message they want to share with their second single "Stay Beautiful":

"'Stay Beautiful' is a personal song for me because it talks about a beauty that exists within anything, whether it's a woman, a situation, a dream or an idea," lead singer Kurtis John explains. "But the beauty is anything but superficial; it's real and genuine. It's not forced, fabricated or contrived. Without the vanity, this world is a beautiful place."

The Last Goodnight is using many platforms outside of their live shows and radio airplay to reach people with their message. They have partnered with buzznet.com, the world's fastest growing social media network, to create "The Stay Beautiful Community."

Members can express what "Stay Beautiful" means to them by posting photos, pictures, poems, songs, messages, etc. at the Buzznet Stay Beautiful Group.

Together with fliptrack.com, The Last Goodnight has created a special way for fans to send "Stay Beautiful Mother's Day" wishes with the hit single. Photo tributes to mothers, expressing just how beautiful they are, can be made by visiting www.fliptrack.com/thelastgoodnight. The Last Goodnight fans have already begun spreading the "Stay Beautiful" message themselves by creating their own "Stay Beautiful" group on the popular social network site Facebook. Members of the group can post messages to their friends at Facebook.

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The group, who have spent much of the last eight months on the road, recently joined The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Ne-Yo as the musical talent at Disney's Grad Nite 08' in Orlando. They head to California to play a string of headline shows in May 2008 (full schedule below). "Stay Beautiful" is currently climbing the charts at Top 40 and Hot AC radio and in rotation on VH1 and MTV Hits.

"Stay Beautiful" is the follow up to the debut single "Pictures of You" off the band's debut album 'Poison Kiss'.

"Pictures of You" has already seen massive success worldwide, reaching top 10 status in the U.S. and climbed all the way to the top of the charts in Australia, where it sat at #1 for four consecutive weeks. The band's album 'Poison Kiss' captures the vagaries of life and love through a kaleidoscope of rock, pop, jazz, folk and soul influences that coalesce in an exquisitely nuanced work that is, by turns, shimmering and shattering led by John's soulful, melodic vocals.

The Last Goodnight is comprised of Kurtis John (lead vocals, piano), Michael Nadeau (lead guitar), Leif Christensen (bass), Anton Yurack (keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar), Larone "Skeeter" McMillian (drums) and Ely Rise (keyboards).

May 2008 West Coast Tour Dates:

Dates could change! Go to The Last Goodnight's Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

May 13 San Diego, CA, House of Blues, Delta Room
May 14 Los Angeles, CA, Roxy
May 16, Reno, NV, Club Undergound
May 17, Sacramento, CA, Boardwalk
May 18, San Francisco, CA, Golden Gate Park, Footstock Fest
May 19 Modesto, CA, Fat Cat
May 21, Fresno, CA, Club Fred

Photo credit: Michael Scott Slosar

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