SEATTLE, WA. & WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ iLike) - International DJ and production duo
Thievery Corporation and leading social music discovery service iLike announced today that
Radio Retaliation, the band's fifth independent studio album, will stream in its entirety exclusively across iLike beginning
September 19, five days before the album's release on
September 23. This is the first time iLike and Facebook have jointly promoted a worldwide listening event, which will take place during the album's exclusive window of pre-order availability at iTunes. Additionally,
Thievery Corporation have made a series of video messages, in which they introduce and discuss their highly anticipated new album, that iLike will premier and distribute across the Web.
"Apart from a few independent bastions, there is no musical or informational freedom on the U.S. airwaves anymore. They've been bought up, consolidated and homogenized," said Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation. "Music is suffering and Radio Retaliation is about an exodus of conscious people who are willing to acknowledge something is wrong. We chose iLike as the platform to debut this record because it offers us a direct vehicle to share our music and communicate with fans worldwide, free from editorializing or whitewashing of our messages."
"This record is our most internationally oriented, said Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation. "We worked with artists from around the world so it made intuitive sense to us to debut the album across the Web on iLike. The roots of our inspiration have always come from what is happening globally. It's hard to close your eyes and sleep while the world is burning around you. If you are an artist, this is the most essential time to speak up."
"Radio Retaliation, inspired by iconic groups like the Clash and Public Enemy, might be Thievery Corporation's most progressive album yet," said Ali Partovi, CEO of iLike. "As traditional media are failing musicians and music lovers alike, I'm honored that this progressive band recognizes iLike's direct-to-fan channel as a compelling substitute. We're delighted that Facebook recently recognized iLike as one of two inaugural Great Apps on Facebook Platform. As a Great App, iLike enjoys greater visibility and integration opportunities to engage Facebook's 100 million users in listening to this seminal release."
In addition to being available on Thievery Corporation's iLike page, the iLike worldwide Radio Retaliation listening party and exclusive Thievery Corporation video messages for fans will debut through the iLike Sidebar for iTunes and Windows Media Player (www.iLike.com/download), as well as on iLike's leading application on Facebook. Facebook and iLike will promote this special online event via targeted placements across Facebook. The album will be available for pre-order via iLike's retail links to iTunes. San Francisco based digital distributor INgrooves will handle distribution of Radio Retaliation worldwide excluding Australia and New Zealand.
To listen to Thievery Corporation's Radio Retaliation and watch their exclusive video messages, please visit www.iLike.com/thieverycorp beginning on September 19. To learn more about iLike's free content syndication model for artists, please visit: www.iLike.com/forartists.
About iLike, inc
iLike is the Web's leading social music discovery service and the dominant music application on the Facebook and other leading platforms. With more than 30 million registered users, iLike helps people share music recommendations, playlists, and personalized concert alerts. The iLike Sidebar for iTunes and Windows Media Player suggests new music, creates automatic playlists, and connects people through music. iLike offers musicians and labels a convenient Artist Dashboard from which to reach fans and manage their presence across multiple channels including Facebook, iLike.com, iLike Sidebar plugins for iTunes and Windows Media Player, and iLike's iPhone application. By leveraging iLike's vast database of music lovers and their favorite artists, iLike helps artists communicate with fans and cultivate the viral spread of their music. iLike, inc also runs indie music site GarageBand.com.
About Thievery Corporation's Radio Retaliation
Internationally acclaimed artists Thievery Corporation are set to release their incendiary fifth studio album, entitled Radio Retaliation, on September 23 on ESL Music. Thievery Corporation, comprised of the highly regarded DJ and production duo Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, are best known for fusing a vast array of cultural influences in their music. This 15-track record takes their trademark "outernational" aesthetic to the next level with inspiration from the sounds of Jamaica, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The album was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, DC and the vibe is decidedly political. Thievery Corporation raise the bar with a new cast of musical collaborators including: Nigeria's afro-beat heir Femi Kuti; Brazilian star vocalist and guitarist Seu Jorge; Indian sitar virtuoso Anushka Shankar; Slovakian chanteuse and violinist Jana Andevska; and Washington DC's own go-go originator Chuck Brown. Also returning are long time co-conspirators Sleepy Wonder, LouLou, Notch, Zee and Verny Varela. Playing sold out venues and festivals worldwide, Thievery Corporation continue to dazzle thousands of music fans with their kaleidoscopic live show. With a rotating cast of instrumentalists, vocalists, exotic belly dancers and even surprise appearances with guests like Perry Farrell and Bebel Gilberto, Thievery Corporation offers an unpredictable and unparalleled live experience. The band will perform select live U.S. and European dates in the fall.
