LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/
Asteroids Galaxy Tour Official Website) - Formed less than a year ago, The
Asteroids Galaxy Tour is moving at the speed of light. The band, led by Lars Iversen and Mette Lindberg, created quite a buzz when they came to New York City this past November, heralded (and hosted) by Spin and GBH.TV as one of the hottest new bands from across the pond - thanks to their attention-grabbing 4-track digital EP (3 songs + a remix), 'Around the Bend'.
Music lovers responded loudly: The band has been embraced by Rolling Stone, Anthem, NYLON, GOOD, AOL and Yahoo! Music, while RCRDLBL premiered an exclusive MP3. Whitney Matheson included 'Around the Bend' in her 'POP CANDY' podcast for USA TODAY, and URB will feature TAGT in an upcoming issue.
MTVu featured 'The Sun Ain't Shining No More' video in the 'Freshman Five' in early December, and the producers of 'Gossip Girl' loved the band so much, they used three (!) of the band's songs in their December 1 episode. Oh, and did we mention that The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's song 'Around the Bend' was hand-picked by Steve Jobs for use in the most recent iPod Touch commercial?
'Trust us, [TAGT] are going to usurp the lauded Peter Bjorn & John mangle of Swedish Musical Domination and rock the world while their at it' - Anthem
'It's endetarmsabning - which we're told means 'rad'' - Rolling Stone
'�handclap party jams so infectious even your parents might like them' - Urban Outfitters Blog
Their debut full-length, 'Fruit' swerves left and right with one surprise after another. Each song is a carefully crafted pop gem, guaranteed to get you moving. 'Passport Approved', a syndicated tastemaker weekly radio show showed their love for 'The Golden Age', the sixth track on the album, while AM New York says it is, 'A blast of vintage soul from Copenhagen�a verifiable sensation.'
Their debut full-length 'Fruit' is set for release May 18, 2009 (Small Giants).
TAGT will bring their 6-piece party back to the U.S. in March with the dates below.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour March 2009 US tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
Thursday, March 19 - SXSW, Austin, TX @ Windish Shocase at Emo's Outdoors
Saturday, March 21 - SXSW, Austin, TX @ Chop Shop Showcase
Sunday, March 22 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (LPR)
Tuesday, March 24 - Toronto, ONT @ Wrong Bar
Wednesday, March 25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Friday, March 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Saturday, March 28 - San Francisco, CA - 330 Ritch
Monday, March 30th - San Diego - Casbah
