Rasmus, Alphabeat: ilikemusic because... It makes me happy and it makes me dance around and sometimes it makes me a bit emotional. It encompasses all the emotions from happiness to sadness and it’s fun to play too.
Jo Whiley: ilikemusic because... It makes me laugh and it makes my cry and it gets me out of a stress if I’m in a stress, and, if I’m in a good place then it will make me in a better place. It’s all about the emotion, it’s all about the feeling where music takes you to and what affect it has on you.
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Martin Rowe-Miller: ilikemusic because... it enabled me to win the Motorokrstar UK competition and record with Wyclef and Fergie.
Kelly Rowland: ilikemusic because... Music sets me free. It’s freedom.
Darren: ilikemusic because... It makes me dance like a motherf**ker
Hugo, The Maccabees: ilikemusic because... I just do. I’ve always liked music. It’s just my thing.Ladytron release new single, Sugar, on June 20th - their debut on Island Records. The single, produced by Jim Abiss (Kasabian, DJ Shadow, Placebo) and available on three formats, CD, 7" and 12", will be followed by the release of their third album, Witching Hour on August 29th. The single will feature exclusive new songs plus mixes from the likes of Jagz Kooner, Playgroup and Archigram.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
CD
1. Sugar
2. Tender Talons
3. Sugar (Jagz Kooner mix)
7"
1. Sugar
2. Fighting in Built Up Areas
12"
1. Sugar
2. Sugar (Archigram mix)
3. Sugar (Playgroup vocal)
4. Sugar (Metronomy)
The band, whose last UK show was a sell out London Astoria show in 2004, have also announced some low key dates to coincide with the release of the single. A full UK tour will be announce shortly.
The full list of dates are as follows:
MAY
12th Glasgow Oran Mor
16th Manchester Academy 3
27th BrightonConcorde 2 (The Boutique)
28th Leeds The Faversham
29th Nottingham Liars Club
JUNE
7th London ICA
30th London Wireless Festival
Ladytron released their debut album, 604, in 2001, it was an influential record that instantly gained recognition for it's analogue futurism and classic pop songs, following it up in 2002 with the acclaimed Light & Magic, an album that spawned the cult hit Seventeen, and made Rolling Stone's top 50 albums of the year.
The last 18 months have also seen the band complete successful tours of USA and China before returning to their Liverpool based studio in late 2004 to work on their third album, Witching Hour.
Ladytron are: Helen Marne, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt & Reuben Wu.
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