Starsailor cover Sugababes!
7 Dec 2005 [NME]
Starsailor are to cover Sugababes on the B-side of their new single.
A live version of 'Push The Button', a Number One hit earlier this year, appears on the CD version of 'This Time'. The track is the second to be lifted from the band's third LP 'On The Outside'. It's released on January 23.
The 7" coloured vinyl features a new track called 'Believe Me', while the DVD version offers the video to 'This Time', a live version of the track recorded at Nottingham Rock City, and 'Believe Me'.
[CD]
This Time
Push The Button (Jo Whiley Radio 1Live Lounge version)
[DVD]
This Time (video)
In The Crossfire (Live From Brixton Academy) (video)
This Time (Live from Nottingham Rock City) (audio)
Believe Me (Exclusive new track) (audio)
[7" Vinyl]
This Time
Believe Me (Exclusive new track)
Liaten Oxford gig
22 Nov 2005 [BBC Radio1]
The Oxford gig on Thursday 17th November was played on Steve Lamacq's show on Monday 21st November. You can listen it on demand now.
> Steve Lamacq's show - forward 1hour 15min!
Setlist
Alcoholic
Poor Misguided fool
In My Blood
This Time
Fever
In The Crossfire4 To The Floor
Good Souls
Silence Is Easy
Amsterdam live webcast
10 Oct 2005 [Fabchannel.com]
Good news! Starsailor perfoms at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on 12 Oct and this concert will be broadcast live over the internet, in video and audio, at www.fabchannel.com.
Afterwards the concert will be included in the online video archive at Fabchannel.com.
Both live and on demand the concert is free to watch.
The webcast starts at 21:00 CET (check www.fabchannel.com for your local time)
The direct link http://www.starsailor.fabchannel.com
Starsailor in the Live Lounge
5 Oct 2005 [BBC Radio1]
Starsailor were Jo Whiley's Live Lounge guests this morning (Wednesday).
They were on top form despite doing a gig in Manchester in front of their family and friends the night before!
They performed their current single 'In the Crossfire', and they also gave us their rendition of the current No.1 - Sugababes' 'Push the Button'.
You can see the gallery and listen to the tracks and interview. Starsailor's new album 'On the Outside' is out on 17 October.
On The Outside
5 Oct 2005 [EMI Japan]
In Japan, Starsailor's new album 'On The Outside' will be released on 2nd Nov.
No extra track has reported by EMI Japan web site.
Starsailor showcase new album as low-key tour begins
5 Oct 2005 [NME]
Starsailor played the first in a series of UK club shows in Edinburgh last night (October 3) ahead of their third album's 'On The Outside''s release on October 17.
Among the 16-song set at the city's Venue were five tracks taken from the new album, including new single 'In The Crossfire', 'Counterfeit Life', 'Way Back Home', 'Keep Us Together' and 'This Time' .
Singer James Walsh said he was happy to be playing in such an intimate setting, saying: "It's great to be in a venue this size again. It reminds us of when we were starting out at places like the Manchester Roadhouse ."
The set also included a solo acoustic cover of 1988 Top Ten hit 'Somewhere In My Heart' by Scottish band Aztec Camera . Walsh explained this was to make up for a competition winners' gig at Glasgow King Tut's the previous month, where he covered Oasis ' 'Champagne Supernova' as he couldn't think of a song by a local band to perform. King Tut's was famously the venue where Creation Records boss Alan McGee discovered Oasis .
The club tour continues at Manchester Jabez Clegg tonight (October 4), then Birmingham Irish Centre on October 6 and Bristol Bierkeller on October 7. Starsailor 's full national tour starts on October 30 at Liverpool Carling Academy .
The setlist last night was:
'Counterfeit Life'
'Poor Misguided Fool'
'Alcoholic'
'Fever'
'Way Back Home'
'Four To The Floor'
'This Time'
'Telling Them'
'Somewhere In My Heart'
'Love Is Here'
'Fidelity'
'Keep Us Together'
'Tie Up My Hands
'Good Souls'
'In The Crossfire'
'Silence Is Easy'
The band's full UK tour calls at:
Liverpool Carling Academy (October 30)
Newcastle Carling Academy (31)
Glasgow Carling Academy (November 1)
Leeds University (3)
Manchester Carling Apollo (4)
Sheffield Octagon (5)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (7)
Birmingham Carling Academy (8)
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall (10)
Norwich UEA (11)
Cardiff University (13)
Bath Pavilions (14)
Nottingham Rock City (15)
Oxford Brookes University (17)
London Carling Brixton Academy (18)
UK tour announced
16 Sep 2005 [Official Site]
Starsailor are pleased to announce a full UK tour, details below:
October
- Sun 30 Liverpool Carling Academy
- Mon 31 Newcastle Carling Academy
- Tue 01 Glasgow Carling Academy
- Thu 03 Leeds University
- Fri 04 Manchester Carling Apollo
- Sat 05 Sheffield Octagon
- Mon 07 Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Tue 08 Birmingham Carling Academy
- Thu 10 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
- Fri 11 Norwich UEA
- Sun 13 Cardiff University
- Mon 14 Bath Pavilions
- Tue 15 Nottingham Rock City
- Thu 17 Oxford Brookes University
- Fri 18 London Brixton Carling Academy
- Thu 03 Leeds University
Other news - Starsailor will be performing 'In The Crossfire' on T4 on Saturday 24th September, more news on TV and radio performances to be announced in the next week.
Starsailor to play UK tour of small venues
31 Aug 2005 [NME]
STARSAILOR are to play a UK tour of small venues to coincide with the release of their new album.
The band release their third LP 'On The Outside' on October 17, preceded by a new single 'In The Crossfire' on October 3.
Four small shows are also confirmed for October, visiting:
Edinburgh The Venue (October 3)
Manchester Jabez Clegg (4)
Birmingham Irish Centre (6)
Bristol Bierkeller (7)
In The Crossfire
27 Aug 2005 [Official Site]
'In The Crossfire' will be released on three formats:
- 7" limited coloured vinyl
- A In The Crossfire
- B Always
- CD
- 1. In The Crossfire
- 2. Always
- DVD includes free poster
- 1. In the Crossfire video
- 2. Four To The Floor live at Somerset House
- 3. In The Crossfire audio
- 2. Four To The Floor live at Somerset House
Starsailor return with 'unrestrained' new album
17 Aug 2005 [NME]
STARSAILOR have confirmed to NME.COM details of their new album and comeback single.
'On The Outside' is set for release on October 17, preceded by a new single 'In The Crossfire' on October 3.
'On The Outside' was recorded in LA during April and May and produced by Rob Schnapf.
Singer James Walsh told NME.COM: "With this album there's elements of the first two albums. We've been trying to make sure the music's unrestrained, but it was important to get the lyrics right on this one too.
"I was getting there on the second album ('Silence Is Easy'). I wanted to make sure all the songs had cohesion and that the album had something to say as well as being great for people to listen to."
The tracklisting for the album runs:
- In The Crossfire
- Counterfeit Life
- In My Blood
- Faith Hope Love
- I Don't Know
- Way Back Home
- Keep Us Together
- Get Out While You Can
- This Time
- White Light
- Jeremiah
New Album and Single Details
17 Aug 2005 [Official Site]
The new Starsailor album is called On The Outside. It is scheduled to be released on October 17th. It will be preceded by the single, In The Crossfire on October 3rd.
The full album tracklisting is:
- In The Crossfire
- Counterfeit Life
- In My Blood
- Faith Hope Love
- I Dont Know
- Way Back Home
- Keep Us Together
- Get Out While You Can
- This Time
- White Light
- Jeremiah
Steve Lamacq will be playing In The Crossfire on his Radio 1 show on Monday 22nd.
Details of the single formats and tracklisting will follow shortly. Well be having a pre-sale via the site and well be in touch with further details next week.
Starsailor news
27 July 2005 [Official Site]
Just in case, you didn't received official e-mail.
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Starsailor, just returned from completing the recording of their third album play at Somerset House in London next Tuesday 2nd August, we can confirm that the support acts are South and El Presidente. More news on Starsailor's forthcoming album to follow soon.
Starsailor get political on new album
5 July 2005 [NME]
STARSAILOR's third album is set to be their most political yet.
The album, the follow-up to 2003's 'Silence Is Easy', is set for release later this year. Speaking to Rolling Stone singer James Walsh said that the untitled record is more "outward looking".
He said: "[The new record] is more outward-looking, more influenced by what's going on in the world. You go into the vocal booth and think that this has got to be as pure and pristine as Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley - but with the aggression and rock & roll attitude of Liam Gallagher. Trying to find that balance can be like trying to achieve the impossible, but you've got to go for it."
Starsailor to play Somerset House
2 Jun 2005 [Official Site]
Starsailor will be headlining a gig in the beautiful surroundings of Somerset House in London on August 2nd. This is part of a series of gigs sponsored by Grolsch. More details including the support act/timings will be confirmed shortly.
Tickets are available for pre-sale via this link (from tomorrow). Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday from the usual outlets.
Tim Burgess fronts Starsailor
29 Apr 2005 [NME]
TIM BURGESS celebrated the US release of his solo album in LOS ANGELES last night by performing a gig with members of STARSAILOR as his band.
Burgess' set at the Viper Room club drew an all-star crowd that included Robbie Williams as well as Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwan and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody.
Performing for almost an hour, Burgess used members of Starsailor, who are in LA recording their third album, as his backing band.
The tiny club was jam packed with fans from the UK and the US, in town for this weekend's Coachella music festival.
"I think of this as a pre-Coachella gig, with me at the top of the bill," the singer joked during his set.
In addition to performing tracks 'Oh My Corazon' and 'I Believe in the Sprit' ff his new record, Burgess performed three Charlatans tunes including 'North Country Boy', which he dedicated to his bandmates in Britain.
Starsailor return to the Astoria
6 Mar 2005 [Official Site]
Starsailorwill be playing at The Astoria in London on May 25th as part of the Bud live week. The band will showcase numbers from their forthcoming third album as well as tracks from their first two records "Love Is Here" and "Silence Is Easy".
Support acts will be announced shortly.
For ticket detail, visit official site.
Starsailor become French chart-toppers
28 Jan 2005 [NME]
STARSAILOR have become unlikely chart stars in France - selling records in volumes that would make them chart-toppers back home.
The four-piece went to Number One across the channel just before Christmas with a Jacques Le Cont remix of single 'Four To The Floor'. The track has topped sales of 400,000. Such sales would easily outstrip any other releases in Britain.
The success of the single has upped demand for album 'Silence Is Easy' amongst Gallic fans. It has been re-released and has sold 50% more than in the previous 18 months of release.
"Itfs really great. It has come totally out of the blue," said frontman James Walsh. "I always knew the French were a nation with really great taste."
Walsh also revealed that he has a bank of songs ready for the bandfs third album. They will start recording in mid-spring, though there is no release date yet.
Starsailor frontman joins Belfast fundraising show for Asian Tsunami victim
9 Jan 2005 [NME]
STARSAILOR frontman JAMES WALSH has been added to the bill of a fundraising show in BELFAST for the victims of the Asian tsunami.
Walsh will play an acoustic set at the Limelight club on January 23. He joins a line-up that includes local rock veterans Therapy, plus some 40 other local bands including the likes of Driving By Night, Fighting With Wire and Slim Memphis.
The all-day gig will run from 12noon until midnight and will be spread across the venue's three rooms - The Limelight, Katy DalysM and Spring And Airbrake. Tickets will cost £10.