26 MusicWeek 14.09.12 BATTLE AND BABEL KILLERS AND MUMFORD RETURN LANA DEL REY Born To Die Polydor Out now.
Born To Die is now platinum in the UK, having sold more than two million copies and spun off two million single sales
globally. In a momentous year, Lana won Best Contemporary Song for her first international hit Video Games at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards to follow her Brit award for Best International Newcomer. She returns to the UK this month to perform at the iTunes Festival.
CARLY RAE JEPSEN Kiss Polydor Released September 17
Carly Rae Jepsen dominated the airways earlier this year with Call Me Maybe, taken from debut album Kiss. The
single is the UK’s second biggest seller this year, with over a million copies sold to date, and was No.1 in the UK for four weeks. Current single Good Time, a collaboration wth Owl City, is also flying high backed by This Morning, BBC Breakfast and Radio 1 Live Lounge appearances.
NELLY FURTADO The Spirit Indestructible Polydor Released September 17
Multi-platinum global superstar Nelly Furtado has sold more than 16m albums and 18m singles worldwide in her 12-year
career. She has racked up international honours, including a Grammy Award, a BRIT Award, a Latin Grammy, World Music Award and 10 Juno awards. On her upcoming fifth album, The Spirit Indestructible, Nelly has worked with Salaam Remi, Rodney Jerkins and Bob Rock.
SEX PISTOLS Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols UMC Released September 24
The recently acquired Sex Pistols catalogue gets its first release by Universal Music UK in the shape of a bumper 35th anniversary
edition of one of Britain’s greatest albums. Extensive trawls through the band’s archive have revealed 16 unheard demos which feature on the super-deluxe package. The set is finished off with a luxury hardback book and DVD featuring unseen footage.
NO DOUBT Push And Shove Polydor Released September 24
The California four-piece return after a long hiatus with their sixth album, produced by British super- producer Mark ‘Spike’
Stent and recorded in LA. The album will be exclusively streamed on iTunes UK a week ahead of release and the band are booked on Jonathan Ross to perform the first single, Settle Down.
THE KILLERS Battle Born Mercury Released September 17
With five million albums sold in the UK, the band return with Battle Born – their first studio release since 2008’s million- selling Day & Age. The eagerly awaited new album has all the sonic characteristics expected from a world-class rock band. This is proven with lead single Runaways which has been on a steady rise at radio since it debuted in July and is now playlisted at Radio 1, Radio 2, XFM, Absolute, Real and Wave
105. The Nevada four-piece take up residence in the UK for much of the Autumn with major promo and live performances.
MUMFORD & SONS Babel Island Released September 24
Sigh No More, the four-million selling, Brit Award-winning debut album, established Mumford & Sons as one of the biggest bands in the world. Through the success of the first album and their love of touring, Mumford & Sons have achieved critical and commercial acclaim across the globe, and now they release Babel, one of the most eagerly awaited follow up albums of the year. Produced again by Markus Dravs, the first single will be I Will Wait and is already getting incredible support across the airways.
DAPPY Bad Intentions AATW/Island Releaased October 8
Fresh from his No.1 single No Regrets and No.2 follow-up Rockstar, Dappy returns with a third smash, Good Intentions, on
September 23. His debut solo album, created with the help of the industry’s most in-demand production houses such as Fraser T Smith, SX, Nathan Retro, TMS, Dawood, Wayne Hector and Alf Millar, is a sonic manifestation of Dappy’s personality.
ELLIE GOULDING Halcyon Polydor Released October 8
Winner of the Brits Critics’ Choice and BBC Sound Of 2010 Poll, Ellie’s No.1 debut album Lights was one of the
biggest and fastest selling debuts of 2010, achieving double-platinum status in the UK. The success has been repeated in the US where the triple-platinum single Lights topped both the Top 40 radio chart and the Shazam chart this summer. Worldwide Ellie has sold six million singles and 1.5
THE GROWLING STONES THE ROLLING STONES Grrr Polydor Released November 12
A global Universal priority, this greatest hits collection available in various formats includes two new studio recordings
recently completed by the group in Paris. An innovative and global campaign spanning 50 cities and over 3,000 locations has been launched to reveal the striking sleeve using 3D Augmented Reality technology. Other activity for the band’s 50th year includes new documentary Crossfire Hurricane directed by Brett Morgen and The Rolling Stones 50
million albums. She returns with follow-up album Halcyon, preceded by lead single Anything Could Happen, which was added to Radio 1, Capital, Real Radio and Kiss over a month upfront of its release on September 30.
MIKA The Origin Of Love Island Released Oct 8
Mika’s third album will be preceded by anthemic new single Celebrate, an epic slice of cool modern pop written by Mika and
Pharrell Williams, produced by Nick Littlemore from Empire Of The Sun and also featuring Pharrell on vocals. Mika has sold over 8 million records and earned gold or platinum awards in 32 countries across his previous two albums Life In Cartoon Motion and The Boy Who Knew Too Much.
JAKE BUGG Jake Bugg Mercury Released October 15
After supports with Noel Gallagher and the Stone Roses this summer, the 18- year-old singer-songwriter from Nottingham
headlines his own sold-out UK tour in November. His debut TV appearance on Later With Jools Holland garnered an incredible response from fans and critics alike, and single Lightning Bolt was played during the build-up to Usain Bolt’s Olympics 100m final, broadcasting to a huge audience of 20 million people. With Country Song being used on a major TV sync in Q4, and numerous celebrity fans such as Chris Martin and Lily Allen showing their support on Twitter, everyone is sure to catch the Bugg this winter.
ALESSANDRO Voice From Assisi Decca Released October 15
Voice From Assisi is the debut album from Friar Alessandro who says, “For me, music is a direct line with God.” Produced by
the legendary Mike Hedges, this is a stunning collection of sacred music from an incredible voice including a brand new recording of the Lord’s Prayer, Pater Noster.
TAYLOR SWIFT Red Mercury Released October 22
Six-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift returns in October with her first studio album since 2010’s gold-selling Speak Now.
The 22-year-old has sold over 22 million records worldwide and over a million in the UK alone. Red features collaborations with some of the biggest names in music and takes Taylor in an explosive new direction with a big pop sound. The lead single, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (written by Taylor Swift, Max Martin and Shellback), shot to the top five on iTunes within 24 hours of being released and has already had a fantastic response from radio including early additions from Capital and Radio 1.
LAWSON Chapman Square Global Talent Records/Polydor Release October 22
Four-piece guitar-pop band Lawson first hit the airwaves with debut single When She Was Mine back in May. Charting at
No.4, they followed up with another top five smash when Taking Over Me hit No.3 in August. The band have worked with Grammy-winning producer John Shanks (Take That) on their debut album and are gearing up for Standing In The Dark, their third single into the album. With two sold- out headline tours and appearances at T In The Park, Hard Rock Calling and V Festival under their belts, Lawson will be playing intimate gigs in their home towns this October and November.
book published by Thames & Hudson with an accompanying exhibition at Somerset House. The band will appear at London Film Festival for the premiere of Crossfire Hurricane in October.
DEVLIN A Moving Picture Island Released October 29
Dagenham-born rapper Devlin introduced himself to the UK with gold- selling debut album Bud, Sweat And Beers in
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