Artista: Neil Leyton

Nome do álbum: The Betrayal of the Self 

Dia 26 de Julho, 2ª feira, Neil Leyton edita pela primeira vez em Portugal o seu último álbum – The Betrayal of the Self. Este álbum fala-nos da dualidade do ser humano e da personalidade de todos nós – a batalha entre o que somos e o que queremos ser. Para Neil Leyton “não há nada pior do que sentir que a nossa vida não foi realmente vivida” e, nesse sentido, este álbum representa a vida vivida com garra e coragem na procura do eu.

Neil Leyton nasceu em Lisboa e é um cantautor com mais de 15 anos de carreira internacional no mundo do Rock n’ Roll independente.

Foi vocalista da banda sensação de Toronto nos anos 90 The Conscience Pilate, e tem três álbuns a solo editados, entre um série de EP’s e participações em inúmeros projectos paralelos ao longo do seu percurso artístico.

The Betrayal of the Self foi gravado em Estocolmo (em fita, claro!) e conta com a participação de vários convidados da cena do Rock n’ Roll Sueco: Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters), Dregen (Backyard Babies), The Duke of Honk (The Solution, Diamond Dogs), Johan Johanson entre outros. Foi também com o projecto Imperial State Electric, de Nicke Andersson que, recentemente, Neil Leyton participou na 1ª parte dos concertos de KISS em Madrid e Barcelona.

De outro projecto paralelo com Nicke Andersson nasceu o single de edição limitada em Vinil de 7 polegadas intitulado The Point, que estará disponível em Portugal simultaneamente com The Betrayal of the Self a 26 de Julho de 2010.

Os seus trabalhos já estão disponíveis pelo mundo fora (Canadá, Reino Unido, Escandinávia, BeNeLux, Alemanha, Finlândia e mais) e agora, finalmente, o seu último trabalho The Betrayal of the Self chega a Portugal.

Nesse sentido, Neil Leyton irá iniciar uma sequência de concertos e showcases nacionais a solo acústicos. O que se recomenda, acima de tudo, é que se veja Neil Leyton ao vivo. Pela voz, pelas músicas, pela presença e atitude e, acima de tudo, pelo carácter e intensidade deste artista apaixonado por Portugal.

Showcases confirmados:

FNAC Cascais – 28 de Julho – 21:30h

FNAC Colombo – 30 de Julho – 21:30h

FNAC Chiado – 31 de Julho – 18h

FNAC Algarve – 13 de Agosto – 22h

Agente: Ana Figueiredo +351917448089

Promotora: Sara Espírito Santo +351966756906
 

TV SMITH – BIOGRAPHY

TV Smith rose to prominence in the first wave of British punk rock as singer and songwriter for the Adverts who, after frequent early appearances at the seminal Roxy club in London in 1977, gained cult success with the Stiff Records single "One Chord Wonders." This turned to notoriety when their next release, "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" thrust them into the upper reaches of the U.K. charts. A further single, “Not Time To Be 21” also entered the charts, and the band spent the rest of the year playing live, including major tours with The Damned and Iggy Pop. The album that followed in 1978, "Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts" charted on its first week of release, and is considered to be one of the few genuine classics of the era.

The Adverts released one further album, “Cast Of Thousands,” before their split in 1979. Mercilessly slammed by the critics at the time, the album has recently found new favour, and was recently described by Mojo magazine as “the long lost punk album that rivals The Clash’s ‘London Calling,’”

TV went on to tour and record with TV Smith's Explorers, who achieved a hit with the single “Tomahawk Cruise.” When the band split, he spent a period away from the live circuit, writing and recording songs – among them “Lord’s Prayer” for Lords Of The New Church. He entered the live arena again in the late 1980’s, playing sporadic gigs with his band Cheap, before re-emerging as a solo artist in 1992 with the release of the acoustically-infused "March of the Giants” on the Cooking Vinyl label.

The nineties saw TV gigging relentlessly throughout Europe, as well as releasing two further solo albums, 1995's "Immortal Rich" - which came out in the U.S. on long-time fan Henry Rollins' label - and 1999's "Generation Y." In 2001 German chart-toppers Die Toten Hosen performed as TV's backing band to record "Useless," an album of re-recordings of classic TV Smith songs, which became his biggest selling album since The Adverts.

In 2002, an internet-only acoustic anti-war single “Not In My Name” released during the build-up to the Iraq invasion received more than 7,000 downloads. Since then, TV has continued to prove himself as one of the UK finest and most consistent songwriters with the release of “Not A Bad Day” (2003), and “Misinformation Overload” (2006).

In 2007, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of The Adverts, TV put together a band called The Bored Teenagers to play a sold out performance of “Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts” at London’s historic 100 Club. A CD and DVD was released of the concert, and the band went on to play a number of festivals through Europe, including a triumphant main stage appearance at the annual Rebellion punk festival.

A new studio album “In The Arms Of My Enemy” was released on the Boss Tuneage label in 2008 to critical acclaim. TV’s latest album, released at the request of his fans, is a double live CD of a recent solo concert in Germany featuring the entire one hour fifty minute set. Selling for the price of a single CD, “TV Smith live at the NVA” is available on Boss Tuneage from October 2009.

Meanwhile, TV continues to tour the world, bringing his epic solo show to ever-increasing audiences. He plays more than 100 gigs a year, and has recently performed in the USA, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and of course the UK, where he was recently invited to play support on major tours by artists as diverse as Dead Men Walking and Toy Dolls. His on the road experiences have been documented in two books of tour diaries published by Arima: Volume One, “Getting There,” and Volume Two, “How To Feel Human.”

“This punk survivor should be embraced, celebrated and added to the compulsory listening list of any self respecting music fan in the country. More than a mere collection of songs, ‘In The Arms Of My Enemy’ possesses that rare quality of genuinely capturing a mood and a feeling of a nation. This album is a real triumph for honest, heartfelt and informed song-writing.”  Sonic Dice

“Officially a Damn Good Thing.” Subba-culcha

“The songs snap along with catchiness injected into every riff: a protest record that reveals a raging flame within its creator.” Record Collector

A full length documentary of TV Smith, covering his time with The Adverts and his subsequent solo career is currently being completed by WDF Productions.

Latest news, archives, and photos can be found at www.tvsmith.com

Disponível para Portugal para o mês de Outubro 2010.

Agente para Portugal: Ana Figueiredo

+351917448089

Cosie Cherie

It was on a night in the middle of August of 2006, on a beach in Portugal, where a Dutch boy and a Portuguese girl met each other. Very soon they discovered they had the same interests.

Tânia, born in Portugal in 1987 started singing since she was able to say her first words and later on she started practicing the piano. Job, born in Holland in 1980 started to play the cello when he was young and later on he discovered the guitar.

After getting to know each other, by making an attempt to play “Fever” from Peggy Lee, that led to their song “What will you do”, they decided to start a duo, “Cosie Cherie”, making their sounds with vocals, guitar and other instruments as piano and banjo.

Cosie Cherie is on an endless search for balance, rhythm and rimes swinging in harmony on mysterious frequencies, into delirious cherry trees that grow out of curious and oblivious irrationality... But most of all, for true, warm and happy sounds. Cosie Cherie’s self-written and composed songs could be categorized in the genres country and acoustic folk.

At this time, Cosie Cherie is working hard on their first EP that hopefully will be finished soon. It will contain 5 songs with “Traveling” as the single.

Untill now, Cosie Cherie had the opportunity and the pleasure to play for a live audience in a few places such as in Bacalhoeiros (Lisbon). “When the time is right” it will be possible to assist some live performances in cosy ambiances with songs of the new EP and more. 

Foto por: Fanny Vieira

Agente:
Ana Figueiredo
+351917448089
 

Biography:

The Green Apple Sea 

The Green Apple Sea played shows and tours with bands and artists like Seachange, Monta, Smog, Catpower, Luna, The Willard Grant Conspiracy, The Silos, Ben Lee, Radar Bros., The Schramms, The Church, Now It’s Overhead and a lot of others. 

The first album „All Over The Place“ (Skycap/Zomba) was released in 2000, followed by a contribution to the „Return To Sender“ Series called „By The Time We Get To Phoenix“ (RTS/Glitterhouse). In December 2002 the dutch radio station VPRO invited The Green Apple Sea to record a live-session in Amsterdam and play a festival with Explosions In The Sky and Scout Nibblett. 

The second album „Forever Sounds Great“, recorded at Lonestar-Studios Nürnberg (Sin Ropas, Mountaineer, The Robocop Kraus), was released in Spring 2007 on Skycap/Rough Trade. Tours and shows in Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Belgium, Denmark and Scotland followed. In the month of the release, myspace (USA) featured the band on their „Top 8 Artists of The Week“ page. Indiepages.com featured the band as „Record Of The Week“. 

Discography: 

1. „Draw me a Star“ 7“, 1999 (Skycap/Zomba)

2. „All over the Place“ CD, 2000 (Skycap/Zomba)

3. „By the time we get to Phoenix“ CD, 2002 (RTS/Glitterhouse)

4. „How Else Can We Escape“ CD-EP, 2006 (hinah)

5. „Forever Sounds Great“ CD, 2007 (Skycap/Rough Trade)

6. „Leaks, Spills & Thrills“ CD-EP, 2009 (K&F Records/Broken Silence) 

Website: 

www.myspace.com/thegreenapplesea 

Press: 

„The beauty of The Green Apple Sea’s second album hits you totally unexpected. Maybe Teenage Fanclub would sound like that if they recorded Crosby Stills Nash and Young’s „Deja Vu“, or Lou Barlows Folk Implosion on a sunny day.“ (ROLLING STONE – GERMANY) 

„For Sure: This is state-of-the-art when you are looking for Country-/Folk-influenced Indie-Pop-Music in Germany. (INTRO – GERMANY) 

„Think of the Kings of Convenience in the hayloft or Turin Brakes with a lot more Folk“ (MUSIKEXPRESS – GERMANY) 

„A soundtrack for times when silence, e.g. in a conversation, is not a big problem anymore.“  
(LOOP – SWITZERLAND) 

You want to hold your breath considering the obscure beauty of these graceful songs that go straight to your heart.“ (TITEL-MAGAZIN – GERMANY)