Ever since they made the move from Copenhagen to a shared house in East London, these six young Danes have been winning over critics, club kids, indie scenesters and fashionistas alike with their infectious brand of high-octane, organically produced modern pop and incendiary live performances. Now with a bona fide breakthrough single under their belts you know that this band aren't going to stop until they have made 2008 their own.Alphabeat are Stine Bramsen (vocals), Anders SG (vocals), Anders B (guitar), Rasmus Nagel (keyboards), Anders Reinholdt (bass) and Troels Hansen (drums). Combining the passion and energy of CSS at their happiest and The B-52s at their un-Love Shackiest best with selected highlights of the last 30 years of innovative pop thrown in for good measure, Alphabeats proposition is simple its 100% sunshine-fuelled, feelgood music whose chief aim is to prompt the moving of feet. Its all pop, says Anders B, the bands chief songwriter. Were into melody. Were influenced by things, of course, but youd never guess what just by listening to our music. Alphabeats talents, then, lie in each member throwing their favourite records into a huge pop hamster wheel before clambering in and running around so fast that the whole vision blends into a blurry but perfectly focused celebration of being very, very alive. In keeping with Alphabeat's unique brand of day-glo maximalism, the band have roped in hot-as-hell east-London artist Eine as their in house designer. Check his site - www.einesigns.co.uk - or the streets of east London, to see why many in the art world are calling him "the next Banksy".From the opening piano chords to the final cymbal crash '10,000 Nights' is a rollercoaster ride of a song that gives a taste of the thrills to come with the band's debut album This Is Alphabeat, a release that is guaranteed to cement their position at the forefront of pop's new wave. In celebration of this resurgence of quality, credible pop Alphabeat have gathered some like-minded friends (Leon Jean Marie, FRANKMUSIK, Annie and the Popjustice crew) for a jaunt around the country under the banner of The Wonky Pop Tour. Those of you who have witnessed the infectious energy of Alphabeat live will know that these Danes put on a hell of a show, and with appearances at most of this summer's major festivals already confirmed, the band are set to make some mass conversions over the summer months. Throw in a stunning debut album peppered with potential singles, and we happily predict that Alphabeat will be bothering the charts for a long time to come.Alphabeat
Alphabeat return with new single '10,000 Nights'
Ever since they made the move from Copenhagen to a shared house in East London, these six young Danes have been winning over critics, club kids, indie scenesters and fashionistas alike with their infectious brand of high-octane, organically produced modern pop and incendiary live performances. Now with a bona fide breakthrough single under their belts you know that this band aren't going to stop until they have made 2008 their own.Alphabeat are Stine Bramsen (vocals), Anders SG (vocals), Anders B (guitar), Rasmus Nagel (keyboards), Anders Reinholdt (bass) and Troels Hansen (drums). Combining the passion and energy of CSS at their happiest and The B-52s at their un-Love Shackiest best with selected highlights of the last 30 years of innovative pop thrown in for good measure, Alphabeats proposition is simple its 100% sunshine-fuelled, feelgood music whose chief aim is to prompt the moving of feet. Its all pop, says Anders B, the bands chief songwriter. Were into melody. Were influenced by things, of course, but youd never guess what just by listening to our music. Alphabeats talents, then, lie in each member throwing their favourite records into a huge pop hamster wheel before clambering in and running around so fast that the whole vision blends into a blurry but perfectly focused celebration of being very, very alive. In keeping with Alphabeat's unique brand of day-glo maximalism, the band have roped in hot-as-hell east-London artist Eine as their in house designer. Check his site - www.einesigns.co.uk - or the streets of east London, to see why many in the art world are calling him "the next Banksy".From the opening piano chords to the final cymbal crash '10,000 Nights' is a rollercoaster ride of a song that gives a taste of the thrills to come with the band's debut album This Is Alphabeat, a release that is guaranteed to cement their position at the forefront of pop's new wave. In celebration of this resurgence of quality, credible pop Alphabeat have gathered some like-minded friends (Leon Jean Marie, FRANKMUSIK, Annie and the Popjustice crew) for a jaunt around the country under the banner of The Wonky Pop Tour. Those of you who have witnessed the infectious energy of Alphabeat live will know that these Danes put on a hell of a show, and with appearances at most of this summer's major festivals already confirmed, the band are set to make some mass conversions over the summer months. Throw in a stunning debut album peppered with potential singles, and we happily predict that Alphabeat will be bothering the charts for a long time to come.Alphabeat