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CH press Release-Universal

G gryphonmr
23rd March 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CROWDED HOUSE FINDS A NEW HOME
ICONIC BAND SIGNS TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Album “Intriguer” due in June as world tour is set


One of the most distinctive and beloved bands of the past quarter-century is returning to the front line of popular music: Crowded House has a new album and a new deal with the world’s leading music company, Universal Music.

Crowded House – Neil Finn, Mark Hart, Nick Seymour and Matt Sherrod – have completed “Intriguer” for release in June through Universal Music worldwide. The 10-song album was produced by Jim Scott and Neil Finn, and recorded in Roundhead studios in Auckland, New Zealand.

“Intriguer” follows 2007’s “Time On Earth,” which hit No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and No. 3 in the UK. It was a continuation of the legacy created by such music milestones as “Crowded House,” “Woodface,” “Together Alone” and “Recurring Dream.” These albums have together accounted for career sales of more than 10 million, produced such global hits as “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” “Something So Strong” and “Weather With You,” and created Crowded House’s reputation as one of the most compelling bands in the world.

Neil Finn said: “I look forward to a long and productive relationship with Universal Music, who are obviously the music company setting the benchmark now. We're delighted to be in the company of music-loving people who believe in us and are eager to spread the word.”

Max Hole, Chief Operating Officer of Universal Music Group International commented: “Neil Finn has one of those instantly recognisable voices, and is one of the world’s most accomplished songwriters. We are thrilled to be working with Crowded House on ‘Intriguer’ and beyond.”

“Intriguer” will be released through Universal Music companies in the world outside North America.

As befits the band’s extraordinary live reputation, Crowded House hits the road from Sunday March 28 with dates in Australia and New Zealand. They play shows in Europe from May, including the UK’s Isle of Wight festival, and embark on a North American tour in July.

Crowded House will also be headlining at the West Coast Blues Festival in Fremantle on March 28 and in Byron Bay at the East Coast Blues Festival on April 4.

CROWDED HOUSE – NEW ALBUM “INTRIGUER” – OUT JUNE
Sydney - Enmore Theatre – Wednesday March 31

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emilybeckemilybeckThe Climber
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!

This is insanely fabulous news, and just one more sign that 2010 is shaping up to be a fabulous year.

Looking so forward to the summer now, when I will be rocking out on the huge back deck of our new house (WOOT! WOOT!), footloose and fancy - and cancer-free!!

LIFE IS GOOD.

Thanks as always, boys, for your impeccable timing.

Cheers.
FM Former Member
quote:
Originally posted by gryphon:
"Intriguer' is now off 'Intriguer' !

A bit liked Recurring Dream not on Recurring Dream or Say It Is So not on Say It Is So

all very intriguing !!!!

Gryph


aaw, and I was getting to like that track live too. Well lets hope it turns up on a b-side somewhere Smiler
Half-FullHalf-FullMaker of Secret Planes
Wow, so now I'm thinking I'd love to hear the long lost songs called Crowded House, Temple of Low Men and Woodface that never made it onto those albums Big Grin

But seriously, The Intriguer is off the album? (Sesame Street didn't threaten to sue did they? Were they gonna use the Kookaburra lawyer?) I actually liked this song....well, a version of it anyway. I'm not sure which they'd have gone with for the album. There's a version I like and a version I don't. I guess it doesn't matter now, does it?
TC Trev CLoungeroom Lizard
Well, seeing as Universal have had Neil's publishing rights (including all CH stuff) since 2008 you'd have thought this could have been sorted to get the new album out before the tour??!???

Stoked about the album release (at last!) but not too happy about the timing.

Call me a cynic but was Bush Hall to appease the fans?
PH Paul HAddicted
Am I the only one who thinks this move to Universal was all a bit last minute?

I mean, no band in their right mind would schedule dates and allow tickets to go on sale knowing in advance that they'd be touring so far before the album comes out.

Similarly, I can't believe they'd schedule and sell tickets for dates without even having a recording contract in the bag.

Methinks that, at the very last minute, either EMI or CH had a change of heart about their contract.
R renzoAddicted
Yes. No Intriguer. I think that was a great choice by Neil. I did not like that song too much, at least the version on youtube anyway. Way too repetitive and nothing there to grasp on to. I thought it was definitely the weak one of all the ones I listened to. So, we should have a stronger album for it. Now if he would have listened to me regarding She Called Up on TOE....although I did not hear that one before the release.

How much you want to bet he never plays She Called Up live on the next tour. I could be wrong but I think if he does it would only be one or two times.
Watney SideburnsWatney SideburnsAddicted
I actually liked The Intriguer rather a lot, from its first Sesame Street incarnation as 789 to its ghostly reworking. It was a more left-field, risky song than some of those that have made it to the album -- which is why I'm of the same mind as NC's Hair on this one. Give me The Intriguer over Elephants any day! I hope its axing doesn't make for a more conservative album.
IL In Love With It AllAddicted
quote:
Originally posted by Noel Crombie's Hair:
No 'Turn It Around' and now no 'The Intriguer' and we keep the monumentally trite 'Elephants'. I'm guessing a patchy rather than a moody 10 tracks, I'm afraid.


Agreed. Elephants should have been ditched way before Intriguer. It's a 'Neil by numbers' piano ballad with an uninspiring melody and some cringeworthy lyrics (particularly during the bridge). Between this and transformation of the gloriously jangly Either Side of the World into samba shuffle, I'm getting seriously worried...
PaināporoPaināporoAddicted
I think it's strange to reduce the album to just 10 songs, but it worked for Temple. I've just become rather accustomed to getting 16+ new tracks to get me through the three years between albums. I guess we just have to hope that there are plenty of b-sides.

As for which songs stayed and which have gotten booted off, it just makes me happy that I never invested in any of the songs prior to the release of the album.

And to Renzo I have to say that I wonder if any songs will get played from TOE on the next tour. I mean, the last time I saw CH the only TOE song they played was "English Tree." It will definitely be interesting to see what songs from TOE endure. I quite like "She Called Up" but I saw them play it live three times and they messed it up every night.
JohnJohnAddicted
quote:
Originally posted by Paul H:
Am I the only one who thinks this move to Universal was all a bit last minute?

I mean, no band in their right mind would schedule dates and allow tickets to go on sale knowing in advance that they'd be touring so far before the album comes out.

Similarly, I can't believe they'd schedule and sell tickets for dates without even having a recording contract in the bag.

Methinks that, at the very last minute, either EMI or CH had a change of heart about their contract.


Interesting.

On another note, unimportant and unrelated, that Neil quote in the press release looks to me like it was written by mid-level-manager's-assistant # 2.
GeoffRGeoffRSecret God
quote:
Originally posted by Paul H:
Am I the only one who thinks this move to Universal was all a bit last minute?

I mean, no band in their right mind would schedule dates and allow tickets to go on sale knowing in advance that they'd be touring so far before the album comes out.

Similarly, I can't believe they'd schedule and sell tickets for dates without even having a recording contract in the bag.

Methinks that, at the very last minute, either EMI or CH had a change of heart about their contract.


I'm sure you're right. It seems lunacy to book a tour between contracts, so they probably had a contract at the time. I'd guess either EMI decided they didn't want to spend the money on new music (this would not surprise me as most of their income last year would have been from legacy recordings) or the band felt that EMI's heart (and I use the term loosely as far as Terra Firma are concerned) wasn't in it and they would be better served elsewhere. I'd be very interested to know what happened...
DorthonionDorthonionAll things shining
Yes, I guess that was all last minute, but I reckon this had more to do with the EMI desaster looming and involving Pink Floyd and the Beatles also.

Since they are with Universal, this means they and I are "label mates" (how cool is that?); and this also means that the concert schedule in Germany might just include a Berlin concert any day now (Universal Germany is based here)! This is of course just extrapolating on the logic that they always played Cologne where EMI Germany is located...
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