Hurts to tour Europe this Autumn

Tickets for Hurts's upcoming Europe-wide tour go on general sale today - if you've never experienced the synthpop twosome live yet, here's your chance!

Whether it's the beautiful, chilled bliss of Wonderful Life or the dancefloor perfection displayed on the recent Freemasons mix of Better Than Love, Hurts have something for everyone. You need only look to their recent win at the NME awards this year where they scooped the prize for Best New Band - impressive, by anyone's standards.

The tour dates are as follows:


September

30th Stuttgart              Porsche Arena

October

1st   Frankfurt             Jahrunderthalle
2nd  Munich                 Zenith
4th   Dusseldorf          Philipshalle
5th   Erfut                      Thuringenhalle
17th St Petersburg    Glav Club
18th Moscow               A2 Club
23rd Zagreb                  Bocarski Dom
26th Milan                    Alcatraz
27th Innsbruck            Dogana
30th Zurich                   Maag Event Hall

November

2nd  Brighton               Centre
3rd  Glasgow                Academy
4th  London                  Brixton Academy

New releases round-up - 8th May 2011

Alex Metric & Steve Angello feat. Ian Brown - Open Your Eyes

One of the best dance tracks I've heard in years and with a brilliant guest vocals spot from ex-Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown. Immensely uplifting and with a real punch to it, it also comes with a Rocky inspired video where a boxing robot punches off a guy's head.

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The Pierces - Glorious

More psychedelic 70s influenced fare from the pretty American sisters, this time with a religious twist. Glorious makes it three in the row for the duo as they show once again what an ear for melody and soothing harmonies they have.

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Yasmin - Finish Line

Feisty urban attitude and soulful Massive Attack vibes on Yasmin's second single. A strong, passionate follow-up to On My Own; this channels the same kinds of sounds and feelings, but with added epic-ness. A real star in the making.

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Hurts - Better Than Love (Freemasons Pegasus Mix)

Pegasus? What an amazing name for a remix! And while this re-work by the ever-wonderful Freemasons might not have anything to do with mythological animals, it injects Hurts' best single with real dancefloor staying power in this re-release. My favourite bit is the Godly sounding synth instrumental bit half-way through - pure heaven.

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