New Album from THE SOUNDS, Tour & TV News Too

MUSIC NEWS - Swedish pop/synth-pop quintet The Sounds have been confirmed to perform the first single, "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake," from their forthcoming album, CROSSING THE RUBICON on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on June 15th. The irresistible song, powered by attitude, ambition, and adrenaline, will go for adds at alternative radio on May 11th. The band recently kicked off a headlining tour of the US that started on April 27th in Boston, MA, before embarking on a 3-

month summer tour opening for No Doubt. And, if you're in/near NYC, sign up here for their April 30 "secret" gig!

The Sounds' new album CROSSING THE RUBICON, out on June 2nd on Original Signal Recordings (order a copy below), follows the trials & tribulations of a tight-knit group of friends that went from playing small clubs in their hometown of Helsingborg, Sweden to entertaining legions of fans around the world. From the romantic combat of "My Lover" to the insolence of "4 Songs & A Fight," from the bittersweet "Home Is Where Your Heart Is," to the chorus of "Beatbox", the music on CROSSING THE RUBICON is a combo of beautiful melodies, soaring guitar riffs, and beats, all to the backdrop of the highs & lows of human nature. The Sounds, with producers Adam Schlesinger, James Iha, Matt Mahaffey, Jeff Turzo, Mark Saunders and Tim Anderson produced CROSSING THE RUBICON.

CROSSING THE RUBICON track listing:

1.   No One Sleeps When I'm Awake
2.   4 Songs & A Fight
3.   My Lover
4.   Dorchester Hotel
5.   Beatbox
6.   Underground
7.   Crossing The Rubicon
8.   Midnight Sun
9.   Lost In Love
10. The Only Ones
11. Home Is Where Your Heart Is
12. Goodnight Freddy

THE SOUNDS 2009 Tour Itinerary -

April 29th       Club Soda                                        Montreal, Quebec
May 1st           Port City Music Hall                         Portland, ME
May 2nd        The Note                                         West Chester, PA
May 3rd           Giants Stadium - Bamboozle          East Rutherford, NJ**
May 5th           The Grog Shop                               Cleveland, OH
May 7th           Double Door                                    Chicago, IL
May 8th           Varsity Theatre                                Minneapolis, MN
May 9th           The Rave                                         Milwaukee, WI
May 11th       Peoples Court                                  Des Moines, IA
May 12th       Bottleneck                                        Lawrence, KS
May 13th       The Blue Note                                  Columbia, MS
May 14th       Marquee                                           Tulsa, OK
May 16th       Mandalay Bay - Tiger Jam XII          Las Vegas, NV*
May 19th       Save Mart Center                             Fresno, CA*
May 20th       Rabobank Arena                              Bakersfield, CA*
May 22nd        Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre        Chula Vista, CA*
May 23rd       Cricket Wireless Pavilion                 Phoenix, AZ*
May 25th       E Center                                           Salt Lake City, UT*
May 26th       The Black Sheep                              Colorado Springs, CO+
May 27th       Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre           Denver, CO*
May 28th       Journal Pavilion                                 Albuquerque, NM*
May 29th       Take II                                                El Paso, TX*
May 30th       Superpages.com Center                   Dallas, TX*
May 31st       Cynthia Woods Mitchell                    Spring, TX*
June 2nd       Ford Amphitheatre                            Tampa, FL*
June 3rd       Cruzan Amphitheatre                         West Palm Beach, FL*
June 4th        Club Firestone                                    Orlando, FL
June 5th          Lakewood Amphitheatre                    Atlanta, GA*
June 6th          Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre         Charlotte, NC*
June 8th          Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion   Raleigh, NC*
June 10th       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre          Virginia Beach, VA*
June 11th       Susquehanna Bank Center                Camden, NJ*
June 13th       Post-Gazette Pavilion                         Burgettstown, PA*
June 14th       Nissan Pavilion                                   Bristow, VA*
July 19th       White River Amphitheatre                   Auburn, WA*
July 21st       Sleep Train Pavilion                            Concord, CA*
July 22nd       Gibson Amphitheatre                          Los Angeles, CA*
July 24th       Sleep Train Amphitheatre                   Wheatland, CA*
July 25th       Shoreline Amphitheatre                      Mountain View, CA*
July 27th       Gibson Amphitheatre                          Universal City, CA*
July 28th       Gibson Amphitheatre                          Universal City, CA*
July 31st          Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre           Irvine, CA*
August 1st        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre          Irvine, CA*
August 2nd       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre          Irvine, CA*
August 4th        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre          Irvine, CA*
August 5th        Santa Barbara Bowl                           Santa Barbara, CA
August 8th        Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre           Chula Vista, CA*