On Saturday, April 18, 2009, independently-owned music stores
across the country are celebrating Record Store Day.
On this day, all of these stores will simultaneously link
and act as one with the purpose of celebrating the unique
cultural place that they occupy, both in their local communities,
and as part of the national identity.
As a 100% independently owned label, we rely on the great
support these stores provide our releases, & so we knew
we had to contribute something special to the day.
As such, we are creating a one-off and very special 12” featuring
two of our artists - Sébastien Tellier
and Keith - performing the Tellier signature,
“La Ritournelle”. The unique 12” will be
limited to just 250 copies.
The 12" is only available at the stores taking part
in Record Store Day (which include Rough Trades East and West,
Pure Groove, Spillars, Piccadily, Jumbo etc). The 12 will
only be available on the day to physical shoppers and then
exist never-more. Lucky Number giving you plenty good reason
to support the spirit of independence! See you at the racks
this Saturday!
SEBASTIEN TELLIER - RIGHT OVER THE TOP
12.04.09
'One of the best artists in the world right now' OMM 'Aural Viagra' MOJO 'A modern electronic masterpiece' CLASH 'Monsieur Tellier continues to pervert the very nature
of pop music' DAZED
Sebastien is currently on tour in the US
which will include a show at Coachella this
weekend. Back in the UK we are getting ready (at last) for
the release of Kilometer on Monday 20th April.
It features remixes from Aeroplane, A-trak,
Moulinex, Arpanet and
Donovan and has been Mixmag’s Tune of the
Month for two months running (?!), a NME
Top 10 Tune, No 1 in the fantastic Erol Alkan’s
big tunes and Ed Banger head honcho Busy P
has called the A-trak mix ”the best remix of the year”. The
12” has SOLD OUT in advance but the slightly less lovable
digital versions are available, and they’ll never sell out
;-) It’s a must have! Click on the Kilometer
sleeve to the right for the full details.
As represents a true artist, the video, directed by Francois
and Jonas, who recently provided features for Madonna
& Justin Timberlake, Kanye West and Justice,
was as eagerly anticipated as the audio. Tightrope-walking
class & crass with finesse, as ever, the promo is as entertaining
as we've come to expect from our favourite French lothario.
Keith have just released Lullaby the
second single from Vice & Virtue, the forthcoming
masterful sophomore album recorded with white-hot producer
Dan Carey (Franz Ferdinand/Hot Chip/La Roux). Built
on dreamy pianos and jazzy drums, Lullaby is a breeze of pure
escapism, its lyrics yearning for a better place.
The video is directed by China Moo-Young
(Warp Films) and is heavily influenced by the work
of French genius Denis Lavant, especially
the classic closing scene from Beau Travail. We think it is
a stunning video, that beautifully complements the song with
its powerful simplicity, performance and mood. Please check
it out, by clicking on the image below.
The band have also just got returned from a fantastic tour
of Japan where they played 5 simply awe-inspiring shows, visiting
Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo. They are also about to tour
the UK and you'll
kick yourself if you miss them on their current form. See
dates.
SEBASTIEN TELLIER - KILOMETER, REMIXES AND VIDEOS
13.02.09
Sebastien Tellier&&&.the unique voice of modern French
electronic-edged pop, France's inspired choice as their 2008
Eurovision representative and the undisputed coolest man in
music will soon return with 'Kilometer' the third single
to be released from his acclaimed album 'Sexuality'
Kilometer is to feature remixes from Aeroplane, A-trak,
Moulinex, and Donovan. Ed Banger head honcho Busy
P has already called the A-trak mix the best remix
of the year and the Blogs seem to agree whilst the Aeroplane
mix is, for us, simply orgasmastic - both can be heard on
our Myspace page.
In addition, Sebastien has made a total of 4 videos
recently. Kilometer has been directed by Francois
and Jonas (Madonna/Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Justice),
it is undoubtedly going to be very special and is coming very,
very soon. Roche has been directed by Fleur &
Manu (Sexual Sportswear video), was shot in Biarritz and
you can see a teaser for it here
And finally, none other than Roman Coppola popped into
Sebastien's apartment recently to quickly shoot an improvised
and beautiful short film to accompany 'L'amour Et La Violence'
which can be seen if you click on the image below.
Now, how special and unique is all of the above? All in all,
we think you'd be hard pushed to find a more impressive or
talented team of remixers or video-makers currently working
with any other music artist in the World. The reason? Well,
as the very fine journalist Garry Mulholland recently said
in Observer Music Monthly Sebastien Tellier is
simply one of the best artists in the world right now .
Sure is.
LUCKY NEW YEAR
13.02.09
So it's been more than 2 months since our last news update,
which is a pitiful effort (we agree). However, there are extenuating
circumstances as the last couple of months haven't been the
easiest at Lucky Number Towers. Our distributor Pinnacle
went into administration on December 3rd which
meant a lot of good people lost their jobs and a very nice
Record label you know and love lost a lot of hard-earned money
too. Anyway, we have stopped crying, we've dusted ourselves
down, signed a new distribution deal with the very capable
PIAS and roll on 2009. It's going to be a vintage year
for Lucky Number and our artists and, we hope, for you too!
Recent news includes, Gotye winning iTunes Album
of the Year and a forthcoming single (tba); Keith
single and video news plus forthcoming album; an introduction
to Little Comets the UK's hottest new band plus LOTS
of incredibly exciting news from arguably the best artist
in the World right now Monsieur Tellier.
GOTYE – LIKE DRAWING BLOOD ITUNES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
2008
02.12.08
Lucky Number are delighted to announce that
Gotye’s album “Like Drawing
Blood” has been named as iTunes Album
of the Year for 2008.
Whilst Belgium born Gotye had already won a plethora of prestigious
awards in his adopted home of Australia, including the Australian
equivalent of both the Mercury Music Prize (Australian Music
Prize) and Brit Awards (ARIA for Best Male Artist) as well as
the Australian Independent Records album of the year, this UK
award is a fantastic achievement for an artist who recorded
the album in his bedroom by night whilst working as a librarian
by day.
For Like Drawing Blood, Gotye cut loops of calypso, reggae
bass, Tijuana brass, 50s film score strings and combined them
with emotional swathes of harmonized vocal colour and bold melodic
strokes. A detailed task, the resultant brew is an evocative
collage of sounds with their own cultural flavours and heartfelt
melodic brilliance.
Gotye’s bedroom symphonies have connected
intimately with a massive audience in Australia. Will this iTunes
recognition lead to a deserved wider appraisal from the UK media
of the quality this largely overlooked artist and album represents?
