The UK release date for Dubstar's new single NO MORE TALK has been changed to 7th July (was 14th July). The album GOODBYE will follow on 15th September (was 4th August).
At long last, there is also some news on the eagerly-awaited domestic US release of Dubstar material. The first single will be STARS which will be serviced from July onwards. An album will be released, hopefully soon afterwards, and though also called GOODBYE it will in fact be a compilation of tracks from the first two albums, plus some remixes.
Dubstar have contributed a cover of Gary Numan's EVERYDAY I DIE to the Gary Numan tribute album RANDOM which will be released on 9th June in the UK. The album features a huge collection of tracks from many artists including ST ETIENNE, JESUS JONES, KENICKIE, BIS and POP WILL EAT ITSELF. Full track listing at the bottom of this page.
Dubstar will also be contributing a cover of The Pet Shop Boys' JEALOUSY to an as yet untitled album to mark EMI's centenary. The album, which will include various other (cool) EMI acts covering songs from EMI's enormous back catalogue, will be available in September, with all proceeds going to a new childrens charity set up by EMI. Neil Tennant is aware that Dubstar are doing the track.... "you could say it's our thankyou for him saying on radio 1 that STARS was his favourite track of 1995".
Many of you Stateside dub-stars have noticed that ST SWITHIN'S DAY is currently being used by Schweppes in a US commercial. No news yet of whether this will be shown in other countries. For the record, the band's favourite mixer is tonic................ and cola.
Gary Numan tribute track listing
SAINT
ETIENNE - Stormtrooper In Drag
MATT SHARP AND DAMON ALBARN - We Have A
Technical
GRAVITY KILLS - Poetry and Power
PECK SLIP - I Can't Stop
AN PIERLE - Are Friends Electric
EMF - We Are Glass
THE MAGNETIC
FIELDS - I Die You Die
JESUS JONES - We Are So Fragile
POSH - She's Got
Claws
EARL BRUTUS - Me
UNDERDOG - Films
SUKIA - Me I Disconnect From
You
THE ORB - Jo The Waiter (Bon Appetit Mix)
KENICKIE - I Am An Agent
JIMI
TENOR - Down In The Park
MOLOKO - Are Friends Electric
CHRIS HOLMES -
Remember I Was Vapour
TOWERING INFERNO - Metal
DUBSTAR - Everyday I Die
AMANDA
GHOST - Absolution
DEADSY - Replicas
POP WILL EAT ITSELF - Friends
REPUBLICA
- Are Friends Electric
WINDSCALE - War Songs
BIS - We Are So Fragile
DAVE
CLARKE - Cars