Thursday, June 21, 2012

Dragonette Announce New Album, Launch "Rocket Ship" MP3 + Fall Tour!


Rocket Ship” FREE MP3 Download Released with SPIN, Available Now!

Fan Contest + National Fall Tour w/ The Knocks


Photo Credit: Kristin Vicari

Canadian electro-pop trio Dragonette is preparing to release their third studio albumBodyparts on September 25th. Along with recently released singles “The Right Woman” and “Let It Go,” the Toronto band has revealed new album track “Rocket Ship,” released as a free download exclusively on SPIN. “Rocket Ship” is a groove-worthy track with a pulsating synth line. Singer Martina's lyrics and hungry vocals add a layer of sensuality to the track with lines like “I want you to pin me like a poster to the wall.” “Rocket Ship” is just a glimpse into Bodyparts, an anthemic album of edgy electronic dance rock music that the group is notorious for.

Dragonette has teamed up with Talenthouse for a fan-challenge to create a version of the band’s album track “Untouchable” based on the provided lyrics alone, before hearing the band’s version! Among other great prizes, the winning entry will be the official b-side to a future single. Add music, do it as poetry, make it a film - whatever you like - make it yours! Contest begins today and ends August 17. Click HERE for entry and submission details!

The mean guitar line and fierce lyrics of “My Work Is Done” will make you want to roll down the windows on a sunny summer day. Written and produced by Dragonette, “Let It Go” is a club-worthy track with a fist-pumping chorus and infectious rhythm and a pulsing beat. The driving drum beat and syncopated handclaps of the next single “Live In The City” continue the rock-oriented flavor over fiercely assured lyrics. “My Ghost” tenderly slide along soft arpeggiated synths, filling a melancholically beautiful soundscape.

Dragonette’s recently released single “The Right Woman” graces the new album and was featured on Diane Von Furstenberg’s compilation Proud To Be Woman Vol. 3. The band’s hit single “Hello,” a collaboration with Martin Solveig, hit Top 10 in over 30 countries as well as achieving platinum status in the US and scoring the band a JUNO Award this year. Dan, Tina, and Joel will kick off a headlining national tour in support ofBodyparts with The Knocks this fall. Don’t miss Dragonette’s infectious energetic live show in a city near you!

Dragonette Tour Dates
* = w/ The Knocks

6/23: Winnipeg, MB @ Red River Exhibition - FREE SHOW w/ gate admission
7/1: Mississauga, ON @ Canada Day / Mississauga Celebration Square - FREE
7/5 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Festival - BUY TICKETS
7/6: Vancouver, BC @ Summer Playland Festival - BUY TICKETS
7/7: Regina, SK @ Summer Invasion - BUY TICKETS
7/11: Edmonton, AB @ HOT Factor Block Party / Public House - FREE
7/12: Calgary, AB @ The Stampede FREE
7/14: Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio Blackberry - BUY TICKETS
9/11: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom * - ON SALE FRIDAY
9/12: New York, NY @ Webster Hall * - BUY TICKETS
9/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer - BUY TICKETS
9/14: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club * - BUY TICKETS
9/15: Washington, DC @ Black Cat - BUY TICKETS
9/16: Cleveland, OH @ Ingenuity Festival - FREE
9/18: Chicago, IL @ Metro * - BUY TICKETS
9/19: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club * - BUY TICKETS
9/20: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club * - BUY TICKETS
9/21: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge* - BUY TICKETS
9/24: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up * - BUY TICKETS
9/25: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre * - BUY TICKETS
9/26: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine * - BUY TICKETS
9/27: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir * - BUY TICKETS
9/28: Seattle, WA @ Decibal Festival / Neumos * - BUY TICKETS

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