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Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Hadouken! Previews And Tour Preparation

There's a new album track clip on Myspace.com/hadoukenuk called 'CRANK IT UP'.
The first 1 minute and 7 seconds of it are pretty good. It sounds like they're moving back towards the sound of the original demos that won them such acclaim so long ago - far more exciting than a few recent singles. They seem to have a knack for borrowing their own material in a way that doesn't sound like their out of ideas (the lyric, "crank it up", being obviously reminiscent of "fuck shit up", from 'The Bounce', and the use of the same guitar rhythm on new single, 'Declaration Of War' as debut release, 'That Boy That Girl'). The band played 'Crank It Up' on the Europe tour and it's now their favorite live track, which they reckon will be massive on the UK tour.
In preparation for said tour, Hadouken! are in rehearsal rooms learning to use a load of new gear and working on tracks. They're set to play their longest set yet, featuring all the old songs for those that know their stuff as well as new tracks from the album.

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