The Sounds 'Cross The Rubicon'!

Maja Ivarrson and company have returned with a new album called 'Crossing the Rubicon' timed perfectly for summer. The album features the soaring melodies and choruses that embed themselves in your cranium just like previous Sounds releases, but rather than just being an all out arrogant rock dance party, The Sounds opt instead to infuse each track with a level of earnestness that gives each song equal measures of heart to their dance-floor thrust.

Even a song that is labeled as a blatant disco/punk track (Beatbox) has palpable emotion as well as references to previous songs (Tony the Beat) not to mention a mid song break that will test the sturdiest of subwoofers. Last summer it was the Ting Tings that were aimed at surefire crossover commercial success, but this summer The Sounds deserve that honor. 'Crossing the Rubicon' is a hit both on the dancefloor and the drive home. I expect I'll be hearing at least a few songs from the album 9 months from now on my local pop hits station, if there truly is any justice in the world.

North American Tour Dates

5/29 El Paso TX @ Take IIII

6/04 Orlando FL @ Firestone

w/ No Doubt

5/28 Albuquerque NM @ Journal Pavilion

5/30 Dallas TX @ Superpages.com Center

5/31 Spring TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

6/02 Tampa FL @ Ford Amphitheatre

6/03 West Palm Beach FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

6/05 Atlanta GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

6/06 Charlotte NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

6/08 Raleigh NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

6/10 Virginia Beach VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

6/11 Camden NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

6/13 Burgettstown PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion

6/14 Bristow VA @ Nissan Pavilion

7/19 Auburn WA @ White River Amphitheatre

7/21 Concord CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion

7/22 Los Angeles CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre

7/24 Wheatland CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion

7/25 Mountain View CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

7/27 Universal City CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre

7/28 Universal City CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre

7/31 Irvine CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/01 Irvine CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/02 Irvine CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/04 Irvine CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

(Check Out :37 for stellastarr*'s 'Civilized' Album Cover)

The Sounds - Beatbox