Astronaut has Landed

Yes, it's time for a little Duran Duran promotion

Astronaut landed on store shelves today. There is a regular CD and a special-edition CD + Bonus DVD which contains concert footage from a recent performance.

Overall, the album is very upbeat, hopefully will bring about many single releases. The songs have a bit of funkiness, but not so much that you get lost in it. The funky atmosphere makes the songs more interesting and great for listening to again and again (giving you the opportunity to discover new aspects of a song).

Now -- I want to say that when I heard Bedroom Toys, I immediately thought: "Nile Rodgers must have produced this track. It's got his signature all over it." Nile Rodgers was part of CHIC and produced The Reflex, Wild Boys, and the Notorious album back in the day. When I checked the credits, sure enough - Nile produced track #5 ("Bedroom Toys").

As a fan dating back to the days of "The Reflex" and seeing them through their mostly uncommercial period (Big Thing, Liberty, Pop Trash, Medazzaland) -- it is great to seem them back in the lime light. I wish them the best of success and hope that we will hear many more new songs from them in the future.