Posted July 17, 200619 yr Basement Jaxx Scratches New 'Itch' Billboard.com July 14, 2006, 12:25 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y . Veteran electronica duo Basement Jaxx will return Sept. 12 with is new album, "Crazy Itch Radio." The 14-track XL Recordings set is the follow-up to 2003's "Kish Kash," which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums chart. In addition to the usual host of party-friendly dance tracks ("Everybody," "Hush Boy"), "Crazy Itch Radio" also features the grime-drenched "Run 4 Cover" with Lady Marga, the dark soul of "Lights Go Down" with vocalist Linda Lewis and the lounge-y "Keep Keep On." The group also stretches out on the beguiling "Take Me Back to Your House," accurately described as "banjo house," in that it prominently features that very non-dance instrument. "On the Train" puts a modern spin on a jazzy pop melody, while "Hey You" boasts vocals from Swedish pop act Robyn as well as a 30-strong chorus of orphans from the African nation of Malawi. Basement Jaxx is touring internationally throughout the summer, including opening dates for Robbie Williams, but has penciled in a handful of October shows in New York and Los Angeles. A longer North American tour is in the works for 2007. Here is the track list for "Crazy Itch Radio": Intro "Hush Boy" "Zoomalude" "Take Me Back to Your House" "Hey You" "On the Train" "Run 4 Cover" "Skillalude" "Smoke Bubbles" "Lights Go Down" Intro Reprise "Everybody" "Keep Keep On" "U R on My Mind" Anyone else looking forward to it's release?
July 17, 200619 yr II HOPE THEY HAVE AHUGE HIT WITH THIS ALBUM,i was very surprised but very happy at how well the greatest hits album did for them,they had gone a bit unnoticed for a while so i didnt think the greatest hits would have done near so well,this album has a good chance of doing well on the back of g hits and also i have herad a few tracks and some are up there with there best
July 23, 200619 yr Oh bring it on! There are very few things better then hearing their seductive punky house sound blearing out of a speaker on volume 11! Really looking forward to buying this... and I'm seeing them LIVE at MEN in December! Oh YES!!!
July 23, 200619 yr Kish Kash is one of my favourite ever albums - I hope this one's as good. Shame they haven't roped in Siouxsie Sioux again, though.....
July 23, 200619 yr Kish Kash is one of my favourite ever albums - I hope this one's as good. Shame they haven't roped in Siouxsie Sioux again, though..... Plug It In was real good
July 23, 200619 yr Kish-Kash was probably their least accesible album - hence why it didn't perform aswell as the previous 2 albums (and the recession in dance music that was happening at the time certainly wouldn't have helped!). Backing on the mighty success of their singles collection, I think this album could top the chart on a lucky week.
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