Touchstone release new album - "The City Sleeps"

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Touchstone's latest studio album "The City Sleeps" is due to be released on SPV/Steamhammer on October 10th. A teaser is now available on the band's website: http://www.touchstonemusic.co.uk/. Fine female-fronted crossover prog with a heavy overall feel! Four tracks from this album were played on Shane Carlson's Sunday "Rock On!" show on UK radio station ARfm: http://www.arfm.co.uk/. This 2 hour show can be streamed on line, & is repeated tomorrow (Friday 16th Sept) at 09.00 BST - there are plenty of other good prog tracks played too... 
Playlist:
Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces
Jadis – Sleepwalk 
Exhibit A – Touch The Stars
Touchstone – Sleeping Giants 
Tinyfish – The Big Red Spark
Heather Findlay – Red Dust 
Panic Room – Bitches Crystal 
Touchstone – Throw Them To The Sky 
Unitopia – The Great Reward 
Dream Theater – Peruvian Skies

Back-To-Back Classic Tracks: 
The Knack – My Sharona
Billy Idol – White Wedding 
Wolverine – Embrace 
Shadow Of The Sun – The Word 
Touchstone – These Walls
Pendragon – Passion
Absolace - Resolve[d]
Touchstone – Half Moon Meadow 
David Mark Pearce – Every Time It Rains (Instrumental)
Within Temptation – What Have You Done?

The album is available to pre-order from several places (Amazon, progrock.co.uk etc) and the band are due to embark on a UK tour to support it:

13 Oct 2011 - Mr Kyps, Poole - special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson 

14 Oct 2011 - The Borderline, London - + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson 
exclusive acoustic set

15 Oct 2011 - ****LEGENDS**** (venue change) - Newcastle + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson

16 Oct 2011 - The Robin 2 - Bilston - + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson 
exclusive acoustic set 

Edited by yam yam - September 15 2011 at 10:25

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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 6856	Topic: Touchstone release new album - "The City Sleeps" Posted: September 15 2011 at 10:10
	Touchstone's latest studio album "The City Sleeps" is due to be released on SPV/Steamhammer on October 10th. A teaser is now available on the band's website: http://www.touchstonemusic.co.uk/. Fine female-fronted crossover prog with a heavy overall feel! Four tracks from this album were played on Shane Carlson's Sunday "Rock On!" show on UK radio station ARfm: http://www.arfm.co.uk/. This 2 hour show can be streamed on line, & is repeated tomorrow (Friday 16th Sept) at 09.00 BST - there are plenty of other good prog tracks played too... Playlist: Marillion – Man Of A Thousand Faces Jadis – Sleepwalk Exhibit A – Touch The Stars Touchstone – Sleeping Giants Tinyfish – The Big Red Spark Heather Findlay – Red Dust Panic Room – Bitches Crystal Touchstone – Throw Them To The Sky Unitopia – The Great Reward Dream Theater – Peruvian Skies Back-To-Back Classic Tracks: The Knack – My Sharona Billy Idol – White Wedding Wolverine – Embrace Shadow Of The Sun – The Word Touchstone – These Walls Pendragon – Passion Absolace - Resolve[d] Touchstone – Half Moon Meadow David Mark Pearce – Every Time It Rains (Instrumental) Within Temptation – What Have You Done? The album is available to pre-order from several places (Amazon, progrock.co.uk etc) and the band are due to embark on a UK tour to support it: 13 Oct 2011 - Mr Kyps, Poole - special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson 14 Oct 2011 - The Borderline, London - + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson exclusive acoustic set 15 Oct 2011 - **LEGENDS** (venue change) - Newcastle + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson 16 Oct 2011 - The Robin 2 - Bilston - + VERY special guests Heather Findlay (ex Mostly Autumn) & Chris Johnson exclusive acoustic set Edited by yam yam - September 15 2011 at 10:25

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	Sounds good - definitely on the Lazland wishlist
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 6856	Posted: October 05 2011 at 11:45
	The gig at The Borderline in London a week on Friday is being filmed, presumably for the production of a DVD.