Starsailor - sort of a review

Starsailor release their brand new album 'On The Outside' on Monday 17 October. The album will be available on CD, Special Edition CD with bonus DVD and Gatefold Heavyweight Vinyl and includes the recent single 'In The Crossfire'.

The tracklisting is as follows (check out the Starsailor player on the website NOW to hear snippets of the entire album):

1. 'In The Crossfire'
2. 'Counterfeit Life'
3. 'In My Blood'
4. 'Faith Hope Love'
5. 'I Dont Know'
6. 'Way Back Home'
7. 'Keep Us Together'
8. 'Get Out While You Can'
9. 'This Time'
10. 'White Light'
11. 'Jeremiah'

The Special Edition CD/DVD set is packaged in different artwork and is housed in a slipcase. The tracklisting for the bonus DVD is as follows:

Making of 'On The Outside' (Short Film)
'Counterfeit Life'(Live LA performance)
'In My Blood' (Live At Somerset House)
'Tie Up My Hands' (Live At Somerset House)
'Silence Is Easy' (Live At Somerset House)
'In The Crossfire' (Video)
Photo Gallery

Total DVD running time approximately 35 minutes.

Nice package/s but 'On The Outside' title sums it all up - Starsailor have missed their boat - and could have been The Verve - but this is the Franz Ferdinand time.

Pity, but there you go.

7/10
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Starsailor will be performing and signing copies of the album at the following record stores ths week:

HMV - 150 Oxford Street, London: Monday, 17 October at 6.00pm. The performance is free to all, however access to meet the band for the signing session afterwards will be restricted to 300 fans only. HMV will issue wristbands from 9.00am on the day of the event.

Action Records - 46 Church Street, Preston: Friday, 21 October at 5pm. This will be an acoustic performance followed by a signing session.

Starsailor will be on the following radio shows on Thursday 20th October:

BBC 6 Music interview and live session with Gideon Coe
Simon Mayo interview and session for Radio 5
XFM session on Music: Response with Ian Camfield

Starsailor will also be performing a gig for Amnesty International at a secret East London location on Sunday, 23 October. It will be early evening and tickets will be available via text.

Check the site today [Monday] for further details - www.starsailor.net