Zodiaks - Mākoņi, RiTonis 3-014-C-1

Zodiac (Zodiak, Russian: Зодиа́к, Latvian: Zodiaks) was a space disco music band that existed in the 1980s in Latvia, then a part of Soviet Union. The band was extremely popular in the Soviet Union and has been credited by critics as the Soviet answer to the French band Space who were popular at the time. Zodiac was formed by Jānis Lūsēns, then studying composition at the Latvian State Conservatory in Riga (now Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music). The other four members of the group were also students of various faculties of the same conservatory. Their fourth album In memoriam was composed and produced by Jānis Lūsēns alone and released in 1989. The album was dedicated to the ancient and modern cultural and natural heritage of Latvia. The sounding of the album turned from disco to light techno/synth pop while gaining a lot of classical music influences as well as the influence of Jean Michel Jarre's ambient works.

Their last album "Clouds" was released in 1991 by RiTonis (former Melodiya). It contains a hit song of early 1990s in Latvia "My favourite flowers".

 
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Bastille - Bad Blood, Virgin V3097

Bad Blood is the debut studio-album by British band, Bastille. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2013, and features the singles; "Overjoyed", "Bad Blood", "Flaws", "Pompeii" and "Laura Palmer". The album was recorded in London, UK, and produced by Mark Crew and Dan Smith. The record debuted at number-one in the United Kingdom. 

• "Overjoyed" was the first single to be taken from Bad Blood. Due to a release with little promotion, the track failed to chart in the United Kingdom.

• "Bad Blood" was the second single to be released from the album. It reached a peak of number-ninety in the UK Singles Chart, yet fell out of the chart the following week.

• "Flaws" was the third single to come from Bad Blood. It became the band's first single to chart within the Top 40 in the UK. It charted at twenty-one, and also charted in Scotland and Belgium.

• "Pompeii" was the fourth single to be taken from Bad Blood. It has become their best-selling single, and most successful international release to date, debuting at number-two and becoming the group's first top-five hit. It also gave Bastille their first number-one single, charting atop the chart in Scotland and Ireland.

• "Laura Palmer" will serve as the fifth single to be released from the album on 3 June 2013. In an interview with Digital Spy in March 2013, lead vocalist, Dan Smith confirmed this. A video for the track was released through the band's official Vevo page on 12 April 2013.

 

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The Boxer Rebellion - Promises, Absentee Recordings TBR012VL

The Boxer Rebellion is an international indie band formed in London, United Kingdom around 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native Nathan Nicholson (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Australian Todd Howe (lead guitar), and Englishmen Adam Harrison (bass guitar) and Piers Hewitt (drums). They have so far released an eponymous EP, four studio albums, Exits (2005), Union (2009), The Cold Still (2011) and Promises (2013), as well as a compilation album, B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 (2012). The band finished recording their fourth studio album, Promises, in the late part of February 2013. The music video for the debut single from the album, "Diamonds," was released on March 26.

  

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