McFly oli eilen illalla
Ghost Stories -teatteriesityksen ensi-illassa. Tässä kuvia tapahtumasta, suuri kiitos
McFly Portugalille kuvista!
McFlysta on kirjoitettu tänään ja eilen paljon englantilaisessa mediassa - alla muutama lehtijuttu. (Lyhykäisyydessä niissä puhutaan McFlyn uudesta musiikkityylistä, McFly Super Citystä ja Ghost Stories -ensi-illasta.)
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McFly are back with an AMAZING new sound!The build-up to the launch of McFly's new sound has been one of the most exciting (and nerve-wracking) events of this year's music calendar - but we're here to tell you that it has all been worth the wait. Yesterday heatworld's Deputy Editor Isabelle Broom met up with (a very buff, we must say) Tom, Danny, Dougie and Harry to listen to four tracks from their new album and take a look at their revolutionary new website.
McFly initially went over to Australia to begin work on their fifth studio album, but after laying down 10 tracks they all realised what they'd achieved wasn't quite enough. With ambitions to become the biggest band on the planet, McFly knew that what they needed to do was try something more challenging - and that's where Dallas Austin and Taio Cruz came in. Having worked with the likes of Kylie, Pink, Madonna and Britney Spears, producer Dallas was a bit of a daunting prospect for the lads - but they needn't have worried. Dallas fell for McFly immediately and was impressed by both their talent, dedication...and ability to stay out drinking for 22 hours with jet-lag! The result of working both with Dallas and music-magic-wand waving Taio Cruz is some of the most sophisticated and exquisite material the boys have ever produced. Yes, it's a little bit different from the usual guitars and shouty choruses, but that unique McFly magic is still at the core of everything we heard. First single Party Girl (which you can listen to below) is bold, catchy and gets better on every listen while the two Taio tracks Shine A Light and Nowhere Left To Run take the old McFly to a whole new level. Smoochy slow song I'll Be Your Man is packed full of the touching lyrics us female McFly fans love, but it all feels a bit more grown up somehow. The boys should feel proud, because this new album is an utter triumph and credit to all their hard work.
As well as producing an ear-blasting new album and spending at least 100 hours a week in the gym (probably), McFly have also designed a Fansite unlike anything we've ever seen before. Super City is a 3D virtual world where fans can interact directly with the band, upload photos and videos, view exclusive content, play games and earn points to exchange for money-can't-buy prizes such as priority entry to gigs, signed merchandise and even phone calls from the boys themselves. Never before has a band listened to and acted upon the wishes of their fans to such an amazing level - and all their dedication is about to be paid back tenfold.
McFly fans should be piddling themselves with excitement, while those of you who aren't quite on board yet should open your ears and your minds because - trust us - McFly are currently the best they've EVER been."
-Heat World-"
It's McFly's next Number One single
It is a regret we feel today and will have to live with until the end of our now pointless lives that we were not able to attend the McFly music playbacks taking place yesterday and today. Even the invites looked amazing.
There is a small silver lining, however, because it is now possible to listen to a clip of the new single 'Party Girl' with Fearne Cotton making a noise at the end.
It is on someone else's site but the whole thing will probably be on YouTube by the end of today. In a nutshell: Taio Cruz doing 'Bad Romance' with a rocket up its arse."
-Popjustice-"
Mcfly go R&B
McFly have apparently taken a drastic change of direction for their latest album, ditching pop rock for R&B after they hooked up with Britney Spears producer Dallas Austin, who introduced them to tequila, strip clubs and Elton John, and Taio Cruz, who just wrote some songs with the band.
McFly boy Danny Jones told The Sun: "Our influences have been people like Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles, but this time we took inspiration from artists we'd never tapped into". On the subject of working with Austin, Danny's co-frontman Tom Fletcher added: "Dallas introduced us to Patron tequila. He almost killed us on a couple of occasions - it's lethal. He also really likes strip joints, so we'd hammer the tequila and then head off to these clubs. One night we ended up going round Elton John's house in Atlanta for dinner with Dallas. It was a great time".
The album, entitled 'Here Comes The Storm', is due for release in September via the band's own Super Records label. The first single, 'Party Girl', will be out on 4 Sep."
-CMU-"
McFly's spooky booze run
MCFLY put in an impressive session after checking out new London show Ghost Stories last night.
The boyband are back on the UK party circuit ahead of the release of their as-yet-untitled seventh album.
And they wasted no time in getting stuck into the booze, being spotted at the bar before and after the star-studded event at The Duke of Yorks Theatre, London.
A source said: "The boys are back and bang on form.
"They were at the after party till midnight, then Light Bar in St Martins till 12, then Movida till 4am.
"They worked the room like true pros, but were mostly found proping up the bar!
"Great lads!"
-The Sun-"
McFly return with new soundHarry, Dougie, Tom and Danny have been working with R&B hitmaker, Taio Cruz, for comeback track, Party Girl, already A-listed by Radio 1.
We're told: "It'll surprise everyone."
-Mirror-"
McFly launch new 'urban' direction with Taio Cruz
Think of McFly and chances are you'll remember their shiny-guitar-pop, gelled-up hair and the enthusiastic teens who squealed at their every note.
Well, times have changed.
Two years on from spitting from their record company Island and releasing their fourth album Radio: Active the London foursome have taken a brave new step - a total musical makeover and brand new business plan.
Most startling to fans will be the change in their music.
For their forthcoming new album they've enlisted the help of producer Dallas Austin who has previously worked with Madonna, Michael Jackson and Pink.
But then there's also British urban sensation Taio Cruz - the man who scored a number one hit in America and the UK with Break Your Heart and helped write both JLS and Cheryl Cole's most recent releases.
British R&B star Taio Cruz has helped McFly write new material Out has gone Dougie, Harry, Tom and Danny's sugary brand of emo-pop. With the aid of these new producers, in comes a synth-driven sultry R&B direction.
New single Party Girl, released in September, is a sexy slab of pop which includes the lyrics: "I'm chained up/I give up/I'm out of mercy/she wouldn't let me go".
Lead singer Tom Fletcher admits it might take a few fans by surprise: "It was a real experiment working with people like Dallas and Taio Cruz - that's what they bring to the table.
"It was about where we could collide and meet in the middle. I wouldn't class it as urban at all, but it's still definitely pop."
If fans don't like this new experiment it's not just the band's egos which will be bruised. It could also empty their pockets.
After the band separated with their record company Island in 2008, they've now set up an independent company to look after the pennies, but struck a deal with their old record label (Island, again) to split all profits 50/50.
It's an all-encompassing deal - touring, record sales, merchandise, sponsorship, everything except publishing - which sees the band/management and record company divvy up money equally.
McFly photographed for BBC Children In Need in 2005 Speaking to Newsbeat, McFly's manager Matthew Fletcher said: "When you go independent, as exciting as it is, our resources are limited.
"We were forced into going independent because to be quite honest the record company ran out of ideas.
"Physical album sales are in decline and I think they just became quite narrow-minded. We had an opportunity to leave, so we did.
"I said to band, 'The worst thing that could happen with this relationship is that you can make half as much money'."
The band themselves have sunk their hard-earned cash into launching this "joint venture" pinning their hopes on what they're dubbing a "supersite" launched in October.
It's a subscription-based website aimed at enticing fans to spend money on the band via different means all hosted online.
Fans will have the chance to get new music first, accrue points for rewards and interact with their favourite members.
"You have to take risks," said drummer Harry Judd. "We're willing to do that to take this band to the next stage. If everything is split equally they've got the same interest that we have."
New single Party Girl is out on 5 September. The album is out in November."
-BBC Newsbeat-
