Placebo are winning the Battle for the Sun
by Niki N. Phaser on Jun.19, 2009, under Music News
We had an article a few days ago about the battle (no pun intended) between Placebo’s latest indie efforts with their new album, Battle for the Sun and their ex-label’s (Virgin/EMI) attempt at banking on previous albums signed by the trio. Recent numbers, posted by Billboard, show that Molko and his Ste’s are winning this one. They’ve reached number one in the European Top 100 Albums, despite entering their native UK chart at 8. They’ve reached top spots in four other countries, including, of course, France, where they landed number one with each album since Black Market Music (2001). Top five spots have been assured in Holland, Finland, Switzerland, so the heavy touring really works. They are number one in Germany and Battle for the Sun was released there the day they headlined Rock am Ring. With this direction going so well and their agenda being full of summer festivals, followed by their own tour in the fall-winter season, we can’t help wondering what new heights are they going to reach.
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June 19th, 2009 on 10:03 pm
Great news, I really think this album’s gonna be a killer, can’t wait ’til they come to Australia
June 20th, 2009 on 6:18 am
Knew they would ^^
Brian and his Ste’s lol, love it!
Down with Virgin, up with Placebo!