A nice review from Meadow Music. Definitely worth checking out!
“To make an even and great pop album is not easy at all, and after hearing The Genuine Fakes‘ new album it feels like they’ve succeeded in this”
Note: the review is also available in Swedish!
“The Striped Album” will be released by Thistime Records in Japan on 2 Feb, including four bonus tracks – Earnest Endeavor, Time Is Slight, Somehow Everything (Posies cover) and The Genuine Fakes (8 bit version). Click here to order!
The Striped Album - Japan Edition
While browsing the World Wide Web I found some nice blogs and magazines that have reviewed The Striped Album.
Check out the uber-nice reviews!
The release date is set! On Dec 1 the debut album will hit your favorite digital store. The full track list is now up at http://thestripedalbum.com. Info on CD pre-orders coming soon.
Right now we’re giving away yet another song – our very own rendition of Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable”. Go to our music page for more songs.
And here’s the album cover:
We’re doing a showcase gig at Alcazar in Stockholm tonight. We go on stage at exactly 10 pm so don’t be late! Check the calendar for more information.
After this gig we’re going to take a break from live performances until fall when it’s time to promote the album. But we’re going to release another single before that, accompanied by a video. More news on that soon!
The album’s mixed and done! Now we’re sending it off to the mastering-guru to give it that magic finishing touch. A May release is what we’re aiming for. Prior to the album release we’re going to put out a single. More news on that soon.
You can listen to one of the tracks off the album on the Metro On Stage site. Please rate the song! Who knows, maybe your vote will get us a deal with Universal? 
We would also like to extend our thoughts out to Alex Chilton of Big Star fame who has just passed away in an apparent heart attack at age 59. He made such a huge impact on music history. We wouldn’t be here fakin’ it had he not inspired bands like The Posies to make such great music. Joey previously blogged about Big Star’s #1 Record as a part of his “Essential Powerpop Albums” list. You can read that post here.
The mixing of our debut album is progressing quite rapidly at this point. We’re about 75% done now! With three more songs to go and some minor tweaking on the rest we’ll soon be ready for mastering. We’ll give a more thorough update with track listing and such soon.
I hope y’all have had a great holiday and beginning of the new decade. We’ve certainly recharged our batteries over the past month and are at the moment focused on finishing mixing the debut album. In mid-March the songs are being sent to mastering so by then it has to be finished. Our hope is to have the album out in May at the latest. 2010 is a good year to release a debut, no? 
Keep checking this space for updates!
Stay safe, stay fake.
Dear friends, today is the last day you can download The Genuine Fakes‘ X-mas song “All I Want for Christmas” for free. Head on over to our music page to download in any format of your choosing. After today you can continue listening either on the very same page or at Spotify.
Merry Christmas!
The Genuine Fakes‘ original composition “I Don’t Want It” is featured on a Scandipop sampler issued by Popsicle Recordings. The opening track no less! Also featured on the sampler are A Camp, Atomic Swing, John ME, A-ha and Röyksopp feat. Robyn to name a few. Click here to download for free.
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