VISITORS to Cavendish Square today got a fantastic treat - South Africa’s biggest-selling indie rock band, The Parlotones, were there performing.
Together since 2003, these four guys from Joburg shot to stardom 2006 when they signed a European license deal on the back of their debut single Beautiful being used in a Fuji film commercial. They’ve just released their third album Stardust Galaxies on the back of a massive world tour and were in the centre court at Cavendish Square between 12pm and 2pm, just across from Col’Cacchio.
Kahn Morbee, Paul Hodgson, Neil Pauw and Glen Hodson met their fans and signed copies of Stardust Galaxies and also performed an exclusive acoustic session.
The Parlotones are known for their electric, polished stage performances delivered against the backdrop of their deftly crafted and darkly romantic lyrics. Their sound, described as alternative in their formative years and influenced by the likes of Muse, Radiohead and the Smiths, has evolved substantially becoming more refined and focused with each album.
Their debut album Radiocontrolledrobot took two years to reach gold status, but their follow-up, A World Next Door To Yours, achieved this in just three months, testimony to their evolving sound and popularity. Three months later the album was certified platinum and remained on the South African top 20 sales chart for more than a year, making it the country’s biggest selling rock album of this decade, with seven hit singles. Stardust Galaxies will no doubt reach even greater heights.
With hundreds of thousands of album sales, multiple awards, global tours and scintillating stage performances in dozens of countries, The Parlotones are one of our local music industries greatest success stories.
Watch this space for all the pics of the Parlotones at Cavendish Square!
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