SECOND SUN Unleashes New Album ‘The Lost Weekend’ August 30 on Ultra Records; Tour Launches at Mile High

DT:   AUGUST 11, 2010

FR:  ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JOHN OCHOA
        MSO

SECOND SUN

UNLEASHES NEW ALBUM ‘THE LOST WEEKEND’
DIGITALLY AUGUST 30

ELECTRONIC MUSIC DUO’S
NEW SINGLE “DOING IT WELL” WITH PAUL HARRIS (DIRTY VEGAS) AVAILABLE NOW

TOUR GETS UNDERWAY AUGUST 14 AT MILE HIGH FESTIVAL

“THE LOST WEEKEND is all about disconnecting from the world and just going for it,” says Antoine Becks, one half of electronic music duo SECOND SUN about the band’s second album due out digitally August 30 on Ultra Records.

“We wrote and recorded the album while we were living in Miami, which was a huge influence on the sound, feel and lyrics of the album,” he adds. “It’s such a unique way of life down there, with all of the sun and partying and beautiful people. But there’s also a dark side to that life, and it’s so easy for people to get lost in it. This album explores both sides of that lifestyle.”

A tour through the album reveals a crate’s worth of infectious club-ready gems sure to set the world’s dance floors alight. From the crushing bass lines of “Howl at the Moon” to the post-trance euphoria of their club smash “More Pills,” THE LOST WEEKEND finds SECOND SUN—who is the Canadian via Montreal duo of Antoine Becks and production partner Adam White—at the peak of their sonic powers. “We love that hands-in-the-air feel of trance, but at the same we want to incorporate more house-based dance beats into our sound,” Antoine says as reflected in their current single “Doing It Well" with Paul Harris of Dirty Vegas. “The more we work with different styles, the easier it is to bring it all together.”  They even meld classic new wave aesthetics into the album, harkening back to the days of eyeliner and trench coats.

Antoine Becks has been obsessed with electronic music ever since his first rave at 14 back in the mid-‘90s, and this inadvertently set him on a new career path.  What started with taping tracks from radio shows turned into travels to Berlin for Love Parade and all over Europe just clubbing and listening to music, but going down to Twilo in New York City in the late ‘90s was where it all really crystallized.  When he randomly met music partner Adam White in a music store, what started out as fun soon found the dance music rookies handing their first track “Empire” to Paul van Dyk.  The dance music icon released the song on his fledgling new label, Vandit Records, and went on to include it on his legendary debut mix CD, The Politics of Dancing.   A second release with van Dyk soon followed with the smash hit “Crush.”

SECOND SUN surprised listeners on their debut album Inside Out with a wide variety of sounds and acoustic instruments. Peaking at #5 on the iTunes Dance Chart, the album’s popularity sent the band on their first proper tour, which exceeded their wildest expectations. Adding remixing to their resume, SECOND SUN’s version of “Another One Bites The Dust” under Queen vs The Miami Project—their collaboration with Cedric Gervais—got the thumbs up from the remaining members of Queen. Becks also collaborated with Sharam of Deep Dish to contribute the vocals to a cheeky remake of Eddie Murphy’s ‘80s camp classic “Party All The Time.”

In support of THE LOST WEEKEND, Becks and White have committed to an aggressive tour schedule which will take them to Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Diego as well as such far off destinations as Asuncion, Paraguay, Quito, Ecuador, Medellin, Colombia and Guadalajara, Mexico.  As a live act, they only perform their own material, with both programming and Becks on vocals.  “It would have definitely been easier to be DJs, but we’re musical performers. We’re always going to give a kick-ass show, and make it something special. We make a point to play things like that you’ll only hear at our shows, like live exclusives,” Becks stresses. “For me, I wanted to bring back that front-man aspect to dance music. I’m really proud of the fact that we can fit all of that into this whole DJ world.”

The track listing for SECOND SUN’s THE LOST WEEKEND is:

1. Intro
2. A girl like you
3. Golden
4. We own the night
5. Howl at the Moon
6. Fire and Water
7. Lonely After All
8. More Pills (with Cedric Gervais)
9. Doing it Well (with Paul Harris [Dirty Vegas])
10. Disconnected
11. Halfway Love
12. Savior
13. Slaves of the Sun

Catch SECOND SUN on tour:

…with more dates to be announced.

Second Sun’s The Lost Weekend will be released
August 30 via Ultra Records.

www.myspace.com/secondsun

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For more information on SECOND SUN, contact:
MSO            818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa (Tour) x230, jochoa@msopr.com