Etikett: Roxette

Roxette Doesn’t Charm Leading Rock Critic


CHART SPOTLIGHT. The leading Swedish rock critic Andres Lokko slashes Roxette’s latest album Charm School. Citing a review in Svenska Dagbladet Lokko says “Exactly a decade after Roxette’s then vain resuscitation attempts with the Room Service album, Charm School manages to spread a burning disinterest throughout the room where music is being played from the speakers. I try to listen without prejudice, do my best to set aside any possible cynism.” Despite the promising title, the Roxette album has anything but charm.

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Roxette had to deal with a clash with extras, who felt mis-treated during the video shoot of “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio).” So far, the single has charted in Germany (No.18), Austria (No.22) and Belgium (No.34). Reportedly, a UK release was pulled at the last minute.

Charm School is scheduled for release in Sweden on Feb.11.

Extras Rage Against Roxette


CHART SPOTLIGHT. Roxette’s next album will be called Charm School. A first step on the way would be to charm the  hundreds of extras who rage against the group in the Swedish evening paper Aftonbladet. Roxette recently shot the video to the upcoming single “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)” and reportedly extras had to content with no pay.

According to Aftonbladet, the extras had been promised food but had to content with nothing but coffee and white bread. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle hasn’t issued new material since 2007 and will head off on a world tour, starting this March in Russia.

A spokesperson for the production company apologizes explaining that “it was a difficult location, but there was heat and no more than 30 people in the room. I would like to call these people and apologize as that we did not intend them to feel this way.”

Charm School will be released in February and include twelve new tracks. The iTunes version will include a live version of “It Must Have Been Love.” Roxette’s last single “Reveal” peaked at No.59 in Sweden in 2007, spending a sole week on chart.

UPDATE. So far, Roxette’s “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)” has only appeared on the Hungarian radio airplay chart, peaking at No.15.

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