Mar. 1 – On the occasion of the 2013 Club Tour, which begins March 2 at Estragon in Bologna, Afterhours – the rock band from Milan with Manuel Agnelli (leader and voice of the group), Giorgio Prette (drums), George Ciccarelli (guitar and keyboards), Roberto Dell’Era (bass), Rodrigo D’Erasmo (violin) and Xabier Iriondo (guitar) – have announced the international release of Padania in collaboration with the Florentine label Black Candy Records. From April, the album, available in either vinyl or cd, will be distributed in Europe, Japan and Canada thanks to Rough Trade. The release will also be accompanied by a series of concerts and showcases in Europe. The album “Padania” – the only Italian CD to be among the eighteen candidates for Impala Awards in the European Independent Disk category – has collected numerous awards in 2012 in Italy: Targa Tenco as “Album of the Year,” and a series of awards from the Music & CD Media Jury, such as Italian Album of the Year, the Targa Indie Music Like, Artist of the Year at the Independent Music Italian Awards. The vinyl version, a double transparent 12″ in limited edition, will be released by Tuesday, April 2 in Italy (500 copies) by Artist First in a series of specialized shops, and will also be available at the banquets of the official merchandise at the concerts of the Club Tour 2013.
