news
"Let It Snow" on iTunes Dec. 14, 2005
Magnet’s version of “Let It Snow” is now available on iTunes (US).
Categories: Singles
XFM’s Winter Wonderland, "Fall At Your Feet" playlisted Nov. 17, 2005
“Fall At Your Feet”, the first proper single from “The Tourniquet”, will be released on December 5th and come complete with exclusive b-sides on both 7″ and CD single. “Fall At Your Feet” has been playlisted this week by XFM.
Magnet has also been confirmed as a special guest on XFM’s Winter Wonderland gigs. Magnet will appear on December 11th at Brixton Academy alongside Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, Editors and Hard-Fi.
Categories: Singles, The Tourniquet
New single confirmed Oct. 12, 2005
The first commercial single release from “The Tourniquet” album is “Fall At Your Feet”. It’s released in UK on Nov 14th b/w exclusive new track “This Bird Can Never Fly”. The release will come on Ltd Edition 7″ vinyl and CDSingle. Don’t forget Magnet is on tour this week in the UK with Engineers!
Categories: Releases, Singles, The Tourniquet
XFM’s Single of the Week Aug. 23, 2005
Hold On is XFM’s Single of the Week! Read more about it here.
new single: "Hold On" Jul. 21, 2005
The release date for Magnet’s new album, “The Tourniquet”, is Monday 22nd August in UK.
It’s preceeded by a very limited single “Hold On” the week before (15 August). This comes in a twin 7” only format and the tracks will also be available for download via iTunes. A limited number come with a hand-written note from Even, and all 7” contain Magnet stickers. The single includes exclusive tracks “The Mute” and “Good Mourning”.
One of the 7”’s will also contain a VIP Atlantic Gold Pass—the person who finds this gets a flight to Norway to see Magnet perform!
To celebrate these releases, Magnet will make a rare live appearance (with full band) in London on Wednesday, August 17th at 93 Feet East. Tickets are available here or by calling 020 7403 3331 or 020 7734 8932.
We hope you’re all keeping well and hope to see you at this show.
We’ll be back in touch shortly with news of the Album and Single in more detail.
Categories: Singles, The Tourniquet, Tour
awards for 12" package design May. 10, 2005
Congratulations to Martin Kvamme on winning two awards for designing the Last Day Of Summer 12″: gold for cover illustration and silver for packaging design.
“On Your Side” news Jul. 27, 2004
“On Your Side” has spent 4 weeks in Norway’s Top 30 Album Charts, this week (week 5) it’s at #34. There will be a full Norwegian Tour before the end of 2003.
The debut Magnet single will be “Lay Lady Lay” (with Gemma Hayes) released this Autumn, it’s been remixed by Steve Fitzmaurice & Dave McCracken and will be backed with exclusive new tracks & mixes.
From this week’s NME:
MAGNET ‘On Your Side’ (Ultimate Dilemma/East West)
Jeff Buckley insprires magnificent debut “The influence of Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ still hangs over music. The latest to fall under his seductive spell is Magnet, aka Even Johansen. From Scotland via Norway, Even’s lazy, sensitive coo and ethereal country flutters certainly resonate with that same sense of majestic drama. But Magnet has more tricks up his sleeve than mere karaoke fanboyisms. ‘The Day We Left Town’ has ghostly, Bjork-like electronica sheen, while ‘Where Happiness Lives’ is Elliott Smith bunking into the Grand Ole Opry. But it’s the suckerpunch refrain of magnificent opener ‘Everything’s Perfect’ (“You Said You’d Die For Me, So Why Can’t You Live For Me?”) that reveals just where this fragile soul’s bread is buttered. ‘On Your Side’ is simply a lovely, lovely record” (8/10)
Categories: On Your Side, Reviews, Singles
Spellemansprisen + Lay Lady Lay May. 11, 2004
Magnet wins the Spellemansprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Pop Album
2004 for "On Your Side".
"Lay Lady Lay" with Gemma Hayes – Single is available now. Bonus tracks
include the excellent remix of "Clean Slate" by The Bee’s on 7" and
exclusive track "Wish Me Well" on the CD Single. It’s currently on Xfm
playlist in UK… you can buy it
here.
You can also buy the EP "The Day We Left Town" featuring 3 non-LP tracks
here.
Categories: Awards, EPs, Releases, Singles
zero 7 support + lay lady lay single Feb. 2, 2004
Magnet will be opening support for ZERO 7 on these UK dates below – the shows will be Solo, whilst the upcoming headline UK dates with The Belles in support will be with Full Band.
MARCH
15 / BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
16 / SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
18 / SHEFFIELD OCTAGON
19 / MANCHESTER CARLING ACADEMY
20 / GLASGOW CARLING ACADEMY
22 / BIRMINGHAM CARLING ACADEMY
23 / NORWICH UEA
25 / BRIGHTON DOME
26 / BRIXTON ACAMDEY, LONDON
27 / BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON
The new single “Lay Lady Lay” with Gemma Hayes is out 22 March ‘03 on 7inch and CD. It has The Bee’s mix of “Clean Slate” and Tom Middleton mix of “Last Day of Summer” among the bonus tracks, plus exclusive Magnet track “Wish Me Well”. You can pre-order it on Amazon ->
Categories: Releases, Singles, Tour
new singles Nov. 16, 2003
LAST DAY OF SUMMER will be released on 12” vinyl only and exclusive download on 24th November. It’ll have the Tom Middleton/Cosmos mixes of LAST DAY OF SUMMER on it as well as the album original. The next MAGNET ‘proper’ single is LAY LADY LAY (duet with GEMMA HAYES) which will be released in early 2004.