http://thecontrast.net Perfect Disguise: Introducing... The Contrast Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:45:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_365" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Perfect Disguise"][/caption] Happy New Year! The excellent Paisley Umbrella blog on MySpace has included Perfect Disguise as one of its top ten albums of 2008. Inexplicably they/he/she still seem to think that The Contrast are from Middlesborough but that it a minor detail. The blog originally reviewed the ... http://thecontrast.net/news/perfect-disguise-in-top-ten-albums-of-2008-list/ [caption id="attachment_348" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Perfect Disguise"][/caption] The Out of the Box play list on New York's classic rock station Q104.3 features "Caught in a Trap" from 2005's "Forget to Tell the Time" and the more recent compilation "Perfect Disguise". The track is standing tall amongst some real heavy hitters on the ... http://thecontrast.net/news/q1043-caught-in-a-trap/ [caption id="attachment_337" align="alignright" width="240" caption="The Contrast @ Union Square"][/caption] The Contrast spent nearly a week in New York last week as part of their performance at the annual CMJ Music Marathon. However, they did not limit their activities to the Saturday night gig at Arlene's Grocery. They were captured performing a couple ... http://thecontrast.net/news/the-contrast-in-nyc/ [caption id="attachment_323" align="alignright" width="300" caption="CMJ 2008"][/caption] This very evening (Saturday October 25th 2008) in New York City The Contrast will take to the stage with some former Rainbow Quartz label mates. If you happen to be in the Big Apple tonight then come along and see them. It is going to ... http://thecontrast.net/news/tonight-the-contrast-arlenes-grocery/ [caption id="attachment_186" align="alignright" width="300" caption="CMJ 2008"][/caption] The Contrast have been confirmed for CMJ 2008 for a little while now but the schedules have just gone up on the CMJ site. So this is the official, official line. The Contrast will be playing on the Saturday night with some of their former ... http://thecontrast.net/news/cmj-2008/ The Contrast received a nice write up for their recent gig on home turf. Here it is in full with a link to the magazine that it came from. The Contrast Unity @ Goodbarns Yard, Peterborough – July 31 2008 The Contrast are a ‘proper band’. Not ... http://thecontrast.net/news/the-contrast-live-review/ "Caught in a Trap" has been sent to radio to promote the "Perfect Disguise" compilation and the video has been placed on You Tube. Of course, this features the old line up... but still worth a look. So here it is in all its glory. http://thecontrast.net/video/caught-in-a-trap-video/ Just a reminder that The Contrast are playing The Barfly on Friday June 13, details below: The Fly, 36-38 New Oxford St, London, WC1A 1EP Meretto + No One Left + Run Don't Walk + The Contrast Advance tickets are £7 and available now from the Barfly website... ...and The Contrast open the night @ about 8pm. see ... http://thecontrast.net/news/tonight-the-contrast-barfly-friday-the-13th/ The All Music Guide have posted a review of Perfect Disguise: Introducing the Contrast. The Contrast, Perfect Disguise: Introducing the Contrast **** While the Contrast haven't moved enough merchandise either at home in the U.K. or across the pond in the States to truly merit a ... http://thecontrast.net/reviews/perfect-disguise-review-all-music-guide/ Perfect Disguise received a glowing review from the Houston Press. Here is it is below: The Contrast, Perfect Disguise: Introducing the Contrast (Wicked Cool Records) This guitar-worshipping quartet released their first full-length on Rainbow Quartz in 2000, a year or so after forming, and have studiously submitted four ... http://thecontrast.net/reviews/perfect-disguise-review-houston-press/