Lyrics of Blaine Osborn and Remain.

Thank you Daniela from the Austrian Street Team, Jade and Matthew for this!

That was on July 7th, 2011, from Abbey Road...

Wake To Sleep live this way.

Future Selves release

As you must know it now,  Future Selves is released today, September 19th. Here are the lucky countries who can now get a copy of the album (click for the iTunes link) :

/ Comme vous devez le savoir à présent, Future Selves est sorti aujourd'hui, 19 septembre. Voici les heureux pays qui pourront dès à présent s'offrir un exemplaire de l'album (cliquez pour le lien iTunes) :

Allemagne/Germany

Australie/Australia

Belgium/Belgique

Espagne/Spain

Finlande/Finland

France

Irlande/Ireland

Italie/Italy

Japon/Japan

Norvège/Norway 
Nouvelle-Zélande/New Zeland (the link didn't work)

Pays-Bas/Netherlands

Portugal 

Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom

Suède/Sweden

Suisse/Switzerland

 

Don't forget to spread the word everywhere you can!

Transfer supporting Kaiser Chiefs, Mona and Tribes's tours

Transfer have announced will support Kaiser Chiefs, Tribes and Mona's tours on next Autumn/Fall! If they come to town, please don't miss the event! Here are the showdates:

With Mona:

Oct 19 - Berlin, DE @ Lido 

Oct 21 - Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett 

Oct 22 - Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier 

Oct 23 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg 

Oct 24 - Dortmund, DE @ FZW
Oct 27 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 3 

Oct 28 - London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
Oct 30 - Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
Oct 31 - Brighton, UK @ Komedia
Nov 1 - Brussels, BE @ AB Club

With Kaiser Chiefs:

Nov 6 - Brussels, BE @ AB
Nov 7 - Brussels, BE @ AB
Nov 9 - Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
Nov 10 - Zurich, CH @ Komplex
Nov 13 - Milan, IT @ Magazini Generali
Nov 14 - Munic, DE @ Backstage Werk
Nov 17 - Dresden, DE @ Alter Schlachthof
Nov 19 - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum
Nov 20 - Arhus, NO @ Train
Nov 21 - Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
Nov 23 - Warsaw, PL @ Stodola
Nov 24 - Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
Nov 25 - Hamburg, DE @ Docks
Nov 27 - Cologne, DE @ LMH
Nov 29 - Paris, FR @ Olympia

  

With Tribes:

Nov 11 - Lausanne, CH @ Bleu Lezard

 Nov 26 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown 

Transfer vient d'annoncer qu'il sera le groupe de première partie pour les tournées respectives de Kaiser Chiefs, Tribes et Mona. S'ils passent dans votre ville, ne manquez surtout pas l'évènement ! Voici les dates:

Avec Mona:

19 octobre - Berlin, AL @ Lido 

  21 octobre - Francfort, AL @ Das Bett 

  22 octobre - Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier 

  23 octobre - Amsterdam, PB @ Melkweg 

  24 octobre - Dortmund, AL @ FZW
  27 octobre - Manchester, RU @ Academy 3 

28 octobre - Londres, RU @ Shepherds Bush Empire
  30 octobre - Nottingham, RU@ Bodega
  31 octobre - Brighton, RU @ Komedia
1 novembre - Bruxelles, BE @ AB Club

With Kaiser Chiefs:

  6 novembre - Bruxelles, BE @ AB
  7 novembre - Bruxelles, BE @ AB
9 novembre - Amsterdam, PB @ Heineken Music Hall
  10 novembre - Zurich, CH @ Komplex
  13 novembre - Milan, IT @ Magazini Generali
  14 novembre - Munich, AL @ Backstage Werk
  17 novembre - Dresde, AL @ Alter Schlachthof
  19 novembre - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum
  20 novembre - Arhus, NO @ Train
  21 novembre - Copenhague, DK @ Amager Bio
  23 novembre -Varsovie, PL @ Stodola
  24 novembre - Berlin, AL @ Huxleys
  25 novembre - Hamb9urg, AL @ Docks
  27 novembre - Cologne, DE @ LMH
  29 novembre - Paris, FR @ Olympia

Avec Tribes:

11 novembre - Lausanne, CH @ Bleu Lezard

 26 novembre - Rotterdam, PB @ Rotown

[J'espère que les French Babies seront au rendez-vous à Paris le 29 novembre!]

The San Diego Music Awards 2011

Nous venons d'apprendre que Transfer a gagné deux récompenses aux San Diego Music Awards:

MEILLEUR GROUPE DE ROCK
CHANSON DE L'ANNEE (Losing Composure)

Félicitations aux heureux gagnants! La French Street Team est heureuse!
Cela n'aurait pu se faire sans nous les fans, alors merci à tous, merci d'avoir voté, merci de répandre la bonne parole! 

We've just been told Transfer have won two awards at the SDMA:

BEST ROCK
SONG OF THE YEAR (Losing Composure)

Congratulations to the happy winners! The French Street Team is happy!
This couldn't have happened without all the support from us fans, so thank you everybody, thank you for voting, thank you for spreading the word about Transfer!

Transfer @Belly Up Tavern - August 4th, 2011

Quelques vidéos plutôt bien enregistrées du concert du concert du 4 août au Belly Up Tavern.
 

Some pretty well recorded videos of the show at the Belly Up Tavern.

Enjoy!

Losing Composure - live on 91X

Losing Composure live performance on air with Oz on 91X in San Diego, CA.

UK tour - Newcastle upon Tyne

Monday, June 27th, 2011.

After a long journey by coach bus from Birmingham, I finally made it to Newcastle around 3pm, in the pouring rain. I felt like home at once in this lovely city. In fact, I felt so good there I've decided to move in it on next Autumn/Fall... ANYWAY, I went straight to the venue of course, the O² Academy. When I saw "Transfer" written in big letters above the doors, I couldn't help but feeling proud like a mother on her sons' graduation day. Fan feelings can sometimes be so foolish!

 

Bought my ticket, and, as I was, as ever, so early, I went and had lunch in an awesome american restaurant, and hung out there for two or three hours, looking desperately for internet on my cell phone, recharging my precious ipod and camera, as a genuine Concert Weirdo. You must know Concert weirdos who follow a tour often have the same ritual. First, we arrive freakishly early, even when it's not necessary. Then we hang out for hours in a fast-food, because hamburgers and fries are our fuel unfortunately. No time and no money for eating healthier. And because we always look for plugs and free wi-fi. Concert weirdos often are geeks. Can't help tweeting, facebooking etc.

I went back to the venue where I met some Babies, Angela, Nicola and some other girls, joined a few minutes later by Jade my fellow admin from the UK Street Team. I was very glad to see her, but didn't want to annoy her and her friends with my presence, so I left them alone and listened to some Transfer songs on my ipod instead, while waiting for the doors to open.

When the doors opened, I went to my usual spot, on the left side of the stage, as ever. And for the first time, it would be Shaun playing in front of me, not Jason. Next to me, my fellows were chatting cheerfully, and we were all glad to hear Mr Brightside from the Killers playing twice while waiting for the show to begin. Then we had to suffer, not two but THREE bands before Transfer. I wouldn't have minded so much if I had actually liked one of them, but they were all tasteless to me. Besides, the second band broke our ears, and we got all an awful headache after they left the stage. So let me tell you we were waiting for our four Californians like others would wait for the Messiah!

Then, finally, Our heroes arrived on stage. The first row, full of Babies, exploded with cheerfulness.

Losing Composure filled me up with utter joy, once more.

Like It Used To Be. Take Your Medecine. 

Then, I held my breath, for I was waiting for a particuliar song. My favourite one. They didn't play it the day before in Birmingham. It had been my first Transfer gig without that song, and I had felt frustrated. But at this very moment, Matthew looked at me, and said:

"- I guess you know Laure, which song we're playing next...

 - MY SUSPICIONS!", I couldn't help but shouting happily.

And indeed, I was right. They played My Suspicions, and I was so moved, as ever ,by this song, some tears of happiness rolled on my cheeks. 

Wake To Sleep. The Possum. On stage, the boys were beaming, looking happier than ever. And they actually played better than ever. Definitely the best Transfer live performance I've ever seen so far. And believe me, that is a lot to say, as they're always  so fucking  brilliant already. And the Possum definitely was the climax of this gig. 

Then, they played a song I didn't know. And I got breathless from the very moment Matthew started to sing. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! I looked at Shaun's setlist, and saw it was written "Blaine Osborn". I was so mindblown that I wouldn't be surprised if my mouth was wide opened with shock, and my eyes going out of their sockets.  At 1'57, Jason played a guitar solo, and shivers ran all over my spine. From 2'11, when Matthew started singing again, and until the very end of the song, I cried a river. I couldn't believe it, but Blaine Osborn had just replaced My Suspicions on the top of the piedestal in my heart. Again, that is a lot to say. 

You Are The Wolf. Sinking Sailing. and White Horse. Perfect. The show had been perfect. Beyond of all my expectations.
Shaun gave me his setlist, put his hand on his heart as he always does, thanking me again and again. Why the hell do you thank me for making me happy, Shaun?! I was the one who should say thank you, so we fought again about who was the most thankful. Him and I always fight after every gig haha! But I always win :p

 

After the gig, we Babies all waited for the boys to go out. To our greatest pleasure, Andy and Shaun popped out of the venue, and chatted cheerfully with us. Despite my broken voice, I talked to them about Blaine Osborn. I told them, showing them the title of the song on the setlist: "What the hell was that?! Didn't know that song, but deeseez a masturpeece [this is a masterpiece]!" ... I was so moved my accent had suddenly come out very frenchy. They burst into laughter. "A masturpeece!" Andy repeated, imitating my french accent. "When you say it with your french accent, it's more significant!"

Then, the boys went back to the venue to pack away their stuff, and Anna (their agent, right?), who attended to the gig on that night with her mother, came and joined the conversation. We recognized each other from White Lies Ritual tour. It was such a pleasure to see her again. Then, she lead us to the artist exit behind, and brought us into the artist dressing rooms where we were all invited to sit and have a drink. the boys joined us a few minutes later, and sat with us. Anna's sweet mother asked a lot of questions about our fandom, and we were all more than happy to answer. Then Matthew asked us each our name, and where we were coming from; when it was my turn, he said "Well I'm not asking you Laure, I know you come from France :)".

Then we were kicked out of the venue by the staff, so we hung out all for a little while outside the venue. Andy told Matthew: "hey listen to what Laure said about Blaine Osborn"! so I repeated "deeseez a masturpeece, and Matthew laughed as well. "It means so much more with your french accent!"

Then we all took some photos together, then the boys hugged us goodbye, and left on their van.

Next show: Manchester!

[ Laure ]

UK tour - Birmingham

[ It's been almost three weeks I've come back from Transfer UK tour. And yet, I still hadn't written anything on this blog to tell you a bit about this wonderful adventure. I hope you will forgive me for my lack of "seriousness". I hope you'll forgive me for being more Laure than being the lead admin of the French Street Team. I hope you'll forgive me for pouring my heart, instead of choosing empty "professionnal" words. I hope you'll forgive me for being such an unusual admin. I hope you'll forgive for not being as good and rigourous as my fellows admins from UK, Germany, Netherland, Spain and USA. I hope you'll forgive me, for these articles you're about to read are supposed to be too personnal to be published here. But I'll do it anyway. That's the question I've been asking myself for three weeks before making my decision: Where to publish this article? On my personnal blog, or here, where it's supposed to be "official" and public? Well you have the answer. I may be wrong, but I have the feeling I'm doing the right thing. It's the best way to make you share the magic. ]

The UK tour started for me on June 26th, in Birmingham. Though I'm french, I had traveled from Spain, where I went to a festival. I took the earliest plane from Madrid to London, where I was supposed to catch a coach bus to Birmingham. I hadn't slept,  I was exhausted. But I couldn't care less. I was so happy to get to see Transfer guys again. Do you know how it feels to actually miss the band members as much as you miss the music? Well this is exactly how I felt.

I arrived at the venue's doors around 3.30 pm. I know it's stupid, giving the doors wouldn't open before 7pm, but it's an old habit from the time I was a Muser. I just can't feel secure if I'm not at the doors before, no matter how famous is the band. I'd do the same for any other band I love. I always have to be on the front row. Besides, I like to run into the band unloading their van/truck, and watching them bringing their stuff into the venue. I got lucky and my wish was granted; I arrived at the perfect time to meet Andy, Jason, Matthew and Shaun before the show. It was such a pleasure to see them again! They were as friendly as ever. I met another Transfer fan called Lee, that I had on my facebook but I hadn't been able to recognize in the first place... Epic win Laure!
Anyway, we got to chat with the band for a while, especially with Andy who lingered for a long moment with us outside. Brought him some gum from France as a little gift! Everyone knows about Andy's passion for gum, right? Well if you don't, just look for pictures of him on stage, and you'll know what I mean. As he told us himself, laughing, there isn't a single picture of him without the mouth opened, chewing his gum. So I told myself he'd be pleased if I bring some "Hollywood chewing-gum". Well, the name of the gum brand is such a joke, for there's nothing hollywoodian, or even american at all about this gum. 100% french. But for us french people, it always sounds cooler, when it sounds american. 

" - Wanted to bring you something exotic!

  - Well it is exotic, for I've never heard about this gum!"

Yay, score!

The show started around 7.30 pm, with a weird band that made Lee and I to have a good laugh. I still couldn't say if the singer was a boy or a girl. but though, we were very proud when we saw the label stuck on their thigh:

Then sorry folks, my camera switched off because the battery was low.

The second band was a band from Wolverhampton called The Rimes. Yep, I know more about them than the first band, because I really liked that one, and the members have become  sort of my buddies. I'll get to see them again for their next gig on August 6th. You should definitely try them and listen to their stuff on their website. Come on people, give them a go, they're young and try to make it. Thank you.

Anyway, sorry for the advertising. So, back to the story, I had a good time discovering them. 

Then the moment I had been waiting for more than three months. The guys appeared on stage, and, only seeing them setting their instruments was enough to make me happy. So happy I could have easily cried. Maybe I did. That was it; everything was about to start again. I had missed their concerts so much. I had been counting days, hours, minutes, seconds, to that moment. And here I was, ready to explode with joy.

From the very moment they played the very first notes of Losing Composure, I got this incredible feeling I get everytime I listen to this song: the feeling of swallowing a sun. For it gets me so cheerful its feels warm in my belly, in my throat, in my whole body, in my heart. And I jumped as hard as I could. I kept skipping like a kangaroo during the whole song. 

Then, they played Like It Used To Be. The song which Matthew's voice reaches perfection for. I'm just fond of the moment he sings "If we keep on pushing oooooon!" His voice always slips so pleasantly right into my heart at this part of the song.

Then, Take Your Medicine. Oh, I'm such a Shaun girl on that one! Can't take my eyes off of him for this song. I just love watching him doing the back vocals. "Have I had enough? Did I take too much?"
He always closes his eyes blissfully while singing, and his voice is so soft! He always moves me when he does that.

Then, Wicked World, a cover from Black Sabbath [thank you Heather for the info! ] . They played it beautifully, and I was happy to discover a song that I didn't know.

Then, Wake To Sleep, my first Transfer big crush. Oh dear god, I just love that part of the show. The part when I become a character of the show haha. For I sing along so loudly than I get almost louder than Matthew! And the crowd around me often stop looking at the band  for a while and stare at me instead. For the famous part: "I WAS A LONELY BOY, ASLEEP UNHINGED MY MIND WOULD RUN! RUN TO THE OCEAN SHORE, OVER THE MOUTAIN I WILL COME!"
Besides, I know BY HEART Matthew's behaviour on stage. I know exactly when he's about to do some stuff not recorded on the album, I know exactly when he's about to rise his voice, whereas he doesn't do it on the CD. I know when he's about to shout things like "yeah!" or "no! between two lyrics. So, I know there's a part of the song when he always shouts "NO!" on gigs. "Never will believe what I say [NO!]". So I just can't help myself shouting it with him. 

I. Am. SO. SORRY. About. All this. I always get so caught into the music... It's like music was controlling my body, inhabitating me!

Then, on Lee's request, they played You Are the Wolf. Again, ashamed to admit I didn't know that song. but Lee was so excited about it. He told me Jason sings on that one. Was curious about it. And hell, Jason is a good singer!  An excellent discover! If you have it, please feel free to send it to me!

And then, the last song already. White Horse of course. The song I'm a Jason girl for. Of course, and like for ALL of the songs, they're all terrific. Otherwise they wouldn't be one my favorite bands, of course. But Jason. On White Horse. Holy. Mother. Of. God. He's so good he makes me shiver. 

End of the show. I was soaked in sweat. more than the four of them together.
Asked for Jason's setlist, as ever, for he was on the left side of the stage; and I'm always on the left side of the stage, it became sort of a signature since White Lies tour. Asked for Andy's drumstick as well ["Again? but you already have one! If I'd listen to you, I know you'd ask for one every night!"... yes, Andy likes being sarcastic with me haha ]. Then I went directly to the merchandising table, where Andy, Jason and Matthew joined us for a signing session. Shaun had disappeared again, and I was waited by the person who would host me on that night, so, after a quick chat with the boys, and the Rimes as well, after many hugs, I got  to go, without getting the chance to have Shaun's signature, unfortunately. But oh well, I'd see them all again on the next day!

See you tomorrow folks, for telling you everything about the gig in Newcastle! 

[ Laure ]

Show @91X, Sans Diego; May 31st, 2011