The Fixx
Aug 13, 2012
The Fixx hold a special place for me as I worked them in the early '80s when they broke through with such hits as "One Things Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Saved By Zero" and "Stand or Fall." They had a distinctive sound that still sounds fresh even today.
Even though the band fell out of the limelight eventually, guitarist Jamie West-Oram, keyboardist Rupert Greenall, bassist Dan K. Brown, drummer Adam Woods and vocalist Cy Curnin have remained together. And Beautiful Friction, the band's 10th studio album, finds them sharper than ever. It is clear that The Fixx still have an incredibly strong voice, strong legacy and strong future after 30 years together!
The album was produced by Nick Jackson at Spacehouse Studios in London, who worked closely with the band to realize the songs they had written; songs that reference what is going on around the world today.
Out first taste was "Anyone Else" (inspired by the Occupy Movement) but several other tracks also stand out including, "Just Before Dawn," "Second Time Around," "Shaman," "Something Ahead of You," "Small Thoughts" and the title track.
Curnin calls this current evolution of The Fixx "a fine wine that has aged well in the bottle. I love being in this band. It's my therapy. You can take everything away from me, but no one can take away the relationship and creativity that flows between the five of us."
The Fixx are currently in tour:
- 8/06 The Triple Door, Seattle
- 8/07 Music Millennium & Bing Lounge, Portland, OR
- 8/09 Drake Park Mainstage, Bend, OR
- 8/10 Jacksons of Richland, Richland, WA
- 8/12 Mayo Park, Rochester, MN
- 8/14 Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip, Las Vegas
- 8/17 Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
- 8/18 Hard Rock's Rock The Block, Denver
- 8/21 The Waiting Room, Omaha
- 8/22 The Old Rock House, St. Louis
- 8/23 Shank Hall, Milwaukee
- 8/25 Backlot Bash, Skokie, IL
- 8/26 Champlain Valley Fair, Essex Junction, VT
- 8/28 The Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, PA
- 8/30 The Madison Beach Hotel, Madison, CT
- 9/01 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
- 9/03 Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
- 9/07 The Canyon, Agoura Hills, CA
For more, visit www.thefixx.com