"Happiness" - the debut album, Hurts, which has already become a musical sensation in 2010, was released in Russia and is available in music stores of the country. Record producer became Stennerd Beef, a legendary music business pros who worked with the Spice Gilrs and Kylie Minogue.

Group Hurts a little more than a year, but she has already gained the love music fans and music critics throughout Europe. The musicians themselves call their style «Noir'n'b and doom pop». New Musical Express has already called them «Officially the. next. big. thing »(« Official New. Much. Zvezda), and the BBC including the group's most promising bands of this year. Hurts recently been nominated for MTV European Music Awards in the category «Best Push Act» («Breakthrough of the Year) award ceremony which will take place in November.

Appeared as if from nowhere, dressed in the style of "dandy", the vocalist Theo Hatchkraft and musician Adam Anderson perform their songs in the genre of synth-pop. Together they employ more than 3 years old, and the group Hurts created in early 2009. Their musical background was different: Hatchkraf learned to sing a solo speaking English clubs, Anderson, meanwhile, wanted to write music for television. It is hard to imagine that quite recently, these dudes were living on welfare for the unemployed and acted only in clubs, located on the outskirts of Manchester and London....

Песни Hurts - это одновременно призрачные меланхоличные сны и трагические любовные истории, в то же время полные надежды и света. А клип на композицию «Wonderful Life» стал неоспоримым хитом Интернет-пространства: за короткий срок на Youtube его посмотрели более 500 000 пользователей. Там же видео заметил американский музыкальный продюсер Рик Рубин, после чего предложил им заключить контракт с Sony Music. Рубин сотрудничал с такими группами как U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers и Linkin Park.

The debut album «Happiness» includes 11 tracks, among them the hit «Wonderful Life» (song entered the top 10 combined radio charts in Russia, and is in hot rotation on the major network stations, including Europe Plus, NRJ, Love Radio, MAXIMUM Radio and 7) and a duet with Kylie Minogue «Devotion» - tracks recorded at the initiative of the singer, which became a huge fan of Hurts. The album was held in Gothenburg in a Nexus Towers & Sunshine Dance Studios. In Europe, the release took place on September 6. Hurts already given concerts in Germany, Britain, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and Iceland. Tour laid out before March 2011, during which time the guys will have time to speak in the largest cities in Spain, Belgium, France and Denmark and other countries....



After several years of experimentation, the team was finally able to find his musical style, his zest. On the future plans of the group so far, but already it is clear exactly what Hurts does not cease to please its fans with new songs and video clips. And who knows, maybe the second album is not far off?

Group info

HURTS - English rock band from Manchester, established in early 2009.

The band plays songs in the genre of electro-pop 1980. The musicians themselves call their style «Noir'n'b and doom pop». New Musical Express has already called them «Officially the. next. big. thing », and the BBC including the group's most promising bands of this year.



The group consists of the 24-year-old vocalist Theo Hatchkrafta living in Manchester, and 25-year-old musician Adam Anderson, who was born in Yorkshire. They met when they were little more than 20 years in one English pub, and in early 2009 created a group Hurts.

Their first single, became «Wonderful Life» and «Better than love». Clip «Wonderful Life», musicians filmed over 25 pounds, has already become one of the legends of pop music. Stylish black and white video and dreamy song with a catchy tune rocked as music fans and music critics, with one voice predrekshih Hurts great future. During filming, the musicians do not even have the money to pay for dancers. She agreed to appear free of charge, provided that when Hurts become famous, they will pay it. And now the guys are looking for this stranger across Europe, showing her photos at the concerts to give the dancer a fee.



Fame came to him suddenly. Rick Rubin, an American music producer, saw a clip of Hurts on Youtube, rang them and offered to sign a contract with Sony Music. Rubin has worked with bands such as U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park.



The debut album «Happiness» includes 11 tracks. The album became Stennerd Beef, a legendary professional music business, who cooperated with the Spice Gilrs and Kylie Minogue. In Europe, the release of the album took place on September 6, in Russia - 20 th.

Hurts very quickly won the love of many European countries. They have given concerts in Germany, UK, Amsterdam, Milan, Zurich, Switzerland. And he laid out before the tour in March 2011, during which time the guys will perform in major cities, Iceland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France and Denmark.

nformation about group members Hurts

Ingredients:

 Hatchkraft Theo (Theo Hutchcraft) - vocals. 24. Manchester.

Adam Anderson (Adam Anderson) - Music (electronics, guitar). 25. Yorkshire.



Theo was born in North Yorkshire, and later moved to Manchester. Of his childhood we know only that he traveled with his parents in the family van in the country. Had time to visit Australia and the Middle East.



Adam is known about the family that his father worked milkman for 13 years in Hazel Grove, and great-grandfather was a military man, fond of simple fun and even played the banjo for the queen herself.



Theo learned to sing, performing solo in English clubs. Adam, meanwhile wanted to write music for television. On one channel, he sent five variants of the same composition, but the producers do not like them.



The boys met when they were little more than 20 years in one English pub, finding themselves on opposite sides of a conflict.



They were in a group of Bureau, which was later renamed the Daggers. The peak of its popularity Daggers reached in September 2008 when they were invited to London to speak at the opening act for Solange Knowles, sister of Beyonce Knowles. The group disbanded when the members realized that they want to develop in different directions. After that, Theo and Adam joined the group Hurts.