Thenewno2 - Wind Up Dead

thenewno2 is a band originated from London and composed of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks. Harrison plays lead guitar and synthesizer and sings lead vocals. Hecks plays drums and the synthesizer. Amanda Butterworth also contributes vocals. The name "thenewno2" is a reference to the 1960s British television show, The Prisoner. thenewno2 have been credited with album design for George Harrison's Brainwashed, Concert for George, The Dark Horse Years Box Set and menu design for Concert For Bangladesh DVD. When live the band consists of Dhani Harrison, Oliver Hecks, Jon Sadoff who plays keyboards and Guitar and sings background vocals, Jeremy Faccone who plays rhythm guitar, and Jason Hiller who plays bass guitar.

The band's website, designed by Hecks, features songs and a video entitled "Choose What You're Watching" (directed by Hecks), as well as the music video for "Another John Doe,"also directed and edited by Hecks, a movie made almost entirely out of stop motion technology, which was added to the site in 2008
A four-track promotional EP, EP001, was released on August 28, 2006. It features the tracks "Say", "Out of Mind", "Lord Lord" and "Truly".[1] The EP was later distributed on several digital music outlets and is available at iTunes music store and CDbaby.

After three months, the band's song "People" appeared on their website on November 8, 2006 in which its original version was featured in the short film Now You Don't Know What To Think in 2002.[2]

Thenewno2 were in the studio recording an album in the spring of 2007. The album was released later on in 2008, and was titled You Are Here. It was first released in iTunes U.K. but then released in iTunes U.S. on February 16, 2009. On March 31, 2008 thenewno2 released two singles on the iTunes store, "Another John Doe" and "Choose What You're Watching".

On June 3, 2008 thenewno2 performed at the NYLON + Myspace party in Los Angeles, California. The song "Yomp" was released as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Band on July 29, 2008.[3] and the song "Crazy Tuesday" was released as one of 20 free songs for Rock Band 2.[4] On February 16, 2009 thenewno2 performed the song "Yomp" (track six on their latest album You Are Here)on the American television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien in New York City New York.

Their label is called HOT Records Ltd. and their songs are published by Harrisongs Ltd., a company founded by Dhani's father George Harrison.

You Are Here is the debut album by thenewno2. It was released online on 1 August 2008, and in stores on 31 March 2009.[1] The entire album was written, produced and performed by Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks. The album was recorded and mixed by Paul Hicks.[2] "Another John Doe", a single from the album, was released via iTunes on March 31, 2008. When buying the album on itunes the bonus tracks "Jokes On You", and "You Gotta Wait" along with a digital booklet come free.

Two tracks from the album, "Crazy Tuesday" and "Another John Doe", were played on radio station 103.1 on June 19 and June 20, 2008.[3] The song "Yomp" was featured as a downloadable song for the Rock Band series, and "Crazy Tuesday" was featured as one of the 20 free songs that were downloadable with the purchase of Rock Band 2. The rest of the album was announced to be released on Rock Band through a Dhani Harrison's myspace bulletin.
Dhani Harrison: Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Ukulele, Bass, Programming
Oliver Hecks: Drums, Synths, Percussion, Programming
Nick Fyfe: Bass
Paul Hicks: Additional Programming
Josh Lopez: Rhythm Guitar on 'Travelation'
Bryony Atkinson: Backing Vocals on 'Wind Up Dead'
Tom Hammons: Cello
Marc Mann: Additional music transcriptions and acoustic guitars

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[airburt13]

sick band

[TheDoubleDeckerBand]

gracias por esta cancion!!! muchas gracias!

[meggybats]

Dhani <3

[CastinCouchnCatwalk]

@SamsonOff7 I'm assuming the type of tea that gets you high

[SamsonOff7]

@JONNYFONG What is this magic tea you speak of ?

[jessemaurais]

I'm gunna buy the fuck out of this album.

[NicNac13c]

Percussive belches. I love it!

[PicciProductions]

This song is really trippy

[BassRaven]

YES YES MUSIC. I cant explain just how amazing its feels when i listen to something and it isnt complete bullshit. Thank you god, universe, whatever it is...just thank u.

[kizzynicholeshow]

i love his lyrics....

oh...

this is a music fanatic's dream...

[deultraamar]

Great song

Awsome album

[JONNYFONG]

The Magic Tea