Album: Astronaut by Duran Duran (2004)
Genre: New Wave | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Dreamy
Record Label: Capitol Records
Format: Album

Description: Astronaut is the 11th studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, first released on 11 October 2004.

This was Duran Duran's first studio album since Pop Trash (2000), and the first full album since Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) to be recorded by the original five members of the band (the stand-alone 1985 single "A View to a Kill" was their last studio recording together.)

Artist Background: Duran Duran are an English Rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s, they have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and have, according to the Sunday Mercury, sold more than 100 million records. While they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene along with bands such as S... Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Arcadia, The Power Station, Kajagoogoo, Japan

Music Scene: Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: New Wave, Rock/Pop, Dreamy, 2000s, Album, Capitol Records

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Astronaut is the 11th studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, first released on 11 October 2004.

This was Duran Duran's first studio album since Pop Trash (2000), and the first full album since Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) to be recorded by the original five members of the band (the stand-alone 1985 single "A View to a Kill" was their last studio recording together.)

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