Minutes Last For Years - Out Now!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:59 am

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This just in from Tourist:

We are pleased to announce the new album 'Minutes Last For Years' is out now!

Thanks to all those that made it along to the release show at the Kings Arms - we appreciate your support.

The record is available in good record stores and online now (see link below). To celebrate we are playing live tonight at Real Groovy Record, Queen Street from 6pm. 'Minutes Last For Years' has been receiving good reviews in the media both here and overseas....

"Tourist formed in late 2000 and while not yet a household name, seem poised on the brink of Indie-rock greatness. The impressive debut album a fresh collection of British tinged rock songs."

Natasha Francois, NEW ZEALAND MUSICIAN

"With their impressive debut album Minutes Last For Years, recorded in Cardiff by a producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in the British rock scene; their publishing held by an American company; and interest from Europe-they seem to be doing something very right. One listen to their powerful album-launched at the Kings Arms this October-and it is easy to hear how they could be accepted by both Indie-rock and mainstream audiences."

Graham Reid, VIEW AUCKLAND

"Hard working Auckland rock band Tourist have released their debut album Minutes Last for Years. A highly polished rock outing for a band destined for great things. Mature melodies and harmonies meld together on these anthems creating a cerebral experience as well as a toe tapping one! Recorded both here in NZ and in Wales, Minutes Last for Years is a well sculpted album. Well worth a peek."

NZ MUSIC

"The best way to describe their sound is to take one dose of U2 (the early era), mix it with Manic Street Preachers and add a touch of that typical 'down under' sound of Aussie rock. There's a certain feeling going through the whole album with a mood that the band has managed to capture within the recordings of these 11 songs, the music feels close with a nerve that you can almost touch and that's a good sign because music is an art which is all about moving people. I hope other reviewers won't accuse them as being Coldplay clones because Tourist are more than just your average pop/rock band in the Coldplay vein, their debut contains 41 minutes that will last for years."

Kaj Roth, MELODIC.NET (Sweden)