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Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

Rufus Wainwright releases an EP of songs from the eagerly awaited follow up to last years 'Want One'. But you can't buy it in the shops.

When the utterly yum Rufus Wainwright released his divine third album ‘Want One’ late last year, he had a clever plan up his sleeve. Not content with filling our mundane music boxes with glorious songs reminiscent of a past era just once in twelve months, he decided to split the album in two and release ‘Want Two’ a few months later. And I say 'Yay' to this plan.

‘Waiting for a Want’, a four song EP, makes up the first part of the ‘Want Two’ release. But the EP won’t be available in a hold-in-your-hands format, but instead you can download it exclusively through the iTunes Music Store from June 29th. In addition to the four songs -"Gay Messiah," "The Love Affair," "The Art Teacher" and "Waiting for a Dream"-Wainwright will make downloadable album art available through rufuswainwright.com

Wainwright plans to release another collection of Want Two songs, which he characterizes as "a bit darker" and "more operatic" than those of its predecessor, this autumn.

Rufus and his band will be touring the UK from October, with support from his fantastically talented sister, Martha Wainwright.

Catch them on the following dates:

OCTOBER
27th Edinburgh Usher Hall 0871 220 0260
29th London Barbican Centre 020 738 8891
30th Brighton The Dome 01273 709 709
31st Sheffield Octagon 0114 222 8777

NOVEMBER
2nd Liverpool Philharmonic 0151 709 3789
4th Warwick Arts Centre 020 7287 0932
5th Cambridge Corn Exchange 01223 357 851
7th Southampton Guild Hall 0238 0632601

You can buy tickets online from gigsandtours.com.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

Going to the Warwick gig after seeing his last family tour in Manchester.
Can't wait!

His divine sister Martha is supporting too which is a huge bonues

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

that should be *BONUS* by the way, if anyone was wondering if I was using some kind of sexual slang word

Re: Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

Too fucking right on Martha, she's brilliant. Has anyone been able to find an album by her that you can actually buy?

Re: Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

I think her EP is on CDbaby.com

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

saw him recently as a support, he was crap. I don't know what all the media is going on about - he does this annoying thing where he sucks air into his mouth really loudly before singing, and his voice was too loud (ok not his fault) and rather grating. And all the songs were same-y and rather boring. I was so tired by the end that it even spoiled some of the main act.

Can you tell I don't like this guy?

Re: Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

But you'd have to have been to see Sting or someone to see him in support?
Because he breathed loudly (probably outta nerves or because of the way the tracks were produced not quite translating so easily live or something), you're writing off one of the geniuses of our time?

Re: Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

Yep I saw sting (and only cause it was free)

There were three of there watching it -we were all bored and disliked him. And also the three people went the night afterwards thought he was bad. And he also forgot the words mid-song on that night, and was apparently not that great entertainment wise. Sure, you can't shoot a guy for forgetting his words - we're all human - but fact remains that he was playing a very expensive few gigs at the RAH, and you'd expect maybe a bit more professionalism? Maybe harsh, but even without the breathing...I could never describe him as "the genuis of our time" I'd expect to be hearing something a little less, well, banal.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

He's just another singer-songwriter, isn't he? 'One of the geniuses of our time' ermm... lol, as one would say on Messenger.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

How can you dislike him based only on the fact that he breaths and sings too loudly?? 1 was to solve that, turn the mic down! then you can admire him in his fully glory. It sickens me that people that rate razorlight and feeder as 5 star bands have the nerve to dimiss this genius as just another singer/songwriter

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Oh whatever, if you'd read my posts properly you'd realise that another main point was that the I thought the SONGS WEREN'T ANY GOOD. On top of everything else.

Also - now you're condemming other people's music tastes? Yawn. We're all allowed an opinion you know. It's called being a grownup.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

I love him: he may not be a genius but who is these days (or ever was in any days) ?

Couldn't give a monkeys what any papers say but delighted they ARE saying positive things because Rufus is truly great and a dirty gay sex monkey to boot.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + UK Oct Tour!

rufus is our modern day jeff buckley he is a fucking genius have you heard his records they are absolutely sublime...

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Right you are, thanks! Just ordered it.

Rufus Wainwright releases 'Want Two' on iTunes + U

Damn it!

You can only download the EP from Itunes if you live in America, brilliant!
I thought itunes was an excellent idea, now I realise it's total bobbins - isn't this kind of thing the point of the WORLD wide web.

Any Americans fancy sending me a cd?

Kazaa here I come (here's another angle to add to the legal/illegal downloading arguments)

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