“Roxette Announce Comeback” declares news headline
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on March 20, 2006 to Roxette.
NEW YORK (UPDATED) - 
It’s finally started!! While The Daily Roxette has been reporting this story for months now, the first reports heralding the return of Roxette from other news sources have begun to appear. Roxette’s 20th Anniversary – that many fans have been almost afraid to start celebrating… for fear of somehow jinxing it – can begin to get underway!
With a headline of “Roxette Announce Comeback,” Contactmusic.com, a website devoted to entertainment industry news, published a story today, one of the first of what’s sure to be many to come.
“Swedish pop duo ROXETTE are heading back to the studio later this year, singer and guitarist PER GESSLE has announced. THE LOOK stars took a break from music-making when singer MARIE FREDRIKSSON was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002. But having received the all-clear, the band will now record new material, Gessle reveals. He says “We haven’t written any new songs yet, but we’ll definitely go back to the studio this summer.” Roxette, who are considered the most successful Swedish band since ABBA, launched their career in the 1980s and hope to mark their 20th anniversary with the new material.
Rheinische Post, a German newspaper, published a similar article. Meanwhile, Per made a firm promise during an interview on Swedish TV4 yesterday (while presenting his new “Hey Mr. DJ” video) that this anniversary would be observed with new Roxette material. “It feels like we are not really finished with what we’ve started yet,” he said.
Aftonbladet also writes more or less the same thing, but adds that Per and Marie will go to Christoffer Lundquist’s Aerosol Grey Machine studio this summer to record “a few new tracks.” Per also tells Aftonbladet that a tour could be in the cards. “You never know,” he says.
Anniversary logo by Jorge Diaz for The Daily Roxette
- ContactMusic’s article
- Rheinische Post’s article (in German)
- Aftonbladet’s article
- Norwegian TV2’s article (in Norwegian)
Other articles with the same topic
- And the best Roxette song EVER is... (March 16, 2008)
- Roxette wishes the fans a Merry Xmas 2007! (December 15, 2007)
- Suzie Candell records Roxette tune (November 5, 2007)
- Roxette enters Australian chart (March 19, 2007)
- "One Wish" #1 in the US (March 10, 2007)
81 comments
Remco said on March 21, 2006 01:09:
Sounds promising... who knows what will happen!!!
athingaboutyou said on March 21, 2006 01:18:
Wonderful news and I’m glad this wasn’t posted on April 1st. ;P
(This year I’m prepared for April Fools. You won’t trick me again Daily Roxette! *shakes fist*)
Roxrider_USA said on March 21, 2006 01:19:
Excellent!!! :-)
“Let’s hope our prayers are in good hands tonight”
Take care!
Carlos E., New York.
substitute said on March 21, 2006 01:28:
i don’t reaf it the full report but my heart is jumping of happiness!!!!
I LOVE MARIE & PER
Sparvogamarie said on March 21, 2006 01:30:
Cool news. Does that mean there will be no more threads titled “The end of Roxette?” ;)
PolicarpoAroca said on March 21, 2006 02:16:
I hope it will be a true comeback. I don´t want a Rox-Box with 4 new songs...I just want a new album. The best Roxette album of these 20 years.
That would be a real comeback. Bigger than 1999. Better than 2001.
So please Roxette. Take your time to make decent songs (not more “I feed the the ducks with a bun, only to find me in love with you..”, R.S. 2001) and release a full complete new album.
Ahh...and personally I don´t mind if you don´t tour this time. I fully understand your personal situation. Listening to new song from you would be enough for me...(and a bit of promotion and travelling for telling the world: Ey, we are here again!!!!).
By the way...why do people insist in categorize Roxette songs as Power-pop. As far as I´m concerned in my little musical knowledge, the power-pop era was a different thing than Roxette is...look that space to find it!!!
roxtexanet said on March 21, 2006 02:51:
Why do I get the feeling this one’s going to set off a shit-storm? (-: In any case, all signs are positive, even if it seems that this news source is stretching what Per said yesterday just a tad (interesting though that the same thing showed up in a German article too, see the “Hey Mr. DJ video is complete” thread).
Any chance of clarification from management on Per’s comments??
roxtexanet said on March 21, 2006 03:02:
@Roxryder: That’s brilliant!! Made me laugh out loud and momentarily forget the pissy mood i’m in. Kudos!
Nox1983 said on March 21, 2006 03:49:
Im so happy! can´t write any other thing!! im so very happy!
damoz said on March 21, 2006 03:52:
na na na na, na na na na .
I Want another Roxette song
to keep me singing all night long
I miss the good old teenage years
reminising to the sounds of Per & Marie
(chorus from my new song “I Want Another Roxette Song”) (see the off-topic thread for a link to the song)
will be great to finally hear some new Rox material :)
Starrox said on March 21, 2006 03:55:
So who copied that from whom - ContactMusic from Rheinische Post or the other way around? I kinda hope it’s the second option, I wouldn’t exactly call ContactMusic the most credible source out there....
(According to the timestamp, Rheinische Post was first, but who knows...)
n-Somnia said on March 21, 2006 04:07:
There’ll be some people here that claimed it was the end of Roxette, which will now feel really stupid, I bet. This is why having faith and a little patience is so important.
Great news! :)
AURYTE said on March 21, 2006 05:53:
Am I dreaming??? *jumping from happiness*
And people, can you leave your favourite hobby to complain about everything aside.
LittleSpooky said on March 21, 2006 06:27:
Royal: *lmfao* The funny thing is, I think you’re almost serious.
Hey... here’s to hoping.
RobS said on March 21, 2006 06:33:
Well that was unexpected :-o
I was thinking a little later on...
Great news, let’s just see what happens :-)
johan1 said on March 21, 2006 06:48:
Great news! Suddenly this day turned out to be a great day! :P
Txiqui said on March 21, 2006 07:31:
Best news we could get!!! roxette are coming back!!!!
:)
chrisjankunas said on March 21, 2006 07:52:
What a way to start the day ! :) :) :)
Maybe they’ll release something unreleased soonish and release a new album lateron. I can’t wait !!! Rox Rox Rox !!
ally77 said on March 21, 2006 08:15:
Well nice news.... a nice thing to read in a morning with your cup of coffee!
Judith (moderator) said on March 21, 2006 08:23:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,796253,00.html
They write besides the above that they don’t know how many songs they will record, they will record in Aerosol Grey Machine studio, and the songs will be included in a GH out in Autumn. The Rox-box is also supposed to be out in October.
Sparvogamarie said on March 21, 2006 09:00:
It’s all very well and good that they are recording new music, but the important question that hasn’t been asked is: what will Marie’s hair look like??
Breathe8 said on March 21, 2006 09:10:
What a beautiful news!!!!
Marie is so great and nice!!!!!
I think album would come out in the Spring or Summer 2007!!!!!
Proxoz said on March 21, 2006 09:13:
I Can only think of one thing to say.. Pardon my english, but: YEAH!
Rich-UK said on March 21, 2006 09:20:
Great news!! If there’s a Greatest Hits in the autumn then maybe something DBUGTTC-style would be good:
1. New Track
2. New Track
3. It Must Have Been Love
4. The Look
5. Dressed For Success
6. Listen To Your Heart
7. Joyride
8. Fading Like A Flower
9. How Do You Do!
10. Sleeping In My Car
11. Run To You
12. You Don’t Understand Me
13. Wish I Could Fly
14. Stars
15. The Centre Of The Heart
16. A Thing About You
17. New Track
18. New Track
I think that 2006 has come too soon for a new Roxette album. Per has Son Of A Plumber to occupy himself at the moment and I would rather wait for a top quality album in due course than have something rushed out this year that’s not so good. Maybe there will be some more Bad Hair Day tracks this year to appease the people who will complain about the release of another compilation, but in any case it’s time to get behind Roxette and support them!! Best wishes from Rich ;-)
PS But Per, please no ’Peas’ in the title or artwork...
Roxryder-V2002 said on March 21, 2006 01:05:
This is a great headline, let’s hope it’s based on truth :)
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