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INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS FOR CRUISIN' ALASKA

At Hybrid Magazine:

«The debut album Cruisin' Alaska by The Weatherman (aka Portuguese indie pop sensation Alexandre Monteiro) is an interesting album. I call it "interesting" because every time I listen it, I have an entirely different opinion of it. After listening to it about ten to fifteen times, I know one thing for sure: I've got to hand it to Monteiro for his willingness to experiment. The Weatherman sounds like what might happen if The Beach Boys and Syd Barrett joined hands and sang "Cum Bai Ya"; or if Elliott Smith listened to The Beatles every day of his life, played every instrument under the sun, added some fancy keyboarding and sound bytes, and went frolicking through a field of daisies instead of using heroin. (...)» - Allegra Willis [read the complete review here]


At Pop Matters:

«Until this CD from the Weatherman fell into my lap, I hadn't heard any Portugese music other than fado. Apparently, cut-and-paste indie-pop is also a featured export of that Iberian nation. The Weatherman is the recording project of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alexandre Monteiro, who is aided considerably throughout the course of Cruisin' Alaska by Pedro Chamorra, credited on most tracks with additional programming. From Revolver-era Beatles and early '70s Beach Boys to Blur and Menomena, the Weatherman threads together the whole history of skewed-yet-sunny pop music. While the guitars are too clean and pretty to get the "psych" tag, the dedication in the liner notes "to the inspirational soul of Timothy Leary" offers a clue as to what might have fueled Monteiro's many odd, mid-song departures into spaced-out vocal harmonies and electronic soundscapes. Sometimes these are successful and add just the right kick to a traditionally structured pop tune. On the other hand, these diversions are the over-indulgent ruin of a few otherwise very fun, straightforward indie-pop ditties full of clip-cloppy drums, perky guitar melodies, and catchy vocals (sung in English, thankfully). Despite these bumps in the road, the stronger songs on Cruisin' Alaska -- the gorgeous opener "About Harmony," the wistful and pretty "I Sustain", and the super-groovy "If You Only Have One Wish" -- make for a very worthwhile album of weirdness-tinged pop. The distribution for this CD is limited, but, for just under 10 euros, you can download the whole album from the French Virgin Megastore, at: www.virginmega.fr. How very European. Obrigado, and au revoir!» (7/10) - Michael Keefe


At Foxy Digitalis:

«Portuguese multi-instrumentalist Alexandre Monteiro is loaded with grand ideas. Cruisin’ Alaska is well played pop-rock filled with slightly proggy changes and ambitious arrangements. Touches of Badly Drawn Boy, Syd Barrett, and XTC surface in a few tunes but the record as a whole is a bit undercooked. Hook this kid up with a producer like Nigel Godrich, Mitch Froom, or Dave Fridmann and you might really have something. (7/10)» - Rick Morris

THE WEATHERMAN AT MYSPACE

Yup. Him too.

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COSMIC LIFE VIDEO

We have online a study video that was made for The Weatherman's song 'Cosmic Life'. It remains as a video project, but we thought it was nice to make it public domain.

It's an 8Mb download. Fetch it here.

MORE WEATHERMAN LIVE DATES

March

31st - Live gig w/ full band - Sala Bébé @ CINE BATALHA, PORTO

April

02nd - Live acoustic gig - Fnac Fórum Algarve, FARO

Write those up in your Moleskines. Be there.

LET'S GO DIGITAL



Digital distribution update: You can now buy Weatherman's Mp3's from Virgin France online store. Link here.

Our first two releases are also there.

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

Beginning tomorrow, we'll be giving away free Volun compilation CDs - our first release - with each purchase made through our website shop, while stocks last!

There aren't that many left!

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

THE WEATHERMAN'S WEBSITE IS UP!

As of today, The Weatherman's official website is on-line!

Check it now: www.theweatherman.net

SHIPS AHOY!

Buying from our store is even simpler from now on. All our prices now come with shipping costs included on all orders from everywhere!

No matter if you're from Lisbon, Portugal or Auckland, New Zealand.

You pay exactly the same!

PRESS QUOTES

We have updated Cruisin' Alaska's release page with a couple of new reviews (album's out on the streets this next monday). It has been getting enthusiastic ones so far. Check them out! They're in portuguese, but we're translating some for you foreign visitors.

Just some examples:

«(...) Notável conjunto de 13 canções.» - Y

«Amálgama de metade da historiografia pop em treze lições. Produto inesperadamente nacional.» - Blitz

«Há algo de especial aqui.» - Y

«Digital-psico-baggie-pop. Curiosamente portuguesa. Quer dizer, a matéria não é portuguesa, Weatherman é. O resultado é universal: Pop. Da boa.» - Agenda LX

«Cruisin’ Alaska é uma surpresa feita de optimismo, numa estreia que se pode revelar num dos álbums nacionais mais surpreendentes de 2006.» - 6ª

«(...) Um dos melhores kits de sobrevivência para perigos pop (...) Temos alquimista.» - Blitz

«(...) Um dos mais refrescantes discos da pop portuguesa dos últimos tempos.» - 6ª

More to come...

THE WEATHERMAN ON THE ROAD

We have some dates confirmed for a Weatherman mini-tour, in order to showcase his debut album Cruisin' Alaska. Pick up your notebooks and take note:

February

13th - Album release date
16th - Live gig w/ full band - O Meu Mercedes, PORTO
25th - Live acoustic gig (solo) - Lounge Bar, LISBOA

March

10th - Live gig w/ full band - FNAC Norteshopping, MATOSINHOS
11st - Live gig w/ full band - FNAC Santa Catarina, PORTO
11st - Live gig w/ full band - FNAC Gaiashopping, VILA NOVA DE GAIA
23rd - Live gig w/ full band + DIENZ ZITHERED - Galeria Zé Dos Bois, LISBOA

April

01st - Live acoustic gig - Sociedade Harmonia Eborense, ÉVORA
28th - Live gig w/ full band - Casa das Artes de Famalicão, V. N. FAMALICÃO

Check back this space for further updates.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi there.

One more year behind.
Next month, we'll have Weatherman's album out in the streets. Also, a proper website will be online by that time.

Several advanced tracks have been heard on some radios, acceptance has been generally good. Weatherman's debut has been quoted as a 'pop classic' and 'funky pop'. Plus, a generalist daily newspaper has included The Weatherman as one of the best things for 2006.

We have updated the artist page here with some info.
Additionally, we have put online a Press Kit (in portuguese. english version soon), available from the release page here.

Check back with us soon for more info.