Putting a 21st century spin on the hip late-'60s world of
Burt Bacharach,
Sly Stone, and Barbarella, Denmark's
the Asteroids Galaxy Tour had barely let their demo out into the world before fame came calling thanks to
Amy Winehouse and the iPod family. Multi-instrumentalist
Lars Iversen and vocalist
Mette Lindberg formed the
Asteroids in 2007. Thanks to a freshly pressed demo landing in the right hands, their debut gig was an opening slot at the request of
Winehouse when the superstar singer visited the duo's hometown of Copenhagen. Soon after they were signed to the major label Universal who released their debut single, "The Sun Ain't Shining No More," in 2008. As the
Asteroids were preparing their debut album and expanding their live lineup to a six-piece, their
B-52's-flavored, retro-party single was featured in a television commercial for Apple's iPod Touch MP3 player. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide