''Radiocontrolledrobot'' is the second studio album released by Johannesburg-based South African

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The Parlotones The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...

under its Sovereign Entertainment label. It was produced by Dave Birch at Tropical Sweat Studios in

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/ref> A shorter version of the album (comprising 12 tracks instead of 18) was released internationally in 2007, making it the first international album released by the band. The album also won the best album of the year at the 2006 South Africa Music Awards. The first single from the album is "Colourful". The single "Overexposed" was used as the theme song for

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World's Hottest Woman short film. A TV commercial for Fujifilm in Ireland featured the track "Beautiful".

Track listing

International release

Music videos

* Dragonflies & Astronauts is the second video made by the band. It was made with the help of Claudio Pavan and

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. The video took nine months to create and is completely animated.

References

External links

www.parlotones.co.za

www.powerzone.co.za
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