Coldplay + A-Ha + Mew = Apparatjik

11/25/09 12:33pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

And you thought the members of A-Ha weren't going to do anything else after splitting up.

A-Ha's Magne Furuholmen and A-Ha producer Martin Terefe have formed a new band with Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman and Mew singer Jonas Bjerre. The project is called Apparatjik.

The band will release their debut album on Monday (Nov. 30), according to The Guardian, and emailed a song dubbed "Electric Eye" to 30 people this week. The song will be available to download through Apparatjik's website the day the album is released.

Don't go scratching your head over the Coldplay/A-Ha thing. Chris Martin has repeatedly said the band are a major influence of his.

You can see A-Ha at Tokyo, Japan's JCB Hall on Wednesday (Nov. 25) and at Oslo, Norway's Oslo Spektrum from Dec. 2 to 4, 2010.

You can see Coldplay here:

Feb. 26 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ River Plate Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
Feb. 28 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Apoteose Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
March 2 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Morumbi Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
March 4 Bogota, Colombia @ Parque Simon Bolivar w/ Bat For Lashes
March 6-7 Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol w/ Bat For Lashes
March 9 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Estadio Tres De Marzo w/ Bat For Lashes
March 11 Monterrey, Mexico @ Estadio Universitario w/ Bat For Lashes

Mew will play these dates:

Nov. 25 Helsinki, Finland @ Old Ice Hall
Nov. 27 Aarhus, Denark @ Scandinavian Congress Center
Nov. 28 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Kulturbolaget
Nov. 30 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Dec. 1 Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
Dec. 2 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club & Lounge
Dec. 4 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Dec. 5 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Du Musee Juste Pour Rire
Dec. 6 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Dec. 7 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Dec. 10 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Dec. 11 Vancouver, BC @ Venue
Dec. 12 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Dec. 13 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
Dec. 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
Feb. 20 Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya AX
Feb. 22 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
Feb. 23 Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro