* Golden Swedes HOUSTON are releasing “Relaunch”, a new album covering classic AOR songs. Produced – as with the ‘Houston’ debut – by AOR connoisseur Ricky Delin, includes one new original track (written by Delin) plus two bonus acoustic tracks recently recorded. Says Houston drummer & core member, Freddie Allen: “This year has been so great for Houston, with the first album getting so much recognition, so we just wanted to show everyone where we come from musically.

Now, Houston’s hardline atavism has softened. Like the original Relaunch album from 2011, Relaunch II mixes original songs and covers. But where they once did only vintage AOR classics, such as Michael Bolton’s Carrie, they’re now trying contemporary pop songs too. Their version of Lady Gaga’s club ‘banger’ Do What U Want co-stars fellow Swedish singer Lizette Von Panajott. It’s like Roxette, in a good way. Less successful are bland versions of hits by OneRepublic and Florida Georgia Line.

HOUSTON II is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed 2010 debut. The band has been working on the new songs since the last tour of the UK in 2011, and the result shows that it was not chance that got their first album to 1st place of Classic Rock Magazine's top AOR albums of 2010. Producer/keyboard player Ricky Delin has for this album become a full member of the band, together with Hank Erix (vocals) and Freddie Allen (drums).

Houston – шведская поп-рок группа, играющая музыку в стиле 80-х. Основана в 2009 году в Стокгольме, Швеция. 2 сентября 2010 года выпустили одноименный дебютный альбом, который достиг шестнадцатого места в шведских чартах, удостоился награды «лучший AOR альбом 2010 года» журнала «Classic Rock Magazine» и стал современной классикой и жемчужиной мелодик-рока.