Last week, the Rock Band Music Store hailed the arrival of hit singles into its assortment of songs. Now, Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that American rockers The Black Keys and Neon Trees will soon join the Rock Band family.
The Black Keys will advent onto the Rock Band scene with three songs in The Black Keys Pack 01 which comprises ‘Strange Times’, ‘I Got Mine’ and ‘Your Touch.’ The Music library of the title also expands with Neon Trees Pack 01 which will offer three new groovy tracks. ‘Animal’, ‘Sins of My Youth’ and ‘1983’ from Neon Trees.
“We’re excited to be part of the Rock Band world because the game really introduces artists to young kids. Any video game introducing kids to The Replacements and old REM is something I can get behind,” enthused Tyler Glenn, lead vocalist and keyboardist for Neon Trees.
The above tracks are original master recordings and will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii from August 17, 2010. Those owning the former two consoles can procure the new additions both as track packs as well as individual songs while Wii gamers can purchase single tracks only. Players can lay their hands on The Black Keys Pack 01 and Neon Trees Pack 01 by making a payment of 2.49 GBP (approx. Rs. 181) or 440 Microsoft Points while individual songs have been priced for .99 GBP (approx. Rs. 72) or 160 Microsoft Points. Wii owners will need to redeem 200 Wii Points for each song. These tracks will be released for the PS3 across Europe on August 18, 2010.