Julian Plenti Lives... Paul Banks of Interpol Announces New EP

Earlier today, Matador Records tweeted details about a follow up solo EP from Paul Banks of Interpol. Then 5-song EP will be entitled Julian Plenti Lives... and be released on June 12th, in advance of a full-length Paul Banks LP due this fall. The EP will be released digitally, and also numbered and limited to 2300 vinyl and 1500 CD copies worldwide. It'll be composed of three covers - songs by J Dilla, Frank Sinatra, and Harold Faltermeyer (composer of the soundtrack to "The Running Man"), in addition to an instrumental track and an original song. Pre-order it here.

Track listing:

1. Perimeter Deactivated
2. Summertime Is Coming
3. Mythsysizer
4. I'm A Fool To Want You
5. Cavern Worship

Metric Announce New Album Synthetica + Track Listing Details

One of our favorite bands is finally releasing a new album. Metric is returning to the scene with their fifth album Synthetica on June 12th. Produced by the band's lead guitarist Jimmy Shaw and mixed by John O'Mahony (Coldplay, The Cribs, Emily Haines), the eleven-track effort will even include a song ("The Wanderlust") featuring Lou Reed.

Here's what singer Emily Haines had to say about the new record: "Synthetica is about staying home and wanting to crawl out of your skin from the lack of external stimulation...about forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally stand still long enough to catch a reflection...about being able to identify the original in a long line of reproductions. It's about what is real vs what is artificial." [via]

The album's first single "Youth Without Youth" should be hitting the interwebs at the beginning of May so keep a eye out. We'll do the same. You can read more about the album at Metric's official site.

Track Listing:
1. "Artificial Nocturne"
2. "Youth Without Youth"
3. "Speed the Collapse"
4. "Breathing Underwater"
5. "Dreams So Real"
6. "Lost Kitten"
7. "The Void"
8. "Synthetica"
9. "Clone"
10. "The Wanderlust" (feat. Lou Reed)
11. "Nothing But Time"

Metric | [Official Site] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Tour Dates]

Of Montreal | "Dour Percentage" [Stream] + 2012 Spring U.S. Tour Dates

The always eccentric Of Montreal will release their eleventh album Paralytic Stalks in less than a month's time on February 7th via Polyvinyl. The most recent track to surface is an ELO-inspired dance song featuring horns and flutes entitled, "Dour Percentage". [via]



Of Montreal | [Official Site] [Facebook] [Twitter]

Of Montreal 2012 Spring U.S. Tour Dates:
02/17 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
03/07 - Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
03/08 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
03/09 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
03/10 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf
03/11 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds [Purchase Tickets] $18
03/12 - Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
03/13 - Dallas, TX @ Tree's [Purchase Tickets] $15
03/14 - McAllen, TX @ Sofie's Saloon
03/15 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East (SXSW Polyvinyl Showcase)
03/18 - El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls [Purchase Tickets] $15
03/19 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
03/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
03/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
03/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/23 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
03/24 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
03/25 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/28 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/29 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
03/30 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03/31 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/01 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
04/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/03 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
04/04 - Carrboro, NC @Cat's Cradle
04/05 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
04/06 - Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
04/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

Feist | "How Come You Never Go There?" [Stream]

It's really been far too long since we've heard from Feist. Her new album Metals drops in less than a few months time on October 4th. To tide us over until then, listen to a stream of the first song ("How Come You Never Go There?") to surface from the forthcoming album. (via)

How Come You Never Go There by Feist

Feist | [Official Site] [Facebook]

St. Vincent Reveals New Album Specs + 2011 Fall Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Moody Theater at ACL Live)

In a few months time (Sept. 12th) St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) will release her highly anticipated third album entitled Strange Mercy.  Producer/engineer John Congleton (Okkervil River, Wye Oak, Explosions in the Sky) is once again at the helm for the collection of new songs. Artists joining Annie on the album include: gospel organist Bobby Sparks, violinist Daniel Hart, saxophonist Evan Smith, and Midlake's McKenzie Smith on drums. (via)

“Many of the songs are about wanting relief from pain, and searching high and low for release,” attests Clark.

This fall, St. Vincent will be embarking on a tour (dates down below), and of course she'll be performing here in Austin. Tickets for the October 24th show at the Moody Theater at ACL Live will only run $20 and go on sale next Friday (July 22nd) at 10 am.

[St. Vincent Official Site]
[St. Vincent Twitter]




Track Listing:

1. Chloe in the Afternoon
2. Cruel
3. Cheerleader
4. Surgeon
5. Northern Lights
6. Strange Mercy
7. Neutered Fruit
8. Champagne Year
9. Dilettante
10. Hysterical Strength
11. Year of the Tiger

St. Vincent Fall Tour Dates:
08/25 – New York, NY @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
10/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ McGuire Theatre
10/03 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
10/05 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/06 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
10/07 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
10/08 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
10/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/13 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
10/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
10/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/23 – Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
10/24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theater at ACL Live
10/25 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
10/30 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
11/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/04 – Boston, MA @ Royale

The Rapture Are (Finally!) Releasing A New Album

Having read enough about all the idiots who believe in the rapture, it's time to start paying attention to the only rapture that matters, the band. The Rapture announced, via their blog, that they are planning to release a new album entitled In The Grace Of Your Love on September 6th on DFA Records. It's been far too long...

[The Rapture Blog]

[The Rapture Twitter]

[The Rapture Facebook]

[The Rapture Official Site]

Radiohead announce new album King of Limbs | Obviously it will be released Saturday

In a move very fitting of the band, Radiohead sprung the release of their latest album King of Limbs on us and we only have to wait until Saturday to get our hands on it. There are two ways to get your copy and both are detailed below as well as on the site where you can choose before you pre order. [Go buy it]

A more extravagant version will be available in stores in May and this news will be talked about all day today along with Arcade Fire and there is nothing we can do about it.............

Radiohead - King of Limbs

The worlds first newspaper album:

Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
A compact disc.
Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.
The Newspaper Album comes with a digital download that is compatible with all good digital media players.
The Newspaper Album will be shipped on Monday 9th May 2011 you can, however, enjoy the download on Saturday 19th February 2011.
Shipping is included in the prices shown.
One lucky owner of the digital version of The King of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
*"perhaps"
In the U.S., the mp3 version of the newspaper album is $48 and the WAV version is $53. In the UK, the two sets are £30 and £33; in Europe, €36 and €39; and in the rest of the world.

A digital-only presale version is also available:

"Radiohead's new record, The King of Limbs, is presented here with a choice of two digital formats:

MP3 version is a 320K constant bit rate file.
WAV version is a full CD quality uncompressed digital audio file.
One lucky owner of the digital version of The King of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
The King of Limbs can be pre-ordered now and downloaded on Saturday 19th February 2011."

The Strokes Announce a March Release Date For New Album

About time is all we have to say! According to an interview with the BBC, bassist Nikolai Fraiture admits the band have finally finished their untitled fourth album and it's in the mixing stage with a release date scheduled sometime in March.

[The Strokes Official Site]

As per the BBC:

Speaking to Radio 1's Zane Lowe bassist Nikolai Fraiture confirmed that the follow-up to 2006's First Impressions Of Earth is "in the mixing stage".

He added that he felt the album would return to the New York band's "classic sound".

"Sonically, I feel it's the album which should have been made between Room On Fire and First Impressions Of Earth."

However, the bass player admitted that initial writing sessions for the album last year had been "weird" following a prolonged break.

In the five years since their last album four of the five members have released solo albums or been part of side projects.

"We didn't really break up but we didn't see each other for a long time," said Nikolai Fraiture.

"When you get back together there was a lot of weird energy flowing around. There are different dynamics in the group in different ways."

This time around lead singer Julian Casablancas recorded his vocals separately from the band, a different method from the way they've done it in the past.

Fraiture said: "Usually we're always in a room and changing stuff and doing it all together. It's all a learning experience."

In summer 2010 the band played a handful of high profile UK gigs at the Isle Of Wight and Rockness festivals but did not debut any new material.

"We didn't really want to play anything new because in the age of the internet we didn't want the new songs to be heard in a crappy way," admitted Fraiture.

"Those festival shows we wanted to give the fans what they wanted."

Whilst tour dates in support of the new album are yet to be announced the bassist confirmed the band would be "touring around the world". 

The Kills Finish Up Album #4

Finally some new music from Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, otherwise known as The Kills!

As per The Kills' Facebook:

Well hello friends. Happy new year to all of you! I write to you from Michigan on a snowy-ish evening. With Christmas and New Years festivities seemingly over, a flight early in the morning beckons and I have good news! The 4th Kills album is FINISHED! 

RECORDED+MIXED+MASTERED and all that jazz. So here's to a new year and a new record!!! More announcements will be made very very soon xxx

Girl Talk | Download His New Album (All Day) + 2010/2011 Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Austin Music Hall)

New Girl Talk just came out today!

[Download]

Girl Talk 2010/2011 Tour Dates:
11/12/10 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
11/19/10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Hot Festival
11/20/10 – Sao Paulo, Brasil @ Planeta Terra Festival
12/03/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12/04/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
01/05/11 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
01/06/11 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion
01/07/11 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
01/08/11 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
01/10/11 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
01/13/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
01/14/11 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall [Purchase Tickets] $25
01/15/11 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
01/17/11 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
01/18/11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
01/20/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
01/21/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
01/22/11 – Charleston, SC @ Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
01/24/11 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
01/25/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
01/27/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
01/28/11 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
01/29/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
01/31/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
02/01/11 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
02/04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
02/05/11 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
02/24/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02/25/11 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
02/26/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
02/28/11 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
03/01/11 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
03/03/11 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
03/04/11 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
03/07/11 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
03/08/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
03/11/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/14/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
03/15/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
03/17/11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
03/18/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/19/11 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
03/21/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
03/22/11 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
03/23/11 – Tempe, AX @ Marquee

White Denim Releases New Record Last Day of Summer [FREE Download]

Today, White Denim decided to release a new collection of songs entitled, Last Day of Summer. It's a win-win because we get new White Denim and it's FREE.

[Download HERE]

Taken from White Denim's official website:

"...we are pleased to share a handful of them with you right now. this record is something we made as a little summer retreat from our ongoing work on the third full length. many of these tunes have been bouncing around since the formation of the band back in 06. we were super pumped to utilize a few fresh and casual musical approaches on this record. we hope that you find something that satisfies you within this body of work. if you enjoy the music and feel compelled to support the group, please notice the support button beneath the download link and the image. we are going to be heading out on the roads this october and would greatly appreciate anything that you would feel comfortable contributing.

i would also like to add that we are still hard at work on the as yet untitled third lp. we expect to be wrapping that record at the end of the month."

Also, the band is now a four-piece with the inclusion of new member, Austin Jenkins. If you'd like to contribute anything to the band for being so awesome, do so here. (via GvsB)

Warpaint Announces New Album, The Fool (Tracklist, Cover Art)

Back in October of last year we discovered the girls of Warpaint and haven't been able to get enough of them (example 1, 2, 3, and 4) since first hearing their Exquisite Corpse EP. In just a few months time we'll finally be able to get our hands on their debut. The album, entitled The Fool, drops on Oct. 26th, with production from Tom Biller (Liars, Sean Lennon).

Tracklist:

1. Set Your Arms Down
2. Warpaint
3. Undertow
4. Bees
5. Shadows
6. Composure
7. Baby
8. Majesty
9. Lissie’s Heart Murmur

Interpol Unveil New Cover Art and Track Listing for Their Self-Titled Fourth Album

The fourth album (self-titled) from Interpol is due out on September 7th via Matador. If you pre-order now, you'll have a chance to receive a specially signed Shepard Fairey screenprinted portrait of singer Paul Banks, guitarist Daniel Kessler, or drummer Sam Fogarino. The track listing and prints are down below if you like to check them out. [Via]

Track listing:

1. Success
2. Memory Serves
3. Summer Well
4. Lights
5. Barricade
6. Always Malaise (The Man I Am)
7. Safe Without
8. Try It On
9. All of the Ways
10. The Undoing

MGMT release album art for "Congratulations"

MGMT have teamed up with artist Anthony Ausgang for the cover art for their sophomore release, Congratulations, out April 13th on Columbia Records. I think it's pretty odd and exactly what I would expect of the band. Your thoughts?

You can find out more of how the project came to be here.

[Anthony Ausgang's MGMT album art]

MGMT Tour Dates:

April 17th | Indio, CA Coachella
May 2nd | East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle
May 31st | George, WA Sasquatch Festival

Shearwater Release More Info on The Golden Archipelago

As we alluded to last week, Shearwater plans to release their new album The Golden Archipelago on Feb. 23rd via Matador. Since then a little more info on the album has surfaced, including a new song entitled "Castaways". Take a listen down below.

Shearwater - Castaways (mp3)

Taken from Matablog:

The album is the third in a triptych of "mindblowingly beatiful, dense and ambitious excursions about man's impact on the natural world".

This time singer-songwriter Jonathan Meiburg turns his attention to life on islands – a world of lushness and austerity, silence and sudden cataclysms. From rising sea levels to displaced populations, Meiburg travels from the Falklands to Madgascar, from the Bikini Atoll to the Tierra Del Fuego.

The CD comes packaged with a 50-page perfect-bound book that is a set of extracts from a dossier of records, photos, regulations and images collected by Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg. The LP contains 2 bonus tracks & an MP3 download coupon (that includes the album + PDF of the dossier).

Preorder the album, and receive a 15% discount.

BRMC Announces New Album, Spring 2010 North American Tour Dates

One of our favorite bands Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is set to release their fifth album, entitled Beat The Devil's Tattoo, on March 9th via their own label, Abstract Dragon. Recorded mostly in the same studio in Philadelphia as the one they used for Howl, it also marks the first album with new drummer Leah Shapiro.

Just last month the band released a live DVD which features over two hours of live concert footage from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow during 2007 while in support of Baby 81. It also includes a bonus CD that features 14 songs from the concert and a 48-page booklet of photos of the band. Purchase it here.

BRMC will hit the road starting in late February and plan to tour throughout North America until early April. They're skipping Austin this time around, but that may change since they'll be in Texas during SXSW. We'll see how that all goes down.

[BRMC Myspace]
[BRMC Official Site]

BRMC 2009 North American Spring Tour Dates:
02/26 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
02/27 - Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
02/28 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel (Wasted Space)
03/02 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/04 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
03/05 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market
03/06 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore
03/07 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/09 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
03/13 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
03/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
03/18 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/20 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
03/21 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
03/23 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
03/24 - Madison, WA @ High Noon
03/25 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
03/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave.
03/30 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03/31 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
04/01 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix
04/02 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
04/03 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/05 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
04/06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
04/07 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theatre
04/08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Shearwater to Release The Golden Archipelago Next Year

Shearwater is set to debut new material early next year to follow-up their gorgeous and one of our favorite albums of 2008, Rook. Entitled The Golden Archipelago, their third for Matador, is due out Feb. 23rd and will contain a companion piece (we're not exactly sure what that entails) called the Golden Dossier. Check out the teaser trailer down below. [Via]

New Sunset | "Pocketful of Debt"

As we mentioned last week, Sunset will be releasing a new album on Nov. 24th. Entitled Gold Dissolves to Gray, it's described as, "most similar in spirit to Bill Baird’s eponymous solo debut {{{SUNSET}}} and the early Sound Team material, with a natural touch for blending analog electronics with folk song. Yet, it is the clearest and most matured display of Bill Baird’s talents to date."

Take a listen down below to to one of the tracks, "Pocketful of Debt" and also watch a video the band recorded of "Fishtown" for Weathervane Music. If you feel so inclined, you can pre-order the album here.

Sunset - Pocketful of Debt (mp3)

Tracklist:

1. Change Comes Slow
2. Sunshine Hair
3. Rivers Of Babylon
4. Garden Of Eden
5. Fishtown
6. Our Dreams Did Weave A Shade
7. Gold Dissolves To Gray
8. Green Truck
9. Civil War
10. Hill Country Smog
11. Bones
12. Pocketful of Debt
13. Sandy My Love
14. So Long Farewell Adieu

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Also catch Sunset tomorrow here in Austin as they'll be performing the scores for a couple of obscure vintage films during the screenings (Mark Street's "Blue Movie" and Ron Rice's "Chumlum"). Definitely not to be missed. Check out all the info and make sure to RSVP down below.

[RSVP]

Friday, November 13, 2009
From 7:30pm - 11:00pm
At 501 Studios
500 San Marcos St
Austin, TX 78702

Animal Collective Set to Release New EP Before Year's End

Animal Collective is set to release a new EP entitled, Fall Be Kind before the year is up. The 5-song album will be ready digitally in a little less than two weeks on Nov. 23, while the physical copy will be released next month on the 15th (pre-order here).

Tracklist:

1. Graze
2. What Would I Want? Sky
3. Bleed
4. On a Highway
5. I Think I Can
   

New Spoon | "The Mystery Zone" [Stream]

Just last week it was announced, Spoon's new album Transference will be coming out early next year, Jan. 26th to exact, via Merge. Having already heard a few of the new songs ("Is Love Forever", "Got Nuffin") at one of Spoon's shows during the first of their 3 night concert weekend back at Stubb's in July, now we get to hear another new track. Stream "The Mystery Zone" down below (cuts off at the 4:59 mark, but you get the idea of how good the new album is going to be), and also check out the tracklist. (via)

Our "offices" were stormed by a SWAT team and we were forced at gunpoint to take the song down. Hope you got a listen.... :)



Tracklist:

1. Before Destruction
2. Is Love Forever? (Watch live video)
3. The Mystery Zone
4. Who Makes Your Money
5. Written in Reverse
6. I Saw the Light
7. Trouble Comes Running
8. Goodnight Laura
9. Out Go the Lights
10. Got Nuffin (Listen)
11. Nobody Gets Me But You

(Photo Cred: Autumn de Wilde)