Count Me Out Monthly Mix #16

Every month I like to put together a collection of songs (a Monthly Mix) that I currently dig and or have caught my attention in one way or another. To download this as "one track", please follow the "Monthly Mix" link above. However, for individual tracks, I recommend searching out previous posts or using the Hype Machine. Thanks and enjoy.


July Mix

01. Plants And Animals - Feedback In The Field
02. Atlas Sound - Walkabout (feat. Noah Lennox)
03. Death Cab For Cutie - Little Bribes
04. Foreign Born - Winter Games
05. J. Tillman - Year In The Kingdom
06. Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
07. Throw Me The Statue - Hi-Fi Goon
08. Passion Pit - Little Secrets
09. Monsters Of Folk - Say Please
10. The Dodos - Fables
11. The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitue
12. Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
13. Joshua James - Pitchfork
14. Yeasayer - Tightrope
15. Bell X1 - The Great Defector
16. Nurses - Technicolor
17. Au - Ida Walked Away
18. Imogen Heap - First Train Home



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AU "Ida Walked Away"

AU are set to release a new EP, Versions, on 10/8 via Aagoo. Check a new tune, "Ida Walked Away," out below, along with the album art and some upcoming tour dates.





[MP3] AU - Ida Walked Away


Tour Dates

08.31.09 at Laura's House (Denver, CO)
09.01.09 at Pistol Social Club (Kansas City, MO)
09.02.09 at Rachel's Cafe (Bloomington, IN)
09.08.09 at Klubbscenen - Chateau Neuf (Oslo, NO)
09.09.09 at Phonofestivalen - Hinsides (Bergen, NO)
09.10.09 at Numusic Festival!! (Stavanger, NO)
09.11.09 at Margate (Ramsgate, UK)
09.12.09 at The Freebutt (Brighton, UK)
09.13.09 at End of the Road Festival (Wiltshire, UK)
09.15.09 at Islington Mill (Manchester, UK)
09.16.09 at Cafe Oto (London, UK)
09.17.09 at Le Clou (Nancy, FR)
09.18.09 at Theater Kikker (Utrecht, NL)
09.19.09 at Incubate Festival (Tilburg, NL)
09.20.09 at Mon Inouie Symphonie Festival (Dunkerque, FR)
09.29.09 at Union Pool (Brooklyn, NY)
10.01.09 at The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) *^
10.02.09 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) *^
10.03.09 at William Pitt Union (Pittsburgh, PA) *^
10.04.09 at The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) *^
10.05.09 at Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL) *^
10.06.09 at UW Madison Terrace (Madison, WI) *^
10.07.09 at Triple Rock Social Club (Minneapolis, MN) *^
10.09.09 at Bluebird Theatre (Denver, CO) *^
10.10.09 at In The Venue (Salt Lake City, UT) *^
10.10.09 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
10.15.09 at The Jewelbox Theater (Seattle, WA)
10.17.09 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *#+
10.20.09 at The Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA) *+
10.23.09 at Modified Arts (Phoenix, AZ) *+
10.24.09 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ) *+
10.26.09 at Hailies (Denton, TX) *+
10.28.09 at The Bottletree Cafe (Birmingham, AL) *+
10.29.09 at Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) *+
10.30.09 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) *+
10.31.09 at Lenny's (Atlanta, GA) *~%
11.02.09 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *$
11.03.09 at Common Grounds (Gainesville, FL) *$
11.04.09 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL) *$
11.06.09 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) *!
11.07.09 at Walter's On Washington (Houston, TX) *!
11.10.09 at The Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) *!
11.11.09 at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO) *

* w/ WHY?
^ w/ Dark Dark Dark
# w/ Mt. Eerie
+ w/ Serengeti & Polyphonic
~ w/ Islands
% w/ Jemina Pearl
$ w/ James Husband
! w/ The Moore Brothers


[Myspace] AU
[Website] AU

[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

Great Lake Swimmers Announce Fall Tour Dates

Great Lake Swimmers have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 28th at Lincoln Hall. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Lost Channels, out now via Nettwerk.


Tour Dates

08.08.09 at Edmonton Folk Festival (Edmonton, AB)
08.09.09 at Edmonton Folk Festival (Edmonton, AB)
08.23.09 at 3rd & Lindsley (Nashville, TN)
08.26.09 at WFPK Waterfront Wednesday - Harbor Lawn (Louisville, KY)
08.28.09 at WYEP Final Friday - Schenley Plaza (Pittsburgh, PA)
08.29.09 at The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)
09.04.09 at Shelter Valley Folk Festival (Grafton, ON)
09.24.09 at Higher Ground (South Burlington, VT)
09.25.09 at The Middle East Cafe (Cambridge, MA)
09.27.09 at The Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
09.28.09 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
09.29.09 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
10.01.09 at The Black Cat (Washington, DC)
10.02.09 at The Artscenter (Carrboro, NC)
10.03.09 at The Southern (Charlottesville, VA)
10.05.09 at The Square Room (Knoxville, TN)
10.07.09 at Workplay Theatre (Birmingham, AL)
10.09.09 at Union Court - University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
10.12.09 at The El Ray Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
10.14.09 at The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA)
10.16.09 at The Crocodile (Seattle, WA)
10.17.09 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR)
10.20.09 at The State Room (Salt Lake City, UT)
10.21.09 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
10.23.09 at Memorial Union - Universtiy of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
10.24.09 at Illini Union Courtyard Cafe (Urbana, IL)
10.25.09 at The Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN)
10.28.09 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)


[Myspace] Great Lake Swimmers
[Website] Great Lake Swimmers

[Count Me Out] Video: Brian Williams Interviews Tony Dekker
[Count Me Out] Video: Great Lake Swimmers "The Legion Sessions"
[Count Me Out] Great Lakes Swimmers on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
[Count Me Out] Video: Great Lake Swimmers "Pulling On A Line"
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers on Camera Music + New Stream
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers "Pulling On A Line"
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers Announce Lost Channels
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers "Moving Pictures, Silent Films"
[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers "I Am Part Of A Large Family"

Video: Regina Spektor on Conan

Regina Spektor performed "Laughing With" last night on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Check it out below, along with the new release, Far, out now via Sire. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for September 12th at the Chicago Theatre.




[VIDEO] Regina Spektor - Laughing With


[Myspace] Regina Spektor
[Website] Regina Spektor

[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Man Of A Thousand Faces"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Regina Spektor - Far
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Eet"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Laughing With"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Dance Anthem Of The 80's"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor "Blue Lips"
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor "Laughing With"
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor Announces Far
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor on NPR's Mountain Stage

Video: Passion Pit on Jimmy Fallon

Passion Pit performed "The Reeling" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with the new release, Manners, out now via Columbia/Frenchkiss.




[VIDEO] Passion Pit - The Reeling


[Myspace] Passion Pit
[Website] Passion Pit

[Count Me Out] Video: Passion Pit "To Kingdom Come"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Passion Pit - Manners
[Count Me Out] Passion Pit "Moth's Wings"
[Count Me Out] Video: Passion Pit "The Reeling"

Stream 2 New Tunes From The Monsters Of Folk

Monsters Of Folk have shared two new tunes, "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" and "The Sandman, The Brakeman, And Me," off the forthcoming self-titled release, Monsters Of Folk, out 9/22 via Shangri-La/Rough Trade. Check it out below, along with a cover of Dylan's "Girl From The North Country," from an Austin City Limits taping that I happened to catch when it originally aired in 2004.


[STREAM] Monsters Of Folk - Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)
[STREAM] Monsters Of Folk - The Sandman, The Brakeman, And Me




[VIDEO] Monsters Of Folk - Girl From The North Country


[Myspace] Monsters Of Folk
[Website] Monsters Of Folk

[Count Me Out] Monsters Of Folk Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Monsters Of Folk "Say Please"
[Count Me Out] Monsters Of Folk Announce Self-Titled Debut

Dr. Dog Sign To Anti-

Dr. Dog have recently signed with Anti- and a new record, their fifth, is planned for an early 2010 release. Read a little more about it here and check some upcoming fall tour dates out below.


Tour Dates

07.31.09 at Pickathon (Portland, OR)
08.01.09 at Pickathon (Portland, OR)
08.03.09 at Bethlehem Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA)
09.18.09 at Nightfall Concert at Miller Plaza (Chattanooga, TN)
09.19.09 at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (Bristol, VA)
09.20.09 at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (Bristol, VA)
09.28.09 at The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
09.29.09 at The Loft (Atlanta, GA)
09.30.09 at The Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans, LA)
10.01.09 at Chelsea's Cafe (Baton Rouge, LA)
10.02.09 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)
10.03.09 at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (San Francisco, CA)
10.05.09 at The Brookdale Lodge (Brookdale, CA)
10.06.09 at Henry Fonda Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
10.07.09 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
10.09.09 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT) *
10.10.09 at Belly Up (Aspen, CO) *
10.11.09 at The Fox Theatre (Boulder, CO) *
10.12.09 at The Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS) *
10.13.09 at The Gargoyle Club (St. Louis, MO) *
10.15.09 at Mad Hatter (Covington, KY) *
10.16.09 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) *
10.17.09 at Mass MOCA (North Adams, MA)
10.20.09 at Gravity (Charlottesville, VA)
10.21.09 at Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill, NC) *
10.22.09 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
10.23.09 at Theater Of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
10.24.09 at Theater Of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)

* w/ Jeffrey Lewis


[Myspace] Dr. Dog
[Website] Dr. Dog

[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog Paste Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog "My Old Ways"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog "The Ark"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog at Schubas (08.01.08)
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Dr. Dog - Fate
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog on Conan
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog "The Old Days"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog Announce Fate
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog Passed Away

Video: Silversun Pickups on Letterman

Silversun Pickups performed "Panic Switch" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The new release, Swoon, is out now via Dangerbird.




[VIDEO] Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch


Tour Dates

08.02.09 at All Points West (Jersey City, NJ)
08.03.09 at Ram's Head (Baltimore, MD)
08.04.09 at The National (Richmond, VA)
08.06.09 at LC Pavillion (Columbus, OH)
08.07.09 at Lakewood Civic Auditorium (Lakewood, OH)
08.09.09 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.10.09 at State Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
08.12.09 at Garrick Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
08.13.09 at Louis' Pub (Saskatoon, SK)
08.14.09 at Edmonton Event Centre (Edmonton, AB)
08.15.09 at MacEwan Hall (Calgary, AB)
08.17.09 at Royal Theatre (Victoria, BC)
08.18.09 at Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC)
08.19.09 at Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC)
08.21.09 at McDonald Theatre (Eugene, OR)
08.22.09 at Pet Aid (Hillsboro, OR)
08.28.09 at Outside Lands Festival (San Francisco, CA)
08.29.09 at Street Scene (San Diego, CA)
09.05.09 at Pipeline Cafe (Honolulu, HI)
10.30.09 at Voodoo Experience (New Orleans, LA)
11.29.09 at Futurshow Station (Bologna, IT)
11.30.09 at PalaSHARP (Milan, IT)
12.01.09 at Hallenstadion (Zurich, CH)
12.03.09 at Ahoy (Rotterdam, NL)
12.04.09 at Lanxess Arena (Cologne, DE)
12.06.09 at Antwerp Sportspaleis (Antwerp, BE)
12.08.09 at LG Arena (Birmingham, UK)
12.09.09 at O2 Arena (London, UK)
12.11.09 at Bridlington Spa Centre (Bridlington, UK)
12.12.09 at Manchester Central (Manchester, UK)
12.14.09 at SECC (Glasgow, UK)
12.15.09 at Olympia Theatre (Dublin, IE)
12.16.09 at Olympia Theatre (Dublin, IE)


[Myspace] Silversun Pickups
[Website] Silversun Pickups

[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Silversun Pickups - Swoon
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups Announce Swoon

Regina Spektor on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Regina Spektor had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Far, out now via Sire. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for September 12th at the Chicago Theatre.




[STREAM] Regina Spektor on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. The Calculation
02. Eet
03. Machine
04. Laughing With
05. Us
06. Blue Lips
07. Samson
08. Folding Chair


[Myspace] Regina Spektor
[Website] Regina Spektor

[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Man Of A Thousand Faces"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Regina Spektor - Far
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Eet"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Laughing With"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor "Dance Anthem Of The 80's"
[Count Me Out] Video: Regina Spektor on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor "Blue Lips"
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor "Laughing With"
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor Announces Far
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor on NPR's Mountain Stage

Nurses "Technicolor"

Here's another tune, "Technicolor," off the forthcoming Nurses release, Apple's Acre, out 8/4 via Dead Oceans. I've also included some upcoming tour dates, along with an introduction video.




[VIDEO] Nurses - In Rhythm


[MP3] Nurses - Technicolor


Tour Dates

08.06.09 at Holocene (Portland, OR)
08.23.09 at Empyrean Coffee House (Spokane, WA) *
08.26.09 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *^
08.27.09 at Courtyard Cafe (Urbana, IL) *^
08.28.09 at Annex (Madison, WI) *^
08.29.09 at Subterranean (Chicago, IL) *^
09.01.09 at Middle East Upstairs (Cambridge, MA) *^
09.02.09 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) *^
09.03.09 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
09.04.09 at Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) *^
09.05.09 at Duke Coffeehouse (Durham, NC) *^
09.07.09 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
09.08.09 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL) *^
09.10.09 at The Mohawk (Austin, TX) *^
09.12.09 at Cavern Ale House (Dallas, TX) *^
09.14.09 at Modified (Phoenix, AZ) *^
09.16.09 at UCSD - The Loft (La Jolla, CA) *^
09.18.09 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
09.22.09 at Vera Project (Seattle, WA) ^
09.23.09 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC) ^
10.09.09 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
10.10.09 at KFN (Philadelphia, PA) #
10.13.09 at TT The Bears (Boston, MA) #
10.14.09 at II Motore (Montreal, QC) #
10.15.09 at Drake Hotel (Toronto, ON) #
10.16.09 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) #
10.17.09 at 7th St Entry (Minneapolis, MN) #
10.18.09 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) #
10.19.09 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO) #
10.20.09 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT) #
10.22.09 at TBD (Vancouver, BC)
10.23.09 at Chop Suey (Seattle, WA) #
10.24.09 at TBD (Bellingham, WA) #
10.25.09 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR) #
10.27.09 at Bottom Of The Hill (San Francisco, CA) #
10.28.09 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) #
10.29.09 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) #
10.30.09 at Casbah (San Diego, CA) #
10.31.09 at The Plush (Tucson, AZ) #
11.02.09 at Mohawk (Austin, TX) #
11.03.09 at The Cavern (Dallas, TX) #
11.05.09 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA) #
11.06.09 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) #
11.07.09 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) #

* w/ Throw Me The Statue
^ w/ The Brunettes
# w/ Le Loup


[Myspace] Nurses
[Website] Nurses

[Count Me Out] Nurses "Caterpillar Playground"

Video: Yo La Tengo "Here To Fall"

Yo La Tengo have a new video for "Here To Fall," the opening track off the forthcoming release, Popular Songs, out 9/8 via Matador. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for October 6th at The Vic.




[VIDEO] Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall


[Myspace] Yo La Tengo
[Website] Yo La Tengo

[Count Me Out] Yo La Tengo "Here To Fall"
[Count Me Out] Yo La Tengo "Periodically Double Or Triple"

David Gray "Fugitive"

Spinner is streaming a new tune, "Fugitive," from David Gray. Check it out at the link below, along with the album art and tracklist for the forthcoming release, Draw The Line, out 9/22 via Mercer Street. This new album will feature guest vocals by Annie Lennox on "Full Steam Ahead" and Jolie Holland on "Kathleen." Should be a good one. I've also included a few upcoming tour dates below, plus a "Making of 'Fugitive'" video.





Tracklist

01. Fugitive
02. Draw The Line
03. Nemesis
04. Jackdaw
05. Kathleen
06. First Chance
07. Harder
08. Transformation
09. Stella The Artist
10. Breathe
11. Full Steam Ahead

[STREAM] David Gray – Fugitive




[VIDEO] David Gray- The Making of "Fugitive"


Tour Dates

08.07.09 at Boulder Theater (Boulder, CO)
08.15.09 at Mountain Music Fest (Redmond, WA)
09.14.09 at The Roundhouse (London, UK)
09.15.09 at Manchester Ritz (Manchester, UK)
09.16.09 at Glasgow ABC (Glasgow, UK)
10.23.09 at The Wang Theatre (Boston, MA)
10.24.09 at WAMU Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
10.26.09 at Massey Hall (Toronto, ON)
10.27.09 at Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, PA)
10.29.09 at Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, IL)
10.30.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
11.01.09 at Paramount Theatre (Denver, CO)
11.02.09 at Kingsbury Hall (Salt Lake City, UT)
11.04.09 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Portland, OR)
11.08.09 at Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium (San Francisco, CA)
11.09.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)


[Myspace] David Gray
[Website] David Gray

The Mountain Goats "Genesis 3:23"

The Mountain Goats are set to release a new album, The Life Of The World To Come, on 10/6 via 4AD. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "Genesis 3:23."





Tracklist

01. 1 Samuel 15:23
02. Psalms 40:2
03. Genesis 3:23
04. Philippians 3:20-21
05. Hebrews 11:40
06. Genesis 30:3
07. Romans 10:9
08. 1 John 4:16
09. Matthew 25:21
10. Deuteronomy 2:10
11. Isaiah 45:23
12. Ezekiel 7 And The Permanent Efficacy Of Grace

[MP3] The Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23


[Myspace] The Mountain Goats
[Website] The Mountain Goats

The Decemberists Announce More Tour Dates

The Decemberists have announced some more tour dates, which includes a Lollapalooza after-show on August 6th at Metro. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, The Hazards Of Love, out now via Capitol.


Tour Dates

08.01.09 at Newport Folk Festival (Newport, RI)
08.02.09 at Osheaga Music & Arts Festival (Montreal, QC)
08.03.09 at Kool Haus (Toronto, ON) *
08.05.09 at Orpheum Theater (Madison, WI) *
08.06.09 at Metro (Chicago, IL) *
08.07.09 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.08.09 at Murat Egyptian Room (Indianapolis, IN) *
08.10.09 at W.L. Lyons Brown Theater (Louisville, KY) ^
08.11.09 at Royal Oak Theater (Detroit, MI) *
08.13.09 at UB Center For The Arts (Buffalo, NY) *
08.14.09 at Byham Theater (Pittsburgh, PA) *
08.15.09 at Philadelphia Folk Festival (Schwenksville, PA)
08.16.09 at Mountain Park (Holyoke, MA) *
09.20.09 at Flynn Theater (Burlington, VT) #
09.21.09 at Wellmont Theater (Montclair, NJ) #
09.23.09 at The Norva (Norfolk, VA) #
09.24.09 at Charlottesville Pavilion (Charlottesville, VA) #
09.25.09 at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC) #
09.27.09 at Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) #
09.29.09 at St. Augustine Amphitheater (St. Augustine, FL) #
09.30.09 at Hard Rock Live (Orlando, FL) #
10.02.09 at House Of Blues (Houston, TX) #
10.03.09 at Austin City Limits Music Festival (Austin, TX)
10.04.09 at Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK) #
10.06.09 at University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) #
10.07.09 at Ninth St. Fall Fest (Columbia, MO) #
10.18.09 at Treasure Island Music Festival (San Francisco, CA)
11.18.09 at Forum (London, UK)
11.19.09 at Coronet (London, UK)

* w/ Heartless Bastards
^ w/ Blind Pilot
# w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames!


[Myspace] The Decemberists
[Website] The Decemberists

[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Leno
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Announce Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Reveal New Album Art
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "The Rake's Song"
[Count Me Out] The Decembers Announce The Hazards Of Love
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Record Year"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Conan
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "O New England"
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Valerie Plume"

Joshua James "Pitchfork"

Joshua James will finally release his new record, Build Me This, on 9/22 (9/8 digitally) via Northplatte/Intelligent Noise. A two LP vinyl version will also be available and include a bonus copy of the Sing Songs EP. Check out a new tune, "Pitchfork," over on his Myspace page, as well as the album art and tracklist below. Very anxious to hear the rest of this one, especially since Paste thinks it's phenomenal.





Tracklist

01. Coal War
02. Magazine
03. Weeds
04. Mother Mary
05. Black July
06. Annabelle
07. In The Middle
08. Kitchen Tile
09. Lawn Full Of Marigolds
10. Daniel
11. Pitchfork
12. Wilted Daisies
13. Benediction

[STREAM] Joshua James – Pitchfork


[Myspace] Joshua James
[Website] Joshua James

[Count Me Out] Joshua James To Release New Record In June
[Count Me Out] Joshua James "Crash This Train"
[Count Me Out] Video: Joshua James Covers Modest Mouse
[Count Me Out] Joshua James "Happy X-Mas War Is Over"

The Avett Brothers on Daytrotter

The Avett Brothers had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the forthcoming release, I And Love And You, out 9/29 via American Recordings/Columbia.


Setlist

01. Laundry Room
02. A Lover Like You
03. More Of You
04. Paranoia In B Major


[Myspace] The Avett Brothers
[Website] The Avett Brothers

[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers "I And Love And You"
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers "Murder In The City"
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers "Murder In The City"

Video: Andrew Bird on Cemetery Gates

Andrew Bird had a session with Pitchfork's Cemetery Gates posted this week. Check it out below, along with the new release, Noble Beast, out now via Fat Possum.



[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Anonanimal



[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Souverian



[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Trials, Troubles, Tribulations



[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Nomenclature



[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Why


[Myspace] Andrew Bird
[Website] Andrew Bird

[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird on Conan
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird: Touche (Interview)
[Count Me Out] Poor Bird
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird "Fitz & The Dizzyspells"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird's Latest NY Times Blog Article
[Count Me Out] Stream Andrew Bird's Noble Beast and Useless Creatures
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird "Carrion Suite"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird Moves Release Date Up
[Count Me Out] 2 Andrew Bird Videos + Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: More New Andrew Bird Tunes
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird "Oh No"
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird "The Master Swarm (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird Live Concert Stream Tonight
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird "The Happy Birthday Song"
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird (feat. Dianogah) "Lull"
[Count Me Out] New Andrew Bird Songs

Phoenix Announce Tour Dates

Phoenix have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on September 23rd at The Riv. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out now via Glassnote.


Tour Dates

07.24.09 at Secret Garden Festival (Cambridgeshire, UK)
07.25.09 at Camp Bestival (Dorset, UK)
08.01.09 at Bengkel Night Park (Jakarta, ID)
08.03.09 at The Palace (Melbourne, AU)
08.04.09 at The Palace (Melbourne, AU)
08.05.09 at Enmore Theatre (Sydney AU)
08.07.09 at Summer Sonic (Tokyo, JP)
08.08.09 at Summer Sonic (Osaka, JP)
09.13.09 at Monolith Festival (Morrison, CO)
09.16.09 at Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) *
09.17.09 at The Warfield (San Francisco, CA)
09.19.09 at Urban (Salt Lake City, UT)
09.21.09 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE)
09.22.09 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ^
09.23.09 at Riviera Theatre (Chicago, IL) ^
09.25.09 at Rumsey Playfield (New York, NY) #
09.26.09 at Rumsey Playfield (New York, NY) #
09.28.09 at The Electric Factory (Philadelphia, PA) ^
09.30.09 at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA) ^
10.01.09 at Tipitina's (New Orleans, LA) ^
10.02.09 at Austin City Limits (Austin, TX)
10.13.09 at Le Rockstore (Montpellier, FR) ^
10.14.09 at Le Transbordeur (Lyon, FR) ^
10.15.09 at La Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR) ^
10.16.09 at L'Aeronef (Lille, FR) ^
10.17.09 at Le Cargo (Caen, FR) ^
10.19.09 at Zenith (Paris, FR) ^
10.20.09 at Rock School Barbey (Bordeaux, FR) ^
10.21.09 at Le Bikini (Toulouse, FR) ^
10.22.09 at L'Olympic (Nantes, FR) ^
10.24.09 at O2 Academy 2 (Birmingham, UK) ^
10.25.09 at Arches (Glasgow, UK) ^
10.26.09 at O2 Academy (Bristol, UK) ^
10.27.09 at Academy 2 (Manchester, UK) ^
10.28.09 at O2 Academy Brixton (London, UK) ^
11.07.09 at Debaser Medis (Stockholm, SE)
11.08.09 at Brew House (Gothenburg, SE)
11.09.09 at Rockefeller (Oslo, NO)
11.10.09 at Vega (Copenhagen, DK)
11.12.09 at Hamburg Docks (Hamburg, DE)
11.13.09 at Ringlokschuppen (Bielefeld, DE)
11.14.09 at E-Werk (Cologne, DE)
11.15.09 at Munich Theaterfabrik (Munich, DE)
11.17.09 at Zapata (Stuttgart, DE)
11.18.09 at Cocoon Club (Frankfurt, DE)
11.19.09 at FZW Eldoradio (Dortmund, DE)
11.20.09 at Alte Feuerwache (Mannheim, DE)
11.21.09 at Huxleys (Berlin, DE)

* w/ Metric
^ w/ Chairlift
# w/ Passion Pit


[Myspace] Phoenix
[Website] Phoenix

[Count Me Out] Phoenix on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Phoenix on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix "1901"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix "Lisztomania"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix on SNL
[Count Me Out] Phoenix Reveal Album Art + Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Phoenix "1901"

Monsters Of Folk Announce Tour Dates

Monsters Of Folk have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 30th at the Auditorium Theatre. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming self-titled release, Monsters Of Folk, out 9/22 via Shangri-La.


Tour Dates

10.13.09 at Orpheum (Vancouver, BC)
10.14.09 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Portland, OR)
10.15.09 at Paramount Theatre (Seattle, WA)
10.17.09 at Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)
10.18.09 at The Greek Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
10.20.09 at Spreckels Theatre (San Diego, CA)
10.21.09 at Orpheum Theater (Phoenix, AZ)
10.22.09 at Santa Barbara Bowl (Santa Barbara, CA)
10.28.09 at Holland Center (Omaha, NE)
10.29.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
10.30.09 at Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, IL)
10.31.09 at Louisville Palace Theatre (Louisville, KY)
11.02.09 at Massey Hall (Toronto, ON)
11.03.09 at The Orpheum (Boston, MA)
11.06.09 at United Palace (New York, NY)
11.08.09 at Beacon Theater (New York, NY)
11.09.09 at Academy of Music (Philadelphia, PA)
11.12.09 at Philadelphia Church (Stockholm, SE)
11.14.09 at Huxleys (Berlin, DE)
11.15.09 at Vega (Copenhagen, DK)
11.17.09 at Troxy (London, UK)
11.18.09 at Elysee Montmartre (Paris, FR)
11.19.09 at E-Werk (Koln, DE)
11.21.09 at Crossing Border (The Hague, NL)
11.22.09 at Crossing Border (Antwerp, BE)


[Myspace] Monsters Of Folk
[Website] Monsters Of Folk

[Count Me Out] Monsters Of Folk "Say Please"
[Count Me Out] Monsters Of Folk Announce Self-Titled Debut

The Thermals on Daytrotter

The Thermals had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Now We Can See, out now via Kill Rock Stars.


Setlist

01. I Let It Go
02. I Can't Let Go
03. You Dissolve


[Myspace] The Thermals
[Website] The Thermals

[Count Me Out] Video: The Thermals "Now We Can See"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Thermals - Now We Can See

Throw Me The Statue "Hi-Fi Goon"

Throw Me The Statue have shared another new tune, "Hi-Fi Goon," off the forthcoming release, Creaturesque, out 8/4 via Secretly Canadian. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.


[MP3] Throw Me The Statue - Hi-Fi Goon


Tour Dates

07.30.09 at Live on 90.3 KEXP (Seattle, WA)
07.31.09 at Mural Amphitheater (Seattle, WA) *
08.23.09 at Empyrean (Spokane, WA) ^
08.26.09 at 7th St Entry (Minneapolis, MN) ^#
08.27.09 at Courtyard Cafe (Urbana, IL) ^#
08.28.09 at The Annex (Madison, WI) ^#
08.29.09 at Subterranean (Chicago, IL) ^#
08.30.09 at TBA (Toronto, ON) ^#
08.31.09 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) ^#
09.01.09 at Middle East (Boston, MA) ^#
09.02.09 at Mercury Lounge (New York City, NY) ^#
09.03.09 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) ^#
09.04.09 at Rock n Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) ^#
09.05.09 at Duke Coffee House - Duke Univ (Durham, NC) ^#
09.07.09 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA) ^#
09.08.09 at Club Down Under - FSU (Tallahassee, FL) ^#
09.09.09 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) ^#
09.10.09 at Rudyards (Houston, TX) ^#
09.11.09 at Mohawk (Austin, TX) ^#
09.12.09 at Cavern (Dallas, TX) ^#
09.14.09 at Modified Arts (Phoenix, AZ) ^#
09.15.09 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) ^#
09.16.09 at The Loft - UCSD (San Diego, CA) ^#
09.17.09 at Rickshaw (San Francisco, CA) #
09.18.09 at Luigi's Fun Garden (Sacramento, CA) #

* w/ Blitzen Trapper
^ w/ Nurses
# w/ The Brunettes


[Myspace] Throw Me The Statue
[Website] Throw Me The Statue

[Count Me Out] Throw Me The Statue "Ancestors"
[Count Me Out] Video: Throw Me The Statue "Yucatan Gold"
[Count Me Out] Throw Me The Statue on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Throw Me The Statue "Lolita"

Video: J. Tillman Rockfeedback Sessions

J. Tillman has a great performance/interview posted over on the new Rockfeeback segment, Rockfeedback Sessions. Check the link out below and don't forget that a new record, Year In The Kingdom, is out 9/22 via Western Vinyl.


[VIDEO] J. Tillman Rockfeedback Sessions


Setlist

01. All You See
02. When I Light Your Darkened Door
03. No Occasion
04. Barter Blues
05. New Imperial Grand Blues


[Myspace] J. Tillman
[Website] J. Tillman

[Count Me Out] Album Review: J. Tillman - Year In The Kingdom
[Count Me Out] Video: J. Tillman "No Occasion" (SXSW)
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Rare J. Tillman Demos
[Count Me Out] Video: J. Tillman "Firstborn"
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman "In The Drugs (Low Cover)"
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman "Howling Light (Demo)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman's Vacilando Territory Blues Is Now Available
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman "Milk White Air"
[Count Me Out] New J. Tillman EP/DVD
[Count Me Out] New J. Tillman Record In January
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman "James Blues"
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman Joins Fleet Foxes
[Count Me Out] J. Tillman "Steel On Steel"

Video: Of Montreal "Mingusings"

Stereogum has a premiere of the new Of Montreal video for "Mingusings," a tune off the latest release, Skeletal Lamping, out via Polyvinyl. Check it out below, along with a few upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Of Montreal - Mingusings


Tour Dates

07.24.09 at Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)
07.26.09 at Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
08.07.09 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.08.09 at Free Press Summer Fest (Houston, TX)
08.28.09 at Street Scene 2009 (San Diego, CA)
09.12.09 at Monolith Festival (Morrison, CA)


[Myspace] Of Montreal
[Website] Of Montreal

[Count Me Out] Of Montreal on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Video: Of Montreal "An Eluardian Instance"
[Count Me Out] Video: Of Montreal on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Of Montreal Cover "Day Man" and R.E.M.
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
[Count Me Out] Video: Of Montreal "Id Engager"
[Count Me Out] Video: Of Montreal "Du Og Meg"
[Count Me Out] Of Montreal "Nonpareil Of Favor"
[Count Me Out] Of Montreal "Id Engager"
[Count Me Out] Of Montreal Announce Skeletal Lamping

Fun. Announce Tour Dates

Fun. are hitting the road this summer/fall in support of their forthcoming release, Aim And Ignite, out 8/25 via Nettwerk. Check the dates out below.


Tour Dates

08.14.09 at Chic's (El Paso, TX) *
08.15.09 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM) *
08.18.09 at Club Karma (Victorville, CA) *
08.19.09 at Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA) *
08.20.09 at Downtown Brewing Co. (San Luis Obispo, CA) *
08.21.09 at Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara, CA) *
08.23.09 at Stockton Empire Theatre (Stockton, CA) *
08.25.09 at Chop Suey (Seattle, WA) *
08.26.09 at Hawthorne Theater (Portland, OR) *
08.27.09 at The Boardwalk (Orangevale, CA) *
09.08.09 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
09.09.09 at Club 156 (Boulder, CO)
09.11.09 at The Shelter (Detroit, MI)
09.12.09 at The Intersection (Grand Rapids, MI)
09.13.09 at Water Street (Rochester, NY)
09.15.09 at North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA)
09.16.09 at Great Scott (Boston, MA)
09.17.09 at The Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)
09.18.09 at Jammin' Java (Vienna, VA)
09.20.09 at The Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
09.22.09 at Rocketown (Nashville, TN)
09.23.09 at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
09.24.09 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
09.25.09 at The Triple Rock Social Club (Minneapolis, MN)

* w/ Limbeck


[Myspace] Fun.
[Website] Fun.

[Count Me Out] Fun. To Release Album In August
[Count Me Out] Fun. "Benson Hedges (Demo)"

Nathan Xander "Easy In Easy Out" + XRT Interveiw

Nathan Xander was recently featured on Chicago's finest radio station, WXRT and had a nice interview with Richard Milne. Check out the podcast from that below, along with a somewhat new demo, "Easy In Easy Out." Nathan's new record, The Fear, is out now, however will be re-released this fall via Deep Elm.


[MP3] WXRT Interview Part 1
[MP3] WXRT Interview Part 2


[MP3] Nathan Xander - Easy In Easy Out (Demo)


[Myspace] Nathan Xander
[Website] Nathan Xander

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Nathan Xander - The Fear
[Count Me Out] Nathan Xander "Brilliant Before My Eyes"

Yo La Tengo "Here To Fall"

Yo La Tengo have shared the opening track, "Here To Fall," off the forthcoming release, Popular Songs, out 9/8 via Matador. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.


[MP3] Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall


Tour Dates

09.15.09 at Higher Ground (South Burlington, VT) *
09.16.09 at The Wilbur Theatre (Boston, MA) *
09.17.09 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
09.18.09 at Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
09.19.09 at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
09.21.09 at The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
09.22.09 at Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, TN)
09.23.09 at Headliners Music Hall (Louisville, KY)
09.24.09 at Stuart's Opera House (Nelsonville, OH)
09.25.09 at Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY) ^
10.02.09 at Club Soda (Montreal, QC)
10.03.09 at Opera House (Toronto, ON)
10.05.09 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
10.06.09 at The Vic (Chicago, IL)
10.07.09 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
10.09.09 at Slowdown Front Room (Omaha, NE)
10.10.09 at Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO)
10.11.09 at Belly Up Aspen (Aspen, CO)
10.12.09 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
10.14.09 at Marquee Theatre (Tempe, AZ)
10.15.09 at Avalon Ballroom (San Francisco, CA)
10.16.09 at Soma (San Diego, CA)
10.17.09 at Rio Theatre (Santa Cruz, CA)
10.18.09 at Treasure Island Music Festival (San Francisco, CA)
10.20.09 at Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR)
10.21.09 at Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC)
10.22.09 at Showbox SoDo (Seattle, WA)
11.05.09 at Tripod (Dublin, IE)
11.06.09 at ABC 1 (Glasgow, UK)
11.07.09 at Academy 2 (Manchester, UK)
11.08.09 at The Roundhouse (London, UK)
11.10.09 at Forum (Bielefeld, DE)
11.11.09 at Het Depot (Leuven, BE)
11.12.09 at Melkweg (Amsterdam, NL)
11.14.09 at Gra Hal (Copenhagen, DK)
11.15.09 at Cosmopolite (Oslo, NO)
11.17.09 at Kagelbanan (Stockholm, SE)
11.18.09 at Mejeriet (Lund, SE)
11.19.09 at Markthalle (Hamburg, DE)
11.20.09 at Crossing Border Festival (Den Hague, NL)
11.22.09 at Zakk (Dusseldorf, DE)
11.23.09 at Postbahnhof (Berlin, DE)
11.25.09 at Hipnoza Club (Katowice, PL)
11.26.09 at Arena (Vienna, CH)
11.27.09 at Fri-Son (Fribourg, CH)
11.28.09 at Auditorium Flog (Florence, IT)
11.30.09 at Bataclan (Paris, FR)
12.04.09 at All Tomorrow's Parties (Minehead, UK)

* w/ Yura Yura Teikoku
^ w/ Black Lips


[Myspace] Yo La Tengo
[Website] Yo La Tengo

[Count Me Out] Yo La Tengo "Periodically Double Or Triple"

Cursive on Dirty Laundry

Cursive had a video interview posted today with Dirty Laundry. Check it out below, along with the new release, Mama, I'm Swollen, out now via Saddle Creek.




[VIDEO] Cursive - I Couldn't Love You


[Myspace] Cursive
[Website] Cursive

[Count Me Out] Video: Cursive "I Couldn't Love You"
[Count Me Out] Video: Cursive "From The Hips"
[Count Me Out] Video: Cursive on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
[Count Me Out] Stream Two New Cursive Tunes
[Count Me Out] Cursive Announce Mama, I'm Swollen

Deer Tick on The LaundroMatinee

Deer Tick had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. The new release, Born On Flag Day, is out now via Partisan.




[VIDEO] Deer Tick - Houston, TX




[VIDEO] Deer Tick - These Old Shoes




[VIDEO] Deer Tick - The Dance Of Love




[VIDEO] Deer Tick - Dirty Dishes




[VIDEO] Deer Tick - Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones Cover)


[Myspace] Deer Tick
[Website] Deer Tick

[Count Me Out] Deer Tick on Daytrotter

Julian Plenti "Games For Days"

Julian Plenti has shared another tune, "Games For Days," off his forthcoming release, Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper, out 8/4 via Matador. Check it out below.


[MP3] Julian Plenti - Games For Days


[Myspace] Julian Plenti
[Website] Julian Plenti

[Count Me Out] Julian Plenti "Fun That We Have"

Sufjan Stevens Announces The BQE

Sufjan Stevens will release a new album/DVD, The BQE, on 10/20 via Asthmatic Kitty. Referring to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Sufjan debuted this orchestral material nearly two years ago at a three-night stint at BAM. Check the album art and tracklist out below, as well as a trailer. Also, read a little more about the release, here.




[VIDEO] THE BQE - A Film By Sufjan Stevens






Tracklist

01. Prelude On The Esplanade
02. Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes
03. Movement I - In The Countenance Of Kings
04. Movement II - Sleeping Invader
05. Interlude I - Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigation
06. Movement III - Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise
07. Movement IV - Traffic Shock
08. Movement V - Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns
09. Interlude II - Subi Power Waltz
10. Interlude III - Invisible Accidents
11. Movement VI - Isorhythmic Night Dance With Interchanges
12. Movement VII (Finale) - The Emperor Of Centrifuge
13. Postlude - Critical Mass


[Myspace] Sufjan Stevens
[Website] Sufjan Stevens

[Count Me Out] Sufjan Stevens "Sofia's Song"
[Count Me Out] Sufjan Stevens "You Are The Blood (Castanets Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Sufjan Stevens Reveals Another Christmas Album
[Count Me Out] Video: Sufjan Stevens "Wolverine"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sufjan Stevens "Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake"

Album Review: Wye Oak - The Knot

Wye Oak - The Knot


01. Milk And Honey
02. For Prayer
03. Take It In
04. Siamese
05. Talking About Money
06. Mary Is Mary
07. Tattoo
08. I Want For Nothing
09. That I Do
10. Sight, Flight





Standout Tracks: Take It In / For Prayer / Siamese


The Knot is out today via Merge.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Myspace] Wye Oak
[Website] Wye Oak

[Count Me Out] Wye Oak "Take It In"
[Count Me Out] Wye Oak on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Wye Oak "Please Concrete"

Muse "United States Of Eurasia"

Muse have shared a new tune, "United States Of Eurasia," off their forthcoming release, The Resistance, out 9/15 via Warner Bros. Check it out below.




[STREAM] Muse - United States Of Eurasia


[Myspace] Muse
[Website] Muse

Video: Coldplay "Strawberry Swing"

Coldplay have a sweet new video for "Strawberry Swing," one of my favorite tunes off the latest release, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, out via Capitol. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Coldplay - Strawberry Swing


[Myspace] Coldplay
[Website] Coldplay

[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce LeftRightLeftRightLeft
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Summer Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "The Goldrush"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Life In Technicolor II"
[Count Me Out] A Christmas Gift From Coldplay
[Count Me Out] Stream Coldplay's Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lovers In Japan"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost! (Live)"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Album In 2009
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Death Will Never Conquer"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on The Daily Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel (Preview)
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Lost!"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on MTV Movie Awards
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay News
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Reveal New Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends?
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Tracks Explained
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Deny Prospekt

Wilco "Dark Neon"

Just came across this new Wilco b-side, "Dark Neon," thanks to I Guess I'm Floating. Check it out below, along with the new album, Wilco (The Album), out now via Nonesuch. Also, it was announced today that Wilco will play their first Chicago show, in what seems to be ages, on Sunday October 18th, at the UIC Pavilion.

* UPDATE: A 2nd Chicago show has been added for Monday, October 19th


[MP3] Wilco - Dark Neon


[Myspace] Wilco
[Website] Wilco

[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco w/ Feist on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco w/ Feist & Ed Droste "California Stars" + "Hoodoo Voodoo"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco & Feist "You And I"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Stream
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Art
[Count Me Out] Wilco "The Jolly Banker"
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco "Side With The Seeds"
[Count Me Out] Wilco Confirm Feist and Announce Some More Track Titles
[Count Me Out] Wilco & Feist Collaboration
[Count Me Out] New Wilco In June
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco's Ashes Of American Flags (Trailer)
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy "Everlasting Love" and "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy w/ Many Others "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on The Colbert Report
[Count Me Out] 2 New Wilco Songs
[Count Me Out] Wilco (feat. Fleet Foxes) "I Shall Be Released"
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Thirteen"
[Count Me Out] Jeff Tweedy Plays A New Tune
[Count Me Out] Free Wilco Bonus EP's
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco (feat. Fleet Foxes) "I Shall Be Released"
[Count Me Out] New Wilco Record In 2009
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Sonny Feeling (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco at the Cubs Game
[Count Me Out] Wilco at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on SNL
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on SNL (Preview)
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 5 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 4 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 3 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 2 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 1 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco To Play Every Song

Video: Thom Yorke "The Present Tense"

A new tune, "The Present Tense," was performed by Thom Yorke, yesterday at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England. Don't know whether it'll be a solo or Radiohead tune, but either way I dig it. Check out a video below and read a little more about the show, here.




[VIDEO] Thom Yorke – The Present Tense


Setlist

01. The Eraser
02. Weird Fishes/Argpeggi
03. Atoms For Peace
04. Harrowdown Hill
05. Follow Me Around
06. Everything In Its Right Place
07. The Present Tense
08. Cymbal Rush
09. Black Swan
10. Videotape
-–Encore–-
11. There There
12. True Love Waits


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