Count Me Out: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Count Me Out Monthly Mix #26

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.

May Mix

01. The Acorn - Misplaced
02. Menomena - Dirty Cartoons
03. Cotton Jones - Nicotine Canaries
04. Local Natives - World News
05. Jamie Lidell - The Ring
06. Peter Wolf Crier - You're So High
07. The New Pornographers - Crash Years
08. The Clones - Buyin' Time
09. The Besnard Lakes - And This Is What We Call Progress
10. Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
11. Patrick Watson - Sit Down Beside Me
12. The Dead Weather - I'm Mad
13. Gold Motel - We're On The Run
14. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
15. Best Coast - Far Away
16. School Of Seven Bells - Babelonia
17. Secret Mountains - Rest Easy
18. Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In

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This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.

Monday (5/31)

Fallon: Corinne Bailey Rae
Kimmel: Slayer
Carson: The Raveonettes

Tuesday (6/1)

Letterman: Band of Horses
Leno: Natalie Merchant
Ferguson: Willie Nelson
Kimmel: Stone Temple Pilots
Carson: The Airborne Toxic Event

Wednesday (6/2)

Letterman: Brooks & Dunn w/ Reba McEntire
Leno: Dierks Bentley
Fallon: Sheryl Crow
Kimmel: Peter Frampton
Carson: Black Lips

Thursday (6/3)

Leno: Snoop Dogg
Fallon: Phish
Kimmel: Miike Snow
Carson: Keane

Friday (6/4)

Letterman: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Leno: Damian Marley
Kimmel: Deftones
Carson: Doves

* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

Video: Metric "Stadium Love"

Metric have a new video for "Stadium Love," a tune off their latest release, Fantasies, out via Redeye/Mom + Pop. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Metric - Stadium Love

[Myspace] Metric
[Website] Metric

[Count Me Out] Video: Metric "Gold Guns Girls"
[Count Me Out] Metric Announce Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Metric Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Metric on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Metric on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Metric at the Metro (06.14.09)
[Count Me Out] Metric on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Metric "Sick Muse"
[Count Me Out] Video: Metric "Help I'm Alive"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Metric - Fantasies
[Count Me Out] Metric Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Metric "Gimme Sympathy"
[Count Me Out] More Info On The Upcoming Metric Release
[Count Me Out] Metric Announce Fantasies
[Count Me Out] Metric "Help I'm Alive"

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Video: Stars on Jimmy Fallon

Stars performed "Fixed" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, The Five Ghosts, out 6/22 via Soft Revolution/Vagrant. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had on June 9th at Lincoln Hall.

[VIDEO] Stars - Fixed

[Myspace] Stars
[Website] Stars

[Count Me Out] Stars "We Don't Want Your Body"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stars "Making Of The Five Ghosts, Part Three"
[Count Me Out] Stars "Fixed"
[Count Me Out] Stars Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Stars Announce The Five Ghosts
[Count Me Out] Stars "Why I Want To Save You"
[Count Me Out] Stars "Bitches In Tokyo"

Video: The National on Craig Ferguson

The National performed "Anyone's Ghost" last night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Check it out below, along with the new release, High Violet, out now via 4AD.

Patrick Watson "Sit Down Beside Me"

Patrick Watson has a new single, "Sit Down Beside Me," available exclusively on iTunes. Stream it at the link below and definitely pick up the latest release, Wooden Arms, out via Secret City. Hopefully you were able check out one of his shows in the States this month. The Chicago show was amazing.

[STREAM] Patrick Watson - Sit Down Beside Me

[Myspace] Patrick Watson
[Website] Patrick Watson

[Count Me Out] Patrick Watson Finally Touring The States
[Count Me Out] Patrick Watson Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Patrick Watson on WNYC's Soundcheck
[Count Me Out] Patrick Watson on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms

Friday, May 28, 2010

Video: The Clientele on Tunnelvision

The Clientele had a session with Pitchfork's Tunnelvision posted this week. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Bonfires On The Heath, out via Merge.

[VIDEO] The Clientele - My Own Face Inside The Trees
[VIDEO] The Clientele - Harvest Time
[VIDEO] The Clientele - Lamplight

[Myspace] The Clientele
[Website] The Clientele

[Count Me Out] The Clientele "Harvest Time"
[Count Me Out] The Clientele "I Wonder Who We Are"
[Count Me Out] The Clientele "Share The Night"

Video: Band Of Horses on Craig Ferguson

Band Of Horses performed "Compliments" last night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Check it out below, along with the new release, Infinite Arms, out now via Fat Possum/Columbia/Brown.

Video: Foals "Miami"

Foals have a weird new video for "Miami," the second single off the forthcoming release, Total Life Forever, out 6/15 via Sub Pop. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Foals - Miami

[Myspace] Foals
[Website] Foals

[Count Me Out] Video: Foals "Swedish Studio Sessions"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foals "Spanish Sahara"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foals "Olympic Airways"

Video: Mumford & Sons "Roll Away Your Stone"

Mumford & Sons have a new video for "Roll Away Your Stone," a tune off the new release, Sigh No More, out now via Glassnote. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone

[Myspace] Mumford & Sons
[Website] Mumford & Sons

[Count Me Out] Mumford & Sons on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Mumford & Sons on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Video: Josh Ritter "The Curse"

NPR has a video premiere of Josh Ritter's "The Curse," which was created by his drummer, Liam Hurley. Check it out below, along with the new release, So Runs The World Away, out now via Pytheas Recordings.

[VIDEO] Josh Ritter - The Curse

[Myspace] Josh Ritter
[Website] Josh Ritter

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter "Rattling Locks"
[Count Me Out] Video: Josh Ritter So Runs The World Away Teaser 2
[Count Me Out] Video: Josh Ritter "Orbital"
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter "Change Of Time"
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter Summer Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Josh Ritter "To The Dogs Or Whoever"

Video: Vampire Weekend "Holiday"

Vampire Weekend have a new video for "Holiday," a tune off the new release, Contra, out now via XL. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Vampire Weekend - Holiday

[Myspace] Vampire Weekend
[Website] Vampire Weekend

[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend Touring With Beach House
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend "Giving Up The Gun"
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend on La Blogotheque's Soirée de Poche
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Contra
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend "White Sky"
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend "Cousins"
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend "Horchata"
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend's Contra out in January
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend on Conan
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend "Ottoman"
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend "Everywhere"
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma" Preview
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend w/ Andrew W.K. "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Tom Petty)
[Count Me Out] Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) "Campus"
[Count Me Out] Video: Vampire Weekend "Ladies Of Cambridge aka Boston"
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend on Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend on SNL
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend's Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend "A-Punk"
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend at Schubas (12.11.07)
[Count Me Out] Vampire Weekend on Daytrotter

Greg Laswell Announces Summer Tour Dates

Greg Laswell has announced some new tour dates for this Summer. Check them out below, along with the new release, Take A Bow, out now via Vanguard.

Tour Dates

07.06.10 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ) *
07.07.10 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) *
07.08.10 at Red Square (Albany, NY) *
07.09.10 at Empire Dine & Dance (Portland, ME) *
07.10.10 at Higher Ground (So. Burlington, VT) *
07.12.10 at 8x10 (Baltimore, MD) *
07.13.10 at Club Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA) *
07.14.10 at Radio Radio (Indianapolis, IN) *
07.20.10 at Zanzabar (Louisville, KY) *
07.22.10 at The Pourhouse (Charleston, SC) *
07.23.10 at The Square Room (Knoxville, TN) *
07.24.10 at 40 Watt Club (Athens, GA) *
07.25.10 at 3rd & Lindsley (Nashville, TN) *
07.27.10 at The Mad Hatter (Covington, KY) *
07.28.10 at The High Noon Saloon (Madison, WI) *
07.29.10 at Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI) *
07.30.10 at Old Rock House (St. Louis, MO) *
07.31.10 at Vaudeville Mews (Des Moines, IA) *
08.02.10 at The Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS) *
08.05.10 at The Reef (Boise, ID) *
08.06.10 at Stage 54 (Spokane, WA) *
08.09.10 at Latitude 44 (Sioux Falls, SD) *

* w/ Cary Brothers

[Myspace] Greg Laswell
[Website] Greg Laswell

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Greg Laswell - Take A Bow
[Count Me Out] Video: Greg Laswell "Take Everything"
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell "Around The Bend"
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell Touring This February
[Count Me Out] Video: Greg Laswell The Making of This Woman's Work
[Count Me Out] Video: Greg Laswell "This Woman's Work (Kate Bush Cover In-Studio)"
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell "Your Ghost (Kristin Hersh Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Video: Greg Laswell Paste Session
[Count Me Out] Greg Laswell "I'm Not Out (Demo)"
[Count Me Out] New Greg Laswell EP

Video: The Black Keys on Jimmy Fallon

The Black Keys performed "Howlin' For You" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with a web exclusive performance of "Ten Cent Pistol." The new release, Brothers, is out now via Nonesuch.

[VIDEO] The Black Keys - Howlin' For You

[VIDEO] The Black Keys - Ten Cent Pistol

[Myspace] The Black Keys
[Website] The Black Keys

[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Black Keys - Brothers
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "Next Girl"
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys Announce New Record
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "I Got Mine" (Live)
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys on Conan
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys "Strange Times"

Arcade Fire Reveal The Suburbs

Arcade Fire will release their new album, The Suburbs, on 8/3 via Merge. Check the album art out below, as well as a stream of the title track, which is available on a limited edition 12" out now. Pre-orders for the new record can be found here. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates below.

[STREAM] Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Tour Dates

06.28.10 at The Senate Square (Helsinki, FI)
06.30.10 at Dalhalla (Rättvik, SE)
07.02.10 at Hove Festival (Arendal, NO)
07.04.10 at Rock Werchter (Werchter, BE)
07.09.10 at Oxegen (Dublin, IE)
07.13.10 at Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa, QC)
07.31.10 at Osheaga Festival (Montreal, QC)
08.08.10 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.14.10 at Olympic Island (Toronto, ON)
08.27.10 at Leeds Festival (Leeds, UK)
08.28.10 at Reading Festival (Reading, UK)
08.29.10 at Rock En Seine (Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, FR)
08.31.10 at Tempodrom (Berlin, DE)
09.02.10 at Arena Parco Nord (Bologna, IT)

[Myspace] Arcade Fire
[Website] Arcade Fire

[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Post Two New Snippets
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire: Miroir Noir
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire In Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Born In The USA"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Burning Bridges"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Film Miroir Noir
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Rock For Obama
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Black Mirror"

Video: Ferraby Lionheart on Little Videos

Ferraby Lionheart has a lovely session up with a new video blog called, Little Videos. Check it out here, however I've posted a version of "Harry And Bess" below. The new record, The Jack Of Hearts, is out 8/3 via Lights and Buttons.

[VIDEO] Ferraby Lionheart - Harry And Bess

[Myspace] Ferraby Lionheart
[Website] Ferraby Lionheart

[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart Announces May Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ferraby Lionheart - The Jack Of Hearts
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart Reveals The Jack Of Hearts
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart "Album Promo No.2"
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart "Album Promo No.1"
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart "Dear Corinne"
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart "Small Planet"

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Video: The Dead Weather "Jawbreaker (Live)"

Spinner has an exclusive live video of The Dead Weather performing their new tune, "Jawbreaker." Check it out below, along with the new release, Sea Of Cowards, out now via Warner Bros/Third Man.

[VIDEO] The Dead Weather - Jawbreaker

[Myspace] The Dead Weather
[Website] The Dead Weather

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather Announce Summer Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather Announce Sea Of Cowards
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather Touring This Spring
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather To Release A New Record Next Year
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather "I Cut Like A Buffalo (Alternate Version)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather "I Cut Like A Buffalo"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather From The Basement
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dead Weather - Horehound
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dead Weather on Conan
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather To Tour This Summer
[Count Me Out] The Dead Weather "Hang You Up From The Heavens"

Jamie Lidell Take Away Show

Jamie Lidell had a Take Away Show with La Blogotheque posted yesterday. Check it out, here, or below, along with the new release, Compass, out now via Warp.

[VIDEO] Jamie Lidell - A Take Away Show

[Myspace] Jamie Lidell
[Website] Jamie Lidell

[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Compass
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "The Ring"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell Introduces New Album 'Compass'
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Compass"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Hurricane"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (Son Lux Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Jim
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Another Day"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Figured Me Out (LA Garage Mix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (La Garage Mix)"

William Fitzsimmons European Tour Documentary

William Fitzsimmons has a new short film documenting a recent European tour. Check it out below, along with some newly announced tour dates in support of the new release, Derivatives, out now via Mercer Street.

[VIDEO] William Fitzsimmons - Finding Home

Tour Dates

05.27.10 at Lagerhaus (Bremen, DE) *
05.29.10 at Immergut Festival (Neustrelitz, DE) *
05.30.10 at Markgrafentheater (Erlangen, DE) *
05.31.10 at Feierwerk (Munich, DE) *
06.01.10 at Haus Der Musik 10 Jahre (Vienna, AT) *
06.02.10 at Rittersaal im Schloss Hartberg (Hartberg, AT) *
06.03.10 at Rote Fabrik (Zurich, CH) *
06.05.10 at Jazzhaus (79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, DE) *
06.06.10 at Wagenhallen (Stuttgart, DE) *
06.07.10 at Garage (Saarbrücken, DE) *
06.08.10 at Lagerhalle (Osnabruck, DE) *
06.09.10 at Karlstorbahnhof (Heidelberg, DE) *
07.10.10 at Drake Hotel (Toronto, ON) ^
07.11.10 at Summer Fest - Theatre Imperial (Quebec, QC)
07.13.10 at Starving Artist (Keene, NH) ^
07.14.10 at Harpers Ferry (Allston, MA) ^
07.16.10 at Highline Ballroom (New York, NY) ^
07.18.10 at Jammin Java (Vienna, VA) ^
07.20.10 at Southgate House (Newport, KY) ^
07.21.10 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) ^
07.23.10 at Smiths Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA) ^
07.24.10 at Wormhole (Savannah, GA) ^
07.25.10 at Work Play (Birmingham, AL) ^
07.27.10 at Cactus Cafe (Austin, TX) ^
07.28.10 at Lola's on Sixth (Fort Worth, TX) ^
07.29.10 at Bash Riprock's (Lubbock, TX) ^

* w/ Laura DiStasi
^ w/ Rosi Golan

[Myspace] William Fitzsimmons
[Website] William Fitzsimmons

[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: William Fitzsimmons "Covered In Snow"
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons on Amsterdam Acoustics
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons "Heartless" (Kanye West Cover)
[Count Me Out] Video: William Fitzsimmons "We Feel Alone"
[Count Me Out] Video: William Fitzsimmons "If You Would Come Back Home"
[Count Me Out] A Few New Videos From William Fitzsimmons
[Count Me Out] Album Review: William Fitzsimmons – The Sparrow And The Crow
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons Webisode #4
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons Webisode #3
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons Webisode #2
[Count Me Out] Preorder The New William Fitzsimmons Album
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons "If You Would Come Back Home"
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons Live Online Tomorrow
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons "It's Not True"
[Count Me Out] The William Fitzsimmons Awesome Trivia Challenge
[Count Me Out] William Fitzsimmons is Covered In Snow

Cotton Jones To Release New Album In August

Cotton Jones will release a new record, Tall Hours In The Glowstream, on 8/24 via Suicide Squeeze. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. A new track is rumored to be available soon.

Tracklist

01. Sail Of The Silver Morning
02. Somehow To Keep It Going
03. Glorylight And Christie
04. Man Climbs Out Of The Winter
05. Song In Numbers
06. Soft Mountain Shake
07. Place At The End Of The Street
08. More Songs For Margaret
09. Goethe Nayburs
10. Dream On Columbia Street
11. No Things I Need (Like Some Time Ago)

Tour Dates

07.30.10 at Fountain Square (Cincinnati, OH)
07.31.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
08.01.10 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
08.02.10 at The Aquarium (Fargo, ND) *
08.04.10 at Dornan's (Jackson Hole, WY) *^
08.05.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID) *^
08.06.10 at Pickathon Festival (Happy Valley, OR)
08.07.10 at Pickathon Festival (Happy Valley, OR)
08.08.10 at Sunset Tavern (Seattle, WA) *
08.09.10 at Wild Buffalo (Bellingham, WA) *
08.10.10 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC) *
08.11.10 at Northern (Olympia, WA) *
08.12.10 at Sam Bond's Garage (Eugene, OR) *
08.13.10 at Bottom Of The Hill (San Francisco, CA) *^
08.14.10 at The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA) *
08.17.10 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *^
08.19.10 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT) *
08.20.10 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO) *#
08.21.10 at Jackpot Saloon (Lawrence, KS) *
08.22.10 at Schlafy Bottleworks (Maplewoood, MO) *

* w/ The Parson Red Heads
^ w/ Roadside Graves
# w/ Fruit Bats

[Myspace] Cotton Jones
[Website] Cotton Jones

[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Where You Stop For A Minute"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones' Secret Garden Series
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Wax Hand Asleep In A Glove"
[Count Me Out] Video: Cotton Jones on Rolling Stone
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Less Than Positive" + Revised Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] New Cotton Jones Demos
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cotton Jones - Paranoid Cocoon
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] New Cotton Jones Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Pre-Order The New Cotton Jones Album
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Release Some KEXP Tunes
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Chewing Gum (Concrete Tooth Mix)"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Original Bones"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Rides A Donkey Through A Smokestack"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Gotta Cheer Up"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Does It Again
[Count Me Out] A Few Videos From The Cotton Jones Basket Ride
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride "Midnight Monday And A Telescope"
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] More New Cotton Jones Basket Ride Tunes
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Posts Some New Jams

Video: The Black Keys on Letterman

The Black Keys performed "Tighten Up" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the new release, Brothers, out now via Nonesuch.

[VIDEO] The Black Keys - Tighten Up

[Myspace] The Black Keys
[Website] The Black Keys

[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Black Keys - Brothers
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "Next Girl"
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys Announce New Record
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys "I Got Mine" (Live)
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Keys on Conan
[Count Me Out] The Black Keys "Strange Times"

Video: Frightened Rabbit on Jimmy Fallon

Frightened Rabbit performed "Nothing Like You" last night night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with the new release, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, out now via Fat Cat.

[VIDEO] Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You

[Myspace] Frightened Rabbit
[Website] Frightened Rabbit

[Count Me Out] Frightened Rabbit on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
[Count Me Out] Video: Frightened Rabbit "Nothing Like You"
[Count Me Out] Frightened Rabbit Touring This Spring
[Count Me Out] Frightened Rabbit on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Frightened Rabbit "Swim Until You Can't See Land"
[Count Me Out] Stream Two New Frightened Rabbit Tunes
[Count Me Out] Frightened Rabbit on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg "Time Of The Assassins"

Charlotte Gainsbourg has a new video for "Time Of The Assassins," a tune off her new release, IRM, out now via Because/Elektra. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Charlotte Gainsbourg - Time Of The Assassins

[Myspace] Charlotte Gainsbourg
[Website] Charlotte Gainsbourg

[Count Me Out] Charlotte Gainsbourg Announces April Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
[Count Me Out] Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg w/ Beck "Heaven Can Wait"
[Count Me Out] Charlotte Gainsbourg "IRM"

Ra Ra Riot Reveal The Orchard

Ra Ra Riot are set to release a new record, The Orchard, on 8/24 via Barsuk. Check out the tracklist below.

Tracklist

01. The Orchard
02. Boy
03. Too Dramatic
04. Foolish
05. Massachusetts
06. You And I Know
07. Shadowcasting
08. Do You Remember
09. Kansai
10. Keep It Quiet

[Myspace] Ra Ra Riot
[Website] Ra Ra Riot

[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Can You Tell"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on Daytrotter

Video: Camera Obscura on Yours Truly

Yours Truly has posted a lovely video of Camera Obscura performing "Forests & Sands." Check it out below, along with the latest release, My Maudlin Career, out via 4AD.

[VIDEO] Camera Obscura - Forests & Sands

[Myspace] Camera Obscura
[Website] Camera Obscura

[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce 2010 Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "The Sweetest Thing"
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on Cemetery Gates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura Acoustic Session at La Route du Rock
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "Honey In The Sun"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "French Navy"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura "My Maudlin Career"

Video: Record Club "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS Cover)

The Kissaway Trail on Daytrotter

The Kissaway Trail had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Sleep Mountain, out now via Bella Union.

Setlist

01. Friendly Fire
02. Sdp
03. Beat Your Heartbeat

[Myspace] The Kissaway Trail
[Website] The Kissaway Trail

[Count Me Out] The Kissaway Trail on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Kissaway Trail - Sleep Mountain

Colour Revolt "Our Names"

Colour Revolt, who've had a major lineup change over the last year, will release a new album, The Cradle, on 8/10 via Dualtone. Read a little more about it over on Paste and take a look at an in studio video below. Also, check out the album art, tracklist, and some upcoming tour dates below, along with an mp3 of a new tune, "Our Names."

Tracklist

01. 8 Years
02. Our Names
03. Heartbeat
04. The Cradle
05. Everything Is The Same
06. She Don't Talk
07. Each Works
08. Mona Lisa
09. Brought To Life
10. Reno

[MP3] Colour Revolt - Our Names

[VIDEO] Colour Revolt in the studio

Tour Dates

08.19.10 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) *
08.20.10 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA) *
08.21.10 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) *
08.26.10 at Proud Larry's (Oxford, MS)
08.27.10 at Sneaky Bean (Jackson, MS)
08.28.10 at Thirsty Hippo (Hattiesburg, MS)
09.08.10 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) *
09.09.10 at Black Cat Backstage (Washington, DC) *
09.10.10 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) *
09.11.10 at Union Hall (Brooklyn, NY) *
09.12.10 at Middle East Upstairs (Boston, MA) *
09.14.10 at Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia, PA) *
09.15.10 at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
09.16.10 at Calvin College - Ladies Literary Club (Grand Rapids, MI)
09.17.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
09.18.10 at University Of Wisconsin - Memorial Union Terrace (Madison, WI)
09.21.10 at 7th Street Entry (Minnepolis, MN)
09.22.10 at Blue Moose Lodge (Iowa City, IA)
09.23.10 at Firebird (St Louis, MO)
09.24.10 at Pygmalion Festival (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
09.25.10 at Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH)

* w/ Turbo Fruits

[Myspace] Colour Revolt
[Website] Colour Revolt

[Count Me Out] Colour Revolt on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Colour Revolt - Plunder, Beg, and Curse

Album Review: Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett

Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett

01. Cloudy Shoes
02. Arkansas
03. Rachel & Cali
04. Throwing Your Voice
05. Wallingford
06. Pear
07. Kansas City
08. Harborview
09. Kalama
10. The Falling Snow
11. Beacon Hill
12. With Lightning In Your Hands

good

Standout Tracks: Cloudy Shoes / Rachel & Cali / Arkansas

Saint Bartlett is out today via Secretly Canadian.

* 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] Damien Jurado
[Website] Damien Jurado

[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado "Arkansas"
[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado Announces Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Damien Jurado "Caskets"
[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Damien Jurado - Caught In The Trees
[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado "Gillian Was A Horse"
[Count Me Out] Damien Jurado Touring With Jeremy Enigk

Monday, May 24, 2010

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.

Monday (5/24)

Leno: Bettye LaVette
Ferguson: Mishka
Kimmel: Damian Marley with Nas
Carson: Holly Golightly

Tuesday (5/25)

Letterman: The Black Keys
Leno: John Butler Trio
Fallon: Frightened Rabbit
Kimmel: Peter Frampton
Carson: OK Go

Wednesday (5/26)

Letterman: John Prine with Yim Yames
Leno: Hanson
Fallon: The Black Keys
Kimmel: Stone Temple Pilots
Carson: City and Colour

Thursday (5/27)

Letterman: OK Go
Leno: Allison Moorer
Fallon: Reflection Eternal
Ferguson: Band of Horses
Kimmel: Stone Temple Pilots
Carson: Damian Marley with Nas

Friday (5/28)

Letterman: Usher
Fallon: Stars
Ferguson: The National
Kimmel: TBA
Carson: Janelle Monae

* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

Land Of Talk Announce New Album

Land Of Talk will release a new record, Cloak And Cipher, on 8/24 via Saddle Creek. Check out the tracklist below, along with some upcoming tour dates.

Tracklist

01. Cloak And Cipher
02. Goaltime Exposure
03. Quarry Hymns
04. Swift Coin
05. Color Me Badd
06. The Hate I Won’t Commit
07. Hamburg
08. Blangee Blee
09. Playita
10. Better And Closer

Tour Dates

05.26.10 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) *
05.27.10 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) *
05.28.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) *
05.29.10 at Johnny Brenda’s (Philadephia, PA) *
05.30.10 at TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA) *
05.31.10 at Space Gallery (Portland, ME)
07.01.10 at Club Soda - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (Montreal, QC)
07.18.10 at Quebec City Intl Summer Festival (Quebec City, QC)

* w/ The Besnard Lakes

[Myspace] Land Of Talk
[Website] Land Of Talk

[Count Me Out] Video: Land Of Talk on Yours Truly
[Count Me Out] Video: Land Of Talk "It's Okay"
[Count Me Out] Video: Land Of Talk "Troubled"
[Count Me Out] Land Of Talk "May You Never"
[Count Me Out] Video: Land Of Talk "The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes

The Dodos on Daytrotter

The Dodos had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with some upcoming tour dates. The latest release, Time To Die, is out via Frenchkiss.

Setlist

01. Ashley
02. Fools
03. Winter

Tour Dates

06.10.10 at Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN)
06.12.10 at Pabst Theater (Milwaukee, WI) *
06.13.10 at Newport Music Hall (Columbus, OH) *
06.14.10 at Crofoot Ballroom (Detroit, MI) *
06.15.10 at The Sound Academy (Toronto, ON) *
06.17.10 at Le National (Montréal, QC) *
06.18.10 at House of Blues (Boston, MA) *
06.19.10 at Terminal 5 (New York, NY) *
06.21.10 at Trocadero Theatre (Philadelphia, PA) *
06.22.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
06.23.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
06.24.10 at The Artful Dodger (Harrisonburg, VA)
06.25.10 at Memorial Hall - UNC (Chapel Hill, NC) *
06.26.10 at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA) *
06.27.10 at Cannery Ballroom (Nashville, TN) *
06.28.10 at The Pageant (St Louis, MO) *
07.09.10 at Winnipeg Folk Festival (Winnipeg, MB)
07.14.10 at Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, BC) *
07.15.10 at Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, BC) *
07.16.10 at Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR) *
07.17.10 at Britt Pavilion (Jacksonville, OR) *
07.18.10 at Fox Theater (Oakland, CA) *
07.19.10 at The Music Box (Los Angeles, CA) *
07.20.10 at The Music Box (Los Angeles, CA) *
07.21.10 at Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ) *
07.23.10 at Stubb's BBQ (Austin, TX) *
07.24.10 at The Showroom at the Palladium (Dallas, TX) *
07.25.10 at Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK) *
07.26.10 at Liberty Hall (Lawrence, KS) *
07.27.10 at Waiting Room (Omaha, NE)
07.28.10 at Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO) *
07.30.10 at Egyptian Theatre (Boise, ID) *
08.04.10 at Orpheum Theatre (Madison, WI) *

* w/ The New Pornographers

[Myspace] The Dodos
[Website] The Dodos

[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on La Blogotheque's Soirée de Poche
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Longform"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Fables"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dodos - Time To Die
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Acorn Factory (Live)"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Fables"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Time To Die
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Take Away Show Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos Interview + Performance
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on NPR's The Bryant Park Project
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Paint The Rust"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Jodi"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Fools"

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