Count Me Out: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Count Me Out Monthly Mix #41

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.

August Mix

01. Low - Witches
02. Wild Beasts - Bed Of Nails
03. Lisa Hannigan - A Sail
04. Cass McCombs - The Same Thing
05. The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?
06. The Bandana Splits - Sometimes
07. The Middle East - Very Many
08. Dawes - If I Wanted Someone
09. Release The Sunbird - No Light
10. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Muscle Relaxants
11. The Soft Province - One Was A Lie
12. Forbidden Friends - Tiny Hands
13. The Kills - Future Starts Slow
14. Feist - How Come You Never Go There
15. Still Corners - Cuckoo
16. A.A. Bondy - The Heart Is Willing
17. Arcade Fire - Speaking In Tongues (feat. David Byrne)
18. Peter Wolf Crier - Hard Heart

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Video: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks on Jimmy Fallon

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks performed "Senator" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with a exclusive web performance of "Surreal Teenagers." The new release, Mirror Traffic, is out now via Matador. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had October 6th at The Vic.

Caveman "A Country's King Of Dreams"

MTV Hive is sharing a new tune, "A Country's King Of Dreams," off the forthcoming Caveman release, CoCo Beware, out 11/15 (9/13 digitally) via Magic Man!/ORG Music. Check it out below.

[STREAM] Caveman - A Country's King Of Dreams

[Website] Caveman
[Facebook] Caveman

[Count Me Out] Caveman "Easy Water"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Decide"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Thankful"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Old Friend"

Grouper "Water People"

Liz Harris aka Grouper has released a new 7" single, Water People. Check both tunes out below, along with the new double release, A I A : Dream Loss and A I A : Alien Observer, out now via Yellowelectric.

[STREAM] Grouper - Water People

[STREAM] Grouper - Moving Machine

[Myspace] Grouper
[Website] Grouper

[Count Me Out] Video: The Perception Of Moving Targets (Trailer)
[Count Me Out] Video: Grouper "I Saw A Ray"
[Count Me Out] Video: Grouper "Alien Observer"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Grouper - A I A : Dream Loss
[Count Me Out] Stream 2 New Grouper Tunes
[Count Me Out] Grouper "Hold"
[Count Me Out] Video: Grouper "Sputnik"
[Count Me Out] Grouper "Vessel"
[Count Me Out] Video: Grouper "Hold The Way"
[Count Me Out] 2 New Grouper Tracks
[Count Me Out] Grouper To Tour With Animal Collective
[Count Me Out] Grouper "False Horizon"

Video: Destroyer "Savage Night At The Opera"

Destroyer have a new video for "Savage Night At The Opera," one of my favorite tunes off the new release, Kaputt, out now via Merge. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Destroyer - Savage Night At The Opera

[Website] Destroyer
[Facebook] Destroyer

[Count Me Out] Video: Destroyer on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Destroyer - Kaputt
[Count Me Out] Video: Destroyer "Kaputt"
[Count Me Out] Destroyer "Chinatown"

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Video: Givers "Meantime"

Givers have a new video for "Meantime," a tune off the new release, In Light, out now via Glassnote. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.

[VIDEO] Givers - Meantime

Tour Dates

08.30.11 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT) *
09.02.11 at Endfest 2011 (Seattle, WA)
09.03.11 at Sugar Nightclub (Victoria, BC) *
09.05.11 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC) *
09.07.11 at Rickshaw Stop (San Fransisco, CA) *
09.09.11 at MusicFest Northwest - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
09.10.11 at Wente Family Vineyards (Livermore, CA)
09.11.11 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA) *
09.12.11 at Toubadour (West Hollywood, CA) *
10.13.11 at Buckhead Theatre (Atlanta, GA)
10.15.11 at The Lyric Oxford (Oxford, MS)
10.18.11 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
10.20.11 at Terminal 5 (New York, NY)

* w/ Kopecky Family Band

[Website] Givers
[Facebook] Givers

[Count Me Out] Givers Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Givers on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Givers "Up Up Up"
[Count Me Out] Video: Givers on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Givers - In Light

Pepper Rabbit "Rose Mary Stretch (Freelance Whales Remix)"

Pepper Rabbit have shared a new Freelance Whales remix for "Rose Mary Stretch." Check it out below, along with the new release, Red Velvet Snow Ball, out now via Kanine. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had September 13th at the Empty Bottle.

[MP3] Pepper Rabbit - Rose Mary Stretch (Freelance Whales Remix)

[Myspace] Pepper Rabbit
[Website] Pepper Rabbit

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Pepper Rabbit - Red Velvet Snow Ball
[Count Me Out] Pepper Rabbit "Murder Room"
[Count Me Out] Download Pepper Rabbit's Rose Mary Stretch [EP] For Free
[Count Me Out] Pepper Rabbit "Rose Mary Stretch"
[Count Me Out] Pepper Rabbit Announce Red Velvet Snow Ball
[Count Me Out] Pepper Rabbit Announce A Few New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Pepper Rabbit "Harvest Moon"

The Bandana Splits "Back To School"

The Bandana Splits have shared a new tune, "Back To School," which is not off the new release, Mr. Sam Presents The Bandana Splits, out now via Boy Scout. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.

[MP3] The Bandana Splits - Back To School

Tour Dates

08.31.11 at Pianos (New York, NY)
09.04.11 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
09.20.11 at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 (New York, NY)
09.24.11 at Last Licks Cafe (Huntington, NY)

[Website] The Bandana Splits
[Facebook] The Bandana Splits

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Bandana Splits - Mr. Sam Presents The Bandana Splits
[Count Me Out] Video: The Bandana Splits "Sometimes"

Video: The Hold Steady "The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News Cover)"

The Hold Steady recently covered the Huey Lewis & The News tune, "The Power Of Love," for the latest installment of The A.V. Club's Undercover project. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Heaven Is Whenever, out via Vagrant. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates.

[VIDEO] The Hold Steady - The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News Cover)

Tour Dates

08.31.11 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
09.01.11 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
09.02.11 at Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville, VA)
09.23.11 at Popped! Music Festival (Philadelphia, PA)
09.24.11 at Life Is Good Festival (Canton, MA)
10.15.11 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA)
10.16.11 at Treasure Island Music Festival (San Francisco, CA)
10.18.11 at Taco Bell Arena (Boise, ID) *
10.20.11 at Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR) *
10.21.11 at Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) *
10.22.11 at The Neptune (Seattle, WA)

* w/ Death Cab For Cutie

[Website] The Hold Steady
[Facebook] The Hold Steady

[Count Me Out] Video: The Hold Steady on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] Video: The Hold Steady on The Colbert Report
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady "Hurricane J"
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady To Release New Record In May
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Video: The Hold Steady "Stay Positive"
[Count Me Out] New Hold Steady Tour
[Count Me Out] Video: The Hold Steady on Letterman
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady Album Stream
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady "Sequestered In Memphis"
[Count Me Out] The Hold Steady Stay Positive

Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix

Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix

01. How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
02. Bad Timing
03. Your Eyes
04. Lights Out, Words Gone
05. Take The Right One
06. Shuffle
07. Beggars
08. Leave It
09. Fracture
10. What You Want
11. Favourite Day
12. Still

good

Standout Tracks: Shuffle / Lights Out, Words Gone / How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep

A Different Kind Of Fix is out today via Island.

* 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.

[Website] Bombay Bicycle Club
[Facebook] Bombay Bicycle Club

[Count Me Out] Video: Bombay Bicycle Club "Shuffle"
[Count Me Out] Bombay Bicycle Club "Shuffle"

Video: St. Vincent on Letterman

St. Vincent performed "Cruel" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, Strange Mercy, out 9/13 via 4AD.

[VIDEO] St. Vincent - Cruel

[Website] St. Vincent
[Facebook] St. Vincent

[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Cruel"
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent "Surgeon"
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces Strange Mercy
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 8, 9, & 10
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces 2010 Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 7
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 6
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 5
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 3 & 4
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 1 & 2
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Marrow"
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Acoustic Session at La Route du Rock
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Cemetery Gates
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Lake Fever Sessions
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent at Pritzker Pavilion (06.08.09)
[Count Me Out] The National and St. Vincent "Sleep All Summer" (Crooked Fingers Cover)
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Actor Out Of Work"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: St. Vincent - Actor
[Count Me Out] New St. Vincent Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent "The Stangers"
[Count Me Out] A Few New Live Videos From St. Vincent
[Count Me Out] New St. Vincent Record In May
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on Shoot The Player
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on NPR's Bryant Park Project
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Interviews St. Vincent
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent at Schubas (02.23.08)

Surfer Blood "Miranda"

Surfer Blood have shared a new tune, "Miranda," off the forthcoming EP, Tarot Classics, out 10/25 via Kanine. Check it out below.

[STREAM] Surfer Blood - Miranda

[Myspace] Surfer Blood
[Website] Surfer Blood

[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood Announce Tarot Classics [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Surfer Blood "Gigantic (Pixies Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Surfer Blood on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Surfer Blood "Floating Vibes"
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Surfer Blood "Swim"
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood "Floating Vibes"
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood "Swim (To Reach The End)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

Dum Dum Girls "Bedroom Eyes"

Dum Dum Girls have shared another tune, "Bedroom Eyes," off the forthcoming release, Only In Dreams, out 9/27 via Sub Pop. Check it out below, along with some revised tour dates.

[MP3] Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes

Tour Dates

10.01.11 at Casbah (San Diego, CA) *^
10.02.11 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) *^
10.03.11 at Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA) *^
10.04.11 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *^
10.07.11 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR) *^
10.08.11 at Electric Owl (Vancouver, BC) *^
10.09.11 at Neumo's (Seattle, WA) *^
10.12.11 at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN) *^
10.13.11 at High Noon (Madison, WI) *^
10.14.11 at Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL) *^
10.15.11 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) *^
10.16.11 at Lee's Palace (Toronto, ON) *^
10.17.11 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) *^
10.19.11 at Paradise (Boston, MA) *#
10.21.11 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) *#
10.22.11 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) *#
10.23.11 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA) *#
10.24.11 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ) *#
11.03.11 at Festsaal Kreuzberg (Berlin, DE)
11.04.11 at MTC (Cologne, DE)
11.05.11 at Big Tinnitus Festival at Clacson (Lyon, FR)
11.08.11 at Stereolux (Nantes, FR)
11.09.11 at La Cave aux Poetes (Roubaix, FR)
11.10.11 at Rotande Botanique (Brussels, BE)
11.11.11 at London Calling Festival (Amsterdam, NL)
11.13.11 at FAC 251 (Manchester, UK) +
11.14.11 at The Cluny (Newcastle, UK) +~
11.15.11 at Brudenell Social Club (Leeds, UK) %
11.16.11 at Central Station (Wrexham, UK)
11.17.11 at ULU (London, UK)
11.18.11 at Plastic Club (Milan, IT)
11.19.11 at Covo Club (Bologna, IT)
11.20.11 at Circolo Degli Artisti (Rome, IT)
11.23.11 at B-Side Pub (Cosenza, IT)
11.24.11 at Cellar Theory (Naples, IT)
11.25.11 at Tabasco (Florence, IT)
11.26.11 at Spazio 211 (Torino, IT)
11.27.11 at Factory (Padova, IT)
11.30.11 at Pyramid Rock Festival (Melbourne, AU)

* w/ Crocodiles
^ w/ Colleen Green
# w/ Royal Baths
+ w/ Retriever
~ w/ Veronica Falls
% w/ Kris Drever

[Website] Dum Dum Girls
[Facebook] Dum Dum Girls

[Count Me Out] Dum Dum Girls "Coming Down"
[Count Me Out] Video: Dum Dum Girls "He Gets Me High"
[Count Me Out] Dum Dum Girls "He Gets Me High"

Ben Folds Five "Tell Me What I Did"

Stereogum has shared another Ben Folds Five tune, "Tell Me What I Did," off the forthcoming release, The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective, out 10/11 via Sony Legacy. Check it out below.

[STREAM] Ben Folds Five - Tell Me What I Did

[Website] Ben Folds Five
[Facebook] Ben Folds Five

[Count Me Out] Ben Folds Five "House"

Album Review: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

01. Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)
02. Shore Points
03. Keep Me Waiting
04. Plainclothes
05. Definite Darkness
06. Another Tunguska
07. The Current
08. Wavelengths
09. Secret Family
10. Gary Condit

pretty good

Standout Tracks: Keep Me Waiting / Shore Points / Another Tunguska

Lenses Alien is out today via Barsuk.

* 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.

[Website] Cymbals Eat Guitars
[Facebook] Cymbals Eat Guitars

[Count Me Out] Cymbals Eat Guitars "Definite Darkness"
[Count Me Out] Cymbals Eat Guitars "Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)"
[Count Me Out] Cymbals Eat Guitars Announce Fall Tour
[Count Me Out] Cymbals Eat Guitars Announce Lenses Alien

Album Review: YAWN - Open Season

YAWN - Open Season

01. Keep Up
02. Yum Yum
03. Acid
04. Gasoline
05. Sing Low
06. Never Knew
07. Magician
08. Astral Observatory
09. Candle
10. Indigo
11. Rainy Days

pretty good

Standout Tracks: Acid / Magician / Indigo

Open Season is out today via FeelTrip/Englophile.

* 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.

[Website] YAWN
[Facebook] YAWN

[Count Me Out] Video: YAWN "Acid"
[Count Me Out] YAWN "Acid"

Album Review: Beirut - The Rip Tide

Beirut - The Rip Tide

01. A Candle's Fire
02. Santa Fe
03. East Harlem
04. Goshen
05. Payne's Bay
06. The Rip Tide
07. Vagabond
08. The Peacock
09. Port Of Call

good

Standout Tracks: Santa Fe / East Harlem / The Rip Tide

The Rip Tide is out today via Pompeii.

* 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.

[Website] Beirut
[Facebook] Beirut

[Count Me Out] Beirut Reveal New Album Art
[Count Me Out] Beirut Announce The Rip Tide
[Count Me Out] Beirut "East Harlem"
[Count Me Out] Beirut Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut on La Blogotheque's Soirée de Poche
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut "The Concubine"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Beirut - March Of The Zapotec / Holland
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut "The Concubine (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut "La Llorna"
[Count Me Out] New Beirut / Solo EP In February
[Count Me Out] Beirut's Flying Club Cup Videos

Monday, August 29, 2011

Video: Blitzen Trapper "Love The Way You Walk Away"

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, 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 (8/29)

Conan: The Head And The Heart
Letterman: St. Vincent
Leno: Cake
Fallon: The Cars
Kimmel: Eric Church
Carson: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Tuesday (8/30)

Letterman: Lenny Kravitz
Leno: Jeff Bridges
Fallon: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks
Kimmel: Incubus
Carson: The Airborne Toxic Event

Wednesday (8/31)

Letterman: Thurston Moore
Leno: OK Go
Fallon: Kirk Franklin
Kimmel: Josh Ritter
Carson: MNDR

Thursday (9/1)

Conan: Raphael Saadiq
Letterman: Lady Antebellum
Leno: Fitz And The Tantrums
Kimmel: The Vaccines
Carson: Goldheart Assembly

Friday (9/2)

Leno: Andy Grammer
Kimmel: The Band Perry
Carson: Mona

Saturday (9/3)

Saturday Night Live: Jesse J

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

Caveman "Easy Water"

Nylon Mag is sharing a new tune, "Easy Water," off the forthcoming Caveman release, CoCo Beware, out 11/15 (9/13 digitally) via Magic Man!/ORG Music. Check it out below.

[MP3] Caveman - Easy Water

[Website] Caveman
[Facebook] Caveman

[Count Me Out] Caveman "Decide"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Thankful"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Old Friend"

William Fitzsimmons on They Shoot Music

Video: Mason Jennings "Rudy"

Mason Jennings has a new video for "Rudy," a tune off his forthcoming release, Minnesota, out 9/13 via Stats & Brackets/Thirty Tigers. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had September 30th at Park West.

[VIDEO] Mason Jennings - Rudy

[Website] Mason Jennings
[Facebook] Mason Jennings

[Count Me Out] Video: Mason Jennings "Bitter Heart"
[Count Me Out] Mason Jennings Announces Fall Tour
[Count Me Out] Video: Mason Jennings "Ain't No Friend Of Mine"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Mason Jennings - Blood Of Man
[Count Me Out] Mason Jennings Announces Blood Of Man
[Count Me Out] Mason Jennings on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Mason Jennings - In The Ever

Friday, August 26, 2011

Caveman "Decide"

Stereogum is sharing a new tune, "Decide," off the forthcoming Caveman release, CoCo Beware, out 11/15 (9/13 digitally) via Magic Man!/ORG Music. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be tonight at Schubas.

[MP3] Caveman - Decide

[Website] Caveman
[Facebook] Caveman

[Count Me Out] Caveman "Thankful"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Old Friend"

Charlotte Gainsbourg "White Telephone"

In addition to her forthcoming EP, Terrible Angels, Charlotte Gainsbourg will release a new double album, Stage Whisper, on 11/8 via Because/Elektra, which consists of live and unreleased tunes. Check the tracklist out below, along with a stream of the unreleased tune, "White Telephone."

Tracklist

Live Album

01. IRM
02. Set Yourself On Fire
03. Jamais
04. Heaven Can Wait
05. In The End
06. AF 607 105
07. Just Like A Woman
08. The Operations
09. Trick Pony
10. The Songs That We Sing
11. Voyage

Studio Album

01. Terrible Angels
02. Paradisco
03. All The Rain
04. White Telephone
05. Go To Let Go
06. Out Of Touch
07. Memoir

[STREAM] Charlotte Gainsbourg - White Telephone

[Myspace] Charlotte Gainsbourg
[Website] Charlotte Gainsbourg

[Count Me Out] Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg "Terrible Angels"
[Count Me Out] Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg "Time Of The Assassins"
[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"

Video: Liam Finn "The Struggle"

Liam Finn has a new video for "The Struggle," a tune off his new release, Fomo, out now via Yep Roc. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had September 23rd at Lincoln Hall.

[VIDEO] Liam Finn - The Struggle

[Website] Liam Finn
[Facebook] Liam Finn

[Count Me Out] Liam Finn Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Liam Finn "Cold Feet"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Liam Finn - Fomo
[Count Me Out] Liam Finn on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Liam Finn "I Will Explode"

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Oberhofer "Gotta Go"

Oberhofer have shared a new single, "Gotta Go," which is out 10/4 (now digitally) via White Iris. Check it out below. In other news, the band have signed with Glassnote and are getting ready to begin work on a new release.

[MP3] Oberhofer - Gotta Go

[Facebook] Oberhofer

James Vincent McMorrow on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

James Vincent McMorrow had a Tiny Desk Concert with NPR posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Early In The Morning, out now via Vagrant. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had September 15th, with Marissa Nadler, at the Hideout.

[VIDEO] James Vincent McMorrow on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

Setlist

01. This Old Dark Machine
02. Sparrow And The Wolf
03. Follow You Down To The Red Oak Tree
04. Red Dust

[Myspace] James Vincent McMorrow
[Website] James Vincent McMorrow

[Count Me Out] James Vincent McMorrow on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] James Vincent McMorrow Announces Fall Headling Tour
[Count Me Out] Album Review: James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning

Rachael Yamagata "Even If I Don't"

Rachael Yamagata has a shared a stream of another new tune, "Even If I Don't," off her forthcoming release, Chesapeake, out 10/11 via Frankenfish. Check it out below, along with the newly revealed album art.

[STREAM] Rachael Yamagata - Even If I Don't

[Website] Rachael Yamagata
[Facebook] Rachael Yamagata

[Count Me Out] Video: Rachael Yamagata "Starlight"
[Count Me Out] Rachael Yamagata "Starlight"
[Count Me Out] Rachael Yamagata on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Rachael Yamagata on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Rachael Yamagata "Elephants"

Video: St. Vincent "Cruel"

The Huffington Post has a premiere of the new St. Vincent video for "Cruel." Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, Strange Mercy, out 9/13 via 4AD. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had October 5th at the Metro.

[VIDEO] St. Vincent - Cruel

[Website] St. Vincent
[Facebook] St. Vincent

[Count Me Out] St. Vincent "Surgeon"
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces Strange Mercy
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 8, 9, & 10
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent Announces 2010 Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 7
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 6
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 5
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 3 & 4
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Tour Videos Part 1 & 2
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Marrow"
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent Acoustic Session at La Route du Rock
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Cemetery Gates
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent on Lake Fever Sessions
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent at Pritzker Pavilion (06.08.09)
[Count Me Out] The National and St. Vincent "Sleep All Summer" (Crooked Fingers Cover)
[Count Me Out] Video: St. Vincent "Actor Out Of Work"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: St. Vincent - Actor
[Count Me Out] New St. Vincent Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent "The Stangers"
[Count Me Out] A Few New Live Videos From St. Vincent
[Count Me Out] New St. Vincent Record In May
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on Shoot The Player
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent on NPR's Bryant Park Project
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Interviews St. Vincent
[Count Me Out] St. Vincent at Schubas (02.23.08)

Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg "Terrible Angels"

Charlotte Gainsbourg is set to release a new EP, Terrible Angels, on 9/6 via Because/Elektra. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new video for the title track, "Terrible Angels."

Tracklist

01. Terrible Angels
02. Memoir
03. IRM (Live)
04. Just Like A Woman (Live)

[VIDEO] Charlotte Gainsbourg - Terrible Angels

[Myspace] Charlotte Gainsbourg
[Website] Charlotte Gainsbourg

[Count Me Out] Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg "Time Of The Assassins"
[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"

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks performed on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Mirror Traffic, out now via Matador.

Deer Tick Announce Fall Tour Dates

Deer Tick have announced some fall tour dates in support of the forthcoming release, Divine Providence, out 10/25 via Partisan. Check them out below.

Tour Dates

08.25.11 at Beachcomber (Wellfleet, MA)
08.26.11 at Runnymeade Barn (North Hampton, NH)
08.27.11 at RESTfest - St. Joe's (Albany, NY)
08.28.11 at Old Lantern Barn (Charlotte, VT)
09.25.11 at Bestfest (Houston, TX)
10.12.11 at The Met (Providence, RI) *
10.13.11 at The Met (Providence, RI) *
10.14.11 at University of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) *
10.15.11 at Strand Capitol Theatre (York, PA) *
10.16.11 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
10.17.11 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) *
10.18.11 at Charleston Pourhouse (Charleston, SC) *
10.19.11 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *
10.21.11 at Buckhead Theatre (Atlanta, GA) *
10.22.11 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) *
10.23.11 at Stickyz Rock 'n Roll Chicken Shack (Little Rock, AR) *
10.24.11 at Club Dada (Dallas, TX) *
10.25.11 at Emo's East (Austin, TX) *
10.27.11 at Santa Fe Brewing Company (Santa Fe, NM)
10.28.11 at Crescent Ballroom (Phoenix, AZ)
10.29.11 at Beauty Bar (Las Vegas, NV)
10.31.11 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
11.01.11 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA)
11.04.11 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
11.05.11 at Mission Theater (Portland, OR)
11.06.11 at Electric Owl (Vancouver, BC)
11.07.11 at Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA)
11.09.11 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
11.10.11 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
11.11.11 at Grinnell College - Gardner Lounge (Grinnell, IA)
11.12.11 at Triple Rock Social Club (Minneapolis, MN)
11.13.11 at Majestic Theater (Madison, WI)
11.14.11 at Reggie's Rock Club (Chicago, IL)
11.15.11 at Magic Bag (Detroit, MI)
11.16.11 at Lee's Palace (Toronto, ON)
11.17.11 at Castaways (Ithaca, NY)
11.18.11 at Royale (Boston, MA)
11.20.11 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) *

* w/ Virgin Forest

[Website] Deer Tick
[Facebook] Deer Tick

[Count Me Out] Deer Tick "Miss K."
[Count Me Out] Deer Tick "Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Deer Tick - The Black Dirt Sessions
[Count Me Out] New Deer Tick Album Out In June
[Count Me Out] Deer Tick on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Deer Tick on Daytrotter

Mountain Man on The LaundroMatinee

Mountain Man had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted recently. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. The new release, Live at The Wiltern, is out now via Partisan.

[VIDEO] Mountain Man - Holy Father

[VIDEO] Mountain Man - Play It Right

[Website] Mountain Man
[Facebook] Mountain Man

[Count Me Out] Video: Mountain Man "Come All Yee (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man "Vision"
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man To Release Live Album
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man Announce Summer Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Mountain Man on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Mountain Man - Made The Harbor

The Felice Brothers Announce Fall Tour Dates

The Felice Brothers have announced some new fall tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on September 22nd at The Vic. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Celebration, Florida, out now via Fat Possum. Also, over the next five weeks, the band will release a weekly mp3 from the new EP, Poughkeepsie Princess. Here's the first tune, "Among The Missing."

[MP3] The Felice Brothers - Among The Missing

Tour Dates

08.25.11 at World Cafe Live (Wilmington, DE)
08.26.11 at The Jewish Mother (Virginia Beach, VA)
09.09.11 at Shepherdstown Opera House (Shepherdstown, WV)
09.10.11 at Daleville Town Center (Daleville, VA)
09.21.11 at Mr. Smalls Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA) *
09.22.11 at Vic Theatre (Chicago, IL) ^
09.23.11 at Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH)
09.24.11 at Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
09.25.11 at Rumba Cafe (Columbus, OH)
09.27.11 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
09.28.11 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
09.29.11 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) #
09.30.11 at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Francisco, CA)
10.04.11 at The Abbey Bar (Harrisburg, PA)
10.05.11 at 123 Pleasant Street (Morgantown, WV)
10.06.11 at Ziggy's (Winston Salem, NC)
10.07.11 at The Pour House (Charleston, SC)
10.08.11 at Sky City (Augusta, GA)
10.11.11 at The Basement (Nashville, TN) +
10.12.11 at Square Room (Knoxville, TN) +
10.14.11 at Castle Theatre (Bloomington, IL) +
10.15.11 at Billiken Club (St. Louis, MO) +
10.17.11 at Hi-Dive (Denver, CO) +
10.18.11 at The State Room (Salt Lake City, UT) +
10.20.11 at The Crocodile (Seattle, WA) +
10.21.11 at Venue (Vancouver, BC) +
10.22.11 at Wild Buffalo (Bellingham, WA) +
10.24.11 at Silver Moon Brewing (Bend, OR) +
10.25.11 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) +
10.28.11 at The Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA) +
10.29.11 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) +
10.30.11 at Casbah (San Diego, CA) +
11.01.11 at Rhythm Room (Phoenix, AZ) +
11.03.11 at The Blue Light (Lubbock, TX) +
11.04.11 at Dan's Silverleaf (Denton, TX) +
11.07.11 at Fitzgerald's (Houston, TX) +
11.08.11 at Manship Theatre (Baton Rouge, LA) +
11.10.11 at Tipitina's (New Orleans, LA) ~
11.11.11 at Alabama Music Box (Mobile, AL) +
11.12.11 at Orlando Calling Festival (Orlando, FL) +
11.14.11 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA) +
11.17.11 at Pearl Street (Northampton, MA)
11.18.11 at Royale (Boston, MA) %
11.19.11 at Higher Ground (South Burlington, VT)
11.29.11 at Freiheiz (Munich, DE)
11.30.11 at Batschkapp (Frankfurt, DE)
12.01.11 at Gloria (Koln, DE)
12.02.11 at Ubel & Gefahrlich (Hamburg, DE)
12.03.11 at Postbahnhof (Berlin, DE)
12.06.11 at Koko (London, UK)
12.07.11 at Academy 2 (Manchester, UK)
12.09.11 at ABC (Glasgow, UK)
12.10.11 at Spring & Airbrake (Belfast, IE)
12.11.11 at Academy (Dublin, IE)
12.12.11 at Institute (Birmingham, UK)
12.14.11 at AB Box (Brussels, BE)
12.15.11 at Tivoli (Utrecht, NL)
12.16.11 at Oosterpoort (Gronigen, NL)
12.18.11 at Doornroosje (Nijmegen, NL)

* w/ The Dodos
^ w/ Okkervil River
# w/ Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea
+ w/ Gil Landry
~ w/ Dr. Dog
% w/ Deer Tick

[Myspace] The Felice Brothers
[Website] The Felice Brothers

[Count Me Out] Video: The Felice Brothers "Ponzi"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Felice Brothers - Celebration, Florida
[Count Me Out] The Felice Brothers "Ponzi"
[Count Me Out] The Felice Brothers Announce Celebration, Florida
[Count Me Out] The Felice Brothers Sign To Fat Possum
[Count Me Out] The Felice Brothers "Run Chicken Run"

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