Video: AU "Solid Gold"

Stereogum has a premiere of the new AU video for "Solid Gold," a tune off the new release, Both Lights, out now via Hometapes. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[MP3] AU - Solid Gold


Tour Dates

10.26.12 at The Beauty Shop (Fairfield, IA)
10.27.12 at Rock Island Live (Wichita, KS)
10.28.12 at O'Shaughnessy Performance Space (Santa Fe, NM) *
10.29.12 at Crescent Ballroom (Phoenix, AZ) *
10.30.12 at Soda Bar (San Diego, CA) *
10.31.12 at Muddy Waters (Santa Barbara, CA) *
11.01.12 at Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA) *
11.02.12 at Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA) *
11.03.12 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA) *
11.05.12 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) *
11.06.12 at Barboza (Seattle, WA) *
11.07.12 at Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, WA) *

* w/ Zammuto


[Website] AU
[Facebook] AU

[Count Me Out] Video: AU "OJ"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: AU - Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Get Alive"
[Count Me Out] AU Announce Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Solid Gold"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

Tu Fawning Announce Tour Dates

Tu Fawning have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on July 28th at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming release, A Monument, out 5/15 via City Slang.


Tour Dates

06.08.12 at Holocene (Portland, OR)
06.20.12 at Brick & Mortar (San Francisco, CA)
06.21.12 at The Bootleg Bar (Los Angeles, CA)
06.23.12 at Soda Bar (San Diego, CA)
06.24.12 at Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA)
06.30.12 at The Sunset Tavern (Seattle, WA)
07.26.12 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
07.27.12 at U of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) *
07.28.12 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
07.31.12 at Divan Orange (Montreal, QC) *
08.01.12 at Great Scott (Boston, MA) *
08.02.12 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) *
08.03.12 at Glasslands (Brooklyn, NY) *
08.04.12 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) *
08.05.12 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) *

* w/ AU


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[Count Me Out] Video: Tu Fawning "Anchor"
[Count Me Out] Tu Fawning "Anchor"
[Count Me Out] Tu Fawning "Bones"
[Count Me Out] Tu Fawning on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Tu Fawning "I Know You Now"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Tu Fawning - Hearts On Hold

Video: AU "OJ"

AU have a new video for "OJ," a tune off the new release, Both Lights, out now via Hometapes. Check it out below.




[MP3] AU - OJ


[Website] AU
[Facebook] AU

[Count Me Out] Album Review: AU - Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Get Alive"
[Count Me Out] AU Announce Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Solid Gold"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

Album Review: AU - Both Lights

AU - Both Lights


01. Epic
02. Get Alive
03. Crazy Idol
04. OJ
05. The Veil
06. Solid Gold
07. Today/Tonight
08. Why I Must
09. Go Slow
10. Old Friend
11. Don't Lie Down





Standout Tracks: Solid Gold / Get Alive / OJ


Both Lights is out today via Hometapes.


* 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] AU
[Facebook] AU

[Count Me Out] AU "Get Alive"
[Count Me Out] AU Announce Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Solid Gold"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

AU "Get Alive"

AU have shared a new tune, "Get Alive," off the forthcoming release, Both Lights, out 4/3 via Hometapes. Check it out below.




[MP3] AU - Get Alive


[Website] AU
[Facebook] AU

[Count Me Out] AU Announce Both Lights
[Count Me Out] AU "Solid Gold"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

AU Announce Both Lights

AU will release a new album, Both Lights, on 4/3 via Hometapes. Check the album art and tracklist out below.





Tracklist

01. Epic
02. Get Alive
03. Crazy Idol
04. OJ
05. The Veil
06. Solid Gold
07. Today/Tonight
08. Why I Must
09. Go Slow
10. Old Friend
11. Don't Lie Down


[Website] AU
[Facebook] AU

[Count Me Out] AU "Solid Gold"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] AU "Ida Walked Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: AU "RR vs. D"

AU "Solid Gold"

AU are set to release a new single, "Solid Gold," on 1/9 via Hometapes. Check it out below, while we wait on a forthcoming full-length, due in March.





Tracklist

01. Solid Gold
02. Under/Epic (feat. Colin Stetson)




[MP3] AU - Solid Gold


[Website] AU
[Facebook] AU

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

Video: AU "Ida Walked Away"

AU have a new video, directed by Takafumi Tsuchiya, for "Ida Walked Away." Check it out below, along with the latest release, Versions [EP], out via Aagoo.




[VIDEO] AU - Ida Walked Away


[Myspace] AU
[Website] AU

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

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


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[Website] AU

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

Video: AU "RR vs. D"

AU have a new video for "RR vs. D," a tune off the new release, Verbs, out now via Aagoo. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] AU - RR vs. D

[MP3] AU - RR vs. D


Tour Dates

09.25.08 at Pistol Social Club (Kansas City, MO)
09.27.08 at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
09.28.08 at Sonar (Baltimore, MD) *
09.29.08 at Spiegeltent (New York City, NY) *
09.30.08 at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
10.01.08 at Pearl Street (Northampton, MA) *
10.02.08 at MFA Boston (Boston, MA) *
10.03.08 at Dartmouth College (Dartmouth, NH) *
10.04.08 at Pop Montreal (Montreal, QC) *
10.06.08 at Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON) *
10.07.08 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) *
10.08.08 at Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL) *
10.10.08 at Earlham University (Richmond, IN) *
10.11.08 at Milo (Columbus, OH) *
10.13.08 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) ^
10.14.08 at First Ave (Minneapolis, MN) ^
10.15.08 at Turner Hall (Milwaukee, WI) ^
10.16.08 at Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Bloomington, IN) ^
10.23.08 at Piano's (New York City, NY)
10.24.08 at PDX (New York City, NY)

* w/ The Dodos
^ w/ Deerhoof


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[Website] AU