Video: Free Engery "Bang Pop"

Free Energy have a new video for "Bang Pop," one of the few tunes I can actually stand off their new release, Stuck On Nothing, out now via Astralwerks. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Free Energy - Bang Pop


Tour Dates

05.23.10 at Stagg & Dagger Festival (Glasgow, UK)
05.26.10 at The Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA) *^
05.27.10 at Space (Hamden, CT) *^
05.28.10 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) *^
05.29.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) *^
05.30.10 at Rock N Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) *
06.01.10 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) *^
06.02.10 at Snug Harbor (Charlotte, NC) *^
06.03.10 at The Star Community Bar (Atlanta, GA) *^
06.04.10 at Jackrabbits (Jacksonville, FL) ^#
06.06.10 at Grand Old Day Festival (St. Paul, MN)
06.08.10 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) ^#
06.09.10 at The Exit In (Nashville, TN) ^#
06.10.10 at Bishop (Bloomington, IN) ^#
06.11.10 at Castaways (Ithaca, NY)
06.12.10 at Jerky’s (Providence, RI) ^#
06.15.10 at Ironhorse (Northampton, MA) +
06.16.10 at The Club at Water St. Music Hall (Rochester, NY) +
06.17.10 at NXNE Early Show @ Yonge-Dundas Square (Toronto, ON)
06.18.10 at Mr. Smalls Funhouse (Pittsburgh, PA) +
06.19.10 at Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH) +
06.21.10 at 20th Century (Cincinnati, OH) +
06.22.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) +
06.23.10 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN) +
06.24.10 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN) +
06.26.10 at Bluebird (Denver, CO) +
06.28.10 at In the Venue (Salt Lake City, UT) +
06.30.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) +
07.01.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) +
07.02.10 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA) +
07.03.10 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA) +
07.04.10 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ) +
07.06.10 at Jake’s (Lubbock, TX) +
07.07.10 at Granada Theater (Dallas, TX) +
07.08.10 at Warehouse Live (Houston, TX) +
07.09.10 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) +
07.12.10 at 40 Watt (Athens, GA) +
07.13.10 at Orange Peel (Ashville, NC) +
07.14.10 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD) +
07.17.10 at Pitchfork Music Festival @ Union Park (Chicago, IL)
08.07.10 at Summer Sonic Festival @ Chiba Marine Stadium (Tokyo, JP)
08.08.10 at Summer Sonic Festival @ Maishima Osaka Site (Osaka, JP)

* w/ Miniature Tigers
^ w/ Jukebox The Ghost
# w/ Drink Up Buttercup
+ w/ Mates Of State


[Myspace] Free Energy

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Video: Mates Of State "Love Letter"

Mates Of State are set to release a new record, Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), on 6/15 via Barsuk. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with a new video for their take on Nick Cave's "Love Letter." Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which include a Chicago show on June 22nd at Lincoln Hall.




[VIDEO] Mates Of State - Love Letter





Tracklist

01. Laura (Girls)
02. Son et Lumiere (The Son Volta)
03. Sleep The Clock Around (Belle & Sebastian)
04. Technicolor Girls (Death Cab For Cutie)
05. Long Way Home (Tom Waits)
06. Love Letter (Nick Cave)
07. Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac)
08. 17 Pink Sugar Elephants (Vashti Bunyan)
09. Roller Coaster Ride (Dear Nora)
10. True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston)


Tour Dates

06.15.10 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) *
06.16.10 at Water Street (Rochester, NY) *
06.17.10 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) ^
06.18.10 at Mr. Small's (Pittsburgh, PA) *
06.19.10 at Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH) *
06.21.10 at 20th Century (Cincinnati, OH) *
06.22.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
06.23.10 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN) *
06.24.10 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN) *
06.25.10 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) *
06.26.10 at Bluebird (Denver, CO) *
06.28.10 at In the Venue (Salt Lake City, UT) *
06.30.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *
07.01.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *
07.02.10 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
07.03.10 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
07.04.10 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ) *
07.06.10 at Jake's (Lubbock, TX) *
07.07.10 at Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX) *
07.08.10 at Warehouse Live (Houston, TX) *
07.09.10 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) *
07.10.10 at Workplay (Birmingham, AL) *
07.12.10 at 40 Watt (Athens, GA) *
07.13.10 at Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) *
07.14.10 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD) *
07.15.10 at Music Hall (Brooklyn, NY)
07.16.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)

* w/ Free Energy
^ w/ Suckers


[Myspace] Mates Of State
[Website] Mates Of State

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Album Review: Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing

Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing


01. Free Energy
02. Dream City
03. Bang Pop
04. All I Know
05. Bad Stuff
06. Dark Trance
07. Young Hearts
08. Light Love
09. Hope Child
10. Wild Winds





Standout Tracks: Free Energy / Bang Pop / Light Love


Eh, I'm not really feeling this one. I do enjoy the record more than the live show, which I recently caught, but it's just like a "corny" Weezer meets REO Speedwagon. Granted, I don't dislike like all of it, but definitely think it would be way better if the style was slightly altered. Stuck On Nothing is out 5/4 (digitally now) via Astralwerks.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.


[Myspace] Free Energy