Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's have a few new tunes available to stream via their Myspace page. Check them out below, along with the forthcoming releases, Animal! and Not Animal, out 9/30 on Epic.


[STREAM] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - As Tall As Cliffs
[STREAM] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - A Children's Crusade On Acid
[STREAM] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - I Am A Lightning Rod


[Myspace] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
[Website] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's

[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Daytrotter

Natalie Prass "Deer"

I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of Natalie Prass's new EP, however there has not been much news on the subject, mostly due to her being on tour with Brooke Waggoner over the summer. I do know though, that the album is done being mastered and that a new version of "Deer" was posted on Myspace today. Check it out.


[STREAM] Natalie Prass - Deer


[Myspace] Natalie Prass
[Website] Natalie Prass

[Count Me Out] Natalie Prass "Deer (Rough)"
[Count Me Out] Natalie Prass "R to the EMIX"

My Brightest Diamond "From The Top Of The World"

Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond has a new video for "From The Top Of The World," a tune off the new release, A Thousand Shark's Teeth, out now via Asthmatic Kitty. Check it out below, along with an mp3.




[VIDEO] My Brightest Diamond - From The Top Of The World

[MP3] My Brightest Diamond - From The Top Of The World


[Myspace] My Brightest Diamond
[Website] My Brightest Diamond

[Count Me Out] Album Review: My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth

Video: David Vandervelde Plays Okkervil River

David Vandervelde has covered a song for Okkervil River's "The Stand Ins" project. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, The Stand Ins, out 9/9 via Jagjaguwar.




[VIDEO] David Vandervelde - Singer Songwriter


[Myspace] Okkervil River
[Website] Okkervil River

[Count Me Out] Video: Will Sheff + A.C. Newman "Lost Coastlines"
[Count Me Out] Okkervil River "Lost Coastlines"
[Count Me Out] Okkervil River Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Okkervil River Announce The Stand Ins

Sigur Rós "Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur"

Sigur Rós have a new video for "Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur," a tune off the new release, Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust, out now via XL. Check it out below, along with an mp3.




[VIDEO] Sigur Rós - Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur

[MP3] Sigur Rós - Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur


[Myspace] Sigur Rós
[Website] Sigur Rós

[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós Live at MOMA
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Album Stream
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Festival"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Gobbledigook"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Are Working On A New Album

Great Lake Swimmers "Moving Pictures, Silent Films"

I came across a video for "Moving Pictures, Silent Films" today, from the Great Lake Swimmers via Toro Magazine. I'm pretty sure this video is fairly recent; however, the tune is off their 2003 self-titled release, Great Lake Swimmers. Check it out below, along with an mp3. Also, a Chicago show will be had this Friday, August 22nd at Schubas.




[VIDEO] Great Lake Swimmers - Moving Pictures, Silent Films

[MP3] Great Lake Swimmers - Moving Pictures, Silent Films


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

[Count Me Out] Great Lake Swimmers "I Am Part Of A Large Family"

The Acorn Announce Tour Dates

The Acorn have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on November 1st at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Glory Hope Mountain, out now via Paper Bag.


Tour Dates

09.05.08 at Le Fleche D'or (Paris, FR)
09.06.08 at Yardbird (Birmingham, UK)
09.07.08 at The Hope (Brighton, UK)
09.08.08 at Luminaire (London, UK) *
09.09.08 at Bodega Social (Nottingham, UK) *
09.10.08 at Night & Day (Manchester, UK)
09.11.08 at Fleece (Bristol, UK) *
09.12.08 at End Of The Road Festival (Dorset, UK)
10.04.08 at Grad Club (Kingston, ON) ^
10.06.08 at Lock City Grand Theatre (Sault Ste Marie, ON) ^
10.07.08 at Apollo (Thunder Bay, ON) ^
10.08.08 at Lo-Pub (Winnipeg, MB) ^
10.09.08 at Amigo's (Saskatoon, SK) ^
10.10.08 at Broken City (Calgary, AB) ^
10.11.08 at Pawn Shop (Edmonton, AB) ^
10.13.08 at The Habitat (Kelowna, BC) ^
10.14.08 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC) ^
10.15.08 at Lucky Bar (Victoria, BC) ^
10.16.08 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR) ^#
10.17.08 at Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA) ^#
10.19.08 at Saint Francis (Bend, OR) ^
10.21.08 at Hemlock (San Francisco, CA) ^#
10.22.08 at Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA) ^#
10.24.08 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA) ^#
10.25.08 at Modified (Phoenix, AZ) ^#
10.28.08 at Hi-Dive (Denver, CO) ^#
10.29.08 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) ^#
10.30.08 at The 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) ^#
10.31.08 at Cafe Montmartre (Madison, WI) ^#
11.01.08 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) ^#
11.20.08 at Casbah (Hamilton, ON) ^
11.21.08 at Dublin Street United Church (Guelph, ON) ^
11.22.08 at Montreal House (Peterborough, ON)
11.27.08 at Lee's Palace (Toronto, ON) ^
11.28.08 at La Sala Rosa (Montreal, QC) ^
11.29.08 at Barrymore's Music Hall (Ottawa, ON) ^

* w/ Akron/Family
^ w/ Ohbijou
# w/ The Shaky Hands


[Myspace] The Acorn
[Website] The Acorn

[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Good Enough (Cyndi Lauper Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Flood Pt. 1"

The Broken West "Auctioneer"

The Broken West have shared another new tune, "Perfect Games," off the forthcoming release, Now Or Heaven, out 9/9 via Merge. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.


[MP3] The Broken West - Auctioneer


Tour Dates

09.09.08 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO)
09.10.08 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE)
09.11.08 at The Picador (Iowa City, IA)
09.12.08 at Orpheum Stage Door (Madison, WI)
09.13.08 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN)
09.15.08 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
09.16.08 at Pike Room (Pontiac, MI)
09.17.08 at Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)
09.21.08 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)
09.22.08 at Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
09.23.08 at Cafe Nine (New Haven, CT)
09.24.08 at TBA (Washington, DC)
09.25.08 at Local506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
09.26.08 at Village Tavern (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
09.28.08 at The Basement (Nashville, TN)
09.29.08 at Hi Tone (Memphis, TN)
09.30.08 at Dan's Silverleaf (Denton, TX)
10.01.08 at Mohawk (Austin, TX)
10.04.08 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)


[Myspace] The Broken West
[Website] The Broken West

[Count Me Out] The Broken West "Perfect Games"

The Great Society Mind Destroyers Live at Elbo Room (08.17.08)

I helped out my friends, The Great Society Mind Destroyers, by playing drums for them live the other night, August 17th at the Elbo Room, here in Chicago. If you care to have a listen, the show is available for download via myspace. Now I'm by no means a good drummer and this was my first show ever playing the drums, so please keep that in mind while listening. Oh and just to throw it out there, one of the guitarists broke basically all of his strings on the third song and didn't have a spare, so we had to cut out a song and do a little improvising on the rest of the set. Enjoy.


Setlist

01. Intro/God Is A Misunderstanding
02. Belonging
03. Ghost Dance
04. Weapons




[VIDEO] The Great Society Mind Destroyers - Belonging




[VIDEO] The Great Society Mind Destroyers - Ghost Dance


[Myspace] The Great Society Mind Destroyers

[Count Me Out] Introducing The Great Society Mind Destroyers

Bloc Party "Trojan Horse"

Bloc Party are set to release their third record, Intimacy, on 10/28 (digitally 8/21) via Atlantic. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "Trojan Horse."





Tracklist

01. Ares
02. Mercury
03. Halo
04. Biko
05. Trojan Horse
06. Signs
07. One Month Off
08. Zephyrus
09. Better Than Heaven
10. Ion Square

[STREAM] Bloc Party - Trojan Horse


[Myspace] Bloc Party
[Website] Bloc Party

Album Review: The Walkmen - You & Me

The Walkmen - You & Me


01. Dónde Está La Playa
02. Flamingos (For Colbert)
03. On The Water
04. In The New Year
05. Seven Years Of Holidays (For Stretch)
06. Postcards From Tiny Islands
07. Red Moon
08. Canadian Girl
09. Four Provinces
10. Long Time Ahead Of Us
11. The Blue Route
12. New Country
13. I Lost You
14. If Only It Were True





Standout Tracks: In The New Year / Four Provinces / On The Water


You & Me is out today via Gigantic.


* 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] The Walkmen
[Website] The Walkmen

[Count Me Out] The Walkmen on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Walkmen "In The New Year"
[Count Me Out] The Walkmen Announce You & Me

Album Review: The Stills - Oceans Will Rise

The Stills - Oceans Will Rise


01. Don't Talk Down
02. Snow In California
03. Snakecharming The Masses
04. Being Here
05. Everything I Build
06. Panic
07. Eastern Europe
08. Hands On Fire
09. Dinosaurs
10. I'm With You
11. Rooibos/Palm Wine Drinkard
12. Statue Of Sirens





Standout Tracks: Snow In California / Being Here / Panic


Oceans Will Rise is out today via Arts & Crafts.


* 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] The Stills
[Website] The Stills

[Count Me Out] Video: The Stills "Being Here"
[Count Me Out] The Stills "Being Here"
[Count Me Out] The Stills "Rooibos/Palm Wine Drinkard"

Video: Will Sheff + A.C. Newman "Lost Coastlines"

To promote the new album, Okkervil River will be posting videos of new songs, featuring "stand-ins." The first video is of Okkervil frontman, Will Sheff, with the frontman of The New Pornographers, A.C. Newman. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, The Stand Ins, out 9/9 via Jagjaguwar.




[VIDEO] Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines


[Myspace] Okkervil River
[Website] Okkervil River

[Count Me Out] Okkervil River "Lost Coastlines"
[Count Me Out] Okkervil River Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Okkervil River Announce The Stand Ins

Video: Throw Me The Statue "Yucatan Gold"

Throw Me The Statue have a new video for "Yucatan Gold," a tune off the new release, Moonbeams, out now via Secretly Canadian. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Throw Me The Statue - Yucatan Gold

Tour Dates

08.25.08 at Big Bang Festival (Beirut, LB)
08.30.08 at Bumbershoot (Seattle, WA)
09.05.08 at Holocene (Portland, OR)
09.07.08 at Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA) *
09.08.08 at SLO Art Center (San Luis Obispo, CA) *
09.09.08 at Casbah (San Diego, CA) *
09.10.08 at Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
09.11.08 at Modified Arts (Phoenix, AZ)
09.12.08 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
09.13.08 at College of Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
09.15.08 at The Foundation (Lubbock, TX)
09.16.08 at Emo's (Austin, TX)
09.17.08 at Cavern (Dallas, TX)
09.19.08 at End (Nashville, TN) ^
09.20.08 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
09.22.08 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
09.23.08 at Boot (Norfolk, VA)
09.24.08 at Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
09.25.08 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
09.26.08 at Talking Head (Baltimore, MD)
09.27.08 at Union Hall (Brooklyn, NY) ^
09.28.08 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) ^
09.29.08 at The Stood (Purchase, NY)
09.30.08 at Middle East Upstairs (Boston, MA)
10.06.08 at Bug Jar (Rochester, NY)
10.08.08 at The Spot (Cleveland, OH)
10.09.08 at House Café (Dekalb, IL)
10.10.08 at Red Herring (Urbana, IL)
10.11.08 at Beat Kitchen (Chicago, IL)
10.27.08 at Whelans (Dublin, IE)
10.28.08 at Captains Rest (Glasgow, UK)
10.29.08 at Yardbird (Birmingham, UK)
10.30.08 at Luminaire (London, UK)
12.04.08 at Neumos (Seattle, WA)

* w/ Bodies Of Water
^ w/ David Vandervelde


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

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

Langhorne Slim on Daytrotter

Langhorne Slim had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new self-titled release, Langhorne Slim, out now via Kemado. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates.

Tracks

01. Collette
02. Diamonds And Gold
03. Nobody But You
04. Rebel Side Of Heaven
05. We Love The Animals


Tour Dates

08.22.08 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)
08.23.08 at Sunset Junction (Los Angeles, CA)
08.28.08 at Belly Up (Solana Beach, CA)
08.29.08 at Muddy Waters (Santa Barbara, CA)
09.01.08 at Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, WA)
09.02.08 at WOW Hall (Eugene, OR) *
09.03.08 at MusicFest NW - Berbati's Pan (Portland, OR)
09.05.08 at MusicFest NW - Berbati's Pan (Portland, OR)
09.08.08 at The Badlander (Missoula, MT)
09.10.08 at 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN)
09.11.08 at The Picador (Iowa City, IA) ^
09.12.08 at Orpheum Stage Door (Madison, WI) ^
09.13.08 at Mojos (Columbia, MO) ^
09.14.08 at Bluebird (Bloomington, IN)
09.16.08 at Hi-Tone (Memphis, TN)
09.18.08 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN)
09.19.08 at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (Bristol, TN)
09.20.08 at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (Bristol, TN)
09.22.08 at Georgia Theater (Athens, GA)
09.24.08 at Harbor Lawn - WFPK Waterfront Wednesday (Louisville, KY)
09.27.08 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)
09.28.08 at Dan's Silverleaf (Denton, TX)
09.29.08 at Sticky Fingerz (Little Rock, AR) #
09.30.08 at Blueberry Hill (St Louis, MO) #
10.01.08 at Abbey Pub (Chicago, IL) #
10.02.08 at Southgate House (Newport, KY) #
10.03.08 at Pike Room (Pontiac, MI)
10.04.08 at Club Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)
10.07.08 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) #+
10.08.08 at TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA) #+
10.09.08 at Capital Theater (York, PA) #+
10.10.08 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) #+
10.11.08 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) #+
10.13.08 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) #+

* w/ Old 97's
^ w/ Centro-Matic
# w/ Heartless Bastards
+ w/ Those Darlins


[Myspace] Langhorne Slim
[Website] Langhorne Slim