Foals have a stunning new video for "Spanish Sahara," a tune off the forthcoming sophomore release, Total Life Forever, out 5/11 via Sub Pop. Check it out below.
Judson Clairborne is a Chicago based project that I've been aware of for some time, but never really checked out, until now. Led by singer/songwriter/storyteller Christopher C. Salveter, formerly of the band Low Skies, these folky tunes slightly have a Ryan Adams vibe. Check out a lovely mp3 and video below, of two tunes off the forthcoming release, Time And Temperature, out 4/6 via La Société Expéditionnaire.
Tracklist
01. Twilight Spirit
02. Song For Dreaming (Good Ol' Wobbly Version)
03. Oh Cyril
04. The Freeze Up
05. The Woman Inside Of Me
06. My How We Change!
07. I Am Learning Pantomime
08. Tomorrow In The Morning (Blues For Malachi)
09. One Hundred More Than One Hundred Times
10. Moonraker
Mumford & Sons have announced some new tour dates for this Spring, which includes a Chicago show on May 24th at Lincoln Hall. Check the rest out below, along with an mp3 and recent performance of "Little Lion Man" on The Late Show with David Letterman. The new release, Sigh No More, is out now via Glassnote.
03.03.10 at ABC (Glasgow, UK)
03.04.10 at Academy 1 (Manchester, UK)
03.06.10 at Wulfrun (Wolverhampton, UK)
03.07.10 at Newcastle Uni (Newcastle, UK)
03.09.10 at Academy (Liverpool, UK)
03.10.10 at Junction (Cambridge, UK)
03.12.10 at Corn Exchange (Brighton, UK)
03.13.10 at Shepherd's Bush Empire (London, UK)
03.14.10 at Shepherd's Bush Empire (London, UK)
03.16.10 at Queen's Hall (Edinburgh, UK)
03.18.10 at Academy (Dublin, IE)
03.20.10 at Mandella Hall (Belfast, IE)
04.09.10 at Motel Mozaique Festival (Rotterdam, NL)
04.11.10 at Loppen (Copenhagen, DK)
04.12.10 at Debaser Bar Stage (Stockholm, SE)
04.14.10 at E-Werk (Cologne, DE)
04.15.10 at Astra (Berlin, DE)
04.16.10 at Backstage Halle (Munich, DE)
04.18.10 at Uebel & Gefaehrlich (Hamburg, DE)
04.20.10 at Le Grande Mix (Lille, FR)
04.22.10 at Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR)
04.23.10 at Epicerie Moderne (Lyon, FR)
04.24.10 at Festival Faveurs de Printemps (Toulon, FR)
04.26.10 at Tivoli (Utrecht, NL)
04.27.10 at AB Club (Brussels, BE)
04.29.10 at Rote Fabrik - Clubraum (Zurich, CH)
04.30.10 at Covo (Bologna, IT)
05.01.10 at Circolo degli Artisti (Rome, IT)
05.13.10 at Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire (Montreal, QC) *
05.14.10 at Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA) *
05.16.10 at The Fillmore - TLA (Philadelphia, PA) *
05.18.10 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) *
05.20.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
05.21.10 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) *
05.22.10 at Wexner Center (Columbus, OH) * 05.24.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
05.25.10 at Varsity Theatre (Minneapolis, MN) *
05.29.10 at Sasquatch Music Festival (George, WA) *
05.30.10 at 560 Club (Vancouver, BC) *
05.31.10 at Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR) *
06.03.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *
06.04.10 at Henry Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) *
06.07.10 at Rhythm Room (Phoenix, AZ) *
06.09.10 at Antone's (Austin, TX) *
06.10.10 at House of Blues (Dallas, TX) *
06.12.10 at Bonnaroo Music Festival (Manchester, TN) *
06.14.10 at The Bluebird (Bloomington, IN) *
06.15.10 at Off Broadway (St. Louis, MO) *
06.16.10 at Record Bar (Kansas City, MO) *
Plants And Animals have a new video for "The Mama Papa," a tune off the forthcoming release, La La Land, out 4/20 via Secret City. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
03.10.10 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) *
03.12.10 at Lee's Palace (Toronto, ON)
03.13.10 at CMW Indie Awards - Royal York Hotel (Toronto, ON)
03.17.10 at SXSW - Brush Square (Austin, TX)
03.18.10 at SXSW - Lovejoy (Austin, TX)
03.18.10 at SXSW - Emo's Annex (Austin, TX)
03.19.10 at SXSW - Antone's (Austin, TX)
03.20.10 at SXSW - Emo's Annex(Austin, TX)
03.20.10 at SXSW - Galaxy Room (Austin, TX)
03.21.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
04.21.10 at Theatre le Petit Champlain (Quebec City, QC)
04.22.10 at La Tulipe (Montreal, QC)
04.23.10 at Babylon (Ottawa, ON)
04.24.10 at The Red Dog (Peterborough, ON)
04.26.10 at Varsity Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
04.28.10 at West End Cultural Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
04.29.10 at Amigo's (Saskatoon, SK)
04.30.10 at Starlite Room (Edmonton, AB)
05.01.10 at The Legion (Calgary, AB)
05.02.10 at Habitat (Kelowna, BC)
05.04.10 at Sugar Nightclub (Victoria, BC)
05.05.10 at The Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC)
05.13.10 at Grog Shop (Cleveland Heights, OH)
05.14.10 at The Basement (Columbus, OH) 05.15.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
05.16.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE)
05.18.10 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
05.19.10 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
05.20.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID)
05.21.10 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
05.22.10 at The Crocodile (Seattle, WA) ^
05.25.10 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
05.26.10 at The Cellar Door (Visalia, CA)
05.27.10 at Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)
05.29.10 at Plush (Tucson, AZ)
05.31.10 at Hailey's (Denton, TX)
06.01.10 at Emo's (Austin, TX)
06.04.10 at Back Booth (Orlando, FL)
06.05.10 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA)
06.06.10 at Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06.09.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
Pitchfork has a special "behind the scenes video" presentation from last fall's impressive Dead Man's Bones tour, which I still highly regret missing. Check it out below, along with the 2009 self-titled debut, Dead Man's Bones, out via Anti-.
[Count Me Out] Video: Dead Man's Bones "Dead Hearts" [Count Me Out] Album Review: Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones [Count Me Out] Dead Man's Bones Touring This October [Count Me Out] Dead Man's Bones "My Body's A Zombie For You" [Count Me Out] Dead Man's Bones Reveal Album Art + Tracklist [Count Me Out] Dead Man's Bones Sign To Anti- [Count Me Out] Video: Dead Man's Bones "Name In Stone" [Count Me Out] Dead Man's Bones "In The Room Where You Sleep"
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.
February Mix
01. Dr. Dog - Shadow People
02. Fionn Regan - Catacombs
03. Seabear - Fire Bears Down
04. Broken Social Scene - World Sick
05. Caribou - Odessa
06. The Morning Benders - Promises
07. Young Man - Just A Growin'
08. Shearwater - Black Eyes
09. The New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together)
10. Ferraby Lionheart - Arkansas
11. Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
12. Josh Ritter - Change Of Time
13. Smog - Rock Bottom Riser
14. Elliott Smith - Clementine
15. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
16. The Soft Pack - Answer To Yourself
17. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
18. Neil Young - On The Beach*
Corinne Bailey Rae has a new video for "Paris Nights/New York Mornings," a tune off the new release, The Sea, out now via Capitol. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
03.27.10 at Metropolitan University (Leeds, UK) 03.29.10 at Oran Mor (Glasgow, UK) 03.30.10 at Spa Assembly Halls (Leamington, UK) 04.09.10 at Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC) 04.11.10 at Roseland Theatre (Portland, OR) 04.12.10 at Moore Theatre (Seattle, WA) 04.15.10 at Regency Ballroom (San Francisco, CA) 04.17.10 at Coachella (Indio, CA) 04.22.10 at Vic Theatre (Chicago, IL) 04.24.10 at St. Andrews Hall (Detroit, MI) 04.26.10 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Toronto, ON) 04.28.10 at Club Soda (Montreal, QC) 04.30.10 at House of Blues (Boston, MA) 05.01.10 at Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA) 05.03.10 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) 05.11.10 at Center Stage (Atlanta, GA) 05.13.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) 05.14.10 at Rams Head Live (Baltimore, MD)
Born Ruffians are set to release a new album, Say It, on 6/1 via Warp/Paper Bag. Check the album art and tracklist out below, as well as the new tune, "Sole Brother."
Tracklist
01. Oh Man
02. Retard Canard
03. Sole Brother
04. What To Say
05. The Ballad Of Moose Bruce
06. Higher And Higher
07. Come Back
08. Nova-Leigh
09. Blood, The Sun & Water
10. At Home Now
Shearwater were a part of the La Route du Rock Festival last Saturday, February 20th. Check out their performance below, along with the new release, The Golden Archipelago, out now via Matador.
01. Meridian
02. Castaways
03. Landscape At Speed
04. Rooks
05. Black Eyes
06. Hidden Lakes
07. Corridors
08. White Waves
09. God Made Me
10. An Insular Life
11. Century Eyes
12. I Was A Cloud
13. Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five
14. Uniforms
15. The Snow Leopard
The Tallest Man On Earth was a part of the La Route du Rock Festival last Friday, February 19th. Check out his performance below, along with the forthcoming release, The Wild Hunt, out 4/13 via Dead Oceans.
01. The Blizzard's Never Seen The Desert Sands 02. I Won't Be Found 03. Honey Won't You Let Me In 04. Pistol Dreams 05. The Wild Hunt 06. Thousand Ways 07. The Gardner 08. You´re Going Back
Beach House were a part of the La Route du Rock Festival last Friday, February 19th. Check out their performance below, along with the new release, Teen Dream, out now via Sub Pop.
01. Walk In The Park
02. Lover Of Mine
03. Gila
04. Better Times
05. Norway
06. Master Of None
07. Zebra
08. Heart Of Chambers
09. Take Care
10. 10 Mile Stereo
Rogue Wave had a session with Spinner's The Interface posted today. Check it out here, however I've posted a video of "Good Morning (The Future)" below, along with a video interview. The forthcoming album, Permalight, is out 3/2 via Brushfire. Also, take a look at a "making of" video below and remember that a tour, which includes two Chicago shows on April 17th at Lincoln Hall, is getting under way tonight.
For some reason I am fascinated with Best Coast and after watching a few interviews, I get a real positive vibe from Bethany Cosentino. Sorry, kind of weird, but it's the truth. Anyway, some new Spring tour dates have been announced, which includes a Chicago show on April 16th at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the new 7", Something In The Way, out now via PPM.
03.05.10 at Reed College (Portland, OR) 03.13.10 at Bloomingdales Beverly Center (Los Angeles, CA) 03.17.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX) 03.18.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX) 03.19.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX) 03.20.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX) 03.29.10 at The Biko House (Goleta, CA) * 04.01.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) ^ 04.03.10 at Barbary (Philadelphia, PA) 04.05.10 at The Meat Locker (Montclair, NJ) 04.06.10 at Knitting Factory (Brooklyn, NY) 04.07.10 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) 04.12.10 at The Cove (Montreal, QC) 04.13.10 at The Garrison (Toronto, ON) 04.14.10 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) 04.16.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
03.17.10 at Flipnotics (Austin, TX)
03.18.10 at The Parish - SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.19.10 at The Rusty Spurs - SXSW (Austin, TX)
04.12.10 at The Square Room (Knoxville, TN)
04.14.10 at Jammin' Java (Vienna, VA)
04.15.10 at World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
04.16.10 at Club 939 (Boston, MA)
04.17.10 at Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
04.18.10 at Nightcat (Easton, MD)
04.20.10 at The Southern (Charlottesville, VA)
04.21.10 at The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
04.22.10 at The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
04.23.10 at Exit/In (Nashville, TN)
04.24.10 at Eddie's Attic (Decatur, GA)
04.25.10 at Jewish Mother (Virginia Beach, VA)
04.27.10 at Pour House (Charleston, SC)
04.28.10 at Melting Point (Athens, GA)
04.29.10 at Workplay Theatre (Birmingham, AL)
04.30.10 at Proud Larrys (Oxford, MS)
05.01.10 at Duck Room (St. Louis, MO)
05.02.10 at Crosstown Station (Kansas City, MO)
05.04.10 at Knickerbockers (Lincoln, NE)
05.06.10 at Toad Tavern (Denver, CO)
05.08.10 at The State Room (Salt Lake City, UT)
06.10.10 at Bonnaroo - Cafe Stage (Manchester, TN)
06.10.10 at Bonnaroo - Great Stage Park (Manchester, TN)
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