Ra Ra Riot "Boy"

Ra Ra Riot have a new tune, "Boy," available to download over on their website. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, The Orchard, out 8/24 via Barsuk.


[MP3] Ra Ra Riot - Boy


[Myspace] Ra Ra Riot
[Website] Ra Ra Riot

[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Reveal The Orchard
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Can You Tell"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on Daytrotter

The Acorn Reveal Fall Tour Dates

The Acorn have revealed some new tour dates in the States for this fall. Check them out below, along with the new release, No Ghost, out 9/7 (digitally now) via Bella Union/Paper Bag.


Tour Dates

09.21.10 at T.T. the Bear's (Cambridge, MA) *
09.23.10 at The Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) *
09.25.10 at Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia, PA) *
09.26.10 at DC9 (Washington, DC) *
09.28.10 at The Pike Room at the Crofoot (Pontiac, MI) *
09.29.10 at Beachland Tavern (Cleveland, OH) *
09.30.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
10.01.10 at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
10.02.10 at The Frequency (Madison, WI)
10.13.10 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA)
10.14.10 at Cafe Du Nord (San Francisco, CA)
10.16.10 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
10.17.10 at High Dive (Seattle, WA)

* w/ Basia Bulat


[Myspace] The Acorn
[Website] The Acorn

[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn on Southern Souls
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Acorn - No Ghost
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Restoration (Four Tet Remix)"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Restoration"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "No Ghost"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce No Ghost
[Count Me Out] The Acorn on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] 2 Free EP's From The Acorn
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Crooked Legs"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] The Acorn at Schubas (11.01.08)
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Good Enough (Cyndi Lauper Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Flood Pt. 1"

El Guincho "Bombay"

El Guincho has a new tune, "Bombay," available to download on his new website. Check it out at the link below, along with the forthcoming release, Pop Negro, out this Fall via XL/Young Turks.


[MP3] El Guincho - Bombay


[Myspace] El Guincho
[Website] El Guincho

[Count Me Out] Video: El Guincho "Hindou"
[Count Me Out] Stream El Guincho's Piratas de Sudamerica Vol. 1
[Count Me Out] Video: El Guincho "Bombay" (Live)
[Count Me Out] New El Guincho Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] El Guincho "Palmitos Park"

Album Review: Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement

Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement


01. Blue & Silver
02. Tea Lights
03. A Dog's Dick
04. Holy Water
05. I Get Nervous
06. Completely Golden
07. Plastic & Powder
08. Rosie
09. Truss Me
10. Hospice Gates
11. Two Cocks





Standout Tracks: Hospice Gates / Tea Lights / I Get Nervous


Twin-Hand Movement is out today via Gnomonsong.


* 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] Lower Dens
[Website] Lower Dens

[Count Me Out] Lower Dens "Hospice Gates"

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (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 (7/19)

Letterman: Robyn
Leno: KISS
Fallon: Widespread Panic
Kimmel: N.E.R.D.
Carson: Janelle Monae


Tuesday (7/20)

Letterman: Sheryl Crow
Leno: The Black Keys
Fallon: Crowded House
Kimmel: Runner Runner
Carson: Arctic Monkeys


Wednesday (7/21)

Letterman: Alejandro Escovedo
Leno: Metric
Fallon: Halestorm
Kimmel: Raheem DeVaughn
Carson: Weezer


Thursday (7/22)

Letterman: Steve Winwood
Leno: 30H!3
Fallon: Sheryl Crow
Kimmel: Keane
Carson: Lisa Hannigan


Friday (7/23)

Letterman: Paul McCartney
Leno: The Gaslight Anthem
Fallon: Rick Ross
Ferguson: MGMT
Kimmel: TBA
Carson: Lily Allen


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

The New Pornographers on Morning Becomes Eclectic

The New Pornographers had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Together, out now via Matador.




[VIDEO] The New Pornographers on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. Crash Years
02. Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk
03. My Shepherd
04. Myriad Harbour
05. Challengers
06. Moves
07. Up In The Dark
08. Silver Jenny Dollar
09. Execution Day


[Myspace] The New Pornographers
[Website] The New Pornographers

[Count Me Out] Video: The New Pornographers on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The New Pornographers "Crash Years"
[Count Me Out] Video: The New Pornographers on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The New Pornographers - Together
[Count Me Out] Video: The New Pornographers "Your Hands (Together)"
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers "Your Hands (Together)"
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers Releasing New Record In May
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers "Hey, Snow White"
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers "Mutiny, I Promise You"

Liars on Daytrotter

Liars had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Sisterworld, out now via Mute.


Tracks

01. The Overachievers
02. Scissor
03. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
04. Proud Evolution


[Myspace] Liars
[Website] Liars

[Count Me Out] Video: Liars "The Overachievers"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Liars - Sisterworld
[Count Me Out] Video: Liars "Scissor"

Menomena "Taos"

Stereogum has posted a new tune, "Taos," off the forthcoming Menomena release, Mines, out 7/27 via Barsuk/City Slang. Check it out at the link below and head on over to NPR to stream the new album in its entirety.


[MP3] Menomena - Taos

[STREAM] Menomena - Mines


[Myspace] Menomena
[Website] Menomena

[Count Me Out] Menomena Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Le HibOO
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Five Little Rooms"
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Pilgrim's Progress"
[Count Me Out] Menomena on Fabchannel

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's Announce New Record

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's are set to release their third album, Buzzard, on 9/21 via Mariel Recordings. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.





Tracklist

01. Birds
02. Let's Paint Our Teeth Green
03. New York City Hotel Blues
04. Claws Off
05. Will You Love Me Forever?
06. Tiny Vampire Robot
07. Your Lower Back
08. Freak Flight Speed
09. My Baby (Cares For The Animals)
10. Lunatic, Lunatic, Lunatic
11. Earth To Aliens: What Do You Want?
12. I Do


Tour Dates

09.17.10 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
09.18.10 at Mad Planet (Milwaukee, WI)
09.19.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
09.21.10 at Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI)
09.22.10 at Circus (Columbus, OH)
09.23.10 at Southgate House (Newport, KY)
09.24.10 at Musica (Akron, OH)
09.25.10 at The Brillobox (Pittsburgh, PA)
09.26.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
09.27.10 at The Middle East - Downstairs (Cambridge, MA)
09.29.10 at Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
09.30.10 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA)
10.01.10 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
10.02.10 at Stella Blue (Asheville, NC)
10.03.10 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
10.05.10 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL)
10.06.10 at Common Ground (Gainesville, FL)
10.07.10 at The Backbooth (Orlando, FL)
10.08.10 at Crowbar (Tampa, FL)
10.09.10 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
10.10.10 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
10.11.10 at Exit/In (Nashville, TN)
10.13.10 at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
10.14.10 at The Bishop (Bloomington, IN)
10.15.10 at Broad Ripple Music Festival (Indianapolis, IN)
11.05.10 at Opolis Production (Norman, OK)
11.06.10 at Kessler Theater (Dallas, TX)
11.09.10 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM)
11.10.10 at Rhythm Room (Phoenix, AZ)
11.11.10 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
11.12.10 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA)
11.13.10 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA)
11.14.10 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA)
11.15.10 at Soho (Santa Barbara, CA)
11.18.10 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
11.19.10 at The Crocodile (Seattle, WA)
11.20.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID)
11.21.10 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
11.22.10 at Bluebird Theater (Denver, CO)
11.23.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE)


[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 Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Conan
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Video: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Not Animal
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Animal!
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Daytrotter

Jamie Lidell on Dirty Laundry

Jamie Lidell had a video interview posted today with Dirty Laundry. Check it out below, along with the new release, Compass, out now via Warp.




[VIDEO] Dirty Laundry Presents: Jamie Lidell


[Myspace] Jamie Lidell
[Website] Jamie Lidell

[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "I Wanna Be Your Telephone"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Compass
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "The Ring"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell Introduces New Album 'Compass'
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Compass"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Hurricane"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (Son Lux Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Jim
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Another Day"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Figured Me Out (LA Garage Mix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (La Garage Mix)"

Video: The Black Angels Phosphene Dream Promo

The Black Angels have shared a brief promo/recording video for the forthcoming release, Phosphene Dream, out 9/14 via Blue Horizon. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream (trailer)


[Myspace] The Black Angels
[Website] The Black Angels

[Count Me Out] The Black Angels "Bad Vibrations"
[Count Me Out] The Black Angels on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
[Count Me Out] The Black Angels Announce Tour Dates

Stars on The Interface

Stars had a session with Spinner's The Interface posted today. Check it out here, however I've posted a video of "I Died So I Could Haunt You" below, along with a video interview. The new release, The Five Ghosts, is out now via Soft Revolution/Vagrant.




[VIDEO] Stars - I Died So I Could Haunt You




[VIDEO] Stars Interview


Setlist

01. Fixed
02. Dead Hearts
03. How Much More
04. I Died So I Could Haunt You


[Myspace] Stars
[Website] Stars

[Count Me Out] Video: Stars "Making Of The Five Ghosts, Part Six"
[Count Me Out] Stars on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Stars - The Five Ghosts
[Count Me Out] Stars "Wasted Daylight"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stars "Fixed"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stars on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Stars "We Don't Want Your Body"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stars "Making Of The Five Ghosts, Part Three"
[Count Me Out] Stars "Fixed"
[Count Me Out] Stars Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Stars Announce The Five Ghosts
[Count Me Out] Stars "Why I Want To Save You"
[Count Me Out] Stars "Bitches In Tokyo"

Deerhunter Announce Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter are set to release a new record, Halcyon Digest, on 9/28 via 4AD. Check out the tracklist below, as well as some upcoming tour dates. The band would also like for you to print out and hang some fliers to help promote.





Tracklist

01. Earthquake
02. Don't Cry
03. Revival
04. Sailing
05. Memory Boy
06. Desire Lines
07. Basement Scene
08. Helicopter
09. Fountain Stairs
10. Coronado
11. He Would Have Laughed


Tour Dates

08.10.10 at Jefferson Theatre (Charlottesville, VA) *
08.12.10 at Glasslands Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
08.12.10 at Pier 54 (New York, NY) ^
08.13.10 at Royale Nightclub (Boston, MA) *
08.14.10 at Pearl Street (Northampton, MA) *
08.15.10 at Flying W Airport & Pool (Medford, NJ)

* w/ Kurt Vile
^ w/ Real Estate


[Myspace] Deerhunter
[Website] Deerhunter

[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"
[Count Me Out] 2 New Deerhunter Videos

Video: Broken Social Scene "Meet Me In The Basement"

Broken Social Scene have a new fan made video for "Meet Me In The Basement," which is a response to the recent G20 Summit in Toronto. Check it out below, along with the new release, Forgiveness Rock Record, out now via Arts & Crafts.




[VIDEO] Broken Social Scene - Meet Me In The Basement


[Myspace] Broken Social Scene
[Website] Broken Social Scene

[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene To Release Accompanying EP
[Count Me Out] Stream Two New Broken Social Scene Songs
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene "World Sick"
[Count Me Out] New Broken Social Scene Record in May
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene "Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene Play Free Show In Toronto
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene "World Sick (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene "Forced To Love (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Broken Social Scene Recording New Album In Chicago
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene w/ Isaac Brock "The World At Large"
[Count Me Out] Video: Broken Social Scene From Juan's Basement

Cut Copy "Where I'm Going"

Here's an interesting new tune, "Where I'm Going," from Cut Copy. The forthcoming, as of yet untitled, record is planned for a January 2010 release via Modular. However, a one-sided 7" will be available in August.

[MP3] Cut Copy - Where I'm Going


[Myspace] Cut Copy
[Website] Cut Copy

[Count Me Out] Cut Copy Plan January 2011 Release
[Count Me Out] Video: Cut Copy on Carson Daly
[Count Me Out] Video: Cut Copy "Hearts On Fire"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours