Phosphorescent has a new video for "It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)," a fantastic jam off the new release, Here's To Taking It Easy, out now via Dead Oceans. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had tomorrow, with J. Tillman, at the Empty Bottle.
School Of Seven Bells have a new video for "Windstorm," a tune off the new release, Disconnect From Desire, out now via Vagrant/Ghostly International. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had on September 17th at Lincoln Hall.
Spoon performed "Nobody Gets Me But You" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The new release, Transference, is out now via Merge.
08.04.10 at Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) *
08.05.10 at Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) *
08.06.10 at Merriweather Post Pavillion (Columbia, MD) * 08.07.10 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.09.10 at LC Pavillion Outdoor Amphitheatre (Columbus, OH)
08.10.10 at Madison Theatre (Covington, KY)
08.11.10 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Atlanta, GA) *
09.11.10 at The Forum (Harrisburg, PA)
09.12.10 at Oak Ridge Park (Clark, NJ)
09.30.10 at Hollywood Palladium (Los Angeles, CA)
10.01.10 at Soma (San Diego, CA)
10.04.10 at Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ)
10.05.10 at Sunshine Theatre (Albuquerque, NM)
10.06.10 at Club 101 (El Paso, TX)
10.08.10 at Austin City Limits Music Festival (Austin, TX)
11.10.10 at Rockefeller (Oslo, NO)
11.11.10 at Tragram (Gothenburg, SE)
11.12.10 at Vega (Copenhagen, DK)
11.15.10 at Elysee Montmartre (Paris, FR)
11.16.10 at Shephards Bush Empire (London, UK)
11.17.10 at Cockpit (Leeds, UK)
11.18.10 at Academy (Dublin, IE)
11.20.10 at The Hague (Amsterdam, NL)
11.21.10 at Crossing Borders Festival (Antwerp, BE)
Madeleine Peyroux had a session with NPR's Mountain Stage from last fall re-posted today. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Bare Bones, out via Rounder.
Setlist
01. I Must Be Saved 02. Bare Bones 03. La Javanaise 04. Instead 05. Somethin' Grand
Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius has recently caught my attention with his new debut release, Learning, out now via Matador. Check out a recent live session video for "Lookout, Lookout," along with an mp3 of the title track, "Learning." Also, take a look at some newly announced tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 5th at Schubas.
09.22.10 at Crocodile (Seattle, WA)
09.23.10 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR)
09.27.10 at Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
09.28.10 at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Los Angeles, CA) 10.05.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
10.07.10 at Drake Hotel (Toronto, ON)
10.10.10 at Knitting Factory (Brooklyn, NY)
10.11.10 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA)
10.18.10 at St. Phillips Church (Manchester, UK)
10.19.10 at Cecil Sharp House (London, UK)
10.21.10 at The Cube (Bristol, UK)
10.22.10 at The Hope (Brighton, UK)
10.23.10 at SWN Festival (Cardiff, UK)
10.25.10 at Botanique (Brussels, BE)
10.26.10 at Le Point Ephemere (Paris, FR)
10.27.10 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
10.28.10 at Prinzenbar (Hamburg, DE)
Here's the new Ferraby Lionheart video for "Harry And Bess," which stars Rainn Wilson. The new release, The Jack Of Hearts, is out today via Lights and Buttons. Definitely pick it up and check out an upcoming show.
Stereogum is streaming a new tune, "The Devil's In The Jukebox," off the forthcoming Ray LaMontagne release, God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, out 8/17 via RCA. Have a listen at the link below and remember that a Chicago show will be had on August 25th, with David Gray, at the Pritker Pavilion.
Tracklist
01. Repo Man
02. New York City's Killing Me
03. God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
04. Beg Steal Or Borrow
05. Are We Really Through
06. This Love Is Over
07. Old Before Your Time
08. For The Summer
09. Like Rock & Roll And Radio
10. The Devil's In The Jukebox
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "Beg Steal Or Borrow" [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne Announces New Album [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne Fall Tour Dates [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne on Conan + Morning Becomes Eclectic [Count Me Out] Video: Ray LaMontagne on SNL [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne Spring Tour Dates [Count Me Out] Live Ray LaMontagne EP [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne on NPR's World Cafe [Count Me Out] Album Review: Ray LaMontagne – Gossip In The Grain [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "Meg White" [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "You Are The Best Thing" [Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "Let It Be Me" [Count Me Out] New Ray LaMontagne Album This September
01. The Suburbs
02. Ready To Start
03. Modern Man
04. Rococo
05. Empty Room
06. City With No Children
07. Half Light I
08. Half Light II (No Celebration)
09. Suburban War
10. Month Of May
11. Wasted Hours
12. Deep Blue
13. We Used To Wait
14. Sprawl I (Flatland)
15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
16. The Suburbs (Continued)
Standout Tracks:Ready To Start / The Suburbs / Wasted Hours
* 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.
White Hinterland has a new video, directed by Solomon Chase, for "No Logic." Check it out below, along with the new release, Kairos, out now via Dead Oceans.
The Black Angels have announced some fall tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 28th at Metro. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming release, Phosphene Dream, out 9/14 via Blue Horizon.
Tour Dates
10.28.10 at Metro (Chicago, IL) *
10.30.10 at Tralf Music Hall (Buffalo, NY) *
10.31.10 at Phoenix Concert Theatre (Toronto, ON) *
11.01.10 at La Tulipe (Montreal, QC) *
11.02.10 at Paradise (Boston, MA) *
11.03.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) *
11.06.10 at Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA) *
11.07.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
11.09.10 at Headliners (Louisville, KY) *
11.10.10 at Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) *
11.11.10 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) *
11.12.10 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA) *
11.13.10 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *
11.15.10 at The Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) *
11.16.10 at Tipitina's (New Orleans, LA) *
11.17.10 at Warehouse Live (Houston, TX) *
11.19.10 at La Zona Rosa (Austin, TX) *
11.20.10 at Kessler Theater (Dallas, TX) *
11.24.10 at El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) *
11.26.10 at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) *
11.28.10 at Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR) *
11.29.10 at The Showbox (Seattle, WA) *
11.30.10 at The Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC) *
Seabear have announced a few west coast tour dates in support of their new release, We Built A Fire, out now via Morr Music. Check them out below.
Tour Dates
10.16.10 at Highline Ballroom (New York, NY) 10.18.10 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO) 10.19.10 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT) 10.22.10 at Showbox (Seattle, WA) * 10.23.10 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR) 10.25.10 at Independent (San Francisco, CA) 10.26.10 at Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA) 10.27.10 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
Broken Social Scene have a new video for "Forced To Love," a tune off the new release, Forgiveness Rock Record, out now via Arts & Crafts. Check it out below, along with the newly announced Chicago show on October 2nd at The Riv.
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