Dastardly "Villain"

Our friends Dastardly will be playing a Betta Promotions show tonight at the Metro with Chaperone, Jon Drake and the Shakes, and Aktar Aktar. Definitely check it out if you can, along with a stream of the new tune, "Villain," off the forthcoming EP, May You Never.




[STREAM] Dastardly - Villain


[Myspace] Dastardly
[Website] Dastardly

[Count Me Out] Dastardly at Lincoln Hall

The Black Angels on Daytrotter

The Black Angels had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Phosphene Dream, out now via Blue Horizon.


Setlist

01. Haunting At 1300 McKinley
02. Bad Vibrations
03. True Believers
04. Telephone


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

[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Angels "Telephone"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Angels on Letterman
[Count Me Out] The Black Angels Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Black Angels "Telephone"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Black Angels Phosphene Dream Promo
[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

Video: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on Jimmy Kimmel

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros performed "Home" and "40 Day Dream" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Up From Below, out via Vagrant. Also, remember that the band will be playing the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival on December 4th at the Congress Theater.




[VIDEO] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home




[VIDEO] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream


[Myspace] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
[Website] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Memory Of A Free Festival" (Bowie Cover)
[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Home"
[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Home"

Video: Nina Kinert on TV4 Play

Nina Kinert released a new album, Red Leader Dream, this week in a few countries overseas. Check out a performance of "Play The World" and "Push It" on Sweden's TV4 Play. Also, take a look at the new album's art and tracklist.





Tracklist

01. Moonwalker
02. Play The World
03. Down On Heaven
04. Tiger You
05. Push It
06. My Girl
07. Wings
08. 4-Ever
09. Original Sin
10. 25




[VIDEO] Nina Kinert - Play The World




[VIDEO] Nina Kinert - Push It


[Myspace] Nina Kinert
[Website] Nina Kinert

[Count Me Out] Video: Nina Kinert Live Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Nina Kinert – Pets & Friends
[Count Me Out] Nina Kinert on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Nina Kinert "Through Your Eyes"

Dosh on Daytrotter

Dosh had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Tommy, out now via Anticon.


Tracks

01. Call The Kettle
02. Loud
03. Subtractions
04. Gare De Lyon


[Myspace] Dosh
[Website] Dosh

[Count Me Out] Video: Dosh "Airlift"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Dosh - Tommy
[Count Me Out] Dosh "Number 41""
[Count Me Out] Dosh "Subtractions"
[Count Me Out] Dosh on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Dosh - Wolves And Wishes

The Decemberists Reveal New Album Art

The Decemberists have revealed the album art for the forthcoming release, The King Is Dead, out 1/18 via Capitol. Check it out below, along with a preview video.





Tracklist

01. Don't Carry It All
02. Calamity Song
03. Rise To Me
04. Rox In The Box
05. January Hymn
06. Down By The Water
07. All Arise!
08. June Hymn
09. This Is Why We Fight
10. Dear Avery




[VIDEO] The King Is Dead - Video Preview #1


[Myspace] The Decemberists
[Website] The Decemberists

[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Down By The Water"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists "The Rake's Song"
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Leno
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Announce Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Reveal New Album Art
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "The Rake's Song"
[Count Me Out] The Decembers Announce The Hazards Of Love
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Record Year"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Decemberists on Conan
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "O New England"
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Valerie Plume"

Video: Jónsi on Jimmy Fallon

Jónsi performed "Sticks & Stones" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with the solo debut, Go, out now via XL.




[VIDEO] Jónsi - Sticks & Stones


[Myspace] Jónsi
[Website] Jónsi

[Count Me Out] Jónsi To Release Go Live
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi "Stars In Still Water" + "Go Do"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi "Animal Arithmetic"
[Count Me Out} Jónsi Announces More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi on Cemetery Gates
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Jónsi on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jónsi - Go
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi w/ Nico Muhly at Bethnal Green
[Count Me Out] Video: Jónsi "Go Do"
[Count Me Out] Jónsi Announces Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Jónsi "Boy Lilikoi"

Akron/Family Announce New Release

Akron/Family are set to release a new album, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of Shinju TNT, on 2/8 via Dead Oceans. Check the album art and tracklist out below, as well as a delightfully odd video preview.





Tracklist

01. Silly Bears
02. Island
03. A AAA O A WAY
04. So It Goes
05. Another Sky
06. Light Emerges
07. Cast A Net
08. Tatsuya Neon Purple Walkby
09. Fuji I (Global Dub)
10. Say What You Want To
11. Fuji II (Single Pane)
12. Canopy
13. Creator




[VIDEO] AKAK


[Myspace] Akron/Family
[Website] Akron/Family

[Count Me Out] Akron/Family on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family "River"
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family Announce Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family Sign With Dead Oceans
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family on Daytrotter

Deerhoof "Behold A Marvel In The Darkness"

Australia's Beat Magazine is offering a stream of the new Deerhoof tune, "Behold A Marvel In The Darkness." Check it out at the link below. The forthcoming release, Deerhoof vs. Evil, is out 1/25 via Polyvinyl.


[STREAM] Deerhoof - Behold A Marvel In The Darkness


[Myspace] Deerhoof
[Website] Deerhoof

[Count Me Out] Deerhoof "Super Duper Rescue Heads!"
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Announce New Record + Label
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Touring With Xiu Xiu This Fall
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Jagged Fruit"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "My Purple Past"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Eaguru Guru"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Buck And Judy"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Basketball Get Your Groove Back"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Offend Maggie"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Family Of Others"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Chandelier Searchlight"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Fresh Born"
[Count Me Out] Deefhoof "Offend Maggie"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "The Tears And Music Of Love"
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Announce Offend Maggie

Peter Wolf Crier on Daytrotter

Peter Wolf Crier had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Inter-Be, out now via Jagjaguwar. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had tomorrow, November 10th at Lincoln Hall.


Tracks

01. Down Down Down
02. Lion
03. Place To Be (Nick Drake Cover)


[Myspace] Peter Wolf Crier
[Website] Peter Wolf Crier

[Count Me Out] Video: Peter Wolf Crier "Down Down Down"
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier Add More Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier Touring With Rogue Wave + Midlake
[Count Me Out] Video: Peter Wolf Crier "Hard As Nails"
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier Touring With Heartless Bastards
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Peter Wolf Crier in Madison
[Count Me Out] Peter Wolf Crier Sign To Jagjaguwar
[Count Me Out] Video: Peter Wolf Crier on 89.3 The Current
[Count Me Out] Video: Peter Wolf Crier on MPLS.TV
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Peter Wolf Crier - Inter-Be

A.A. Bondy on The LaundroMatinee

A.A. Bondy had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. The latest release, When The Devil's Loose, is out via Fat Possum.




[VIDEO] A.A. Bondy - I Can See The Pines Are Dancing




[VIDEO] A.A. Bondy - Mightiest of Guns




[VIDEO] A.A. Bondy - Killed Myself When I Was Young




[VIDEO] A.A. Bondy - No Man Shall




[VIDEO] A.A. Bondy - There's A Reason


[Myspace] A.A. Bondy

[Count Me Out] A.A. Bondy on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] A.A. Bondy on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Video: A.A. Bondy "Killed Myself When I Was Young"
[Count Me Out] Video: A.A. Bondy on The Tripwire's Fireplace
[Count Me Out] Album Review: A.A. Bondy - When The Devil's Loose
[Count Me Out] A.A. Bondy "I Can See The Pines Are Dancing"
[Count Me Out] A.A. Bondy "When The Devil's Loose"

Asobi Seksu "Trails"

Asobi Seksu are set to release a new album, Fluorescence, on 2/15 via Polyvinyl. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "Trails."





Tracklist

01. Coming Up
02. Trails
03. My Baby
04. Perfectly Crystal
05. In My Head
06. Leave The Drummer Out There
07. Sighs
08. Deep Weird Sleep
09. Counterglow
10. Ocean
11. Trance Out
12. Pink Light

[MP3] Asobi Seksu - Trails


[Myspace] Asobi Seksu
[Website] Asobi Seksu

[Count Me Out] Video: Asobi Seksu "Transparence"
[Count Me Out] Asobi Seksu on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Asobi Seksu - Hush
[Count Me Out] Video: Asobi Seksu "Me & Mary"

Album Review: Julia Stone - The Memory Machine

Julia Stone - The Memory Machine


01. This Love
02. My Baby
03. Winter On The Weekend
04. The Memory Machine
05. Catastrophe!
06. Maybe
07. Lights Inside This Dream
08. What's Wrong With Me?
09. Horse With The Wings
10. Where Does The Love Go?





Standout Tracks: Catastrophe! / My Baby / Lights Inside This Dream


The Memory Machine is out now.


* 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] Julia Stone
[Website] Julia Stone

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, 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 (11/8)

Conan: Jack White
Letterman: Cee Lo Green
Leno: N.E.R.D.
Fallon: Toots and The Maytals
Ferguson: Bettye LaVette
Kimmel: Neil Diamond
Carson: Matt & Kim


Tuesday (11/9)

Conan: Soundgarden
Letterman: Bon Jovi
Leno: Lee DeWyze
Carson: The Walkmen


Wednesday (11/10)

Conan: Fistful of Mercy
Letterman: Quincy Jones and Snoop Dogg
Leno: Old 97's
Fallon: Jónsi
Kimmel: Blake Shelton
Carson: Alberta Cross


Thursday (11/11)

Letterman: Bruno Mars
Leno: Soulja Boy
Fallon: Robyn
Kimmel: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Carson: Jimmy Eat World


Friday (11/12)

Letterman: Reba McEntire
Leno: Switchfoot
Fallon: Kings of Leon
Kimmel: Good Charlotte
Carson: A Perfect Circle


Saturday (11/13)

SNL: Arcade Fire


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

Video: Chris Garneau "Dirty Night Clowns"

Chris Garneau has a new video for "Dirty Night Clowns," a tune off the latest release, El Radio, out via Absolutely Kosher. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Chris Garneau - Dirty Night Clowns


Tour Dates

11.20.10 at Festival Supersounds (Colmar, FR)
11.25.10 at Festival Les Indescriptibles (Le Havre, FR)
11.26.10 at Blue Bird Festival (Vienna, AT)
11.27.10 at Autumn Leaves Festival (Graz, AT)
11.30.10 at Grüner Salon (Berlin, DE)
12.03.10 at Magic Mirrors (Brussels, BE)
12.04.10 at Boitamusik (Blois, FR)
12.07.10 at Le Chabada (Angers, FR)
12.08.10 at Le BBC (Caen, FR)
12.11.10 at Cafe de la Danse (Paris, FR)


[Myspace] Chris Garneau
[Website] Chris Garneau

[Count Me Out] Video: Chris Garneau "Fireflies"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chris Garneau - El Radio