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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Grizzly Bear "Boy From School (Hot Chip Cover)"

Surfer Blood on The Interface

Surfer Blood had a session with Spinner's The Interface posted today. Check it out here, however I've posted a video of "Take It Easy" below, along with a video interview. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on March 10th at Schubas. The new record, Astro Coast, is out now via Kanine.

[VIDEO] Surfer Blood - Take It Easy

[VIDEO] Surfer Blood Interview

Setlist

01. Swim
02. Take It Easy
03. Anchorage
04. Twin Peaks

Tour Dates

01.25.10 at Cafe Eleven (Saint Augustine, FL) *
01.26.10 at Park Ave Cds (Orlando, FL)
01.26.10 at Backbooth (Orlando, FL) *
01.27.10 at Respectable Street Cafe (West Palm Beach, FL) *
02.03.10 at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen (London, UK)
02.04.10 at Hippodrome (New Slang) (Kingston, UK)
02.05.10 at Koko (London, UK)
02.06.10 at Sound Control (Manchester, UK)
02.08.10 at Puregroove (London, UK)
02.09.10 at Scala (London, UK)
02.16.10 at Backbooth (Orlando, FL) ^#
02.17.10 at DaVinci (Deland, FL) ^#
02.18.10 at Engine Room (Tallahassee, FL) ^#
02.19.10 at Criminal Records (Atlanta, GA)
02.19.10 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA) ^
02.20.10 at Grimey's (Nashville, TN)
02.20.10 at The End (Nashville, TN) ^#
02.22.10 at Snug Harbor (Charlotte, NC) ^#
02.23.10 at 123 Pleasant St (Morgantown, WV) ^#
02.24.10 at DC9 (Washington, DC) ^#
02.26.10 at Dartmouth (Hanover, NH)
02.27.10 at Beauty Bar (Brooklyn, NY)
02.27.10 at Market Hotel (Brooklyn, NY) #
02.28.10 at Other Music (New York, NY)
02.28.10 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) #
03.01.10 at Main Street Music (Philadelphia, PA)
03.01.10 at The Barbary (Philadelphia, PA) #
03.02.10 at Great Scott (Allston, MA) #
03.03.10 at AS220 (Providence, RI) #
03.05.10 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) #
03.06.10 at Sneaky Dees (Toronto, ON) #
03.07.10 at Geneseo (Geneseo, NY) #
03.08.10 at Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)
03.09.10 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) #
03.10.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) #
03.11.10 at The Bishop (Bloomington, IN) #
03.12.10 at Mojos (Columbia, MO) #
03.13.10 at Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) #
03.14.10 at the Conservatory (Oklahoma City, OK) #
03.15.10 at Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX)
03.17.10 at The Wave Rooftop - Kanine Records SXSW Party (Austin, TX)
03.18.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.19.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.20.10 at Mohawk - Panache SXSW Party (Austin, TX)

* w/ Monotonix
^ w/ Holiday Shores
# w/ Turbo Fruits

[Myspace] Surfer Blood

[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood "Floating Vibes"
[Count Me Out] Surfer Blood "Swim (To Reach The End)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

Video: Grouper "Sputnik"

Sputnik is an eerie new short film by Weston Currie, featuring music samples by Liz Harris aka Grouper. Check it out below, along with the video for "Hold The Way," which Currie also directed.

[VIDEO] Sputnik

[Myspace] Grouper
[Website] Grouper

[Count Me Out] Grouper "Vessel"
[Count Me Out] Video: Grouper "Hold The Way"
[Count Me Out] 2 New Grouper Tracks
[Count Me Out] Grouper To Tour With Animal Collective
[Count Me Out] Grouper "False Horizon"

Video: Sondre Lerche "If Only"

Stereogum has a premiere of the new Sondre Lerche video for "If Only." Check it out below, along with the latest release, Heartbeat Radio, out via Rounder. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had on February 19th, with JBM, at Lincoln Hall.

[VIDEO] Sondre Lerche - If Only

[Myspace] Sondre Lerche
[Website] Sondre Lerche

[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche "Bluish (Animal Collective Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Sondre Lerche "Heartbeat Radio"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio
[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche "Good Luck"
[Count Me Out] Sondre Lerche Announces Heartbeat Radio

The New Pornographers Releasing New Record In May

The New Pornographers will release a new album, Together, on 5/4 via Matador. Comprised of nine A.C. Newman and three Dan Bejar tunes, the album will also feature addition guests, such as: Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Zach Condon (Beirut), Will Sheff (Okkervil River), and the Dap-Kings Horns. Check out the album art below, as more info and an mp3 are claimed to be coming soon.

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

[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers "Hey, Snow White"
[Count Me Out] The New Pornographers "Mutiny, I Promise You"

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Spoon on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Spoon had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic posted today. Check it out below, along with the new album, Transference, out now via Merge.

[VIDEO] Spoon on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Setlist

01. Got Nuffin
02. The Mystery Zone
03. Written In Reverse
04. Chicago At Night
05. Nobody Gets Me But You
06. Trouble Comes Running
07. My Mathematical Mind

[Myspace] Spoon
[Website] Spoon

[Count Me Out] Video: Spoon on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Spoon - Transference
[Count Me Out] Stream The New Spoon Record + Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Written In Reverse"
[Count Me Out] Spoon Reveal A New Album
[Count Me Out] Download 4 Older Spoon Songs For Free
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Is Love Forever?"
[Count Me Out] Spoon To Release A Surprise EP
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Well Alright"
[Count Me Out] Spoon on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Spoon "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"

Album Review: Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself [EP]

Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself [EP]

01. Audience
02. Coffee Spoon
03. Santa Ana Winds
04. Sermons

really good

Standout Tracks: Audience / Coffee Spoon / Santa Ana Winds

Some mighty solid tunes, probably the best yet, that didn't make the cut for the last album. Hopefully this is a good sense of what the next album will sound like. Behave Yourself is out now via Downtown.

* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.

[Myspace] Cold War Kids
[Website] Cold War Kids

[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids "Audience"
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on Current's Embedded
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Audience"
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids Announce Behave Yourself [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids "I've Seen Enough"
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids at Schubas (04.16.09)
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Free Cold War Kids EP
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids - 02.08 to 06.08
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Bullies Always Win"
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] Preview New Cold War Kids Tracks
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] New Cold War Kids Album This September

Video: Cold War Kids "Audience"

Video: Spoon on Conan

Spoon performed "Written In Reverse" tonight on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Check it out below, along with the new release, Transference, out now via Merge.

[VIDEO] Spoon - Written In Reverse

[Myspace] Spoon
[Website] Spoon

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Spoon - Transference
[Count Me Out] Stream The New Spoon Record + Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Written In Reverse"
[Count Me Out] Spoon Reveal A New Album
[Count Me Out] Download 4 Older Spoon Songs For Free
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Is Love Forever?"
[Count Me Out] Spoon To Release A Surprise EP
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Well Alright"
[Count Me Out] Spoon on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Spoon "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Love Language on The LaundroMatinee

The Love Language had a session posted today with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee, shot at this year's Monolith Festival. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. The latest release, The Love Language, is out via Bladen County.

[VIDEO] The Love Language - Providence

[VIDEO] The Love Language - Sparxxx

[Myspace] The Love Language
[Website] The Love Language

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Love Language - The Love Language

Coachella 2010 Lineup Announced

The lineup for Coachella 2010 was announced today. I wonder who will be on the live stream this year. Any thoughts? I'm hoping for LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, Fever Ray, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Toyko Police Club, Beach House, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, Spoon, Jonsi, Julian Casablancas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yo La Tengo, and Owen Pallett.

[Count Me Out] Coachella 2009 Starts Tomorrow
[Count Me Out] Coachella 2009 Lineup Announced
[Count Me Out] Coachella 2008 Starts Today

Album Review: Spoon - Transference

Spoon - Transference

01. Before Destruction
02. Is Love Forever?
03. The Mystery Zone
04. Who Makes Your Money
05. Written In Reverse
06. I Saw The Light
07. Trouble Comes Running
08. Goodnight Laura
09. Out Go The Lights
10. Got Nuffin
11. Nobody Gets Me But You

good

Standout Tracks: Written In Reverse / The Mystery Zone / Got Nuffin

Transference is out today via Merge.

* 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] Spoon
[Website] Spoon

[Count Me Out] Stream The New Spoon Record + Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Written In Reverse"
[Count Me Out] Spoon Reveal A New Album
[Count Me Out] Download 4 Older Spoon Songs For Free
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Is Love Forever?"
[Count Me Out] Spoon To Release A Surprise EP
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Well Alright"
[Count Me Out] Spoon on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Spoon "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"

Monday, January 18, 2010

Andrew Belle Announces New Tour Dates

Andrew Belle has announced some new tour dates for 2010, which includes a CD release show on January 23rd at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with a recent video of "The Ladder," shot in Baton Rouge, LA. The debut album, The Ladder, is out February 23rd. Go pre-order it here and receive a live acoustic album for free.

[VIDEO] Andrew Belle (feat. Jeremy Lister) - The Ladder

Tour Dates

01.20.10 at 12th And Porter (Nashville, TN)
01.21.10 at Lake Superior State University (Sault Sainte Marie, MI)
01.23.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
01.24.10 at The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI) *
01.25.10 at Indiana University (Kokomo, IN)
01.27.10 at Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)
01.28.10 at Youngstown State (Youngstown, OH)
01.29.10 at University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
01.30.10 at Muskingum University (New Concord, OH)
02.02.10 at University of Akron (Akron, OH)
02.04.10 at Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
02.05.10 at Ashland University (Ashland, OH)
02.08.10 at Springfield College in Illinois (Springfield, IL)
02.08.10 at Rockford College (Rockford, IL)
02.09.10 at The Brink Lounge (Madison, WI)
02.10.10 at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
02.11.10 at Central Michigan University (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
02.12.10 at The Living Room (New York City, NY) *
02.15.10 at NACA National Convention (Boston, MA)
02.17.10 at Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA)
02.17.10 at Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
02.18.10 at Spokane Falls College (Spokane, WA)
02.18.10 at Green River College (Auburn, WA)
02.20.10 at Q Cafe (Seattle, WA)
02.22.10 at Tacoma College (Tacoma, WA)
02.24.10 at The Hotel Utah (San Francisco, CA)
02.28.10 at Rockit Bar & Grill (Chicago, IL)
03.03.10 at Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
03.19.10 at SXSW - BMI Brunch (Austin, TX)
03.23.10 at Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)
03.24.10 at University of Evansville (Evansville, IN)
03.25.10 at Missouri University S&T (Rolla, MO)
03.28.10 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
03.30.10 at Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville, IL)
03.31.10 at Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
04.01.10 at Eureka College (Eureka, IL)
04.07.10 at University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)
04.07.10 at Hope College (Holland, MI)
04.08.10 at Baker College (Muskegon, MI)
04.21.10 at Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT)
04.22.10 at College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)
04.23.10 at Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT)
04.30.10 at Indiana University (South Bend, IN)
08.27.10 at Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI)
11.09.10 at Big Bend College (Moses Lake, WA)

* w/ Katie Herzig

[Myspace] Andrew Belle
[Website] Andrew Belle

[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle "Static Waves (feat. Katie Herzig)"

Video: tUnE-yArDs "Real Live Flesh"

tUnE-yArDs has a new video for "Real Live Flesh," a tune off the latest release, BiRd-BrAiNs, out via 4AD. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates and an mp3 of another tune, "Sunlight."

[VIDEO] tUnE-yArDs - Real Live Flesh

[MP3] tUnE-yArDs - Sunlight

Tour Dates

02.05.10 at The Bell House (Brooklyn, NY)
02.09.10 at The Freebutt (Brighton, UK)
02.11.10 at TBA (Belfast, IE)
02.12.10 at Whelans (Dublin, IE)
02.13.10 at Ruby Lounge (Manchester, UK)
02.14.10 at Captain's Rest (Glasgow, UK)
02.15.10 at Cargo (London, UK)
02.17.10 at La Poudriere - Generiq Festival (Belfort, FR)
02.18.10 at La Vapeur - Generiq Festival (Dijon, FR)
02.19.10 at Grrrnd Zero (Lyon, FR)
02.20.10 at Festival Hors Pistes - Centre Pompidou (Paris, FR)
02.21.10 at Supermonamour Festival (Paris, FR)
02.23.10 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
02.24.10 at Westgermany (Berlin, DE)
02.25.10 at Astra Stube (Hamburg, DE)
02.26.10 at Worm (Rotterdam, NL)
02.27.10 at Vera (Groningen, NL)
03.17.10 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA)
03.18.10 at Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
03.19.10 at The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA) *
03.20.10 at Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco Treat, CA) *
03.23.10 at Northern (Olympia, WA) *
03.24.10 at Holocene (Portland, OR) *
03.25.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID) *
03.26.10 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT) *
03.27.10 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO) *
03.29.10 at Jackpot Saloon (Lawrence, KS)
03.30.10 at Lemp Arts Center (St. Louis, MO) *
03.31.10 at The Picador (Iowa City, IA) *
04.01.10 at Carleton College - The Cave (Northfield, MN) *
04.02.10 at 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
04.03.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
04.05.10 at 'Sco (Oberlin, OH) *
04.07.10 at The Spot (Cleveland, OH) *
04.08.10 at Mohawk Place (Buffalo, NY) *
04.09.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) *
04.10.10 at Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA) *
04.13.10 at First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) *
04.14.10 at DC9 (Washington, DC) *
04.15.10 at Canal Club Downstairs (Richmond, VA) *
04.16.10 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) *

* w/ Xiu Xiu

[Myspace] tUnE-yArDs
[Website] tUnE-yArDs

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 Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.

Monday (1/18)

Letterman: The Heavy
Fallon: The Cribs
Kimmel: Melanie Fiona
Carson: Weezer

Tuesday (1/19)

Letterman: The Swell Season
Conan: Spoon
Fallon: The Mountain Goats
Kimmel: Orianthi
Carson: The xx

Wednesday (1/20)

Letterman: James Taylor and Carole King
Conan: Joss Stone with Raphael Saadiq
Fallon: Switchfoot
Kimmel: Pearl
Carson: Anya Marina

Thursday (1/21)

Letterman: Blind Boys of Alabama with Lou Reed
Conan: Barry Manilow
Fallon: Fela!

Friday (1/22)

Letterman: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Conan: Neil Young
Fallon: Beach House
Ferguson: The HotRats
Kimmel: Heartless Bastards
Carson: Gossip

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

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Grizzly Bear "Boy From School (Hot Chip Cover)"

Surfer Blood on The Interface

Video: Grouper "Sputnik"

Video: Sondre Lerche "If Only"

The New Pornographers Releasing New Record In May

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Spoon on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Album Review: Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself [EP]

Video: Cold War Kids "Audience"

Video: Spoon on Conan

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Love Language on The LaundroMatinee

Coachella 2010 Lineup Announced

Album Review: Spoon - Transference

Monday, January 18, 2010

Andrew Belle Announces New Tour Dates

Video: tUnE-yArDs "Real Live Flesh"

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