Video: White Rabbits on Letterman

White Rabbits performed "Percussion Gun" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the new release, It's Frightening, out today via TBD.




[VIDEO] White Rabbits - Percussion Gun


[Myspace] White Rabbits
[Website] White Rabbits

[Count Me Out] Album Review: White Rabbits - It's Frightening
[Count Me Out] Video: White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"
[Count Me Out] White Rabbits Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"

Album Review: Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, The Commuter

Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, The Commuter


01. Yours Truly, The Commuter
02. Brand New Sun
03. Ghost Of My Old Dog
04. I Am Lost (And The Moment Cannot Last)
05. Birds Encouraged Him
06. It's The Weekend
07. Furget It
08. This Song Is The Mute Button
09. Rollin' Home Alone
10. You're Too Gone
11. Flying Thru Canyons
12. Here For Good





Standout Tracks: Yours Truly, The Commuter / Brand New Sun / I Am Lost (And The Moment Cannot Last)


Sounds just like a Grandaddy record, which is quite all right by me. Yours Truly, The Commuter is out today via Anti-.


* 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] Jason Lytle
[Website] Jason Lytle

[Count Me Out] Video: Jason Lytle "I Am Lost (And The Moment Cannot Last)"
[Count Me Out] Jason Lytle "Yours Truly, The Commuter"
[Count Me Out] Jason Lytle "Brand New Sun"

Album Review: Apostle Of Hustle - Eats Darkness

Apostle Of Hustle - Eats Darkness


01. Snakes
02. Eazy Speaks
03. Soul Unwind
04. Sign
05. Perfect Fit
06. Xerses
07. What Are You Talking About?
08. Whistle In The Fog
09. Eats Darkness
10. Return To Sender
11. How To Defeat A More Powerful Enemy
12. Nobody Bought It
13. Blackberry





Standout Tracks: Blackberry / Soul Unwind / Xerses


I thoroughly enjoy the closing track, "Blackberry," but the rest of the album is just alright. I don't really get the meaning of the abstract audio clips after every two or so songs either. Eats Darkness is out today via Arts & Crafts.


* 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] Apostle Of Hustle
[Website] Apostle Of Hustle

[Count Me Out] Apostle Of Hustle "Perfect Fit"

Album Review: Passion Pit - Manners

Passion Pit - Manners


01. Make Light
02. Little Secrets
03. Moth's Wings
04. The Reeling
05. Eyes As Candles
06. Swimming In The Flood
07. Folds In Your Hands
08. To Kingdom Come
09. Sleepyhead
10. Let Your Love Grow Tall
11. Seaweed Song





Standout Tracks: Little Secrets / The Reeling / Moth's Wings


Manners is out today via Columbia/Frenchkiss.


* 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] Passion Pit
[Website] Passion Pit

[Count Me Out] Passion Pit "Moth's Wings"
[Count Me Out] Video: Passion Pit "The Reeling"

Album Review: White Rabbits - It's Frightening

White Rabbits - It's Frightening


01. Percussion Gun
02. Rudie Fails
03. They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong
04. Lionesse
05. Company I Keep
06. The Salesman (Tramp Life)
07. Midnight And I
08. Right Where They Left
09. The Lady Vanishes
10. Leave It At The Door





Standout Tracks: Percussion Gun / Rudie Fails / They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong


It's Frightening is out today via TBD.


* 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] White Rabbits
[Website] White Rabbits

[Count Me Out] Video: White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"
[Count Me Out] White Rabbits Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"

Loney Dear on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Loney Dear performed on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Dear John, out now via Polyvinyl.




[VIDEO] Loney Dear on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. I Was Only Going Out
02. Everything Turns To You
03. Airport Surroundings
04. I Love You (In With The Arms)
05. Saturday Waits
06. I Am John
07. Violent


[Myspace] Loney Dear
[Website] Loney Dear

[Count Me Out] Video: Loney Dear "Distant Lights" + Documentary
[Count Me Out] Loney Dear on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Loney Dear - Dear John
[Count Me Out] Video: Loney Dear "Airport Surroundings"
[Count Me Out] Loney Dear "Airport Surroundings"
[Count Me Out] Loney Dear on Bandstand Busking

The Antlers Sign To Frenchkiss

The Antlers have signed with Frenchkiss and will we release a remastered edition of Hospice on 8/18. Check two fabulous tunes, "Two" and "Bear," out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.


[MP3] The Antlers - Two
[MP3] The Antlers - Bear


Tour Dates

05.21.09 at Bowery Ballroom (New York NY) *^
05.29.09 at Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) #
05.30.09 at Rock N Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) #
05.31.09 at Southgate House (Cincinato, OH) #
06.01.09 at The End (Nashville, TN) #
06.02.09 at Hi Tone (Memphis, TN) #
06.03.09 at Allways Lounge (New Orleans, LA)
06.04.09 at The Cavern (Dallas, TX) #
06.05.09 at Walter's On Washington (Houston, TX) #
06.06.09 at Mohawk (Austin, TX) #
06.09.09 at Plush (Tuscon, AZ) #
06.11.09 at El Rey (Los Angeles, CA) #
06.12.09 at Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara, CA) #
06.13.09 at Bimbos (San Francisco, CA) #
06.14.09 at Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA) +
06.16.09 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC) +
06.17.09 at Outback Lodge (Charlottesville, VA) +
06.18.09 at Iota (Arlington, VA) +
06.19.09 at M Room (Philadelphia, PA) +
06.21.09 at Middle East (Boston, MA) +

* w/ White Rabbits
^ w/ Cymbals Eat Guitar
# w/ Au Revoir Simone
+ w/ Cotton Jones


[Myspace] The Antlers
[Website] The Antlers

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Antlers - Hospice

Regina Spektor "Blue Lips"

Stereogum has shared a new Regina Spektor tune, "Blue Lips," off her forthcoming release, Far, out 6/23 via Sire. Check it out below.


[STREAM] Regina Spektor - Blue Lips


[Myspace] Regina Spektor
[Website] Regina Spektor

[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor "Laughing With"
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor Announces Far
[Count Me Out] Regina Spektor on NPR's Mountain Stage

Broken Social Scene Recording New Album In Chicago

After a four year hiatus and two solo releases, Broken Social Scene are currently back in the studio, in Chicago at Soma, recording a new album. Read a little more about it from Kevin Drew, here. I wonder if this would be released later this year, or if they wait until 2010.


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

[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

Video: Jenny Owen Youngs "First Person"

Jenny Owen Youngs has a new video for "First Person," the opening track off her forthcoming release, Transmitter Failure, out 5/26 via Nettwerk. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Jenny Owen Youngs - First Person


[Myspace] Jenny Owen Youngs
[Website] Jenny Owen Youngs

[Count Me Out] Video: Jenny Owen Youngs "Clean Break"
[Count Me Out] Jenny Owen Youngs "Led To The Sea"

Pitchfork Fest 2009 Lineup Finalized

The lineup for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, held July 17th - 19th, has been finalized. Check it out below and make sure to pick up your ticket(s), here, before they're all gone.


Friday, July 17th

- Built to Spill
- The Jesus Lizard
- Yo La Tengo
- Tortoise


Saturday, July 18th

- The National
- Beirut
- DOOM
- Yeasayer
- Final Fantasy
- The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
- Fucked Up
- Plants And Animals
- Cymbals Eat Guitars
- Matt And Kim
- Lindstrøm
- Wavves
- Ponytail
- Bowerbirds
- The Antlers
- The Duchess And The Duke
- Disappears
- Michael Columbia


Sunday, July 19th

- The Flaming Lips
- Grizzly Bear
- M83
- The Walkmen
- The Thermals
- Pharoahe Monch
- Blitzen Trapper
- Frightened Rabbit
- The Mae Shi
- Black Lips
- The Very Best
- Mew
- Vivian Girls
- Japandroids
- DJ/Rupture
- Women
- Killer Whales
- Dianogah


[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2009 Lineup Additions
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2009 Initial Lineup
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Day 3
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Day 2
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Schedule
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Lineup Finalized
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Initial Lineup

Julian Plenti "Fun That We Have"

Julian Plenti, aka Paul Banks of Interpol, is set to release a solo album, Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper, on 8/4 via Matador. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "Fun That We Had."





Tracklist

01. Only If You Run
02. Fun That We Have
03. Skyscraper
04. Games For Days
05. Madrid Song
06. No Chance Of Survival
07. Unwind
08. Girl On The Sporting News
09. On The Esplanade
10. Fly As You Might
11. H

[MP3] Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have


[Myspace] Julian Plenti
[Website] Julian Plenti

Video: The Decemberists on Leno

The Decemberists, featuring Shara Worden, performed "The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid" last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The new release, The Hazards Of Love, is out now via Capitol.




[VIDEO] The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid


Tour Dates

05.19.09 at Hollywood Palladium (Los Angeles,CA) *
05.20.09 at Fox Theater (Oakland, CA) *
05.21.09 at McDonald Theatre (Eugene, OR) *
05.23.09 at Sasquatch Festival (Quincy, WA)
05.24.09 at Wilma Theatre (Missoula, MT) ^
05.26.09 at Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, CO) ^
05.27.09 at Uptown Theatre (Kansas City, MO) ^
05.29.09 at Riverside Theatre (Milwaukee, WI) ^
05.31.09 at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO) ^
06.01.09 at Lifestyles Community Pavillion (Columbus, OH) ^
06.03.09 at The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA) ^
06.04.09 at Progress Energy Center (Raleigh, NC) ^
06.05.09 at The National (Richmond, VA) ^
06.06.09 at Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, PA)
06.08.09 at Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD) #+
06.09.09 at Bank Of America Pavilion (Boston, MA) +
06.10.09 at Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY) +
06.13.09 at Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN)
06.20.09 at Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN)
07.17.09 at Marymoor Park (Redmond, WA) ^#
07.18.09 at Edgefield (Portland, OR) ^#
07.19.09 at Edgefield (Portland, OR) ^#
07.21.09 at Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, BC) ^
07.22.09 at Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, BC) ^
08.01.09 at Newport Folk Festival (Newport, RI)
08.02.09 at Osheaga Music & Arts Festival (Montreal, QC)
08.03.09 at Kool Haus (Toronto, ON) ~
08.05.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Madison, WI) ~
08.07.09 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.08.09 at Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) ~
08.10.09 at W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre (Louisville, KY) ^
08.11.09 at Royal Oak Theatre (Royal Oak, MI) ~
08.14.09 at Byham Theater (Pittsburgh, PA) ~
10.03.09 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)

* w/ Other Lives
^ w/ Blind Pilot
# w/ Andrew Bird
+ w/ Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
~ w/ Heartless Bastards


[Myspace] The Decemberists
[Website] The Decemberists

[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"

Here We Go Magic on The LaundroMatinee

Here We Go Magic had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check it out below, along with the self-titled debut, Here We Go Magic, out now via Western Vinyl.




[VIDEO] Here We Go Magic - Fangela




[VIDEO] Here We Go Magic - Surprise




[VIDEO] Here We Go Magic - Only Pieces


[Myspace] Here We Go Magic
[Website] Here We Go Magic

[Count Me Out] Here We Go Magic on WOXY
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic
[Count Me Out] Video: Here We Go Magic "Tunnelvision"
[Count Me Out] Here We Go Magic "Tunnelvision"

Video: Phoenix "1901"

Phoenix have a new video for "1901," a tune off the forthcoming release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out 5/26 via Glassnote. Check it out below, along with videos from a session with The Alternate Side. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for June 13th at Park West.




[VIDEO] Phoenix - 1901




[VIDEO] Phoenix - Lisztomania




[VIDEO] Phoenix - Playground Love


[Myspace] Phoenix
[Website] Phoenix

[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix "Lisztomania"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phoenix on SNL
[Count Me Out] Phoenix Reveal Album Art + Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Phoenix "1901"