new video: The National- "Bloodbuzz Ohio"

The National's newest and highly awaited disc, High Violet hit stores today on 4AD, and the band debuted the first video from the new album for the killer track, "Bloodbuzz Ohio."
The video was directed by Hope Hall, Andreas Burgess & Carin Besser. You can purchase the album over at highviolet.com/indieretail/ or check your local stores or online.

The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" (official video) from The National on Vimeo.

The National - Tour Dates
Apr 22 The National Richmond, Virginia
Apr 23 The National Richmond, Virginia
May 21 The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
May 22 The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
May 23 Spreckels Theatre San Diego, Ca.
May 26 Fox Theatre Oakland, California
May 27 Fox Theatre Oakland, California
May 29 Sasquatch Quincy, Washington
Jun 2 House of Blues Boston, Mass.
Jun 3 House of Blues Boston, Mass.
Jun 4 Electric Factory Philadelphia, Penn
Jun 5 Electric Factory Philadelphia, Penn
Jun 6 Dar Constitution Hall Washington DC,
Jun 8 Massey Hall Toronto
Jun 9 Massey Hall Toronto
Jun 16 Radio City Music Hall NYC, New York
Jul 27 Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY
Jul 31 Osheaga Festival Montreal

The Tallest Man on Earth- live in NYC

Just last month Swedish artist, Kristian Matsson aka The Tallest Man on Earth released his brilliant sophomore LP, The Wild Hunt. Matsson has been called Sweden's very own version of a modern day Bob Dylan, and it's not only due to his vocal stylings, but TTMOE can craft a story with his words with the best of them. He first gained some notoriety here in the U.S. while supporting Bon Iver on his tour dates, wowing crowds that showed up early.
Pitchfork TV recently captured The Tallest Man on Earth playing some intimate live acoustic performances in the Highline Park in NYC, where he played, "The Wild Hunt" and "King of Spain" off the new LP.




visit the Tallest Man on myspace.

The Gaslight Anthem- unveil new Documentary series

The Gaslight Anthem will soon be unveiling their third album, 'American Slang,' and the New jersey group has started releasing a new documentary series chronicling the recording process. The seven-part series called, 'The Making of ... 'American Slang' was directed by Kevin Custer, and Part one kicks off with an interview with lead singer Brian Fallon.
American Slang will be hitting record stores everywhere on June 15th.
You can check out pt's 1&2 of the documentary below.





for tour dates and other info you can go here.

Stream The National's 'High Violet'

For a limited time you can stream The National's upcoming disc, High Violet over on the NY Times website here with a great accompanying article on the band. Early favorites for me are 'Lemonworld", "Sorrow", and "Afraid of Everyone."

The stream will be up until Tuesday the 27th of April.
High Violet gets released this May 11th on 4AD.

Kaiser Cartel: New album and tour dates

Brooklyn duo Kaiser Cartel will be following up their debut, 'March Forth' with a new forthcoming album titled, Secret Transit, which is due out this June 8th. The new LP was produced by Matt Hales (aqualung) and was recorded in an old church in London. The new work also saw the pair fund the album and the upcoming release on their own with help from fan donations over at Pledgemusic.com. If you'd like to help the band out you can go here. Or you can just take a listen to the bands first single “Ready To Go" below.

Kaiser Cartel-"Ready to Go"


Kaiser Cartel tour schedule:
April 28, Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
May 13, Grey Eagle, Ashevile, NC
May 14, Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA
May 15, Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN
June 8, Joe's Pub New York , NY *CD Release Party!
June 14, The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI
June 15, Space, Evanston, IL
June 16, The Mill , Iowa City, IA
June 17 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
June 18 Club Garibaldi's, Milwaukee, WI
June 19 180 Main Dubuque, IA
July 30, WYEP, Pittsburgh, PA

visit KaiserCartel.com

Bon Iver covers Tom Petty

One of my all time favorite Tom Petty tracks, "Crawling Back To You" from his 'Wildflowers' album gets covered by the super talented Bon Iver.
courtesy of Each Note Secure.




also check out his version of Peter Gabriel's, "Come Talk to Me" here.

CALLmeKat in NYC tonight @ Piano's

CALLmeKAT is the solo project of the Denmark based singer, Katrine Ottosen. She released her full length debut back in 2008, Fall Down which blended seductive vocals and dreamy synth landscapes.
More recently she's been here in the States on a brief stint that included a stop at this years SXSW.
She'll be appearing tonight in the NYC area at Piano's on the Lower East Side, where she goes on at 8p.





check out Callmekat on myspace.

new music: The National- "Afraid of Everyone"

It looks like The National have let loose another track off their hotly anticipated disc, High Violet. After unveiling "Terrible Love" on Jimmy Fallon, and free track "Bloodbuzz Ohio" via their website, the band bring us the slow mover, "Afraid of Everyone."
‘High Violet’ is out May 11 on 4AD in the US.

Hear the track below or you can go here.

The National- "Afraid of Everyone" mp3

High Violet track list:
'Terrible Love'
'Sorrow'
'Anyone's Ghost'
'Little Faith'
'Afraid of Everyone'
'Bloodbuzz Ohio'
'Lemonworld'
'Runaway'
'Conversation 16'
'England'
'Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks'

visit their website Americanmary.com here.

Band of Horses- "Laredo"

Band of Horses have made available another new track from their forthcoming disc, Infinite Arms which is due out this May 18 via Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia. Just a few weeks back the band unveiled the first track off the upcoming disc titled, "Compliments" and this week the band brings us the new song, "Laredo."
Infinite Arms will be the groups first disc with members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds who toured with the band for Cease to Begin.
The band is out now on tour across Europe, with dates scheduled back in the States later this Spring. More dates are sure to follow after the albums release. Stay tuned

Infinite Arms Track listing:
01 “Factory”
02 “Compliments”
03 “Laredo”
04 “Blue Beard”
05 “On My Way Back Home
”
06 “Infinite Arms”
07 “Dilly”
08 “Evening Kitchen”
09 “Older”
10 “For Annabelle”
11 “NW Apt.
”
12 “Neighbor”

more at Bandofhorses.com

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: New single & Summer tour

N.Y. popsters, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart recently announced plans for a new single called "Say No to Love" which will come out digitally this June 8th on Slumberland records. The band is also set to embark on a 2week U.S. tour this summer with supporting acts Surfer Blood and Hooray for Earth.

In other band news, the Pains are planning the recording of their sophomore LP, the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed self-titled debut.

Here's what Kip from the band had to say in a message from the group ..."In many ways, "Say No to Love" is pretty Pains-by-numbers. It's got 3 chords, a fuzz pedal and lots of feelings. But instead of recording in the basement like we did for our album and both EPs, we recorded in an actual studio (Stratosphere Sound in New York). We tried hard to make it sound, as Peggy would say, "life affirming" and we're pretty excited about how it turned out. We hope you are too.

Pains of Being Pure at Heart on tour:
06/03 Milford, CT Daniel Street
06/04 Rochester, NY The German House
06/05 Buffalo, NY The Tralf
06/06 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
06/08 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Cafe
06/09 Birmingham, AL Bottletree Cafe
06/10 Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room
06/11 Orlando, FL Club at Firestone
06/12 Miami, FL Grand Central - Poplife 11
06/13 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
06/15 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
06/16 Washington, DC Black Cat
All shows w/ Surfer Blood & Hooray for Earth

Painsofbeingpureatheart on myspace.

Patrick Watson- New tour dates

This May, ecclectic Canadian singer, Patrick Watson & his band The Wooden Arms will set off on their longest US tour to date. Things kick off in Brooklyn on May 6th, and end with the band performing at the Sasquatch music Festival on May 29th.
Watson released his latest disc, Wooden Arms in '09, which was the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed Close to Paradise, which earned him Canada's prestigious Polaris Prize that same year.

watch Patrick performing for NPR last year.


Upcoming tour dates:
May 6 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY*
May 7- 92Y Tribeca - New York, NY*
May 8 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC*
May 9 - Unitarian Side Chapel - Philadelphia, PA*
May 17 - Schuba's - Chicago, IL
May 19 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
May 21 - Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ
May 22 - Hotel Café - Los Angeles, CA*
May 24 - Casbah - San Diego, CA*
May 26 - Café du Nord - San Francisco, CA*
May 28 - Doug Fir - Portland OR**
May 29 - Sasquatch Festival - Quincy, WA
*with Doveman
**with Laura Marling

more at PatrickWatson.net

'Song of the Week'- The Black Keys- "Tighten Up"

I'm admittedly not the biggest Black Keys fan, but the bands lead single "Tighten Up" off their forthcoming LP, Brothers, has been on heavy repeat lately on the iPod. The track has some extra groove to it, thanks to Danger Mouse who produced the song.
The new disc follows up 2008's 'Attack & Release', and will hit stores this May 18 on Nonesuch Records.




Tour dates and other info on Theblackkeys.com

new Band of Horses-"Compliments"

It's been nearly three years since the release of their last album, 'Cease to Begin', and Band of Horses new forthcoming disc, Infinite Arms is due out this May 18 via Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia. The band just unveiled the first new track of the upcoming work titled, "Compliments."
Infinite Arms will be the groups first disc with members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds who toured with the band for Cease to Begin.
Also, the group is about to head out on tour across Europe, with dates scheduled back in the States later this Spring. More dates are sure to follow after the albums release. Stay tuned.

Infinite Arms Track listing:
01 “Factory”
02 “Compliments”
03 “Laredo”
04 “Blue Beard”
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5 “On My Way Back Home
”
06 “Infinite Arms”
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7 “Dilly”
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8 “Evening Kitchen”
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9 “Older”
10 “For Annabelle”
11 “NW Apt.
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12 “Neighbor”

visit BandofHorses.com

Samantha Crain: New LP this June

Young indie folk singer, Samantha Crain is readying her new sophomore, LP, You (Understood). The disc comes out this June 8 on Ramseur records and follows up her debut releases, The Confiscation EP (2008), as well as Songs In The Night LP (2009).
According to Crain there is a story behind the making of You (Understood), which according to her the disc is an “attempt to preserve her contact with some human beings, 16 to be exact” with each song showing how these people affected her through the writing and recording of the album, recounting a particular episode with all 16 individuals.


Upcoming Tour Dates:
4.08.10 – McMenamin’s Boon’s Treasury – Salem, OR
4.15.10– McMenamin’s Edgefield – Troutdale, PR
4.22.10 – Alberta Street pub – Portland, OR
4.25.10 – McMenamin’s Edgefield – Troutdale, PR
4.28.10 – Mississippi Pizza – Portland, OR
5.14- 5.17.10 - Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
5.20.10 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
5.21.10 – Lemmons - St. Louis, MO
5.22.10 – The Blue Fugue – Columbia, MO
5.23.10 – Eight Street Taproom – Lawrence, KS
5.24.10 – Kirby’s Beer Store – Wichita, KS
5.25.10 – White Water Tavern – Little Rock, AR
5.26.10 – The Outland – Springfield, MO
5.27.10 – Maxine’s @ Hot Springs, AR
5.28.10 – Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
5.29.10 - 51st Street Speakeasy - Oklahoma City, OK
6.1.10 - Bootleg - Los Angeles, CA *
6.2.10 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA *
6.4.10 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
6.5.10 - the Vera Project - Seattle, WA *
6.6.10 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC *
6.9.10 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN *
6.10.10 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *
6.11.10 – Bonnaroo Café Stage
6.13.10 - Green Room - Montreal, PQ *
6.14.10 - Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge, MA *
6.15.10 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY *
6.16.10 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY *
*w/ First Aid Kit

Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers from sterlinharjo on Vimeo.

more info at SamanthaCrain.com

Wye Oak play 'Tiny Desk Concert'

Wye Oak recently stopped by the folks at NPR to take part in their 'Tiny Desk Concert' series. In other Wye Oak news, the pair have a new EP on the way, My Neighbor / My Creator, which comes out April 20th digitally, with a physical release due on June 8th via Merge.
The set featured two new songs from the EP, "My Neighbor" and "I Hope You Die", as well as "Regret" from If Children, and an as-yet-unreleased song called "Civilian."

new video: Phantogram-"Mouthful of Diamonds"

Upstate NY duo, Phantogram just came out with a new video for the lead track, "Mouthful Of Diamonds," off their latest release, Eyelid Movies, which has been garnering the band a whole lot of buzz these days. The slick, beat heavy disc is out now via Barsuk.
check out the video, as well as the bands upcoming tour dates below.



Phantogram tour schedule:
04.15 Big Orbit’s Soundlab (Buffalo, NY)
04.16 The Basement (Columbus, OH) *
04.17 Canopy Club (Urbana, IL) *
04.18 High Noon Saloon (Madison, WI) *
04.20 Varsity Theatre (Minneapolis, MN) *
04.21 The Blue Moose (Iowa City, IA) *
04.22 Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
04.23 Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) *
04.24 Rock Island Brewery (Rock Island, IL) *
04.26 Fox Theatre (Boulder, CO) *
04.28 Casbah (San Diego, CA) *
04.29 Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) *
04.30 The Troubador (Los Angeles, CA) *
05.01 Independent (San Francisco, CA) *
05.03 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) *
05.04 The Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, BC) *
05.05 Neumos’s (Seattle, WA) *
05.18 Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ)
05.19 The Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
05.31 Sasquatch! (George, WA)
* w/ The Antlers

more Phantogram on myspace.

Alcoholic Faith Mission releasing new album next month

Denmark band, Alcoholic Faith Mission are set to release their newest album, Let This Be The Last Night We Care, this April 27 on Paper Garden records. The disc is the third album from the band and follows up 2009's, 421 Wythe Avenue, which was named after their recording space in Williamsburg.
The new disc is described as showcasing the bands soaring harmonies, walls of electric guitars, and the groups trademark infinite textures.

Let This Be The Last Night We Care track listing:
1. Put The Virus In You
2. My Eyes To See
3. Closer To Dallas
4. Got Love? Got Shellfish!
5. Sobriety Up And Left
6. Season Me Right
7. Education
8. Snuck In To Ride It
9. The You, That You Could Use
10. Should've Left Before She Woke
11. Honeydrip
12. [Untitled]

'Song of the Week': The Tallest Man on Earth- "Burden of Tomorrow"

Another one of the many albums this year that I'm really looking forward to, is the new forthcoming disc from, The Tallest Man on Earth. His new album drops this April 13 on Dead Oceans, and the label recently released a second free song from the upcoming disc called,“Burden Of Tomorrow” which you can grab below.

The Tallest Man on Earth-"Burden of Tomorrow" mp3

Tallest Man upcoming tour dates:
04/11 Morgantown, WV - WVU Creative Arts Center - Mountain Stage Radio
04/14 Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward*
04/15 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House*
04/16 Montreal, QC - Petit Campus*
04/17 Toronto, ON - El Mocambo*
04/20 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom*
04/21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs*
04/22 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Upstairs*
04/23 Washington, DC - Black Cat*
04/24 Greensboro, NC - Guilford College *
04/26 Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall - University of North Carolina*
04/27 Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall*
04/27 Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall *5:30 early show*
04/28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
04/29 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree*
05/01 Denton, TX - Hailey's
05/02 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ (Indoor)*
05/04 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room*
05/05 La Jolla, CA - UCSD - The Loft*
05/07 Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum of LA w/ Gamble House
05/08 Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lodge*
05/09 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05/11 Portland, OR - The Mission Theater*
05/12 Vancouver, BC - St. James Hall*
05/14 Edmonton, AB - Brixx*
05/15 Calgary, AB - Local 522*
05/17 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05/18 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
05/19 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
05/21 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
05/23 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
05/25 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
05/26 Bloomington, IN - The Dome House
05/27 Fort Wayne, IN - The Brass Rail
05/28 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/30 George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06/09 London, UK - Tabernacle
06/10 Dublin, IRE - Whelan's
08/12 Haldern, DE - Haldern Pop Festival

The Tallest Man on myspace.

Wilco do 'Take Away Show'

While at a stop in Montreal, Wilco found some time to take part in one of La Blogotheque's 'Take Away Shows' playing "Country Disappeared."

Wilco - Country Disappeared - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

The XX at SXSW- "Crystalized" and more

One of the most anticipated acts of the recent SXSW festival this year was, The XX. The young London band who appeared on everyone's 2009 best of lists with their self titled debut, brought their live act to Morning Becomes Eclectic where they played, a great version of "Crystalized."



You can also take a look at them playing "Intro" and "Shelter" from the Mohawk Patio below.

Handsome Furs: CNN Documentary series pt 5

For the past several weeks Handsome Furs have been collaborating on a documentary series for CNN that chronicled the band and real life husband and wife pair on tour across Asia. The 5th and latest episode of “Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs” published this week and shows Dan and Alexei in Shanghai where they reflect on meeting the locals, and travel to Hong Kong to gear up for their next concert.

You can check it all out at www.cnn.com/indieasia

The Handsome Furs on myspace.

stream new music from The Gaslight Anthem- "American Slang"

This year is loaded with hotly anticipated releases, including the new forthcoming disc from Jersey boys, The Gaslight Anthem. The new disc titled, American Slang is tentatively due to be released this June 15 on SideOneDummy records, which saw the band team up with producer Ted Hutt.

Right now you can give a listen to the title track from the new disc, which is streaming over on their Myspace page.

American Slang tracklisting:
American Slang
Stay Lucky
Bring It On
The Diamond Church Street Choir
The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Orphans
Boxer
Old Haunts
The Spirit of Jazz
We Did It When We Were Young

new song: The National- "Bloodbuzz Ohio", download 4 free

Getting more and more psyched for this one with each bit of news. If you head over to http://www.highviolet.com you can grab yourself a free download of “Bloodbuzz Ohio” the first single from The National’s new album ‘High Violet,’ out May 11 on 4AD.


The National-"Blood Buzz Ohio"

High Violet tracklist
'Terrible Love'
'Sorrow'
'Anyone's Ghost'
'Little Faith'
'Afraid of Everyone'
'Bloodbuzz Ohio'
'Lemonworld'
'Runaway'
'Conversation 16'
'England'
'Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks'

'Song of the Week': 'Frightened Rabbit-"Not Miserable"

When I last spoke to Frightened Rabbit fromtman, Scott Hutchinson about what was next for the band and the pressure of their next record, he stated ...."Does anyone want to hear me sing a break-up song again? I think I've covered it." Indeed following up 08's brilliant The Midnight Organ Fight was no easy task for the band, with critics and fans falling in love with the brutally honest and personal take of Hutchinson's dissolved relationship on that disc. It's definitely one of my favorite albums of the last several years and with the new disc hitting stores, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, I was anxious to hear the bands latest direction. So often in life high expectations just fall short, but I honestly have to say that the disc sucked me in on it's first listen and has been growing on me more and more with each additional spin. Granted it's not another break-up record, but what did you expect 'The Midnight Organ Fight pt2'? The disc shows a writer moving forward after the chaos of his relationship, maturing in front of us, and dealing with the pieces that are left. Hutchinson to me, cements himself as one of the best songwriters around right now, the guy just flat out knows how to capture the uneasyness of love.
In "Footshooter" he sings...."And if I shoot at you, you should shoot at me too. And we can drown in pools of the thick dark words we threw" and there's this from "Swim Until You Can't See Land" ..."Let’s call me a baptist, call this the drowning of the past, She’s there on the shoreline, throwing stones at my back."
There's still the same charm in the music that 'TMOF' had and the band expanded their line-up, and streched the depth of their sound, but if I had to some up 'The Winter of Mixed Drinks' I would have you listen to one of my favorites off the disc,"Not Miserable" to show just how Hutchinson is moving forward, and so should fans expecting another 'Midnight Organ Fight'. Check it out below.



"Not Miserable"

Well this is easier now
I found all the pieces I lost in the flood
And it wasn't that much
And though it's easier now
I will always remember the night that I almost drowned
All alone in a house

And the love that I lost
With all of the shit that came out in the wash
Just a pocket of fluff
I'm not put upon
I am free of from disease no greys, no liver-spots
Most of the misery's gone... gone, gone to the bone

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows
I'm not miserable

So the hymns that I sung
Prayers for the fucked, from a bitter, forked tongue
Sing of history now
Though the corners are lit
The dark can return with the flick of a switch
It hasn't turned on me yet, yet

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows
I'm not miserable

Well this is easier now
I found all the pieces I lost in the flood
And it wasn't that much

and here's our previously mentioned interview with Scott from 2008.


more Frightened Rabbit on myspace.

new video: Lykke Li- "Possibility"

Currently hard at work on the follow up to her breakthrough album Youth Novels, Swedish songstress Lykke Li took some time to contribute a new track to Twilight’s latest film & soundtrack ‘New Moon’. This is the first new song to follow her debut, and she just came out with a new video for the track which was shot at Decibel Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.



more at Lykke Li.com

The Wooden Sky release latest installment of Documentary series

One of our favorite bands here on the blog, The Wooden Sky, who nabbed our album of the year honors for 2009, with their sophomore effort, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone, just released the latest installment of their ongoing documentary series. The 10 part documentary series titled, “A Documentary in Pieces” directed by Scott Cudmore, captured the group during their 'Bedrooms and Backstreets' tour last Summer prior to their albums release.
To see all the rest of the installments you can go here.

The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces - PART EIGHT (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.

The Wooden Sky on myspace.

Stars releasing 'The Five Ghosts'

Montreal Canada's, Stars, will be releasing their fifth studio album, The Five Ghosts, this coming June 22nd. The new disc follows up their critically acclaimed and deservedly so, LP In Our Bedroom After the War, which featured the tracks,"Take Me to the Riot" and "The Night Starts Here." The new disc will be the bands first release on their very own label Soft Revolution, which will be distributed outside Canada via Vagrant.
Stars co-leader Amy Millan had this to say on the forthcoming disc, "We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity. It is the first time we've had the luxury of being together in a huge room writing songs off the floor."

'The Five Ghosts' tracklisting:
01 Dead Hearts
02 Wasted Daylight
03 I Died So I Could Haunt You
04 Fixed
05 We Don't Want Your Body
06 He Dreams He's Awake
07 Never Been Good With Change
08 The Passenger
09 The Last Song Ever Written
10 How Much More
11 Winter Bones



Stars on myspace.

new Hear We Go Magic coming this June

Brooklyn 5 piece, Here We Go Magic, led by frontman Luke Temple made a splash last year with their self-titled debut,earning slots opening for bands like Grizzly Bear, and the Walkmen. The band is now readying their sophomore release, after signing with Secretly Canadian (Yeasayer, Damien Jurado) titled, Pigeons, which is scheduled to come out this June.
The disc was produced and recorded by Here We Go Magic over four months in the late Summer and Fall of 2009 in a house in East Branch, NY. You can download the new album track, "Collector" if you go here.

'Pigeons' tracklist:
Hibernation
Collector
Casual
Surprise
Bottom Feeder
Moon
Old World United
Father Figure
Land of Feeling
Vegetable or Native
Herbie I Love You, Now I Know

Herewegomagic on myspace.

Handsome Furs documentary series continues on CNN

A few weeks back we were talking about Handsome Furs collaborating on a documentary series for CNN while on tour across Asia. The 4th and latest installment of the series “Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs” published yesterday and shows the couples behind-the-scenes look at the Chinese music scene.

You can check out all of the episodes here.

follow Handsome Furs on myspace.

new video: Hurricane Bells-"This Is A Test"

Last week Altpress premiered
the new video for Hurricane Bells track, "This Is A Test." The former Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz released his band's debut album late last year titled, Tonight Is The Ghost, which Schiltz wrote, played, recorded, and mixed entirely himself.



Hurricane Bells on the road:
Mar 18 SXSW Acoustic Show @ Aloft Hotel Austin, Texas
Mar 19 Consequence Of Sound SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 Official Muse Box SXSW Showcase Austin, Texas
Apr 7 Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 8 Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia
Apr 9 TLA Philadelphia, Penn.
Apr 10 Webster Hall New York, New York
Apr 11 9:30 Club Washington DC
Apr 16 Water Street Rochester, New York
Apr 17 LC Pavillion Columbus, Ohio
Apr 18 House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 20 House Of Blues Chicago, Illinois
Apr 21 Pageant St Louis, Missouri
Apr 23 Sokol Hall Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 24 Gothic Denver, Colorado
Apr 27 Lonestar EC Pavillion Lubbock, Texas
Apr 28 Dos Amigos Odessa, Texas
Apr 29 Cain’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
Apr 30 House Of Blues Dallas, Texas

more Hurricane Bells on myspace.

The National debut new track,"Terrible Love" on Fallon show

Josh Ritter album teaser

Josh Ritter recently posted a new album teaser video, featuring a new song, "Another New World" off his forthcoming release, So Runs The World Away. The disc hits stores this May 4th on Pytheas Recordings, and you can grab a free download of the track, "Change of Time" from the album here.



more at JoshRitter.com

Song of the Week': Damien Jurado-"Arkansas"

In my opinion one of the most under looked songwriters out there, Damien Jurado, will soon be releasing his new album, Saint Bartlett, on Secretly Canadian this May 25th. For the new disc Jurado teamed up with fellow label mate Richard Swift who helped produce the LP. Saint Bartlett was recorded entirely at Swift’s National Freedom studio in Oregon, in just under a week with only Jurado and Swift as the performers.
You can get familiar with the new song, "Arkansas" below.
And if your like us and your into all things Jurado, don't miss his latest side project with his brother Drake called, Hoquiam. They just released a new album last month on St. Ives records. Check them out here.

Damien Jurado-"Arkansas"

Tracklist
01. Cloudy Shoes
02. Arkansas
03. Rachel & Cali
04. Throwing Your Voice
05. Wallingford
06. Pear
07. Kansas City
08. Harborview
09. Kalama
10. The Falling Snow
11. Beacon Hill
12. With Lightning In Your Hands

more at DamienJurado.com

new video:Matthew Ryan- "The World Is"

Ever since hearing the first chord on his first album back in 1997, I've been a huge fan of Matthew Ryan's music. As honest and inspiring a songwriter as there is out there, Ryan just released his latest CD, Dear Lover in stores last month, and also just put out a new video for the album track, "The World Is" directed by fine-art photographer Jack Spencer.
Check him out on tour now (dates below).



Matthew Ryan on tour:
3/9 BOSTON, MA Club Passim
3/10 NEW YORK, NY The Living Room
3/11 PHILADELPHIA, PA The Tin Angel
3/12 ARLINGTON, VA The Iota Club & Café
3/13 RINGWOOD, NJ Drew's House Concerts
3/14 ASBURY PARK, NJ The Saint
3/16 ATLANTA, GA Eddie's Attic
4/12 ST LOUIS, MO Cicero's
4/14 DES MOINES, IA Vaudeville Mews
4/15 ROCHESTER, MN Rochester Civic Center
4/16 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Sauce
4/17 MADISON, WI The Project Lodge
4/18 CHICAGO, IL Schuba's
5/4 MEMPHIS, TN Memphis House Concerts

visit matthewryanonline.com/

Listen to 3 new songs from The Whigs

Georgia rockers, The Whigs have a new disc coming out next week March 16th via ATO records. The new record titled, In The Dark, features the new tune, "Kill Me Carolyne," which you can grab a free download of here.

The National: title new album, set release date

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time. The National have confirmed a release date for their new album titled, High Violet this May 11th on 4AD. The bands 5th LP, is said to be edgier than it's predecessor, 2007's brilliant, The Boxer.
As soon as we get a confirmed tracklist, we'll let you know.
In the meantime check out the bands announced tour schedule so far.

MARCH
28 KNOXVILLE, TN - BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010
APRIL
22 RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
23 RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
MAY
05 LONDON, UK - ELECTRIC BALLROOM
06 LONDON, UK - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
07 PARIS, FRANCE - LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT
08 BERLIN, GERMANY - HUXLEY'S NEUE WELT
09 BERLIN, GERMANY - ASTRA
21 LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
22 LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
23 SAN DIEGO, CA - SPRECKELS THEATRE
26 OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
27 OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
29 QUINCY, WA - SASQUATCH FESTIVAL
JUNE
02 BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
03 BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
04 PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
05 PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
06 WASHINGTON, DC - DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
08 TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
09 TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
11-13 MANCHESTER, TN - BONNAROO
16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY - RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
JULY
14 DACHAU (MUNICH), GERMANY
16-18 LISBON, PORTUGAL - SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK
27 BROOKLYN, NY - CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!

wonder if this one made the cut??


visit the band's official site Americanmary.com

Band of Horses announce new album plans

After nearly three years since the release of their last album, 'Cease to Begin', Band of Horses have announced plans for their new forthcoming disc, Infinite Arms. The album comes out this May 18, and is the groups first disc with members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds who toured with the band for Cease to Begin.

The band kicks off some tour dates later this month in Colorado, with shows in Europe and back in the States later this Spring. More dates are soon to follow after the albums release. Stay tuned.

Band of Horses tour dates:
3/15 Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theater
3/16 Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
3/18 Austin, Texas @ Stubbs BBQ
3/19 Austin, Texas @ Central Presbyterian Church
4/8 Paris, France @ La Fleche D’or
4/9 Brussels, Belgium @ Orangerie
4/10 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mozaique
4/12 London, England @ Koko
4/14 Cologne, Germany @ Kulturkirche
4/16 Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
4/17 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn
4/18 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
4/23 Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater
4/24 Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater
4/27 Gainesville, Fla. @ UF Rion Ballroom
4/28 Miami, Fla. @ The Fillmore
4/29 Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues
5/1 New Orleans, La. @ Jazzfest
5/30 Bend, Ore. @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
5/31 George, Wash. @ Sasquatch
6/5 Bangor, Ireland @ Ward Park
6/9 London, England @ Roundhouse
6/12 Glasgow, Scotland @ Bellahouston Park
6/19 Toronto, Ontario @ Olympic Island
9/25 Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre

More on Bandofhorses.com

'Wednesday in Words': 'Mumford & Sons- "The Cave"

Completely fell in love with this UK groups music when I first heard their song, "The Cave." The band jsut recently saw the release of their debut album, Sigh No More in the U.S. last month, after earning rave reviews overseas.
The band also just announced a new round of North American tour dates this May and June which you can check out at their website www.mumfordandsons.com


Mumford & Sons- "The Cave":
It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Stream the new Peasant album, 'Shady Retreat'

Today Damien DeRose, aka Peasant, comes out with his brand new disc, Shady Retreat, on Paper Garden records.
If you want to hear the album in it's entirety you have a few choices, as you can head over to AOL/Spinner or iLike/Facebook, who are both featuring the album stream this week.
Also be sure to check out the new tour dates in North America and Europe listed below.

Upcoming Peasant Tour Dates
3/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live (CD Release Show w/ Emanuel and the Fear)
3/12 – Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ Seedy Seeds
3/13 – Columbus, OH @ Scarlet & Gray Café
3/14 – Louisville, KY @ The Rudyard Kipling w/ Seedy Seeds
3/15 – St. Louis, MO @ Cicero’s
3/18 – Austin, TX @ Tap Room (Blackbird SXSW showcase)
3/20 – Austin, TX @ TBA (Paper Garden Records SXSW day party)
3/20 – Austin, TX @ Grime’s Photography Studio
3/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar w/ Seedy Seeds
3/25 – Savanna, GA @ Sentient Bean
3/26 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox
3/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
4/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
4/28 – Chicago, IL @ Martyrs w/ Chris Pureka
4/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall w/ Chris Purkea
5/1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl w/ Chris Pureka
5/2 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ Chris Pureka
5/3 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Chris Pureka
5/5 - Basel (CH) @ TBC
5/6 - Zürich (CH) @ Papiersaal
5/7 - Stuttgart (D) – Wagenhallen
5/12 - London (UK) - The Tamesis Dock
5/15 - Lille (F) - Le Drugstore

Peasant on myspace.

The Twilight Sad announce new North Amercian tour

Another one of our favorite Scottish bands, The Twilight Sad are ready to bring their brooding noise-rock back to the US & Canada this Spring as they will be supporting the Japanese orchestral metal outfit, MONO.
In other band news, the boys just released a new video for their latest single, "The Room" which premiered over at the UK site, The Line Of Best Fit. The video is directed by Nicola Collins and stars David Lynch's granddaughter in the lead role.

The Twilight Sad - The Room from TLOBF.COM on Vimeo.

The Twilight Sad, North America tour dates:
07 May - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA
08 May - Slim's, San Francisco CA
10 May - Berbati's Pan, Portland OR
11 May - Neumo's, Seattle WA
12 May - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver British Columbia
14 May - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT
15 May - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
17 May - The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
18 May - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA
19 May - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN
20 May - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
21 May - Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI
22 May - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL
23 May - Magic Stick, Detroit MI
24 May - Grog Shop, Cleveland OH
25 May - Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
26 May - Lee's Palace, Toronto Ontario
27 May - La Sala Rossa, Montreal Quebec
28 May - The Middle East, Cambridge MA
29 May - Daniel Street Club, Milford CT
30 May - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
01 Jun - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
02 Jun - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04 Jun - North State Sound, Durham NC
05 Jun - The Masquerade, Atlanta GA
07 Jun - Exit/In, Nashville TN
09 Jun - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA
all shows with MONO

more Twilight Sad on myspace.

'Song of the Week': Phantogram- "Mouthful of Diamonds"

Generating a huge amount of buzz of their 2009 5 song EP, this Upstate NY duo just released their debut full length titled, Eyelid Movies last month on Barsuk. Having formed in just 2007, guitarist Joshua Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel have rose quick, with their brand of layered electronica & addictive funky beats, which have helped the band open up for acts like, Zero 7, Ra Ra Riot and Yeasayer within the last few years.
Take a listen to the album track " Mouthful of Diamonds" and see why this band has been tabbed as a band to watch in 2010.

"Mouthful of Diamonds"

Upcoming Phantogram tour schedule:
Mar 4 Bordello Los Angeles, California
Mar 5 M-THEORY RECORDS San Diego, California
Mar 6 Mercury Lounge Goleta, California
Mar 9 RED DOG Peterborough
Mar 10 ALE HOUSE Kingston
Mar 11 L3 NIGHTCLUB St. Catharines
Mar 12 SUPERMARKET Toronto
Mar 13 CALL THE OFFICE London, Ontario
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 18 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 21 SXSW Austin, Texas
Apr 16 THE BASEMENT Columbus, Ohio
Apr 17 CANOPY CLUB Urbana, Illinois
Apr 18 HIGH NOON SALOON Madison, Wisc
Apr 20 VARSITY THEATRE Minneapolis, Minn.
Apr 21 THE BLUE MOOSE Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 22 LINCOLN HALL Chicago, Illinois
Apr 23 BLIND PIG Ann Arbor, Michigan
Apr 28 CASBAH San Diego, California
May 3 DOUG FIR LOUNGE Portland, Oregon
May 4 THE BILTMORE CABARET Vancouver, BC
May 5 NEUMO’S Seattle, Washington
May 31 SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL George, Wa.

follow Phantogram on myspace.

new video: Bowerbirds-"Northern Lights"

The North Carolina band, Bowerbirds just released a new video for the song, "Northern Lights" from their '09 Dead Oceans release Upper Air. The clip is directed by Matt Amato.



visit http://www.bowerbirds.org/

Frightened Rabbit: stream new album in full; watch new video

Possibly my most anticipated disc of the year, next to The National's forthcoming album is Frightened Rabbit’s new one, The Winter of Mixed Drinks. The bands third full length, and follow up to 2008's brilliant The Midnight Organ Fight, isn’t due in stores until March 9 via FatCat records, but if you need to hear the album asap like me, you can head over to the bands to myspace page now where it is streaming in full. In addition it will be also be streaming on NPR music starting this Sat., Feb. 27.

And while were talking all things FR, check out the new and second version of the video for the album track, “Nothing Like You” which sees the guys getting down to the bare basics, literally.



Frightened Rabbit North American tour dates:
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 18 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Apr 17 Coachella Festival Indio, Calif.
Apr 19 The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
Apr 21 Walters Houston, Texas
Apr 22 The Loft @ Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Tx
Apr 23 Revolution Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 24 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 25 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
Apr 27 Black Cat Washington DC
Apr 28 Webster Hall New York, New York
Apr 29 The Paradise Boston, Mass
Apr 30 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Penn.
May 3 Petit Campus Montréal, Quebec
May 4 Opera House Toronto, Ontario
May 5 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
May 6 Southgate House Newport, Kentucky
May 7 The Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri
May 8 Metro Chicago, Illinois
May 9 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 10 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 12 Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado
May 13 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Texas
May 15 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC
May 16 Neumo’s Crystal Ball Seattle, Washington
May 17 Berbati’s Pan Portland, Oregon
May 19 The Fillmore San Francisco, California
May 22 Casbah San Diego, California

new video: Still Life Still- "Kid"

Here's a new video from Canadian band, Still life Still's debut full length, Girls Come Too for the track, "Kids" directed by Scott Cudmore.



http://www.stilllifestill.com/

new video: Robert Francis- "Junebug"

You might be hearing a lot more about Robert Francis in the coming months, with upcoming SXSW performances opening for Band of Horses, Drive By Truckers, and Broken Social Scene along with upcoming tour dates opening for label mates Fanfarlo. Francis largely slipped under most peoples radar in 2009, with his stunning LP, Before Nightfall, which featured the Dylanesque track, "Nightfall", and "Junebug" which he just came out with a new video for. Catch the new video and tour dates below.



Upcoming Robert Francis Tour Dates::
Mar 8 La Maroquinerie--Paris, France
Mar 15 AB Club--Brussels, Belgium
Mar 18 Stubb's--Austin, TX
Mar 27 The Loft--Atlanta, GA
Mar 30 The Norva--Norfolk, VA
Mar 31 First Unitarian Church--Philadelphia, PA
Apr 1 The Summit--Columbus, OH
Apr 2 Bluebird Nightclub--Bloomington, IN
Apr 3 Zanzabar--Louisville, KY
Apr 5 The Record Bar--Kansas City, MO
Apr 6 Cedar Cultural Center--Minneapolis, MN
Apr 7 Lincoln Hall--Chicago, IL
Apr 8 Grog Shop--Cleveland, OH
Apr 9 Lee's Palace--Toronto, ON, Canada
Apr 10 Studio Juste Pour Rire--Montréal, Canada
Apr 11 Paradise Rock Club--Boston, MA
Apr 17 Melkweg--Amsterdam, Holland
Apr 18 Ancienne Belgique AB--Brussels, Belgm
Apr 20 Huxley’s Neue Welt--Berlin, Germany
Apr 21 Docks--Hamburg, Germany
Apr 25 Maag MusicHall AG--Zürich, Switzerland
Apr 26 TonHalle München--Munich, Germany
Apr 28 Le Zénith de Paris--Paris, France
Apr 30 La Trocardière--Reze, France
May 1 Zenith Arena--Lille, France

get more Robert Francis on myspace.

Fanfarlo announce new North American dates, perform on David Letterman

It seems like the UK group, Fanfarlo have been gaining steam more and more with each month, ever since their album was re-released on Atlantic/Canvasback this past Fall. Their album Reservoir which landed at number 3 on our best of 2009 list has been getting critical acclaim for the band, and they just announced a new round of North American headlining dates for this March and April with Lawrence Arabia and Robert Francis as support.
The band whom just finished up a string of European headline shows, also stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman this week to make their national television debut, playing "Harold T. Wilkins."
And in other news, this week the group released an exclusive 6-song iTunes Sessions EP.



NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE DATES:
Feb 20 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA*
Feb 22 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA*
Feb 23 Doug Fir Portland, OR*
Feb 24 Crocodile Café Seattle, WA *
Feb 25 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA *
Feb 27 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT *
Feb 28 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO *
March 27 The Loft Atlanta, GA **
March 30 The NorVa Norfolk, VA **
March 31 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA **
April 1 The Summit Columbus, OH **
April 2 The Bluebird Bloomington, IN **
April 3 Zanzabar Louisville, KY **
April 5 Record Bar Kansas City, MO **
April 6 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN **
April 7 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL **
April 8 The Grog Shop Cleveland, OH**
April 9 Lee’s Palace Toronto, ONT**
April 10 Studio Juste Pour Rire Montreal, QC**
April 11 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
* with April Smith as support
** with Lawrence Arabia and Robert Francis as support

more at Fanfarlo.com

Sigur Ros frontman goes solo; adds tour dates

Sigur Rós frontman, Jónsi Birgisson is prepping his first ever solo album, called, Go. The new disc hits stores on March 23 via XL recordings and Jónsi has recently added a slew of North American tour dates to accompany the albums release. For the upcoming live shows Jónsi has teamed up with production company 59 productions, to create a cross-artform live stage show which will include an eclectic marriage of film, art installation, theatre performance and live concert.
You can check out the video below for an inside look into the live stage show being produced.

Jónsi live show by 59 Productions from Jónsi on Vimeo.

April
6 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre
7 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre
9 – Seattle, Wash. @ The ShowBox SoDo
10 – Seattle, Wash. @ The ShowBox SoDo
13 – Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Theatre
15 – Berkeley, Calif. @ Zellerbach Auditorium
16 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Palace of Fine Arts
18 – Indio, Calif @ Coachella
21 – Denver, Colo. @ Paramount Theatre
22 – Lawrence, Kan. @ Liberty Hall
24 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Pantages Theatre
25 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Pantages Theatre
26 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Pabst Theatre
27 – Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre
28 – Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre
30 – Toronto, Ontario @Sound Academy
May
1 – Toronto, Ontario @Sound Academy
2 – Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
3 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory
5 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
6 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
8 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
9 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5

more at Jonsi.com

Gaslight Anthem announce new album coming this Spring

The Gaslight Anthem have been hard at work recording their follow-up to 2008's breakthrough album, The ‘59 Sound. The new album will be called American Slang and it is due to be released this June 15 on SideOneDummy records.
For the forthcoming LP the band has been teamed up with producer Ted Hutt at The Magic Shop in NYC, and frontman Brian Fallon has recently told NME that the new disc will see the New Jersey based group step away from their influences.
“For the last record we looked really into it and we asked ‘What are our influences and how do we jam them in?’”.... “And on this one, we’re writing songs that we feel are relevant to us.”

Speaking of influences, check out this great performance of the band from Hyde Park in London jamming with one of their idols, Bruce Springsteen, who joined the guys for the song, "The '59 Sound."



The Gaslight Anthem.com