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
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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