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News: Architects (UK) To Join Enter Shikari On North American Tour

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:50:49 -0500

Brighton's Architects (UK) is pleased to announce they will be returning to the US for a full summer of touring. Kicking off on March 6 in Boston, MA, Architects (UK) will embark on a 17-date run as direct support for Enter Shikari, with opening support from Heartist and Crossfaith. Routing will take the band across the US and through Dallas, where they are confirmed to play the annual South By So What?! Festival on March 16. Other acts confirmed for South By So What?! include Breathe Carolina, Attack Attack!, and Chelsea Grin.

News: Larry And His Flask Present "Fill The Flask," Currently In-Studio Recording New Album

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:50:49 -0500

Bend, Oregon's Larry and His Flask have always been anything but conventional. From their transition into their current bluegrass-punk hybrid to their wildly entertaining stage show to their tours which have taken them everywhere from Hawaii to the Yukon Territory to Europe, the band's strong do-it-yourself ethos and unorthodox approach to music have again combined to launch their latest endeavor.

News: Lord Huron Add Spring West Coast Dates, Coachella

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:13:40 -0500

In support of their debut album Lonesome Dreams, critically acclaimed LA-based band Lord Huron are set to embark on a West Coast run beginning in March, in addition to their upcoming U.K. tour and two sold out shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The band is also confirmed to perform at Coachella in April. Lonesome Dreams, available now on the independent label IAMSOUND Records, continues to garner widespread praise—USA Today explains, “the indie-folk band paints a vivid landscape with upbeat, warm melodies and the dreamy vocals,” while The New York Times describes the music as, “pretty, multilayered Americana strumming and harmonizing.” Lord Huron, who made their network television debut on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” was featured in several year end lists, including NPR Music’s “10 Artists You Should Have Known in 2012,” as Esquire called them “the last true New Band You Need to Hear This Year.”

News: ATP Announce IBYM Festival Curated By The Yeah Yeah Yeah's May 4th, Grizzly Bear May 5th

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:37:10 -0500

On the weekend of the 4th-5th May 2013 at Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow's Parties will present the third UK I'll Be Your Mirror event. Tickets are on sale via www.ATPFestival.com now priced at £59 for Day Tickets or £110 for a 2 Day Pass. ATP are incredibly excited to announce the headliners and curators for this year.

News: Hundredth To Release Revolt EP On Vinyl In March

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:44:44 -0500

South Carolina rock band Hundredth will release the first half of their double EP, Revolt, on 12” vinyl LP via No Sleep Records and digitally and on CD via Mediaskare Records on March 19. In anticipation of the upcoming release, Hundredth are streaming the first new track, “Ruin,” at the band's Facebook page.

News: Blessed Feathers Announce Winter Tour Dates To SXSW

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:32:35 -0500

Wisconsin's Blessed Feathers released their debut EP Peaceful Beasts In An Ocean Of Weeds this fall to critical acclaim. The AV Club said, "The vocal interplay between Berube and Jacquelyn Beaupre is the focus...their harmonies are beautiful, perfectly capturing the joy and pain of the American struggle," while Milwaukee Magazine raved, "Blessed Feathers has created an album that is, above all, wonderfully easy on the ears." Blessed Feathers just announced a winter tour in support of the EP, which includes dates with Mount Moriah, Young Buffalo and a stop at this year's SXSW Music Festival. In anticipation of the upcoming tour the band has a released an new track from the EP, "Winter Sister," and also posted a video for a brand new track "Salvation Army" which was recorded live at Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom.

News: Terror Join Victory Records

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:32:35 -0500

Victory Records has announced that they have welcomed Terror to the Victory family. The band will release their sixth studio album titled Live By The Code in April, 2013 in the US and Canada.

News: The Kill Van Kulls Announce Tour Dates With Strangers

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:50:34 -0500

After recently announcing their new 'Wooden Heart EP' through Label, The Kill Van Kulls announce dates in Northampton, London, and Manchester with fellow exciting act Strangers. Released through Manchester’s newest independent record label, simply entitled ‘Label’, The Kill Van Kulls begin 2013 with a vibrant slice of unabashed Pop to announce their latest EP.

News: OMD Reveals Album Art, Confirms Tour

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:50:34 -0500

BMG is excited to reveal the artwork for the soon-to-be-released OMD album, English Electric. Throughout their storied career, the band's cover art has always been an extension of their sound and they put a great deal of care into it; the new album's cover was designed by Tom Skipp and the band's creative director, the legendary Peter Saville.

News: Vicky Cryer (Members Of Louis XIV, Muse, The Killers, Mars Volta) To Release Debut Album

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:17:50 -0500

Vicky Cryer, featuring Louis XIV frontman Jason Hill along with friends in Muse, The Killers, Mars Volta, Jamiroquai, and The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, has announced the upcoming release of his debut album on April 16th. Louis XIV are set to tour with the Killers from February 26th through March 12th. While Hill has also announced he's starting his own record label, Fancy Animal Records.

News: The Casualties Announce U.S. Headlining Dates

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:01:41 -0500

Infamous New York City street punks The Casualties have announced their first U.S. headlining dates of 2013. The band will co-headline a string of southern and west coast dates with Goatwhore in March and April. Additional support will come from Havok. The trek starts on March 27th, in Houston, TX and runs through April 9th, in Seattle, WA.

News: Quick Hits: Undesirable People, Tera Melos, Spindrift, Trucker Diablo, Andy Elwell

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:01:41 -0500

Detroit, MI's Undesirable People have unveiled the video for "Basement Talk" from the band's latest EP, Eugenics.
Sacramento's genre-benders Tera Melos announce the forthcoming release of their latest album with the exclusive premiere of a new song via Rolling Stone. The track, "Tropic Lame" is culled from the new album, X'ed Out.
IFC has premiered the trailer to cinematic Western-psych outfit Spindrift’s forthcoming album/film, Ghost Of The West.
Northern Irish rockers Trucker Diablo are back! New single “The Rebel,” from the forthcoming album "Songs of Iron," sets the tone that the Trucker boys aren’t messing ...

News: A Life Once Lost Announces The Man Machine Tour 2013 With Author And Punisher, Encrust

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:22:37 -0500

Forward-thinking modern metal outfit A Life Once Lost has announced "The Man Machine Tour 2013" with San Diego doom metal band Author & Punisher and extreme Chicago newcomers Encrust. The band will start out solo for a few dates in early March and will join up with Author & Punisher after a few appearances at SXSW. Encrust will join the tour for three dates in Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio.

News: Useless Eaters Announce February Tour

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:22:37 -0500

Useless Eaters are set to release their new LP Hypertension on Jeffery Drag Records on February 19th. To celebrate they will be playing shows and soon to be announced SXSW dates!

Seth Sutton learned a lot from Jay Reatard in the last two years of his life—a time that included taking Sutton’s band (Useless Eaters) on tour and pressing one of their many limited singles—but one lesson stood out above the rest.

News: Moon Block Party Announces Desert Daze 2013 Featuring Tinariwen, Warpaint

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:08:49 -0500

This year's Desert Daze Music + Art Festival will feature exclusive Southern California performances by Tinariwen, Warpaint and Chelsea Wolfe on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Sunset Ranch, a beautiful desert oasis set against a backdrop of purple mountains and miles of palm trees in the picturesque town of Mecca, CA (about 25 minutes SE of Indio near the Salton Sea). Other acts on the bill will include The Entrance Band, Night Beats, Lumerians, Dahga Bloom, JJUUJJUU and more to be announced.

Free Music: Luke Elliot - "Benny's a Bum"

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:35:14 -0500

Taken from the short film, "Benny The Bum," Luke Elliot's titular single is today's free download. With a band of proficient performers, an earnest and gravelly delivery of well-written lyrics, and a penchant for unusual time signatures, Elliot's music offers a slice of American rock that remains unique and yet feels familiar. Take a listen yourself, here at PlugInMusic.com.

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News: Napalm Death To Join Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 With Cannibal Corpse, Immolation

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:11:36 -0500

After successfully co-headlining a North American tour with speed punks Municipal Waste, leaders of the extreme, Napalm Death, will now be coming back to the States with Cannibal Corpse and Immolation for the 2013 installment of the Decibel Magazine tour (Cretin, Beyond Creation, and Magrudergrind will also join the tour as rotating support).

News: Icelandic Composer Ólafur Arnalds Debuts First Track Off New Album

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:20:37 -0500

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds has announced the release of his new studio album, For Now I Am Winter, due out on April 2nd with Mercury Classics. On this album, composer Nico Muhly provided orchestral arrangements, and for the first time Arnalds introduces vocals to his soundworld. Icelandic singer Arnór Dan can be heard on four tracks. Fans in the US and Canada can also take part in a special pre-order of the LP, in which their names will appear in the album liner notes in a physical package and will receive additional fan items at OlafurArnalds.com/store. The pre-order is active now until February 18th. Stream 'This Place Was a Shelter' at Drowned In Sound.

News: Menomena Debuts "Toomer," Plans Winter Tour

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:20:37 -0500

Barsuk Records is excited to announce that Menomena are digitally releasing a double A-side single, featuring the tracks "Toomer" and "Banyon." Pitchfork premiered "Toomer." Both tracks originated from the session from their latest full-length Moms, and are available via iTunes. Menomena are heading out on a winter tour next month in support of Moms. The dates, which include support from Guards, start on February 12th at the Mill in Iowa City and wrap up March 2nd at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City.

News: The Hundreds X Strife Project Release

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:00:56 -0500

The Hundreds is pleased to announce the unveiling of the The Hundreds X Strife collaborative project, comprising a commemorative T-Shirt celebrating the album release of "Witness A Rebirth" -- ranked the highest selling punk record at Amoeba Music for the month of December 2012. The shirt and two styles of 7-inch vinyl are now available for purchase at all The Hundreds flagship locations (THLA, THNY, THSF and THSM).

News: Quick Hits: Barrow, The National Rifle, Adebisi Shank, Torres, Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:36:14 -0500

Though I'm Alone, the sophomore full-length from Greensboro, NC's, Barrow is now available for pre-order from Mayfly Records. In addition you can stream the full album exclusively on Absolute Punk. Also, "You Can Probably Find It In Norfolk" is the first single and is currently streaming on Property of Zack.
The National Rifle have released the first video, directed by Brian Carroll, from their album Almost Endless for the song "Coke Beat."
Ireland's multiple award-nominated breakout trio Adebisi Shank have released a live in-studio video performing a new song from the band's upcoming third ...

News: Quick Hits: Underøath, Iggy Pop, Koldbrann, Run, Forever, Violeta Vil

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:45:18 -0500

Metalcore act Underøath has released a video for “Sunburnt,” directed by the band’s own Daniel Davison.
Check out the track "Asshole Rules the Navy" by Iggy Pop and Hawk and a Hacksaw off the highly anticipated Hal Willner produced Son of Rogues Gallery, out February 19th.
Black metal threat Koldbrann are streaming 'Vertigo' in its entirety at Hails and Horns.com! 'Vertigo' is out now.
Run, Forever has teamed up with the fine folks at Absolutepunk.net to premiere a video for "Basement," the fourth track from the punk trio's incredible new full-length, Settling.
Violeta Vil has released ...

News: Burners Announce Debut EP, Release Title Track

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:44:43 -0500

Atlanta, GA's Burners have announced that its debut, Feast, will be released on February 12, 2013, via the band's own Money Pit Media. The six-song EP will be available in digital format as a free / pay-what-you-like download. Featuring ex-members of Campaign, Jena Berlin, Mose Giganticus - as well as Atlanta underground DIY heroes Benard and Die Benny - Burners tears through 13 minutes of high-octane, thrash-inspired punk that elicits comparisons to bands such as Propagandhi, Title Fight and even Slayer. Feast never relents in tempo or fervor, but it still makes quite the impression during its brief run time ... and long after as well.

News: Autumn Owls Announce US Tour With The End Of America / SXSW, Savannah Stopover, CMW

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:44:43 -0500

Autumn Owls are excited to announce their first US tour since appearing at last year's CMJ when they released their debut album Between Buildings, Toward The Sea which Magnet called "that rarest of birds: an album able to evolve and surprise track by track." The tour kicks off at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn on February 27th and features an appearance at Savannah Stopover Festival (March 9th) before wrapping up in Austin at SXSW. Joining them for the US tour is New York's The End Of America, a folk band with a DIY punk ethos featuring members of Call It Arson and Triangle Shirt Factory. SXSW parties and Canadian Music Week shows will be announced soon.

News: Death Wolf Premieres New Track "World Serpent"

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:15:09 -0500

After months of silent anticipation, Swedish blackened punks Death Wolf are finally ready to give fans their first taste of the band's new album, II: Black Armoured Death! While their new effort still features Danzig-influenced material in the vein of songs found on Death Wolf's self-titled debut album, the first track to be launched from II: Black Armoured Death, "World Serpent," is a thrashy romp fueled by raw, bestial aggression.

News: Maserati Announces European Tour

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:15:09 -0500

This fall Maserati released their critically acclaimed album Maserati VII via Temporary Residence. Pitchfork said, "Their sense of dynamics and compositional flow is right in line with Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky...it powers sleekly along on economical drumming, taut, delay-heavy riffs, and chugging bass, a little like Trans Am with more focus." Rock-A-Rolla raved, "Their heavy, unfaltering grooves are as potent as ever." Maserati has just announced a month-long European tour, their first in support of the release. The tour kicks off in Athens and will make stops all across Europe, with a number festival appearances including Roadburn, New Noise, Dunk!, and Out Of the Crowd.

News: Guided By Voices Announce New Album

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:56:02 -0500

Guided By Voices have announced a new album. The fourth album from the reunited "classic" line-up of Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos, Mitch Mitchell and Kevin Fennell, English Little League is scheduled for release on April 30th from GBV, Inc.

News: The Irrepressibles Ready "Nude" For Valentine's Day Release

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:56:02 -0500

This Valentine's Day, The Irrepressibles release their sophomore album: Nude. It combines dark electronica with organic orchestration and is - in their words - an attempt to explain "the rich complexity of life." A raw, elements-inspired work with a focus on the passing of time and memory, NUDE is expansive and atmospheric. It features powerful melodies and arrangements that fuse together European electronica and orchestration with Lynch-like American iconography.

News: Art Fag Recordings Announce Heavy Hawaii's 'Goosebumps' LP

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:30:41 -0500

San Diego duo Heavy Hawaii is pleased to announce their Goosebumps LP and their first single "Airborne Kawasaki." Matt Bahamas, lead songwriter of the band, describes the track: the title came from a T2 trading card, where the T1000 is bursting through a window three floors up. The lyrics are lazy and carefree." The track is a progression from the bands previous work, but retains the originality and discord for which the band is known. Goosebumps is out March 19 via Art Fag Recordings. Download the track courtesy of FILTER.

News: Savannah Stopover Music Festival Announces Final Lineup, Schedule

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:30:41 -0500

Savannah Stopover Music Festival has announced its final lineup and schedule. The latest additions to the festival are BRAIDS, HAERTS, Prince Rama and Kopecky Family Band. These bands will be joining over 100 acts set to perform March 7th-9th, 2013, in Savannah, GA.

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News: Architects (UK) To Join Enter Shikari On North American Tour

News: Larry And His Flask Present "Fill The Flask," Currently In-Studio Recording New Album

News: Lord Huron Add Spring West Coast Dates, Coachella

News: ATP Announce IBYM Festival Curated By The Yeah Yeah Yeah's May 4th, Grizzly Bear May 5th

News: Hundredth To Release Revolt EP On Vinyl In March

News: Blessed Feathers Announce Winter Tour Dates To SXSW

News: Terror Join Victory Records

News: The Kill Van Kulls Announce Tour Dates With Strangers

News: OMD Reveals Album Art, Confirms Tour

News: Vicky Cryer (Members Of Louis XIV, Muse, The Killers, Mars Volta) To Release Debut Album

News: The Casualties Announce U.S. Headlining Dates

News: Quick Hits: Undesirable People, Tera Melos, Spindrift, Trucker Diablo, Andy Elwell

News: A Life Once Lost Announces The Man Machine Tour 2013 With Author And Punisher, Encrust

News: Useless Eaters Announce February Tour

News: Moon Block Party Announces Desert Daze 2013 Featuring Tinariwen, Warpaint

Free Music: Luke Elliot - "Benny's a Bum"

News: Napalm Death To Join Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 With Cannibal Corpse, Immolation

News: Icelandic Composer Ólafur Arnalds Debuts First Track Off New Album

News: Menomena Debuts "Toomer," Plans Winter Tour

News: The Hundreds X Strife Project Release

News: Quick Hits: Barrow, The National Rifle, Adebisi Shank, Torres, Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside

News: Quick Hits: Underøath, Iggy Pop, Koldbrann, Run, Forever, Violeta Vil

News: Burners Announce Debut EP, Release Title Track

News: Autumn Owls Announce US Tour With The End Of America / SXSW, Savannah Stopover, CMW

News: Death Wolf Premieres New Track "World Serpent"

News: Maserati Announces European Tour

News: Guided By Voices Announce New Album

News: The Irrepressibles Ready "Nude" For Valentine's Day Release

News: Art Fag Recordings Announce Heavy Hawaii's 'Goosebumps' LP

News: Savannah Stopover Music Festival Announces Final Lineup, Schedule

News: Hundredth To Release Revolt EP On Vinyl In March