Lykke Li‘s sophomore album ‘Wounded Rhymes’ drops next week (Feb 28th), but we are getting a FULL sneak peak of the album… stream each track below and if you dig what you hear, pre-order the LP here:
Also check out the video and remix for the single ‘Get Some’ which we posted back in December:… and the new video ‘I Follow Rivers’
Download: Lykke Li ‘Get Some (Beck Remix)’ below
Those Darlins return next month with their sophomore LP ‘Screws Get Loose’ and we are finally getting to hear a sample from that highly anticipated album!!! The first single is called ‘Be Your Bro’ and both sides A & B of this newly released single’s 7″ are from the new LP… Check out ‘Be Your Bro’ below and pick up the new 7″ HERE which is available TODAY via Oh Wow Dang Records.
‘Be Your Bro’ Track list
Side A) Be Your Bro
Side B) Let U Down
If this song is any indication to the LP, then we are in-store for an amazing follow-up album… While your at it, pre-order ‘Screws Get Loose’ HERE, they have many different pre-order packages including special pricing and free goodies… All orders ship on Mar. 24th.
And catch Those Darlins, who are doing some hardcore touring this year, including a DOUBLE-HEADER at JJ’s Bohemia May 5th & 6th!!!… Surely they’ll be at a city near you, check out the list HERE (more dates to come, so keep checking back).
Fleet Foxes are back! Stream and download the new single from the band who return with their sophomore album via Sub Pop May 3rd! The LP will be called ‘Helplessness Blues,’ which is also the name of the title-track below.
The release of the album will be teamed up with the band’s first North American tour since 2009 followed by a UK and European dates. See first batch of dates below (more to come). Beginning Tuesday, February 1st at 9:00 AM Pacific time, tickets can be purchased online at fleetfoxes.com…. and enjoy the new track! We are:
04/30/11 Sat – Vancouver BC @ The Vogue Theatre
05/01/11 Sun – Portland OR @ Crystal Ballroom
05/03/11 Tue – Seattle WA @ Moore Theatre
05/05/11 Thu – Oakland CA @ Fox Theater
05/06/11 Fri – San Diego CA @ Spreckels Theatre
05/07/11 Sat – Hollywood CA @ Hollywood Palladium
05/08/11 Sun – Tucson AZ @ Rialto Theatre
05/10/11 Tue – Austin TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
05/11/11 Wed – Dallas TX @ Palladium Ballroom
05/13/11 Fri – Nashville TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/14/11 Sat – Atlanta GA @ The Tabernacle
05/15/11 Sun – Washington DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
05/17/11 Tue – Boston MA @ Orpheum Theatre
05/18/11 Wed – New York NY @ The United Palace Theatre
05/21/11 Sat – Upper Darby PA @ Tower Theatre
UK and European Tour
05/25/11 Wed – Berlin, Germany @ Astra
05/26/11 Thu – Munich, Germany @ Dachau Summer of Music
05/28/11 Sat – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
05/30/11 Mon – Paris, France @ Bataclan
05/31/11 Tue – London, England @ Hammersmith Apollo
As we told you last week, The Kills will be releasing their 4th record “Blood Pressures’ via Domino Records April 5th… Well, this morning we were given our first taste from the new album!!!
The track is called Satellite and it’s like nothing we’ve ever heard from the band… in a good way. Stream it below and pre-order the album HERE (& get a free MP3 with your order).
Alexander Ebert, lead singer of 
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, will be releasing a debut solo album on March 1st on Community Music (via Vagrant), going by just the name Alexander. The album consists of ten brand new songs that he wrote entirely himself… and 2 tracks have surfaced from the self-titled album. The one track, ‘Truth,’ was floating around the internet with no explanation back in the fall, not knowing if this was something new from The Magnetic Zeros. a new side project or just a one-off track.
But don’t worry about the fate of the band, Alexander will be playing a select hand-full of shows before returning to the studio to complete work on the upcoming second LP from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, which will be released later this year.
Million Years by AlexanderEbert
Alexander track listing:
1. Let’s Win
2. Awake My Body
3. Truth
4. In The Twilight
5. Bad Bad Love
6. Old Friend
7. A Million Years
8. Remember Our Heart
9. Glimpses
10. Let’s Make A Deal To Not Make A Deal
We introduced Quiet Life to you last May, giving away 3 copies of their EP ‘California Vacation,’ which was available as a small run of 200 hand-printed CDs that were only available at shows… Now, we are happy to announce, their full-length LP, ‘Big Green,’ is finally out via Safety Meeting Records. This time their album is pressed on vinyl and limited to 300 hand silk-screened, and hand numbered copies.
Quiet Life was kind enought to allow us preview the album several months ago and it’s still in our weekly rotation. Great album… listen for yourself. Stream the entire ‘Big Green’ album HERE… and check out the videos for the tracks ‘Jim’s Wedding Band’ and ‘Big Green’ below… and of course, if you dig what you hear, pick up your own copy HERE
Big Green from Quiet Life on Vimeo.
Secret Cities have just released dates to their 2011 Winter Tour, which includes a trip to Chattanooga February 26th via JJ’s Bohemia! We have been looking forward to catching this Fargo, North Dakota trio whose debut album ‘Pink Graffiti’ dropped last summer via Western Vinyl, an album that also ranked #2 in The South Rail’s Top 15 Albums in 2010 (check out the full list here).
In the post, the band also states “We’ve got a bunch of news that will be announced over the next week or so, including a new album, new single, new booking at home and abroad, and maybe more. In the mean time, we have a US tour coming up very soon.”
We’ll keep you posted on future news from the band, and are looking forward to hearing their new material next month… but until then, if you are unfamiliar with the band (especially if you are in any of the towns listed below), then it’s about time you get to know Secret Cites!! Check out the following 3 tracks from their their amazing debut… Download the singles ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Pink Graffiti Pt. 1’ complements of Western Vinyl…
Download: Secret Cities: ‘Boyfriends’
Download: Secret Cities: ‘Pink Graffiti Pt. 1’
…and check out the video for their single ‘Pink City,’ which was made from an old 1970s State of George Department of Educations video:
Secret Cities | Pink City from Western Vinyl on Vimeo.
Secret Cities 2011 Winter Tour:
Feb. 17 – Kansas City, MO @ the Record Bar
Feb. 18 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Feb. 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry (w/ Tennis, Holiday Shores)
Feb. 20 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
Feb. 21 – Madison, WI @ Der Rathskeller (w/ Wild Nothing, Abe Vigoda)
Feb. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Feb. 23 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
Feb. 24 – Cincinnati, OH @ Mayday
Feb. 25 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
Feb. 26 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
Feb. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Feb. 28 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside
Mar. 1 – New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf’s Den Room
Mar. 2 – Houston, TX @ Mink
Mar. 5 – St. Louis, MO @ Cicero’s
SXSW:
Mar. 19 – Austin, TX @ Lambert’s BBQ (Western Vinyl showcase, w/ Gary Wilson, Balmorhea, Callers, Botany)
Deerhoof’s TENTH studio album hit shelves today and in a Deerhoof typical fashion, they have one-upped yet another album. The name of the LP is Deerhoof Vs. Evil… and I officially said the band’s name 3 times…. The tracks have a little more of a digital vibe to them, but definitely work, not taking away from the Deerhoof sound we’ve grown to love.
Here’s a little taste from the album… If you’re diggin’ what you hear, and are into cassette tapes, the band printed a limited addition of 500 hand-numbered, green tint tape copies, which are available HERE.
The track ‘The Merry Barracks,’ is available free (below) to download for a limited time:
Download: Deerhoof ‘The Merry Barracks’
…and check out the video to the album’s latest single, ‘Super Duper Rescue Heads’
