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SBTRKT - coming to NYC and listen now on Hype Machine 20 Jun 2011


SBTRKT is a London-based artist, and his self-titled debut album is out via Young Turks/XL NEXT WEEK!
You can listen to it NOW on Hypemachine.

SBTRKT is also coming to New York for a few very special shows in a couple of weeks. What does a SBTRKT live show look like? Check him out live at Abbey Road. It's impressive to say the least.
http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/05/watch-sbtrkt-perform-new-song-li

JULY 6th    BROOKLYN, NY                Glasslands
JULY 9th    LONG ISLAND CITY, NY    PS1 (w/ guest vocalists)
(another area show is TBA)

SBTRKT is an artist that collects collaborators instead of samples. He has assembled a team of artists from South London for this record, a la Massive Attack, Moby, and Soul II Soul. There is a nice scene going on with him and his friends, and the US is taking notice. When we made "Wildfire" public, the bloggers jumped on it, everyone loves it, and people are VERY excited for his record. Drake even remixed it and laid a verse on it. LISTEN
His collaborators on this record include vocalists Sampa, Jessie Ware, Roses Gabor and Little Dragon. “Wildfire” features the voice of Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano. "I'm a big fan of their musical ethos, so to collaborate with them has been an ambition for a while. It has been really interesting seeing how our two worlds could co-exist.” said SBTRKT.

Through the years, and his development as an artist and producer in his own right, SBTRKT has worked with collaborators both sonic and visual to emphasize his ideas and vision. The performance and visual style has also become an essential part of this setup. Performing in his trademark tribal mask, watching SBTRKT translate his sound live is the opposite of what one would expect from the traditional producer/DJ. "The live show is an expansion of what has been created in the studio and the tools I've used to make them. Just because a song has been created with a laptop, it doesn't mean that is the best way to perform it live, but for me, neither is bringing in a 5 piece band to re-interpret your songs. I see live shows in a very different light to producing in a studio as it's about translating into a medium for performance. The basic setup is myself on an acoustic drum kit with extra electronic triggers, and Sampha on 2 keyboards and vocals.... although it's constantly developing whilst we learn new ways to perform songs and experiment with new ways to route our live audio."

He has done numerous high profile remixes for artists such as M.I.A., Gorillaz & Basement Jaxx, and has previously released 2 EPs but this is his first full-length.

TWIN SHADOW announce Fall CLEAN CUTS Tour! 16 Jun 2011



Twin Shadow are pleased to announce a lengthy run of Fall U.S. shows that is being dubbed the Clean Cuts Tour.
Fans who partake in a ticket pre-order between June 16th and June 21st will have the chance to get an exclusive T-shirt  (with a specific hair style) and 1.5" button as it corresponds to their city (while supplies last)!  The link for this pre-order is http://twinshadow.net/rcrddeal. General on-sale date for most of these shows is June 23rd.

Check out the fun flyer to find out which hair-do corresponds to which city, and a photo of the Philly shirt is below for an example of what the shirts will look like. An asterisk * indicates which shows offer this pre-order.  Twin Shadow will be confirming a few more dates and are set to make festival appearances at Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC and Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, TX.

The T-Shirts will be available for pickup at the merch table the night of the event and tickets at Will Call.
Diamond Rings http://diamondringsmusic.com will be the opener for this run of dates.

In more Twin Shadow news, watch this live performance of "Tyrant Destroyed" that premiered on Stereogum today: http://stereogum.com/731582/twin-shadow-does-tyrant-destroyed-live-rad-studio/video/
Sep 4, 2011 Making Time Warehouse Project Philadelphia PA*
Sep 6, 2011 Maxwells Hoboken NJ
Sep 7, 2011 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC*
Sep 8, 2011 Ottobar Baltimore    MD*
Sep 9, 2011 Hopscotch Music Festival Raleigh    NC
Sep 10, 2011 The Earl Atlanta    GA*
Sep 12, 2011 Bottletree Birmingham AL
Sep 13, 2011 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA*
Sep 15, 2011 Fitzgeralds Houston    TX*
Sep 17, 2011 Austin City Limits Austin    TX
Sep 18, 2011 Lowbrow Palace El Paso    TX*
Sep 20, 2011 Casbah San Diego    CA*
Sep 21, 2011 Troubadour Los Angeles CA*
Sep 24, 2011 Henry Miller Memorial Library Big Sur    CA*
Sep 25, 2011 Great American Music Hall San Francisco    CA
Sep 26, 2011 Doug Fir Lounge Portland    OR*
Sep 27, 2011 Crocodile Cafe Seattle    WA*
Oct 1, 2011 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN*
Oct 6, 2011 Paradise Boston    MA*
Oct 7, 2011 Webster Hall New York     NY*

THE HORRORS ANNOUNCE FALL US TOUR 13 Jun 2011

SKYING OUT AUGUST 9TH ON XL RECORDINGS

TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND


The Horrors are pleased to announce a US tour this Fall in support of their newest release, Skying, out August 9th on XL Recordings.  The tour, starting September 7th, will take the band from the west coast through to the East, ending in NYC on October 4th at Webster Hall. They’ll also take part in this year’s ATP Festival at Asbury Park on October 1st. Tickets go on sale weekend of June 17th.

Skying, self-produced and recorded in The Horrors' own self built studio in London, was mixed by Grammy Award winner Craig Silvey. It features ten brand new tracks and includes the forthcoming single "Still Life", also released on 11th of July. Skying is the band's third album and follows 2009's Mercury Prize nominated Primary Colours and their debut Strange House which was released in 2007.

Listen to the fist single off of Skying, “Still Life” here:
http://youtu.be/D-WyPwhiNDY

“romantic, synth-heavy”- Pitchfork

“The production, pacing, and romantic magic of “Still Life” and its hook throwback to the golden ’80s era of Tears For Fears, and Thompson Twins, and Psychedlic Furs, and this makes Skying a promising thing.” – Stereogum

“Still Life” is a lovely song, singer Faris Badwan slinking around over a plodding, mid-tempo bass, waiting for action. When you wake up, you will find me, he sings, apparently ever-ready.” – The Fader

“Literally, the hair on my arm stood up when I first heard it.  It’s gorgeous and taps right into that spot in my heart saved for a truly great song. That feeling never gets old.” – KCRW

“It’s a stately, romantic throwback to the big ’80s hooks of groups like Simple Minds, Psychedelic Furs, and The Church, and it just might be the best thing The Horrors 2.0 has released so far.” - The Onion


The Horrors on tour:

9/7 - Vancouver, BC - Venue
9/8 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
9/ 9 - Portland, OR - Dante's
9/10 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
9/12 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House
9/13 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Detroit Bar
9/15 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
9/16 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
9/17 - Tuscon, AZ - Plush
9/19 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
9/20 - Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
9/21 - Austin, TX - The Parish
9/23 - St Louis, MO - The Firebird
9/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
9/25 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
9/27 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
9/28 - Montreal, QC - Cafe Campus
9/30 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10/1 - Asbury Park, NJ - ATP
10/2 - Philadelphia, PA  - World Cafe Live
10/3 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/4 - New York, NY - Webster Hall

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Introducing: Inc. 09 Jun 2011





Inc. is the music of LA-based brothers Andrew and Daniel Aged, whose EP - entitled "3" - is their debut material for 4AD.



Lead track 'Swear' is now available for download online and can be found here: http://promo.4ad.com/inc/download/swear.mp3

Prior to forming, both Andrew and Daniel spent several years playing, recording and touring with a number of pop heavyweights, including 50 Cent, Elton John, Pharrell Williams, Beck, Raphael Saadiq, Cee-Lo, Heavy D, Robin Thicke, amongst others. Inc. (formerly Teen Inc.) began recording in 2010 and as their past attests, their music paints a portrait of the great American songbook.

As with their self-released 7", 'Fountains'/'Friend Of The Night' (2010), the EP was written, produced, engineered and mixed by the brothers. "3" will be released as a 12" and digitally on July 26th in the U.S. Inc. are currently working on their new album, which will see the light of day next year.

"Plainitive vocals reminiscent of Prince, with traces of pop, funk, R&B and club-esque Balearic beats... The heartfelt, complex sound is completely cutting edge." LA Times

"Inc. casually just hop on stage and blow everyone's minds." THE FADER

www.official-inc.com
www.facebook.com/Inc-Life

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THE NATIONAL ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER TOUR DATES IN THE U.S. 06 Jun 2011

The National are pleased to announce select September U.S. Tour Dates on the East Coast!  Tour stops include storied venues such as Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, The Academy Of Music in Philadelphia, and the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston.  They are honored to have Yo La Tengo and Wye Oak join them as support for these shows.

Following the east coast shows, they'll rush off to Los Angeles to play the Hollywood Bowl on September 11th, supported by Neko Case and Sharon Van Etten.

The National have toured steadily since the May 2010 release of their critically acclaimed 5th album, High Violet (4AD).  They will spend much of July and August abroad, with a headlining turn at Latitude Festival and stops at Reading, Leeds, Skanderborg, Ruisrock, Rock Werchter among others.

The band recorded two new songs which became available on iTunes this past spring. "Exile Vilify" appears in the video game "Portal 2" and "Think You Can Wait" appears in the film "Win Win" starring Paul Giamatti.
"Exile Vilify"
"Think You Can Wait"

9/06 -- Columbia MD -- Merriweather Post Pavilion *

9/07 -- Philadelphia, PA  -- Academy of Music *

9/08 -- Philadelphia, PA  -- Academy of Music *

9/09 -- Boston, MA  -- Bank of America Pavilion *

9/11 -- Hollywood, CA -- Hollywood Bowl Presented by LA Philharmonic #

* w Yo La Tengo, Wye Oak
# w Neko Case, Sharon Van Etten

Praise for High Violet out now on 4AD

“’High Violet’ is a seductive collection of subtly surging anti-anthems, with evocative lyrics about the terrors and unexpected joys of adult life.” Rolling Stone

“Stellar, moody atmospherics.” People (4/4 stars)

“I was hooked immediately.” New York Magazine

“’High Violet’ is the band’s best so far.” Newsweek

“Masters of widescreen, emotionally engaging rock.’ Pitchfork (“Best New Music”)

Mark Lanegan's 4 solo dates start soon! 03 Jun 2011


MARK LANEGAN announces rare US live shows.
06/12           Los Angeles, CA               Hollywood Forever Cemetery
06/14           San Francisco, CA            Great American Music Hall
06/16           Portland, OR                    Doug Fir Lounge
06/17           Seattle, WA                     Neptune

It’s been seven years since Mark Lanegan last released a solo album – the critically acclaimed sixth effort Bubblegum, released by Beggars Banquet. Since that time, he’s actually been one of the busiest guys in rock and roll. Mark has released seven albums – just none of them were solo. There have been three Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan records, two Gutter Twins albums (his collaboration with Greg Dulli), and two Soulsavers albums. In addition, he has done numerous tours in support of those albums, and many dates with other friends including Queens Of The Stone Age, whom he had a long collaboration with.

Going even further back, Mark is a founding member of Screaming Trees, one of the bands that helped define the Seattle grunge scene. Their 1992 album Sweet Oblivion featured the giant hit “Nearly Lost You”. Mark’s first solo record, The Winding Sheet was released in 1990. It was followed by Whiskey for the Holy Ghost in 1994, 1998's Scraps At Midnight, 1999's I'll Take Care of You, Field Songs in 2001, and Bubblegum in 2004.

Mark recently unveiled a brand new song, titled “Burning Jacob’s Ladder” which is featured in a video game called Rage, out this Fall.

These West Coast shows will feature Mark backed by guitarist Jeff Fielder, and he will be performing songs from his back catalog. Mark is working on a new full-length solo album, which will be released by 4AD, a sister-label to the now retired Beggars Banquet.

ST. VINCENT TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'STRANGE MERCY' SEPT 13 VIA 4AD 02 Jun 2011




"THRILLING, UNNERVING" ST. VINCENT TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'STRANGE MERCY' SEPT 13 VIA 4AD

St. Vincent, the nom-de-stage of "playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder" (NY Times) Annie Clark, has confirmed the 9/13 release of Strange Mercy, her new album for 4AD. The record's 11 new tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Clark reunited with producer John Congleton and recorded the album in her hometown of Dallas, TX at Elmwood Studios.

Strange Mercy finds St. Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On "Cruel," she elicits punchy bursts like an R&B horn section. "Cheerleader" froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while "Surgeon" twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes.

Other musicians on the album include the Grammy Award winning Bobby Sparks on mini Moog, clavinet, Arp and Wurlitzer, Midlake’s MacKenzie Smith on drums, and Daniel Hart on violin. Also contributing were Beck keyboardist and musical director Brian LeBarton, Evan Smith on woodwinds and Phil Palazzolo.

Since the release of her 2009 album 'Actor,' which debuted on the Billboard Top200 and was described by NPR as "a surreal sonic wonderland," Clark has collaborated with some of the biggest names in indie music. She recorded with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon for the 'Twilight' soundtrack, had her song "The Strangers" sampled by Kid Cudi (who she later performed with), and has been working with David Byrne on a forthcoming project. Last month, she blew away a sold-out NYC crowd at Michael Azerrad's "Our Concert Could Be Your Life" with a performance of Big Black's "Kerosene" that the NME described as "a revelation of biblical proportions." You can watch that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVhCo7PoVpA

Titus Andronicus - SAVE their Music Video! See them Tour w Okkervil River this month! 01 Jun 2011

June Tour supporting Okkervil River starts TONIGHT!

Tom Scharpling holds their music video HOSTAGE - but you can help!!!


It's pretty safe to say that TITUS ANDRONICUS are easily one of the hardest working bands out there! They've toured tirelessly since the release of their epic second album, The Monitor (which came out in March 2010 via XL RECORDINGS).

A couple of weeks ago the band participated in the "Our Concert Could Be Your Life" 10 year anniversary live tribute to Michael Azerrad's seminal book about the American DIY underground music scene of the 1980's. Titus played incredible covers of songs by The Replacements! You can check out streams of that via NPR: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136503845/our-concert-could-be-your-life

In early May, Sound Opinions (http://www.soundopinions.org/) aired their fantastic segment on Titus during their last stop in Chicago, complete with an interview and live performances (they'll next hit Chicago in August as part of this year's Lollapalooza Festival).

Not too long before that, they had the State of New Jersey premiere their Tom Scharpling directed video for "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/news/NJ-outlets-and-people-hosting-the-Titus-Andronicus-premiere/
The direct link to the video is here: http://youtu.be/cM1sQhMGGS8

Just when everything seemed to be looking up, Tom Scharpling had to throw everyone a curveball!

Last week, the band alerted us via their blog (http://titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com/2011/05/tom-scharpling-strikes-again.html) to the fact that Tom holds in his possession a never-before-seen version of "A More Perfect Union" which he will make available for everyone's viewing pleasure if, and only if, the clip for "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" gets to  100,000 views by the time the band return to NYC on June 7th amidst their current tour!

If the "No Future" video doesn't reach that goal, then not only will Tom Scharpling fail to unveil the "A More Perfect Union" video, but he will delete, that's right, DELETE, the existing one for "No Future" because Tom Scharpling is JUST THAT CRAZY!

DON'T LET THIS MADMAN DELETE THIS VIDEO ON JUNE 8TH!

Spread the word and view, view, VIEW!


Titus Andronicus - Tour Dates
http://titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com/
http://amyandronicus.tumblr.com/

* w/ Okkervil River
# w/ Future Islands
& w/ Julianna Barwick
$ w/ NewVillager

6/01 Cat’s Cradle Chapel Hill NC* #
6/02 930 Club Washington DC* #
6/03 Trocadero Philadelphia PA*#
6/04 Toad’s New Haven CT* #
6/07 Terminal 5 New York, NY #
6/08 Royale Boston MA* #
6/09 Town Ballroom Buffalo NY* #
6/10 Phoenix Theatre Toronto ON* #
6/11 Newport Music Hall Columbus OH* #
6/12 First Ave Minneapolis MN* #
6/14 Slowdown Omaha NE*
6/15 Bluebird Theater Denver CO*
6/16 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT*
6/17 Egyptian Theatre Boise ID*
6/18 Neptune Theatre Seattle WA*
6/20 The Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC* &
6/21 Crystal Ballroom Portland OR* &
6/22 Fox Theater San Francisco CA* &
6/23 The Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles CA* $
6/24 Belly Up Tavern San Diego CA* $
6/25 Rialto Theatre Tucson AZ* $
6/27 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque NM *
6/28 Jake’s Lubbock TX*
8/5-8/7 Lollapalooza Chicago IL
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Micachu and The Shapes new remix by Stone Lions and brand new Website! 25 May 2011



A fantastic remix for the Micachu & The Shapes song "Low Dogg" done by Stone Lions is now available as an MP3 download: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/low_dogg_Stone_Lions_remix.mp3

The original version of the song is from the recently released album "Chopped & Screwed" featuring The London Sinfonietta.

Micachu & The Shapes are currently in the studio working on their second album for release early next year.

A new website has recently launched http://micachu.biz/ which features interesting unreleased music and video bits, cool remixes, and an incredible Harry Partch film excerpt if you dig deep.

Also, be sure to check out the Mixtape Micachu recently made which Diplo featured on the Mad Decent blog: http://www.roughtraderecords.com/micachu/3850/micachu-chopped-screwed-mixtape

THE HORRORS - NEW ALBUM 'SKYING' OUT JULY 26 VIA XL RECORDINGS! 24 May 2011

THE HORRORS

NEW ALBUM – SKYING
RELEASED ON XL RECORDINGS – July 26th, 2011 Listen to the first single “Still Life” Now! 
http://youtu.be/D-WyPwhiNDY

The Horrors make their eagerly awaited return with the release of a new album on XL Recordings on the July 26th, 2011.   Skying, self-produced and recorded in The Horrors’ own self built studio in London, was mixed by Grammy Award winner Craig Silvey. It features ten brand new tracks and includes the forthcoming single "Still Life," also released on 11th of July.

Skying is the band’s third album and follows 2009’s Mercury Prize nominated Primary Colours and their debut Strange House which was released in 2007.   The Horrors line up of Faris Badwan – Vocals, Tom Furse – Keys, Joshua Third - Guitar, Rhys Webb – Bass / Keys and Coffin Joe – Drums will unveil a selection of new tracks when they play three live dates in June, their first UK shows of 2011. US tourdates to be announced shortly.  

The album tracklist is:  

1, Changing The Rain
2. You Said
3. I Can See Through You
4. Endless Blue
5. Dive In
6. Still Life
7. Wild Eyed
8. Moving Further Away
9. Monica Gems
10. Oceans Burning

 thehorrors.co.uk

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