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PR reports: Australian neo punks, Heartbreak
Club announce the release of the video for the single “Bethanie,” off of
their debut EP, Lamecore. To see and hear “Bethanie,” see the full story
link.
Lamecore, currently available in Australia
via Reign Records, will be available worldwide in online stores on May
8th. The group came together in late 2005 to record Lamecore with Luke
Garfield (Lout). Rick O’Neil (U2, Faith No More) helped to master. Look
for Lamecore on college radio stations playlists this Spring and for tour
dates stateside this summer.
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| Fair
to Midland Get Animated |
PR reports: Fair to Midland's “Dance of the
Manatee” has been blowing up at radio across the country, and today over
at PureVolume.com, the animated video for the track is unveiled!
PV also gives us a sneak peak at the album
art for Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True, out
June 12.Check out the video at the full story link, and spread the word!-
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| Richard
Thompson Sets Release |
PR reports: Richard Thompson, the “guitar
god” (Chicago Sun-Times) whose “official catalogue… is a long trail of
genius” (Rolling Stone), will add a new album to that illustrious body
of work with Sweet Warrior, out May 29 from Shout! Factory. The disc is
his first work of all-new material since 2005’s Front Parlour Ballads,
and his first electric disc since 2003’s The Old Kit Bag. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Portugal.
The Man Sets Release |
PR reports: Alaska's favorite sons, Portugal.
The Man, will see its second full-length CD, "Church Mouth," released July
24 on Fearless Records. The album was produced by Casey Bates (Gatsbys
American Dream, Fear Before The March of Flames) and recorded this past
February in Seattle, WA.
While this new offering from Portugal.
The Man - John Baldwin Gourley (lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming),
Zachary Scott Carothers (bass, vocals percussion), and Jason Sechrist (drums,
congas, percussion, vocals) - maintains its artistic mix of aurora borealis-avant-indie
pop and post-punk, "Church Mouth" paves a new path for the band musically.
A departure from 2006's drum-machine and sequencer-heavy "Waiter: You Vultures!,"
"Church Mouth" is an organic record that transcends genre constraints by
managing to recall seemingly disparate acts such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin,
the White Stripes, the Mars Volta, and Santana. Portugal. The Man is currently
on the road with Poison The Well through mid-May. The band plans to kick
off its headlining tour of the U.S. in tandem with the July 24 release
of "Church Mouth" with two special concerts in their northern home of Anchorage,
Alaska.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Acute
Tour |
PR reports: Buzz band ACUTE will release their
debut album ARMS AROUND A STRANGER via Help Records on May 1 and have announced
a CD release party for Thursday, May 3 in Los Angeles at the Silverlake
Lounge. The Los Angeles-based group--who merge gorgeous pop melodies with
finely etched landscapes of sound--will follow this with a string of East
coast shows before joining Jesse Malin on a cross-country North American
tour (see current dates at the full story link with more to be announced
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| Secret
Monkeys Show |
PR reports: NEW SURPRISE LA SHOW! SUNDAY,
APRIL 29 The Artic Monkeys will be playing an intimate show at LA's Troubadour.
The date will follow the band's Coachella appearance on Sunday, April 29.
Tickets are on sale now. The password to access tickets is brianstorm.
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| White
Stripes Release Icky Song |
PR reports: The White Stripes' first single,
'Icky Thump', will be available exclusively online through the iTunes music
stores (US and Canada only) starting at 12:01 am this Thursday, April 26th.
Third Man Records/XL Recordings will also
be releasing CD and vinyl versions of the 'Icky Thump' single on June 11th
in the UK. The formats and track listings are as follows:
White vinyl 7" (companion to the NME distributed
record that will be given away with copies of the magazine on stands June
6th)
A. Icky Thump
B. Etching (no audio)
Standard 7"
A. Icky Thump
B. Baby Brother
CD single
1. Icky Thump
2. Catch Hell Blues
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| Juliette
and the Licks Set US Release |
PR reports: Juliette and the Licks has taken
the U.K., Japan and countless surrounding territories by storm with their
sophomore sensation, FOUR ON THE FLOOR, and America is steady in their
sights. The album will be released July 24 on The Militia Group, home to
Tahiti 80, Jill Cunniff, Copeland and a bevy of others. Extensive tour
plans are in the works but in the meantime, The Licks are confirmed to
appear at this year's Lollapalooza as well as The Bamboozle festival in
New Jersey, May 6.[see full story for more]- Click
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| 3rd
Angle |
PR reports: From the creative well of Kris
Anaya comes An Angle’s third offering, The Truth Is That You Are Alive,
out June 12th on Drive-Thru Records. An Angle has two previous full-lengths
on Drive-Thru, We Can Breathe Under Alcohol (2005) and …And Take It With
A Grain of Salt (2004).
Anaya and An Angle have gone through several
sonic transformations and the journey continues with The Truth, a rock
album with pop influxes like the catchy bounce of “I’m Alright” and the
lead single and forthcoming video, “Oh! Oh! Oh! Trouble!” Anaya gets gritty
in the sexy blues bump of “C’mon C’mon” and shows he can shake it in “Ghost
In The Mirror,” a dancey Arcade Fire-like number. It wouldn’t be An Angle
without a few mid-tempo numbers of deep, philosophical introspection, like
“No More Child In Me.” The Truth Is You Are Alive really shines with sweet
tenderness of the lullaby “You Are Loved” and the straight-forward man
and guitar combo on “Going To Heaven” that is signature An Angle.[see full
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| Mothernight
To Rock Mothers |
PR reports: On May 8, Locomotive Records will
unleash a debut release from one of its newest and most eclectic acts.
Churned from the musical depths of Warsaw, Poland, Mothernight combines
rock, metal, goth, and industrial to craft a sound best described as dark,
dank, heavy bliss.
The origins of this act flourished in the
most unlikely place–a birthday party, where guitarist Deimos met bassist/producer
Gabriel. The two conspired to create music that blends the best elements
of different rock styles. They worked as a duo for three years until drummer
Berith signed on as the commander of their raucous rhythm. Finally, in
2004, former Silesia vocalist Freya caught their attention when she posted
an announcement on the Internet that she was searching for a band with
“experience, attitude and original ideas.” Upon hearing her demo CD, laden
with the gravel-ridden, unrelenting and unforgiving vocals of a songstress-gone-bad,
they invited her to rehearse with them in Warsaw immediately. The rest
is beautiful bad-ass history.[see full story for more]-
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| Rediscover
Al Stewart |
PR reports: If all you know about Al Stewart
is “Year of the Cat,” you’re missing the best parts of Al Stewart’s vaster-than-imagined
body of work. Many believe that if weren’t for the pop leanings of his
one huge American hit, and its follow up, “Time Passages,” Stewart might
have been widely perceived as the deep and provocative writer he was, a
folk artist with a fondness for historical subjects. Stewart had taken
the old folk-song tradition of singing about real events, and producing
contemporary songs in that style.
On June 22, Collectors’ Choice Music will
release 13 of Stewart’s 16 CDs, curated by Stewart expert Thane Tierney
with access to the artist’s private archives. Long underappreciated on
these shores, these reissues may change that.[see full story for info on
the reissues]- Click
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| Elliott
Yamin Tour |
PR reports: Hickory Records recording artist
and former American Idol Finalist Elliott Yamin will soon be embarking
on a 25 city tour, performing songs from his self-titled debut CD Elliott
Yamin. Yamin debuted his self-titled CD on March 20th and entered the Billboard
charts at #3, making him the highest new artist debut on an independent
label in soundscan history. (some of the dates have just updated, here
they are)
15-May Tue Atlanta, GA The Loft All Ages
16-May Wed Richmond, VA Innsbrook Pavilion
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| Datarock
is coming |
PR reports: Norway's DATAROCK are set to bring
their infectious electro-rocking shows back to North America for a June
tour in support of their debut album, Datarock Datarock, out June 12 on
Nettwerk Records. The band did a brief stint of dates in the States last
month, playing to sold out crowds in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles,
as well as delivering buzz-worthy performances at SXSW and Winter Music
Conference.
The tour kicks off June 1 in Philadelphia
and includes a few dates with Bonde do Role, Girl Talk and Hot Chip:
Fri, 6/1 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas
Sat, 6/2 New York, NY Studio B
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