Thursday, January 31, 2013

Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love Video!

Yesterday, The Onion A/V Club premiered the video for the title track from Ra Ra Riot's Beta Love.

Stream Grande Roses - Bullets

European rockers Grande Roses released a great new single this week. Look for a full length sometime in 2013!

Stream Caveman - In The City

CAVEMAN announce new album CAVEMAN Out 4/2 via Fat Possum Records.

Iron and Wine - Lovers' Revolution!

"Lovers' Revolution" by Iron and Wine, from the new album Ghost on Ghost, due April 16, 2013, on Nonesuch Records and 4AD.

Love and Fist - My Hometown Video!

My Hometown is off the Last Days in Country EP on Seayou Records!

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #45



Tracklist:
1) The Spinto Band   Cool Cocoon   What I Love
2) Wildcat! Wildcat!  Please and Thank You
3) Fear of Men  Early Fragments  Mosaic
4) Bleeding Rainbow  Yeah Right  Inside My Head
5) Dan Friel  Total Folklore  Thumper
6) Foxygen  We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors....  We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors....
7) Guards  In Guards We Trust   Coming True
8) Hang Time  Hang Time  Big Kids
9) The History of Apple Pie  Out of View  You're So Cool
10) Madison  We've Been Nothing   Sweet Life
11) Nightlands  Oak Island   Nico
12) Parenthetical Girls  Priviledge  On Death and Endearments
13) Shugo Tokumaru   In Focus?   Balloon

Stream The Phoenix Foundation - The Captain

New Zealand's The Phoenix Foundation are all set to return with their new double album Fandango on May 14, 2013.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around Video!

The first video from the new Yo La Tengo album "Fade." Why Mac from Superchunk/Merge Records is in the video is a mystery! Just glad he is!!

Zebra and Snake - Now and Forever Video!

Now and Forever is taken from Zebra and Snake's debut album Healing Music.

Hem - Tourniquet Video!

Departure and Farewell will be released April 2 on Waveland Records.

Stream Companion's Debut Album Courtesy of WNYC!



Companion's self-titled debut is due out February 5th!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Stream Wavves "Demon To Lean On"

New album "Afraid of Heights" out March 26th on Mom+Pop.

Animal Collective - Applesauce Video!

From Centipede Hz.

Stream Wolf People "All Returns"

From the album Fain to be released April 30, 2013 on Jagjaguwar.

Deerhoof - We Do Parties Video!

Finally, a video for my favorite track from 2012's Breakup Song! We Do Parties is also coming out as a digital EP on Feb 26th with some new material!

Monday, January 28, 2013

Tame Impala - Mind Mischief Video!

Off the current release Lonerism!

The History Of Apple Pie - See You Video!

See You is the latest single taken from The History Of Apple Pie's debut album, Out Of View - out January 28, 2013 (UK) / January 29, 2013 (US) on Marshall Teller Records.

Dead Gaze - I Found the Ending

Dead Gaze will be released on FatCat imprint Palmist as a vinyl LP and digital download in the UK on March 25 and North America on May 21.

Stream Barren Girls "She-Devil"

From the Hell Hymns 7", out April 2, 2013 on Merge Records.

Eels - New Alphabet Video!

From WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS out Feb. 5!

Stream Dan Friel "Thumper!"

Total Folklore is out 02/19/13 on Thrill Jockey!Psst...if you click through to the Soundcloud page, you can download this track.

Grizzly Bear - Gun Shy Video!

Great video for Gun Shy from the album Shields!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Indians - I Am Haunted Video!

From Indians' debut album Somewhere Else due out next week on 4AD.

The Spinto Band - "What I Love" MP3 Download!

From the upcoming album Cool Cocoon!

Stream The Embassy's "Related Artist"

Terrific Swedish band The Embassy’s upcoming LP Sweet Sensation comes out February 26th.

Iceage - Ecstasy Video!

You're Nothing is out February 19 via Matador/Escho.

Stream FI/SHE/S "A Drive To The Psychos"

FI/SHE/S self-titled EP is out now! Really lovely indie pop from France.

Dream Boat - Picture Video!

Debut LP Eclipsing out now on Cloud Recordings.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Wildcat Wildcat - Please and Thank You MP3 Download!

Earlier today, Pitchfork premiered the MP3 download for the fantastic track "Please and Thank You" by L.A. trio Wildcat Wildcat. If you are headed out to SXSW this year, be sure to check these guys out!

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Kindness Be Conceived [feat. Joanna Newsom]

"Kindness Be Conceived" (featuring Joanna Newsom) is from the new Thao & The Get Down Stay Down album We The Common out February 05, 2013 in North America and February 04, 2013 in rest of the world.

Stream Eels "I'm Your Brave Little Soldier"

"I'm Your Brave Little Soldier" -- BONUS TRACK from the deluxe 26 track 2 disc edition of the upcoming WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS album out Feb. 5, 2013.

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #44



Tracklist:
1) Foxygen  We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of...  In the Darkness
2) Widowspeak  Almanac  The Dark Age
3) Bleeding Rainbow  Yeah Right  Pink Ruff
4) Boxed Wine  Cheap, Fun EP  Dayglow (Why Can't We Stay)
5) Fraktus  Millennium Edition  Pogomania
6) The Fridge  Draw the Pilot  Pilot
7) Gospel Claws  Put Your Sunshine Away  Looming Darkness
8) Guards  In Guards We Trust  Nightmare
9) The History of Apple Pie  Out of View  Mallory
10) The Little Ones  The Dawn Sang Along  Forro
11) Mice Parade  Candela  Currents
12) Milk Music  Cruise Your Illusion  I've Got a Wild Feeling
13) Nightlands  Oak Island  I Fell In Love With a Feeling
14) Norwegian Arms  Wolf Like A Stray Dog  At the Formerly British Counsel...
15) Paisley Reich  Dive  Margot
16) Spiders Everywhere   The First EP  Swing Loops

Foals - My Number Video!

New album Holy Fire due out Feb 11th UK/Feb 12th US!

Wilhelm and the Dancing Animals - Finisterre Video!

Off their wonderful 2012 release War of the Species!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Dirty Nil/Northern Primitive Split 7" - Free Download

The Dirty Nil sent us a link to their Bandcamp page for their split 7" with Northern Primitive with a note that said, "Listen to Zombie Eyed at a motherfucking loud volume." We did. So should you. It will make you miss the 90s...even if you were born in them. You can download the 7" for free for the next month!

Listen to Akron/Family's Track "No Room"

Akron/Family - "No-Room" from the album Sub Verses out April 30, 2013 on Dead Oceans.

Stream Young Galaxy - Pretty Boy!

Young Galaxy's "Pretty Boy" single (Paper Bag Records) is available digitally February 5, 2013. Their new full length Ultramarine is out April 23rd!

Loveskills - Cover Me Video!

Debut EP Multiplicity due out Valentine's Day 2013 via No Shame.

Widowspeak - Locusts Video!

New album Almanac out now on Captured Tracks!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Milk Music - I've Got A Wild Feeling!

Cruise Your Illusion, the band's first release for Fat Possum Records, is out April 2nd.

Stream They Might Be Giants' "Lost My Mind" - Nanobots EP Out Today!

"Lost My Mind" from They Might Be Giants' upcoming album Nanobots due out March 5th! Also, a 3 track Nanobots preview EP was released today!

Stream Painted Palms "Carousel"

New single from Painted Palms. Featured on the Carousel 7" out 3/5/13 on Polyvinyl!

The Clogs - The Sundown Song EP!

The Clogs are releasing The Sundown Song EP Feb 5th on Brassland! Here's a preview!

Boxed Wine - Cheap, Fun EP! Free Download!

Fantastic NJ band Boxed Wine released a terrific 3 song EP today entitled Cheap, Fun! The EP is a teaser for a full length album of the same name due out in May. You can download it free from their Bandcamp page! However, maybe it would be nice if you threw them a couple of $$ since these songs are pretty great. Take a listen!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Tartufi - These Factory Days Preview!

Check out this great preview video for Tartufi's new album These Factory Days coming out March 25th on Southern Records!

7 Silly Questions w/ Wet Nurse!


I first met Wet Nurse at a show in Charlotte, NC at the World Famous Milestone Club. They were on tour for their 2012 release Daily Whatever. I was smitten immediately. I mean where else are you going to find an all female garage pop band fronted by identical twins and powered by a ridiculously rockin' dynamo of a drummer? That's what I thought.  



I caught up with the charming trio of Nina Chaplin, Susana Chaplin, and Vanessa Brewster at their homes in Orlando, FL via the interwebs. Thankfully they were willing to take a few moments to answer our highly dubious questions!

What's the most embarrassing band you loved as a kid?
Vanessa: Terrible pop fan. S Club 7.

What is the first record you bought?
Nina: Daft Punk - Discovery

Unicorns vs. Narwhals? Who would win in a fight?
Susana: Narwhal, dude. If it got that bitch in the water that unicorn wouldn't stand a chance!
Nina: Well one's land and ones water... So where would this fight be happening?
Susana: Well Unicorns also have special powers... So...
Nina: It's a tie.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you on the road?
Nina: We almost stayed on a hardwood floor next to a dude in a Mexican wrestler mask passed out next to his blindfolded girlfriend. Yeah, Alabama's weird. And no. We didn't stay there.

Who has the worst van etiquette?
Susana: Me I have clothesplosion!
Vanessa: Soooo many shoeeees...

Who is in heavy rotation on your iPod?
Susana: We just listen to mix CDs people make us.

What is the worst fight over nothing that you got into with each other after being road weary and exhausted?
Vanessa: Fights over food, feminism and too much whiskey get us in trouble a lot! We fight like sisters though so it may look like we're about to rip each others faces off but we're really just blowing off steam.


Crystal Castles - Sad Eyes Video!

Crystal Castles (III) is out now.

Cayucas - High School Lover Video!

Debut Album Bigfoot out April 30 on Secretly Canadian!

Herr Nilsson - Figures and Charts Video!

Hey! Another great video from Norway's Herr Nilsson! Still waiting on details about their 2013 release! Stay tuned!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Gospel Claws - Looming Darkness MP3 Download!

"Looming Darkness" from Gospel Claws sophomore LP Put Your Sunshine Away.

Nite Jewel - Memory, Man VIdeo!

From the album One Second of Love released March 2012 on Secretly Canadian!

Incan Abraham - Panama Dry Video!

Incan Abraham Springhouse Limited Edition 10 inch vinyl out now on JAXART Records.

Stream Girls Names - Pittura Infamante

Pittura Infamante is off Girls Names' forthcoming album, The New Life, out Feb 18th on Slumberland.

PAWS ft. Alice Costelloe - Sore Tummy Video!

The fantastic album Cokefloat is out now! Look for PAWS to tour the US this Spring!!

Divine Fits - My Love is Real Video!

Earlier today Stereogum debuted the video for Divine Fits My Love is Real! A Thing Called Divine Fits is out now on Merge Records.

Stream Menomena Track "Toomer"

The new single "Toomer" from Portland, OR duo Menomena. Available now at digital retailers everywhere.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Stream Wampire "The Hearse"

From the album, Curiosity, out in May 2013. Also appears on The Hearse 7", which is available March 5th on Polyvinyl!

Dinosaur Jr. - Pierce the Morning Rain Video!

Ha! Check out the celebrity filled video for Pierce the Morning Rain! Also, be sure to watch J Mascis on an upcoming episode of IFC's Portlandia, Friday, January 25th at 10pm ET.

Dan Deacon - Guilford Avenue Bridge Video!

Dan Deacon is getting ready to tour North America and Europe in support of his most recent album America, out now on Domino.



Tour Dates:
02-08 Bristol, UK - The Fleece
02-09 Dublin, IE - Whelans
02-10 Belfast, IE - The Black Box
02-11 Glasgow, UK - Stereo
02-12 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
02-13 London, UK - Village Underground
02-15 Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
02-16 Nantes, FR - Stereolux
02-18 Metz, FR - Les Trinitaires
02-19 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
02-20 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
02-21 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko
02-22 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
02-23 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
02-24 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall Atlas
02-26 Oslo, Norway - Revolver
02-27 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
02-28 Cophenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Jazzhouse
03-07 Boston, MA - House of Blues*
03-08 Montreal, QC - Metropolis*
03-09 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall*
03-11 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues*
03-12 Covington, KY - The Madison Theater*
03-13 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works*
03-15 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall*
03-16 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre*
03-17 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre*
03-18 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*
03-20 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant*
03-21 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater*
03-22 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre*
03-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Depot*
03-24 Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
04-20 North Adams, MA - Mass MoCA
04-27 New York, NY - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

* = w/ Animal Collective

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #43

Podcast version of the live Viva Indie Rock radio show. Thursdays 9PM. Stream it at PMCRadio.org. This week's podcast is a doozy!


Track list:
1) Total Warr   Loisy EP   Bambastard (ft. the Death Set)
2) Youth Lagoon  Wondrous Bughouse   Dropola
3) Guards  In Guards We Trust  I Know It's You
4) The History of Apple Pie  Out of View  Tug
5) Pissed Jeans  Honeys  Cathouse
6) Sandra Kolstad  (Nothing Lasts) Forever   Run Away 
7) FIDLAR  Milo Turns 50  Suburban Home
8) Iceage  You're Nothing  Coalition
9) Pere Ubu  Lady From Shanghai  Free White
10) The Capsules  Northern Lights and Southern Skies  From the Start
11) Hands  Synesthia  Trouble
12) Bleeding Rainbow  Yeah Right   Go Ahead
13) Fol Chen  The False Alarms  200 Words
14) Japanther w/ Total Warr   Outside It Looks Like Snow

The Deer Tracks - Lazarus Video!

The Deer Tracks new album "The Archer Trilogy: PT.3" is due out Feb 12th! Look for them touring the US this Spring!

The Little Ones - Forro MP3 Download!

From the album The Dawn Sang Along due out Feb 12th!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Stream Wax Idols "AD RE:IAN"

Wax Idols second album Discipline & Desire is out March 26th on Slumberland Records!

Stream Beach Fossils "Generational Synthetic"

This is the second single from the album Clash the Truth out February 19, 2013 on Captured Tracks.

Ty Segall - Thank God For Sinners Video!

From TWINS out now on Drag City!

Suuns - Edie's Dream Video!

Sophomore album Images du Futur Out March 5 on Secretly Canadian!

Youth Lagoon - Dropola MP3 Download!

From Youth Lagoon's second album Wondrous Bughouse due in stores March 05 on Fat Possum.

Mudhoney Free MP3 Download

For those of you interested in reliving the 90s, Mudhoney's new record Vanishing Point comes out April 2nd via Subpop. For the price of an email address, you can download the track The Only Son of the Widow from Nain.

Paquet Courts Perform Borrowed Time At Death By Audio!

Parquet Courts played Death By Audio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 1/11/12.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Preview the Entire New Ra Ra Riot Album on YouTube!

You can listen to all of Beta Love (Jan 22nd release) this week only on Ra Ra Riot's YouTube Channel! Also, if you click below, it will play all the songs in a row! Enjoy!

Woods - Size Meets Sound Video!

From last year's Bend Beyond album.

Preview FIDLAR's New Album Thanks to Pitchfork!


Thanks to Pitchfork, you can preview FIDLAR's self-titled full length album in its entirety by clicking below!


Young Galaxy - Ultramarine Preview!

Ultramarine is out April 23 via Paper Bag.

Jamie Lidell - Why Ya Why Video!

Jamie Lidell's self-titled album is released on CD, 2LP and download on 18th (19th in US) February 2013 on Warp Records.

SANDRA KOLSTAD - Run Away (Where Are We?) Video! NSFW

Amazing video for an amazing song from Sandra Kolstad off the album (Nothing Lasts) Forever.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Wintergatan - Starmachine2000 Video!

Wintergatan's Starmachine2000 is entirely too charming. Expect a new album sometime in 2013!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito Preview!

Mosquito will be out April 16th on Interscope!

Pissed Jeans - Cathouse MP3 Download!



Download or stream "Cathouse" from the upcoming album Honeys, available February 12th, 2013 thanks to Subpop!

7 Silly Questions w/ Total Warr!



French duo Total Warr make me happy. Every single time I listen to their infectious, happy electronic pop it is a pleasant diversion from the overly serious nature of American indie rock. Our musicians could learn a lot from from Kiki and Guigui about how to have fun while still making amazing music.



Total Warr has been exceptionally busy as of late. Between getting their latest EP Loisy ready for release and collaborating with Japanther on the fantastic track "Outside It Looks Like Snow," we are surprised that they had any time to sit down and answer our questions. Thankfully they were able to take a couple of moments and reveal at least one highly entertaining secret! Check out the Sleeping Guigui Tumblr page linked below!

What's the most embarrassing band you loved as a kid?
Kiki : East 17
Guigui : Coal Chamber

What is the first record you bought?
Kiki : Queen - Greatest Hits
Guigui : AC/DC - Ball Breaker

Unicorns vs. Narwhals? Who would win in a fight? 
Kiki and Guigui: Unicorns

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you on the road?
Kiki : Taking pictures of Guigui sleeping all the time!

Who smells the worst in the van after a show? 
Kiki and Guigui: We smell like flowers all the time.

Who is in heavy rotation on your iPod? 
Kiki : Daft Punk, Smashing Pumpkins, Chromatics
Guigui : Guilty Simpson, Elvis Costello, Hate Eternal

What is the worst fight over nothing that you got into with each other after being road weary and exhausted?
Kiki and Guigui : We never fight cause we never talk. We hate each other.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Stream Golden Grrrls - Past Tense!

Glasgow-based indie-pop rockers Golden Grrrls share another great preview track from their upcoming self-titled debut on Slumberland Records! Due out Feb 26th!

Stream Panda Riot's "Black Pyramid"

New album Northern Automatic Music due out 2/19 on Saint Marie Records!

Rick Warren - By Love So Bound Video!

Look for a new as of yet untitled EP from Rick Warren coming out this Spring!

Fol Chen - 200 Words MP3 Download!

Stereogum premiered Fol Chen's "200 Words" off their upcoming release The False Alarms. Take a listen or download the track for yourself!

Stream Merchandise - Anxiety's Door!

New EP Totale Nite due out this Spring!



TOUR DATES

 3/7 - Savannah, GA - The Savannah Stopover
3/8 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
3/9 - Oxford, MS - Lamar Lounge
3/10 - Denton, TX - 35 Denton Festival
3/11 - Mcallen, TX - Cine El Rey Theatre (GALAX Z FAIR II) !
3/12 - San Antonio,TX - Korova 
3/13 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/15 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/18 - El Paso, TX - Black Market
3/19 - Phoenix, AZ - Dead Horse Warehouse #
3/20 - San Diego, CA - The Soda Bar #
3/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo #
3/22 - Santa Ana, CA - Observatory (Burgerama Festival) # $
3/23 - Bakersfield, CA - Munoz Gym #
3/24 - Santa Cruz, CA - The 418 Project #
 3/25 - San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw Shop # ^
3/26 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish # ^
3/28 - Portland, OR - Backspace #
3/29 - Vancouver, Canada - Media Club #
3/30 - Seattle, WA - Barboza #
3/31 - Olympia, WA - The Northern #
4/2 - Boise, ID - Neurolux #
4/3 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby #
4/4 - Denver, CO - The Marquis Theater # ^
4/6 - Norman, OK - Opolis %
4/7 - Houston, TX - Mango's
4/8 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia
4/9 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic (
6/1 - Austin, TX - Chaos In Tejas
6/2 - Austin, TX - Chaos In Tejas 

* = w/ Chelsea Light Moving, Talk Normal
! = w/ Mac DeMarco, Audacity
# = w/ Wet Hair
$ = w/Black Lips, Nick Waterhouse, Bleached
^ = w/ Iceage
% = w/ Mr. Lies
( = w/ White Lung

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Stream The Virals "Strange Fruit"

Off their upcoming four song 7" due out Jan 15th on Zoo Music!

The Besnard Lakes - "People of the Sticks"

From the new album Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO out April 2, 2013 on Jagjaguwar.

Varg - Varg EP


I first heard about the wonderful band Varg while poking around on the Swedish blog Meadow Music. Take a listen to tracks You and North and I am pretty sure you will be blown away by their stark beauty, too! Their self-titled EP is out now on Jammerdosa.

Guards - Ready To Go!

Dang! Yet another great preview track from the upcoming In Guards We Trust album!

Stream Widowspeak's "Thick As Thieves"

New album Almanac will be out January 22nd worldwide on Captured Tracks.

Stream The History of Apple Pie's "See You"

London-based fuzz rockers The History of Apple Pie premiere a brand new track from their highly anticipated debut LP Out Of View due out Jan 29.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Wildlife - Born To Ruin!

 

Wildlife is back with a new album On the Heart due out Feb 26th via Wax Records. Take a listen to the terrific track Born to Ruin!

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We The Common

We The Common [For Valerie Bolden] is the first single from the new Thao & The Get Down Stay Down album We The Common out February 05, 2013 in North America and February 04, 2013 in rest of the world.

Stream Ra Ra Riot's "Is It Too Much"

From Ra Ra Riot's upcoming full-length Beta Love out January 22, 2013 on Barsuk Records (USA / Europe), Hostess (Japan) and Arts & Crafts (Canada).

Stream Low's "Just Make It Stop"

Another great preview track from Low's new record The Invisible Way, out March 19 (March 18 in the UK and Europe) on Sub Pop Records.

The Men - Electric!

The Men "Electric" from the new album New Moon out March 5th 2013 on Sacred Bones Records. The Men "Electric" 7" is available for pre-order.

The Soft Moon - Die Life Video!

Finally! A video for The Soft Moon's track Die Life! Their album Zeros is out on Captured Tracks now.

Generationals - Spizona!

Terrific preview track off Generationals' upcoming album Reza due out April 2 on Polyvinyl!

Bleached - Next Stop!

Dead Oceans introduce their latest signee - Bleached! Debut album Ride Your Heart due out April 2nd! Take a listen!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Total Warr - Bambastard (feat The Death Set) MP3! + Japanther Collab MP3!!

French duo Total Warr's Loisy EP drops February 12. It's insanely great! Take a listen to or download track "Bambastard." Also, you can download their "Outside It Looks Like Snow" collaboration with Japanther! Enjoy!

Stream Telekinesis Track "Ghosts and Creatures!"

Terrific preview track from the album Dormarion, out April 2, 2013 on Merge Records.

Foxygen - San Francisco Video!

"San Francisco" from the album We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic out January 22, 2013 on Jagjaguwar!

Pere Ubu - 414 Seconds MP3!

"414 Seconds" is taken from Pere Ubu's brand new album Lady From Shanghai which is due out today (Jan 8) on Fire Records.

Stream Northern Portrait's "Pretty Decent Swimmers" EP in Full!

Northern Portrait's 10" colored vinyl EP is officially released on Jan 22, but you can get it now on the Matinee Recordings store!

Monday, January 7, 2013

The Winter Sounds - Shoulders Above Video!

Charming video for Shoulders Above off the full-length album RUNNER out now on New Granada Records.

Stream Tullycraft's "Lost in Light Rotation"

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!! The upcoming Tullycraft 7" track Lost in Light Rotation proves that they are gods of indie pop. Most bands slip a little after taking extended time off. Not Tullycraft. If anything, they are stronger than ever. Check out the wonderful homage to BIS embedded in this fantastic song!

Sun Glitters - Tight Video

Victor Ferreira as Sun Glitters is releasing a 7" as part of the Lefse single series. He shares a new music video for his B-side track, "Tight."

Stereo Telescope - Geography

Take a listen to the great track Geography off Stereo Telescope's upcoming release On and Running due out January 29th!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Guards - In Guards We Trust!

Guards long-awaited full-length debut, In Guards We Trust is out February 5 on Black Bell Records.

Stream Ty Segall's New Band - Fuzz!

Totally saw this on Spin and Pitchfork today. Ty Segall and his guitarist Charlie Moothart formed a great new band called Fuzz. Take a listen to both sides of their sold out debut 7" below!

The John Spencer Blues Explosion - Les Soirees De Poche Performance

Amazing music website La Blogotheque has presented the world some pretty incredible intimate performances. If you have not been to their site, you should go at least once a week and see what new wonder they have cooked up. Watch JSBX rip it up courtesy of their La Blogotheques Les Soirees De Poche series.

Stream New Dropkick Murphys Album In Full At Team Coco Website!!


Thanks to Conan O'Brien's Team Coco website, you can hear the entire new Dropkick Murphys album Signed and Sealed in Blood.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Beach House "New Year" Home Video!

According to Beach House:
 "Here is a video we made using footage from our recording session at Sonic Ranch Studios, Tornillo, Texas. It's more of a home video thing, not a music video.......we just thought these moments and the memories they involve fit this song. SUPER SPECIAL thanks to our wonderful assistant engineer for the session Manuel Calderon (the guy with the tequila), who filmed all the time lapses and a lot of the studio footage."

EELS Perform "What I Have to Offer" In Judd Apatow's This Is Forty Movie

EELS leader Mark Oliver Everett sings “What I Have To Offer” and delivers some bad news to Paul Rudd in a hilarious scene shot during the filming of Judd Apatow’s new film This is Forty. New album WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS out February 5th.


February 14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
February 15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
February 16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
February 18 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
February 19 Seattle, WA Showbox Theater
February 22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
February 23 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
February 24 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
February 25 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
February 26 Montreal, QC Theatre Corona
February 27 Boston, MA Paradise
March 1 New York, NY Webster Hall
March 2 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
March 3 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
March 4 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
March 5 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
March 7 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
March 8 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom
March 14 Belfast, Ireland Limelight
March 15 Dublin, Ireland Olympia
March 17 Manchester, United Kingdom Academy
March 18 Glasgow, United Kingdom O2 Academy
March 19 Leeds, United Kingdom O2 Academy
March 21 London, United Kingdom O2 Academy Brixton
March 23 Bournemouth, United Kingdom O2 Academy
March 25 Brighton, United Kingdom Dome
March 26 Norwich, United Kingdom UEA
March 27 Nottingham, United Kingdom Rock City
March 29 Bristol, United Kingdom O2 Academy
March 30 Birmingham, United Kingdom O2 Academy
April 1 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
April 2 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
April 3 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
April 4 Heerland, Holland Limburgzaal
April 6 Copenhagen, Denmark Grey Hall
April 7 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit
April 8 Berlin, Germany Astra
April 10 Belgium, Brussels Cirque Royal
April 11 Belgium, Brussels Cirque Royal
April 12 Caen, France Le Cargo
April 14 Salzburg, Austria Republic
April 15 Fribourg, Switzerland Frison
April 16 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus
April 18 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
April 19 Graz, Austria Orpheum
April 20 Linz, Austria Posthof
April 21 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
April 22 Munich, Germany Muffathalle
April 24 Paris, France Trianon
April 25 Paris, France Trianon