Just last week, Wavves wrapped up a huge tour with Best Coast. Now, as the band heads off to Japan and Australia, they’ve unveiled the second official music video from King of the Beach and it happens to be the title track — directed by Focus Creeps.
Austin-based White Denim is a band whose profile seems to always be on the rise. After garnering recognition from such esteemed outlets as the New York Times, Rolling Stone and Pitchfork, the band is set to release their fourth full length album.
D will drop May 24th on Downtown Records. The band named their fourth album, fittingly, the fourth letter of the alphabet.
Furthermore, the band will be playing several sets (with new material) at hometown SXSW.
You can check out a song from the new album over at RCRD LBL (check it out here).
If you happen to be at SXSW this year, look for White Denim at these place:
March 11 Austin, TX Ghost Room,11 PM
March 16 Austin, TX Club Deville, official SXSW Showcase,11 PM
March 16 Austin, TX The Parish Day Party, 5 PM
March 17 Austin, TX RCRD LBL Party, 5 PM
March 18 Austin, TX Gorilla vs Bear – Day Party, 5:45-6:15PM
March 19 Austin, TX San Jose Hotel – Day Party, 3 PM
Grooms are putting the finishing touches on their sophomore album. Prom will be out on Kanine Records sometime this summer, and the band has created a more mature, accessible album than their well-received debut Rejoicer.
The band slept in the studio in order to spend more time perfecting their ambient pop sound that has been favorably compared to Sonic Youth. Look for Prom sometime this summer.
In the meantime, Grooms will be on the road through March, including (like everyone else) a stop at SXSW. You can find them:
Mar 16 – Palm Door (SXSW) – Austin, TX
Mar 20 – Bro Fest – Dallas, TX
Mar 22 – Opolis – Norman, OK
Mar 23 – The Lemp – St Louis, MO
Mar 25 – Pancho’s – Chicago, IL
Mar 26 – Project Lodge – Madison, WI
Mar 27 – The Strut – Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 29 – Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH
Mar 30 – Garfield Artworks – Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 02 – The Ox – Philadelphia, PA
Video pioneer director Michel Gondry has just helped produce a video for “How Are You Doing?” The single is from the debut album of The Living Sisters, Love To Live. The video features a hilarious series of disasters but don’t listen to me, see it for yourself!
Sweden’s indie-pop ensemble, The Concretes, have just released a video for their single “Crack in the Paint.” The single is from their album WYWH and can be seen right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnk76m2QeZk
If this piques your interest and you live on the West Coast, you can check out the band at these spots:
March 3 – Sacamento, CA @ Blue Note
March 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
March 5 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
March 9 – Goleta, CA – Mercury Lounge
March 10 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
Starting to wonder when you’ll hear new music from Sloan? Well, the answer is now. Last week, the band announced their tenth studio album will see release on May 10th. Entitled The Double Cross (as in “XX” ..as in their 20th anniversary), the album is already being proclaimed Sloan’s best yet.
The band also released the album’s lead single, “Follow the Leader,” for free download. If you want the song, just head to the band’s website, insert your e-mail into the “Get a FREE Song” space and they’ll send you a download link.
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