Gang Gang Dance have released a single AND a video from their upcoming album, Eye Contact, to be released May 9th. The single is called “Mindkilla” and can be heard and seen below:
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13106642Gang Gang Dance – Mindkilla by Leemari
Helvetia is a Pacific Northwest by way of Northern California psychedelic pop-rock act. “Bring Me The Knives” is the lead single from their forthcoming album On the Lam at Consequence of Sound. Enjoy!
Panda Bear is preparing an exclusive release for every music-lover’s favorite holiday, Record Store Day. This year, the holiday falls on April 16th.
Somewhat fortuitously, Panda Bear’s newest album Tomboy, hits stores only four days before, on April 12th.
To celebrate Record Store Day, Panda will be releasing 1,000 limited-edition LP/T-shirt packages. The T-shirt will not be available online and will not be reprinted.
Besides celebrating RSD, Panda Bear recently DJ-ed for NPR’s All Songs Considered. You can check out his 40-minute set right here, and look for Tomboy when it drops on April 12.
On May 31, 2011 My Morning Jacket will release their new album Circuital on ATO Records. To prep for this release the band has been dropping a series of live tracks from performances they did in the fall of last year. The most recent of those releases, “It Beats 4 U,” hit the web earlier this week and can be downloaded below.
Early reviews of TV On The Radio’s eagerly anticipated fourth LP, Nine Types of Light, has started to trickle in, with Spin calling it “Important Music for Important Times.” Now, with the album’s release less than a week away, TV On Radio have decided to stream the album via Rhapsody. You can also pre-order the album from iTunes HERE.
In just a few days, the band will hit the road for a massive spring tour that will take them across the country and to numerous European festivals too. Full tour dates below.
April 8 || Philadelphia, PA || Electric Factory
April 9 || Charlottesville, VA || Jefferson Theatre
April 10 || Baltimore, MD || Ram’s Head Live
April 12 || Brooklyn, NY || Music Hall of Williamsburg **
April 13 || New York, NY || Radio City Music Hall
April 15 || Providence, RI || Brown University
April 16 || Boston, MA || House of Blues
April 16 || Boston, MA|| Newbury Comics (Record Store Day)
April 17 || Montreal, Quebec || Metropolis
April 18 || Toronto, Ontario || Sound Academy
April 20 || Detroit, MI || St. Andrew’s Hall
April 22 || Chicago, IL || Metro
April 23 || Minneapolis, MN || First Avenue
April 24 || Minneapolis, MN || First Avenue
April 26 || Denver, CO || Ogden Theatre
April 29 || San Francisco, CA || The Independent **
April 30 || San Francisco, CA || The Independent **
May 2 || San Diego, CA || 4th and B
May 3 || Los Angeles, CA || Music Box**
June 22 || Zagreb, Croatia || T-Mobile Inmusic Festival
June 23 || Munich, Germany || Muffathalle
June 24 || Berlin, Germany || Astra
June 27 || Manchester, England || Academy 2
June 28 || Glasgow, GBR || 02ABC
June 30 || Werchter, Belgium || Rock Werchter
July 1 || St. Gallen, Switzerland || St. Gallen Festival
July 3 || London, England || Wireless Festival
July 4 || Amsterdam, Holland || Paradiso
July 5 || Cologne, Germany || Live Music Hall
July 8 || Bilbao, Spain || BBK Live Festival
July 9 || Lisbon, Portugal || Alive Festival
July 13 || Paris, France || Olympia
July 17 || Chicago, IL || Pitchfork Music Festival
August 28 || St. Louis, MO || LouFest Music Festival
**New Dates Just Announced
Australian indie pop ensemble Mixel Pixel has released a video for their single “Haze For Days.” The video is completely animated and contains claymation and stop-motion action. Upon watching it, one thinks of the mindblowing Peter Gabriel videos of the 80s. Enjoy the craziness below!
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