STRFKR to Release Sophomore Album in March


Who knew death could be so danceable? This is the realization gained after learning that badass synth explosion of pop you’ve been dancing to contains a major theme on Starfucker’s second album: death. It seems the joke is on the consumer of Reptilians, to be released on Polyvinyl in March.

“Bury Us Alive” is the single available for download off the new album. It’s light and effervescent musically with a delightful synth line and silky vocals a la The Dandy Warhols who coincidentally share producer Jacob Portrait with Reptilians’. “Death to set me free” is the line that leads into the exhilarating, hyperactive chorus on “Bury Us Alive,” lending itself to a “live life like the next day is your last” spirit.

It’s a good thing after playing with other band names that they stuck with Starfucker, as it’s immensely fun to say and encompasses that glam party chasing lifestyle inherit in their sound.

Ezra Furman & The Harpoons Announce New LP

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Ezra Furman & The Harpoons are set to release their third studio album, Mysterious Power, on April 5th. The Boston band’s first release for Red Parlor Records, Mysterious Power boasts the production power of Doug Boehm (French Kicks, Starsailor). Additionally, the band is looking forward to hitting the road in the spring- making an appearance at SXSW before embarking on a U.S. tour thereafter.

A familiar staple on critic’s year-end lists, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons gained acclaim for their 2008 album, Inside The Human Body, being lauded by NPR’s “All Songs Considered,’ Paste, and the Chicago Tribune. The foursome soon found themselves performing their mix of folk-punk alongside the likes of Lou Reed, Matisyahu, The Walkmen, Delta Spirit, and Spoon.

On Mysterious Power, Furman employs the same open-chest honesty that drew ire for Ginsberg’s Howl and spawned speculation of Cohen’s Chelsea Hotel, as Furman pines for his “Wild Rosemarie” in the opening track- recounting bouts of transience he experienced while making the album The Harpoons- Job Mukkada (bass), Adam Abrutyn (drums), and Andrew Langer (guitar)- deftly toy with dynamics, soldering rockabilly rhythm and love-struck doo-wop sensibility with punk rock ferocity.

Mysterious Power tracklist:

1.    Wild Rosemarie

2.    I Killed Myself But I Didn’t Die

3.    Hard Time in a Terrible Land

4.    Mysterious Power

5.    Teenage Wasteland

6.    Bloodsucking Whore

7.    Don’t Turn Your Back On Love

8.    Portrait of Maud

9.    Fall In Love With My World

10.Too Strung Out

11.Heaven at the Drive-In

12.Wild Feeling

Fergus & Geronimo Release Video From Forthcoming ‘Unlearn’


In anticipation of Unlearn (Hardly Art), the first full-length release from Denton, Texas’s Fergus & Geronimo, the outfit released a video for “Where the Walls Are Made of Grass” (director, Alice Cohen).

Fergus & Geronimo are Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage, two guys with an inclination for weird music a la Frank Zappa’s drive and creative determination. Taking their band name from child gang leaders featured in the 1994 movie, “War of the Buttons” they build their sound on an array of influences.

Watch the video here and download the singer “Powerful Lovin'” here.

STRFKR to Embark on a Coast to Coast tour

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Starfucker, also known as STRFKR, are about to embark on a nationwide tour to promote their latest record, Reptilia. Their explosive new album is fronted by Bury Us Alive, which you can download for free here. STRFKR are set to play a show in San Francisco the day their sophomore record debuts, later passing SXSW, and touring all over the US of A. The quartet will be playing alongside Casiokids, Brahms and We Have Hooks for Hands. Check out the full tour date list below.

03/08 – San Francisco, CA – Independent *
03/09 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop *
03/11 – W. Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour *
03/12 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar *$
03/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Trunk Space *
03/14 – Santa Fe, NM – VFW *
03/15-03/19 – SXSW
03/20 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs #
03/22 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe #
03/23 – Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn #
03/25 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar #
03/26 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth #
03/27 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits #
03/29 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
03/30 – Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel #
03/31 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
04/01 – Plains, PA – River Street Jazz Cafe #
04/02 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #
04/05 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04/06 – Portland, ME – Space Gallery
04/07 – Ithaca, NY – Delilah’s @ Ithaca College
04/08 – S. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
04/09 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
04/10 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
04/11 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s
04/12 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
04/14 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
04/15 – Sioux Falls, SD – Orpheum ^
04/16 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
04/17 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
04/19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court – Early Show
04/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge – Late Show
04/21 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
04/22 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
04/23 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
04/26 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
04/28 – Portland, OR – Holocene
4/29 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
4/30 Portland, OR – MS Studios

* w/ Unknown Mortal
$ – w/ Brahms
# w/ Casiokids
^ w/ We All Have Hooks For Hands

Panda Bear Announces Release Date for ‘Tomboy’


The highly anticipated fourth studio release from Panda Bear (Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox)  will release in the U.S. on April 19th, 2011 on Lennox’s own label, Paw Tracks.

Several of the tracks have already been released over the last few months on other labels, and Tomboy will compile those tracks along with a slew of others.  So grab yourself a fresh stack of bamboo, sit back and listen to this NPR story on Panda Bear.


Toro Y Moi and Cloud Nothings Share 7″ and Tour


Columbia South Carolina’s Toro Y Moi and Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings are teaming up for a 7″ and tour dates this Spring. Toro Y Moi’s Underneath the Pine hits streets on February 22nd and Cloud Nothings self titled debut full length release becomes available on January 25th.

Familiarize yourself with free track downloads available for Toro Y Moi’s  “Still Sound” and Cloud Nothings  “Should Have.”

TORO Y MOI & CLOUD NOTHINGS

01/19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (Sold Out!)
03/11 Athens, GA 40 Watt
03/12 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
03/13 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar
03/14 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
03/15 McAllen, TX M.P.M. Fest @ Ambiente
03/16 – 03/18 Austin, TX SXSW
03/19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
03/21 Tempe, AZ Sail Inn *
03/22 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
03/23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
03/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
03/25 Portland, OR Doug Fir
03/26 Kennewick, WA The Red Room *
03/27 Seattle, WA Crocodile

* = w/ Braids

TORO Y MOI ONLY

03/28 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
03/30 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge #
03/31 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge #
04/01 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
04/02 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr. #
04/03 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry #
04/05 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
04/06 Bloomington, IN The Bishop #*
04/07 Toronto, ONT Wrongbar #
04/08 Montreal, PQ La Sala Rossa #
04/09 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall #
04/10 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg #
04/11 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom #
04/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church #
04/13 Baltimore, MD Talking Head *
04/14 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel #
04/15 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
04/16 Columbia, SC Indie Grits Film Festival

* = w/ Braids
# = w/ Adventure

CLOUD NOTHINGS ONLY

01/12 Grantham, PA – Messiah College @
01/13 Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox @
01/14 Columbus, OH – The Basement @
01/15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall $@
01/16 Muncie, IL – The Silo
01/17 Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel @
01/18 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo @
01/20 Albany, NY – Valentines

@ = w/ Oberhofer
$ = w/ Handsome Furs