Mark your calendars: The English outfit British Sea Power will be releasing their fourth album Valhalla Dancehall on January 11th, 2011 via Beggars Group! The album, co-produced by BSP and Graham Sutton, who has worked with the band in the past, was recorded in South East England and on the Isle Of Skye in Scotland. They are suspected to come visit the U.S. for a tour in the spring so be on the lookout.
If you want to have a listen at a protected stream of the record, click HERE .
Oberhofer announced that they will be playing a slew of shows beginning in January in support of their release of the single “Away Frm U” / “Dead Girls Dance” on Inflated Records January 11th on 7 inch vinyl.
They will kick off their tour on January 12th at Pennsylvania’s Larsen Student Union in Grantham before heading down to New York City for a couple of shows with The Vaccines on the 20th and 22nd. From there, the band will travel throughout the U.S. sharing the stage with various bands like Handsome Furs, Tapes N’ Tapes and Cloud Nothings.
You can check out their single “Away Frm U” on Pitchfork.
US Tour Dates
1/12 – Larsen Student Union – Grantham, PA*
1/13 – Brillobox – Pittsburgh, PA*
1/14 – The Basement – Columbus, OH*
1/15 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL*#%
1/17 – The Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON*
1/18 – Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, QC*
1/19 – The Monkey House – Winooski, VT
1/20 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY^
1/22 – Glasslands Gallery – Brooklyn, NY^
1/26 – Billiken Club – St. Louis, MO
1/27 – Gardner Lounge @ Grinnell College – Grinnell, IA
1/28 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI @
1/31 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH @
2/1 – The Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI @
2/3 – Paradise – Boston, MA @
2/5 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA @
2/7 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC @
2/8 – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA @
2/9 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC @
2/10 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC @
2/11 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA @
2/12 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN @
2/14 – The Bottletree – Birmingham, AL @
2/17 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX @
2/18 – Emo’s – Austin, TX @
2/19 – The Loft – Dallas, TX @
2/21 – Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR @
2/23 – Mojo’s – Columbia, MO @
2/22 – The Opolis – Norman, OK @
2/24 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE @
2/25 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN @
* Cloud Nothings
# Handsome Furs
% Jaill
^ The Vaccines
@ Tapes N’ Tapes
Tristen has retuned with a new 7” entitled Eager For Your Love, which is now available for free download off of her website http://www.tristen.com. Her Nashville based southern pop feel is back in full force with her new album Charlatans At The Garden Gate, which is due for release on February first of next year.
The single contains two main tracks, “Eager For Your Love” and “Baby Drugs”, along with the b-side “Cheatin”. The release shows some serious potential and has been developing some major hype. Tristen has found herself on a place on KCRW, The Wall Street Journal, and Nylon Magazine’s Artist to Watch lists.
Check out Baby Drugs here:
Tristen – Baby Drugs by AmericanMythRecordings
Sam Cohen of Apollo Sunshine fame has formed a new band called Yellowbirds and is giving listeners a chance to download the second single from the band’s debut album The Color which is set for release February 15th 2011.
“The Honest Ocean” is the second single to be released from the album following “The Rest Of My Life” which was made available in October and went on to be selected as Spinner “Mp3 Of The Day”. The song is a nostalgic trip back to a time when legends like Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly ruled the airwaves and layers of distorted and fuzz guitar sounds intertwine with the trippy sounds of the keyboard.
Originally from Houston, Texas, Cohen now lives in New York City, a stark contrast from the home of Big Oil and the Space Program. It seems as though Cohen has certainly found inspiration among the beautiful architecture and vast amount of modern art the city has to offer. Sam decided to embark on his own and create this new band in response to the melodies he was creating in his head.
Listen to “The Honest Ocean” here.
Upcoming Yellowbirds shows:
December 11 | The Rock Shop | Brooklyn, NY
If you think about it, Christmas is kind of like summer camp, just with snow, presents and fewer kayaking incidents. Fitting then that British duo, Summer Camp have holiday presents for all of you. Yay Christmas! They’ve covered the classic Waitresses track, “Christmas Wrapping,” which like all good presents, is free.
With a full-length release slated for Summer 2011, Summer Camp have released their debut EP, Young, with praises calling it an “effervescent slice of indie pop” (Pitchfork) and “gorgeous vocal that traces the arc of a girl group melody.” (Uncut)
Videos from Summer Camp’s Young for your viewing and listening pleasure:
View the videos for the singles “Round the Moon” and “Ghost Train”
http://player.vimeo.com/video/14041632
SUMMER CAMP – Round the Moon from Paddy Power on Vimeo.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/9814265
Summer Camp – Ghost Train (viral) from Paddy Power on Vimeo.
Though you may not recognize the name, Colin Stetson has played with everyone from the African legend Angelique Kidjo to Tom Waits, Arcade Fire and TV on the Radio.
Though the roster of projects is quite impressive, Stetson is an equally astounding solo performer. You can confirm this yourself by listening to his latest offering on Constellation records, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges, releasing late February 2011. Recorded live in Montreal’s Hotel2Tango studio with no overdubbing or looping, guests on the record include the inimitable Laurie Anderson and My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden.
Stetson uses all kinds of techniques that probably mean nothing to lay people like us (or at least me). He’s got tricks up his reeds including circular breathing, arpeggiated swirls, singing through the reed of his horn and amazingly, not fainting while doing all this heavy breathwork. In other words, it all sounds hella good and pretty damn impossible.
Whatever you may think you know about jazz will forever be open to reinterpretation and that’s a gift Stetson possesses. He has an ability to defy categorization. Stetson’s originality and forward thinking talent is iconoclastic and refreshing.
Catch Stetson with his bands Sway Machinery and Bell Orchestre or touring with Bon Iver throughout 2011. All the latest here: http://www.colinstetson.com
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