by jill ettinger

The Dears to Tour in Support of Forthcoming Album ‘Degeneration Street’

Though it sure seems that way, probably not everyone in Montreal is a member of an indie rock band, but it’s kind of fun to imagine an entire city of talented musicians, eh? Beloved residents, the Dears, have a new release due out February 15^th, called Degeneration Street (Dangerbird Records) and a tour in support of the album.

The new album features the track, “Omega Dog,” which you can the brand new video for here.

TOUR DATES:

With Eulogies

March 4th Sugar Victoria, BC

March 5th The Venue Vancouver, BC

March 7th Crocodile Café Seattle, WA

March 9th Slim’s San Francisco, CA

March 10th The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

March 17th SXSW Austin, TX

March 18th Dangerbird Records Showcase Austin, TX

March 19th SXSW Austin, TX

March 20th SXSW Austin, TX

01.20.11

by tunmer

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.

01.20.11

by wesleyambrecht

Jonquil Drop EP On Vinyl

Together, twentysomethings Hugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmid make up the band Jonquil. After rehearsing and recording at their home in east Oxford for several months they made their US debut with an EP entitled One Hundred Suns, last November.

Last week, the band re-released One Hundred Suns on vinyl. Check out “Get Up,” off the EP, below.

Jonquil – Get Up by WesleyAmbrecht

01.20.11

by mcirigliano2

Vincent Moon & Efterklang Want YOU (Yes, You) To Host A Screening Of “An Island”

News about An Island trickled into the blogosphere in small doses: in November 2010, Efterklang and Vincent Moon announced that they were working on a film together, to be premiered in February 2011; in December we were told that Efterklang will bring An Island with them on their 2011 European tour.

Now, Efterklang and Vincent Moon are welcoming all of their listeners and followers to host their own premiere screenings of An Island- people can sign up to host a screening, to be held between February 1st and March 31st.

Efterklang and Vincent Moon call these screenings Private-Public Screenings, and the rules are very simple:
•    The screenings need to have free entrance.
•    The screenings need to be public.
•    The screenings need to have a minimum capacity of 5 people.
•    The screenings need to be verified by Efterklang & Vincent Moon, and only screenings that are featured onwww.anisland.cc are official Private Public Screenings.

An Island is an unconventional mixture of performance film and abstract documentary- about both a band and an island. Last summer, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang’s 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast. The objective was to shoot a film: a film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments, and collaborations. Over an intense period of 4 days, Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs- filmed in its entirety by Moon.

For an updated list of the current and future Official Screenings and Private-Public Screenings of An Island, visit: http://anisland.cc/home/attend-a-screening/

Be sure to check out the third teaser for An Island here:

01.20.11

by John Grimley

Alcoholic Faith Mission Debut New Video

Denmark’s Alcoholic Faith Mission has debuted a brand new video to celebrate 2011. The video is for the song “My Eyes To See” and you can catch it right here.

The song is off the band’s latest album (their third overall) Let This Be The Last Night We Care. The album came out last March.

Look for Alcoholic Faith Mission at this year’s SXSW March 16-20.

01.19.11

by mcirigliano2

Ezra Furman & The Harpoons Announce New LP

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