Category Archives: Rock
Hermes Release Two New Singles in April
Hermes, a group of young English chaps from the small town of Cirencester are fresh on the scene with a double A side, “Anyone Who Cares / More Love In Death” available on April 25.
“Anyone Who Cares” shares upbeat instrumentation with self conscious lyrics like “I wouldn’t know the truth if it hit me/ Wouldn’t know love until it bit me.” The synth line sparkles, the buildup to the chorus is adrenalin charging and everything culminates once the chorus sets in. The echoing backup vocals compliment the lead’s in this well rounded track.
“More Love in Death” features steady, perfectly subtle drums that is the driving beat throughout the song. The liberating message of this song, emphasized by the repeating lyric “You can let go,” is blanketed under a softer, more forlorn feeling evoked from the music and vocal style. “Anyone Who Cares” and “More Love in Death” are two distinct and significantly different tracks, when juxtaposed balance each other and show the range of capabilities from this young band.
Judging from these new singles, Hermes sounds like they’d out on an awesome live show, so let’s hope they tour the US in the near future.
Noah And The Whale Announce U.S. Tour
London based Noah and the Whale will be hitting the road for a U.S. tour beginning on May 24 in San Diego. The tour, which will include stops in Los Angeles, New York City and a detour to Sasquatch Festival, is meant to support the band’s third album, Last Night On Earth, which was released on March 15th. Check out a full list of dates below.
Noah and the Whale Tour Dates:
May 24 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Woman’s Club
May 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
May 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
May 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
May 29 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 30 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
June 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
June 4 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
June 6 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co.
June 8 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
June 9 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
June 10 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
June 11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
June 13 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
June 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
June 16 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
June 17 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
June 18 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Song of the Day: New Thurston Moore Single -“Benedition”
A new single from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has just dropped! Enjoy the Velvet Underground-esque track right here…
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12413870Thurston Moore – Benediction by muziclover
Vivian Girls Add Tour Dates with No Joy
Brooklyn trio Vivian Girls have decided to continue touring and supporting No Joy. They’re currently touring their support their latest album, Share the Joy. Here’s a single from that album, “I Heard You Say”:
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9888218Vivian Girls – I Heard You Say by flogase
Tour dates are as follows:
Tue-Apr-05 Asheville, NC Sage Café / Warren Wilson College
Wed-Apr-06 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Thu-Apr-07 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Fri-Apr-08 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sat-Apr-09 Philadelphia, PA The Trocodero
Mon-Apr-11 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY SMOG / Bard College
Tue-Apr-12 New York, NY Webster Hall
Wed-Apr-13 Providence, RI The Met Café
Thu-Apr-14 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Fri-Apr-15 Montreal, QC Le National
Sat-Apr-16 Toronto, ON Pheonix Concert Theatre
Sun-Apr-17 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Tue-Apr-19 Columbus, OH Outland Live
Wed-Apr-20 Newport, KY Southgate House
Thu-Apr-21 St Louis, MO The Firebird
Fri-Apr-22 Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium
Sat-Apr-23 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Sun-Apr-24 Northfield, MN The Cave / Carleton College
Mon-Apr-25 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Tue-Apr-26 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
Wed-Apr-27 Dallas, TX The Loft
Thu-Apr-28 Austin, TX Emo’s
Sun-May-01 Los Angeles, CA The Echo / Part Time Punks
Mon-May-02 San Diego, CA Casbah
Tue-May-03 Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters
Wed-May-04 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
Fri-May-06 Seattle, WA Vera Project
Sat-May-07 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore
Sun-May-08 Portland, OR Holocene
Wed-May-11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Thu-May-12 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Fri-May-13 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall
Sat-May-14 Bloomington, IN Max’s Place
Sun-May-15 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
4/6 – 4/29 supporting Black Lips
5/2 – 5/15 with No Joy
Freelance Whales’ Song Featured in Starbucks Ad
Freelance Whales currently have a song, “Generator First Floor,” featured in a new Starbucks espresso commercial. To celebrate the event, iTunes is currently giving away the single, from their debut album, Weathervanes, for free! The single will be free until March 29th. The band is also releasing an extended edition of the album on April 5th exclusively through iTunes. Soon after that, you can catch them on tour with Foals and The Naked and the Famous at these spots:
4/10 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC*
4/11 – The Showbox at The Market – Seattle, WA*
4/12 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR*
4/14 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA (co-headlining with Foals)
4/16 Coachella, India, CA
4/19 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX*
4/20 – The Loft – Dallas, TX
4/21 – La Zona Rosa – Austin, TX*
4/23 – The Firebird – St Louis, MO*
4/25 – The Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN*
4/26 – Metro – Chicago, IL (co-headlining with Foals)
4/27 – Outland Live – Columbus, OH*
4/29 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH*
4/30 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON*
5/01 – Le National – Montreal, QC*
5/02 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA*
5/04 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY (co-headlining with Foals)
5/05 – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA*
5/06 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (co-headlining with Foals)
5/07 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD*
5/08 – The Met – Pawtucket, RI*
*Foals & The Naked & the Famous
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