Cut Copy Release New Track And Short Documentary


Australian electro-pop duo Cut Copy has spent the tail end of summer in the studio finishing up their forthcoming full-length. At this point, we haven’t been given a name for the album nor a release date. What we have been given, however, is a documentary of its recording process and a limited edition, etched 7″ single of new track “Where I’m Going.”

The short documentary was shot in vocalist’s, Dan Whitford’s ,home recording studio by film directing duo Krozm. It is set to be released in installments, the first of which is up now on YouTube . This five and a half minute video is a black and white window into a brainstorming session replete with a journey through Whitford’s record collection for inspiration.

The one-sided, limited edition 7″ for “Where I’m Going,” has been divvied up between Australia and the U.S. and is available for your collection now. The track is weighty with shimmering guitars and spirited percussion, and features a Beatles-inspired breakdown for good measure. For those without a record player or the means, “Where I’m Going” is also available in digital format for free HERE. The duo’s third full-length is due out in 2011 on Modular.

Crystal Castles To Record New Single With Robert Smith

As if having a sold-out international tour and a critically lauded new album (II) wasn’t enough Crystal Castles have announced that they will be recording a single with The Cure’s frontman and symphonic guru, Robert Smith.

Not In Love will be released in early December on Fiction Records. The single will also feature a couple B-sides. Early acoustic demos of “Celestica” and “Suffocation” will also be included, which is awesome, even though it kind of defeats the purpose of a “single.”

Check out their video for their newest song off of II , “Baptism.”

As of now, Crystal Castles are over in Europe finishing a sold-out tour. They will be stateside soon enough, and if you want to see them you should go here!

*** Tour Dates***
March 2 San Diego CA House of Blues
March 3 Pomona CA Fox Theatre
March 4 San Francisco CA Warfield Theatre
March 6 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
March 7 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
March 8 Seattle, WA Showbox at the MArket
March 11 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
March 12 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
March 13 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Hall
March 15 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
March 16 Washington DC 9:30 Club
March 18 New York, NY Terminal 5
March 19 Boston, MA House of Blues
March 26 Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival
April 2 Toronto, ON Sound Academy

Domino Artists Release A Pair Of Remixes

With a North American tour looming, Domino artists Four Tet and Jon Hopkins have been keeping busy. Hopkins, who scored the upcoming film Monsters, recently remixed the Four Tet track “Vessel,” while Four Tet choose to remix The XX’s “VCR.”

Down below you can watch the video for Hopkins’ remix, listen to Four Tet’s remix, and peep their tour dates.

  <span><a href=”http://soundcloud.com/four-tet/the-xx-vcr-four-tet-remix”>The xx – VCR (Four Tet remix)</a> by <a href=”http://soundcloud.com/four-tet”>Four Tet</a></span>

Tour Dates

10-14 Chicago, IL – Metro
10-15 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
10-16 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
10-20 Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
10-21 Montreal, QC – Studio Just For Laugh
10-22 New York, NY – Webster Hall
10-24 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival

Rival Schools Release New Video

Rival Schools have been hard at work on a shiny new album, which they are calling Pedals. The group took a break from touring with Gaslight Anthem to record a music video off of Pedals for your viewing pleasure.

Although it’s been almost a decade since Rival Schools released their influential debut United By Fate the music video shows that the band as been focused on tightening their sound and improving.

You can find Pedalsfor sale this March (the 8th, actually) on Photo Finish/Atlantic Records.

Catch the first video for the song “Shot After Shot” right here.

Metric Lend Score to a Christopher Mills Short Film

Scoring short films with your songs is totally going to replace the music video.  It’s not like music videos make it onto television anymore anyway. 

Regardless, Metric have provided their track “Collect Call” from Fantasies as the score for the Christopher Mills short film of the same name.  The film is a lot like the song actually — there seems to be a lot going on throughout, but at the end it’s difficult to find something memorable to take out of it.  The film’s style is definitley unique, and features 2D pallbearers and the constellation version of Emily Haines. 

You can view the video below: