It hasn’t been too long since Florence + The Machine hit the music world by storm with their debut, Lungs, and the group is already working on the follow-up.
Singer Florence Welch spoke to Nylon Magazine recently and stated the band has been working on new songs with producer Paul Epsworth who has also worked with Kate Nash and Adele. Nice choice. Welch also said that this time the lyrics would be a bit darker and the songs would be about imaginary things. No release date has been set yet, but keep your ears and eyes peeled. Keep checking back for more updates on Florence + The Machine’s progress.
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Scanners Set To Tour The UK
London band Scanners will be releasing their second album Submarine on March 21st and to appease their ever growing fan base, they will be hitting the road in the UK.
The band has already been capturing quite a bit of attention with songs featured on shows like Gossip Girl, Entourage and Beverly Hills 90210. They have also caught the attention of some fellow bands and have shared with stage with the likes of Florence and The Machine, Air, The Wedding Present and Devo. Mega stations Radio One and XFM have shown their love for the band as well.
Submarine is a reflection of the band’s evolving sound that has matured over the years. With haunting vocals and rich layers of upbeat rhythms, their latest endeavor is a quick reminder as to why Scanners has made such an impact for fans in the USA and UK. And it seems there is no slowing down as they are already close to completion of their next album due out sometime next year. In the meantime, be sure to catch this amazing act on their current jaunt and keep an eye out for them as they continue to make their mark in the music world.
Tour Dates:
16th March – Louisiana, Bristol
23rd March – The Flapper, Birmingham
24th March – The Duchess, York
28th March – Kasbah, Coventry
29th March – Captain’s Rest, Glasgow
30th March – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
31st March – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
2nd April – Bodega Social, Nottingham
Song of the Day: Florence + the Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”
NYC Weekly Show Roundup!
Cassette Kids, At Sea, Phone Home @ S.O.B.’s
Florence and the Machine, The Smith Westerns @ Terminal 5
Dum Dum Girls, Frankie Rose & The Outs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
*CANCELED*
Shout Out Out Out Out, Free Blood @ (le) poisson rogue
Clinic, The Fresh & Onlys, Girls at Dawn @ Bowery Ballroom
Joemca, Bird Love, Recess Brooklyn @ Cake Shop
Ava Luna, Spanish Prisoners, Data Dog, Can’t Tell @ Glasslands
Florence and the Machine, The Smith Westerns @ Terminal 5
Black Mountain, The Black Angels @ Bowery Ballroom
Shout Out Out Out Out @ Glasslands
The Dears, Zeus @ Knitting Factory
Bettie Serveert, The Art of Shooting @ Maxwell’s
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Hooray for Earth, Zambri, Arpline @ Pianos
The Duke Spirit, The Rassle @ Santos Party House
The Fresh & Onlys, Royal Baths, X-Ray Eyeballs @ Shea Stadium
Wolf Parade, Ogre You Asshole @ The Wellmont Theatre
Blonde Redhead, Pantha Du Prince @ Webster Hall
Matt Costa, Everest @ Bowery Ballroom
Shark?, Roo, Byrds of Paradise, Dinosaur Feathers @ Bruar Falls
Bob Mould, Lenny Kaye @ City Winery
The Dears, Himalaya @ Knitting Factory
The Black Angels, Black Mountain @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Script, Joshua Radin @ Terminal 5
Blonde Redhead, Pantha Du Prince @ Webster Hall
Bob Mould, Marshall Crenshaw @ Citery Winery
Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers @ Maxwell’s
Matt Costa, Everest, Boy & Bear @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Script, Joshua Radin @ Terminal 5
The Dandy Warhols, Blue Giant @ The Bell House
Interpol, White Rabbits @ United Palace Theatre
Dawes, Vetiver, Peter Wolf Crier @ Webster Hall
Smith Westerns Announce Tour Dates
Chicago’s Smith Westerns, fresh off of signing with Fat Possum, have announced a handful of upcoming tour dates, including one with Belle and Sebastian.
The group is currently wrapping up their sophomore album for Fat Possum, which will be out sometime early in 2011. To tide you over, the band has released a short video called “Friends Forever.”
Check it out right here. Smith Westerns will be…
10/11 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre *
10/30 Brooklyn, NY 171 Lombardy
10/31 Boston, MA House of Blues #
11/01 New York, NY Terminal 5 #
11/02 New York, NY Terminal 5 #
11/03 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy #
11/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
* = w/ Belle & Sebastian
# = w/ Florence & The Machine
Modern Mystery 