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Boom Bip Releases EP, Tours

Boom Bip will release an EP titled Sacchrilege via Lex Records on April 23 in Europe and at an unspecified later date in the U.S. Sacchrilege is a solo effort, though a press release claims it "harkens towards the sound of his next major project, Neon Neon with Gruff Rhys."

Boom Bip will kick off a tour of Europe in support of Sacchrilege on April 1 in Amsterdam.

The Boom Bip/Rhys collaboration still has no release date, tracklist, or much of any information attached to it other than what we previously reported. [MORE...]

Stream: Boom Bip: Various Tracks

Posted by Dave Maher in EP, tour on Thu: 03-29-07: 11:15 AM CDT | Permalink

Konono No.1 Tour, Release Digital EP

Konono N°1 have raised their profile recently with contributions to Björk's forthcoming Volta (including the first single, "Earth Intruders"), and the Congolese conglomerate will embark on a world tour of their own starting March 31 in Berlin and ending July 28 at the Belgian Sfinks Festival. Along the way, they'll stop over in North America for a string of dates surrounding their Coachella appearance. They are also in the midst of confirming the dates of a UK tour in mid-May.

Konono's label, Crammed, will release the 35-minute three-track Live in Tokyo EP to coincide with the tour. Crammed is only making Live in Tokyo available digitally, and eMusic will have it exclusively in the U.S. [MORE...]

Stream: Konono N�1: Various Tracks

Posted by Dave Maher in tour, EP on Thu: 03-29-07: 11:00 AM CDT | Permalink

St. Vincent Signs to Beggars
Tours with John Vanderslice

[Photo by Tod Seelie]

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, has signed to Beggars Banquet to release her debut album, Marry Me, on July 10 in the U.S. (with an August release in the UK). The 23-year old is a veteran guitar slinger in two musical armies, the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band.

Marry Me, however, features Clark front and center with just a few contributions from longtime David Bowie pianist Mike Garson and Man or Astro-man? drummer Brian Teasley. It also features the greatest song title we've heard so far this year: "Jesus Saves, I Spend".

St. Vincent will kick off a two-month jaunt across the U.S. in Portland on April 6. All non-festival dates of the tour are with John Vanderslice. St. Vincent's last show of the tour is at the Homefires Festival in London on June 2, and Beggars plans to release "Now, Now" as a single around that time. [MORE...]

Stream: St. Vincent: Various Tracks

Posted by Dave Maher in signing, album, tour on Thu: 03-29-07: 10:25 AM CDT | Permalink

Queens of the Stone Age Announce Short Tour

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a few European dates-- mostly festivals-- in anticipation of their forthcoming Lullabies to Paralyze follow-up, Era Vulgaris. As previously reported, the record is due out in June and features contributions from Julian Casablancas, Trent Reznor, Mark Lanegan, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.

Queens' tour kicks off in London on June 14 and ends in Glasgow at the T in the Park festival on July 8. But they'll probably schedule a bunch more dates soon. [MORE...]

Video: Queens of the Stone Age: In-Studio Recording

Posted by Dave Maher in tour on Thu: 03-29-07: 10:20 AM CDT | Permalink

New Pornographers Tease With Shows, Album Details

Taking a page from Panda Bear's book, the New Pornographers will play a string of dates in June that you can count on one hand. Their three shows at various London venues come in addition to their previously reported appearance at Coachella, and they are planning to hit a few UK festivals in June that might put their total number of shows in the two-hand range.

Principal New Pornos songwriter Carl Newman spoke to Billboard.com recently about the band's follow-up to Twin Cinema, which they hope to release on Matador in late August.

Newman said the new album "is maybe slightly more epic. It has our first song that passes the six-minute-long mark." He also mentioned that Dan Bejar wrote three songs for the record, including one titled "Myriad Harbor". Neko Case sings on three of the album's songs, one of which is called "Go Places". The only other information Newman had in the way of song titles was one of his own: "Salinger". About his vocal contributions, he said, "Nobody ever seems to be singing more than three songs. Kathryn [Calder]'s doing a couple, at least one or two. I'm like, 'Which ones am I singing here?' I'll just sing the leftovers."

Case and Bejar will not appear with the band on their currently scheduled dates, but they hope to have at least Case join them when they tour in support of the new album in the fall. [MORE...]

Video: The New Pornographers: Use It [from the Twin Cinema LP]

Posted by Dave Maher in album, tour on Thu: 03-29-07: 09:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Smashing Pumpkins Schedule Lone Non-Festival Date
The 12-year-old version of yourself is totally pumped

Add another flake to the recent flurry of Smashing Pumpkins news: the once-illustrious, still-nebulously-realigned alt-rock behemoths have scheduled their first non-festival date since trumpeting their reformation (of sorts) late last year.

Yeah, it's in France, but that's not likely to dissuade Pumpkins diehards, who'd sail the vast oceans and crawl over scorched earth to get a glimpse of whatever configuration the band finds itself in. Tickets for this, the first Pumpkins show since December of 2000, can be yours April 11. Think they'll sell out?

Could this mean an all-out headlining tour will soon follow? No way of knowing, but let's keep speculating: Might D'Arcy be preggers with James Iha's lovechild? Is Jimmy Chamberlain only doing it for the doobage? Could a Zwan reunion be far off? Dude, I hope so; that Paz Lenchantin is quite a dish.

As we previously reported, the sure-to-be-era-defining Zeitgeist is still on for July 7, and if a daytrip to the city of lights is beyond your means, you do have a chance to check out the Pumpkins at one of many festivals throughout the summer. All the dates we've got for now after the jump. [MORE...]

Stream: The Smashing Pumpkins: Various Tracks

Posted by Paul Thompson in tour on Thu: 03-29-07: 07:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Final Fantasy, Isan Added to Montag LP
Xiu Xiu no longer featured on album

We could invoke some adage about egg-counting here, but we'd much rather rhapsodize over what's still an impressive list of collaborators. As previously reported, Canadian electronic artiste Montag has enlisted the talents of a sublime crop of guests for his latest Carpark LP, Going Places.

As before, Stars' Amy Millan, M83's Anthony Gonzales, Beach House's Victoria Legrand, Au Revoir Simone, and Ghislain Poirier all contribute. Contrary to our previous report, however, Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart will no longer sing on "Softness, I Forgot Your Name". Preserving Montag man Antoine Bédard's wish for an all-male duet, Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy/Arcade Fire fame has stepped up to harmonize with Bédard on "Softness". Millan also sings on an additional track; scope the updated tracklist below.

Going Places goes to North American record stores on June 5, and Japanese ones May 19 (via Rallye Records). Beyond the aforementioned collaborators, it also includes sonic puzzle pieces from Isan, E*Rock, Vitaminsforyou, Ckid, Poirier once again, and others-- all distilled into Places' finale and title track. These acts responded to Montag's previously reported open call for sounds, and they'll be immortalized on this release-- which is, we suppose, much less embarrassing than winding up on the last Christina Aguilera disc.

Montag tours Canada and Japan in the coming months, and will announce dates in the U.S. and Mexico soon. He also remade a track by his trustworthy pals Stars for the Do You Trust Your Friends? album, out May 22 on Arts & Crafts. [MORE...]

Stream: Montag: Various Tracks

Posted by Matthew Solarski in collaboration, album, tour on Wed: 03-28-07: 04:40 PM CDT | Permalink

YYYs, Flaming Lips, Walkmen Rock Spiderman 3
Also Black Mountain, Killers, Snow Patrol, Wolfmother

Who's excited for Spiderman 3? Me! Especially now that the soundtrack has been announced. No more emo Spiderman for this one (though I gotta say, that Dashboard song from Spidey 2 is pretty hot)-- Peter Parker's gone full-on hipster.

Due out on CD AND LP May 1 via Record Collection, Spiderman 3: The Official Soundtrack features all completely brand new songs from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Flaming Lips, Record Collection's own Walkmen, the Killers, Black Mountain, Wolfmother, Rogue Wave, Jason Schwartzman (aka Coconut Records)-- featuring Kirsten Dunst!, and more.

The Flaming Lips song is called "Spiderman vs. Muhammad Ali"!!! It HAS to rule. It just has to. UPDATE: IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED "The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How to Be in Love". THAT RULES EVEN HARDER.

The soundtrack was produced by Dave Sardy (Walkmen, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis, Wolfmother).

So far, the only song that's available is the Snow Patrol one, which can be streamed below. "Vidicated" is so much better. [MORE...]

Stream: Snow Patrol: Signal Fire [from the forthcoming Spiderman 3: The Official Soundtrack]

Posted by Amy Phillips in soundtrack on Wed: 03-28-07: 04:34 PM CDT | Permalink

Beirut Get Crazy in "Elephant Gun" Video Stills

Photos by Kristianna Smith

Some stills from the just-completed, previously mentioned video for Beirut's "Elephant Gun" have crept onto the interweb, and boy do they look...kinky.

If our eyes aren't deceiving us, at least one scene in this video manages to combine a game of dominatrix horsey, bondage, voyeurism/exhibitionism, and creepy mustaches, a praise-worthy feat for any director this side of Fellini.

Indeed, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Alma Harel (Balkan Beat Box, Giraffes) directed the clip for the Lon Gisland EP's opening track-- and arguably Beirut's finest moment to date-- while Partizan produced. Maps, confetti, and choreography also appear to feature prominently in the promo. Look for it soon on a YouTube near you, and catch Beirut at three NYC dates in May, then across Europe-- including a recently announced Primavera Sound appearance-- this summer.

As previously reported, Beirut are fast approaching the final stretch on their sophomore album.

For more photos from the shoot, check out the 4AD blog and Harel's slide show.

[MORE...]

MP3: Beirut: Elephant Gun [from the Lon Gisland EP]

Posted by Matthew Solarski in video, photos, tour on Wed: 03-28-07: 03:31 PM CDT | Permalink

Exclusive: Mooney Suzuki to Have Mercy in June

Though a few high-profile placements on video game soundtracks and their wacky, Can-culled name helped them weather the storm that swallowed up so many of the early-century's garage rock revivalists, the last few years haven't been kind to the fellas of the Mooney Suzuki.

They parted ways with two labels, Columbia and the now-defunct V2, and the band began to crumble, losing guitarist Graham Tyler in the shuffle.

So it's nothing short of a miracle that the Suzuki are alive and well enough to announce the very existence of their fifth LP Have Mercy, due out June 19 on the brand new Elixia Records, which is part of the Templar Label Group. Despite all the electric flop-sweat that went into its inception, Suzuki frontman Sammy James Jr. describes the ten-song set as "upbeat" and "peppy" in a press release. That's the Mooney Suzuki I know!

Hear the album's opening track "99%", by clicking on the download link at the end of the story.

The Mooney-men are slated to warm up a trio of dates for Albert Hammond, Jr. early next month, and we've been assured summer dates are sure to follow once they're firmed up. [MORE...]

MP3: The Mooney Suzuki: 99% [from the forthcoming Have Mercy LP]

Posted by Paul Thompson in album, tour on Wed: 03-28-07: 02:44 PM CDT | Permalink

Art Brut Complete Complicated, Announce Release Date

The new Art Brut LP? It's a Bit Complicated, as you know. The album details? Not so much.

Art Brut revealed today that they have completed their sophomore full-length, It's a Bit Complicated, and will share their masterpiece with the American world on June 26 via Downtown Records. Mute has not yet set a UK release date, but we're penciling in June 25 on our calendars based on past experience.

The Dan Swift-produced record follows up essential disc Bang Bang Rock & Roll and includes the previously mentioned songs "Nag Nag Nag Nag", "Direct Hit", "Pump Up the Volume", "I Will Survive", "People in Love", and "Sunday Evening", as well as "Post Soothing Out".

As facial hair boycotting Eddie Argos told Pitchfork last week, It's a Bit Complicated features horns and has him sounding "a little bit older. Even though I'm 27, I'd say I'm about 17 in the songs." Good thing they don't card at clubs based on a bloke's persona, or else Eddie will have a hard time getting into the gigs on his band's forthcoming tour. [MORE...]

Video: Art Brut: Nag Nag Nag Nag (Live)

Posted by Matthew Solarski in album, tour on Wed: 03-28-07: 02:10 PM CDT | Permalink

Young Jeezy Unveils Cold Summer Mixtape, Adds Dates

Atlanta motivational speaker Young Jeezy, aka homo snowpiens, will release his USDA (United Streets and D-Boys of America) crew's first seasonally inappropriate mixtape on May 22. Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer will come out on the Young one's label, Corporate Thugz Entertainment, in conjunction with Def Jam.

The friends and weed carriers featured on Cold Summer include producers Sanchez, Nazty, Midnight Black, and Drumma Boy and MCs Slick Pulla and Blood Raw. USDA's first single, "White Girl", is a Drumma Boy production.

Jeezy fans not out buying Rocawear-distributed 8732 ("USDA" in phone button terms) clothing right now can check the crew out on their YouTube channel, which features clips of Jeezy and co. on his previously reported tour with Lil Wayne, Rich Boy, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, and Baby.

Since Young Jeezy presumably still cares about his own music, he will release "Dreamin' [ft. Keyshia Cole]" as The Inspiration's third single in mid-to-late April. [MORE...]

Stream: Young Jeezy / USDA: White Girl [from the forthcoming Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer mixtape]

Posted by Dave Maher in mixtape, tour, clothing, single on Wed: 03-28-07: 02:05 PM CDT | Permalink

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