Skinner appears to be regretting the promise and jokes:
day 1 will be easy. ive got one nearly done. day 2 easy. day 3 is looking tricky. might have to post a totally rubbish one
Listen to “I Love My Phone”:
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Silversun Pickups new album Swoon is today’s AmazonMP3 deal of the day. For $3.99 you can buy the entire album in DRM-free mp3 format.
I’ve been listening to Swoon for a few weeks now and it’s fantastic. Fans of Silversun Pickups prior albums should embrace this with open arms. (Even if the first time they heard of the band was through Rock Band!)
“Big Whiskey…“, produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Alanis Morissette) will be released on June 2nd (RCA) and will be the first studio album since 1998′s Before These Crowded Streets to feature the über-talented Tim Reynolds. The title is in homage to the recently deceased saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who was nicknamed “Groogrux.”
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King Tracklisting
Cockadile
Dive In
Lying in the Hands of God
Funny The Way It Is
Shake Your Monkey /Shake Me Like a Monkey
Spaceman
Skworm / Squirm
Timebomb
Why I Am
You N Me Stripped Down
Passion Pit have been forced to cancel their May UK tour dates due to “personal issues at home” which has them unable to travel outside of the US for the time being. According to a representative of the band, they fully intend to make up the dates at a later time.
Passion Pit will be hitting the road in the US starting May 23rd in support of Manners which is released May 19th on Frenchkiss Records.
In more positive news, Passion Pit have announced that their official website has launched today. That means no more heading over to MySpace for the latest info! (Trust me, that’s a good thing.)
Here’s the dizzying (but fantastic) video for “Sleepyhead”:
Passion Pit Tour Dates
05.23.2009 The Gorge, Sasquatch Festival, Quincy, WA
05.24.2009 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
05.26.2009 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
05.28.2009 The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
05.29.2009 Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
05.30.2009 The Glass House, Pomona, CA
06.02.2009 Granada Theatre, Dallas, TXTickets
06.03.2009 Emo’s, Austin, TXTickets
06.04.2009 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
06.05.2009 Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA
06.06.2009 The Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
06.08.2009 The National, Richmond, VA
06.09.2009 The Black Cat, Washington, DC
06.11.2009 Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
06.13.2009 Mad Hatter, Covington, KY
06.14.2009 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
06.17.2009 Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
06.18.2009 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
06.19.2009 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
06.20.2009 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Peter, Bjorn and John will be kicking off their tour on April 21st with Chairlift on support. The first show will take place in Minneapolis and finish on May 2nd in Washington, DC before the band hits the road in support of Depeche Mode for a slew of dates in the US and Canada.
Peter, Bjorn and John recently stopped by The Interface where they performed “Nothing to Worry About”, “Lay It Down”, “It Don’t Move Me”, “Just the Past,” and “Living Things” in support of their just-released album Living Thing.
Supporting Depeche Mode
/24: Toronto, ON @ The Molson Amphitheatre
7/25: Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
7/28: Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
7/31: Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
8/1: Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata
8/3: New York, NY @ MSG
8/4: New York, NY @ MSG
8/10: Seattle, WA @ Key Arena at Seattle Center
8/12: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/14: Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/16: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
8/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
8/20: Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara County Bowl
8/22: Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl
8/23: Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
8/25: Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center
8/27: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Pavilion
8/29: Dallas, TX @ Superpages Center
8/30: Woodlands, TX @ Woodlands Pavilion
9/1: Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
9/4: Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
9/5: Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
On April 18th, Wilco will release the live DVD Ashes of American Flags. Footage was recorded over five different venues from the band’s 2008 tour: Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa, OK), Tipitina’s (New Orleans, LA) The Mobile Civic Center (Mobile, AL), The Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) and the 9:30 Club (Washington, DC). All footage was shot in HD and is directed and produced by Brendan Canty and Christoph Green, who did Jeff Tweedy’s solo DVD Sunken Treasure.
Just as was done with Sunken Treasure, all fans who purchase the DVD will receive a free audio download of the entire DVD, including the extras. As an added bonus, if you pre-order the DVD at Wilco’s website, you will instantly receive a free four-minute video clip compatible with iTunes, iPods and iPhones.
Tracklisting
Ashes of American Flags
Side with the Seeds
Handshake Drugs
The Late Greats
Kingpin
Wishful Thinking
Impossible Germany
Via Chicago
Shot in the Arm
Monday
You Are My Face
Heavy Metal Drummer
War on War
DVD Extras
I’m the Man Who Loves You
Airline to Heaven
It’s Just that Simple
At Least That’s What you Said
I am Trying to Break your Heart
Theologians
Hate it Here
Ask any long-time Jimmy Eat World fan about Clarity and they will tell you just how important the album is in the history of the band. For many fans, it was the record that made them fall in love with the Jimmy Eat World; that is the case for me. From the first time I heard such classics as “Lucky Denver Mint,” “For Me This is Heaven,” and “Just Watch the Fireworks,” I knew I was listening to something special.
There are so many garbage bands today that get tagged as “emo” that it has ruined the genre and completely taken it away from the phenominal artists that pioneered the sound. Jimmy Eat World is one of those artists. They proved that it was possible to mix aggressive guitars over lush melodies and heartfelt lyrics and create something so fresh and accessible.
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the seminal album, Jimmy Eat World embarked on a tour around the US playing the entire album from start to finish. Today, they have released a digital-only live album recorded during the tour’s final night in Tempe, AZ titled Clarity Live.
Clarity Live is available for $8.99 and comes in your choices of one of five download options: 320k MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, 16bit and 24bit WAV. Also included are two encore tracks, “What I Would Say To You Now” and “No Sensitivity,” as well as a digital booklet with tour photos and two high-res photos of the band.
This album is a must-own for any Jimmy Eat World fan. They have replicated the beauty of Clarity impeccably live and if you loved the original, you will fall in love with it all over again.
Great Northernhave announced that they will be touring with The Dears in support of their fantastic new album Remind Me Where the Light Is, available April 28th on Eenie Meenie. The duo of Solon Bixler and Rachel Stolte talk about the difference in the new record in comparison to their critically acclaimed Trading Twilight for Daylight:
“We took a lot more risks by entering uncomfortable territory that wasn’t touched on the last record,” Bixler says. “We dug deeper into the unpleasant, which helped us to find the beauty.”
Bixler and Stolte tapped producers Michael Patterson (Beck, BRMC) and Nic Jodoin for Remind Me Where the Light Is which has resulted in an album which features the back and forth vocal styling reminiscent of Mates of State with a more layered, guitar and orchestral-driven sound.
Listen to “Story,” the lead track off Remind Me Where the Light Is:
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Mates of State will be releasing Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1 April 14th on Barsuk Records. “Re-Arranged” will be available as a limited edition (1,000 copies) 12″ and features 4 songs remixed by DJ Sega, Flosstradamus, The Mae Shi, and RAC. For those of you not into the vinyl revolution, a digital release will be forthcoming in the following weeks.
If you can’t make it out to any of the Mate of State / Black Kids tour dates, fear not – NPR will be webcasting and archiving the DC show this Saturday at the 9:30 Club.
Mates of State / Black Kids Tour Dates
04/02 Richmond, WA – The National
04/03 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
04/04 Washington D.C – 9:30 Club
04/05 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/06 New York, NY – Webster Hall
04/07 Boston, MA – House of Blues
04/09 Montreal, QC – Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire
04/10 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre
04/11 Chicago, IL – Metro
04/12 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/13 Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
04/15 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
04/17 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04/18 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
04/19 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04/20 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04/21 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04/23 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
04/24 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
04/25 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
04/27 Dallas, TX – Granada
04/28 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
04/29 Houston, TX – Warehouse
Lastly, if you can’t get enough of Mates of State (like me), you can follow Jason on Twitter.
Apparently, I’ve been living under a rock. The grapevine just alerted me to the fact that Chicago’s Red Red Meat played at SXSW to celebrate the reissue of one of my Top 10 records of all time, Bunny Gets Paid. Sparing you all the biographic detailing, this Chicago bluesy rock-outfit is a staple in my music listening rotation. The band officially disbanded in 1997 and the members went off to form Califone and Sin Ropas while Brian Deck (drummer/producer) became a full-time music producer.
The deluxe edition of Bunny Gets Paid serves up two discs of remastered tracks, demos, single version, B-sides and more.
Admittedly, I am no audiophile, but on first listen the jangly nuisances and gritty guitars ring crystal clear. The dismantled arrangements and singer Tim Rutili’s creeping vocals should give every reason to discover Red Red Meat. The cover of Low’s “Words†was also a nice surprise. When picking up this reissue, you should also snag the underrated 1997’s There’s a Star Above the Manger Tonight.
If you click on the Amazon widget below, you can download a free MP3 of the track “Gauze.”
Everyone’s favorite former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus, recently recorded a few songs for Daytrotter, including my all-time personal favorite “Vanessa From Queens.” Also available for download is the previously unreleased “Funk 49.” Go download these now!
The first track off Bob Dylan’s new album Together Through Life,has been posted as a free MP3 download on BobDylan.com. ”Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” will only be up until midnight tomorrow (March 31), so grab it quickly!
Together Through Life releases April 28th on Columbia Records.
AmazonMP3 has a nice collection of totally free indie music samplers for download. Included in the promotion are compilations from Sub Pop, Secretly Canadian, Saddle Creek, Arts & Crafts and many more. As is usual with AmazonMP3, all songs are high quality DRM-free files.
Silversun Pickups will be releasing their new album Swoon on April 14th (Dangerbird Records). The band is fresh off a visit to SXSW where they debuted some of the new songs to crowds with rave reviews.
“Panic Switch,” the first single off Swoon, can be streamed at iMeem or MySpace.
Below is a video released by the gang to add to the anticipation of what is sure to be another great Silversun Pickups album!
Silversun Pickups Upcoming Shows
April 12 – Pomona, CA – Glass House
April 17 – Indio, CA – Coachella
May 25 – Gorge, WA – Sasquatch Festival
