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Dandy Warhols To Give Away EP Exclusive In Stores Across America

Aren’t those Dandys sweet? Starting tomorrow, July 19th, they are giving fans a taste of their remixing talents and offering a free and exclusive EP, Earth to the Remix EP Vol. 1., at all the coolest music stores across the U.S.
This lovely pre-album release offer is happening in conjunction with Music Monitor Network, the [...]

18 Jul 2008 | More
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Deerhunter’s ‘Microcastle’ due in October; NIN Tour

Deerhunter have confirmed details for its new record, Microcastle, due on October 28, 2008 via Kranky (N.A.) and 4AD (ROW). Recorded in Brooklyn, NY with producer Nicolas Verhes, Microcastle finds the Atlanta, GA band as a four-piece: Bradford Cox (also of Atlas Sound), Lockett Pundt (lending vocals to “Agoraphobia,” and “Neither of Us, Uncertainly.”), Joshua [...]

14 Jul 2008 | More
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Fujiya & Miyagi’s ‘Lightbulbs’ out in September

Playful groovemasters Fujiya & Miyagi have announced that “Knickerbocker” will be the first single off of their sophomore release, Lightbulbs, due September 16 on Dumb + Blind Recordings. Lightbulbs is said to be “a journey littered with fragmented images, anecdotes from the sublime to the ridiculous, blurry stories that you feel you shouldn’t have overheard.” [...]

4 Jul 2008 | More
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Ray LaMontagne to Release Third Album in September

On September 30, critically adored singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne will release his third record, Gossip in the Grain, on RCA. Said to encompass such varying styles as “pastoral folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent balladry,” Gossip was recorded in Box, England, with returning producer Ethan Johns, and features members of LaMontagne’s live backing band. Songstress [...]

4 Jul 2008 | More
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The Verve Name New Album, Preview First Single

The Verve have finally set a name for their long-awaited comeback album — it is to be called Forth, and will be released on August 18th in the UK, and a day later in North America on the band’s On Our Own imprint. The lead single, “Love is Noise,” has been garnering high-profile praise and attention, [...]

26 Jun 2008 | More
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New Oasis Album Due in October

On October 7, Oasis returns with its seventh full-length release, Dig Out Your Soul, the follow-up to 2005’s Don’t Believe The Truth. Recorded at (shockingly enough) Abbey Road with producer Dave Sardy, Dig Out marks a turning point for the band’s approach to the studio, as head songwriter Noel Gallagher describes: “I wanted to write [...]

25 Jun 2008 | More
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Kings of Leon to Release New LP in September

On September 23rd, the Followill troupe out of Tennessee that we all know as Kings of Leon will release their fourth record, titled Only By The Night, on RCA. Sessions for the newie commenced in February of this year with co-producers Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios. Two new songs, “Crawl” and “Cold Desert” [...]

24 Jun 2008 | More
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Beck’s ‘Modern Guilt’ Due July 7

Modern Guilt, Beck’s hotly-tipped collaboration with producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse, will arrive in stores July 7 via DGC Records (North America) and XL Recordings (UK and Europe). Boasting 10 new songs “that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor…” Modern Guilt is said to “vacillate [...]

13 Jun 2008 | More
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recording New Album, Love Kittens

It was revealed yesterday via the Yeah Yeah Yeahs official MySpace page that the fearsome threesome have been plugging away at their third record, the follow-up to 2006’s Show Your Bones. Claiming to have worked all across the United States, “from a barn in the Northeast to a ranch in the Southwest,” the Yeahs are [...]

3 Jun 2008 | 1 comment | More
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Sigur Ros to Release New Album and Tour in June

On June 24th via XL Recordings, Sigur Ros will release their fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, which, translated for us English speakers, means “with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly.” Now that we all have that straight, you should also be made aware that the first single is called [...]

27 May 2008 | More