Recent Articles in CD Releases
Arcade Fire Announce First Summer Festival Date and New Album For 2010 Release
Montreal’s jaunty rock orchestra, the Arcade Fire, has announced their first confirmed summer date, to take place at Ireland’s Oxegen Festival, July 8-11, 2010. It will be the band’s first show in two years. They last played a special set for Barack Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, which included a cover of the ever-popular Bruce Springsteen tune, “Born in the U.S.A”.
Neon Indian Remix by Summer Dregs
Neon Indian’s stunner of a song, “Mind, Drips”, was recently remixed into an exquisitely frothy tune by Tennessee’s Summer Dregs (aka Carl Cadwell) and recalls the likes of Atlas Sound. Summer Dregs’ own new record, From Gold to Green, is “dark, semi-sweet electro-pop” that deserves a good listen as well.
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LCD Soundsystem Confirms May Release for New Album
LCD Soundsystem, otherwise known as James Murphy to his family and one of the foremost purveyors of mind-melting, holy-dunk-space-junk dance music, has just confirmed a May 18, 2010 release date for its as-yet-untitled third album on DFA/Virgin.
Doves Look Back on ‘The Places Between’
Barely a year since the release of 2009’s Kingdom of Rust, and just 12 years into their career as a band, Manchester’s Doves are set to reflect on their beloved and storied catalog on The Places Between: The Best of Doves, due for release on April 6, 2010, via Astralwerks/Heavenly Recordings.
Keane Eyes May Release for New Album
“Somewhere Only We Know” hitmakers Keane are set to release Night Train on May 11, 2010 via Cherrytree/Interscope Records.
You Say Party! We Say Die! Announce Tour and Cultural Olympiad Shows
On February 23rd and 24th Canadian new wavers You Say Party! We Say Die! will be making a big splash on home turf with a couple of Cultural Olympiad shows marking the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver…
Minus the Bear Sign with Dangerbird, New Album in May
Tireless sonic scientists Minus the Bear have just inked a deal with Dangerbird Records to release their upcoming effort, OMNI, on May 4th, 2010.
Efterklang Release Third LP, Set to Hit the Road in March
Efterklang are set to release their third full-length album, Magic Chairs, this week, marking the Danish band’s first effort on 4AD (the two prior albums were on The Leaf Label and Rumraket). The orchestral-leaning Danes will then kick off their U.S. tour in Philadelphia
Broken Social Scene Reveal New Album Title and Cover, Premiere ‘World Sick’
Broken Social Scene have revealed the album art for their highly anticipated May 4th Arts + Crafts release, Forgiveness Rock Record. The first song off of the record, “World Sick,” is now streaming at Pitchfork.com.
Kate Nash to Release Sophomore Album in April
How we’ve missed the darling razor wit of Kate Nash. Not that we don’t enjoy the adventures of Lily Allen, and the stylings of Laura Marling, but there was something so wholly endearing about Kate.
