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HTRK & Tropic of Cancer's Part Time Punks Radio Sessions Split EP Out Now

HTRK & Tropic of Cancer's Part Time Punks Radio Sessions Split EP Out Now

Mess + Noise Share HTRK's "Fascinator" Track & Video

Dazed and Confused Stream the EP In Full

[DOWNLOAD EP IN FULL]
[STREAM HTRK - "FASCINATOR"]
[WATCH HTRK - "FASCINTOR"]
[STREAM TROPIC OF CANCER - "A COLOR"]

 

Borrowing its memorable images from the 1992 Japanese S&M film Topaz (a.k.a. Tokyo Decadence), HTRK’s video for this live version of "Fascinator" sets palpable longing against a seemingly endless loop of passing trees in blossom. Mess + Noise have premiered the track and video today. Dazed and Confused have shared the EP in full along with a brief interview with HTRK. 

The Part Time Punks Radio Sessions release by HTRK and Tropic of Cancer holds six sublime songs of desire.

Comparable to a fly-on-a-wall Peel Sessions, the critically acclaimed Part Time Punks radio show is the sound of the LA underground, run by local icon Michael Stock.

The limited split captures both bands live at the radio headquarters during HTRK’s first 2011 tour of the USA, accompanied by comrades in minimalism and melancholia, Tropic of Cancer.

Flipping this vinyl sounds like two sides of the same cursed coin, and mirrors a high school dance playing an endless lustful waltz. BPMs bumped down to a psychic stalk. It’s a broken and beautiful memento.

The two bands offer a stream each from these sessions. HTRK's "Synthetik" is taken from 2011's mind-bending Work (Work, Work) album released on Ghostly International. Tropic of Cancer's "A Color" is a track originally from their underground favorite The Sorrow of Two Blooms EP available on Blackest Ever Black.

Avialable on 12" or digitally on October 30th worldwide via Ghostly International. Pre-order of the EP available now at The Ghostly Store.

HTRK are currently recording a new album with Excepter’s Nathan Corbin in the producer’s chair, while Tropic of Cancer are reportedly working on their debut album for release on Blackest Ever Black in 2012.

 

TRACKLIST
Side A | HTRK 

01. Fascinator
02. Synthetik
03. Poison

Side B | Tropic of Cancer

01. More Alone
02. A Color
03. Temporary Vessels

Public Image LTD @ Club Nokia 2012

THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION LIVE AT WFMU

THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION LIVE AT WFMU ON TERRE T'S CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC

THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 3PM TO 6PM!

http://wfmu.org/tt/

NOVEMBER 3RD BOWERY BALLROOM SHOW SOLD OUT!

'MEAT AND BONE' RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS!

OUT NOW THROUGH BOOMBOX/MOM + POP!

 

“…possibly the band's best album to date. Do not snooze on Meat and Bone: it is out of this world and as addictive as Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth.” Blurt

“… a long-awaited return to the wild side, with the Blues Explosion offering up all the mutated musical goodness as you can stomach.” Consequence Of Sound

“The dream scenario, when a band reappears after a lay-off, is that they zero in on what made them ace back when, and that they then smash people with it afresh. Meat + Bone, unequivocally, does exactly that.” E Music

“Their primal, post-modern blues riot continues to transcend the ebb and flow of musical trends around them . Jon Spencer and his 20-year old band get better with age.”**** MOJO

 

“This downtown institution has returned after an eight-year silence, and this kick-ass, three-chord rock ’n’ roll number goes a long way toward explaining why their new record is called “Meat and Bone.” Welcome back fellas, we’ve missed you.” New York Post

A potent continuation of the finest sonic stunt a horse has ever pulled. Original alt-blues preacherman Spencer is on ferocious form here”. **** NME

 

“..straight-up, no-bullshit rock'n'soul…. They're reapplying for the job of America's most raucous, hardest-working rock'n'roll band, and will let the sweat speak for itself. “ Pitchfork

 

“They’re able to whip up a frenzy in short order, and no gnarled note goes wasted. And, man, do they cook up a storm. Meat & Bone is proof positive that music needn’t be so reverent to its past…Influence is a tool, but JSBE use it like a tenderizer instead of a feather duster.” Prefix

 

 “...speaker-scorching.” RollingStone.com

“Indefinably thrilling” - ****UNCUT

Click on image below to watch the JSBX live from the upcoming show, 'The Birthday Party'.

 

REMAINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

 

November 1: Pearl Street Nightclub – Northampton, MA

November 2: Club Helsinki – Hudson, NY

November 3: Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY SOLD OUT

November 8: Casbah - San Diego, CA

November 9: El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

November 10: Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA

November 12: Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR

November 13: The Crocodile - Seattle, WA

November 14: Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, B.C.

METZ North American tour resumes tomorrow!

Credit: Amrit Singh / Stereogum

METZ North American tour resumes tomorrow!
Watch "Headache" & "Wet Blanket" live videos at Pitchfork!

On tour from October 26-November 22;
'METZ' is out now on Sub Pop

 

METZ will resume their previously announced North American tour this weekend in support of their critically acclaimed debut, out now on Sub Pop.  The trek kicks-off this Saturday, October 27 in Chicago, IL at the Empty Bottle and ends on Thursday, November 22 in Montreal, QC at Il Motore. The tour comes hot on the heels of METZ well-received CMJ and European shows. For a glimpse of what to expect from a METZ show, Pitchfork filmed the bands set at their unofficial CMJ showcase.  Watch live videos for “Wet Blanket” & “Headache” now.

The New York Times  said of the band’s CMJ performances,  "A three-man band from Canada, steamrollered through the festival, blasting brawny punk and metal guitar riffs that generated the festival’s most enthusiastic buzz."  Meanwhile, Stereogum raved,  "What METZ managed this year deserves salute: The Sub Pop trio dialed into the spirit and muscular thrust of post-hardcore’s heyday so completely as to make a familiar sound feel fresh, sheerly by virtue of so perfectly recreating it. METZ’s sets were brutal and sharp, their movements about stage kinetic and crisp, their commitment to their moment so complete to be undeniable. Namecheck your Jesus Lizards and Hüsker Düs (and a hat tip if you can namecheck more than two METZ songs while your’e at it), all totally fine but meaningless enterprises when faced with a band this in command of its craft. METZ knew its lane and reveled in it, and was every bit the must-see everyone said they’d be."  Additional CMJ highlights include top 10 picks & critics mentions from the likes of SPIN, Time Out NY, NPR's All Songs Considered and more.

 

METZ, led by the singles "Headache" (Mp3) & "Wet Blanket" (official video), is now available worldwide on CD, LP and digitally via Sub Pop. 
 

What people are saying about METZ:

“In the past ten years, independent bands have inched back toward the musical aggression that was something of a default for the community in the late eighties and early nineties. METZ, a trio from Toronto, have fully revived this confrontational, skilled and energetic approach. The guitarist-vocalist Alex Edkins, the drummer Hayden Menzies, and the bassist Christ Slorach have made one of the year's best albums…” ­– The New Yorker

"METZ songs tend to start with an isolated element-- Hayden Menzies' thundering, hammer-of-the-gods drum salvos, Alex Edkins' solitary guitar screech-- that immediately triggers a ticking time-bomb countdown for the moment when the band erupts in unison. You can see the storm coming from a mile atway, and yet, when Menzies, Edkins, and bassist Chris Slorach launch into the merciless, firestorm battering of "Negative Space" or the wrecking-ball swing of "Knife in the Water", it still startles like a sneak attack." - [8.5 / Best New Music] - Pitchfork

"The Toronto noise-punk trio METZ, on the other hand, were wild-eyed and brutally focused. Playing maelstroms more than songs, they’re like a less unhinged Jesus Lizard, full of coiled ferocity that engulfs you, releases you briefly, then swallows you up again. This year’s Sub Pop debut only hints at their live intensity." ["CMJ's Most Talented 10"] - SPIN.com

"They're pretty much a burst of musical brutality. And seeing them last night at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was more than an affirmation of that. A trio from Toronto, they'll sit nicely next to your Melvins and Nirvana and maybe even Wire. In other words, their edge is more than attitude and volume and speed." ["CMJ Discoveries: Day 3"] - NPR's All Songs Considered 

“METZ have released a few great singles so far…If you dig AmRep, Brainiac, and McLusky and songs that employ that metallic "SHRIIIIIINNG," you are not going to want to miss these guys.” – Brooklyn Vegan

 

Tour Dates

Oct. 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

Oct. 29 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry

Nov. 01 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret^

Nov. 02 - Seattle, WA - Barboza*

Nov. 03 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar

Nov. 05 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

Nov. 07 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

Nov. 08 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

Nov. 09 - Costa Mesa, CA - Constellation Room

Nov. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar

Nov. 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

Nov. 12 - Denver, CO  - Larimer Lounge

Nov. 14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox

Nov. 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

Nov. 17 - Washington, DC - Red Palace

Nov. 19 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (late show)

Nov. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory

Nov. 21 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs

Nov. 22 - Montreal, QC -  Il Motore

^ w/ Ladyhawk
* w/ Survival Knife

I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney online debut October 30

I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney online debut October 30
 

Streaming rental at Distrify;
DVD to see release December 11

On October 30, King of Hearts Productions will release the long-awaited, much-anticipated, and really very good documentary film I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney for streaming rental via Distrify. The film will be available for sale on DVD December 11 at both mudhoneymovie.com and subpop.com. 

 

I'M NOW follows Mudhoney's nearly-25-year career,  from their early beginnings in the Pacific Northwest through the band’s most recent world tour. Complete with testimonials from friends, music industry veterans, and musicians such as Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard & Jeff Ament, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman, and the band themselves, the film is the ultimate document of one of the world's most influential and beloved rock bands. The film was directed by Ryan Short and Adam Pease and trailers are available at YouTube: http://youtu.be/HXEj57inuA4 and http://youtu.be/xNlGDxul7cQ.  

 

Fans can also visit mudhoneymovie.com for exclusive presale DVD offers and more. 

 

5 out of 5 Stars - Film Threat

 

"Honest, funny, sad, and ultimately, really inspiring" - Susie Tennant

 

For more information:
I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney
Ryan Short ryan.kingofhearts@gmail.com

METALLICA TO RELEASE LIVE DVD

METALLICA TO RELEASE LIVE DVD

"QUEBEC MAGNETIC" ON DECEMBER 10, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 25, 2012 - Metallica today announced that they will release a live DVD entitled "Quebec Magnetic" on December 10, 2012. The DVD captures the two World Magnetic live shows which took place in Quebec City in the fall of 2009.

"This release is a first for us," said Metallica in a statement on Metallica.com. "Yes boys and girls, the DVD and Blu-ray will be coming out on our very own label in North America! There are still some "i's" being dotted and "t's" crossed, so we can't give you a name or fancy logo just yet, but we're pretty excited that for the first time we get to hold all the reins on a release from start to finish. Since we now get to call all the shots, the double DVD and single disc Blu-ray will be available for a price we thought was very Metallica fan friendly - suggested retail will be $15.98 for either format."

The setlist for the DVD was voted on by the over 35,000 of the band's fans at Metallica.com this past September.

See below for a complete tracklisting.

Tracklisting

That Was Just Your Life

The End Of The Line
The Four Horsemen
The Shortest Straw

One
Broken, Beat & Scarred
My Apocalypse
Sad But True

Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

The Judas Kiss

The Day That Never Comes

Master of Puppets

Battery

Nothing Else Matters

Enter Sandman

Killing Time

Whiplash

Seek & Destroy

Bonus Songs

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Holier Than Thou

Cyanide

Turn The Page

All Nightmare Long

Damage, Inc.

Breadfan

Phantom Lord

 

THE RAVEONETTES RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR CURSE THE NIGHT

THE RAVEONETTES RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR CURSE THE NIGHT

DUO CURRENTLY ON WORLDWIDE TOUR

IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM OBSERVATOR

 

Acclaimed Danish duo The Raveonettes are proud to release the official video for new song "Curse The Night." Watch the video premiere on Stereogum:

http://stereogum.com/1182701/the-raveonettes-curse-the-night-video/video/

"Curse The Night" comes from the band's new album Observator which NPR, Rolling Stone, USA Today, Pitchfork, Interview and Daily Candy, spotlight for its lush pop songs Filter Magazine calls "shimmering" and "the sweet sound of summertime sadness."

The Raveonettes just wrapped up the North American leg of their worldwide tour, that will take them to places like Turkey, Spain, UK, Italy and more. A full list of dates can be found on http://www.theraveonettes.com   

The duo returned to The Late Show with David Letterman to perform single "She Owns The Streets." Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9LV8zLxxM

Throughout the Observator campaign, The Raveonettes have released a collection of impressive videos for several of their new songs. Check them out here (all approved to embed):

She Owns The Streets (official video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHI12hKE-ig&feature=player_embedded

The Enemy (official video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OGtnVR69nE

http://www.theraveonettes.com   

http://www.facebook.com/theraveonettes   

http://twitter.com/theraveonettes   

www.vicerecords.com

NUDE BEACH SHARES "SOME KINDA LOVE" VIDEO VIA BUZZFEED

NUDE BEACH SHARES "SOME KINDA LOVE" VIDEO VIA BUZZFEED

DIRECTED BY TOM SCHARPLING

TOUR WITH ROKY ERICKSON STARTS NEXT WEEK

Brooklyn-based rock and roll trio Nude Beach are fresh off the release of their II LP, and today are elated to share their brand new music video for "Some Kinda Love." The video was written and directed by Tom Scharpling, who is best known for hosting the radio program The Best Show on WFMU, and directing videos for Wild Flag, Titus Andronicus, The New Pornographers, and Ted Leo. 

The video depicts the band's energetic live performance, but with anonymous text narration from someone who is struggling to stay on topic; the end result is hilarious. Check out the video below and don't forget that the band is hitting the road again one week from today with psych-rock pioneer Roky Erickson, you'll find those dates below as well.

 

 VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6uIiwb94Hg

 

 

NUDE BEACH TOUR DATES

 

10/30 - Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class
10/31 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
11/1 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle*
11/2 - Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag*
11/3 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace*
11/4 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
11/5 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
11/7 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House*
11/8 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's*
11/9 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair*
11/10 - Providence, RI - Firehouse 13
11/11 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar*
11/12 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel*
11/13 - Asheville, NC - Broadway's
11/14 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In*
11/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade*
11/16 - Memphis, TN - The Hi-Tone*
11/17 - Oxford, MS - End of All Music (In-store)
11/17 - Oxford, MS - Lamar Lounge
11/18 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks*
11/19 - Chattanooga, TN - Sluggo's
11/20 - Belmont, NC - The Haunted Mill

* with Roky Erickson

 

of Montreal's Daughter of Cloud

of Montreal's Daughter of Cloud 

OUT NOW

Download "Feminine Effects" from Rolling Stone

Check out "Our Love Is Senile" on Stereogum

Listen to "Micro University" on RCRD LBL 

 "With lyrics that can make you laugh out loud and beats that reach the feet, Barnes has managed
a careful balance between sheer absurdity and moments of genius...never boring." - CLASH

 

"As an accompaniment to of Montreal's main catalogue, Daughter of Cloud is an 

invaluable companion." - The Line of Best Fit 

of Montreal's fans have long awaited the band's newest rarities release, Daughter of Cloud. Out today, the compilation features 17 of Montreal recordings ranging from the Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? era to the present. Ten of the album's songs are previously unreleased and the remainder were originally issued on rare, limited edition or out-of-print CDs and 7"s.  

Daughter of Cloud is available on CD, 180 gram 2xLP and digital formats. It has also been released as a limited edition of 200 hand numbered purple cassettes by Joyful Noise Recordings.

 

Stream Daughter of Cloud in its entirety on MTV Hive now, by clicking on the Rdio player below. Also, check out of Montreal's fall tour schedule below, which kicks off on Oct. 27 in the band's hometown of Athens, GA.  

 

  

 

Daughter of Cloud Track Listing

1. Our Love is Senile * ★  

2. Obviousatonicnuncio # ★  

3. Sails, Hermaphroditic # ★  

4. Steppin' Out # ★  

5. Hindlopp Stat # ★  

6. Partizan Terminus # ★  

7. Georgie's Lament ^ ★  

8. Jan Doesn't Like It ^ ★  

9. Feminine Effects ★  

10. Tender Fax  

11. Psychotic Feeling  

12. Alter Eagle  

13. Kristiansand  

14. Micro University  

15. Subtext Read, Nothing New  

16. Noir Blue to Tinnitus  

17. Expecting To Fly 

 

Daughter of Cloud Album Details 

* - '07 Hissing Fauna outtake 

# - '10 False Priest outtake 

^ - '08 Skeletal Lamping outtake 

★ - Previously Unreleased 

"Feminine Effects" - '09 

"Tender Fax" - '09 

"Psychotic Feeling" - '06 Previously released on Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses 

"Alter Eagle" - '08 Previously released as the B-side to the Id Engager 7". 

"Kristiansand" - '06 B-side to the Micro University 7" released on Devil In The Woods. 

"Micro University" - '06 A-side to Micro University 7" released on Devil In The Woods. 

"Subtext Read, Nothing New" - '07 B-side to the Gender Mutiny Tour 7". 

"Noir Blues to Tinnitus" - '06 Previously released on Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses 

"Expecting to Fly" - '11 Previously released on a split 7" with Casiokids on Splendour Records.  

  

 

Tour Dates

10/27 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
11/28 Miami, FL @ The Stage
11/29 Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
11/30 Orlando, FL @ The Plaza
12/1 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
12/2 New Orleans, LA @ Howlin' Wolf
12/3 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
12/4 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
12/5 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
12/6 Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
12/7 Omaha,NE @ Slowdown
12/8 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
12/9 Chicago, IL @ Metro
12/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
12/11 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/12 Boston, MA @ Paradise
12/13 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
12/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/15 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle

  

  

of Montreal Links

  

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CAN: THE LOST TAPES VINYL BOX SET

CAN

 

THE LOST TAPES VINYL BOX SET OUT DECEMBER 4th, 2012

 

5 LP SET – 180g VINYL

 

 

 

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“More than a great listen, the set solidifies both Can’s oeuvre and their approach to music making as far-reaching influences."

-New York Times

 

“essential for any fan”

-Under The Radar

 

“a masterpiece in it’s own right”

-Consequence of Sound

 

“A startling discovery”

-Q Mag

 

Mute and Spoon are delighted to announce that, due to phenomenal demand, Can’s The Lost Tapes will be released as a 5 LP box set on 180g vinyl on December 4th, 2012.

 

The Lost Tapes was curated by Irmin Schmidt and Daniel Miller, compiled by Irmin Schmidt and Jono Podmore and edited by Jono Podmore. The vinyl issue of The Lost Tapes will come with a 24” square poster and a 28 page booklet with sleeve notes by Irmin Schmidt and Ian Harrison.

 

 ‘Lost Tapes’ were discovered when the legendary Can studio in Weilerswist was sold to the German Rock N Pop Museum. The new owners sentimentally preserved everything, including the army mattresses that covered the walls for sound protection, and relocated it to Gronau.

 

Whilst dismantling the studio, master tapes were found and stored in the Spoon archive. With barely legible labeling, no one was sure what was on these until Irmin Schmidt and long time collaborator Jono Podmore started to go through over fifty hours of music.

 

What they found was years of archived material--not outtakes, but rather tracks which had been shelved for a variety of reasons – soundtracks to films that were never released and tracks that didn’t make it onto the final versions of albums due to space.

 

Irmin Schmidt explains “Obviously the tapes weren't really lost, but were left in the cupboards of the studio archives for so long everybody just forgot about them. Everybody except Hildegard, who watches over Can and its work like the dragon over the gold of the Nibelungen and doesn't allow forgetting.”

 

The final cut of tracks, dating from 1968-1977, features studio material recorded at Schloss Nörvenich and Can Studio, Weilerswist with the Can line up of Holger Czukay on bass, Michael Karoli on guitars, Jaki Liebezeit on drums and Irmin Schmidt on keyboards, and on most tracks, vocals from Malcolm Mooney or Damo Suzuki.

 

Can was formed by ex-student of Stockhausen Irmin Schmidt, who, fired by the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa abandoned his career in classic music to form a group which could utilise and transcend all boundaries of ethnic, electronic experimental and modern classical music.

 

Can’s influence is well known and far-reaching and the impact they made on music is felt today as keenly as it ever has been. They themselves have always been impossible to classify and reflecting this, the scope of artists who in recent years have cited Can as a major influence is varied from John Lydon to Radiohead, The Fall to Portishead.

Richard Hawley: "Can are impossible to classify and its impossible to ignore their seismic influence on so many diverse musical paths, I'm so glad what was lost has been found"

 

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: "I can honestly say that there isn't another band who sound like Can. Their music was of a future that we haven't yet arrived at. Influencing people with their ambition more than just music we're incredibly lucky to have found even more of their music to wonder at. God bless Can."

 

New Order’s Stephen Morris: "Can are the most revolutionary band ever, hearing Monster Movie for the first time was like stepping into another world. You Doo Right is the reason I took up the drums in the first place. It's not a song, it's a journey. I love everything they have ever done."

 

Wild Beasts’ Tom Fleming: "Can are, along with very few others, what I consider to be the zenith of how a group can play together; loose and sensuous, but tightly coiled and always ready to go off; academically trained but gloriously, beautifully casual. I'm not at all surprised that unheard-of recordings exist, they sound like they just did it, every day."

 

Factory Floor’s Gabe Gurnsey: "Can is pure escapism. I have great memories of driving back through the British countryside after FF recording sessions listening to 'Oh Yeah' over and over, dancing to 'I Want More' in the early hours and wishing I'd written 'Quantum Physics'. Repetition is the platform for free thinking, something we try to mirror in Factory Floor."

 

With a phenomenal canon of work that includes Tago Mago, which celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2011, The Lost Tapes is an opportunity to hear unreleased material from this iconic band – whoever thought that would be possible?

 

Watch a trailer for The Lost Tapes vinyl here: http://youtu.be/vsLWlVdIbk4

 

CAN:

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The Dodos Announce Fall Tour Dates

The Dodos Announce Fall Tour Dates With Calexico + Headlining Dates

No Color Out Now On Frenchkiss Records

Press Quotes "Consistently shot through with infectious energy and real power."  NPR "Easily their best, most cohesive album yet, No Color shines brightly—continuing to push the band to new levels of musicianship and songwriting."  Filter "This album is a great triumph in rich sound, controlled chaos and indelible melodies."  Consequence of Sound "The sheer physicality with which these two interact with acoustic instruments feels positively electric, a potent reminder that regardless of their unorthodox musicianship, this is above all else a rock band." - Pitchfork "[No Color] sounds like the product of a band finding something they’ve spent three records looking for. " - NME "This works extraordinarily well on opening track "Black Night", which mixes a Pavement-like flair for the askew with whinnied guitar spikes and all manner of finger-picking goodness before delving into a whirlpool of minimalist fury." - BBC

Tour Dates 10/12/12- Union Transfer- Philadelphia, PA* 10/13/12- Webster Hall- New York, NY* 10/14/12- Mr. Small's Theatre- Millvale, PA* 10/15/12- Lincoln Hall- Chicago, IL* 10/16/12- Fine Line Music Cafe- Minneapolis, MN* 10/19/12- Neptune Theatre- Seattle, WA* 10/20/12- Rickshaw Theatre- Vancouver, BC* 10/21/12- Aladdin Theatre- Portland, OR* 10/23/12- The Fillmore- San Francisco, CA* 10/24/12- The Fonda Theatre- Los Angeles, CA* 10/25/12- Belly Up Tavern- Solana Beach, CA* 10/26/12- Rialto Theatre- Tuscon, AZ* 10/27/12- The Crescent Ballroom- Phoenix, AZ* 10/28/12- The Crescent Ballroom- Phoenix, AZ * w/ Calexico * Links The Dodos Website The Dodos Facebook The Dodos Twitter Frenchkiss Records

ANGEL OLSEN ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF HALF WAY HOME

ANGEL OLSEN ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF HALF WAY HOME

 LISTEN TO ANGEL OLSEN'S "THE WAITING"

 

Angel Olsen has a fresh edge to her sound, a warm and wonderful range, and an otherworldly skill and charm. Her special presence became apparent through her debut, Strange Cacti and radiates even more on her sophomore album, Half Way Home. Released last month on Bathetic Records, Half Way Home is a continuation of Angel's elegance, a collection of both new and old music, honed and matured, thoughts revisited. It presents this beautiful woman and her extraordinary voice taken to a new level, in no doubt a growth and reach brought on by many road trips with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and crew. It's an emotional stew with Angel's robust voice up front, bold and engaging, aching to be heard. Joined by Emmett Kelly (The Cairo Gang) behind the board and playing throughout the songs, Half Way Home showcases the wondrous sounds of a songwriter with such a voice that is rarely found. Listen to Angel Olsen below and see her live as she plays select U.S. cities next month.

LISTEN TO/SHARE ANGEL OLSEN'S "THE WAITING":

http://soundcloud.com/batheticrecords/the-waiting  

  

Angel Olsen's "Acrobat" video: https://vimeo.com/48485396

Angel Olsen's "Tiniest Seed" stream: http://snd.sc/P9f3UD

Angel Olsen performs "The Sky Opened Up": http://youtu.be/OTJXBFSqfTo

Angel Olsen's Half Way Home purchase link: http://batheticrecords.com/half_way_home/

Download hi-res jpegs of Angel Olsen & album art: http://bit.ly/VhK0UL

ANGEL OLSEN TOUR DATES

Sat. Nov. 10 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's

Sun. Nov. 11 - Providence, RI @ 186 Carpenter

Mon. Nov. 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands

Tue. Nov. 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Studio 34

Thu. Nov. 15 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar

Fri. Nov. 16 - Boone, NC @ Espresso News

Sat. Nov. 17 - Asheville, NC @ Forsythia Hall

Mon. Nov. 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Burlington

Fri. Jan. 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar

"terrifically fragile. . . " - The FADER