Clark Premieres Tilted Fawn Collaboration
Clark has collborated with artist Morgan Belenguer and dancer Melanie Lane on a new project titled Tilted Fawn, which attempts to "[shift] sound in space, initiated and enhanced by movement and imagery." The work premiered earlier this week in Berlin, Germany, but will move to Portugal in September and see more dates in 2011. Warp Records has the full details. warp.net
Norah Jones Announces ...Featuring
Norah Jones will release ...Feautring, a compilation of Jones' collaborations from the past decade, on November 2nd through Blue Note. The 18-track album features duets with Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Andre 3000, Dolly Parton and M. Ward, among others. norahjones.com
Bootleg Recordings of New Fleet Foxes Songs
We All Want Someone To Shout For found a bootleg of a Robin Pecknold performance from August 4th where the Fleet Foxes member played some new songs. Go check out recordings of "Lorelai" and "Helplessness Blues," which are reportedly set for the Foxes' new full-length. weallwantsomeone.org
The Ocean Begin Mixing Anthropocentric
Germany's progressive metal outfit The Ocean is currently mixing their new album, Anthropocentric, in a Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and planning a November release date. The album is the second installment of a concept started with Heliocentric, released in April. blogs.myspace.com
Jurado, Swift Release Other People's Songs Vol. 1
Damien Jurado and Richard Swift have just released a collection of covers, Other People's Songs Vol. 1, recorded a couple weekends ago on a four-track cassette recorder. The recordings, which include songs from Kraftwerk, Yes and John Denver, are available to download free of charge. soundcloud.com
Tim Kasher Releases Cold Love
Spin has the first track, "Cold Love," from the forthcoming Tim Kasher solo album, The Game Of Monogamy, as well as a little profile. Stereogum has the track list. Game is out October 5th via Saddle Creek. spin.com
Kid Koala Taps Patton, Spencer for The Slew
Kid Koala is working on a second album for The Slew, his turntabilism meets hard rock collaboration with Dynomite D. Chris Ross and Myles Heskett (Wolfmother) will provide bass and drums, while Mike Patton and Jon Spencer have been tapped for vocal duties. spinner.ca
Dustin Kensrue Working on Solo Material
Dustin Kensrue has apparently been spending time before Thrice shows recording new solo material. According to a tweet, he'll release some new songs "before year's end." Fans think it might be supplemental music to 2008's Christmas album, This Good Night Is Still Everywhere. absolutepunk.net
Ryan Adams Preps a Mess of Music
Consequence of Sound dutifully took the time to chronicle the mess of Ryan Adams music due out later this year and in 2011. We can look forward to Cardinals III/IV, Blackhole, an Orion reissue, three Pax-Am releases, two solo full-lengths and a solo tour. I'm tired after just writing that sentence. consequenceofsound.net
Crescent Demo from The Wrens
As previously reported, The Wrens allegedly finished up studio sessions in June 2010 for the follow-up to 2003's The Meadowlands. The Fader has a demo of new song "Crescent," but no real album news. thefader.com
Glassjaw Post New Performance Video
Glassjaw has posted a live performance video of the song "You Think You're (John Fucking Lennon)" on glassjaw.com. It supports ongoing rumors of a new EP and follows the "All Good Junkies Go To Heaven" single release. vimeo.com
My Chemical Romance Completes Album in Two Tries
Gerard Way told NME that My Chemical Romance have completed work on their new album after a "second attempt." Apparently, some or all of the previously reported protopunk album was scrapped. nme.com
Caribou Relentless Fall World Tour
Caribou has announced the Relentless Sleep-Depriving Fall World Tour, in continued support of Swim. In all seriousness, Dan Snaith is literally touring the entire known world between now and December. Russian Futurists, Emeralds, Arp and Four Tet will join Snaith on various dates. Oddly, Snaith just ended a previous world tour a couple months ago. caribou.fm
Torche Releases U.F.O.
Torche has released the first digital single, "U.F.O.," from Songs for Singles. You can stream the song on Stereogum and purchase it from Amazon. Singles is released on September 21st. hydraheadlines.blogspot.com
Minus The Bear Keep Going Into the Fall
Minus The Bear will continue supporting OMNI in into late October. After that, they'll hit Europe supporting Jimmy Eat World. minusthebear.com
Eric Clapton to Release 19th Solo Album
Eric Clapton will release his 19th solo album, Clapton, on September 28th through Reprise. The album features performances from Steve Winwood, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Allen Toussaint and Derek Trucks. ericclapton.com
New Album from Noah and the Whale in March 2011
A new album from London's Noah and the Whale is planned for March 2011, according to the band's MySpace page. TwentyFourBit has compiled a bunch of insights into what we might expect. twentyfourbit.com
Matt Freeman Preps Devil's Brigade
Bassist Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy, Rancid) will finally release the self-titled, debut full-length from Devil's Brigade, described as "East Bay punk with a psychobilly feel, pairing slap bass with heavy guitars," on August 31st. Tim Armstrong plays guitar on the album. spinner.com
Pyramid of the Sun from Maserati
Maserati will release Pyramid of the Sun on November 9th through Temporary Residence. The album is the last with late drummer Jerry Fuchs. punknews.org
The Orb, David Gilmour Ready Metallic Spheres
The Orb will release a new album, Metallic Spheres, on October 4th (UK). The record features David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and producer Youth on bass and keyboards. davidgilmour.com


