According to his website, Travis Morrison has retired from music and is now "just relaxing in Brooklyn." We'll see how long the "no shows, no records, no band" holds up. pitchfork.com

According to Rolling Stone, Fleet Foxes will lend some vocal performances to Al Jardine of The Beach Boys for his next album, A Postcard from California. In return, the Foxes may record some new material at Jardine's Big Sur studio. rollingstone.com

Two interviews in the past week have revealed Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is up to something "top secret." Greg Werckman of Ipecac reported that Homme is trying to lure Mike Patton to the desert for a project. Antiquiet's interview with Brody Dalle revealed that Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin are currently jamming with Homme in a Los Angeles studio. Could be two projects or one amazing project. antiquiet.com

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The second long-awaited album from Q-Tip, Kamaal the Abstract, will be released on September 15th through Battery Records. The album, which follows 2008's The Renaissance, is described has having a heavy jazz influence and features members of the Miles Davis ensemble. Look to Wikipedia for the full history. prefixmag.com

M. Ward is still on the road supporting his new album, Hold Time. He'll appear at XX Merge from July 22-26th and then play a short string of shows around the US. livedaily.com

Dizzee Rascal will release this fourth full-length, Tongue 'N' Cheek, on September 7th (UK). Angry Ape has the track list. angryape.com

Matt and Kim will complete their current headlining tour this month and head back out in August. The duo are currently supporting their sophomore album, Grand. myspace.com

Paramore will return on September 29th with Brand New Eyes through Fueled By Ramen/WMG. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and the first single will be "Ignorance." punknews.org

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have announced a North American headlining tour kicking off July 26th at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn, NY for the Jelly Pool Party series. The jaunt is in continued support of The Century of Self. myspace.com

The Killers are writing a new covers album on the road with the help of a mobile recording rig. The band hope to release the record before the end of the year. nme.com

According to The PRP, Between The Buried And Me will release their Colors follow-up on October 27th. The band is currently in the studio recording the album with producer Jamie King. theprp.com

Clutch will release their ninth album, Strange Cousins From The West, on July 14th on Weathermaker. You can find tour dates and two album tracks on MySpace. myspace.com

As reported, Buffalo's Every Time I Die are currently at work on a new album. Said record, titled New Junk Aesthetic, will drop on September 15th via Epitaph. myspace.com

Tomorrow, The Weakerthans will end the drought since their 2007 album Reunion Tour with an iTunes exclusive Live Session EP. The release includes songs from Fallow to Reunion Tour. aversion.com

Sondre Lerche will release his new album, Heartbeat Radio, through Rounder on September 8th. Stereogum has a stream of the title track and the track list. stereogum.com

Chester Bennington's oft-delayed Linkin Park side-project, Dead By Sunrise, may see its debut album, Out Of Ashes, released "sometime around September" according to a Twitter post form Bennington. The album has been in the wings since 2006. myspace.com