Willy Mason has completed his third album with producer Dan Carey (Hot Chip, M.I.A.). To celebrate, he's giving away the song "Restless Fugitive" through his website. You can also stream the song on the Guardian. [www.willymason.net]
As reported, the fifth album from mewithoutYou is imminent. The band will return on May 15th with Ten Stories, which was produced by Daniel Smith (Sufjan Stevens) and mixed by Brad Wood. Check out the cover art on the band's website. The record reportedly brings "hard-hitting instrumentation back into the mix". [mewithoutyou.com]
New York's Grandfather are currently out on the road testing out some new material, which they are releasing as The Demo Tape. [grandfathermusic.com]
Pomegranates will release their fourth studio album, Heaven, on June 5th via Modern Outsider Records. The new album was co-produced by Miguel Urbitztondo (Sparklehorse, Daniel Johnston). It's reportedly a "beautiful album of dreamy art-pop". [modernoutsider.com]
Metric will release their fifth album, Synthetica, on June 12th. Read the full announcement from the band on their website. The album is "about staying home and wanting to crawl out of your skin from the lack of external stimulation", among other things. [ilovemetric.com]
Sweden's metal deities Meshuggah will release their seventh album, Koloss, on March 27th through Nuclear Blast records. Stream "Do Not Look Down" on SoundCloud (you'll find "Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave it Motion" there, as well). Check out the artwork and track list on the label's website. [www.meshuggah.net]
Delaware's The Spinto Band will release their third album, Shy Pursuit, on May 1st through their own Spintonic Productions. Stream "Take It" on YouTube and download "The Living Things" from the band, in exchange for an email address. [www.spintonic.net]
Dave Matthews Band recently posted an update on their website stating that they are "currently in the studio recording a new album with [producer] Steve Lillywhite". Lillywhite helped record what are arguably the band's best albums: Under The Table And Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets. [www.davematthewsband.com]
According to post a on his website, Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas) has joined Tomahawk, taking over bass duties from Kevin Rutmanis. He stated he needs to "dig into learning music for the new Tomahawk record". Let's hope that John Stanier is able to find some time away from Battles to hold it down on drums. Anonymous was released back in 2007. [trevordunn.net]
Fenster will release their debut album, Bones, tomorrow. The duo plays "de-constructed pop music, layering subtle distortions, melodic chords and city soundscapes under dream narratives". Stream two tracks from Bones on Bandcamp. Watch the new video for "2.7X017" on Vimeo. Catch Fenster performing at SXSW this week. [fenster.bandcamp.com]
Chattanooga, Tennessee's Moonlight Bride released a new EP, Twin Lakes, back in late-February. The group is currently playing SXSW this week and will continue on the road throughout March. Check out "Diego" over on PacSun and then "Lemonde" on The South Rail. The band released their debut, full-length, Myths, back in 2009. [www.facebook.com]
Producer and singer/songwriter Greg Laswell will release his fourth full-length, Landline, on April 24th through Vanguard Records. The album "features collaborations with a number of well-known female singers, including Ingrid Michaelson, Sia, Elizabeth Ziman and Sara Bareilles. Check out the lyric-video for "Come Back Down" on YouTube. [greglaswell.com]
While she didn't quite make that 2011 prediction, Yuna will release her self-titled, debut full-length on April 24th through FADER Label. Check out the video for "Live Your Life", an album track produced by Pharrell Williams, on YouTube. [www.yunamusic.com]
As reported, Spiritualized will release a new album, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, this spring. The record is now due April 17th through Fat Possum. Stream album track "Hey Jane" on SoundCloud. The group will tour the States, starting on May 5th in Minneapolis, MN. [www.fatpossum.com]
Maps & Atlases will release their sophomore album, Beware and Be Grateful, on April 17th through Barsuk Records. The album finds the band's "trademark experimentalism morphing to suit a more direct - though no less beguiling - songcraft." Watch the trailer on YouTube and stream "Winter" on Rolling Stone. [www.rollingstone.com]
The 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held June 7-10 in Manchester, Tennessee, as usual. The 2012 lineup includes Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, The Beach Boys (with Brian Wilson), Bon Iver, The Shins, The Avett Brothers, Black Star, Feist, Ben Folds Five, The Roots, Bad Brains, The Civil Wars, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus and many more. [lineup.bonnaroo.com]
As reported, Our Lady Peace will release their eighth album this spring, now titled Curve and due on April 3rd. The band recorded the album with co-producer Jason Lader (Julian Casablancas, Rilo Kiley). They'll kick off a North American tour on March 29th in Ontario. [www.ourladypeace.com]
Ben Folds Five have reunited and are currently in the studio. The group split in 2000, after releasing 1999's The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. Folds posted a photo on Twitter late last month, reporting that the band would be in the studio until March and the album is expected in the spring. [twitter.com]
Marissa Nadler will release new collection of songs, The Sister, on May 29th through Box of Cedar Records. The set is an eight-track "sister" to 2011's self-titled full-length. Check out "The Wrecking Ball Company" on Pitchfork. [www.facebook.com]
Zeus will release their sophomore album, Busting Visions, on March 27th through Arts & Crafts. The record reportedly "[oozes] cool, with fuzzed-out riffs, razor-sharp hooks and harmonies galore". Stream "Are You Gonna' Waste My Time?" on SoundCloud and "Anything You Want Dear" on Rolling Stone. [www.themusicofzeus.com]
