Jay Farrar and Son Volt will return this summer with American Central Dust on July 7th. The record is the band's sixth, the follow up to 2007's The Search and their first on Rounder Records. [www.billboard.com]
On September 9th, all 12 albums from The Beatles will be reissued along with the release of The Beatles: Rock Band. The completely remastered 16-disc, 14-title collection will include "UK artwork, track listings, original and new liner notes" and limited-edition documentaries on the making of each album. The first four Beatles albums will be available in stereo for the first time on CD. [www.beatles.com]
Aphex Twin is now confirmed as the headliner for the Melt! Festival in Berlin and Leipzig on July 17-19th. Hopefully, Mr. James' return to the stage is a sign of things to come in 2009 [www.residentadvisor.net]
Pitchfork is streaming Mirror Noir, the Neon Bible documentary from Arcade Fire, on Pitchfork.tv for "One Week Only." The film is split into 6 parts, so don't forget to watch it all. [pitchfork.com]
After 19 years, Stereolab have gone on hiatus. The band will still work with its label, Duophonic, during the break. [www.stereolab.co.uk]
Anti-Flag have inked a deal with SideOneDummy, after fulfilling their RCA contract. They'll release their ninth album, The People Of The Gun, on June 9th. [www.aversion.com]
Reg Vermue (aka Gentleman Reg) will kick off a massive North American tour later this month in Ottawa. He'll spend the better part of the tour opening for The Stills and A Camp. [www.chartattack.com]
Man Man will hit road again in support of Rabbit Habits. Aside from their headlining shows, they'll share the stage with Cursive and Gogol Bordello. [www.thetripwire.com]
White Rabbits has announced summer tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, It’s Frightening. The jaunt kicks of May 21st at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. The band will also drop in at Bonnaroo and the All Points West Festival. [www.myspace.com]
Austin's White Denim will release Fits on June 22nd through Full Time Hobby. NME has the album track list. [www.nme.com]
Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu has formed a new band, Former Ghosts, with Freddy Rupert and Nika Roza. A few songs are up on MySpace. A debut full-length is due out this year. [pitchfork.com]
Nine Inch Nails has made its new album, Strobe Light, produced by Timbaland, available on its website for free download. The offer includes "windows media files playable on quite a few players with your name embedded all over them just in case you lose them", an exclusive photo and a free Gmail account! Take that, Cornell. Update: Easily the best April Fools joke this year, natch.
Looks as if Beck (or Interscope, rather) is jumping on the deluxe reissue bandwagon, because One Foot in the Grave will be reissued on April 14th with 16 additional songs. [www.rollingstone.com]
Kanye West has reportedly shot a 10-15 minute "short film" with director Spike Jonze for the track "See You in My Nightmares," which appears on 808s and Heartbreak. [www.mtv.com]
According to the band, Pinback have inked a deal with Temporary Residence, with a new album due out in 2010. [www.buzzgrinder.com]
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse have collaborated on a new album, Dark Night of the Soul. The pair announced the project through a poster, which lists Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, The Flaming Lips, James Mercer, Iggy Pop, Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, Nina Persson, Suzanne Vega and David Lynch as contributors. I'm sure we'll hear much more about this soon enough. [onethirtybpm.com]
Canada's Metric have announced a string of June tour dates in support of their new album, Fantasies. The record is available today, two weeks ahead of its release, exclusively on iTunes. Preview the full album on the band's website. [www.nme.com]
Mocky, a producer/collaborator for the likes of Feist, Peaches and Jamie Lidell, will release a new album, Saskamodie, on April 7 via Crammed Discs. Preview three songs on MySpace. [www.myspace.com]
Rancid have revealed the title of their forthcoming album to be Let the Dominoes Fall. The record is due June 2nd on Hellcat Records and is the band's first since 2003. [www.punknews.org]
Brooklyn's Deer Tick will release a new album, Born on Flag Day, on June 23rd through Partisan Records. Aversion has the track list. The band is also currently out on tour. [www.aversion.com]
