Depsite Zach Hill and Spencer Seim involving themselves with myriad side projects, they've decided to reunite as a duo for the first time in four years and record a new Hella record. The duo will release the album in 2009. [blogs.myspace.com]
Ed O'Brien recently told BBC that Radiohead are working on new songs and that they'll "be doing some more recording" soon. O'Brien revealed the band will tour this summer. [news.bbc.co.uk]
Joan of Arc will release it's 10th album, Flowers on June 9th through Polyvinyl. The album was "written over the course of a year in four different sessions with four different lineups." Download an MP3 of "Explain Yourselves #2" over on Polyvinyl. [www.aversion.com]
Jack White and Alison Mosshart of The Kills have formed a new group, The Dead Weather. The band is completed by Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age's Dean Fertita. The quartet will release their debut album, Horehound, through White's Third Man Records in June. Listen to the debut single "Hang You From The Heavens" on the band's website. [www.spin.com]
Sweden's A Camp will hit North American on their first-ever US tour this summer. The brief trek is in support of their new album, Colonia, due April 28th. [www.acamp.net]
According to CHARTattack, Chad VanGaalen is looking to release "an all-instrumental electronic album called Black Mold" in April. An hour-long DVD of VanGaalen's animated music videos will be included with the album. [www.chartattack.com]
Junior Boys have revealed the dates for their six-week North American tour in support of the forthcoming Begone Dull Care. [www.myspace.com]
School of Seven Bells performed four stripped-down songs for KEXP in Brooklyn last year. Listen to the session on NPR. [www.npr.org]
Rhett Miller of Old 97's will release a new self-titled solo album through Shout Factory! on June 9th. Jon Brion provided some bass and guitar for the album. [www.billboard.com]
Devo will return with a new full-length this fall, according to Spin. The reunited group will perform at SXSW next week. [www.spin.com]
Today, Manchester Orchestra premiered the first in a series of videos that will lead into the release of Mean Everything To Nothing on April 21st. Watch the clip for "The Only One" on MySpace. The series is the work of Destroy Rock Music. [vids.myspace.com]
311 will release their forthcoming album, Uplifter, on June 2nd. The CD will include a DVD of The Road to 311 Day, which chronicles the days leading up to the New Orleans 311 Day concert in 2008. The band will also kick off the Unity Tour '09 in June. [www.311.com]
Born Ruffians will kick off a North American tour next week in Chicago. They'll play a couple residency shows with Akron/Family before joining up with Franz Ferdinand, who will be in the US supporting Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. [www.chartattack.com]
Maximo Park have posted the song "Wraithlike" on their website for free download, in exchange for registration. The song will be included on Quicken The Heart, due in May. [maximopark.com]
Red Hot and 4AD have announced "Dark Was The Night - Live" on May 3rd, a concert to commemorate the release of the Dark Was The Night compilation. Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond and The National are among the artists appearing. [darkwasthenight.com]
Pete Yorn will return on June 23rd with Back and Fourth. The album found Yorn working with producers Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes) and Rick Rubin. Orenda Fink of Azure Ray and Joey Waronker from Beck's backing band appear on the record. [www.billboard.com]
Death Cab For Cutie are planning to put the four leftover tracks from Narrow Stairs out as an EP, title The Open Door, later this year. The EP also includes the original version of the "Talking Bird" with "Ben [Gibbard] singing and playing the ukulele." [www.mtv.com]
Tori Amos will release Abnormally Attracted to Sin this spring. As reported, each of the 17 tracks will be accompanied by a visualette, a video shot in HD and Super 8. Amos will headline the Universal showcase at SXSW on March 19th. [www.spinner.com]
Warner Bros. Records will issue Covered: A Revolution In Sound tomorrow exclusively through Amazon. The compilation features current Warner Bros. artists "performing new versions of classic songs" in the Warner Bros. catalog. Mastodon, The Flaming Lips, Against Me! and The Black Lips are among the contributors. [www.myspace.com]
Last week, Interpol announced through their website that they are rehearsing and writing songs for a fourth album. Our Love to Admire was released in 2007. [www.interpolnyc.com]
