Despite being the house band for the upcoming Jimmy Fallon show, The Roots have announced a 14-night residency, scattered from March to June, at the Highline Ballroom in New York. [www.spinner.com]
Peaches will release I Feel Cream on May 4th. The Drums of Death mixtape is currently available on MySpace, which includes the title track, "Lose You," and "Buck You Like a Billionaire." [www.nme.com]
File this under WTF: James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Taylor Hanson of Hanson and Fountains Of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed the band Tinted Windows. The group will perform at SXSW and issue their debut this spring. [www.billboard.com]
Pearl Jam have posted various bonus tracks, including the b-side "Brother," from the Ten reissue up on MySpace. [www.myspace.com]
The White Stripes will perform for the first time since 2007 this Friday, February 20th on the final episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Jimmy Fallon takes over the slot on March 2nd. [www.punknews.org]
Camera Obscura will release My Maudlin Career on April 20th through 4AD. The album was produced by Sweden's Jari Haapalainen (Peter, Bjorn and John). [www.nme.com]
Superchunk will release a new EP, Leaves in the Gutter, on April 7th through their own Merge Records. The group's last true album was 2001's Here's to Shutting Up. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]
In a post on the Nine Inch Nails forum, Trent Reznor announced plans for a 2009 worldwide tour with Jane's Addicition. In addition, Reznor added that these will be the last NIN shows in foreseeable future, as "it's time to make NIN disappear for a while." [forum.nin.com]
Grizzly Bear will release their new album, Veckatimest, on May 26th through Warp Records. Nico Muhly and Victoria Legrand of Beach House appear on the full-length. Check out the album art and track list on Angry Ape. [angryape.com]
The Decemberists have posted the first part of title track from their forthcoming album, The Hazards of Love, on MySpace. Look for it in stores March 24th. [www.myspace.com]
Stream the album track "Zero" from It's Blitz, the forthcoming Yeah Yeah Yeahs full-length, on MySpace. The album is out April 14th via Interscope. [stereogum.com]
The Diamond Watch Wrists debut, Ice capped at both Ends, a Scott Heren and Zach Hill collaboration, will be released on May 4th. The Wrists album showcases "organic songs featuring Guillermo's plaintive vocals, guitar and studio wizardry."
Warp Records will release the new Prefuse 73 album, Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian, on April 14th. The 29-track album was recorded on Ampex tape, "giving the album the sound of a lost tape of exploratory studio musicians."
Spin.com has an exclusive album preview conducted with Mew singer Jonas Bjerre. According to Bjerre, the content is "a bit more upbeat," but the album as a whole is "a bit weirder in some ways." The full-length will be released in June. [www.spin.com]
As reported, Iron & Wine will issue Around The Well, a 2-CD compilation of rare tracks, on May 19th through Sub Pop. The first disc will be home recordings (a la Creek) and the second disc is full-band, studio fare. A US tour will kick off May 4th in Seattle, in support of the release. [ironandwine.com]
Bjork will release the Voltaic box set in March. The set includes in-studio live recordings, videos, mixes and the Volta tour stop in Reykjavik, Iceland. [www.bjork.com]
Last week, Mute Math issued the Spotlight EP, which includes their Twilight soundtrack single. The band hit the studio in August with producer Dennis Herring and a new album is expected this year.
Mastodon will release their forthcoming album, Crack The Skye, on March 24th. The group have been recording a "making of" series with MTV.com. The first and second episodes are available.
Sonic Youth will release its first album with Matador Records, The Eternal, on June 9th. [www.aversion.com]
U2 will play a five-night residency on The Late Show with David Letterman beginning March 2nd. The band's new album, No Line on the Horizon, in due March 3rd. [www.rollingstone.com]
