Los Campesinos! Summer US Tour
Reported by heyrevolver
Los Campesinos! have announced a tour running from May 14th through June 8th in support of their new album, Hold On Now, Youngster..., due April 1st on Arts & Crafts.
Los Campesinos! have announced a tour running from May 14th through June 8th in support of their new album, Hold On Now, Youngster..., due April 1st on Arts & Crafts.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, performing as The Swell Season, have charted an extensive US tour, beginning April 23rd. The duo will perform songs from Once and their self-titled debut.
Denmark's Teitur will return on May 13th with a new album, The Singer. Lassen will tour the US through April and May in support of the release. Stream two Singer songs on MySpace.
The Verve have decided to grace the US with a handful of performances set around their big gig at Coachella in April.
Windsor For The Derby will release their new album, How We Lost, on May 20th through Secretly Canadian. The "celebratory" record follows the narrative of their past two releases.
North Carolina's He Is Legend will hit Warrior Studios later this month with former member Mitch Marlow. A follow-up to 2006's Suck out the Poison is expected this year.
Nightmare Of You have charted a full US tour from April 2nd through June 14th in continued support last year's Bang EP.
In celebration of the new union between Secretly Canadian and The War On Drugs, the EP Barrel of Batteries is available free of charge (for a limited time, mind you). The label look to release a new Drugs full-length this summer.
Australia's The Presets will release a new full-length, Apocalypso, on May 13th. The duo will tour the US in May with Walter Meego. Stream "This Boy's In Love" from said album on MySpace.
While we're enjoying the new EP, Shout Out Louds will release their second full-length, Our Ill Wills, on May 12th (UK) and September 11th in the States. The 13-track album was recorded by Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John. Stream "Impossible" on MySpace.
Wilco has announced a Spring tour of middle America, in continued support of Sky Blue Sky. The dates run from April 30th through May 16th, with a couple two-night residencies.
Hot Water Music dropped by Spin TV last weekend at SXSW to talk about their reunion shows and future plans. Watch the video at spin.com.
In an uncharacteristic move, Earlimart will release a new album, Hymn and Her, on July 1st through Shout! Factory. The album follows Mentor Tormentor, which was just released last year.
Foals will hit the US from April 22nd through the end of May in support of the release of their Sub Pop debut, Antidotes, on April 8th.
Rilo Kiley will continue their support of Under The Blacklight with a US tour beginning on April 17th and running through June 16th.
Portishead has posted a live video of "Machine Gun" on their website. Said song is included on the new album, Third, due April 29th.
Coldplay have named their new album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and will release it June 17th. For more insight into the album, check out an interview with Chris Martin on Rolling Stone.
The Roots have released the track list for their forthcoming album, Rising Down. The group will begin supporting the April 29th release later this month with a US tour.
Possibly the last remaining grunge band, Mudhoney, will release The Lucky Ones through Sub Pop on May 20th. The 11-track album was recorded in just three and a half days.
When The Raconteurs said they wanted to release their second album "as soon as they can," they weren't joking. Said album, Consolers Of The Lonely, is completed and will be released March 25th. The 14-track effort will be available for sale on the band's website as well as the usual suspects. Read all about it on MySpace.