Against Me! have just released the "Thrash Unreal" EP to iTunes, which includes a video for said song and acoustic versions of "New Wave" and "Animal." The band is on the road in the US or Europe for the next couple months. The group will also play the Saints and Sinners Festival on November 3rd. In related news, Ben Lee recently covered the entire New Wave album and posted the results on his website.
Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman will release his second official album on October 9th through Secretly Canadian. Night Falls Over Kortedala follows up 2005's collection Oh You're So Silent Jens.
Taken By Trees is the new project of former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman. The sugar-coated crooner will release Open Field tomorrow in the United States through Rough Trade.
The Futureheads recently spent three weeks in Andalusia, Spain with producer Martin "Youth" Glover and cranked out their third full-length. Over the next few months, some of the new material will find its way online. Keep your ears peeled.
Austin's The Black Angels are set to hit the road later this month for a mini-headlinig tour before supporting Queens of the Stone Age in October.
An official trailer for the forthcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film, There Will Be Blood, found its way onto the interweb last week. However, everyone's noticing that the trailer credits original music to Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead. Even better news.
Even Johansen, aka Magnet, will tour The States with Stars this fall in support of his third full-length, The Simple Life. Despite playing nearly every instrument on the record, he'll be bringing a 5-piece with him. Preview some Simple tracks on MySpace.
The Crystal Method are coming on the 10-year anniversary of Vegas on September 18th. To commemorate the event, the duo will be releasing a double-CD packed with the original record plus rare, live and remix recordings. Paul Oakenfold and MSTRKRFT top the list of guest remixers personally chosen for the project. The Method will also perform a handful of DJ sets in what's left of 2007.
November 6th has been confirmed as the US release date for the forthcoming Heima DVD and Hvarf-Heim double-CD from Sigur Ros.
Daft Punk will release a live album titled Daft Punk Alive 2007 on November 20th. The set was compiled from a show at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on June 14th of this year. US fans can catch the real thing at Vegoose in October.
Future of the Left will tour Europe in October supporting Against Me!, providing yet another reason for jealousy. Curses is also now available digitially through iTunes UK. Release dates be damned!
As reported, Dropkick Murphys will return on September 19th with The Meanest of Times. The band will head out in support of the release next week. Preview Times tracks on MySpace.
Back in June, we found out Division Day signed to Eenie Meenie. As promised, the band will re-release their debut album, Beartrap Island, through the label on October 2nd. D-Day have also scheduled some shows in October that aren't all in California!
The Wallflowers have emerged from wherever they were hiding and will hit the road on a short "intimate" club tour in late October and November. Perhaps just testing the waters?
With White Chalk out later this month, PJ Harvey is teasing the US with two October dates in support of the record release. There are no plans for a full tour at this time.
Following their debut and summer tour, Voxtrot are set to head back out on tour supporting Arctic Monkeys starting today. If you haven't heard their new record, head over to reaching4lasers.com.
Flying Lotus will drop his debut, the Reset EP, through Warp Records on October 2nd. Preview some Lotus material on MySpace.
On October 2nd, Fierce Panda are set to celebrate their 13th anniversay with a retrospective compilation titled The Bakers Arms Dozen - A Fierce Panda Collection. The set will feature tracks from the Panda catalog, including Coldplay, Art Brut, My Architects and Shitdisco. Find more details at fiercepanda.co.uk.
The Bravery are nearly finished supporting Incubus and have scheduled more support dates with Smashing Pumpkins as well as headlining dates. The group will also perform "Believe" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on September 12th.
MTV is running a series of videos featuring David LaChapelle photo shoots with some of the bands performing at their annual VMA show next week. Check out the Foo Fighters one here and a Kanye West one here.
