Punk rock's old dudes, Bad Religion, have revealed plans for a US tour this Fall in support of their new album, New Maps of Hell. The trek will begin on September 29th with Gallows and The Briggs as support on various dates.
De Novo Dahl will be joining Bedouin Soundclash and Hot Hot Heat throughout September and October in support of their recently released EP Shout!.
The Rosebuds have scheduled some more shows in support of their new album Night of the Furies. Most of the dates are in tow of the The National, but there are few headlining dates.
Those Hot Hot Heat headlining tour dates we promised have been announced and most are on sale soon. The band will drop Happiness Ltd. on September 11th.
Atlanta's The Coathangers will release their self-titled debut on September 4th through Rob's House Records. They're a quartet of hardcore feminists, acerbic but with a strong sense of humor, and have been drawing comparisons to early Slits.
Sigur Ros have posted a trailer for their forthcoming documentary, Heima. The film will be released November 5th in the UK, but no US date is known. Along with the film, the group will release Hvarf-Heim, which features reworked and acoustic tracks.
If you remember, Ben Harper is set to drop Lifeline on August 28th. You can now stream the full album over on MSN's Listening Booth. Harper will also be on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today.
Scottish popsters Camera Obscura have a handful of US dates over the next week in support of Let's Get Out of This Country, which came out this past January on Merge Records.
M83 have posted several more streaming tracks from the forthcoming Digital Shades Vol. 1 over on ilovem83.com.
If you were looking to preview the new Ryan Ferguson album, Only Trying To Help, which was released yesterday, you can stream the full record over on Virb. Ferguson also recently recorded a performance for NPR's Open Mic.
As reported, yesterday, Caribou dropped its Merge debut, Andorra. As expected, a bunch of North American tour dates have been announced in support of the release.
Baby Elephant is the new project from Prince Paul. The trio consists of Paul, Bernie Worrell (P-Funk, Talking Heads) and long-time partner Newkirk. The group's debut album, Turn My Teeth Up!, will hit on September 11th and features appearances from David Byrne, George Clinton and Shock G, among others.
The white-hot Almost Gold has signed UK dance act Does It Offend You, Yeah?. Their debut album will hit the US this Spring, but "Let's Make Out," featuring Death From Above 1979's Sebastian Grainger, will be released this year. Preview said track on MySpace.
Black Moth Super Rainbow will see reissues of its first two EPs, Falling Through A Field and Start A People, on October 23rd with extra tracks and new cover art. The band will shortly head out on the road to support its latest, Dandelion Gum, opening quite a few shows for The Flaming Lips and Aesop Rock along the way.
Art Brut are hitting the road from September 2nd through September 15th in support of their new album, It's A Bit Complicated. There are four Complicated tracks on MySpace for previewing.
Troubadour David Dondero will release, Simple Love, his follow-up to 2005's South of the South tomorrow on Conor Oberst's Team Love Records. If you haven't heard him, consider him the Americana counterpart to Bright Eyes. Tour dates with Against Me! and Matt & Kim are listed below.
Tomorrow, Beck will release a new track, "Timebomb", exclusively on iTunes for one week. For now, this is just a one-off release and no proper follow-up to The Information is expected.
Regina Spektor has announced an extensive US tour in further support of Begin To Hope. A "re-cut" version of "Better" will be released on August 28th on 7" color vinyl.
German electronic duo Modeselektor will release Happy Birthday on September 11th. The album features performances from Thom Yorke and Maximo Park. Check out Yorke's track "The White Flash" over on the Hype Machine.
After 13 years, five official albums, too many shows to count, a move to the West Coast and then back to the East Coast and a hell of a lot of good times, Piebald has called it quits. The band said so on its website yesterday, and this upcoming tour will be the group's last.
