The duo of Grand National have returned with a b-sides compilation, B-Sides, Remixes & Rarities. The record contains every song released previous to their debut, Kicking The National Habit. Of course, this is just a lead-in for the release of their proper sophomore album, A Drink and a Quick Decision, due out in the US on September 11th (digitally on June 19th). Listen to tracks from A Drink over at MySpace.
As previously reported, Hot Hot Heat completed their new album, Happiness Ltd., back in March. The Canadian quartet have announced a September 11th release date for the record. Find more details over at Billboard.
Shellac will return with Excellent Italian Greyhound, their first album since 2000's 1000 Hurts, on June 5th through Touch & Go. The group is currently on tour in Europe, but should roam the US during the summer.
As previously reported, Minus The Bear is set to drop Planet of Ice through Suicide Squeeze on August 21st are currently touring. The Squeeze have released an MP3 of "Dr. L'Ling" and you can find it in the Downloads.
Aside from the new Elliott Smith album, New Moon, being released today. You can stream the entire double-disc set over on MySpace.
As promised, The Mary Timony Band lets loose their Kill Rock Stars debut, The Shapes We Make, today. Grab an MP3 of "Sharpshooter" in the Downloads and find more details at the KRS store.
Editors will return on June 25th (UK) with their sophomore album, An End Has A Start. Go stream the leadoff track and first single, "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors," on editorsofficial.com. As US release date is not yet known. Tracklist after the jump.
Post-rock outfit Fridge (aka Kieran "Four Tet" Hebden, Adem "Adem" Ilhan, and Sam Jeffers) will reunite and return with The Sun, their first album since 2001, on June 12th. Pre-order the album over at Temporary Residence and grab an MP3 of "Eyelids" in the Downloads.
James Lavelle's UNKLE will release their third full-length, War Stories, on July 24th. As with past projects, the album is packed full of guest spots: Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, 3D from Massive Attack, Autolux, Ian Astbury of The Cult and The Duke Spirit, among others. Stream "Burn My Shadow" over at unkle.com.
The Avett Brothers will appear this Friday, May 11th on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The performance is in support of their new album, Emotionalism, due in stores May 15th.
As we mentioned back in February, Shannon Wright will release her new album, Let In The Light, tomorrow through Touch & Go. Nab some MP3s of "St. Pete" and "Everybody's Got Their Own Part To Play" in the Downloads.
The Boy With No Name, the new record from Travis, will hit US shelves tomorrow. Right now you can stream the entire album over on MySpace. Check it out tonight, pick it up tomorrow.
Astralwerks is teasing the internet with a mere 90-second Windows Media clip of the new Chemical Brothers single, "Do It Again." The full song will hit soon, as the parent album, We Are The Night, is due on June 19th.
Last week, Joanna Newsom followed up the highly acclaimed Ys with a 3-song EP, Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band. The EP features one new track, a track from Ys and a track from The Milk-Eyed Mender, all recorded with her current touring band.
The Beastie Boys recently announced details of an "all instrumental record", titled The Mix-Up, prepped and ready for release. The street date for the album is June 26th (or July 10th, heard both) and they've revealed the tracklist. Hop over to Pitchfork to see the cover art and read an interview with Mike D.
Despite things looking grim back in '02, Cornershop is back in action. They're currently "finishing off 2 'hot' longplayer recordings" and will perform at this year's Meltdown Festival in London on June 21st.
The White Stripes have announced more summer tour dates. Replace the previously reported list with these new dates (apparently Billboard.com got the wrong information).
Juliette and the Licks will release their new album, Four on the Floor, in the US on July 24th. Extensive tour plans are in the works, but in the meantime, The Licks are confirmed to appear at this year's Lollapalooza as well as The Bamboozle festival in New Jersey, May 6th.
You can stream the entire Feist album, The Reminder, right now over at MySpace. Look for the album in stores May 1st (i.e., next week).
Velvet Revolver will release Libertad on July 3rd via RCA Records. The band has confirmed a swing of 12 North American dates, launching May 3 in Los Angeles. Look for a big American tour at the end of the summer.
