Rufus Wainwright will release his fifth studio album and his first self-produced effort, Release the Stars, on May 15th. If you want to hear a taste, check out this e-card and look below for a long list of Spring / Summer tour dates.
The Fratellis are set to hit the road this spring for their first national tour in support of their debut album, Costello Music. The tour commences April 26 in New York and the full dates are below:
Word has come that the debut album from The Long Blondes, Someone To Drive You Home will be released by the the Beggars Group in the US on June 5th. The album was released in the UK last November and has been racking up accolades and praise ever since.
The Horrors are going on tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in May and June to support the release of their new album, Strange House. Dates below:
May 1st will see the release of The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years and Rock And Roll Music - a collection of hits, key album tracks, b-sides and previously unreleased rarities as well as the digital release of his previous 11 albums on iTunes.
Scissors for Lefty has just announced additional tour dates on the West Coast this Spring. The band is touring in support of their forthcoming full-length, Underhanded Romance, due in stores on June 12th.
If you're a fan of Midlake and a fan of remixes, head over to CNet Downloads and snag three free Midlake remix mp3s. There are two remixes of "Young Bride" (one by Cassettes Won't Listen, one Roger O'Donnel) and a remix of "Roscoe" dubbed Beyond The Wizards Sleeve.
The official follow-up to Push the Button by The Chemical Brothers will be entitled We Are The Night and will hit shelves on June 19th. The album features appearances by Fatlip, Klaxons, Midlake and Willy Mason.
We have told you that the next White Stripes album will be entitled Icky Thump but now we can confirm that it will be released on June 19th and we've got the official tracklisting. That, coupled with their summer tour, should hold you over for a minute.
Portlands The Robot Ate Me has embarked on an extensive North American tour taking him from coast to coast and into parts of Canada.
The Photo Atlas is heading out on tour with Schoolyard Heroes before they kick off their Summer tour with The Bravery. Then it is back on the road for the first week of Warped Tour in July.
In continued support of their two available EP's Tokyo Police Club are staying out on the road throughout the summer.
Local boys, the Annuals are posting a month-long video diary on Purevolume and you can watch the first post here. To help promote their tour with Kaiser Chiefs and The Walkmen, the band will upload a new video each week - so bookmark that link if you are into it.
The latest rumor in the mill is that the major label debut (and third full-length record) from Interpol will be released June 26th via Capitol. More on this as it reveals itself.
Up and coming Midnight Movies will be hitting the road with The Raveonettes once they wrap up their dates with Blonde Redhead. Look for LP Lion the Girl on April 24th.
We've had lots of various details about the upcoming Queens of the Stone Age album Era Vulgaris but we've finally got the official tracklisting and confirmation that the album will be released June 12th via Interscope along with this in the studio sneak peak of the track "Turning On the Screw".
Rise To Your Knees is the title of the first Meat Puppets album to be released in 12 years comprised of entirely new materials. Cris and Kurt Kirkwood have joined up with new drummer Ted Marcus. Anodyne Records will be releasing the disc on July 17th, 2007. Added to this fact are a handful of tour dates for the band with the promise of more to come.
The slightest bit of possible insight into a new Radiohead album constitutes legit news worth mentioning, so here it is. The Vapour Brothers (the team responsible for the "I Might Be Wrong" video) have released a new video featuring what may very well be the latest from Radiohead. It's only a tiny nugget but it may be worth investigating.
Mute are releasing a deluxe version of The Knife's, Silent Shout, on May 8th. The 3-disc package will include Silent Shout, the album, the DVD Silent Shout: An Audiovisual Experience, the entire collection of Knife videos, and a previously unreleased live performance audio CD.
Iceland's Bang Gang (sample in the downloads) have just released their debut album, Something Wrong this week in the US. The band played a couple shows here in the US this past month, more tour dates should be announced soon.
