Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) will release Parallax, his fourth, solo full-length from Atlas Sound, on November 8th through 4AD. The album's genre is listed as "Science Fiction". Stream and download "Terra Incognita" in Music. Pitchfork has the track list. [4ad.com]
Tortoise teamed up with filmmaker Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) to score the forthcoming film Lovely Molly, which premieres at TIFF 2011 on September 14th. [pitchfork.com]
Mogwai will release the Earth Division EP on September 13th. The set "highlights a more subdued side of Mogwai, with three quietly plaintive piano- and string-infused tracks, plus the fuzz-drenched haze of 'Drunk and Crazy'". [www.subpop.com]
As expected, The Beach Boys will release their "never-completed" album SMiLE on November 1st through Capitol/EMI digitally, as a double-CD and in deluxe packages. Al Jardine, Mike Love and Brian Wilson are all participating in the release. [www.thebeachboys.com]
Yesterday, The Icarus Line released their fourth full-length, Wildlife, and the follow-up to 2007's Black Lives at the Golden Coast. Admittedly, the band's "punk spit" has been replaced with a "Beggars Banquet-era Stones-influence". Check out the video for "We Sick" on Vimeo. The album is available digitally on iTunes. [theicarusline.org]
Tom Waits will return with this first album in seven years, Bad As Me, on October 25th. You can check out the "private listening party" on YouTube. [www.tomwaits.com]
Office of Future Plans, featuring J Robbins (Jawbox, Channels), Brooks Harlan, Gordon Withers and Darren Zentek, will release their debut full-length on Dischord in November. Find tour dates and the album track list on the band's website. Check out the "Harden Your Heart" single, released earlier this year, on Bandcamp. [officeoffutureplans.com]
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) has teamed up with Walt Disney for a new album, In the Key of Disney, to be released on October 25th. Wilson lent "his distinctive vocals and arrangements to 11 songs from Disney's film catalog." [www.usatoday.com]
Manchester Orchestra will headline the PacTour this fall, with support from White Denim and The Dear Hunter. The tour disembarks from Houston, TX on October 21st and runs through November 22nd to Orlando, FL. Find dates and details on the band's website. [www.themanchesterorchestra.com]
Charlotte Gainsbourg will release the Terrible Angels EP on September 6th, which features the Beck-produced title track and "Memoir". Stage Whisper will be a double-album, released on November 8th, featuring live and unreleased material. Watch the "Terrible Angels" video on YouTube. [www.charlottegainsbourg.com]
As expected, the Life Sux EP from Wavves will drop on September 20th. The set does feature collaborations with Best Coast and Fucked Up, but no Odd Future track. [www.ghostramp.com]
Damon Albarn recently led a group of producers to the Democratic Republic of Congo with plans to record a new album for Oxfam in seven days. The group is providing updates on Tumblr and Twitter accounts. You can preview a couple samples on SoundCloud. [drc-music.tumblr.com]
Sigur Ros leaked out the Inni teaser last Thursday to much head scratching as to the specifics of what it was promoting. Well, time reveals all things; Inni is a live DVD and double-album set for release in November. The film was directed by Vincent Morisset, shot at London's Alexandra Palace and will premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival. [www.sigur-ros.co.uk]
Dr. Dog has announced some fall tour dates, to presumably road test songs from their follow-up to 2010's Shame, Shame. Next month, there's a three night run with Bright Eyes followed by some festival dates. The real tour kicks off in November. The band is currently recording in Philadelphia, with an "early 2012" timeline. [www.anti.com]
Plaid released the video for "35 Summers" alongside the Scintilli announcement. If "Summers" didn't catch you off guard, then "Missing" surely will. Familiar motifs from the duo's soundtrack work are present, but it's certainly a new sound from them. Download said track from Plaid's website. Scintilli is due September 27th. [plaid.co.uk]
Brent Hinds of Mastodon recently told Noisecreep that he, Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Thomas Pridgen of The Mars Volta and former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery are currently plotting the formation of a new group (supergroup, if you will). The foursome haven't found much time to collaborate yet and they probably won't, with The Hunter impending. However, Hinds commented that the group "want to record crazy stuff and Ben [Weinman] is working on that." [www.noisecreep.com]
New Jersey's Real Estate will release a new album, Days, on October 18th through Domino Records. The album was recorded early in 2011 by Kevin McMahon (The Walkmen, Titus Andronicus). Check out "It's Real" from said album on Domino's website. [www.dominorecordco.us]
As reported, Wilco is set to release a new album this year through their own dBpm Records. The record is now officially titled The Whole Love and due on September 27th. Check out the "Almost" teaser on YouTube, for a taste. [wilcoworld.net]
London's Bombay Bicycle Club will release A Different Kind Of Fix on August 30th. The album was produced by Jim Abbiss, Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deer Hunter) and Jack Steadman. Watch the video for "Shuffle" in Videos. [www.xfm.co.uk]
Deer Tick will release their fourth album, Divine Providence, on October 25th through Partisan Records. The "raw, loud, heartfelt" record was recorded with Adam Landry and Justin Collins. Download "Miss K" from the band in exchange for some social marketing. [deertick.viinyl.com]
