Much like Jay-Z, Broken Social Scene don't seem to be staying firm to plans for a hiatus, as they have announced a nice Mid-West/East Coast tour from October 18th through November 11th with Do Make Say Think. This could be it for a while.
Placebo have announced a US tour running from October 17th through November 8th, with most dates supporting She Wants Revenge. The tour will mark the band's first US apperance in 3 years and further promote their new album, Meds.
The inevitable Deftones have posted "Hole In The Earth," the lead-off track from their forthcoming Saturday Night Wrist, on their Myspace page. October 31st is still holding as the street date.
Mos Def returns with a new studio album, Tru3 Magic, on September 19th. The set features production from the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell. The tracklist will include "There Is a Way", "The Undeniable" and "Boogie Man," which you can currently preview in the Downloads.
Australia's The Grates are heading back to the US to celebrate the impending release of their debut full-length, Gravity Won’t Get You High.
My Morning Jacket is about to release Okonokos, a 2-disc live recording and concert film capturing the band in all their glory. The live concert was created with the aid of the lighting designer Marc Brickman (well-known for his work with Pink Floyd), and filmed by director Sam Erickson. This concert film will be screened in select cities this Fall before being released on DVD.
Jet has announced a series of North American concert dates heralding the upcoming release of their second album, Shine On. The Aussie rock band's much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's Get Born, is set to land in stores on October 3rd. Watch the video for "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" in the Downloads.
Kasabian are hitting the road for a US tour in support of their upcoming album, Empire, due on September 19th.
Basement Jaxx have launched an album website for their forthcoming record, Crazy Itch Radio, due September 12th. An hour-long streaming mix with Buxton and Ratcliffe as well as a "Crazy Itch Cast" are available for consumption. In related news, album tracks "Hush Boy" and "Hey U" have been posted on the duo's Myspace page.
Love them or hate them, Hatebreed will drop their fifth full-length, Supremacy, on August 29th through Roadrunner. The album is described as an "all-out onslaught of completely adrenaline-charged, in-your-face brutality." Don't they just wheel that quote out for every album?
Citizen Cope will hit the road on September 13th for the first leg of an North American tour to promote his upcoming album, Every Waking Moment, due September 12th.
The debut album from The Panic Channel, a new rock band featuring Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins, hit stores two days ago. Why care? Well, like me, you might still hold on to the notion that Navarro and Perkins could resurrect some old Jane's magic and not simply churn out modern-rock FM drivel. Sadly, no dice, but don't just take my word for it.
The forthcoming Adult Swim and Stones Throw collabo, Chrome Children, now has a tour to support it. Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, J.Rocc, Percee P and various guests will DJ and/or MC worldwide dates from September through November. Head over to the Chrome Children tour page for complete details. The CD/DVD set hits stores on October 3rd.
After a handful of European festival dates, Bloc Party will finalize and put any finishing touches on the follow-up to Silent Alarm. Late last month, Kele Okereke submitted an unconfirmed list of tracks to fansite blocparty.net. Not all tracks will appear on the album, but those left off will surely end up on various singles as b-sides. The NME was also recently allowed to preview the first four tracks and described the new material as "dark, bigger and quite abrasive."
As expected, Cursive has announced an exhaustive tour of the US for their forthcoming album Happy Hollow, due August 22nd. Dates start on September 22nd and don't end until November 27th. Hit ducatking.com on August 23rd to purchase tickets. For a preview of Happy Hollow, snag MP3s of "Dorothy At Forty" and "Bad Sects" in the Downloads.
Much like we heard, Pitchfork guessed at and Billboard confirmed, Interpol has indeed inked a deal with a major: Capitol Records. The tenative date for their Antics follow-up is mid-2007.
The forthcoming Beck album with the reported "hip-hop flavor" and production by Nigel Godrich is now titled The Information. This past weekend, Beck.com posted the tracklist for the album as well as the songs "Nausea" and "Motorcade" in the site jukebox. The release seems to be set at October 3rd, for the time being, and should be backed with DVD of videos for each album track.
Visitations, the forthcoming follow-up to Winchester Cathedral from Clinic, will now be released on October 17th through Domino. The first single, "Harvest (Within You)," will be released on October 3rd and a video for the song will be posted on clinicvoot.org soon. Get a 2-minute preview of the new album with the free information provided on their site (and here's the album artwork). Lastly, the band provided track-by-track commentary in a recent newsletter.
Despite being dropped from Universal Records for refusing to record a Beatles cover for a bank commercial The Features are still going strong. The band has made their new Contrast EP available for pre-order on their site and put up new tracks on their myspace. The disc was produced and recorded by Jacquire King (Kings of Leon) and the combo fits them just right.
The new album from the Deftones, still titled Saturday Night Wrist, is slated for an October 31st release and a tracklisting has been revealed. The 12-track outing was produced by Bob Ezrin and the disc features guest appearances by Serj Tankian (System of a Down) and Annie Hardy (Giant Drag).
