Fleet Foxes and The Walkmen have announced a string of co-headlining dates in September. The pairing will be joined by Bon Iver at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona on September 15th, which might be too much indie rock for one sitting. [pitchfork.com]
New York's power trio The London Souls will release their self-titled, debut album on July 12th through Soul On 10 Records. The album was recorded by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) at Abbey Road Studios and draws its sound from classic British rock. Stream the lead single "She's So Mad" on SoundCloud. [www.thelondonsouls.com]
Blitzen Trapper will release a new album, American Goldwing, on September 13th through Sub Pop. Check out an album teaser on YouTube. The group will kick off some summer touring on July 19th at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT. [www.subpop.com]
Cee Lo Green recently told Us Weekly that a new Gnarls Barkley album is coming down the pike. Reportedly, the new album features a lot of collaboration with other artists. Cee Lo and Danger Mouse last released The Odd Couple back in 2008. [www.usmagazine.com]
mewithoutYou made it "official" last week on Twitter that they will begin recording their fifth album with Dan Smith (Danielson) in July/August. The band is currently wrapping up the writing process and, of course, "more details [are] to come." [twitter.com]
Radiohead debuted a new song, "Staircase," on YouTube yesterday from their forthcoming From The Basement session for Nigel Godrich. The song features a performance from Portishead's Clive Deamer. The session will feature songs from The King of Limbs. [www.youtube.com]
Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear) is set to release the debut full-length from his solo project, CANT, on September 13th through Terrible/Warp Records. The album, titled Dreams Come True, was recorded in collaboration with George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow. [warp.net]
Tommy Walter has revived Abandoned Pools after several years of apparent inactivity. He recently released two new singles, "Marigolds" and "In Silence," to his Bandcamp page. A new full-length, Sublime Currency, is due later this year. [lqprecords.bandcamp.com]
Anthony Gonzalez is prepping a new M83 double-album to be released in October. The record is "mainly about dreams, how every one is different" and splits time between Saturdays = Youth synth-pop and his earlier ambient work. Zola Jesus, Brad Laner of Medicine and bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen feature on the album. [www.spin.com]
Now that Gloss Drop has dropped, Battles have set their sights to relentlessly touring. More specifically, the band have announced an extended North American fall tour. The trek kicks of October 1st at ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror in Asbury Park, New York. Stream the full Gloss Drop album off our Streams page. As well, check out some live performances of "Wall Street" and "Futura" shot for La Blogotheque. [bttls.com]
With the "East Harlem" single due next week, Beirut went ahead and announced the release of a new full-length, The Rip Tide, on August 30th through Zach Condon's own Pompeii Records. Check out live performances of a few new songs on Consequence of Sound. Stereogum has the track list. Beirut kicks off some US touring today in Austin, TX. [stereogum.com]
Primus will release their first studio album in 11 years, Green Naugahyde, on Septmeber 13th through ATO Records/Prawn Songs. Les Claypool described the record as "reminiscent of the early stuff." Drummer Jay Lane left the band before the recording of Frizzle Fry. [www.primusville.com]
Radiohead "will be putting out a series of 12" vinyl releases, using remixes of tracks from The King Of Limbs." The first release is due July 4th and features "Little By Little" by Caribou and "Lotus Flower" by Jacques Greene. [www.radiohead.com]
Deftones will soon begin writing new songs for a follow-up to 2010's Diamond Eyes. They'll meet up again in September to begin the real work and tentatively release something in early 2012. According to Chino Moreno, the band's shelved album, Eros, "will one day see the light of day." However, the band will write and record a new album before that happens. [www.billboard.com]
Beirut will release a new single ("East Harlem" backed with "Goshen") next week through Pompeii/Ba Da Bing. You can stream "East Harlem" on SoundCloud. According to a post on the band's website, a "world tour [is] coming up." [www.badabingrecords.com]
Red Hot Chili Peppers will return on August 30th with I'm With You (Chad was telling the truth). The album was once again produced by Rick Rubin and the lead single will be title, "The Adventures of Raindance Maggie." [www.redhotchilipeppers.com]
Bjork posted a teaser of a new track, "Crystalline," on Facebook over the weekend. The song is set for the songstress' forthcoming album and multimedia project, Biophilia. The Guardian reports the album will be accompanied by 10 separate iPad apps, housed in one "mother" app. [www.facebook.com]
In the fourth installment of their studio video series, Thrice has revealed their new album, Major/Minor, will be released on September 20th through Vagrant Records. [www.thrice.net]
Coldplay has released the lead single, "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall," from their forthcoming album. Stream the song on YouTube. As reported, the band are working with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs on their fifth album, which is due out this fall. [coldplay.com]
As reported, the Mister Heavenly (Islands, Man Man, Modest Mouse) debut was slated to come out in early 2011. However, it's looking like late-summer, as Sub Pop will issue the doom-wop record, Out of Love, on August 16th. Check out an album teaser on YouTube and download "Pineapple Girl" in Music. [www.subpop.com]
