The Little Ones are still touring on the heels of their Sing Song EP, but will soon take a brief reprieve from the roughness of the road to prepare a full-length debut. No date or label has been announced for the release, but stay tuned for all the details. Plus, you can always get the scoop from them at one of these shows...
Tony Kanal of No Doubt fame has started his own record label. Kingsbury Records is the name, and the blossoming imprint's first release will be from ex-Wailers vocalist Elan. Together is One hits stores next week, but you can check it here for now.
Open up this Vagrant-approved ecard for a preview of four songs from News And Tributes, the forthcoming album from The Futureheads (due on June 13th). Don't forget their US tour kicks off soon. Last but not least, hit the Downloads to watch the video for "Skip To The End."
Wires On Fire have posted four new songs on MySpace from their upcoming, debut full-length for Buddyhead. Perhaps you can hear the new material live on their West Coast tour with The Bronx this month.
Kill Rock Stars has put together an extensive tour in effort to draw more attention to the already critically acclaimed singer-songwriter compliation The Sound the Hare Heard. The stint will feature the likes of Lovers, Southerly and Thao Nguyen, among others.
Regina Spektor will appear on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 14th, one day after the release of her new album, Begin To Hope.
In case you didn't know, the new Zero 7 record hit stores yesterday. The album, entitled The Garden, can be listened to in its entirety right here, and you can also get more info (plus a chance to win an iPod) with this e-card.
The sophomore effort from Amusement Parks On Fire will be entitled Out of the Angeles and is slated for a July 3rd release, in the UK. No firm release date is set for things here in North America but you can bet it will be awhile.
It will be some time until there is another proper release from Self what with Matt Mahaffey producing bands, touring with Beck, and collaborating with Jeff Turzo as Wired All Wrong but fear not! Self never leaves a fan in the lurch. Watch the acoustic performance of "I Love to Love Your Love My Love" right here from the forthcoming Live at Spaceland DVD that's been stuck in paperwork hell for over a year.
Not that we realized they ever left, but Incubus has announced they're back in the studio working on their follow-up to A Crow Left Of The Murder. Once again, they've posted a meandering podcast to answer fans' myriad questions.
This is like the umpteenth Popaganda post for Head Automatica, but it's worth noting you can listen to the entire album on MySpace (a nice preview before you go pick up the album tomorrow). If you live in NYC, there's an in-store planned for the Virgin Megastore Times Square at 11:00pm today. If you can't make that one, head over to Looney Tunes in West Babylon, NY tomorrow at 7:00pm.
Maximo Park have launched a mini-site for their upcoming DVD, Found On Film, due June 5th (UK). The DVD compiles live footage, a documentary, music videos and a bonus CD from BBC Sessions (but you can find the full details on said website).
You can listen to the new Fatboy Slim single, "That Old Pair Of Jeans," on MySpace. The song features Lateef the Truth Speaker from Blackalicious and is one of two new tracks on Mr. Cook's upcoming greatest hits CD/DVD, Why Try Harder.
The Long Winters are set to release a brand new full-length, Putting The Days To Bed, on July 25th through Barsuk. Head over to the Downloads where you can acquire the opening track, "Pushover." If you missed the Ultimatium EP, you may still want to pick it up, as only the title track found its way to Bed (no pun intended).
Looks like Open Hand have indeed been busy recording new material, since they recently released "Track 19" (which you can probably not bank on being the official title) for public consumption on their MySpace page.
Personality, The Sleepy Jackson's new album, will be released on July 25. Written over the course of the last two years and recorded over three months with producer Scott Horscroft in Sydney during the Spring of 2005, it is proof that the symphonies constantly playing in Luke's head have no equal.
In case you forgot about the Tegan and Sara Live DVD, it has now been pushed back to an August 8, 2006 release.
Go here and you can stream the entire upcoming new Be Your Own Pet album before it hits stores tomorrow, June 6th. Catch BYOP on the road this summer including festival stops for Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza in Chicago and four dates with Sonic Youth.
The Decemberists have announced The Crane Wife as the title for their forthcoming Capitol records debut, which is now due October 3rd. The band are currently whittling 22 songs down to album length, with a few tracks running over the 10-minute marker. In other news, the band have also issued Picaresqueties, a 5-song compilation of outtakes and b-sides from the Picaresque recordings, directly to iTunes.
In support of their latest offerings from the self run 2Blossoms record label, VAST will be hitting the road. Expect to hear all sorts of gems from Turquoise, Crimson, Nude, and all the variations in between. Should be a true rock show.
