No Doubt will re-issue Live In The Tragic Kingdom on DVD packed with additional home movies and previously unreleased performances on June 13th (full details on nodoubt.com). In between having children and starting families, the foursome is hitting a Los Angeles recording studio to flesh out tracks for a new album (possibly due later this year).
If you can't wait until tomorrow to hear the new Peeping Tom album from Mike Patton, then head over to MySpace to preview the entire thing now. Also, if you missed Patton and Co. on Late Night with Conan O'Brien last week, then head over to YouTube and resolve that problem, too.
Add Dillinger Escape Plan to the growing list of digital-only releases scheduled this summer. On June 13th, be on the lookout for Plagiarism, a 6-song EP consisting of a radio edit of "Unretrofied", a live version of "The Perfect Design" and four covers of songs from Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack and Justin Timberlake.
Spoon provided a few notable morsels to fans last week. First off, they've premiered the video for "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine" as website exclusive. Next, Merge Records has agreed to re-release the Spoon debut Telephono and the Soft Effects EP together for the price of one on July 25th. Last but not least, they've announced a few late-summer, West Coast dates with Death Cab For Cutie and Mates of State.
The upcoming Jurassic 5 album, Feedback, has now been pushed back until July 25th. J5 have also announced three dates in Colorado for September 8-10 (the only show dates thus far).
Under the Influence of Giants will release their Island Records debut on August 8th, and the single "Mama's Room" can be streamed over in the downloads section. The band has been compared to everyone from Hall & Oates to Talking Heads and Prince, so you'll never be sure exactly what you're getting until you take the trip.
The forthcoming album from PAJO (which we previously thought would be called Insomina Songs) will be titled 1968 and should out sometime this August on Drag City. According to Drag, the material is "surprisingly hilarious." Curiouser and curiouser.
Young Widows (ex-Breather Resist) will release Settle Down City on September 12th, courtesy of Jade Tree Records. Check out the tracklisting...
Fuel on Fire, the new album from Olympia, Washington's The Old Haunts, is now available through Kill Rock Stars. You can obtain a shiny new MP3 of "Wasted Day" in the Downloads. Preview a few more tracks from the album on the band's MySpace page.
Traindodge are set to release their new album, Wolves, on August 22nd through Ascetic Records. As an added treat on the same day, the group will also re-release their second full-length On a Lake of Dead Trees with artwork and two extra tracks from a past split EP with Gunfighter (which you can now pre-order at No Karma or grab an MP3 of "Five Forks" in the Downloads). Wolves tracklist details and previews are scarce right now, but one can check out Traindodge on their MySpace page.
WonderGround have just released their 5-song EP Become Water on Snow Day Records. The band crafted the disc in the studio with Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart, and you can check out some tracks on WonderGround's Myspace page.
A new compilation of singer-songwriters titled The Sound the Hare Heard, compiled by Kill Rock Stars owner Slim Moon, is now available. If you'd like to learn more, check out this press release or buy the album at Buy Olympia. Just to name drop, the set features songs from the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Colin Meloy, Imaad Wasif, Thao Nguyen (grab "Feet Asleep" in the Downloads) and Danielle Howle.
The US debut EP from Mystery Jets is now available via the new US branch of 679 Recordings. Preview tracks from the EP on MySpace or watch the video for "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" in the Downloads.
Two Gallants have announced additional dates in support of their debut, what the toll tells. The duo will also open for Bloc Party and Broken Social Scene at Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA on August 4th (tickets go on sale May 26th).
The Fatboy Slim machine has whirred into gear and posted the video for "That Old Pair Of Jeans" on MySpace. Said song and "Champion Sound" are the two brand new tracks featured on the upcoming greatest hits CD/DVD combo, Why Try Harder. The CD portion (here's the very appropriate artwork) is due June 20th while the DVD should hit stores on July 18th.
Electric Soft Parade have released the song "Cold War," from recently released The Human Body EP, free to the public. You can grab the song in the Downloads. As well, look for a new full-length in October on Better Looking Records.
The new album from Murder By Death, In Bocca Al Lupo, is now in stores. Besides heading out to obtain a copy, you may also want to watch the "Brother" video over at YouTube (there's also this ecard, but it's not as exciting). The Bloomington, IN troupe have also announced a long string of dates in support of the release, which show them teaming up with Lucero for several shows towards the end of June.
To celebrate/promote the release on their new album, A Hundred Miles Off, The Walkmen have been featured in The Booth on MySpace, which streams the entirety of said album. Don't forget: they're also still rockin' out in their blazers nightly until the end of June.
Baltimore's Page France have just inked a deal with Washington State's Suicide Squeeze Records. The band currently plan on re-releasing last year's excellent Hello, Dear Wind (originally released on Fall Records) before laying down some new material for a record to hopefully not be too far off in the future. They've got a few tour dates, too...
Graveface Records will be releasing a split CD between Black Moth Super Rainbow and The Octopus Project sometime this summer entitled The House Of Apples & Eyeballs. More details as they arise...
