Ladytron will return with Gravity the Seducer on September 13th through Nettwerk. The band recorded the "ethereal and melodic" album with producer Barny Barnicott. The synthpop group is playing a handful of US shows this month. [pitchfork.com]
The Rosebuds will release a new album, Loud Planes Fly Low, on June 7th through Merge Records. Download "Second Bird of Paradise" from the band in exchange for your email address and watch "Go Ahead" in Videos. [www.mergerecords.com]
It's been a while since we checked in with Smashing Pumpkins, but they're still going strong with the Teargarden by Kaleidyscope plan. Hit up their website to stream new songs "Spangled," "Tom Tom," "The Fellowship" and "Lightning Strikes." [www.smashingpumpkins.com]
According to a DOOM (MF Doom) interview with 3D World Magazine, the rapper is currently working with Thom Yorke "on some duets." DOOM added that he and Yorke will "probably end up doing a whole record together." [www.xxlmag.com]
According to the BBC, Damon Albarn will write and star in "a stage show about 16th Century alchemist, astrologer and spy John Dee," which will premiere at the Manchester International Festival. The project originated as a potential collaboration with legendary writer Alan Moore and Gorillaz co-conspirator Jamie Hewlett. [strangeattractor.co.uk]
The Whigs are in the midst of a East Coast headlining tour in continued support of last year's In The Dark. Company of Thieves, Ponderosa and Those Darlins support on various legs of the trek. The April 8th stop in DC and the April 29th show in Chicago are part of Converse' Get Out of the Garage Music Tour. [www.thewhigs.com]
Manchester Orchestra have debuted another song from their forthcoming album, Simple Math, due May 10th. Stream "April Fool" over on Red Bull's website. The band will stream "an exclusive live performance and interview" at Red Bull Studio in Los Angeles on April 1st. Lastly, don't forget to catch the band on tour with Cage The Elephant. [www.redbullusa.com]
According to Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam will hit the studio in April to whittle down 25 demos and "figure out which 12-15 of them float to the top." The band hopes to finish a new album in 2011. In related news, Eddie Vedder is wrapping up a new solo album, titled Uke Songs, which will feature the ukelele (natch). Said album is tentatively due on May 31st. [www.billboard.com]
Last night on the Thomas Giles tour stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, Stephen Brodsky debuted a new Cave In song, "Reanimation," which will be included on the band's new album (now due in May, according to Brodsky). Watch Brodsky perform "Reanimation" on YouTube. As previously reported, the new Cave In full-length is tentatively titled White Silence. [www.youtube.com]
Clutch and Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster have scheduled a May East Cost trek. Clutch recently debuted a new song, "Boxcar Shorty's Confession," through Relix Magazine. The song will appear on Basket of Eggs, a group of 10 new songs to be included on the double-disc reissue of Blast Tyrant on April 26th. [gunshyassassin.com]
The Love Language have announced a string of April tour dates in continued support of 2010's Libraries. The group will open for Arcade Fire on April 18th in Santa Fe, NM. [www.mergerecords.com]
Chad VanGaalen will release Diaper Island on May 17th through Sub Pop. According to the label, it's "the closest thing he has done to a rock album." Ahead of the release, VanGaalen posted outtakes from said album as the Your Tan Looks Supernatural EP on Bandcamp. 100% of all proceeds from the EP will benefit the Red Cross Aid Effort in Japan. [www.subpop.com]
MSTRKRFT have released two new tracks, "Beards Again" and "Back in the USSA," through SoundCloud. No one really knows if the songs are destined for the duo's sophomore album or just a peace offering while Jesse Keeler is busy with DFA 1979. [www.somekindofawesome.com]
We knew that Arctic Monkeys were working on a fourth album in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios with producer James Ford. Said album is titled Suck It and See (a reference to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange) and is due out on June 7th. Alex Turner revealed to Q that Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) appears on the song "All My Own Stunts." Finally, you can hear album track "Brick by Brick" on YouTube. [www.dominorecordco.us]
According to the BBC, Justin Hawkins and his brother have reformed The Darkness and will play the 2011 Download festival. The four original members "will record a new album in April and May 2011." Reportedly, Justin and Dan have been working on new tracks "for a couple of years." One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back was released in 2005. [www.bbc.co.uk]
Jimmy Eat World have announced a summer headlining tour in continued support of Invented. Check out the dates and details on the band's website. The group will play many dates in the European festival circuit, including Reading and Leeds. [www.jimmyeatworld.com]
Bay Area-based rock outfit The Heavenly States will release the Oui Camera Oui EP on April 19th through Hippies Are Dead Records. The music was recorded by Bill Lefler in Los Angeles, mixed by John Agnello and features appearances by Britt Daniel (Spoon) and Eugene Mirman. Stream and download "Model Son" in Music. [www.theheavenlystates.com]
Richard "Gambler" Ingram has released an album from his first post-Oceansize, electronic music project, Phelan. Plunk Extend is available to stream and download on Bandcamp. In related news, Gambler and Mike Vennart are currently concocting a new project dubbed British Theatre. Follow along on Twitter. [twitter.com]
Beastie Boys have revealed the cover art for the forthcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2. Said record will reportedly drop on May 3rd. Last but not least, 107.7 The End posted a 30-second clip of "Make Some Noise" on SoundCloud. [beastieboys.com]
Auteur David Lynch recently teamed up with Duran Duran to direct an American Express Unstaged YouTube webcast, filmed in Los Angeles on March 23rd. You can stream many of the performances on the band's YouTube channel. [www.youtube.com]
