According to a post on Facebook, Russian Circles will hit a Chicago area studio on April 1st to begin tracking a new album. Geneva was released in 2009 through Suicide Squeeze. Keep up with the band on Tumblr. [www.facebook.com]
The Duke Spirit will return in May with a new album, Bruiser. A few tracks from the album are floating around the web. Download album track "Villian" from Spin, stream "Procession" on SoundCloud and listen to "Don't Wait" on YouTube. The band released the Kusama EP in January, to tide fans over until the full-length. [thedukespirit.com]
Art Brut will return on May 23rd with Brilliant! Tragic! through Cooking Vinyl. The new album was once again produced by Black Francis (Pixies), who convinced Eddie Argos to sing on the record. Grab the non-album track "Unprofessional Wrestling" over on PledgeMusic. Check out the track list on the label's site. [cookingvinyl.com]
With The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues due on April 12th, Between the Buried and Me have announced a North American tour throughout April and May. The Ocean and Job For A Cowboy will support on all dates. [www.punknews.org]
The Watson Twins will release the Night Covers on April 18th through Vanguard Records. The set includes covers of PJ Harvey, Bill Withers, Sade, The Turtles, Eurythmics and The Black Keys. They will support Amos Lee on tour, starting April 22nd at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC. Download "You Showed Me" from the Twins' website. [www.thewatsontwins.com]
Matthew Dear will follow up last year's Black City with the Slowdance EP on April 5th via Ghostly International. The set features "Slowdance" from Black City, b-side "Innh Dahh" and several remixes (including one from Nicolas Jaar). Stream and download "Slowdance (How To Dress Well Seance)" in Music. [ghostly.com]
The Antlers will return on May 10th with their fourth album, Burst Apart, through Frenchkiss Records. The band performed the entire album on March 17th at The Pariah in Austin, TX, during their SXSW showcase. You can stream the full performance on NPR. According to an interview with frontman Peter Silberman, Burst Apart is an "electronic, grooving record" and contains "less big, dramatic fanfare" than 2009's Hospice. [pitchfork.com]
According to a post on Facebook, France' notorious electro duo Justice will return on April 4th with a new single, "Civilization." View the cover artwork on Facebook. [www.facebook.com]
Bjork will premiere her new album/project Biophilia this summer. According to Dazed Digital, the "multi-media endeavour encompasses her music, installations and live shows, and celebrating the use of modern technology by utilising the internet." The project will premiere at the Manchester Digital Festival and remain for three weeks, beginning on June 30th. The live show will travel the world, following the festival. Read more details at Dazed Digital. [www.dazeddigital.com]
Incubus manager Steve Rennie recently commented on Incubus Online View that the band's seventh album "is in the can." He further reported that it's "nothing like its predecessors." Light Grenades was released in 2006. [incubus-online-view.com]
Spiritualized will release their seventh album through Fat Possum in North America this fall. The group will play Royal Albert Hall on October 11th and premiere the new record. Songs In A&E was released in 2008. [www.fatpossum.com]
Florida's sludge/doom rockers Floor (the precursor to Torche and Dove) have reunited for a spring tour of The States. Hawks, Doomriders, Totimoshi and Mammoth Grinder will support of various legs of the trek. [www.lambgoat.com]
Kieran Hebden's Text Records is set to drop another doozy: a two track collaborative 12-inch from Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke. Side A features the track "Ego" and Side B is "Mirror." The Fader has radio rips of both tracks from Rinse FM. [bleep.com]
My Morning Jacket recently talked with Rolling Stone about their new album, now titled Circuital. For the record, they "turned the gymnasium of a local church into a makeshift studio" and recorded all basic tracks "live to 24-track tape." A fan recently posted a live performance of the title track on YouTube. As well, the band are counting down to an April 12th release of Circuital track, giving away live tracks from their Terminal 5 residency. [www.rollingstone.com]
According to Portugal's RTP and NME, Chris Jagger revealed that Mick Jagger is reportedly working on a new album with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in Los Angeles. The two previously worked together on "Old Habits Die Hard" for the Alfie soundtrack. [www.nme.com]
With Gloss Drop coming in June, Battles have announced a worldwide tour in support. The band will hit The States in late April and early May, otherwise it's an international affair. [bttls.com]
Constellation Records will release a 5CD/5LP box set from Tindersticks, featuring all of the band's work for French filmmaker Claire Denis, on April 26th. The set dates back to 1996's Nenette Et Boni. Preview the collection on Constellation's website. [cstrecords.com]
Okkervil River will hit the road on May 31st on a headlining tour in support of their forthcoming album, I Am Very Far. Titus Andronicus, Future Islands, Julianna Barwick and NewVillager will support on various legs. The band plays SXSW this week and will open a one-off Arcade Fire show in Dallas, TX on April 30th. [consequenceofsound.net]
Sondre Lerche will release his self-titled, sixth full-length on June 7th through Mona Records. The album was recorded at the Rare Book Room studio in Brooklyn. Check out Lerche's spring/summer tour dates on his website and stream "Domino" on Stereogum. Lerche is playing five sets this week at SXSW, so you can't really miss him. [www.sondrelerche.com]
In a simple post of "FINISHED" on Facebook, Devin Townsend announced the completion of the third album from The Devin Townsend Project, Deconstruction (the twelfth for Townsend). The album features vocals from members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cynic, Gojira, Between The Buried and Me, Gwar and Opeth. [www.facebook.com]
