Circa Survive has announced that they will self-release their fourth album, Violent Waves, on August 28th. The band paid for and recorded the album themselves and chose to forgo dealing with major/indie labels. Download "Suitcase" from the band, in exchange for your email address. Check out the album cover on Facebook. [circasurvive.com]
Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) will release his solo debut, Former Lives, through Barsuk Records on October 16th (one day earlier on City Slang in Europe/UK). The album was written "over the course of eight years" and recently completed with Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart), after Gibbard relocated to Los Angeles. [benjamingibbard.net]
Green Day are set to release a trio of albums: Uno!, Dos! and Tre!. They will be released September 25th, November 13th and January 15th, 2013, respectively. The band explained they are at the "most prolific and creative time" in their career and "the songs just keep coming". Stream "Oh Love" from Uno! on YouTube. [greenday.com]
James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle) will release a new solo album, Look To The Sky, on September 18th through The End Records. Stream "To Who Knows Where" on SoundCloud. Iha recently spoke with Rolling Stone about the album. [jamesiha.com]
Minus The Bear will issue their fifth full-length, Infinity Overhead, on August 28th through Dangerbird Records. The band once again worked with producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Cursive) and calls this album their "most aggressive and confident". Watch an album trailer on YouTube and stream the single "Lonely Gun" on Rolling Stone. The band will embark on an extensive US tour from September through November. Cursive, Caspian and Girl In A Coma will support on various legs. [dangerbirdrecords.com]
Aimee Mann will release her eighth album, Charmer, on September 18th through Mann's own Superego Records. The record is influenced by the "'super pop' of the 70s and 80s". Stream the title track on Rolling Stone. [www.aimeemann.com]
The Henry Clay People recently released Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives through TBD Records. It's described as "thirty minutes of teenage restlessness, quarter-life malaise, and adult resignation". Stream the full album on Paste Magazine or watch a title track video on Vimeo. The group is now closing out a US tour in support of the record. [henryclaypeople.com]
The Antlers will release a new EP, Undersea, on July 24th through ANTI- Records. The four-song set is described as "the feeling of suspension". Stream "Drift Drive" from the EP on SoundCloud. Burst Apart was released in 2011. [anti.com]
The Raveonettes are already set to release their sixth full-length, Observator, on September 11th through Vice Records. The album, which will celebrate the group's 10th anniversary and cements their prolificity, is reportedly "sumptuous and beautiful in its sound, but bleak and sad at its heart". Sune Rose Wagner recently talked with Spin about the new album. Stream "She Owns The Streets" on SoundCloud. Raven in the Grave was released in 2011. [www.vicerecords.com]
San Francisco' Sic Alps will release a new, self-titled full-length through Drag City on September 11th, the band's fifth album. The record further establishes the band's lo-fi garage rock and Bay Area psychedelia. Stream the track "Glyphs" on SoundCloud. [www.dragcity.com]
Band of Horses will release their third album, Mirage Rock, on September 18th. The record was produced by Glyn Johns (The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones). Hear the lead single, "Knock Knock", on SoundCloud. [www.bandofhorses.com]
Barsuk Records will issue the fifth album from Menomena, titled Moms, on September 18th. With the depature of Brent Knopf in 2011, Justin Harris and Danny Seim pushed forward, recorded the new album as duo and attempted to "explore, adapt and improve" on past sounds. Watch a teaser for Moms on YouTube. [www.barsuk.com]
Sondre Lerche will celebrate his 30th birthday with a live album, Bootlegs, and expanded re-issues of his first four albums on vinyl, Faces Down, Two Way Monologue, Duper Sessions and Phantom Punch. The live album, which aims to capture Lerche's on-stage energy, was recorded at Hulen in Bergen, Norway and various clubs in Brooklyn, NY on Lerche's most recent tour. All releases are due September 4th through Mona Records. [facebook.com]
Thee Oh Sees will release a new full-length, Putrifiers II, on September 11th through In The Red Records. The band will play several festivals in July and August, followed by a co-headlining trek with Ty Segall. Stream album track "Lupine Dominus" on Pitchfork. [www.theeohsees.com]
Tommy Walter revealed today that the new Abandoned Pools album, Sublime Currency, is finally completed and will be released on August 28th through Tooth & Nail Records (despite reports of its imminent release last year). Walter posted a couple clips from a video shoot for the album's title track on YouTube. [twitter.com]
Communist Daughter, hailing from the Twin Cities, released a the Lions & Lambs EP today through Grain Belt Records. The set is a "a collection of deeply personal songs about addiction, regret and ultimately redemption". Stream the EP on Filter Magazine's website. [www.facebook.com]
Australia's Emma Louise recently issued her debut EP, Full Heart & Empty Rooms, through Frenchkiss Records. You can stream the lead single, "Jungle", on Bandcamp. Louise' first full-length is due in early 2013. [emmalouise.bandcamp.com]
Maximo Park will return with The National Health in September, despite the album is already available in the UK. Luckily for US fans, a full album stream is available on SoundCloud. The band will tour the US in September. [maximopark.com]
Animal Kingdom recently released their "lush and atmospheric" sophomore album, The Looking Away, in North America through Boombox/Mom+Pop. Stream "Strange Attractor" on SoundCloud. The group will tour the US in July and August. [www.weareanimalkingdom.com]
Jay Leo Phillips (Apollo Up!) has surfaced with a new project, Charges. The duo recently released their debut, EP1, on Bandcamp. [charges.bandcamp.com]
