Built To Spill are currently out on a headlining tour in support of their latest album, There Is No Enemy. The tour runs into late November, so there are plenty of chances to catch them. [www.builttospill.com]
Kings of Leon will release "Radioactive," the first single from their forthcoming Come Around Sundown, on September 14th. You can watch the video for said track on the band's website. [www.kingsofleon.com]
Modeselektor is about to release his first in a series of compilations with Apparat, which will feature "artists from across the electronic spectrum and the European Continent." Modeselektion Vol. 1, focusing on the "progression of Dubstep’s offsprings," will be released on November 5th through Monkeytown Records. [consequenceofsound.net]
Portland, Oregon's Starfucker has signed to Polyvinyl Records and will release a 7" single, "Julius," on October 12th. Download an MP3 of said track in Music. A new full-length is expected in 2011. [www.polyvinylrecords.com]
On September 21st, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and The Black Swans will release a split 7" single, featuring covers of late country songwriter Larry Jon Wilson, through Drag City. [pitchfork.com]
Big Boi is now out on tour in support of his latest, Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The jaunt includes a date at Moogfest on October 29th. [bigboi.com]
Stone Gossard recently confirmed to Billboard that Pearl Jam will play their 20th anniversary show at this year's Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, CA on October 23rd and 24th. [www.billboard.com]
The Futureheads are returning to the US in late September and October to further support The Chaos. In other news, the band will be recording an a capella album to be released later this year. Fans can request songs on Twitter. [www.myspace.com]
A new documentary about Jose Gonzalez, aptly titled The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of Jose Gonzalez, is now making its way through the European festival circuit. The film was shot over the course of three years and during the recording of In Our Nature. Watch a teaser on YouTube. [www.josegonzalezthefilm.com]
Jonsi will return to the US in October and November in continued support of his debut solo album, Go. Notably, Jonsi will perform at Moogfest in Asheville, NC on October 30th. [jonsi.com]
Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison have formed their own supergroup, Fistful of Mercy. The trio will tentatively release a debut album on October 5th. Watch a video for the title track on Vimeo and check out their Morning Becomes Eclectic performance on KCRW. [www.antiquiet.com]
Joanna Newsom has announced more US tour dates throughout November in continued support of her new triple-album, Have One on Me. [consequenceofsound.net]
Destroyer will release a two-song, limited-edition 12" titled Archer on the Beach on November 2nd through Merge Records. The release features collaboration with Kranky recording artists Tim Hecker and Loscil. [www.mergerecords.com]
White Rabbits will open for Interpol on some US tour dates in October and November. It's Frightening was released in 2009. [whiterabbitsmusic.com]
Experimental rock group Tera Melos has announced a North American tour through September and October in support of their new full-length, Patagonian Rats, which hit stores today. [teramelos1.tumblr.com]
Clark has collborated with artist Morgan Belenguer and dancer Melanie Lane on a new project titled Tilted Fawn, which attempts to "[shift] sound in space, initiated and enhanced by movement and imagery." The work premiered earlier this week in Berlin, Germany, but will move to Portugal in September and see more dates in 2011. Warp Records has the full details. [warp.net]
Norah Jones will release ...Feautring, a compilation of Jones' collaborations from the past decade, on November 2nd through Blue Note. The 18-track album features duets with Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Andre 3000, Dolly Parton and M. Ward, among others. [www.norahjones.com]
We All Want Someone To Shout For found a bootleg of a Robin Pecknold performance from August 4th where the Fleet Foxes member played some new songs. Go check out recordings of "Lorelai" and "Helplessness Blues," which are reportedly set for the Foxes' new full-length. [www.weallwantsomeone.org]
Germany's progressive metal outfit The Ocean is currently mixing their new album, Anthropocentric, in a Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and planning a November 9th release date. The album is the second installment of a concept started with Heliocentric, released in April. [blogs.myspace.com]
Damien Jurado and Richard Swift have just released a collection of covers, Other People's Songs Vol. 1, recorded a couple weekends ago on a four-track cassette recorder. The recordings, which include songs from Kraftwerk, Yes and John Denver, are available to download free of charge. [soundcloud.com]
