Matthew Dear will release a new album, Beams, on August 27th through Ghostly International. The album's "dancefloor-ready tempos, major keys, and sun-warmed synths signal [it] as the lighter, brighter response to" Black City. Download "Headcage" from the Ghostly website. [ghostly.com]
Fitz and The Tantrums are hard at work on their sophomore album with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Phoenix). The effort is scheduled for released on October 9th through Dangerbird Records. The group will hit the road tomorrow in Santa Barbara, CA for a quick trek around the US and play Outside Lands 2012 in August. [fitzandthetantrums.com]
According to a Facebook post back in February, The Bronx are "currently putting together the pieces for what will soon be [their] fourth eponymous effort". As much as we all love Mariachi El Bronx, we can now rest assured that "The Bronx (IV) is well underway". The group is currently on tour in Europe and will play Riot Fest Brooklyn in September. [www.facebook.com]
Mumford & Sons have announced the Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers series in the US throughout August. The day-long events "combine the intimacy of a community celebration [with] a world-class music festival" and "will begin with a concert at a unique site" and end with "smaller events involving local businesses, venues, and, most importantly, local people." The Sons will be joined by "some of [their] favorite bands from around the world". [www.gentlemenoftheroad.com]
Rise Against, Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music will hit the road on a North American tour, beginning September 11th in Quebec City. The trek includes two dates in Arizona, following the recent victory of the Sound Strike Coalition. [www.riseagainst.com]
Over the weekend, The Avett Brothers announced the premiere of "Live and Die", presumably the first single off their forthcoming record. Today, it was revealed the song is second track on the band's sixth album, The Carpenter, due September 11th. Stream "Live and Die" over on NPR Music's Summer Music Preview. [www.facebook.com]
Grizzly Bear will release their third full-length (currently untitled) on September 18th through Warp Records. Stream the new song, "Sleeping Ute", on YouTube. The group has scheduled a world tour in support of the record, kicking off August 28th in Cambridge, UK. [warp.net]
The xx will return with Coexist on September 11th via Young Turks. Following the relentless touring behind their debut album, the band "took a break, created [their] own studio and wrote these new songs", which explains the three-year lapse. [www.facebook.com]
Calexico will return on September 11th with their first album in four years, Algiers, through ANTI- Records. Watch the video for "Para", the album's first single, on YouTube. [www.anti.com]
The Vaccines will release their sophomore effort, The Vaccines Come Of Age, on September 4th through Columbia Records. The group worked with producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) this go 'round. Stream the lead single, "No Hope", on SoundCloud. [www.thevaccines.co.uk]
Sindri Mar Sigfusson, known as Sin Fang, recently released a new EP, Half Dreams, through Morr Music. The songs are "harbingers of a summer that has yet to come". Check out Sigfusson's recent Take Away Show and stream "Only Eyes" on Morr Music' website. [www.heysinfang.com]
Colin Yarck (formerly of Walter Meego) is now releasing material under a new name, MagicHour. He recently issued the The Premember EP, which you can stream on SoundCloud. The EP precedes a debut full-length, Remember Harder, due this summer. [soundcloud.com]
Cusses, hailing from Savannah, Georgia, recently released their self-titled debut full-length through HA! Records. Currently, the album is only available for sale in "old school" CD and vinyl formats through their Storenvy shop. Watch the video for "Worst Enemy" on YouTube and read an interview with the band on The Blue Indian. [www.facebook.com]
Clare and The Reasons will release their third album, KR-51, on July 10th through Frog Stand Records. The full-length was written and recorded over eight months in Berlin's Bergstrasse. Stream "The Lake" on Sound Cloud and find the "PS" teaser on YouTube. [frogstandrecords.com]
Tegan and Sara have announced some support dates with The Black Keys this fall as well as a performance at Austin City Limits. The sisters recently wrapped up worked on a new full-length. You can browse some behind-the-scenes photos on Rolling Stone and watch the Carpool Confessional series on YouTube. [www.teganandsara.com]
Australia's Atlas Genius will release its debut EP, Through The Glass, on June 12th. Stream the single "Trojans" and "Back Seat" on Sound Cloud. If you dig "Trojans", Keith Jefferey recently performed the song acoustically for SiriusXM's Alt Nation [www.atlasgenius.com]
Redd Kross will return on August 7th with Researching the Blues, their first album in 15 years, through Merge Records. Reportedly, it "has the most singular artistic vision of any record [they've] done". We'll be the judge of that. Stream the title track on Sound Cloud. [www.mergerecords.com]
John Frusciante will release the Letur Lefr EP on July 16th through Record Collection Music. The EP will be followed by a full-length, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone, later this year. Frusciante performed and engineered everything and describes the new material as "progressive synth pop". Stream "Glowe" on Sound Cloud. [invisible-movement.net]
As reported, The xx are hard at work on their sophomore effort. The band will preview some of those songs in North America during July and August. They've recently previewed several new songs at shows in Europe. [thexx.info]
Yeasayer will return on August 11th with Fragrant World through Secretly Canadian. According to Under the Radar, the album is a "dense, ambitious, thoroughly modern, and complicated pop record". Stream "Henrietta" on Sound Cloud. Lastly, there's a world tour kicking off in late-July. [www.undertheradarmag.com]
