Despite previous reports, the new Flying Lotus album, Cosmogramma, will now be released on May 4th in the US. It's been revealed that Thom Yorke appears on the track "...And The World Laughs With You." [warp.net]
As of early February, Azure Ray (Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink) are hard at work on a new album at Echo Mountain in Asheville, NC. Fink and Taylor are featured in the latest Niche Magazine. [twitter.com]
Coheed and Cambria will release Year of the Black Rainbow on April 13th. Find album details and teasers on the band's website. Listen to "Here We Are Juggernaut" on MySpace. [www.coheedandcambria.com]
Black Francis (Frank Black) will release his latest solo album, NonStopErotik, on March 30th via Cooking Vinyl. The album was recorded with Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, PJ Harvey). [www.tinymixtapes.com]
Neon Indian have joined forces with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear to release the track “Sleep Paralysist” via Green Label Sound. No direct link yet, so for now stream the song on the GLS page. [www.greenlabelsound.com]
Cursive have released a new single, "Discovering America," in support of the American Indian College Fund. Stream the song on Stereogum. [stereogum.com]
January has come and gone with no Transit Transit release. Fear not, Autolux have at least now selected labels to issue the album: TBD for the US/Japan and ATP everywhere else. They've also provided the track list on their website, but, alas, no actual timeline. [autolux.net]
Stars will release their fifth full-length, The Five Ghosts, on June 22nd through their own Soft Revolution Records in Canada and Vagrant everywhere else. The album features a performance from Andrew Whiteman (Broken Social Scene). A summer tour is in the works. [www.youarestars.com]
LCD Soundsystem will return on May 18th with as of yet untitled album via Virgin/DFA. Check out the track list on Spin and an interview with James Murphy on Pitchfork. In related news, Murphy scored the new Noah Baumbach directed Ben Stiller film Greenberg. [www.spin.com]
Stephen Brodsky (Cave In) will release his fourth solo album, Here’s To The Future, on March 23rd via Hydra Head. Download album track "Here In Spirit" on The Boston Phoenix. [prod1.cmj.com]
We knew The National were nearly complete with their Boxer follow-up. Accordingly, High Violet will be released on May 11th via 4AD. Check out upcoming tour dates on MySpace. [highviolet.com]
As previously reported, Band of Horses are hard at work on the Cease To Begin follow-up. That album, titled Infinite Arms and produced by Phil Ek, will be released on May 18th through a yet to be named label (i.e., maybe not Sub Pop). Check out upcoming tour dates on MySpace. [www.myspace.com]
Massive Attack have announced their first North American tour since 2006, in support of their new album, Heligoland. The trek kicks off May 7th in Toronto, ON and features mostly two-night residencies in major metropolitan areas (save a performance at Sasquatch). [www.massiveattack.com]
Chicago-based Kid Static has posted his new album, Hypnotized, on Bandcamp for streaming and free download. [www.kidstatic.com]
Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools) will release a solo album, An Open Letter To The Scene, through Academy Fight Song on May 4th. Preview and download "Arthur Lee's Lullaby" in Music. In related news, a new Rival Schools album is indeed coming soon. [www.ifyoumakeit.com]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced a North American tour around the release of a new album, Mojo, due this spring. The tour kicks off May 6th in Raleigh, NC and will feature My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers on various dates. Each ticket includes an MP3 download of Mojo on the album's release date. Stream the first single, "Good Enough," on Petty's website. [www.tompetty.com]
Despite previous reports, The Whigs third album, In The Dark, will now be released on March 16th via ATO Records. Preview, stream and pre-order the full-length on the band's website. [www.thewhigs.com]
Munich' Lali Puna will return on April 1st with Our Inventions, their first album in five years, via Morr Music. Download album track "Remember" on the label's site. Faking The Books was released in 2004. [www.morrmusic.com]
Kaki King will release her fifth full-length, Junior, on April 13th via Rounder Records. The album finds King collaborating with "multi-instrumentalist Dan Brantigan and drummer Jordan Perlson" and is in contrast to 2008's Dreaming of Revenge. King has lined up a supporting tour in April and May. [www.myspace.com]
Minus The Bear have signed to Dangerbird Records and will release a new album, OMNI, on May 4th. The effort was produced Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket). The band will play SXSW and then hit the road in support of the full-length in April. [www.myspace.com]
