In a very awkward interview on Belgian radio, Deftones revealed their new, untitled album will be out "hopefully at the end of [2009]." The record was completed in late August. As previously reported, Deftones shelved their last effort, Eros, to write an entirely new batch of songs. [www.absolutepunk.net]
According to Pitchfork, James Mercer and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) have formed a band, tentatively called Broken Bells. There's not a lot of details yet, but an album is due in 2010 from Columbia. [www.brokenbells.com]
Jamie Cullum will drop his fifth album of jazz-pop fusion, The Pursuit, on March 2nd, 2010. Mostly recently, Cullum wrote the title song for Eastwood's Gran Torino. His last album was Catching Tales, released in 2005. [www.livedaily.com]
Squirrel Nut Zippers will return with their first album in nine years, Lost At Sea, on October 27th. Albeit, the album consists of a live show recorded at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY and only contains their "greatest hits and strongest material." Yet, drummer Chris Phillips revealed "the desire is there to try recording a new album for release in 2010." [www.snzippers.com]
Today on Dead Air Space, Thom Yorke revealed he's been "getting a band together for fun to play [The Eraser] stuff live and the new songs." The group includes drummer Joey Waronker, Mauro Refosco, Flea and producer Nigel Godrich. Two shows with Lucky Dragons are scheduled for October 4th and 5th at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. [www.radiohead.com]
Omar Rodriguez Lopez will follow up last year's Old Money on November 10th (US) with Xenophanes through his own Rodriguez Lopez Productions. The album was recorded at a "low-profile compound" in Zapopan, Mexico and features Lopez on vocals. Read the full press release for more details. Stream and buy the full album digitally on Bandcamp.
Hydra Head is still planning to release the new Cave In EP, Planets of Old, in early 2010 (on a format other than vinyl). In the meantime, the band will play a couple free Scion Metal shows with Coalesce and a handful November gigs with Trap Them and Narrows. [www.lambgoat.com]
Geoff Barrow checked in with BBC over the weekend to let everyone know Portishead are currently writing that new album they promised us late last year. Barrow also hinted to NME that the new music may make its way to the public "from a different angle." [news.bbc.co.uk]
The Futureheads are hard at work on the follow-up to 2008's This Is Not The World. The group told BBC the album has "forked off into two directions," with half of the album produced by Youth and the other by David Bruce from Field Music. Look for the album in February or March of 2010. [www.bbc.co.uk]
Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear has formed Terrible Records. The Brooklyn-based label is getting things going with a 7-inch series from CANT (Taylor's solo project) and Arthur Russell. The All of the Fire EP by 70's pop-influenced Acrylics will be issued on October 28th. [www.terriblerecordsus.com]
The Bravery will release their third album, Stir The Blood, on November 10th. The first single, "Slow Poision," is now available on iTunes. As reported, the band will kick off extensive touring on October 1st. [www.myspace.com]
Pete Yorn will hit the road on October 19th in Lawrence, KS for a second leg of tour support for his new album, Back & Fourth. [www.myspace.com]
Lambgoat is reporting that North Carolina's He Is Legend have gone on "indefinite hiatus," but have "not broken up." Frontman Schuylar Croom is now moving on to perform with southern rock outfit Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. Legend released It Hates You earlier this year. [www.lambgoat.com]
OK Go will return with a "13-track opus" titled Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky on January 12th, 2010 through Capitol Records. Frontman Damian Kulash revealed there's "a lot of Purple Rain on this record." The album, culled from over a hundred songs, was produced by David Fridmann. [www.okgo.net]
In a recent Twitter post, Slash revealed he had been jamming with Dave Grohl and Duff McKagan on an "killer instrumental" track for his forthcoming Slash And Friends solo album. Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood, Flea and Jason Bonham have reportedly contributed as well. [twitter.com]
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists have inked a deal with Matador Records and will tentatively release a new album in early 2010. According to the label, said album was recorded "throughout 2009 at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge." Leo had been in search of a label since early this year, after Touch & Go announced they were to stop releasing new music. [www.matadorrecords.com]
Wales' Stereophonics will release their seventh studio album, Keep Calm and Carry On, on November 16th (UK). The group released Pull The Pin in 2007. A supporting tour is planned for 2010. [blogs.myspace.com]
Fader Label released a new digital EP, Blood Memory, from San Francisco's Birdmonster today exclusively through iTunes. The songs are b-sides from the From The Mountain To The Sea sessions. [birdmonstermusic.com]
Metric have announced a new batch of North American tour dates for this fall in continued support of Fantasies. The stint kicks off in Buffalo, NY on November 16th. [blogs.myspace.com]
The new album from The Avett Brothers, I And Love And You, is now streaming exclusively on NPR. To celebrate this coming Tuesday's release, the band will play the title track on The Late Show with David Letterman on September 28th. Then, the group will hit the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on October 6th for "Laundry Room." [www.npr.org]
