Tegan and Sara will release their sixth album, Sainthood, on October 27th through Sire/Vapor. The full-length was produced by Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp. The duo will soon release a set of books, titled ON, IN, AT, and appear on The Late Show on November 2nd. More details can be found on the band's website. [teganandsara.com]
Bradford Cox announced another Deerhunter hiatus this weekend at the band's All Tomorrow's Parties performance in New York. Cox reported the band will "devote time to some other things." [www.spinner.com]
Norah Jones will release The Fall through Blue Note on November 17th. The singer-songwriter worked with producer Jacquire King, Ryan Adams and Will Sheff of Okkervil River. According to the press release, Jones plays "mostly guitar" on the album. [www.norahjones.com]
Massive Attack have posted a few tracks around the internet from their forthcoming EP, Splitting The Atom. "Pysche" is available on Spinner, Stereogum has "Pray For Rain," the Guardian has "Bulletproof Love" and Spin has a remix of the latter. Atom is due October 6th.
Baltimore's Beach House have inked a deal with Sub Pop. The band recently completed a new full-length in upstate New York with producer Chris Coady. Look for the album in 2010. [www.subpop.com]
Manchester Orchestra continue to tour like crazy on Mean Everything To Nothing. They kickoff a second leg of dates with Silversun Pickups next week and then meet up with Brand New in October. [www.myspace.com]
Minus The Bear are currently finishing up their new album, but have announced a four-week North American tour beginning October 30th in Eugene, OR. As reported, the band worked with producer Joe Chiccarelli on the record. The first single "Into The Mirror" will be available on tour and digitally on October 27th. [www.minusthebear.com]
London, England's White Lies will hit the road with Kings of Leon this fall in continued support of To Lose My Life. The group will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. [www.myspace.com]
After a 17-year hiatus, John Lydon is set to relaunch Public Image Ltd. The original lineup will not be returning, but the new group will play some UK shows in December. TwentyFourBit has the dates. [www.guardian.co.uk]
311 have mapped out a fall headlining tour in continued support Uplifter. The stint kicks off on November 11th in Temecula, CA. [www.livedaily.com]
As previously reported, Anti-Pop Consortium have reunited and will issue a new album, Fluorescent Black, on October 6th through Big Dada. The group will play US shows in September and October. [www.myspace.com]
Switchfoot will release their seventh full-length, Hello Hurricane, on November 10th via Atlantic Records. The group worked with producer Mike Elizondo on the album. [www.switchfoot.com]
Peter Bjorn and John will play the States this November, in support of Living Thing. El Perro Del Mar will join the trio, supporting her forthcoming, Love Is Not Pop, due October 20th. [www.thetripwire.com]
Ky Malone will take Rain Machine on the road, beginning later this month in Brooklyn. This comes on the heels of Tunde Adebimpe telling MTV that TV On The Radio is going on a year-long hiatus. Malone's Rain Machine debut album drops on September 21st. [www.thetripwire.com]
The Cranberries will reform for a tour this year. The group will be writing new material, playing their hits on the road and supporting Dolores O'Riordan's new solo album, No Baggage. [www.cranberries.com]
The Fader has an MP3 of "Malko" from the forthcoming Russian Circles album, Geneva, due October 20th. The band have scheduled a supporting fall tour for said album. [www.thefader.com]
As reported, Kings and Queens from Jamie T is out now in the UK. The US will get the album on October 6th via Astralwerks. [www.jamie-t.com]
30 Seconds to Mars have posted the track list for their forthcoming album, titled This Is War, due October 20th. The band have also launched the album site thisiswar.us. [tunelab.com]
Mariachi El Bronx will support The Killers for five West Coast dates later this month. As reported, The Bronx' mariachi alter ego released their debut album last month. [www.punknews.org]
According to Ain't It Cool, Mastodon are scoring Jonah Hex, a comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin. Update: It's official, the band is working with composer John Powell. [www.aintitcool.com]
