The Mars Volta have announced a fall tour in support of their new album, Octahedron, released back in June. [www.indierockreviews.com]

Orenda Fink will release her solo, sophomore effort, Ask The Night, on October 6th. Invisible Ones was released in 2005. [www.saddle-creek.com]

Basement Jaxx will release their fifth album, Scars, on September 21st through XL. The album features performances from Yoko Ono and Santigold. Listen to "Raindrops" on Pitchfork and then stream "Feelings Gone" on MySpace. [www.billboard.com]

Kansas' Old Canes, featuring Appleseed Cast frontman Chris Crisci, have signed with Saddle Creek and will release their sophomore album, Early Morning Hymns, on October 20th. The album is described as "a multi-instrumental fuzz-folk masterpiece." [www.punknews.org]

Islands have announced a massive fall tour in support of Vapours, to be released September 22nd. Jemima Pearl will be support. [www.thetripwire.com]

Jeremy Chatelain will bring back Cub Country this fall with Stretch That Skull Cover and Smile on August 11th through Future Farmer. Stay Poor/Stay Happy was released in 2004. [www.aversion.com]

Built To Spill will release There Is No Enemy in October through Warner Bros. Records. The band have announced a beefy fall tour in support. Find more details on Stereogum's Progress Report. [www.tinymixtapes.com]

Nicole Atkins has parted ways with Columbia Records, or "got divorced" as she told Spinner. She'll reemerge as Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea in August and is currently working on a new album. The new songs are inspired by "rock music from the late '60s and '70s." Atkins is currently supporting Aimee Mann and will open for The Avett Brothers this fall. [www.spinner.ca]

Dr. Dog have signed to ANTI- Records and will begin recording their sixth album with producer Rob Schnapf in August. [starkmagazine.blogspot.com]

The new Thrice album, Beggars, was recently leaked three months ahead of the street date. Accordingly, Vagrant has rushed the digital release to August 11th. Read the band's response to the leak on their blog. [www.thrice.net]

Conor Oberst will retire Bright Eyes next year with one final album. Saddle Creek's Robb Nansel told the Omaha World Herald that Oberst is "closing the chapter on that moniker" and possibly his association with the label. The album will be recorded in the fall and winter. [www.omaha.com]

According to Billboard, Kings of Convenience will release Declaration of Dependence on October 20th through Virgin. This will be the duo's first album since 2004's Riot on an Empty Street. [www.billboard.com]

Sub Pop has signed the UK's Male Bonding. The London-based trio will most likely release their debut full-length later this year, but there are no firm details. Check them out on MySpace. [www.subpop.com]

Sufjan Stevens will release The BQE soundtrack CD/DVD on October 20th. The album and film are part of a tribute to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, originally created for the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in October 2007. Find details over on Asthmatic Kitty. [www.thetripwire.com]

Liam Finn will release the Champagne In Seashells EP everywhere on September 6th. Preview a few tracks on MySpace. [www.myspace.com]

According to their website, Weezer will reissue a deluxe edition of Pinkerton alongside the release of their seventh album, which is "pretty close to a wrap now," later this year. Update: Album due on October 27th. [weezer.com]

You can stream the new Cave In EP, Planets of Old, on planetsofold.com. A limited-edition 10" will be released next week.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have a pair of forthcoming releases on Slumberland. The "Come Saturday" single is set for August 11th and "Higher Than The Stars" is set for September 8th. [www.mbvmusic.com]

Lucero will release their sixth album, 1372 Overton Park, through Universal/Republic on October 6th. The record was produced by Ted Hutt and is influenced by Memphis soul music. [www.aversion.com]

Yesterday, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys revealed that his doctor's found cancer in one of his salivary glands. Accordingly, the upcoming tour and album release has been postponed. MCA and Ad-Rock posted a video on YouTube explaining the situation.