Austin's The Octopus Project will release the Golden Beds Enhanced EP on July 14th through Peek-A-Boo Records. The foursome will hit the road this week in Baton Rouge, LA . [www.myspace.com]
The Walkmen will head out on a brief headlining, summer tour of the Midwest in July with Cass McCombs. The band will also play New York's "It Came From Brooklyn" at the Guggenheim and Central Park SummerStage in August. [www.myspace.com]
AIR will release their fifth album, Love 2, on October 6th. The duo recorded the album at their own Atlas Studio in northern Paris. "Do The Joy" will be released on July 7th, followed by the "formal" single "Sing Sang Sung" on August 25th. A North American tour in support of the album will take place in Spring 2010. [www.emi.com]
Austin, Texas' Harlem has inked a multi-album deal with Matador. Their debut, Free Drugs, was released in 2008 and their sophomore effort will drop in 2010. [www.thetripwire.com]
Chevelle will release Sci-Fi Crimes on September 8th through Epic. The first single, "Jars," will hit radio on June 30th. [www.chevelleinc.com]
Beck has kicked off a new project called Record Club. Beck will be joined by the likes of Jamie Lidell, MGMT, Devendra Banhart and producer Nigel Godrich to record an entire album in one day's time. First up is The Velvet Underground's album The Velvet Underground And Nico. Listen to "Sunday Morning" on Beck's website. [beck.com]
Tyondai Braxton (best known for his work with Battles) will release a new solo effort, Central Market, on September 15th through Warp. The polyrhythmic "7-track set features guitars, vocals, electronics, percussion and the Wordless Music Orchestra, unified to create orchestral music." [warp.net]
Kings Of Leon have created their own label imprint with Los Angeles publisher Bug Music. The first release from the imprint will be The Features latest album, Some Kind of Salvation, which was released independently last year. [www.kingsofleon.com]
Ra Ra Riot have announced a headlining tour in September and October with Maps & Atlases and Princeton. As previously reported, the band will spend July opening for Death Cab For Cutie. [www.rarariot.com]
Depsite the impending Blink-182 tour, Tom DeLonge is set to release Love, a album and film from Angels & Airwaves, by the end of this year. DeLonge told Billboard, the project is "the biggest release of my life, the pinnacle of my creativity." [www.billboard.com]
Sting will release his next album, If On a Winter's Night..., on October 27th. The album willl features a pair of originals and "traditional songs, carols and lullabies from the British Isles." [www.billboard.com]
In a blog post from the band, Dillinger Escape Plan revealed they will release their new album, Option Paralysis, in early 2010. Moreover, the record will be released through Party Smasher Inc., a partnership with Season Of Mist. [blogs.myspace.com]
Quasi have inked a deal with Kill Rock Stars and will release a new album on October 27th February 23rd, 2010. The duo issued When the Going Gets Dark in 2006. There are a few shows coming up.
[killrockstars.com]
San Francisco's The Dodos will release a new full-length, Time To Die, on September 18th through Frenchkiss Records. The duo worked with producer Phil Ek. [www.prefixmag.com]
Guillermo Scott Herren is still working through his slew of projects. Next up is Risil, a collective of musicians from Hella, Tortoise, School of Seven Bells and Battles. Important Records (not Warp) will release the first in a three-part series, Non Meters Volume One, on July 23rd. Find all the details over on MySpace. [pitchfork.com]
The White Stripes are set to release a documentary film about the band's 2007 cross-country tour of Canada. Jack White reported the documentary is "much more than a concert film," as the film crew had access to "everything." [www.cbc.ca]
Bloc Party will release a one-off single, "One More Chance," digitally on August 10th. The song was recorded with Jacknife Lee and is an Intimacy b-side. [angryape.com]
Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes has formed a new group, Gordon Gano & The Ryans, with members of the The Bogmen. Their debut album, Under the Sun, will be released on September 15th. Preview some songs on MySpace. [www.livedaily.com]
ANTI- will release the first album from Os Mutantes in 35 years, Haih, on September 8th. The new incarnation of the band features founder Sergio Dias Baptista. [www.anti.com]
Brendan Benson will return on August 18th with My Old Familiar Friend through ATO Records. Download "Feel Like Taking You Home" over on MBV. Read the press release on MySpace. [blogs.myspace.com]
