Category: Music News

Noah And The Whale have announced a UK tour.

The band’s second album The First Days Of Spring will be released on August 31st and will be showcased on the following dates:

London ICA (September 3,4)
Gateshead The Sage (27)
Leeds The Cockpit (28)
Manchester Club Academy (29)
Oxford O2 Academy (October 1)
London KOKO (2)
Norwich Waterfront (4)
Cambridge Junction (5)
Brighton Concorde (7)
Derby Rockhouse (8)
Exeter Phoenix (10)
Bath Komedia (11)
Falmouth Princess Pavilion (12)
Sheffield Leadmill (14)
Glasgow Oran Mor Auditorium (15)

Here is a film trailer for the new album:

The new-look Wolfmother are set to hit London next week.

Andrew Stockdale will bring the new members over to the UK to play a gig at the Lexington on August 12th. They will be showcasing tracks from their upcoming album Cosmic Egg and the band are expected to announce a full UK tour before the end of the year.

Check out a live rendition of the title track below:

News broke on Saturday that Baatin, of Slum Village, had passed away.

At only 35, it is another huge loss for the world of music but his tunes and legacy will live on. R.I.P.

Enter Shikari are releasing their new single No Sleep Tonight on August 17th.

Check out the making of the video below and be glad you’re not a suited and booted businessman!

Brother Ali releases his new album Us in September.

We already showed you the cover of the album and now we’ve got a video that gives you a little idea of what to expect from the record. Our verdict: Awesome.

Modest Mouse are set to release a new EP.

No One’s First, And You’re Next will drop on August 17th and will contain eight songs, six of which were released on limited edition 7″ vinyl. The full tracklisting is:

1. Satellite Skin
2. Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3. Autumn Beds
4. The Whale Song
5. Perpetual Motion Machine
6. History Sticks To Your Feet
7. King Rat
8. I’ve Got It All (Most)

Aside from making The Most Powerful EP in the Universe (out August 17th on Big Brain/Friends vs Records) Dinosaur Pile-Up recently went on a little jaunt overseas. En route to Paris they made this video, so here’s what life on the road with Leeds’ no.1 superstars-in-the-making is really like:

Abjekt loves Paul White and intends to make the entire internet do the same.

Luckily for him, he has the perfect chance to get people’s ears onto the UK producer as White has just released a digital only EP entitled The Punch Drummer EP. The EP follows up his critically acclaimed and exceptionally good album The Strange Dreams Of Paul White which is out on One Handed Music.

Click here for your hip hop goodness and you can even get the title track for free!

Weezer debuted three new songs at a festival in Korea recently.

The band, who were playing the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, played I’m Your Daddy, Can’t Stop Partying and The Girl Got Hot. The group said that they were happy with the new set-up of the band, featuring Josh Freese on drums, which allows Pat Wilson to play guitar and “frees up Rivers to do his thang”.

Check some footage from Korea:

Blue Scholars have signed to Duck Down Records.

The Seattle based duo will release Oof! on August 25th before re-issuing their last album Bayani featuring a new song and two tracks that had previously only been released digitally. Geo of BS said:

“After weighing all the options, remaining independent is without question, the best look. Duck Down shares that vision and their track record speaks for itself. With them, we get that national and international push while still owning and controlling our music.”