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Band of Skulls Perform "Sweet Sour" Acoustically for Green Couch Sessions
Band of Skulls recently filmed a short acoustic session with Green Couch Sessions! Head HERE, or watch below to check out the band’s acoustic performance of “Sweet Sour” on the streets of Vancouver.
City and Colour Cover Kimbra on Triple J
City and Colour was recently a guest on Australian radio program Triple J. During the show, Dallas Green performed a cover of Kimbra’s “Settle Down.” Head HERE, or watch below to check out the performance!
School of Seven Bells Announce New Tour Dates, Premiere New Video at For No One
From China to Mexico City, New York City to Tokyo, and from Sydney to Spain, Brooklyn-based duo School of Seven Bells will be jetting across the globe this summer with dates hitting most every continent. The group will be performing several festival dates as well as supporting The Temper Trap on two dates back in the US in early June. For a complete list of dates and ticket links, head HERE.
Benjamin Curtis (guitar) and Alejandra Deheza (vocals/guitar) have just wrapped up their North American headline tour in support of their third full-length, Ghostory [iTunes Link], which is in stores now. While on a stop in Chicago at the Lincoln Hall, the group caught up with director Daniel Ryan who captured the band performing “White Wind” live for his site, For No One. View below or head to BrooklynVegan to catch the video as well.
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS dates:
May 19 Beijing @ China Music Valley International Music Festival
May 25 Mexico City @ José Cuervo Salón
Jun 05 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
Jun 07 Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston #
Jun 12 Tokyo @ Shibuya O-West
Jun 13 Osaka @ Shangri-La
Jun 14 Tokyo @ Shindaita Fever
Jun 21 Melbourne @ The Hi-Fi Melbourne
Jun 22 Sydney @ The Hi-Fi Sydney
Jul 14 Benicassim @ Benicassim Festival
Jul 17 Kristiansand @ Kilden Supersonic
Jul 19 Bristol @ Thekla
Jul 20 Wolverhampton @ Slade Rooms
Jul 21 North Yorkshire @ DeerShed at Baldersby Park
Jul 22 Glasgow @ Stereo, Glasgow
Aug 16 Paredes de Coura @ Paredes de Coura Festival
Oct 4-7 Los Angeles, CA @ Culture Collide Festival
# - supporting The Temper Trap
Missy Higgins to Release First Album in Five Years, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, on July 17th
On July 17, Eleven: A Music Company (under license to Vagrant Records in North America) will release Missy Higgins' The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, the breakout Australian songwriter's first album in five years and her debut for the label. U.S. tour dates will be announced soon and the album will be available for digital pre-order on May 29. Recorded in Nashville, and produced by Brad Jones (Jill Sobule, Matthew Sweet) and Butterfly Boucher (David Bowie, Sarah McLachlan), the album's twelve new songs represent the boldest, most experimental - yet irresistible - music of her career.
And they almost never happened.
In 2007, after generating over one million global album sales and a U.S. gold single, performing on top shows like Conan, Kimmel and Leno, logging over twenty TV syncs, and selling out venues like NYC's Terminal 5 and LA's Orpheum, Missy quietly backed away from music. "I guess I had a bit of an existential crisis," she says. "I thought, how do I become happy? If this doesn't give me fulfillment, what will?"
She found the answer in University and volunteer work. And eventually, she found it again in music. "Everything I have experienced over the last few years - the ups, the downs, the uncertainty, the questioning and all the lessons learned - have made it on to this album," says Higgins.
Watch behind the scenes studio footage and preview other new songs HERE.
The Ol' Razzle Dazzle Tracklist:
1. Set Me on Fire
2. Hello Hello
3. Unashamed Desire
4. Everyone's Waiting
5. All in My Head
6. Temporary Live
7. Watering Hole
8. If I'm Honest
9. Cooling of the Embers
10. Hidden Ones
11. Tricks
12. Sweet Arms of a Tune
California Wives Sign with Vagrant, Premiere "Marianne"
"This could be the next buzz band everyone is talking about." - My Old Kentucky Blog
(May 16, 2012) - California Wives are pleased to announce today that they have officially joined the ever-growing Vagrant Records roster. "We were excited to sign to Vagrant because it gave us the opportunity to work with a great producer who pushed us to think outside of our tendencies as musicians. The newer instrumentation and arrangements were a result of that relationship in the studio. We are thrilled to be a part of such a terrific roster of musicians at Vagrant and we can't wait to put the new music out there," says vocalist/guitarist Jayson Kramer.
The four-piece from Chicago (Joe O'Connor, Jayson Kramer, Dan Zima, and Graham Masell) self-released an EP in 2010 entitled, Affair, which quickly garnered attention from the press. Upon first listen, ListenBeforeYouBuy raved "It's one of those rare moments when you're introduced to something special, but you just can't quite put your finger on what exactly makes it special. All you can do is enjoy it and say you were there from the start."
The quartet's sound mixes nostalgic 80's reverb-charged vocals and dark new-wave synth lines that would make for a perfect back-drop to any John Hughes storyline. California Wives are currently in the midst of wrapping up their debut full-length album (release date and title still to-be-announced), but want you to be able to hear one of their favorite tracks, "Marianne," today. Click HERE to listen and grab a free download from our Soundcloud, or check it out below.
Stay tuned for more information about California Wives' debut album and future touring plans.
Stream Reptar Concert, New Order Cover, and Interview at Baeble Music
During their stint at SXSW, Reptar did a short concert for Baeble Music. Their set, which features tracks from their recently released debut Body Faucet [iTunes Link], is now up for viewing! Head below to watch a short teaser, or click HERE to watch the full performance! Make sure to comment on the video for your chance to win a copy of Body Faucet on vinyl, and a signed tour poster!
The band featured a cover at the end of their set that didn't make the cut in the concert footage. Head HERE to check out Reptar's take on New Order's "Age of Consent", or look below to stream the cover and download it for free!
Last but not least, make sure to watch Baeble's interview with Reptar's Graham Ulicny. Hear Graham talk about the band's history and how they chose their band name HERE.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich Performs "Pictures" in San Francisco for In the Open
Benjamin Francis Leftwich recently shot a session with In the Open. Check out Ben's performance of "Pictures", which appears on his debut album Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm [iTunes Link], with the beautiful San Francisco landscape in the background HERE, or below!
Watch Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Perform "Man on Fire" Live at KCRW
KCRW posted a live video of the band performing "Man on Fire". The full session will be broadcast on KCRW and online at KCRW.com on May 29th.
The band's new album, Here, is in stores that same day! The CD and vinyl are available for pre-order now at Amazon.
Band of Skulls Perform Tracks Off Sweet Sour Acoustically for Fender
Fender recently had Band of Skulls in their studio to perform a few songs off of their recent release, Sweet Sour [iTunes Link]. Check out the acoustic performance of "Sweet Sour" below, and head HERE to watch the performance of "The Devil Takes Care of His Own"!
Watch Last Night's Edward Sharpe Performance on Letterman!
Did you catch Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' performance on the Late Show with David Letterman last night? In case you missed it, you can now watch it below or click HERE to view the full episode. The band played their new song "Man on Fire" from the forthcoming sophomore album entitled Here. The new LP is due out May 29th, and is currently available for pre-order on iTunes.
