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Yeasayer announce UK shows | Music News

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Brooklyn psychedelic pop band Yeasayer have announced a special fan show at London’s Lexington on 11th July, ahead of their show at Suffolk’s Latitude Festival the following weekend. Continuing their special fan  appreciation after their personal touch with first track ‘Henrietta’ (sent out by post to 200 fans), the show was first announced via Yeasayer’s mailing list this morning, before any tickets go on sale to the general public.

 

 

September’s UK Tour Dates:

Thu 27 Sep London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire / www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
Fri 28 Sep Glasgow Arches / www.thearches.co.uk
Sat 29 Sep Manchester The Ritz / www.hmvritz.com
Yeasayer will release their anticipated new album ‘Fragrant World’ on 20th August on Mute, the follow up to 2010’s ‘Odd Blood’.

Dan Deacon reveals America album cover + European tour info | Music News

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Having recently announced his forthcoming album, ‘America’, out 27th August via Domino, Dan Deacon is set to head out on a Europeantour this autumn, performing with his streamlined ensemble of two drummers – Jeremy Hyman of Boredoms, Ponytail; Kevin O’Meara of Videohippos – with America producer Chester Endersby Gwazda joining Dan on electronics.

Deacon is also running a competition here to use fan photos of the record on a forthcoming single. Details here:  http://dominorecordco.com/dandeaconamericaflagcontest

Deacon has also announced a European tour. Dates are as follows:

19 September –  Prague, CZ  – Meet Factory

20 September –  Berlin, DE – Festsall Kreuzberg

21 September –  Hamburg, DE – Reepers

22 September –  Eindehoven, NL – Area 51

23 September –  Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet

24 September –  Brussels, BE – Botanique

25 September –  Paris, FR – Le Trebando

26 September –  London, UK – Scala

28 September –  Manchester, UK – Islington Mill

29 September –  Brighton, UK – The Haunt

 

External Links:

Official Site – http://dandeacon.com/

Twitter – http://twitter.com/ebaynetflix     

Tumblr – http://dandeacon.tumblr.com/

Instagram – @dandeaconofficial http://web.stagram.com/n/dandeaconofficial/

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/dandeacon

Label – http://www.dominorecordco.us/ 

Bailterspace return after 13 years in the wilderness | Music News

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New Zealand/New York City legends Bailterspace have returned with their first new recordings in 13 years. The band were once described by Pitchfork as“simultaneously beautiful, jagged, atonal, and supremely melodic” and their album ‘Strobosphere’ will be released on 20th August via Fire Records.
Have a listen and download their track  ‘No Sense’, for free, below:
Originally a member of The Gordons, Alister Parker formed Nelsh Bailter Space with former Clean drummer Hamish Kilgour in year 1987. Shortening the name to Bailterspace, they eventually incorporated his former band mates from The Gordons, including Brent MacLachlan who has remained integral to the band since 1989.  They won praise as “the Sonic Youth of the Southern Hemisphere” with several Melody Maker singles of the week. Relocating to New York brought about greater harmonic exploration whilst their Flying Nun and Matador releases established them as a distortion-led tour de force.
After announcing a hiatus, the band never truly stopped working together, occasionally sneaking out to play an unusual show and building a stockpile of ideas, they way they always done. However, finding the urge to record too great, they dove back into the studio and produced a record of power and beauty that could only come from Bailterspace.

Nada Surf unveil video for ‘Waiting For Something’ | Music News

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Alt rock kings Nada Surf have unveiled the video for their single, ‘Waiting For Something,’ off their recently released seventh album The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy. The video was directed by Violetta D’Agata and is described as “a personal journey through interlocking time in the lives of several interconnected characters, all of whom share the mystique and beauty of their Spanish island – Ibiza.”

Deap Vally – debut single + live UK shows | Music News

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Bringing rock-hard grit and all-girl soul from the San Fernando Valley, Deap Vally is made up of the howl of Lindsey Troy and the rhythm of Julie Edwards. Together, the duo break blues down to its simplest, most fundamental form: beat, melody, and meaning, while their scorching live shows are fast becoming the stuff of legend.
Deap Vally will release their debut single, ‘Gonna Make My Own Money’, on Ark Recordings on July 30th, and make their UK Live debut this summer.
‘Gonna Make My Own Money’ is available as a free download below:
Deap Vally will head to the UK for the first time this summer, with a show at London’s Old Blue Last and festival dates in Hyde Park, Latitude, Reading and Leeds.
Dates are:
11th July, LONDON, Old Blue Last
13th July, LONDON, Hyde Park (with Soundgarden and The Stooges)
14th July, LATITUDE FESTIVAL
24th August, READING FESTIVAL
25th August, LEEDS FESTIVAL

Tom Williams & The Boat unveil new animated video for ‘Too Young’ | Music News

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Kent’s Tom Williams & The Boat have unveiled the animated video for new single ‘Too Young’, which is out now. The video is made up of over 1500 drawings, all hand drawn by chief protagonist, Tom Williams. The single is taken from the band’s album, ‘Teenage Blood’, which is out now.

 

Catch the band on tour and at various festivals over the summer:

 

June 16th

Green Man Boat Party!

W/Field Music/Three Trapped Tigers

TICKETS

 

June 30th

Leefest

TICKETS

 

July 6th

Lounge On The Farm

TICKETS

 

July 19th

Secret Garden Party

TICKETS

 

September 2nd

Smugglers Festival

TICKETS

 

September 6-9th

Bestival

TICKETS

 

September 15th

Southsea Fest

TICKETS

Animal Collective announce world tour | Music News

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Animal Collective have announced a world tour, including 4 UK & Irish shows. Dates are as follows:

Sunday 4th November – London, Roundhouse

Tuesday 6th November – Dublin, Vicar Street

Wednesday 7th November – Glasgow, ABC1

Thursday 8th November – Manchester, The Warehouse Project

 

Full dates and more info: myanimalhome.net


Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains unveil new single | Music News

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Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains have announced that ‘Edge Of Town’ will be released as the next single from their debut album ‘E Volo Love’. The single will be released on Monday the 23rd July 2012. It’s a beautiful song that provokes a guaranteed hip-shaking swagger in the body of any listener. The key elements; swirling layers of percussive conga drums, chilled-out vocals, heavenly synth washes and perfectly clean guitar chimes all effortlessly coalesce into a perfect warm-weather listening experience.

Have a listen to a live version of ‘Edge of Town’ recorded in some woods in Scotland:

 

 

Fránçois and his band will be performing live over the summer as follows:

  • 15th July           Suffolk, Latitude Festival
  • 20th July           Isle of Eigg, The Away Game Festival (Sold Out)