Amanda Palmer is prepping the release of her first new studio album in four years, in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. The album, recently recorded in Melbourne was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse). Palmer and GTO will embark on a six city summer tour unveiling the new album as a series of intimate performances alongside a dynamic visual art exhibit featuring 30 contemporary artists to include Shepard Fairey, Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses), David Mack and Cynthia Von Buhler. [source: girlie action]
The new album is due out September 2012. In the meantime, head on over to amandapalmer.net and sign up for her mailing list. In exchange, you’ll get a free download of the oh-so-good single “Do It With a Rockstar”.
Cusses is an up-and-coming indie rock band from Savannah, GA. If you’re a fan of female fronted rock, think Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Nico Vega, you’ll enjoy Cusses. The band recently debuted a new video for their single “Worst Enemy” and will be releasing a full-length album later this year. In the meantime, Cusses is performing a handful of shows over the next couple of weeks, and you should definitely check ‘em out if you’re in the area.
Update: Free download of “Worst Enemy” on RCRD LBL.
Photo: Pieter M Van Hattem/NME
The xx are currently in the middle of 3 intimate shows in London and treated some very lucky fans at Chats Palace Wednesday night a handful of new tracks.
According to NME, The xx played:
Untitled new song
‘Islands’
Untitled new song
‘Crystallised’
Untitled new song
Untitled new song
‘Basic Space’
Untitled new song
‘Shelter’
‘Infinity’
‘Intro’
Untitled new song
‘Stars’
The band’s sophomore LP seems more and more likely to be released this year. I’m betting on a late summer or early fall release, considering their headlining festival stops at Primavera Sound and Bestival, but I could be way off. In the meantime, enjoy a sample of some new stuff from the Chat’s Palace show (thanks for sharing, Meghan).
UPDATE: another new track from the show!
Yeasayer is hitting the road this summer (hopefully in support of a new album). In the meantime, enjoy this brand new diddy, “Henrietta”, which just recently surfaced online…only after the band mailed out CDs with the track to their devoted mailing list fans (you can sign up for said list here). p.s. big thanks to weallwantsomeone.org for putting Henrietta up on soundcloud!
Tour Dates
Tuesday June 19th at The National in RICHMOND, VA —- FIND TICKETS
Wednesday June 20th at The Orange Peel in ASHEVILLE, NC —- FIND TICKETS
Thursday June 21st at Bijou Theatre in KNOXVILLE, TN —- FIND TICKETS
Friday June 22nd at The Cannery Ballroom in NASHVILLE, TN —- FIND TICKETS
Saturday June 23rd at Headliners Music Hall in LOUISVILLE, KY —- FIND TICKETS
Saturday June 24th at 20th Century Theatre in CINCINNATI, OH —-FIND TICKETS
August 3rd at Osheaga Festival in MONTREAL, QC, CAN. —- FIND TICKETS
A few of my favorite new releases, including the highly anticipated releases from Beach House and Best Coast. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for a whole lot more of this week’s new releases.
Beach House//Bloom
♩Myth
beachhousebaltimore.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Best Coast//The Only Place
♩The Only Place
bestcoast.us
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Craft Spells//Gallery EP
♩Leave My Shadow
craftspells.tumblr.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Japandroids//The House That Heaven Built
♩The House That Heaven Built (via soundcloud)
japandroids.com
facebook
bandcamp
iTunes
Plushgun//Me.Me.
♩Waste Away
plushgun.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
What are your favorite new releases this week?
In honor of host Craig Ferguson’s roots in the Scotland music scene, local Glasgow quartet The Imagineers will perform on CBS’s The Late Late Show in Scotland for five consecutive nights starting this week, from the 14th to the 18thof May.
The group, composed of Steven Young, Scott Bonnyman, Stephen Forbes and Ali Greig, delivers melodic tunes dusted with notes of surf rock and catchy indie pop. The Imagineers’ passion and energy-driven live performance makes evident the surrealism and lust for life that their music conveys.
The band is set for their CBS preformances coming off the success of their first demo EP See as I Say. The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson and his team recorded a homecoming week-long Scottish special exploring his native land in March, filming a concert series in the Tron Theatre (Glasgow) with The Imagineers performing a selection of their songs. The band also recorded their own version of the show’s theme song, which will be used as the opening credits each night of the series.
The band’s song ”Imagineer” was chosen by CBS for their promo video featuring stars Craig Ferguson, Michael Clark Duncan (The Green Mile), Mila Kunis (That 70′s Show, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Rashida Jones (The Office, The Social Network) and Alex Salmond (Scottish First Minister). [source: planetary group]
It’s been three long years since Passion Pit seemingly came out of nowhere and dropped their debut EP Chunk of Change. Since then, the Cambridge quintet released their debut LP Manners in 2009 and toured extensively for the last couple of years. Now, i’m happy to spread to the good news that their sophomore LP Gossamer is due for release on July 24th and can get your first taste of new stuff with the oh so good track “Take a Walk”. Enjoy.
A few of my favorite new releases this week. As always, be sure to check out Largehearted Boy and KEXP for a whole lot more of this week’s releases.
Danny Elfman//Dark Shadows: Original Score
burtonelfman.com
facebook
iTunes
Here We Go Magic//A Different Ship
♩Make Up Your Mind
herewegomagicband.tumblr.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Michael Hearst//Songs for Unusual Creatures
♩Glass Frog (via soundcloud)
unusualcreatures.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Royal Headache//Royal Headache
♩Down the Lane
royalheadache.bigcartel.com
facebook
myspace
iTunes
S. Carey//Hoyas EP
♩Two Angles
scarey.org
facebook
twitter
iTunes
Silversun Pickups//Neck of the Woods
♩Full Album Stream (via soundcloud)
silversunpickups.com
facebook
twitter
iTunes
What are your favorite new releases this week?
sleigh bells @ bowery ballroom ny credit: davidandrako.com
Sleigh Bells are finishing up their tour supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers, but once they’re done with that, the duo will hit the road on their own summer tour this July. The headlining shows kick off July 2nd in Burlington, VT, and wrap at DC’s Merriweather Post Pavillion on July 22nd, where they’ll hit the stage with Hot Chip and James Murphy! Throughout the tour, Sleigh Bells will be joined by Class Actress and Jel for a handful of stops. They’ll also be making some festival stops, including Forecastle and Pitchfork. As of right now, there are no west coast stops are set, but hopefully that will change as tour gets closer.
07-02 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-03 Boston, MA – House of Blues (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-05 Montreal, Quebec – Corona (w/ Jel)
07-06 Ottawa, Ontario – Lebreton Flats Park (Ottawa Blues Festival)
07-07 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-09 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-10 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-12 Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club (w/ Jel)
07-13 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Fest
07-14 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Festival
07-16 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage (w/ Jel)
07-17 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-18 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-19 Philadelphia, PA – Making Time 12th Anniversary HYPER-RAGER (w/ Dave P & Sammy Slice, Making Time DJs)
07-22 Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Hot Chip and James Murphy)
Fantastic news today for Animal Collective fans, but in case you missed it, the group announced the release of a brand new 7″ — Honeycomb/Gotham. The 7″ will feature two brand new songs, which will be available digitally (Monday, 5/7) and physically (pre-order now, available 6/27). Best of all though, you can stream the new tracks now on AC’s homepage, which makes the wait for the next AC full-length a tad bit easier.
Stay Connected
karmaloop
