[Watch and Listen] YACHT Cover Brigitte Fontaine's "Le Goudron," Announce Tour Dates

In anticipation for their just announced European and U.S. tour dates, Portland duo YACHT have unveiled a cover of Brigitte Fontaine's 1969 song "Le Goudron." The accompanying video for the cover is available to watch above, while the audio itself is available to download or stream below.

As for the band's tour dates, they've announced that on April 26th they will kick off a European tour, which will take them all the way to May 19th. From there, the band will be back in North America to tour through till mid-June, including two festival appearances in August at Outside Lands and North Coast Music Festival. Take a look at their full tour itinerary after the jump.

SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.2 EUROPE

 04-26 Nantes, FR – Pôle Etudiant

 04-27 Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine

 04-28 Paris, FR – KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD @ Gaîté Lyrique

 04-30 Heidelberg, DE – Halle01

 05-01 Frankfurt, DE – Zoom

 05-02 St. Gallen, CH – Palace

 05-03 Dublin, IE – Workmansclub

 05-05 Belfast, UK – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

 05-06 Bristol, UK – Simple Things Festival

 05-08 London, UK – XOYO

 05-11 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape @ Digital

 05-13 Norwich, UK – Norwich & Norfolk Festival

 05-14 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

 05-15 Brussels, BE – Les Nuits De Botanique Festival

 05-16 Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores Festival

 05-17 Barcelona, ES – Music Hall

 05-18 Madrid, ES – Charada

 05-19 Guimaraes, PT – Vila Flor

SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.3 SOUTHERN U.S.A.

 05-24 San Diego, CA – The Loft @ UCSD

 05-25 Tucson, AZ – Plush

 05-26 El Paso, TX – Neon Desert Music Festival

 05-28 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks

 05-30 Gainesville, FL – Double Down Live

 05-31 Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live

 06-01 Tampa, FL – Crowbar

 06-02 Miami, FL – Bardot

 06-04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl

 06-05 Nashville, TN – 12th & Porter

 06-06 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe

 06-07 Dallas, TX – Club Dada

 06-08 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

 06-09 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s

 06-11 Norman, OK – Opolis

 06-13 Santa Fe, NM – Sol

 06-14 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom

 06-15 Pomona, CA – The Glass House

 08-10 – 08-12 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

 08-31 – 09-02 Chicago, IL – North Coast Music Festival

[News] Deftones & System Of A Down Announce Summer Tour

After dropping some hints on Twitter over the past weekend, news has been announced of yet an unbelievably awesome tour in the US. It will consist of Deftones and System Of A Down hitting up 9 dates in the US and Canada. Last year Deftones took Dillinger Escape Plan on tour with them and now this? The UK needs some love too, you know. System take the top slot on the bill with Chino and co listed as "Special Guests". It's sure to be one hell of a show (or 9!). Peep the dates below and get excited if you're stateside.

Deftones are looking to release a follow up to the impeccable Diamond Eyes later this year.

System of a Down / Deftones 2012 Tour Dates:

Aug. 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 04 – Holmdel Township, NJ – PNC Center
Aug. 05 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon At Jones Beach
Aug. 07 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Aug. 09 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
Aug. 11 – Montreal, QC – Heavy MTL
Aug. 12 – Toronto, ON – Heavy T.O.
Aug. 14 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Amphitheater
Aug. 15 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena

[News] Passion Pit Announce Sophomore Album

Photo by Kyle Dean Reinford (via Pitchfork)

Details have just been released about the highly anticipated sophomore album from Passion Pit. Following up 2009's debut Manners, the full length is titled Goassamer and will be available on July 24th courtesy of Columbia Records. Gossamer was made over the course of the past year in both Los Angeles and New York City and was produced by Chris Zane, who electro-mastermind Michael Angelakos worked with previously on Manners.

“On Gossamer there is more of a dichotomy between the lyrics and the music. You hear my lyrics more precisely which is something I was ready for. The lyrics on this album have a lot to say about what the last two years of my life have been troubled with,” explains Angelakos.

Passion Pit have some tour dates coming up next month complete with plenty of summer festival gigs after that where new songs will be debuted alongside all of our favorites from Manners and the Chunk of Change EP. In September they will also co-headline with Hot Chip at Hollywood Bowl. We're almost certain more dates will be announced as Gossamer's release date approaches. Have a look at the dates below.

Passion Pit on tour:
5/1       Geneva, NY                 Smith Opera House
5/4       West Palm Beach, FL  SunFest
6/2       Dallas, TX                   Meltdown Music Festival
6/22     Boston, MA                 Bank of America Pavilion
6/23     New York, NY            Governors Ball Music Festival
7/15     Cincinnati, OH            Bunbury Music Festival
7/20-22 Dover, DE                   Firefly Music Festival
8/3-5     Chicago, IL                 Lollapalooza
8/5        Montreal, QC              Osheaga Music Festival
8/7        Morrison, CO              Red Rocks Amphitheater (co-headline w/ Justice)
8/10-12 San Francisco, CA      Outside Lands Music Festival
9/9        Los Angeles, CA         Hollywood Bowl (co-headline w/ Hot Chip)

[News] Vampire Weekend Bassist Chris Baio to Release Solo EP

Vampire Weekend's bassist Chris Baio has announced that he will be releasing a solo EP, titled Sunburn, through Hot Chip's Joe Goddard's co-run label Greco-Roman. The EP, which is set for release on May 21st, will include three tracks, one of which, titled "Tanto," is a collaborative effort with Matias Aguayo. "Tanto" is available to stream in full below (via Pitchfork), and after the jump you can take a look at the tracklisting for the forthcoming EP. As well, Baio will be performing DJ sets in New York, San Francisco, London, and Toronto in support of the release before heading to Pitchfork Music Festival to join his Vampire Weekend bandmates as headliners. Check out the specific locations of his DJ sets after the jump.

Sunburn EP:
01. Sunburn Modern
02. Anonymity 1
03. Tanto (feat. Matias Aguayo)

Baio 2012 Tour Dates:
05/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene *
05/12 – Toronto, ON @ Hoxton *
05/25 – New York, NY @ Le Bain *
06/15 – London, UK @ Lovebox *
06/15 – London, UK @ XOYO *

* = DJ Sets

[News] Ty Segall Band Details New Album: 'Slaughterhouse'

San Francisco psychedelic rocker Ty Segall has announced that the second of his three albums to be released this year, the first being a joint LP with White Fence, is titled Slaughterhouse and will see him teaming up with Mikal Cronin, Charlie Moothart, and Emily Rose Epstein as the Ty Segall Band. The effort will be released on June 26th via In The Red, following the April 24th release of his collaborative album with White Fence. The 11-track album will be followed by an as-of-yet-untitled solo album from Segall, which is set for release in September.

After the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for Slaughterhouse, as well as Ty Segall's upcoming tour dates.

Slaughterhouse Tracklist:
01. Death
02. I Bought My Eyes
03. Slaughterhouse
04. The Tongue
05. Tell Me What’s Inside Your Heart
06. Wave Goodbye
07. Muscle Man
08. That’s the Bag I’m In
09. Diddy Wah Diddy
10. Oh Mary
11. Fuzz War

Ty Segall 2012 Tour Dates:
04/27 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Berkeley (solo set)
05/02 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
05/03 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater *
05/04 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Waldorf Hotel *
05/05 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
05/06 – Missoula, MT @ The Palace *
05/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
05/09 – Madison, WI @ High Horse Saloon *
05/10 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall !
05/11 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House !
05/12 – Toronto, Ontario Horseshoe Tavern !
05/13 – Montreal, Quebec @ Il Motore !
05/14 – Portland, ME @ Space Gallery !
05/16 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall $
05/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
05/19 – Raleigh, NC @ King’s Barcade *
05/20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
05/21 – Nashville, TN @ The End *
05/22 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone *
05/23 – Little Rock, AR @ Whitewater Tavern *
05/24 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s *
05/25 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outside Stage *
07/15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
08/03-05 – Katowice, PL @ OFF Festival

# = w/ White Fence, Shannon and the Clams
* = w/ White Fence
! = w/ White Fence, The Strange Boys
$ = w/ White Fence, Strange Boys, The Men

[News] Reading & Leeds Festival Announce Lock Up Stage

We've already had the first announcement of Reading & Leeds Festival in which we found out Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, The Cure, Kasabian, Florence & The Machine and a load more bands will make up the main stage along with the likes of Justice and At The Drive In on the NME stage. Today, they've announced the Lock Up stage and it's got some goodies! Headlining will be Less Than Jake and Social Distortion and filling out the days will be Anti-Flag, Every Time I Die, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Gallows, Trash Talk, Bouncing Souls, Ceremony and a host of others. Peep the Screen grab at the top for the full list. See you in the fields!

To purchase weekend tickets and day tickets visit the Reading site here or the Leeds site here. 

[News] Coachella 2012 Reveals Live Webcast Schedule

As the first weekend of Coachella 2012 arrives on its final day, the festival organizers have revealed the official webcast schedule for the closing day. Included in the live webcast, which starts today at 3:25pm on YouTube, are Justice, Bon Iver, Florence & The Machine, At the Drive-In, Miike Snow, Real Estate, Goyte, Beirut, Fitz and the Tantrums, Wild Flag, The Hives, and many more. Above, you can watch the trailer for the released webcast schedule, and after the jump you can take a look at the schedule in its entirety (Note: all the times are in Pacific Standard Time).

Sunday, April 15th
03:25 – Wild Beasts
03:30 – Oberhofer
03:30 – Santigold
04:20 – Real Estate
04:35 – The Growlers
04:45 – Fitz and the Tantrums
05:20 – Sean Kuti & Egypt 80
05:30 – Band of Skulls
05:45 – Wild Flag
06:15 – Beats Antique
06:30 – The Hives
06:40 – Gregg Ginn
06:50 – The Hives
07:10 – The Airplane Boys
07:45 – Justice
08:18 – Bon Iver (Encore)
08:30 – Beirut
09:30 – Goyte
09:45 – Modeselektor
09:45 – Florence and the Machine
10:35 – TBA
10:45 – Miike Snow
11:10 – At the Drive-In

* = All times in PT

[News] Sigur Ros Announces First North American Tour Dates In 4 Years!

I'm so exciteddd. And I just can't hiiidddeee itt!! Sigur Ros is coming back to America and I think I like it!

That's right! After four long years, the Sigur Ros famine is over! In addition to playing some major summer festivals, the band has also plotted a course for a mini-headlining tour of sorts in support of their forthcoming sixth studio album Valtari, which is out on May 29th via XL Recordings. The first single from the album, "Ekki múkk" is now streaming on the bands website, so be sure to head that way. Also over on the site is pre-sale information for the shows listed below. 

Tour dates:
7/30/12             Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at The Mann
7/31/12             Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn)
8/1/12               Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
8/3/12               Montreal, QB @ Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts
8/4-5/12            Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/8/12               Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theater
8/9/12               Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheatre
8/12/12             Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery