[News] Black Moth Super Rainbow Announce Kickstarter For New LP, 'Cobra Juicy'

I feel I done my buddy Tom Fec aka BMSR frontman TOBACCO wrong by announcing this news a bit late, but better now than never right? Anyways, Fec and the rest of Black Moth Super Rainbow have been hard at work for the past 2 years or so, working on the follow up to 2009's Eating Us. BMSR originally announced the follow up album Psychic Love Damage later changed to Love Damage last year but the album was later scrapped and the group went back to the drawing board.

Fast forward to present day, after over 2 years in the making, and one do-over, we have a new Black Moth Super Rainbow album titled Cobra Juicy which is set to be released this fall. TOBACCO explains that the concept of the new record is pretty different from the previous BMSR releases stating "the ideas are a little more demon-skater" and promises "that's a good thing." Cobra Juicy is set to be released through the band's own label Rad Cult with the first single "Windshield Smasher" set to release next month.

The new LP is also available to pre-order via Kickstarter and includes lots of awesome packages such as the album in actual mask form. Say what!? Thats right a latex rictus modeled after the crazy citrus on the coverart (done by Dan Park) above with the music stored on a USB tooth jammed into the grinning maw. Fucking awesome. And if you are massively balling and got some cash to burn (throw me some cash first off) and then drop $10,000 and TOBACCO WILL THROW YOU YOUR OWN ROLLER DISCO PARTY AND DJ. Just remember to invite the SKoA crew.

And just announced, if you pledge $8 or above, BMSR will be throwing in a download EP of the scrapped album Psychic Love Damage (which from the tracks I heard is incredibly dope). But thats not all, the scrapped EP will also be released on Vinyl for an extra 15 bucks unless you already dropped $125 on the kickstarter, which you will get the vinyl included with your order. But enough talk from me about this awesome package of holy fucking goddliness, how about we let Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!? get you super hyped for this? Check the video below and make sure you keep up with all the updates on the Kickstarter here.

If that doesn't get you fuckin excited enough, TOBACCO has let loose a free download of one of the tracks from the Psychic Love Damage EP titled "The Wettest Day." Grab the track below as well as checking out a stream for the previous tune "Spraypaint" below, which is set to appear on Juicy Cobra. Fuck that was a lot to type, but trust me anything Black Moth Super Rainbow is well worth it. Honest.

[News] Biffy Clyro Confirmed For iTunes Festival

As we eagerly await new material from those Scottish riff monsters Biffy Clyro, news has broke that they are to perform at iTunes Festival in London later this year. The festival will see a month full of free music take place in the capital across the month of September. Biffy will headline at Camden's Roundhouse on September 22nd with support coming from Frightened Rabbit.

Speaking about the event Simon Neil says: "We are so fucking excited to play the iTunes festival again. We had a killer time in 2010 and can't wait to rock it even harder this year. Fuck One Direction!"

No doubt that the event will see some new tracks being played as we've seen previously at their Milton Keynes Bowl show with Foo Fighters last year, and their more recent festival appearances including Isle of Wight. A tease of new music can be seen above.

To apply for tickets for the iTunes Festival jump over here.

[News] Flying Lotus Collaborating with Thom Yorke on New LP

Flying Lotus and Radiohead's Thom Yorke have collaborated before, with the latter providing vocals for Lotus' track "…And The World Laughs With You" off of his 2010 LP Cosmogramma. The collaboration was a major highlight from that album, and that year, and now the two are once again teaming up. As reported by Rolling Stone, Yorke will feature on Flying Lotus' forthcoming album Until the Quiet Comes, which is set for release on this fall. When speaking with Rolling Stone, Lotus described his approach with this new album as more "grown-up", going further to say, "I feel like I had this maximalist mentality going into the last one, but with this one now I feel like I don't have a problem holding back on some moments so bigger moments can shine through."

Until the Quiet Comes is out on October 2nd via Warp, and above you can watch an interview Yorke did with Flying Lotus at Worldwide Awards last year.

[News] Mumford & Sons Detail Sophomore LP: 'Babel'

Mumford & Sons will return with their sophomore effort on September 25th, three years after the London outfit dropped their highly praised debut album Sigh No More. The album, now officially titled Babel, spans a total of twelve tracks, and was recorded over the span of a year and a half with the help of Sigh No More producer Markus Dravs. When speaking to Rolling Stone about the album, bassist Ted Dwane said "[t]he ingredients are very much the same: the four core instruments and a lack of a drummer, which can give it that strange, simple, unique sort of sound. I don’t think we were looking to be too crazy and experimental."

After the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for Babel, along with compiled live footage of eight of the album's ten tracks. Also included after the jump are the band's upcoming tour dates, including their planned Gentleman of the Road Stopovers, which kicks off on August 1st in Hoboken, NJ.

Babel Tracklist:
01. Babel
02. Whispers in the Dark
03. I Will Wait
04. Holland Road
05. Ghosts That We Knew
06. Lover of the Light
07. Lovers’ Eyes
08. Reminder
09. Hopeless Wanderer
10. Broken Crown
11. Below My Feet
12. Not With Haste

Mumford and Sons 2012 Tour Dates:
08/01 – Hoboken, NJ @ Pier A *
08/04 – Portland, ME @ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
08/06 – Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center *
08/07 – Canandaigua, NY @ Marvin Sands Performing Arts *
08/09 – Portsmouth, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion *
08/11 – Bristol, VA @ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
08/13 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Waterfront Park *
08/14 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion *
08/18 – Dixon, IL @ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
08/20 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theatre *
08/21 – Laramie, WY @ Gryphon Theatre
08/22 – Magna, UT @ The Saltair
08/25 – Monterey, CA @ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
08/28 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre *
09/01 – Snowmass Village, CO @ Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival
10/12 – Perth, AU @ Belvoir Ampitheatre
10/13 – Perth, AU @ Belvoir Ampitheatre
10/15 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre
10/17 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
10/18 – Sydney, AU @ Entertainment Centre
10/23 – Hobart, AU @ Derwent Entertainment Centre
10/25 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
10/26 – Canberra, AU @ Royal Theatre
10/28 – Cairns, AU @ Kuranda Ampitheatre
10/29 – Townsville, AU @ Convention Centre
10/31 – Gold Coast, AU @ Convention Centre
11/02 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
11/04 – Welllington, NZ @ Town Hall
11/05 – Welllington, NZ @ Town Hall
11/06 – Christchurch, NZ @ CBS Arena

* = w/ Dawes

[Listen] The xx - "Angels"

It's been a long time coming but we finally have some new studio quality material from The xx. The track is called "Angels" and is set to appear on their second album, Coexist, which has been penned for a September the 10th (11th US) release via Young Turks. The band have come a long way since their debut back in 2009 and fans are very eager to hear more from the Mercury Prize winning band. 

The single however will be released tomorrow (July 17th)! You can pre-order the album over here, and after the jump you can take a look at the tracklisting for Coexist as well as the band's upcoming North American tour dates.

Coexisit Tracklist:
01. Angels
02. Chained
03. Fiction
04. Try
05. Reunion
06. Sunset
07. Missing
08. Tides
09. Unfold
10. Swept Away
11. Our Song

The xx 2012 Tour Dates:
07/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
07/25 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
07/28 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
07/29 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
07/31 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
08/02 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/09 – Sibinek, CR @ Terraneo Festival
08/10 – Budapest, HR @ Sziget Festival
08/11 – St Pere, FR @ La Route du Rock
08/18 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/19 – Biddinhuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/31 – Laois, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/07 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
10/05 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
10/06 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
10/07 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
10/11 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
10/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/17 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
10/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/20 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
10/21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/24 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Imperial De Quebec
10/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/28 – Bronx, NY @ Paradise Theater
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/30 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live

[News] Jay-Z Announces a Slew of Shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center

Earlier this week, Jay-Z announced that he would be the first to perform at Brooklyn's new Barclays Center, the official hometown arena of the New York Nets, which Jay-Z is the co-owner of. Now, Jay-Z has announced another five shows at the venue, bringing his total to eight shows in nine days. Tickets for the shows, which run from September 28th to October 6th, go on sale today through Ticketmaster.

Jay-Z 2012 Tour Dates:
09/01-02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America
09/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center

[News] Tame Impala Reveal 'Lonerism' Release Date, Artwork, and Tracklist

Australian psych rock outfit Tame Impala have announced that their sophomore LP Lonerism will be released on October 9th via Modular Records, going further to reveal both the artwork and tracklisting for the album. The artwork is pictured above, while the tracklisting can be seen after the jump. As well, if you've yet to hear the first single from the album, "Apocalypse Dreams," you can download and stream it below.

Lonerism Tracklist:
01. Be Above It
02. Endors Toi
03. Apocalypse Dreams
04. Mind Mischief
05. Music to Walk Home By
06. Why Won’t They Talk to Me?
07. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
08. Keep on Lying
09. Elephant
10. She Just Won’t Believe Me
11. Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
12. Sun’s Coming Up

[News] Stars Announce Headlining Tour

Before their Canadian co-headlining tour alongside Metric, Stars will go on a headlining tour of their own. Starting on September 20th in Portland, the tour will take the Canadian indie outfit across the continent, keeping them busy for over a month and a half. Check out their full tour itinerary after the jump.

The band's sixth studio album The North will hit stores on September 4th via ATO Records.

Stars 2012 Tour Dates:
09/20 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
09/21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
09/22 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
09/23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/25 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
09/26 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09/27 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
09/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/29 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
10/02 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/03 – Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
10/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Centre
10/05 – St. Louis, MO @ Plush
10/06 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
10/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
10/10 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/11 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
10/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
10/13 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits *
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theater
10/19 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
10/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/07 – Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theatre
11/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/09 – Victoria, BC @ Save on Centre #
11/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #
11/12 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place #
11/14 – Calgary, AB @ Stampede Corral #
11/15 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place #
11/17 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre #
11/19 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre #
11/23 – Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre #
11/24 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #

# = w/ Metric