[News] Neil Young and Crazy Horse Title New LP 'Psychedelic Pill'

Neil Young and Crazy Horse aren't done with 2012 just yet. With an insane amount of tour dates slated for the rest of the year, the famed Canadian musician and his rock compatriates will be releasing yet another album by the end of the year. While speaking with Rolling Stone recently, Young revealed that the album, which will be comprised of entirely new material, will be titled Psychedelic Pill. Coincidentally, the title is the same as a song the group has been performing live in recent weeks. For those who weren't too excited about the covers comprising Americana, this looks to be a promising release.

Check out Neil Young and Crazy Horse's full tour schedule after the jump.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse 2012 Tour Dates:
10/03 – Windsor, ON @ WFCU Centre *
10/05 – Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre *
10/06 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre *
10/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center *
10/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center *
10/11 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *
10/13 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/14 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Convention Center Arena *
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl *
10/26-28 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Experience
11/10 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena *
11/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *
11/13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome *
11/14 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre *
11/16 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre *
11/19 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre *
11/23 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre #
11/24 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place #
11/26 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden #
11/27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden #
11/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center #
11/30 – Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center #
12/04 – Bridgeport, CT @ Webster Bank Arena #

* = w/ Los Lobos
# = w/ Patti Smith

[News] Miike Snow Announces More U.S. Tour Dates

News on the Miike Snow front has been pretty quiet in recent months, given that the Swedish pop outfit has been touring consistently since the release of their sophomore LP Happy to You. With a current tour going on in Europe, the band has decided that they will pay a return visit to the U.S. for a slew of live performances. Kicking off on October 16th, the tour will see them visiting major cities across the States with the final show taking place on the eve of All Hallows' Eve in Los Angeles. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump, along with their recent performance of "Paddling Out" at this year's Lollapalooza.

Miike Snow 2012 Tour Dates:
08/16 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/18 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
08/19 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands
08/24 – Paris, FR @ Rock En Seine
08/25-26 – Reading & Leeds, UK @ Reading and Leeds Music Festival
09/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Made In America Festival
09/07 – Berlin, DE @ Berlin Festival
09/09 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
10/13 – Mexico City, MX @ Capital Corona
10/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/17 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
10/19 – New York, NY @ United Palace
10/20 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
10/22 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
10/23 – Montclair, NJ@ Wellmont Theatre
10/24 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
10/26 – Asheville, NC @ Moogfest
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

[News] Ben Gibbard Announces North American Tour

Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, now known formally as Benjamin Gibbard, announced last month that he will be releasing a solo album later this fall, his debut solo full-length. In support of the release of Former Lives, Gibbard has announced a brief North American tour. Following individual shows in late September and mid-October, the DCFC frontman will trek across the continent performing 10 shows in 14 days. Check out his full tour itinerary after the jump.

Pre-sale tickets for the tour are now available for members of the Death Cab for Cutie fan club, and the official artwork for Former Lives is pictured above.

Ben Gibbard 2012 Tour Dates:
09/26 – Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library
10/14 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
11/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ Assembly Hall at The Women’s Club *
11/02 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre *
11/04 – Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theater *
11/05 – New York, NY @ Town Hall *
11/07 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre *
11/08 – Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue *
11/10 – Saxapahaw, NC @ The Haw River Ballroom *
11/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
11/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre #
11/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wilshire Ebell #

* = w/ Advance Base
# = w/ Damien Jurado

[News] Beck Confirms Details For 'Beck Hansen's Song Reader', Announces Suprise Show At Bimbo's On 8/9/2012

(mockup, not actual photo of the songbook

Today Beck fans around the world are both rejoicing and scratching their heads. In addition to springing a last minute surprise show at Bimbo's in San Fransico this Thursday (8/9) before setting foot on stage at Outside Lands Festival (which if you've been following along our very own Adrian will be attending), Beck has also confirmed details of what his website creepily(?) refers to as the "long-gestating" Beck Hansen's Song Reader, which will be released this December by book publisher McSweeney's.

"A book publisher?" you ask. Yes. Beck has decided to one up everyone releasing cassette tapes and is re-crowning himself as the King of Random by releasing an 108-page song booklet featuring 20 never before released or recorded songs with20 individual full-color song booklets-18 featuring original lyrics, and 2 instrumentals-with covers from more than a dozen different artists.

This is equal parts exciting and frustrating for someone like me, who's only musical abilities is playing an iPod, but as it was noted in the press release: "The songs here are as unfailingly exciting as you’d expect from their author, but if you want to hear “Do We? We Do,” or “Don’t Act Like Your Heart Isn’t Hard,” bringing them to life depends on you. Devoted fans have already created a Tumblr page in anticipation of the inevitable versions of the songs that will hit the internet shortly after the "album" is released.

Tickets for Thursday's show at Bimbo's go on sale at noon PDT today on Ticketmaster. To learn more about Song Reader head over to Beck's website. McSweeny also has more samples of some of the artwork as well.

If you're on Twitter and in need of a chuckle, have a look at tweets with the hashtag #BeckFutureAlbumIdeas courtesy of myself and other fellow Beck fans. Feel free to contribute your most creatively whacked out ideas if you'd like.

[News] Freelance Whales Announce Fall Tour

Queens indie pop band Freelance Whales are following up their 2009 debut LP Weathervanes this fall with Diluvia, and now they will be aiding the release with a month-long tour. Starting on October 4th in Chicago, the tour will take the indie outfit to every major stop along the North American circuit. Check out the band's full tour itinerary, which includes stops at Austin City Limits and Capital Corona, after the jump.

Diluvia will be released on October 9th via Frenchkiss Records, and if you've yet to hear the album's lead single "Locked Out", stream it below.

Diluvia Track List:
01. Aeolus
02. Land Features
03. Follow Through
04. Spitting Image
05. Locked Out
06. Dig Into Waves
07. Red Star
08. Winter Seeds
09. The Nothing
10. DNA Bank
11. Emergence Exit

Freelance Wheels 2012 Tour Dates:
08/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
10/04 -Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/05 – Minneapolis, MI @ 7th St Entry
10/06 – Madison, WI @ Redamte
10/07 – Iowa City @ Maintenance Shop
10/10 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
10/11- Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/13 – Mexico City, MX @ Capital Corona Festival
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
10/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
10/21 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/24 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird
10/26 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/27 – Nashville, TN @ The End
10/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
10/30 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/01 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 – Boston, MA @ Paradise

[News] Bloc Party To Stream NY Terminal 5 Show Live On YouTube

As we all begin to get excited for Bloc Party's new album, Four, we all get a little pre-release gift from the band. Next Wednesday, August 8th, the band will be playing a special live performance at New York's Terminal 5 and it's to be broadcast live via the Bowery Presents Youtube channel. If you're in the UK like me it may mean staying up late on a work night... Until 2:30am to be precise but hey, it's Bloc Party! That's 9:30PM NY time just in case you were wondering.

Check out the trailer above and listen to "Day Four", the second track we've been able to enjoy from their album which is released on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.

[News] Major Lazer Announces New LP: 'Free the Universe'

Our favorite comic book character with a laser gun for an arm is back, and with a brand new LP to boot. Major Lazer, the Diplo-fronted project, have announced their sophomore LP, titled Free the Universe. The full-length is set to drop on November 6th via Diplo's own Mad Decent imprint, and will feature a slew of guest appearances. Artists that will guets spot on the album include Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Wyclef Jean, Bruno Mars, Tyga, Flux Pavilion, Shaggy, Winter Gordon, Dev, and more. Also included on the album is the previously released track "Get Free", featuring Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors. Stream the track below.

Previous Major Lazer co-producer Switch, who parted ways from the project late last year, is confirmed to not be involved in the album. A press release states that, "Free the Universe forges a new path for Major Lazer, now with Diplo as the sole executive producer for the project."

[Listen] Yeasayer - 'Fragrant World' (Full Album Stream)

Yeasayer are offering up a full stream of their third LP Fragrant World, which is set for release on August 21st via Secretly Canadian. But, here's the catch, you'll have to find all 11 tracks yourself. One more thing, they're scattered all across the Internet. Here is the band's explanation, taken from a fan newsletter:

We have received a message that we are on the verge of embargoed information being leaked through the cracks of the digital universe. Once again an attempt to tell the story before our mouths can spit. In order to have the edge we have created PSCYVOTV standing for PREEMPTIVE SELF-COMMISSIONEDYEASAYER VORSTELLUNG or TRACK VISUALIZER.

Using the talents of Yoshi Sodeoka we have created a moving visual for every song on our new album FRAGRANT WORLD and have hidden them all over the internet. The visuals will live on the web until Friday Aug. 3, at 8pm EST. You’ll have a few days to find, listen, and most importantly, hear the album from our hands first. At 8pm sharp PSCYVOTV will be removed.

*Warning: PSCYVOTV may cure depression or boredom.

If you find all the visuals remember the track listing:

1. Fingers Never Bleed
2. Longevity
3. Blue Paper
4. Henrietta
5. Devil and the Deed
6. No Bones
7. Reagan’s Skeleton
8. Demon Road
9. Damaged Goods
10. Folk Hero Schtick
11. Glass of the Microscope

Please remember, it’s fun to share, but more important to support."

NOTE: We will provide links to the songs as they are discovered.