[Watch] Beirut - "The Rip Tide" (Official Video)

Beirut have unveiled the video for the title track of last year's release, The Rip Tide. The video was directed by Houmam Abdallah and starts off a little on the slow side, but if you can stick around to about 2:46 you see everything change around the beautiful but desolate setting. From that point to the very end of the video you are nothing short of mesmerized.

The band recently added more dates to their already lengthy tour. You can have a look to see if they're playing near you below.

Beirut tour dates:
6/22 Full Hit Of Summer Festival - Arena Vienna, AT
6/23 Southside Neuhausen - ob Eck, DE
6/24 Hurricane - Sheessel, DE
6/26 Hove Festival - Arendal, NO
6/27 Train - Aarhus, DK
6/29 Rock Werchter - Werchter, BE
6/30 Open Source Festival - Dusseldorf, DE
7/13 Quebec City Intl Summer Festival - Quebec City, QC
7/16 Metropolis Theatre - Montreal, QC
7/17 Metropolis Theatre - Montreal, QC
7/19 The Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
7/21 The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
7/23 The Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
7/25 Edmonton Event Centre - Edmonton, AB
7/26 Calgary Folk Music Festival -- Calgary, AB
7/28 Orpheum Theatre -- Vancouver, BC
8/28 House of Blues Boston - Boston, MA 
8/29 Rumsey Playfield - New York, NY
9/01-9/02 FYF Festival - Los Angeles, CA
9/03 Fox Theater - Oakland CA 
9/05 Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA
9/06 McDonald Theatre - Eugene OR 
9/07 MusicfestNW - Portland, OR 
9/11 Barrlowlands - Glasgow, UK
9/12 Academy - Leeds UK
9/14 Hammersmith HMV Apollo - London, UK
9/15 We Love Green Festival - Paris, FR
9/16 Leffinge Lauren - Leffinge, BE
9/18 TonHalle - Munich, DE
9/19 Columbiahalle - Berlin, DE
9/21 Turkcell Kurcesme - Area Istanbul, TR
11/11 Harvest Festival - Werribbe Park, Melbourne, AU
11/17 Harvest Festival - Parramatta Park, Sydney AU
11/18 Harvest Festival - Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, AU

[Watch] Metric Perform "Youth Without Youth" and "Breathing Underwater" on Kimmel

On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Canadian indie rock outfit Metric stopped by to perform two tracks off of their brand new fifth LP Synthetica, which was released just last week. During the show, the band performed both "Youth Without Youth," the album's lead single, and "Breathing Underwater." Check out the replays after the jump.

[Watch] The Avett Brothers - "Murder in the City" Live on Conan

The Avett Brothers paid a visit to Conan O'Brien last night to perform a track we probably didn't expect them too. They dived into their back-catalogue and performed the track "Murder in the City" from 2008′s The Second Gleam. It was a pretty impressive performance and can be enjoyed again at the top courtesy of The Audio Perv.

[Download] Dragonette - "Rocket Ship"

credit: Kristin VicariFollowing up tracks, "Let It Go" and "The Right Woman" today we have a third new track from Dragonette called "Rocket Ship". All three tracks will be on their forthcoming third studio album titled Bodyparts and is slated for a September 25th release (24th in the UK). The trio just kicked off a contest today in partnership with Talenthouse where fans have been given the lyrics to a track from the new album called "Untouchable" and are being challenged to create a version of the song themselves without being able to hear the band's version first. The lucky winner of the contest will have their version included as a b-side of the single when it is launched in addition to a bunch of other prizes. You can learn more about the contest here.

The band have a few tour dates coming up over the next couple of months before kicking off a proper tour in September where they will be joining NYC's very own The Knocks for select dates.

Dragonette Tour Dates
* = w/ The Knocks
 
6/23: Winnipeg, MB @ Red River Exhibition - FREE SHOW w/ gate admission
7/1: Mississauga, ON @ Canada Day / Mississauga Celebration Square - FREE
7/5 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Festival
7/6: Vancouver, BC @ Summer Playland Festival
7/7: Regina, SK @ Summer Invasion
7/11: Edmonton, AB @ HOT Factor Block Party / Public House - FREE
7/12: Calgary, AB @ The Stampede - FREE
7/14: Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio Blackberry
9/11: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
9/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
9/14: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
9/15: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
9/16: Cleveland, OH @ Ingenuity Festival - FREE
9/18: Chicago, IL @ Metro *
9/19: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
9/20: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club *
9/21: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
9/24: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up *
9/25: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre *
9/26: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine *
9/27: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir *
9/28: Seattle, WA @ Decibal Festival / Neumos *

[Watch] Michael Kiwanuka - "I'm Getting Ready" Live on Letterman

Michael Kiwanuka has had a pretty impressive 2012 and it's going from strength to strength as last night he made his network television debut Stateside with a visit to the legendary Ed Sullivan Theater. He performed his track "I'm Getting Ready" from his beautiful album Home Again. If you're yet to hear Michael perform this is a great little introduction to a great rising talent. Check it out at the top courtesy of The Audio Perv.

[Watch] Bloc Party Debut Seven New Songs Live

Bloc Party played their first show in three years in Glasgow last night, where they performed a whopping seventeen-song set. Of the seventeen songs, seven were brand new cuts from their upcoming fourth studio LP Four. Some of the new tracks performed were "3 x 3," "Team A," "Day Four," and "Truth," and after the jump you can watch fan footage of both "3 x 3" and "Team A." As well, after the jump, you can take a look at Bloc Party's full setlist from last night as well as their massive 2012 tour schedule, which includes three nights at New York' Terminal 5.

Four is out on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.

"3 x 3":

"Team A":

Bloc Party's setlist (via NME):
“3×3″
“So He Begins To Lie”
“Mercury”
“Hunting For Witches”
“Real Talk”
“Octopus”
“Song For Clay (Disappear Here)”
“Banquet”
“Day Four”
“Team A”
“One More Chance”
“This Modern Love”
“Helicopter”
“Truth”
“Ares”
“Like Eating Glass”
“Flux”

Bloc Party 2012 Tour Dates:
06/20 – Manchester, England @ The Ritz
06/21 – London, England @ Koko
06/24 – Tokyo, Japan @ Ebisu Garden Hall
06/29 – Borlange, Sweden @ Peace & Love Festival
07/04 – Gdynia, Poland @ Heineken Opener Festival
07/05 – Sesimbra, Portugal @ Super Bock Super Rock
07/06 – Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival
07/08 – Turku, Finland @ Ruisrock Festival
07/12 – Bilbao, Spain @ BBK Live
07/13 – Ferropolis, Germany @ Melt Festival
07/20 – Charrues, France @ Festival Les Vieilles
07/21 – Nyon, Switzerland @ Paleo Fest
07/28 – Byron Bay, Australia @ Splendour in the Grass
07/30 – Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
08/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hard Festival
08/04 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/05 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival
08/07 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/08 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/09 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
08/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
08/16 – St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency
08/17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands
08/18 – St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency
08/24 – Saint-Cloud, France @ Rock en Seine
08/25 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Open Air Festival
09/04 – Mallorca, Spain @ Mallorca Rocks
09/05 – Ibiza, Spain @ Ibiza Rocks
11/03 – Nantes, France @ Le Stereolux
11/04 – Lyon, France @ Le Transbordeur
11/05 – Bordeaux, France @ Le Rocher de Palmer
11/07 – Toulouse, France @ Le Bikini
11/08 – Milan, Italy @ Acatrax
11/11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
11/12 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Theatrehause
11/13 – Dresden, Germany @ Eventwerk
11/14 – Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
11/18 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
11/19 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Munich Brewery
11/20 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockafeller

[Watch] Dirty Projectors - "Gun Has No Trigger" Live on Fallon

Dirty Projectors brought their insanely good track "Gun Has No Trigger" to the TV screens of many last night with an energetic visit to the stage of Jimmy Fallon's slot. The results are pretty impressive and for the first ever performance of the track I think it's more than a worthy representation of their forthcoming LP, Swing Lo Magellan. Check it out at the top and get excited for the release courtesy of The Audio Perv.

[News] Bon Iver Announce UK and Ireland Tour Dates

Following their dates at a few smaller venues last year in the UK, Justin Vernon and Bon Iver have announced some more dates in the UK and Ireland for late in 2012. Four dates to be precise, so nothing to shout home about, but those dates are all arenas. A big step up from the size of places they played last time around. Check out the dates below and if you missed it, yesterday the band's iTunes session was released. Pick up a copy here. General sale starts on Friday (22nd of June) or you can grab them right now on the official Bon Iver site.

November Dates

08 London Wembley Arena

09 Manchester Arena

10 Glasgow SECC

12 Dublin O2 Arena