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[Watch] Tame Impala Perform "Elephant" on Fallon
Tame Impala made their late-night debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon back in 2011, and now they're back on Fallon's show, bringing their raucous psychedelic sound Stateside. The Australian outfit performed the Lonerism single "Elephant". Catch the replay above.
[Listen] Willy Moon - 'Here's Willy Moon' (Album Sampler)
Over a year and a half ago now was the first time my ears found, "I Wanna Be Your Man" and I was hooked instantly. I held on to every track that has trickled out since then, but I've still been insatiable in terms of my Willy Moon needs. Well the wait is nearly over, folks! As of April 2nd (1st in the UK) we'll have a debut album! That's right! Here's Willy Moon is only a few short months away from being in our posession and I will begin counting down the days.
Earlier today, Moon posted the above taste of what's to come. From the samples of what we've heard before, songs like "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "She Loves Me" have gotten a fabulously fitting facelift and it has me all the more excited.
US fans can catch Willy Moon out on tour now. Dates below!
Tour Dates
February 18 New York, NY @ Pianos
February 19 Hartford, CT @ Arch Street
February 21 Norfolk, VA @ The Jewish Mother Backstage
February 22 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
February 23 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
February 25 Detroit, MI @ Shelter at St. Andrew’s
February 26 Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
February 27 Los Angeles @ Bootleg Theater
February 28 San Diego @ House of Blues
March 1 Las Vegas @ Backstage Bar
March 12-17 Austin, TX @ SXSW Music Festival
[Watch] Check Out the Video for Tyler, The Creator's New Single "Domo 23"
Tyler, The Creator offered up a slew of goodies this week, all to do with his new solo album Wolf. First up is the video for the lead single "Domo 23", which enters the wrestling ring for an all-out brawl between Tyler and Domo Genesis. Earl Sweatshirt referees, Tyler gets his ass kicked by a fat luchador and Domo busts weed in the red corner. Apparently Tyler was nervous about how people would react, taking to Twitter in his all caps way:
I WANT BUSTA AND MISSY TO HEAR IT REALLY. I'M SO NERVOUS WHAT IF EVERYONE HATE IT AND I GO BROK FUCK AHHH... THE FAD IS OVER AND I GOTTA WORK AT SOMEWHERE LIKE THESE REGULAR NIGGAS AHHH NO IM SHAKING."
Continuing the Wolf promotion, Tyler posted three alternate covers for the album. All of them are awesome, but I'll let you decide on your favorite. Check them out after the jump, along with Tyler's recently announced tour dates.
Tyler, The Creator offered up a slew of goodies this week, all to do with his new solo album Wolf. First up is the video for the lead single "Domo 23", which enters the wrestling ring for an all-out brawl between Tyler and Domo Genesis. Earl Sweatshirt referees, Tyler gets his ass kicked by a fat luchador and Domo busts weed in the red corner. Apparently Tyler was nervous about how people would react, taking to Twitter in his all caps way:
I WANT BUSTA AND MISSY TO HEAR IT REALLY. I'M SO NERVOUS WHAT IF EVERYONE HATE IT AND I GO BROK FUCK AHHH... THE FAD IS OVER AND I GOTTA WORK AT SOMEWHERE LIKE THESE REGULAR NIGGAS AHHH NO IM SHAKING."
Continuing the Wolf promotion, Tyler posted three alternate covers for the album. All of them are awesome, but I'll let you decide on your favorite. Check them out after the jump, along with Tyler's recently announced tour dates.
Tyler, The Creator 2013 Tour Dates:
03/12 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
03/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/17 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
03/18 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
03/20 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
03/21 – Boston, MA @ TBA
03/22 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
03/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
03/28 – Paris, FR @ TBA
03/29 – Berlin, DE @ TBA
03/30 – London, UK @ TBA
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
04/03 – San Antonio, TX @ TBA
04/05 – Albuquerque, NM @ TBA
04/07 – La Jolla, CA @ TBA
04/08 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ TBA
04/10 – Seattle, WA @ TBA
04/11 – Portland, OR @ TBA
06/21-23 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
[Listen] Jessie Ware - "Diamonds" (Rihanna Cover) in Radio One's Live Lounge
Today during the weeks ongoing Best Breakthrough act Live Lounge sessions Radio One has been holding all week, the wonderful Jessie Ware stepped up to perform. Now as we know by this point the Live Lounge can result in some rather odd songs being covered by artists, but today, Jessie covered something which fitted her voice beautifully. It was what she says is her "...favourite pop song of last/this year" and it originally came from Rihanna's 2012 album, Unapologetic. She covered "Diamonds" and the results were breath taking from start to finish. We've given Jessie a lot of love over the past year, and I think this just goes to show how great of a live performer she is. Listen again below and for some more pics and video check out the official BBC website here.
[Album Stream] Starfucker - 'Miracle Mile'
Starfucker has a name that begs a response along the lines of "What the fuck?", but in my experience those confused naysayers are nothing but impressed when hearing the band's shimmering, hook-laden songs. For anyone not sold on the Portland outfit, here's your chance to decide whether or not their groovy electropop sound is for you. Rdio is streaming all 15 tracks from Starfucker's upcoming third LP Miracle Mile, so do yourself a favor and give it a chance below.
Miracle Mile is out on February 19th on Polyvinyl. Starfucker is also heading out on tour later this month, so check out their full schedule after the jump.
Starfucker has a name that begs a response along the lines of "What the fuck?", but in my experience those confused naysayers are nothing but impressed when hearing the band's shimmering, hook-laden songs. For anyone not sold on the Portland outfit, here's your chance to decide whether or not their groovy electropop sound is for you. Rdio is streaming all 15 tracks from Starfucker's upcoming third LP Miracle Mile, so do yourself a favor and give it a chance below.
Miracle Mile is out on February 19th on Polyvinyl. Starfucker is also heading out on tour later this month, so check out their full schedule after the jump.
Starfucker 2013 Tour Dates:
Feb. 26—Neptune—Seattle, Washington
Feb. 27—Roseland Theater—Portland, Oregon
March 1—Regency Ballroom—San Francisco, California
March 2—Fonda Theatre—Los Angeles, California
March 3—Porters Pub—San Diego, California
March 7—The Mohawk—Austin, Texas
March 8—2700 Canal Street—Houston, Texas
March 9—Buku Music And Arts Project—New Orleans, Louisiana
March 10—Vinyl Music Hall—Pensacola, Florida
March 11—Terminal West—Atlanta, Georgia
March 12—Orange Peel—Asheville, North Carolina
March 13—9:30 Club—Washington, D.C.
March 14—Union Transfer—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 15—Webster Hall—New York, New York
March 16—Paradise Rock Club—Boston, Massachusetts
March 18—Beachland Ballroom—Cleveland, Ohio
March 19—Metro—Chicago, Illinois
March 20—Turner Hall Ballroom—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 21—Majestic Theatre—Madison, Wisconsin
March 22—Varsity Theater—Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 23—Boonies—Sioux Falls, South Dakota
March 24—Waiting Room—Omaha, Nebraska
[News] James Blake Announces UK Tour Dates
After announcing a large amount of US dates around the time this year's Coachella Festival takes place I was extremely happy to see this email arrive in the inbox. James Blake has announced just a handful of dates set for April in the UK. Rejoice.
He already has a date at London for the 26th of this month. It sold out in minutes though, naturally, but today lets fans get a little more excited as he'll play at London's Heaven on the 9th of April, the day after his new album Overgrown is released. He will then play dates in Manchester and Glasgow, on the 10th and 11th respectively. See you at the Manchester show!
Just last week we got to enjoy a new track from James titled "Retrograde" and the video dropped yesterday. It is quite simply stunning and was directed by Martin de Thurah. Check it out at the top.
James Blake UK tour dates:
26/02 - ICA, London (SOLD OUT)
09/04 - Heaven, London
10/04 - Academy 2, Manchester
11/04 - The Arches, Glasgow
[News] James Blake Details New LP, Stream Lead Single
Just last week, James Blake announced that his sophomore album, the follow-up to his impressive 2011 self-titled debut, was to be released later this year. Today, though, he slipped some exciting information into the blogosphere, announcing that the album will be titled Overgrown and is set to release on April 8th.
Blake also announced that later today, the lead single from the album, titled "Retrograde", will premiere on BBC Radio 1. We will post the radio stream once its available, but in the meantime you can stream a live concert recording of the song below. As well, after the jump, you can check out all the dates for Blake's upcoming North American tour.
UPDATE: You can now stream the radio rip of the single, which premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, below. The song starts at around 1:09, after some charming banter between Blake and Lowe.
Just last week, James Blake announced that his sophomore album, the follow-up to his impressive 2011 self-titled debut, was to be released later this year. Today, though, he slipped some exciting information into the blogosphere, announcing that the album will be titled Overgrown and is set to release on April 8th.
Blake also announced that later today, the lead single from the album, titled "Retrograde", will premiere on BBC Radio 1. We will post the radio stream once its available, but in the meantime you can stream a live concert recording of the song below. As well, after the jump, you can check out all the dates for Blake's upcoming North American tour.
UPDATE: You can now stream the radio rip of the single, which premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, below. The song starts at around 1:09, after some charming banter between Blake and Lowe.
James Blake 2013 Tour Dates:
02/26 – London, UK @ ICA
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/16 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
04/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
04/18 – Santa Cruz CA @ Rio Theatre
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/23 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
04/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
04/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
04/28 – Denver. CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/02 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/03 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
05/04 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05/06 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
05/08 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston
05/09 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
05/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
05/12 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/13 – Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
05/24 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/29 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Capital
[Watch] Dirty Projectors Perform "Offspring Are Blank" on Conan
Dirty Projectors pulled from their excellent sixth album Swing Lo Magellan during a visit to Conan last night, where they performed album opener "Offspring Are Blank". David Longstreth impresses as always with his malleable voice, expanding and contracting his vocal chords with relative ease. Check out their performance above.
The band's two most recent releases, Swing Lo Magellan and About to Die EP, are available now. As well, the New York outfit will be appearing at numerous festivals in the coming months, including Sasquatch! and Governors Ball.