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[Watch] Kings of Leon Bring "Supersoaker" to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Kings of Leon have quickly re-entered the spotlight, announcing their sixth album Mechanical Bull and just recently sharing its lead single, "Supersoaker." Last night, the band brought their youthful single to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, giving the audience a loud and lively performance. Watch it below.
Mechanical Bull is out on September 24th.
[Watch] Holy Ghost! Release Video for Non-Album Single "Teenagers In Heat"
Holy Ghost!'s new song "Teenagers In Heat"—co-produced by James Murphy—gets a set of nostalgic visuals, taking us on a tour of New York City's many boroughs. Glossed with VHS-style overlay, the video shows us all that the famous city has to offer with each verse stickered onto a wall, railing or sign. Think of it as a lyric video of sorts.
"Teenagers In Heat" won't be included on the duo's upcoming sophomore album Dynamics, but it'll get its own release as a digital and 7" single. Dynamics is out on September 10th via DFA Records.
Holy Ghost! have also announced a headlining tour for this fall. They'll be opening for New Order for the next week or so, but come October they've got an extensive North American tour mapped out. Check out the full list of dates after the jump.
Holy Ghost!'s new song "Teenagers In Heat"—co-produced by James Murphy—gets a set of nostalgic visuals, taking us on a tour of New York City's many boroughs. Glossed with VHS-style overlay, the video shows us all that the famous city has to offer with each verse stickered onto a wall, railing or sign. Think of it as a lyric video of sorts.
"Teenagers In Heat" won't be included on the duo's upcoming sophomore album Dynamics, but it'll get its own release as a digital and 7" single. Dynamics is out on September 10th via DFA Records.
Holy Ghost! have also announced a headlining tour for this fall. They'll be opening for New Order for the next week or so, but come October they've got an extensive North American tour mapped out. Check out the full list of dates after the jump.
Holy Ghost! 2013 Tour Dates:
07/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park #
07/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center #
07/28 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion #
07/31 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion #
08/04 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
08/31 – Santo Domingo, DR @ Marina de Sans Souci
09/20 – London, England @ XOYO
10/12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10/16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/18 – Sacramento, CA @ Velvet Jones
10/19 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/22 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
10/24 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
10/25 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/26 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
11/04 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/05 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont
11/06 – Toronto, ON @ The Hoxton
11/07 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
11/08 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
11/09 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
# = w/ New Order
[Watch] Frank Ocean Debuts New Song "Pray" Live in London
Frank Ocean performed at London's Brixton Academy last night, where he debuted a new track reportedly called "Pray." It sounds like one of the untitled songs he performed during a recent show at Munich, so he's clearly introducing a lot of new material into his sets. Hopefully this means a new album announcement soon, or at least some studio quality songs. Fingers crossed.
[Watch] Rhye - "The Fall" Live on Kimmel
Last night Rhye made their TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a performance of their highly addictive track from last year, "The Fall". The week is young and chances are you're feeling pretty stressed. Take 5 minutes, pop on your headphones and hit play on the performance above. It's sure to wash away at least some of your troubles.
Rhye's fantastic album, Woman, is out now.
[Watch] Disclosure and Jessie Ware Perform "Confess To Me" Live at Boiler Room
Disclosure's fantastic debut album Settle was released last month, and on June 3rd Boiler Room held a launch party in honor of the occasion. The Lawrence brothers performed a set at the party, during which Jessie Ware joined them on stage to sing live vocals for "Confess To Me." While the whole set isn't available, Boiler Room have been nice enough to upload high quality footage of that one song. Check out their awesome live rendition below.
[Watch] Interact with Sigur Rós' Live Webcast, Stream their Latest DJ Mix
Dresden, Germany was the site of Sigur Rós' live webcast concert in celebration of Kveikur, a launch party of sorts. One month later, the webcast has made its way on to the band's official website. The interactive replay allows viewers to switch between songs, move around the stage with full 360° views, and zoom in and out. If you want to see who was in the front row, you can do that—would you really, though? Unless you or a friend was in the front row, that'd be kind of weird. Anyways, check it out here.
Sigur Rós has also been DJing under the awesome pseudonym Triple Nipple as of late. Explaining the moniker, the band had this to say:
triple nipple represents what sigur ros do when they are off-duty – you know, for fun. some of it may be tough, cool and futuristic, some of it will no doubt be high-aroma fromage. most of the cool stuff comes courtesy of sigrun jonsdottir, the band’s trombone-wielding authority on baltimore club. guitarist kjartan holm, meanwhile, pitches in with some minimal hip-hop, orri with some dubstep and, yes, you’ve guessed it, jonsi brings the extensive cheeseboard. no-one involved lays claim to be able to mix, even remotely. this is how sigur ros get down and unwind in the dressing room and on the tour bus after a show. if you’d like a window on their world, come on in. if you are expecting a mystique enhancing exercise of deep solipsism, look away now."
After performing a live DJ set for Boiler Room Berlin last week, they've now thrown together a mix for FACT Magazine. Check out the 55-minute mix below.
[Watch] Arctic Monkeys' Full Glastonbury 2013 Set
It's Saturday which can mean only one thing, well, going with the past two weeks trend... Another Arctic Monkeys post. Last night the Sheffield band performed their second ever headline show at the world famous Glastonbury Festival and boy did they deliver. Revisiting the Pyramid stage, following on from their 2007 set, they played a hit laden set featuring cuts from their back catalogue along with opening the set with their new single "Do I Wanna Know?", rocking the 180,000 strong festival to its core. They were even joined by Miles Kane for set closer "505" and you can re-live the entire show below. The band have also recently enrolled the help of Dead Sons' lead singer Tom Rowley, or as Alex refers to him; "the white ranger" on keys for the current tour.
The band's new album, AM, will be out on September 9th via Domino and to support that they've just announced a UK arena tour set for October, dates of which can be found over here.
[News] Porcelain Raft Announces Fall Tour, Watch Video for "Think of the Ocean"
Mauro Remiddi, aka Porcelain Raft, will hit the road this fall in support of his soon-to-be-released sophomore album Permanent Signal, due out on August 20th. Starting just two weeks after the LP hits stores, his tour will run for a month straight, hitting 21 cities across North America. Check out the full tour docket after the jump to see if Remiddi will be performing in your town.
Remiddi also shared the video for "Think of the Ocean" recently, the first song we've heard from Permanent Signal. It really showcases the musician's change in tone. Deepening into an ethereal well of depression, the song drones with echoing piano chords, despondent vocals and the emotional stirring of strings. Don't expect to feel particularly pleasant after listening to this one.
Mauro Remiddi, aka Porcelain Raft, will hit the road this fall in support of his soon-to-be-released sophomore album Permanent Signal, due out on August 20th. Starting just two weeks after the LP hits stores, his tour will run for a month straight, hitting 21 cities across North America. Check out the full tour docket after the jump to see if Remiddi will be performing in your town.
Remiddi also shared the video for "Think of the Ocean" recently, the first song we've heard from Permanent Signal. It really showcases the musician's change in tone. Deepening into an ethereal well of depression, the song drones with echoing piano chords, despondent vocals and the emotional stirring of strings. Don't expect to feel particularly pleasant after listening to this one.
Porcelain Raft 2013 Tour Dates:
09/04 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
09/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
09/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
09/07 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
09/09 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement
09/10 – St.Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
09/12 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
09/13 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Club
09/16 – Denver, CO @ Larmier Lounge
09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
09/19 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
09/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
09/21 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
09/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
09/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
09/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
09/30 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree
10/01 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
10/02 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/04 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge