[Watch] Yellow Ostrich - "The Shakedown" (Official Video)

The new video for Yellow Ostrich's song "The Shakedown," from their sophomore LP Strange Land, premiered yesterday on NYLON, and it sees the band going low budget. Directed by the band themselves, this is what lead singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf had to say: "We made this video ourselves in Michael's basement. With no budget and minimal gear, we explored the beauty of darkness. The white light represents the past, and the black light represents the future. Should I stay or should I go?" Watch it above.

Yellow Ostrich is touring through till the end of the month alongside Los Campesinos! and again in August, so make sure to check out their full tour schedule to see if they will be performing near you. Tour dates after the jump.

Yellow Ostrich Tour Dates:

6/16 - Plush - St. Louis, MO #

6/17 - Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY #

6/19 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC # 

6/20 - The National - Richmond, VA #

6/21 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ #

6/22 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY #

6/23 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY #

6/24 - Brillowbox - Pittsburgh, PA #

6/26 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD #

6/27 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC #

6/28 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA #

6/29 - Beachman Theatre - Orlando, FL #

6/30 - Bardot - Miami, FL #

8/2 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI &

8/3-5 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL

8/9 - Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV

8/11 - Outside Lands - San Francisco, CA

# - w/ Los Campesinos!

& - w/ Sharon Van Etten, Tennis

[Watch] Danny Browns Talks MDMA and McDonald's on Pitchfork's '+1'

Following the Pitcfork.tv +1 segment featuring El-P, we have yet another rapper being given the spotlight treatment. Danny Brown features in this episode of +1, and it was filmed at San Miguel Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. During the episode, Danny talks about MDMA, McDonald's, and performs his song "Blueberry (Pills and Cocaine)." Watch it above.

[News] Mount Eerie Announces Second Album of 2012: 'Ocean Roar'

Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, set out lofty goals for this year, with plans to put out two album by the time 2012 came to a close. His first release, titled Clear Moon, came out in May, and now he has announced that the follow-up will be titled Ocean Roar and will be released on September 4th via Elverum's own P.W. Elverum and Sun label.

An issued press release describes the album "as a counterpoint to the soft synth walls and landscape pondering of Clear Moon, presenting the opposite of that album's clear glints of awareness: a total wall of blue-grey oceanic fog, a half remembered dream of a trip through dense old growth hills to the gnarly winter ocean, in the middle of the night, decades ago. This album is the audio equivalent of the blanket of thick dark water vapor that covers the Pacific Northwest for most of the year, revealing only brief glimpses of illumination."

Below, you can stream an excerpt of the "Pale Lights" from the forthcomign LP. As well, after the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for Ocean Roar, as well as Mount Eerie's upcoming tour, which is set to start on June 17th in Olympia, WA.

Ocean Roar Tracklist:
01. Pale Lights
02. Ocean Roar
03. Ancient Times
04. instrumental
05. Waves
06. Engel Der Luft (Popol Vuh)
07. I Walked Home Beholding
08. instrumental

Mount Eerie 2012 Tour Dates:
06/17 – Olympia, WA @ Northern 414 1/2 Legion Way
06/18 – Portland, OR @ 4321 SE Hawthorne (2 shows, early & late)
06/19 – Portland, OR @ Valentine’s
06/20 – Seattle, WA @ 20/20 Cycle (2 shows, early & late)
06/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
06/22 – Nanaimo, BC @ TBA
06/23 – Victoria, BC @ The Fifty Fifty
06/24 – Bellingham, WA @ Make.Shift Art Space
07/13-15 – Anacortes, WA @ 1st Anacortes Unknown Music Series
08/24-26 – Rochester, WA @ Helsing Junction Sleepover

[Watch] El-P Perform "The Full Retard" at His Album Release Show and See Him Tickle Killer Mike

In Pitchfork.tv's newest installment of +1, the featured artist is none other than Brooklyn rapper El-P, whose new LP Cancer for Cure is easily one of the best hip hop albums this year. During the clip, you can see El-P performing his song "The Full Retard" at the album release show for Cancer for Cure, as well as him tickling Killer Mike. Definitely worth the watch.

[News] The Raveonettes Announce New Album: 'Observator'

Danish dream pop duo The Raveonettes have announced their sixth studio LP, titled Observator, which is set to be released on September 11th via Vice Records. The LP is the band's third release in less than a year, following their Rarities/B-Sides compilation and Into The Night EP. The band's label described the album as "the greatest exploration of [the Raveonettes'] signature dark, big beat, melancholic, fuzzy sound to date.” Adding to the process was Sune Rose Wagner's alcohol fueled benders turn creative lucidity: "I get a lot of my ideas when I'm out. I get drunk and have moments of lucidity where I scribble down notes and thoughts. The next day, I'll start channeling the thoughts I had the previous night. That's sort of always worked for me but this time, I had to go the long way round to remember that."

The band, once sobered, made their way to Hollywood's Sunset Sound studio with producer Richard Gottehrer, a process that was apparently very quick and easy: "Overall, we took just seven days to record Observator so in that context, it's one of the quickest and easiest albums we've ever done," said Wagner.

Along with the album details, the duo has announced a tour in support of the forthcoming release, with a summer of festival appearances will be followed by a fall tour throughout North America. From September 21st till October 12th, the band will stop by 15 cities across the continent. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump.

The Raveonettes 2012 Tour Dates:
06/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Majestic Halls
06/23 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
06/24 – Chicago, IL @ Green Music Fest
08/04 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
09/21 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
09/22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
09/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
09/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
09/27 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/28 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
09/30 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
10/02 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
10/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/05 – New York, NY 2 Webster Hall
10/06 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/07 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
10/11 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
10/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club

[Watch] Best Coast - "The Only Place" (Official Video)

Director Ace Norton knows all too well the type of imagery associated with the summery stylings of Best Coast, and in the new video for "The Only Place," he brings all of this into play. Sunny weather, beaches, convertibles driving down the coast, and all kinds of fun, cutesy behavior from Beth Cosentino and co. are what you will find here.

The Only Place is out now via Wichita Recordings.

[News] Bon Iver to Release iTunes Live Session

Next week, Bon Iver will be the focus of the next installment iTunes' Live Session series, with the seven-track EP being released on June 19th. The live EP will comprise of live recordings from last summer of several tracks from the band's highly-praised sophomore LP, along with their cover of Björk’s "Who Is It," which you can watch above. The EP is now available to pre-order at iTunes.

[News] St. Vincent and David Byrne Announce 'Love This Giant', Fall Tour Dates

It's been known for quite some time that Annie Clark of St. Vincent and David Byrne have been working on a collaborative album together, and today all the details about the project have been unveiled. The collaborative LP is titled Love This Giant and will be released on September 11th via 4AD/Todo Mundo. The 12-track effort was recorded primarily at Water Music studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the Dap-Kings and Antibalas serving as a brass section for the song "The One Who Broke Your Heart."

The project is described as “infectious and hook-laden”with “a traditional guitar/bass/drums lineup in favor of idiosyncratic horn arrangements.” Annie Clarke stated that "[t]here was no delineating what the roles were. It’s a collaboration I’m truly proud of.”

For an idea of what the album will sound like, check out the first taste with the song "Who," which you can download after the jump. As well, after the jump you can take a look at the full list of tour dates and locations that Clark and Byrne will visit in support of the release.

Love This Giant Tracklist:
01. Who
02. Weekend in the Dust
03. Dinner For Two
04. Ice Age
05. I Am An Ape
06. The Forest Awakes
07. I Should Watch TV
08. Lazarus
00. Optimist
10. Lightning
11. The One Who Broke Your Heart (feat. The Dap-Kings and Antibalas)
12. Outside of Space & Time

St. Vincent and David Byrne 2012 Tour Dates:
09/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater
09/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
09/18 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
09/20 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
09/21 – Montreal, QC @ POP Montreal
09/23 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
09/25 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
09/26 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
09/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park
09/30 – N. Bethesda MD @ The Music Center at Strathmore
10/02 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
10/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Center
10/05 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
10/06 – Houston, TX @ Hobby Center
10/07 – Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
10/10 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
10/11 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
10/12 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Segerstrom Theater for the Arts
10/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
10/17 – Seattle, WA @ 5th Avenue Theatre
10/18 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Auditorium
10/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts