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6/26/12 6/26/12

[Listen] Cat Power - "Cherokee"

Chan Marshall excited everyone last week with her return of Cat Power and her fourth album Sun which will be released on September 4th. A track called "Ruin" was released with that news and now today if you head over to NPR you can check out another fresh cut titled "Cherokee". Check it out here.

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[News] Grimes Tops Hype Machine's 2012 Music Blog Zeitgeist

As you may have noticed last week we popped up our favourite bands of the year so far after BBC 6Music asked us to cast our opinions in the build up to their Music Blog Zeitgeist show on Sunday in partnership with Hype Machine. We picked El-P as our top artists of the year so far. We'll have to see how different our opinions will be at the end of the year but now that the show has aired we have the top talked about artists of the year so far. Topping the list was Grimes and below you can hear a chat she had with 6Music regarding blogs and how she uses them and avoids reading about herself on the net. Check it out and hit up the BBC site to see the top list. Any surprises?

6/26/12 6/26/12

[Watch] Alabama Shakes - "Be Mine" Live on Fallon

By this point we know that Alabama Shakes are an incredibly tight live band and can deliver day in day out. Last night they proved it once again with a visit to Jimmy Fallon and a performance of "Be Mine" from their album Boys & Girls. Check out the performance at the top courtesy of The Audio Perv.

6/26/12 6/26/12

[Download] Gallows - "Last June"

Gallows have taken to Twitter and Youtube to unleash a new track called "Last June" and damn it's a loud one. Peep the stream above and head over here to get the download.

As well as the freebie, the band have just announced a UK tour and released details regarding their new self-titled album which is going to drop on September the 10th. Dates can be seen after the jump along with the album artwork and tracklisting.

Gallows have taken to Twitter and Youtube to unleash a new track called "Last June" and damn it's a loud one. Peep the stream above and head over here to get the download.

Gallows 2012 Dates
03 - BRIGHTON Haunt
04 - EXETER Cavern
05 - BRISTOL The Fleece
06 - MANCHESTER Club Academy
08 - NEWCASTLE Academy 2
09 - GLASGOW King Tut's
11 - NOTTINGHAM - Rock City Basement
12 - SHEFFIELD Corporation
13 - STOKE Sugarmill
14 - WREXHAM Central Station
15 - LEEDS Cockpit
16 - PETERBOROUGH Club Revolution
17 - BIRMINGHAM Academy 2
18 - CARDIFF SWN Fest/The Globe
19 - LONDON Underworld

Gallow - Gallows

01. Victim Culture
02. Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)
03. Last June
04. Outsider Art
05. Vapid Adolescent Blues
06. Austere
07. Depravers
08. Odessa
09. Nations
- Never Enough -
10. Cult Of Mary
11. Cross Of Lorraine

Adrian 6/25/12 Adrian 6/25/12

[News] Bloc Party Reveals 'Four' Tracklist

Bloc Party unveiled the official tracklisting for their upcoming fourth studio LP Four today, with the album spanning a total of 12 tracks. Seven of those songs have already been debuted live, including "3x3," "Octopus," "Real Talk," "Kettling," "Day 4," "Team A," and "Truth." After the jump, you can check out the full tracklisting along with fan footage of the band performing all seven of those tracks.

Four is out on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.

Four Tracklist:
01. So He Begins To Lie
02. 3X3
03. Octopus
04. Real Talk
05. Kettling
06. Day 4
07. Coliseum
08. V.A.L.I.S.
09. Team A
10. Truth
11. The Healing
12. We’re Not Good People

"3x3":

"Octopus":

"Real Talk":

"Kettling":

"Day 4":

"Team A":

"Truth":

Adrian 6/25/12 Adrian 6/25/12

[News] Justice Announce U.S. Fall Tour Dates

Justice will soon embark on a massive festival circuit that spans North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia, and after all that is over, the French electro duo will be back in the States for a brief tour. Starting on October 21st in New York, the short stint will see the pair perform in New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Asheville, NC in support of Audio, Video, Disco. Their full tour schedule can be seen after the jump.

The tour announcement is also paired with the release of the "New Lands" EP, which includes the original track along with remixes from A-Trak, SebastiAn, Falcon, as well as a live version of the song.

Justice 2012-2013 Tour Dates:
06/28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
06/29 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
06/30 – Malsaucy, FR @ Les Eurokeennes
07/05 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/07 – Vienna, AT @ Urban Art Forms Festival
07/13 – Lisbon, PT @ Optimus Alive!
07/15 – Leipzig, DE @ Melt! Festival
07/18 – Paelo, CH @ Paleo Festival
07/19 – Nimes, FR @ Les Arenes de Nimes
07/21 – Carhaix, FR @ Les Vieilles Charrues
07/28 – Niagata, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
08/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/04 – Toronto, ON @ Historic Fort York
08/05 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/07 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre ^
08/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/24 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/26 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
09/08 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
09/29 – Brisbane @ Riverstage and Botanic Gardens (Parklife)
09/30 – Sydney @ Centennial Park (Parklife)
10/01 – Perth @ Wellington Square (Parklife)
10/06 – Melbourne @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain (Parklife)
10/07 – Adelaide @ Botanic Park (Parklife)
10/21 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/25 – Asheville, NC @ US Cellular Center
10/26 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Experience
10/28 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/30 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
10/31 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
11/08 – Guadalajara, MX @ Foro Alterno
11/10 – Mexico City, MX @ One Festival
01/04-07 – Holy Ship!

^ = w/ Passion Pit

Adrian 6/25/12 Adrian 6/25/12

[News] Blur to Stream New Material on Twitter

Last week, Blur's official website hinted at the release of a new song titled "The Puritan" on July 2nd at 7:15pm GMT, and now the mystery has been unveiled. On July 2nd, the UK outfit will debut both "Under the Westway" and "The Puritan" during a worldwide webcast streaming exclusively on Twitter. Afterwards, the two songs will be available digitally and on August 6th a limited 7" single will be released via Parlophone.

The entirety of the webcast will take place at an undisclosed location in London that evening, with proceedings kicking off at around 6:15pm GMT. The webcast will start with a performance of "Under the Westway," followed by an interview with the band, and finally a performance of "The Puritan" at 7:15pm GMT.

After the jump, you can watch a video regarding the webcast where guitarist Alex James discusses the idea and the songs. As well, you can watch fan footage of Damon Albarn performing "The Puritan" at London's Poetry Olympics, along with his performance of "Under The Westway" at War Child 2012.

Adrian 6/25/12 Adrian 6/25/12

[News] Bon Iver Announces More U.S. Tour Dates

Bon Iver is one of those bands that just doesn't seem to stop, ever, and now they've added even more tour dates to their already massive schedule. Justin Vernon and co. will be back Stateside in September after an exstensive European tour and festival circuit. The U.S. leg kicks off in Providence, RI on September 12th, and is followed by several East Coast dates as well as four consecutive nights at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Check out the full tour itinerary after the jump, with newly added dates in italics.

Bon Iver 2012 Tour Dates:
07/05 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/07 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/08 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadpark *
07/09 – Cologne, DE @ Tanzbrunen *
07/11 – Groningen, NL @ Kardinger Plas *
07/13 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/14 – Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
07/15 – Paris, FR @ Olympia *
07/17 – Luxembourg @ Neumunster Abbey *
07/18 – Nyon, CH @ Paelo Nyon
07/19 – Ferrara, IT @ Piazza Castello *
07/22 – Bilbao, ES @ Palacia Euskalduna #
07/24 – Lisbon, PT @ Lisbon Coliseum #
07/25 – Porto, PT @ Porto Coliseum #
07/27 – Barcelona, ES @ Poble Espanyol %
07/28 – Hyeres, FR @ Midi Festival
07/30 – Lyon, FR @ Les Nuits de Fourviere
07/31 – Sttugart, DE @ Killsbergpark #
08/01 – Vinna, AT @ Big Hall #
08/08 - Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
08/10 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/11 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
09/10 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Folk Festival
09/12 – Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center ^
09/13 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion ^
09/15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
09/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^
09/17 – Cooperstown, NY @ Ommegang Brewery ^
09/19 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ^
09/20 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ^
09/21 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
09/22 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/26 – Lisbon, PT @ Campo Pequeno
10/28 – Madrid, ES @ Palace Vistalegre
10/30 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
10/31 – Zurich, CH @ Komplex 457
11/02 – Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
11/04 – Copenhagen, DK @ Forum
11/05 – Berlin, DE @ Arena
11/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
11/08 – London, UK @ Wembley Arena
11/09 – Manchester, UK @ Arena
11/10 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC
11/12 – Dublin, IE @ O2

* = w/ Polica
# = w/ Sam Amidon
% = w/ Beth Orton
^ = w/ Anias Mitchell