[News] Alabama Shakes Announce Fall Tour

Alabama Shakes are continuing their whirlwind year with a slew of new tour dates set for later this fall. Further supporting their debut LP Boys & Girls, the band will set out on a headlining tour throughout late September and early October. Check out their full tour schedule after the jump.

Boys & Girls is out now via ATO Records.

Alabama Shakes 2012 Tour Dates:
07/11 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
07/12 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
07/13 – Aix-Les-Bains, FR @ Musilac Open Air Festival
07/15 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Music Festival
07/18 – Madrid, ES @ El Sol
07/19 – San Sebastian, ES @ Jazzaldia
07/20 – Milton Keynes, UK @ Secret Garden Party
07/28 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/29 – Syracuse, NY @ Paper Mill Amphitheater
07/31 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue #
08/01 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *#
08/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
08/04 – Chicago, IL @ Grant Park – Lollapalooza
08/05 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre !
08/06 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre !
08/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Berkeley Riverfront Park
08/10 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
08/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre $
08/15 – Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater %
08/16 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues ~
08/31 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/01-02 – North Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival
09/04 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
09/05 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
09/06 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
09/27 – Nashville, TN @ Public Square Park *
09/28 – Memphis, TN @ The New Daisy Theater *
09/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park *
10/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
10/02 – Toronto, ON @ The Kool Haus *
10/04 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *
10/05 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues *
10/08 – Louisville, KY @ Brown Theater *
10/09 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
10/12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
11/04 -Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
11/05 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
11/06 – Hamburg, DE @ Docks
11/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11/09 – Brussels, BE @ AB
11/10 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale – Les Inrocks
11/12 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
11/13 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
11/16 – London, UK @ Coronet
11/17 – London, UK @ Forum

# = w/ Dry the River
^ = w/ First Aid Kit
! = w/ Neil Young and Crazy Horse
$ = w/ Michael Kiwanuka
% = w/ Antibalas
~ = w/ Futurebirds
* = w/ Fly Golden Eagle

[Watch] Twin Shadow - "Patient" (Official Video)

The journey of George Lewis Jr. continues in the new video for Twin Shadow's "Patient." Continuing from the events of the video for "Five Seconds," this one sees our hero in a scummy bar succumbing to the plights of jealousy. Keith Musil once again directs. Watch it above.

Twin Shadow's sophomore LP Confess is out now via 4AD.

[Listen] M.I.A. - "Baby"

A previously unheard M.I.A. track has hit the web and it's a bass throbbing simple number. It's titled "Baby" and features some funky guitar lines along with thrusts of bass paired up with M.I.A. laying down her vocals in a staccato fashion. It goes a little awol towards the last quarter of the track with the guitar sounding like a phone dialing a number. The track was apparently written for Madonna and Maya took to twitter stating:

"who ever LEAKED THAT BABY song should know that ive never heard this version B4 it sounds crazy different 2 wht i [wrote] for madonna...im not mad about it but this just make me want to upload my version of it...this song wasnt recorded for my LP> so its not complete > besides i now have way more to say to my man."

Check it out below via Prefix/Rap-Up.

[News] Grizzly Bear Announce Title of New Album, Unveil Artwork

Grizzly Bear recently announced that their long awaited fourth LP will arrive on September 18th, and now the Brooklyn outfit have unveiled more details regarding the forthcoming release. The album is officially titled Shields, and its artwork is pictured above. Expect more from Grizzly Bear over the coming months, and in the meantime you can listen to "Sleeping Ute," the first single from the album, below.

[Listen] Ellie Goulding - "Hanging On" Feat. Tinie Tempah (Active Child Cover)

We've not had any new material from Ellie Goulding for quite some time. Her debut LP, Lights, was a huge success in the UK and she went on to release it Stateside under a new name of, Bright Lights, which came with an added few tracks. Heck, she even played the Royal Wedding last year in the UK. She must be doing something right! Today we get some new sounds from her, she's taken on "Hanging On" from Active Child and posted on her Twitter account: "Here's the beginning of my new journey. Enjoy and share responsibly." The track features another UK chart topper, Tinie Tempah. Check it out below. I have a feeling we're going to be getting a lot of new material from young Ellie in the coming 12 months.

[Watch] Bloc Party - "Octopus"

At a recent show in Manchester, UK indie outfit Bloc Party performed the song "Octopus," along with six others, off of their new studio album Four. The album is the band's first in four years, and now, courtesy of Amazon and Spotify, you can hear the album quality version of the single "Octopus." Stream it below (via Listen Before You Buy).

Four is out on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.

UPDATE: At the request of the band and label we have now removed the stream, however we're assured that there will be an official one later next week. Watch this space.

UPDATE 2: Check out the official stream and a video accompaniment below. It's nice to have these guys back! August can't come soon enough.

[Watch] Tom Waits - "Chicago" Live on Letterman

In the madness that was late night TV in the US last night you might of missed Tom Waits performing on the Late Show with David Letterman. He performed his track "Chicago" which features on his Bad as Me release at the back end of last year. Check out the performance including a full backing band at the top of the page.

[News] Band of Horses Announce New Album: 'Mirage Rock'

Band of Horses have announced their new album to follow up 2010's Infinite Arms. The album is called Mirage Rock and is set for release on September the 17th (UK) and 18th via Columbia Records. Not only do we have a date but we have our first taste of what's to come from the album in the shape of a track called "Knock Knock". If you're crazy eager to grab a copy you can pre-order it over on iTunes.