[News] Stars Announce Headlining Tour

Before their Canadian co-headlining tour alongside Metric, Stars will go on a headlining tour of their own. Starting on September 20th in Portland, the tour will take the Canadian indie outfit across the continent, keeping them busy for over a month and a half. Check out their full tour itinerary after the jump.

The band's sixth studio album The North will hit stores on September 4th via ATO Records.

Stars 2012 Tour Dates:
09/20 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
09/21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
09/22 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
09/23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/25 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
09/26 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09/27 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
09/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/29 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
10/02 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/03 – Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
10/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Centre
10/05 – St. Louis, MO @ Plush
10/06 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
10/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
10/10 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/11 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
10/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
10/13 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits *
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theater
10/19 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
10/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/07 – Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theatre
11/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/09 – Victoria, BC @ Save on Centre #
11/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #
11/12 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place #
11/14 – Calgary, AB @ Stampede Corral #
11/15 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place #
11/17 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre #
11/19 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre #
11/23 – Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre #
11/24 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #

# = w/ Metric

[News] Ty Segall Announces Third Album of 2012: 'Twins'

Ty Segall continues to own 2012. Having released Hair, his collaborative album with White Fence, in April, followed by Slaughterhouse last month, the San Francisco psych rocker will follow those up with his third album of the year, Twins. The album will see release on October 9th and seeing as it is his first solo release of the year, it is the official follow-up to last year's Goodbye Bread.

Segall will support the release of Twins with a slew of worldwide tour dates throughout the summer and fall. Check out the full docket after the jump.

Ty Segall 2012 Tour Dates:
07/14 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
07/15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/23 – Bordeaux, FR @ Festival Relanche
07/25 – Torino, IT @ Museo Regionale Di Scienze Naturali
07/26 – Ancona, IT @ Lazzaretto
07/27 – Venice, IT @ Pop Corn Club
07/28 – Cesena, IT @ Sidro Club
07/29 – Helsinki, FI @ Kuudes Aisti Festival
07/30 – Manchester, UK @ The Castle Hotel
07/31 – Leeds, England @ Brudenell Social Club
08/01 – Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store
08/02 – London, UK @ The Dome
08/03 – Binic, FR @ Binic Folks Blues Festival
08/04 – Haarlem, NL @ Garage Festival
08/05 – Katowice, PL @ OFF Festival
08/06 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
08/07 – Copenhagen, DK @ Stengade
08/08 – Oslo, NO @ The Crossroads Club (Oya Festival)
08/09 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
09/03 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
09/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Neon Reverb Festival
09/13 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater *
09/14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @UCO *
09/15 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
09/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Goat Farm *
09/19 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree Cafe *
09/20 – Nashville, TN @ Zombie Shop *
09/21 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
09/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Well *
09/23 – Asbury Park, NJ @ ATP’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
09/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
09/26 – Toronto, Ontario @ The Hoxton *
09/29 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
09/30 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
10/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival

* = w/ Thee Oh Sees

[Listen] Danny Brown and AraabMUZIK Team Up for New Song Titled "Molly Ringwald"

San Francisco creative collective Yours Truly and Adidas have teamed up to create a new documentary series titled "Songs From Scratch" to give music fans an inside look at the creative music making process of artists. The purpose is to bring these artists into the studio and give them one day to make a song from scratch, and the first round picks were Danny Brown and AraabMUZIK. Together, the pair have made a track called "Molly Ringwald," and in the video above you can the two discuss their creative process.

The 7" single of "Molly Ringwald" will be released next month through Yours Truly's Love Letters Ink imprint, with a digital single being released on July 17th.

[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.