[Listen] Dirty Projectors - "Buckle Up"

For those who get the chance to catch Dirty Projectors during their current North American tour, which is in support of their latest LP Swing Lo Magellan, the band is offering up a tour-only 7" single for fans to purchase. The single contains two non-album tracks, and today you can stream one of those, the a-side "Buckle Up". Stream it below (via Pitchfork).

Swing Lo Magellan is out now via Domino, and after the jump you can take a look at the band's full tour schedule.

Dirty Projectors 2012 Tour Dates:
07/23 – Seattle WA @ Showbox ^
07/24 – Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom ^
07/25 – Portland OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
07/27 – Oakland CA @ Fox Theater ^
07/28 – Los Angeles CA @ The Wiltern ^
07/29 – San Diego CA @ House of Blues ^
07/31 – Marfa TX @ The Crowley Theatre ^
08/02 – Austin TX @ Emo’s East ^
08/03 – Dallas TX @ Kessler Theater ^
08/04 – New Orleans LA @ House of Blues ^
08/06 – Orlando FL @ The Beacham Theatre
08/07 – Ft. Lauderdale FL @ Culture Room
08/09 – Atlanta GA @ Variety Playhouse
08/10 – Asheville NC @ Orange Peel
08/11 – Knoxville TN @ Bijou Theatre
08/13 – Nashville TN @ Cannery Ballroom
08/14 – Louisville KY @ Headliners Music Hall
08/15 – Pontiac MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
08/17 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club ^
08/18 – Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer ^
08/19 – Boston MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/01 – Philadelphia PA @ Made in America Festival 
09/27 – Cincinnati OH @ Midpoint Music Festival 
09/28 – Urbana IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival 
09/29 – Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre
09/30 – Milwaukee WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/09 – Tokyo, JP @ O-East
10/10 – Nagoya, JP @ Club Quattro
10/11 – Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro
10/14 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
10/15 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
10/17 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
10/18 – Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique
10/20 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/21 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
10/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
10/24 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
10/25 – Aarhus, DK @ VOXHALL
10/27 – Göteborg, SE @ Pustervik
10/28 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
10/30 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
10/31 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11/01 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
11/03 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves

* = w/ Purity Ring
^ = w/ Wye Oak

[Listen] Flying Lotus feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Captain Murphy - "Between Friends"

Earl Sweatshirt has been on a terror since his return, featuring on Frank Ocean's Channel Orange highlight "Super Rich Kids" and other fellow Odd Future member Domo Genesis' No Idols powerhouse "Elimination Chamber". Earl has expanded outside of his OFWGKTA circle, though, diving into the genre-bending mind of Flying Lotus. Courtesy of Adult Swim's Singles Program, we not only get our first taste of FlyLo's upcoming LP Until The Quiet Comes, but the oh-so-perfect combination of his fantastic instrumentals and Earl's lyrical genius. Oh yeah, someone named Captain Murphy joins in too. Stream "Between Friends" below, and grab it for free at Adult Swim's website.

Flying Lotus' Until The Quiet Comes is out on October 2nd via Warp.

[Watch] The Raveonettes - "She Owns The Streets" (Official Video)

Camcorder footage follows a girl around the streets in The Raveonettes' new video for the single "She Owns The Streets", visuals that take the lyrics of the song very literally. She dances on the subway, she dances in the middle of the street, she dances in a basketball court. She pretty much owns the streets with her dancing. Check it out above.

The Raveonettes' sixth studio LP Observator is out on September 11th via Vice. 

[Listen] The Strokes Perform an Alternate Take on "Someday" Live on WFMU

Back in 2000, before The Strokes had even released their breakthrough debut LP Is This It, they stopped by WFMU’s The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T in December of that year to perform early cuts from the famed debut. Fake Walls points us in the direction of one of these early cuts, the alternate take on "Someday". This early rendition features slightly altered lyrics and a more distorted, less clean sound, but it's worth the listen. Stream it below.

The rest of The Strokes' set at WFMU includes "Alone Together", "NYC Cops", "Soma", "Barely Legal", "Modern Age", "Last Night", and "Take it or Leave it", all of which is available to stream at WFMU's archive.

The Strokes - "Someday" (alternate - live on WFMU) by yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoy

[Watch] Le1f - "Wut" (Official Video)

Back in April, the flamboyant New York rapper Le1f dropped his debut mixtape Dark York, a 21-song epic with a strange-yet-awesome combination of Major Lazer-esque production and Le1f's weird rap style. A standout from the mixtape was "Wut", which very much embraced the Major Lazer production style, and now the song has some accompanying visuals. All you need to know is that it has Pikachu masks.

Stream and download Dark York for free below, and connect with Le1f over at Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud.

[News] Wild Nothing Announces Fall Tour with DIIV, Six Alternate Covers for 'Nocturne'

Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing, will hit the road this fall in support of his forthcoming sophomore LP Nocturne, which is set for release at the end of August. Following Wild Nothing's summer tour opening for both The Walkmen and Beach House, the fall leg will see Tatum opening for Brooklyn indie band DIIV, with proceedings kicking off on September 3rd in Santa Barbara, CA. Check out his full tour itinerary after the jump.

Nocturne is out on August 28th via Captured Tracks, and above you can see the six alternate versions of the album's cover. For those who purchase the album on vinyl, they will have the option to choose one of these six variations.

 Wild Nothing 2012 Tour Dates:

07/20 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall #
07/21 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre #
08/04 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
08/05 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
08/06 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/09 – New York, NY @ Pier 84 (River Rocks) $ *
08-27 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe
08/28 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
08/29 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
09/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
09/03 – Santa Barbara, CA @ SohO Restaurant and Music *
09/04 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium *
09/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
09/07 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Venue *
09/08 – Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW *
09/09 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *
09/12 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
09/13 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall *
09/14 – Omaha, NE @ The Sandbox *
09/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
09/17 – Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick *
09/18 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall *
09/19 – Montreal, QC @ II Motore *
09/20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
09/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
09/25 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *
09/26 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern *
09/27 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle *
09/28 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
09/29 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 *
10/29 – Dublin, IE  @ Vicar Street %
10/30 – Manchester, UK  @ The Ritz %
11/01 – London, UK @ HMV Forum %
11/02 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
11/07 – Malmö, SE @ Debaser Malmö
11/09 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
11/11 – Helsinki, FI @ Juudes Linja
11/13 – Hamburg, DE @ Mondial Club
11/14 – Bremen, DE @ Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus
11/15 – Berlin, DE @ Death By Pop Club
11/16 – Dresden, DE @ Puschkin Club
11/17 – Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett
11/18 – Darmstadt, DE @ Bedroomdisco
11/19 – Stuttgart, DE @ Keller Klub
11/20 – Munich, DE @ 59:1
11/22 – Rome, IT @ Circolo degli Artisti
11/23 – Bolonga, IT @ Covo Club
11/24 – Luzern, CH @ Südpol
11/25 – Colonge, DE @ Gebäude 9

# with Beach House
$ with Grimes
* with DIIV
% with The Walkmen

[News] Kendrick Lamar Announces Fall Tour Dates

Kendrick Lamar will headline this fall's installment of BET's Music Matters tour series, with the 23-city tour kicking off in Norfolk, VA on September 7th. In the middle of the tour, Lamar's studio debut good kid, m.A.A.d. city will see release, specifically on October 2nd via Aftermath/Interscope, so the tour will likely see the Compton rapper premiering a large amount of new material live. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump, with multiple venues still to be announced, and below you can stream his newest single "Swimming Pools (Drank)".

Kendrick Lamar 2012 Tour Dates:
07/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheater *
07/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *
07/27 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center *
07/29 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/31 – Scarborough, ME @ Scarborough Downs *
08/01 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center *
08/02 – New York, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *
08/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
08/04 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion *
08/05 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre *
08/18 – San Bernardino, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
08/25 – Mountain View, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
09/07 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva $
09/08 – Richmond, VA @The National $
09/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore $
09/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live $
09/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
09/14 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
09/15 – New York, NY @ TBA
09/20 – Detroit, MI @ TBA
09/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Epic Event Center $
09/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ TBA
09/23 – Chicago, IL @ TBA
09/26 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor $
09/27 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater $
09/30 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues $
10/08 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre $
10/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
10/13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater $
10/14 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune $
10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
10/18 – Pomona, CA @ TBA

* = w/ Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Schoolboy Q, Chiddy Bang, Chevy Woods
$ = w/ Ab-Soul, Jay Rock

[Watch] Blood Diamonds - "Ritual"

A new track from Blood Diamonds has hit the net and it goes by the name of "Ritual". The track came as the B-Side to his collaboration with Grimes, "Phone Sex" which was officially released last week. See what you make of the track below and look out for more from the young gent in the coming months as we await his EP.