[Contest] [NYC-Only] Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Animal Kingdom Tomorrow Night (7/25) @ Mercury Lounge!

Animal Kingdom was one of those bands that totally caught us off guard but in the best possible way on our first listen. You may remember a few months back when we loved on their video for their single, "Strange Attractor" so much that we included them on our April Mixtape. Since then we have added their new album, The Looking Away to our summer rotation and have yet to regret that decision. 

We are happy to report that the band has ventured to the US of A for a string of dates, which kicks off tonight in Philadelphia, PA and runs through mid-August. Even better: if you happen to be living in the greater NYC area we have a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's (7/25) show at Mercury Lounge.

Want to come dance along side us tomorrow night at Merc? Leave us a comment before 11:30am EDT tomorrow (7/25) telling us something that you're strangely attracted to. A winner will be chosen at random and notified shortly afterwards. Show is 21+ so make sure you're old enough before you enter.

Don't live in NYC? Make sure you catch these guys [hopefully] in a neighborhood near you. They'll also be making appearances at Lollapalooza and Outside Lands so make sure you keep an eye out for them if you're headed that way as well.

Animal Kingdom - Tour Dates

JULY
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
25 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
26 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
30 - Albany, NY - Jullian's
31 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
 
AUGUST
03 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
04 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
07 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
08 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
11 - San Francisco, CA - Outsidelands Music and Arts Festival
12 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
16 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
17 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Room

Make sure to befriend Animal Kingdom on Facebook and Twitter.

[News] SBTRKT Announces Fall Tour

After an extensive festival circuit in August and September, SBTRKT will be back Stateside in October to perform at San Francisco's Treasure Island Festival as well as a number of live shows and DJ sets on both the East and West coast. Check out his full tour schedule after the jump, and who knows, maybe you'll get to hear his new single "Gloss" live.

SBTRKT 2012 Tour Dates:
08/03 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/06 – London, UK @ 100 Club
08/12 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/18 – Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/19 – Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/24 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/25 – Leeds, UK @ Open Air Festival
08/26 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/31 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/07 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
09/08 – Berlin, DE @ Berlin Festival
10/03 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
10/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/12 – Mexico City, MX @ El Plaza
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ Voyeur *
10/19 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central *
10/20 – Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar *
10/21 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall *

* = DJ Set

[News] A$AP Rocky Announce Tour with Danny Brown, ScHoolboy Q, and A$AP Mob

A$AP Rocky will hit the road this fall in support of his upcoming studio debut LONGLIVEA$AP, and he'll be bringing his buddies Danny Brown, ScHoolboy Q, and the whole A$AP Mob along for the journey. Check out the full tour schedule, which kicks off on September 21st in Providence, RI, after the jump.

LONGLIVEA$AP is out on September 11th.

A$AP Rocky LONGLIVEA$APTOUR:

07-29 New York, NY - Catalpa Festival
08-04 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
08-05 Toronto, Ontario - OVO Fest
08-09 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-10 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-25 Mountain View, CA - Rock The Bells 2012
09-21 Providence, RI - Lupos *
09-22 Burlington, VT UVM – Ballroom *
09-23 New Haven, CT - Toads Place *
09-25 Norfolk, VA - Norva Theater *
09-26 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore *
09-28 Boston, MA - House of Blues *
09-29 Springfield, MA - Massmutual Center *
10-03 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore *
10-04 Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts *
10-05 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
10-06 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
10-07 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection *
10-09 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater *
10-11 Chicago, IL - Congress *
10-12 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave *
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10-14 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club *
10-15 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater *
10-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Complex – Rockwell *
10-19 Pullman, WA - Washington State U *
10-20 Vancouver, BC - The Vogue *
10-21 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodu *
10-22 Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom *
10-26 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium *
10-28 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
10-29 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues *
10-30 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater *
10-31 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater *
11-02 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
11-03 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-04 Houston, TX - Verizon *
11-06 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
11-08 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami *
11-09 Orlando, FL - Beachium *
11-10 Tampa, FL - The Ritz *
11-11 Tallahassee, FL - Potbelly’s *
11-13 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues *
11-14 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
11-15 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore *
11-16 Richmond, VA - National *
11-18 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *

* with Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q and the A$AP Mob

[News] Caribou's Dan Snaith Announces Full-Length Daphni Release

Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, has been making music under the Daphni alter-ego for over a year and a half now, but that has been limited to remixes and solo tracks. Now, though, Snaith will be putting out a full-length release under the Daphni moniker this fall. Titled JIAOLONG (the same name of Snaith's label), the album was inspired by Snaith's time DJing in clubs while touring as Caribou, and here's what he had to say about how the album came to be:

I'd fallen back in love with moments in small, dark clubs when a DJ puts on a piece of music that not only can you not identify but that until you heard it, you could not have conceived of it existing. In contrast to live concerts where bands predictably string together the songs from their most recent album, DJs have the potential to blindside you, be genuinely surprising. As a music producer, the parameters of dance music seem wider. The rhythmic underpinnings are liberating rather than constraining, allowing the rest of the elements to coalesce from a broad palette.

He continues, saying:

I've been surprised by the number of transcendent moments that I, sober and in my mid-30s, have had in clubs in the last few years, both as a punter and as a DJ. Against my expectations, there's some magic in it still. The clichés about the collective consciousness of clubs still seems to hold water in some special cases. Set against the backdrop of bland and functional dance music and the mind-numbing predictability of the EDM barfsplosion currently gripping the corporate ravesters, there is a small world where dance music lives up to its potential to liberate, surprise, and innovate. It's there that I hope Daphni has a place.

JIAOLONG is out on October 16th in North America via Merge/Jiaolong, and on October 9th digitally. After the jump, you can check out the album tracklisting as well as the video for his 2011 single "Ye Ye", which was directed by Jane/Eastlight.

JIAOLONG Tracklist:

01 Yes, I Know
02 Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)
03 Ye Ye
04 Light
05 Pairs
06 Ahora
07 Jiao
08 Springs
09 Long

[Watch] Childish Gambino - "Fire Fly" (Official Video)

After all the hype surrounding his Royalty mixtape, some might have forgotten about Childish Gambino's fantastic debut studio album Camp, which was released last November. Gambino hasn't forgotten, though, and his new video for the song "Fire Fly" might not be what you expect. Imagine if the movie Another Earth was fused together with Breaking Bad, and you'd have the basic plot to this video down pat. It sees a young guy talented in the ways of chemistry cooking up a batch of a highly potent drug, attempting to sell it in order to escape to a blood-red colored planet called Fire Fly, which sits closely to Earth. Check it out above.

[Watch] Andrew Bird - "Give It Away" (Official Video)

What starts out as an idyllic, '50s-era birthday party quickly takes a turn in an odd direction in Andrew Bird's new video for "Give It Away". The Jessica Paliza-directed clip sees a piñata man, played by Moe Farrah, arriving at the birthday party, at which he starts sneezing up candy and making the kids laugh. It's when the bat comes out, though, that the video goes in a more, well, interesting and slightly morbid direction. What is a piñata man's life really worth? Watch it above.

Andrew Bird's latest LP Break It Yourself is out now via Bella Union/Mom+Pop.

[Listen] The One AM Radio - "Everything Falls Apart" (Slow Magic Remix)

From one ambient producer to another, the ever-enigmatic Slow Magic has shown his love for Hrishikesh Hirway's musical project The One AM Radio by remixing his song "Everything Falls Apart", a highlight from last year's Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread. The remix turns the song into a flowing, airy dreamscape, with birds chirping in the distance and wavy synths and complex percussion engrossing you in the song. Stream it below (via SoundCloud).

[Watch] Django Django - "Hail Bop" (Official Video)

Django Django offer up the official visual to accompany their single "Hail Bop" which appears on their self titled debut. The video is a brightly coloured explosion featuring the members working in some kind of office(?) and pushing a large glowing ball to the top of the large fictitious building. It's a tricky one to explain so it play above and look out for the single when it's released on August 13th.

Good news for fans in the US too, their album will be released digitally Stateside on the 14th of August and physically a month later on September 25th.