[Watch] Tennis Perform "High Road" on Conan

Denver indie-pop outfit Tennis are no strangers to the late night TV scene, having performed on both Leno and Letterman since releasing their sophomore LP Young & Old this past February. Last night, they continued their late night circuit, performing their song "High Road" on Conan, which you can watch above. As a bonus, the band even performed the single "My Better Self" as part of Conan O'Brien's web exclusive Summer Music Series. Check out the replay of that performance after the jump.

Young & Old is out now via Fat Possum.

[News] Damon Albarn, Amadou & Mariam, Charli XCX, and More to Tour by Train as Africa Express

As Damon Albarn nears the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where he and the rest of Blur will perform at the closing ceremony, he's already planned what he will do afterwards. One month after the closing ceremony performance, Albarn will be joined by numerous artists to form the Africa Express collective, who will tour around the UK by train (it seems everyone is doing this nowadays). According to Pitchfork, Africa Express comprises of Albarn, Amadou & Miriam, Charli XCX, Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club, Kano, Baloji, and more. The collective has six scheduled stops throughout their UK rail tour, but they will have "pop-up performances at railway stations, schools, factories, offices, shopping centers, and homes" and will even be writing new material together along the way.

Check out all of the scheduled stops of the Africa Express tour after the jump.

The Africa Express Tour:
09/03 – Middlesbrough, UK @ Town Hall
09/04 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/05 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz
09/06 – Cardiff, UK @ Solus
09/07 – Bristol, UK @ The Big Top
09/08 – London, UK @ Granary Square

[Listen] Crystal Castles - "Plague"

Last month during their rip-roaring set at The Parklife Weekender in Manchester, Crystal Castles dropped a bomb in the form of a brand new track called "Plague". Now a studio version has hit the web and you can check out the explosive track in all its glory right here. It may appear on their highly anticipated third album which is expected later in the year. Hit play and let us know what you think.

[Listen] Charli XCX - "You're The One" (St. Lucia Remix)

Check out a little remix of Charli XCX's track "You're The One" from the wonderful St. Lucia. The pair are also set to play a series of dates in the coming months. Looking at Charli's tour schedule she's pretty busy for the rest of the year with support slots alongside Coldplay and Azealia Banks.

[Listen] DJ Shadow - "Won't You Be"

Look's like SKOA's favorite DJ, DJ Shadow is going to have a busy release schedule this fall. Aside from his archival release Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions From The MPC Era, 1992-1996 coming this August, Shadow has announced that he will be releasing 16-track compilation entitled Reconstructed: The Best Of DJ Shadow on September 3. This upcoming compilation showcases the greatest DJ Shadow track throughout his 23-year long career as a producer/artist including tracks from his five studio albums as well as his collaborative UNKLE album Psyence Fiction with James Levelle.

I know you DJ Shadow fans are like "Thats cool, but I already got all of this stuff. Why do we need a greatest hits compilation?" Well let me tell you. The upcoming compilation also features 2 never been released tracks, "Listen" and "Won't You Be" which is an added bonus for fan of Shadow and the compilation will also be released as a limited-edition boxset titled, Reconstructed: The Complete DJ Shadow. This 8 disc set is limited to 500 copies worldwide and each set will be individually signed by DJ Shadow and will also include a 12-inch vinyl record, a booklet featuring an essay by acclaimed music writer Dave Tompkins and numerous photos. Pretty sweet deal right? Cool. Then get your boy Rocko one. ;) 

But now the good stuff for your ears. Yesterday, our good friends at BBC 6 Music premiered one of the two unreleased cuts on the Shaun Keaveny show. Check out the new track "Won't You Be" below and head over to the 6 Music website to hear the back story behind the compilation and track at the 2 hour 40 minute mark. Peep the full tracklist to the compilation below.

'Midnight In A Perfect World'
'High Noon'
'I've Been Trying'
'This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)'
'You Can't Go Home Again'
'Scale It Back (Featuring Little Dragon)'
'Listen (Featuring Terry Reid)'
'Stem'
'Six Days'
'Won’t You Be'
'Organ Donor'
'Lonely Soul' (Featuring Richard Ashcroft) 
'Blood On The Motorway'
'You Made It' (Featuring Chris James)
'Redeemed'
'Dark Days' (Main Theme)

[Listen] Tame Impala - "Elephant"

Today we get to enjoy the lead single from Tame Impala's new album, Lonerism, which is due out on October 9th via Modular. Titled "Elephant" it follows up the track we got to enjoy called "Apocalypse Dreams" a few weeks ago. Check it out below.

[Watch] Wilco - "Art of Almost" x "Laminated Cat (AKA Not For the Season)" Live on Fallon

Wilco were the guest of choice last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the performed The Whole Love cut "Art of Almost" for the masses at home. As well as that they whipped out a web exclusive they performed a rendition of  "Laminated Cat (AKA Not For the Season)". Check out the latter after the jump with "Art of Almost" being available for your enjoyment at the top of the page.

[Listen] School of Seven Bells - "How To Love" (Lil Wayne Cover)

Here's something you probably didn't expect to be hearing today. School of Seven Bells have offered up a take on Lil Wayne's cut "How To Love" which features on last year's album, Tha Carter IV. The duo take the track and make it their own warping it into a slower jam featuring some nice drums. All in all it's a great take on a track I didn't have many feelings towards prior to this. Check it out below.