Metric to Release Remix Album

Just found this in my inbox:

"Late last year, Metric elected to work with Indaba Music when the online musician community offered to provide a platform to launch an innovative crowd-sourced remix contest which ultimately yielded thousands of submissions.

Overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of the remixes, in an effort to honour their fans’ abundant talents and creativity, Metric compiled a list of their personal favourites and decided to release them as part of this Fantasies Flashbacks deluxe, limited-edition vinyl box set, with all proceeds to be donated to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Slated for release on October 11th, 2011, the package will contain:


- 10 x 7" vinyl singles, each containing an original song from Fantasies and the associated winning remix from the Indaba Music contest;

- PlayButton digital music player pre-loaded with (the same) 10 winning remixes (one of the first new notable commercial releases available on PlayButton);

- A digital download code redeemable for of all music from the 7" singles (20 tracks including the original studio album version of Fantasies), plus an additional 11 of the band’s favourite remixes. In total this is 31 songs or over 80 minutes of music;

- Two 6" x 6", two-sided colour inserts featuring fan-created artwork/imagery, track listing, credits and information about the genesis of the remix album and the charitable tie-in with CAMH;

- A limited edition 18” x 24” glossy Metric poster;

- A custom box housing everything listed above

Fans may also pre-order the limited edition deluxe physical package effectively immediately, while supplies last from Metric’s online store. By purchasing directly from Metric, fans will receive a 15% discount form the suggested retail list price plus 3 exclusive bonus tracks not available on the retail version of the album. "

Girls: New Song "Vomit" MP3 +Tour Dates

On Sept. 13 the band Girls will release their latest, Father Son, Holy Ghost. Here is an early preview called "Vomit". Dirty guitar and wispy vocals resurrect Pink Floyd, especially when the background voices rise in swelling harmony. And you've gotta love the organ, it all takes me back to the seventies when music was still a young love.

MP3: vomit

"VOMIT" Stream:



Father Son, Holy Ghost Tracklist:
01 Honey Bunny
02 Alex
03 Die
04 Saying I Love You
05 My Ma
06 Vomit
07 Just a Song
08 Magic
09 Forgiveness
10 Love Like a River
11 Jamie Marie

TOUR DATES
Sep 03 Los Angeles, CA – FYF
Sep 14 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Sep 15 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
Sep 16 Nashville. TN – Mercy Lounge
Sep 17 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Sep 19 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Sep 20 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Sep 22 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sep 23 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sep 24 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock
Sep 26 Montreal, QC – Corona Cabaret (POP Montreal Festival)
Sep 27 Toronto, ON – Mod Club Theatre
Sep 29 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Sep 30 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Oct 01 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave Nightclub
Oct 04 Vancouver, BC – Baltimore Cabaret
Oct 05 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Oct 06 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct 08 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Oct 09 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall

Neon Indian: Tour Dates Fall 2011

Neon Indian's sophomore LP Era Extraña hits shelves September 13th on Static Tongues. They waste no time hitting the road a scant two days later with a gig in Philadelphia. With openers Com Truise and Purity Ring, at selected dates, they 'll get off the bus, at tours end, in the Big Apple, Oct. 21st.

Neon Indian’s summer and fall tour dates below.

07/23 – Sacramento, CA @ Launch Festival
07/28 – Helsinki, FI @ Club YK
07/29 – Stockholm, SE @ Emmaboda Festival
07/30 – Trondheim, NO @ Bruk Bar
08/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
08/04 – Zurich, CH @ Club Exil
08/05 – Bezirk-Alsergrund, AT @ WUK
08/06 – Katowice, PL @ OFF Festival
08/07 – Zambujeira Do Mar, PT @ Sudoeste Festival
08/09 – London, UK @ Electrowerkz
09/03 – Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival
09/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/16 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
09/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
09/20 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
09/21 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *
09/23 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
09/24 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/26 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern *
09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
10/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop *^
10/03 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
10/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue *
10/05 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe *
10/07 – Boise, ID @ Reef *^
10/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *^
10/10 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
10/12 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar *^
10/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *^
10/14 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *^
10/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *^
10/16 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *^
10/18 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *^
10/19 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa *^
10/20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ^
10/21 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^

* = w/ Com Truise
^ = w/ Purity Ring

Bright Eyes Announces 2011 Tour Dates

Bright Eyes will hit the road once again in support of the critically acclaimed record The People's Key. Tickets go on sale this Friday July 22.

Tour Dates:
07/27 – Lewiston, NY @ Art Park ( Free Show) #
07/28 – Belknap, NH @ Meadowbrook Pavilion #
07/29 – Shelburne, VT @ Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum #
07/30 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
07/31 – Baldwinsville, NY @ Paper Mill Island Amphitheater #
08/03 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park #
08/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room #
08/05 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/06 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note ~
08/08 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom ~
08/09 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater ~
08/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series !
08/14 – East Hampton, NY @ Music to Know Festival
08/25 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
08/26 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
08/27 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Folk Festival
08/28 – Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park *
08/30 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s ^
08/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront ^
09/01 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson ^
09/03 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva $
09/04 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club $
09/05 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live $
09/07 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues $
09/08 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre $
09/09 – Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces $
09/11 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues $
09/13 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues $
09/15 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium $
09/16 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
09/19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre %
09/21 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA %
09/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever %
09/25 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl %
09/26 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Concert House %
09/28 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater %

^ = w/ Dr. Dog
~ = w/ Conduits
$ = w/ First Aid Kit
! = w/ Wild Nothing
* = w/ Titus Andronicus
# = w/ The Mountain Goats
% = w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators

Jens Lekman: New EP, Tour Dates

Jens Lekman will release an EP on September 20 on Secretly Canadian (September 19 UK). The disc, titled An Argument With Myself, is his first in four years.

Hey, where are the Canadian dates? Is it some kinda secret?

TOUR DATES

09/28: Los Angeles, CA

09/29: San Francisco, CA

10/01: Seattle, WA

10/03: Chicago, IL

10/05: Washington, DC

10/06: Philadelphia, PA

10/07: Brooklyn, NY

10/08: Boston, MA

10/09: Brooklyn, NY

Tracklist
1. An Argument with Myself
2. Waiting for Kirsten
3. A Promise
4. New Directions
5. So This Guy at My Office

Meredith Bragg - 'Nest' Out July 19th

Meredith Bragg embraces electronica and doesn't embarrass. That's because any attempt to capture the beauty of organic instruments with mechanical, robotic means should be heavily laced with humanity. And that's exactly what Mr Bragg brings both musically and lyrically... humanity. I'm positive that many will enjoy how often his voice can resemble Death Cab's Ben Gibbard in places and even Elliott Smith in others on this new recording titled Nest.

Nest is out today on The Kora Records.
BUY it now.

Birds of North America by thekorarecords

Nest Tracklist:
Second Golden Age
Barking Dogs
Arrowstork
Civilians
Birds Of North America
Point, Line, And Plane
Lightning Tree
Next Time See
Last Hours Of Brunelleschi
One True Love
Waltz No. 3

Bjork Unveils 'Biophilia' Cover + Ultimate Edtion

Yes, this is the cover. See the different covers for Biophilia and it's singles here..

You can get your own in several well known formats including CD, LP, Digital, and THE ULTIMATE EDITION (around $800... yikes)!

"The Biophilia Ultimate Edition, presented in a lacquered and silkscreened oak-hinged lid case, consists of the Biophilia Manual along with 10 chrome-plated tuning forks, silkscreened on one face in 10 different colors, stamped at the back, and presented in a flocked tray. Each fork is adjusted to the tone of a Biophilia track, covering a complete octave in a non-conventional scale. It will be made to order and fabricated only once; each case comes with an individual numbered certificate."

What? No seaweed bound locks of Bjork's hair in an Icelandic magma case?

Pre-order at Nonesuch Records’ webstore. The album is out September 27th.

The Decemberists iTunes Session 2011

The Decemberists' will release a new iTunes Session on Tuesday August 2. Recorded in studio it will feature their own classics as well as Leonard Cohen ("Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye") and Fruit Bats covers. Nickle Creek instrumentalist Sara Watkins joined the band for this session.

iTunes Session is now available for pre-order.

Session Tracklist:
Calamity Song
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Leonard Cohen cover)
Shankill Butchers
June Hymn
This Is Why We Fight
Shiny
The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
When U Love Somebody (Fruit Bats cover)

Barclaycard Mercury Prize Shortlist 2011

Here's the shortlist for this years Mercury Prize. I recommend you seek out the top three in this list, but I won't hold it against you if you disagree.

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
James Blake - James Blake
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
Everything Everything - Man Alive
Adele - 21
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
Gwilym Simcock - Good Days at Schloss Elmau
Katy B - On a Mission
Metronomy - The English Riviera
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy

PJ HARVEY


KING CREOSOTE and JOHN HOPKINS