Finally it has been announced that the new tracks from the long awaited album by The Cure are being released! The band is releasing a new single on the 13th of each month leading up to the release of their 13 studio album (released Sat 13 September).
Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, The Cure line-up comprises long-time members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson. The Cure is one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, and this is the band's first album of new music since 2004’s self titled album The Cure.
First single 'The Only One' (released Tues 13 May) includes the b-side 'NY Trip'; second single 'Freakshow' (released Fri 13 June) includes the b-side 'All Kinds Of Stuff'; neither b-side will appear on the album.
In a gust of pheromones and with a warm purr of guitars, so arrive French indie pop band, The Teenagers.
At a time when far too many seemed to be sat waiting for the next novelty bandwagon to jump onboard, this trio of hipper-than-thou ne’r-do-wells have reignited the imaginations of clued-up music lovers across the globe with a curve ball of pervy wit, classic synth-work, and sunshine strumming
Wireless Bollinger are happy to report that The Teenagers have announced their first Australian tour Australia tour!
Tickets on Sale Now!
Thurs 12 June – The Met, Brisbane QLD
Fri 13 June – Billboard, Melbourne VIC
Sat 14 June – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Wireless Bollinger are happy to announce that Rocket Science are heading around Australia on the 'Psychic Man Single Tour' in May!
Thurs 1 May - The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Fri 2 May - The Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Sat 3 May - The Annandale, Sydney NSW
Fri 9 May - Jive, Adelaide SA
Sat 10 May - East Brunswick Club, Melbourne VIC
Transgressive have been scurrying around and have added a very impressive artist to their catalogue... Liam Finn.
They'll be releasing his album faster than you can say "Oh my god, he's changed my life in the same way as the Shins did to Darth Vader's Ma in the Garden State".... The first release will be 'Second Chance' on a 500 only 7", each with a unique photo on the cover taken by Liam himself.
Transgressive are also giving away a packet of seeds for all that pre-order it direct from them on their website:
Spoon will be performing three consecutive nights at the beautiful Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco in September. Pre-sale tickets for these shows will be available starting Fri 2 May via spoontheband.tickets.musictoday.com.
Plus! Spoon will make their Hollywood Bowl debut in September with Beck. Tickets go on pre-sale on Cinco de Mayo Mon 5 May.
All dates include...
Fri 13 June - Edgefield Amphitheater, Troutdale OR
Tue 15 July - Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY
Sat 19 July - Mile High Festival, Denver CO
Sun 20 July - Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago IL
Sat 20 September- Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood CA (With Beck)
Mon 22 September - Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco CA
Tue 23 September - Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco CA
Wed 24 September - Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco CA
On the back of Iron and Wine's immense album The Shepherd's Dog, the band is releasing a UK exclusive 10" EP featuring two new songs called Lovesong of the Buzzard.
Following their move to Europe to support the international release of their debut album Dystopia, local trio Midnight Juggernauts have just been confirmed to play the UK’s three day music extravaganza, Glastonbury.
Midnight Juggernauts will join a dazzling line-up that includes The Verve, Goldfrapp, Massive Attack, Leonard Cohen, Groove Armada, Hot Chip, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Roisin Murphy, and Aussie pals The Presets for what promises to be one huge party.
With the band on tour for much of 2008, Midnight Juggernauts are making their mark on the international circuit with upcoming festival performances at Primavera Sound (Spain), Eurockeenes (France), Lovebox (England), Rockness (Scotland), Electric Picnic (Ireland), and playing plenty of their own headline shows along the way.
Tour Dates
Fri 9 May - Bowery Room, New York NY
Wed 14 May - Club Quattro, Osaka Japan
Thurs 15 May - Liquid Room, Tokyo Japan
Fri 16 May - Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan
Fri 27 June - Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury UK
The Grates are currently in the studio recording their sophomore album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with producer Peter Katis (Interpol, Tokyo Police Club).
On this album, The Grates have brought a depth and density to the songwriting, the lyrics are raw and poignant, the sonics more biting and aggressive. There’s still that Grates spirit and vibrancy, but there’s also more reflection and more sophistication of expression. Teeth Lost, Hearts Won is looking to capture something of the Flaming Lips’ sense of whimsy and grandness with a fuzzpop edge of Weezer’s “Pinkerton” album.
The Grates had this to say about making the album: “Teeth Lost, Hearts Won is an album in the same high spirit as our first, but with a greater sense of dreaminess, grandness and guts. The last few years of touring really fed our confidence and built our sound. Whilst writing we fought each other, but didn't write songs of frustration, rather respecting the battles as a passage for growth. We chased what excited us and celebrate in our achievements, as friends.”
The Grates sophomore album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won is due out in August through Dew Process.
Visiter, by San Francisco band The Dodos, is their second full length and first for Frenchkiss. Originally formed in 2006 under the moniker Dodobird as a one man acoustic act, Meric Long would gig around SF playing folky guitar with a combination of loops and ambient keyboards.
The Dodos toured in 2007 with Les Savy Fav, Akron/Family, Jennifer Gentle, Wovenhand and Peter and the Wolf. 2008 will bring even more touring for them with stops at the Noise Pop, SXSW and Culture Shock festivals.
Fri 2 May - Natural History Museum, Los Angeles CA
Fri 9 May - Amoeba, San Francisco CA
Thu 29 May - Louisiana, Bristol UK
Fri 30 May - Red Room, Nottingham UK
Sun 1 June - Point Ephemere, Paris FR
Mon 2 June - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London UK
Tue 3 June - Amersham Arms, London UK
Wed 4 June - Doornroosje Nijmegen
Fri 6 June - 4 AD Diksmuide Belgium
Sat 7 June - Paradiso Amsterdam
Sun 8 June - Magnet Berlin GER
Mon 9 June - Luxor Cologne GER
Wed 11 June - Night and Day, Manchester UK
Thu 12 June - Beat Club, Glasgow SCOT
Fri 12 June - Crawdaddy, Dublin UK
Thu 19 June - Independent, San Francisco CA
Tue 24 June - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR
Wed 25 June - KEXP, Seattle WA
Wed 25 June - Neumo’s, Seattle WA
Thu 26 June - The Bourbon, Vancouver BC
Sat 28 June - Sled Island Festival, Calgary AL
Wed 2 July - The Grove Plaza, Boise ID
Fri 4 July - Filling Station Bozeman MT
Mon 7 July - The Aquarium Fargo ND
Tue 8 July - Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis MN
Wed 9 July - The Wisconsin Union, Madison WI
Fri 11 July - Division Ave Arts Cooperative, Grand Rapids MI
Sat 19 July - Siren Music Festival, Brooklyn NY
Sun 20 July - Pitchfork Festival Chicago IL
Fri 25 July - Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle WA
Fri 1 August - Oya Festival, NOR
Fri 8 August - Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg SWE
Sun 10 August - Haldern Festival, Haldern GER
Sun 28 September - Spiegeltent, New York NY
Fri 3 October - Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
Sat 4 October - Pop Montreal, La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC
Fri 10 October - Earlham University, Richmond IN
Fri 17 October - Dickenson College, Carlisle PA
If you still haven't your copy of Whitley's debut album Australian fans can benefit from a special offer. Retailer JB Hi-Fi have a limited special price offer online and in store. At their price you can buy, like, five of them!
Also, side note - The Corner and The Annandale tickets are selling fast!
Tour Dates:
Thurs 8 May - Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay NSW
Fri 9 May - The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Sat 10 May - Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW
Tues 13 May - ANU Bar, Canberra ACT
Wed 14 May - Oxford Tavern, Wollongong NSW
Thurs 15 May - Clarendon House, Katoomba NSW
Fri 16 May - Annandale Hotel, Sydney NSW
Sat 17 May - Northern Star, Newcastle NSW
Wed 21 May - Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Thu 22 May - Golden Vine, Bendigo VIC
Fri 23 May - Jive, Adelaide SA
Wed 28 May - The Loft, Warrnambool VIC
Thu 29 May - Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Fri 30 May - Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc VIC
Sat 31 May - Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Perth people - hang in there - shows to be announced shortly!
Nik Freitas will showcase his forthcoming Team Love debut, Sun Down on stages across America this spring.
Nik Freitas' debut (due to hit stores hit stores on Thurs 8 May) is the end product of several years of ups and downs. Sun Down is a succinct, concentrated record that will take the listener from Paul Simon's Graceland to David Bowie's Hunky Dory. To support the release, Nik has just announced some special tour dates!
Dates:
Thurs 1 May - Tokyo Gardens, Fresno CA
Fri 2 May - Spaceland, Los Angeles CA
Thurs 15 May - Concerts in the Park, San Diego CA - with Rilo Kiley
Sun 18 May - The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs CO - with Rilo Kiley
Mon 19 May - Ogden Theatre, Denver CO - with Rilo Kiley
Tues 20 May - Slowdown, Omaha NE - with Rilo Kiley
Wed 21 May - Slowdown, Omaha NE - with Rilo Kiley
Thurs 22 May - First Avenue, Minneapolis MN - with Rilo Kiley
Fri 23 May - Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee WI - with Rilo Kiley
Sat 24 May - The Riviera, Chicago IL - with Rilo Kiley
Sun 25 May - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak MI - with Rilo Kiley
Mon 26 May - House of Blues, Cleveland OH - with Rilo Kiley
Wed 28 May - Pheonix Theatre, Toronto ONT - with Rilo Kiley
Fri 30 May - Palladium, Worcester MA - with Rilo Kiley
Sat 31 May - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence RI - with Rilo Kiley
Sun 1 June - Calvin Theatre, Northampton MA - with Rilo Kiley
Mon 2 June - Terminal 5, New York NY - with Rilo Kiley
Bright Eyes front man Conor Oberst has a new, solo record.
This recording was made in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México during the months of January and February 2008. In Tepoztlán, a place known for Aztec Magic and Extra-Terrestrial Sightings, a temporary studio was created in a mountain villa called Valle Místico at the outskirts of town. It was produced by Conor Oberst with much help from engineer and long time associate Andy LeMaster. A special band was assembled for the recording, known amongst themselves and to friends as The Mystic Valley Band. It was there at Valle Místico that Oberst and the band lived and worked for that time in near perfect harmony, often unaware of the hour or the day. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following Water (1993), Here’s To Special Treatment (1994) and Soundtrack To My Movie (1995). In that time he has recorded and preformed in many bands and musical projects including Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will be touring in support of this album throughout the summer and have already announced an appearance at September’s Austin City Limits festival.
Track List in full:
1. Cape Cañaveral
2. Sausalito
3. Get-Well-Cards
4. Lenders In The Temple
5. Danny Callahan
6. I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)
7. Eagle On A Pole
8. Moab
9. NYC – Gone, Gone
10. Valle Místico (Ruben's Song)
11. Souled Out!!!
12. Milk Thistle
Live shows for Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band:
Fri 22 August - Leeds Festival ENG
Sun 24 August - Reading Festival EGN
Sun 31 August - Electric Picnic, County Laois IRE
Sat 27 September - ACL Music Festival, Austin TX
