Stars New Album

On the back of Do You Trust Your Friends? – the remix album of the band’s 2005 debut Set Yourself On Fire, Canadian pop outfit Stars are set to release their sophomore album In Our Bedroom After The War.  The album was recorded at the Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, BC and was mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (Morrissey, The Shins, The White Stripes). It will be released through Arts & Crafts 25 September.

Tracklisting:
01 The Beginning After The End
02 The Night Starts Here
03 Take Me To The Riot
04 My Favourite Book
05 Midnight Coward
06 The Ghost Of Genova Heights
07 Personal
08 Barricade
09 Window Bird
10 Life 2: The Unhappy Ending
11 Bitches In Tokyo
12 Today Will Be Better, I Swear!
13 In Our Bedroom After The War 

www.myspace.com/stars

Clap Your Hands Announce US Dates

On the back of their July European tour, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have just announced a string of dates around the US through September and October.

Dates:
11 September -  Blender Theater at Gramercy, New York NY
14 September - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Monolith Festival 
15 September -  Austin City Limits, Austin TX
16 September -  Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco CA
18 September – Troubador, Los Angeles, CA
19 September – Troubador, Los Angeles, CA
20 September – Troubador, Los Angeles, CA
23 September - Street Scene, San Diego CA 
23 September - TBA 
23 September - TBA 
28 September -  Roseland, Portland OR
29 September – Neumos, Seattle WA
30 September – Neumos, Seattle WA
4 October -  Fine Line, Minneapolis MN 
5 October - 400 Bar, Minneapolis MN 
6 October -  The Annex, Madison WI

www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com

Splendour In The Grass Final Line Up Announcement

The final announcement of acts has been announced for the sold out Splendour In The Grass festival in NSW's Byron Bay in August. Notable additions to the already stellar line up include Ash, Damien Rice, Paul Kelly, Magnolia Electric Co., The Howling Bells and The Panics. They will be joining the likes of The Shins, Hot Chip, Dirty Three and Tilly & The Wall.

The whole thing is sold out so unless you've got tickets, this is more salt into the wounds.

The full line up:

Sat 4 August
Powderfinger, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, Grinspoon, Sarah Blasko, Tilly & The Wall, Hot Chip, Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, Sara Tindley, Ash, The Horrors, Lost Valentinos, Old Man River, The Beautiful Girls, Damien Rice, Wild Marmalade, Paul Kelly, The Panics, The Herd, Sneaky Sound System, Editors, Planet Asia, Operator Please , Howling Bells, Muscles + Cut Copy DJ's, Riot in Belgium DJ set, Purple Sneakers DJ's, AB AKA DJ Sean Candy

Sun 5 August
Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Hoodoo Gurus, Hilltop Hoods, Klaxons, The Shins, The Dirty Three, Expatriate, Josh Pyke, Airbourne, The Ride, Teenager, Spiderbait, Gotye, Midnight Juggernauts, Cut Copy, Holly Throsby, Magnolia Electric Co, OK Go, Bumblebeez, Kisschasy, Mellow Gold Rolling Thunder Revue (ft. Old Man River, Laura Imbruglia, Tom Cooney, Wons Phreely and Whitley) + Funk Trust DJ's, DJ Mark Murphy, DJ Sean Candy AKA AB

www.splendourinthegrass.com

The Go! Team UK Dates

The Go! Team are all set to get the party started in September with a short three date tour of the UK - following the release of their second album Proof of Youth (out September 10).

Dates:
12 September - Electric Ballroom, London ENG
13 September – Ritz, Manchester ENG
14 September – ABC, Glasgow SCO

www.thegoteam.co.uk

Gotye Tour Sells Out

Gotye, or known to his mum as Wally de Backer has just sold out his Australian tour. Showcasing songs from the hugely popular Like Drawing Blood album from last year, Gotye has recently released Mixed Blood a mixed compilation of versions from Like Drawing Blood.

www.gotye.com