Indie Rock

The xx Announce ‘Coexist’

By Frank Wu ⋅ June 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On September 11th, the xx will release their highly anticipated second studio album, Coexist, through Young Turks. This will be the follow-up to 2009’s self-titled debut, which launched the band and its members into global stardom. From their announcement: “After a long time on the road, we took a break, created our own studio and wrote these new songs that we’re so looking forward to playing to you.”

The xx 2012 Tour Dates:

06-08 Turin, Italy – Traffic Festival
06-09 Porto, Portugal – Optimus Primavera Sound
06-15 Aarhus, Denmark – Northside Festival
06-16 Hultsfred, Sweden – Hultsfred Festival
06-22 Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-23 Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival
06-27 Haervic, Norway – Hove Festival
06-29 Arras, France – Main Square Festival
06-30 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07-04 Tokyo, Japan – Liquid Room
07-07 Gdynia, Poland – Heineken Open’er Festival
07-14 Joensuu, Finland – Ilosaarirock Festival
07-23 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
07-25 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
07-28 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theater
07-29 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
07-31 Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
08-02 New York, NY – Terminal 5
08-09 Sibinek, Croatia – Terraneo Festival
08-10 Budapest, Hungary – Sziget Festival
08-11 St Pere, France – La Route du Rock
08-18 St Polten, Austria – FM4 Frequency Festival
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
08-31 Laois, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-07 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival

Listen: Ellie Goulding – “High For This (Cover)”

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Ellie Goulding, best known for her hit single “Lights” which has been sampled and remixed more times than anyone can count, teamed up with her buddy Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang for an insane cover of The Weeknd‘s “High For This”. I realize that’s a lot to consider in one short sentence so I’ll try and sum it up more clearly: Ellie Goulding + Xaphoon Jones + The Weeknd. One track. Yes.

The pop starlet’s voice meshes perfectly with Xaphoon’s light, twinkling sound to create a cover that actually does justice to Abel’s original version, something that’s arguably very hard to do. You can check it out below or on Ellie’s Soundcloud page here.

MP3: Ellie Goulding – “High For This [Cover] (Prod. Xaphoon Jones)”

Listen: Metric – “Speed The Collapse”

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The newest offering from Metric is the extremely up-tempo and energetic “Speed The Collapse”, a brand new song from their forthcoming fifth studio album. Synthetica, out on June 12th through their own Metric Music International alongside Mom + Pop, will contain 11 songs and an additional 5 “Reflections” if pre-ordered on iTunes. Metric also recently worked with composer Howard Shore to score David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis and if all goes according to plan, that soundtrack will be released just a little before Synthetica is. For now, at least, you can shorten the wait by jamming to “Speed The Collapse” below.

The xx Announce Summer Tour Dates

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Right now, there’s still very little information about the upcoming xx album, but we do know that the band will spend almost their entire summer on the road touring, most likely in anticipation for the album’s release. The xx will spend most of the summer playing at festivals around Europe before journeying to North America for a few quick shows. You can view the entire schedule below.

The xx 2012 Tour Dates:
05/29 – Bordeaux, FR @ Le Rocher de Palmer
05/30 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Phare
05/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/08 – Turin, IT @ Traffic Festival
06/09 – Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/15 – Aarhus, DK @ Northside Festival
06/16 – Hultsfred, SE @ Hultsfred Festival
06/22 – Scheessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/23 – Neuhausen, DE @ Southside Festival
06/27 – Arendal, NO @ Hove Festival
06/29 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
06/30 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/07 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/14 – Joensuu, FI @ Ilosaairock Festival
07/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
07/25 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
07/28 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
07/29 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
07/31 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
08/02 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/09 – Sibinek, CR @ Terraneo Festival
08/10 – Budapest, HR @ Sziget Festival
08/11 – St Pere, FR @ La Route du Rock
08/18 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/19 – Biddinhuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/31 – Laois, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/07 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival

Animal Collective Announce New Album

By Tait Gu ⋅ May 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Following last week’s unexpected release of “Honeycomb” and “Gotham”, Baltimore four-piece Animal Collective have announced, via a video on their website, that there will indeed be a brand new album this September through Domino. The album, which is a followup to 2009’s fantastic Merriweather Post Pavilion, will be titled Centipede Hz, and the band offers more hints about the tracklisting in the video. Listen to the two new songs below, or pre-order the Honeycomb/Gotham 7” here. Stay tuned for more info on the album.

UPDATE: The album will be released September 3rd in UK/Europe and September 4th in North America. The words and phrases in the video have also been confirmed to be the tracklisting, which you can view below.

Centipede Hz Tracklist:

01 Moonjock
02 Today’s Supernatural
03 Rosie Oh
04 Applesauce
05 Wide Eyed
06 Father Time
07 New Town Burnout
08 Monkey Riches
09 Mercury Man
10 Pulleys
11 Amanita

Stream: mewithoutYou – Ten Stories

By Harri Gibson ⋅ May 10, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Ten Stories, the new release from mewithoutYou, is currently being streamed in it’s entirety on Spotify. The post-hardcore band experiments with spoken-word lyrics and various different genres to produce heart wrenching tracks. Frontman, Aaron Weiss, provides an eccentric vocal experience which is beloved by all fans who are familiar with this acquired taste. Stream the album and check out the track-listing below.

Ten Stories Track-listing:
01) February 1878
02) Grist For The Malady Mill
03) East Enders Wives
04) Cardiff Giant
05) Elephant In The Dock
06) Aubergine
07) Fox’s Dream Of The Log Flume
08) Nine Stories
09) Fiji Mermaid
10) Bear’s Vision Of St. Agnes
11) All Circles

[via TheNeedleDrop]

Listen: Passion Pit – “Take A Walk”

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

To call Passion Pit‘s forthcoming album Gossamer a highly anticipated release wouldn’t even be doing it justice. Fans of the band’s infectious electropop sound have all been eagerly awaiting new music from Michael Angelakos and company since the release of Manners in 2009. And finally, after quite a number of delays and false rumors, we have new music from the indie darlings. Below, you can listen to the first single, “Take A Walk”. Surprisingly, the song doesn’t feature the falsetto singing we’ve come to expect from Passion Pit, but the song is still insanely infectious and fun. Gossamer will be released on July 24th via Columbia.

Listen: Animal Collective – “Honeycomb” & “Gotham”

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On June 26th, Animal Collective will officially release their new single “Honeycomb” / “Gotham” through Domino Records. Just today, the psychedelic four-piece announced their intentions to release the new two-song 7-inch and with it, a free stream of both songs, which you can check out below. If things go according to plan, we should expect to see a new full-length release later this year.

Listen: The Gaslight Anthem – “45”

By Frank Wu ⋅ May 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On July 24th, New Jersey rockers the Gaslight Anthem will be unveiling their fourth album and first since joining Mercury Records, Handwritten. And with it, the band plans on reverting back to their punkier roots, despite all the acclaim that followed the more mature, more mellow American Slang that saw its release back in 2010.

Our first taste arrives with the stunning “45”, which was recorded early in the Handwritten sessions. Frontman Brian Fallon revealed to RollingStone, “This song felt to us like we still had something to say in this long line of rock & roll tradition. It made the path clear as to what we should do next. Sometimes you just have to leave things behind . . . turn the record over.” I, for one, am certainly not complaining.

Maps and Atlases Release ‘Beware and Be Grateful’

By Erik Barns ⋅ April 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This past week, folk rock band Maps and Atlases released their brand new LP, Beware and Be Grateful, along with the dates of their April European tour. I’ve been listening to Maps and Atlases for a while now, as well as lead singer Dave Davison’s side project Cast Spells, and I can safely say that their music continues to develop both in general sound and in complexity. They create a very low key presence on their albums, yet the quartet from Chicago can really put on a rad show.

Check out my favorite from the album “Be Three Years Old” below:

Beware and Be Grateful Tracklist:

Old & Gray
Fever
Remote & Dark Years
Silver Self
Vampires
Be Three Years Old
Bugs
Old Ash
Important

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