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Beach House Announce New Album,Tour

After two years since their fantastic sophomore album Teen Dream, it looks like dream pop duo Beach House have finally confirmed a followup, Bloom. The album will be out May 15th through Sub Pop in America and May 14th through Bella Union in Europe. On top of it all the band will also be embarking on a spring and summer tour, which contains dates all over the two continents. Check out the album’s lead single, “Myth”, the album tracklisting, and the tour dates below.


Bloom Tracklisting:
01. Myth
02. Wild
03. Lazuli
04. Other People
05. The Hours
06. Troublemaker
07. New Year
08. Wishes
09. On the Sea
10. Irene

Beach House 2012 Tour Dates
05-04 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
05-05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
05-06 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
05-08 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach
05-09 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
05-10 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
05-11 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
05-12 Athens, GA – The Georgia Theatre
05-13 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
05-23 Brighton, England – The Haunt
05-24 London, England – Village Underground
05-25 Kortrijk, Belgium – De Kreun
05-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
05-27 Berlin, Germany – Volksbuhne
05-29 Paris, France – Maronguinerie
05-31 Düdingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival
06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Festival
06-03 Montpellier, France – Le Rockstore
06-04 Bordeaux, France – Theatre Barbey
06-05 Nantes, France – Stereolux
06-06 Lyon, France – Epicrerie Moderne
06-07 Blarritz, France – L’Atabal
06-08-09 Porto, Portugal – Primavera Festival
07-23 New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage

Listen: Reptar – Sebastian

Indie pop band Reptar from Athens, Georgia have announced that May 1st is the expected release date of their debut album Body Faucet. Whether you are watching a show live or sitting alone in your room, you can’t help but dig their catchy sound. I sprinted over a half mile across Lollapalooza and through massive crowds to see these guys live, and it was completely worth it. Reptar has distinct electronic-pop vibes that can only be described as follows: “Imagine you take a giant stuffed panda bear and you animate it using ultraviolet rays. You also take Big Bird. You put them in a room to fight to the death with marshmallow swords.”

Take a listen to their new single “Sebastian” below. It is also available for download on their website.

Body Faucet Tracklisting:
01. Sebastian
02. Please Don’t Kill Me
03. Isoprene Bath
04. Orifice Origami
05. Houseboat Babies
06. Natural Bridge
07. Ghost Bike
08. New House
09. Thank You Gliese 370 b
10. Sweet Sipping Soda
11. Three Shining Suns
12. Water Runs

Stream: Echotape – Sky Above Quarley Hill EP

Echotape, an upcoming British electronic indie rock band, have released their debut EP, Sky Above Quarley Hill which is available for streaming through Soundcloud. Along with this new release, Echotape have also recently teamed up with Chris Warsop to produce a music video for their single “Came Into My Blood” and announced new tour locations on their website spanning from throughout the UK to the US. Echotape’s EP definitely reflects their mission to produce songs that reflect their outlook and purpose. Each song on the release is flawlessly crafted with hauntingly beautiful lyrics and without a doubt, worth listening to.

You can stream Sky Above Quarley Hill and watch the video for “Came Into My Blood” below.

Listen: Arcade Fire – “Abraham’s Daughter”

Since putting out the critically acclaimed album The Suburbs, Arcade Fire did not release any new music up until now, when the band unveiled their contribution to the soundtrack for The Hunger Games. The anthemic “Abraham’s Daughter” was first made available by Entertainment Weekly, but has since been removed from their website. You can still listen to the track here.

“Abraham’s Daughter” is set to appear on the upcoming film’s soundtrack alongside new work from The Decemberists, Kid Cudi, Neko Case, and more. Arcade Fire also contributed an orchestral piece entitled “Horn of Plenty” for the album, which will be released on March 20th. The Hunger Games will appear in theaters everywhere three days later.

Video: Bon Iver – “Towers”

Bon Iver‘s newest single “Towers” from 2011’s standout album Bon Iver is set for release by Jagjaguwar on March 6th. To promote its release, the band released a new full-scale music video for the song directed by Nabil Elderkin, who also directed the visuals for “Holocene”. You can watch the whole thing, which features the journey of an old man (and the sea!) as well as some curious drawings of towers, below.