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Beirut Announce ‘The Rip Tide’

Beirut have just announced the release of their new album The Rip Tide, which will be released on August 30 via Condon’s Pompeii Records and distributed in the USA via Revolver. First single from the album “East Harlem” can be streamed below. The full tracklisting for The Rip Tide and updated tour dates are also included below.

The Rip Tide Tracklisting:
01 A Candle’s Fire
02 Santa Fe
03 East Harlem
04 Goshen
05 Payne’s Bay
06 The Rip Tide
07 Vagabond
08 The Peacock
09 Port of Call

Beirut:
06-08 Austin, TX – ACL Live ^
06-10 New Orleans, LA – Republic ^
06-12 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-14 Washington, DC – Black Cat ^
06-17 Brooklyn, NY – Northside Fest at McCarren Park !
06-30 London, England – Hyde Park &
07-03 St. Gallen, Switzerland – St. Gallen Fest
07-05 Ferrara, Italy – Costello Piazza #
07-07 Novi Sad, Serbia – EXIT Festival
07-09 Trencin, Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
07-12 Arles, France – Les Suds a Arles
07-14 Meco, Portugal – Super Bock Super Rock
07-16 Valencia, Spain – Benicassim
07-18 Lyon, France – Les Nuits De Fourviere
07-20 Nyon, Switzerland – Paleo Festival
07-29 Portland, ME – State Theater
07-31 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga
08-02 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix @
08-04 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix @
08-05 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-10 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
08-12 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
08-14 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
09-02 Dorset, England – End of the Road
09-04 Stradbally, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-06 Manchester, England – Manchester Academy
09-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
09-12 Paris, France – Olympia
09-14 Brussels, Belgium – AB
09-16 London, England – Brixton Academy

* with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
^ with Twin Sister
& with Arcade Fire
# with the National
! with Sharon Van Etten
@ with Owen Pallett et les Mouches

Recommended: Maybeshewill

Maybeshewill

For Fans Of: 65daysofstatic

Maybeshewill play a unique brand of instrumental post-rock, drawing from electronic, metal, and progressive influences. The band, based in Leicestershire, Great Britain, is reminscent of a more riff-based, guitar-oriented 65daysofstatic, resulting in a well-developed sound which truly sets them apart from their peers. The added use of strings on tracks such as “To The Skies From A Hillside” lends their music a dramatic, almost theatrical (though not in a campy way) tone. Melodic piano lines are often utilized as well, creating some absolutely gorgeous soundscapes, most notably on “Red Paper Lanterns”, in which bell tones harmonize with the piano to create a modern day post-rock masterpiece. Whilst post-rock seems to progressively become more and more crowded with similar-sounding bands, Maybeshewill strive to incorporate originality into their compositions.

Their newest album, I Was Here For A Moment, Then I was Gone, released May 30th of this year, continues the sonic progression of their last few releases, leaving the listener to bask in the somber heaviness and more subdued, melancholic moments that prevail throughout the ten tracks. Good for those chill-out moments at home when surfing the web on sites like PartyPoker España or social networking.

Listen to “Red Paper Lanterns” here:

The Dangerous Summer Announce ‘War Paint’

The Dangerous Summer will release their new album War Paint on July 19th via Hopeless Records. War Paint is the band’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2009’s Reach For The Sun, also released via Hopeless Records. The album artwork is shown above and the tracklisting is below.

War Paint Tracklisting:
1. War Paint
2. Work In Progress
3. No One’s Gonna Need You More
4. Good Things
5. Siren
6. Everyone Left
7. Miscommunication
8. I Should Leave Right Now
9. Parachute
10. In My Room
11. Waves

Below, you can watch AJ Perdomo and Cody Payne perform “No One’s Gonna Need You More” acoustically for Ourzone Magazine. The band has reportedly been playing this song live at their recent shows and will be releasing videos for both “No One’s Gonna Need You More” and “Work In Progress”.

Adele Cancels US Dates to Rest Voice

Just after Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way took the top place on the charts over her 21, Adele was diagnosed with laryngitis and her Otolaryngology specialist “determined it was imperative that she take the next few weeks to recover with absolute voice rest.” Following her doctor’s orders, Adele has now canceled the rest of her US tour dates, which will hopefully be rescheduled in the future.

You can see her 2011 tour dates after the break.

Adele 2011 Tour Dates:
06/03 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
06/04 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Theatre
06/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
06/08 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
06/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
06/12 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek
06/15 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
06/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
06/18 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
06/20 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
06/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07/07 – London, UK @ iTunes Festival
09/04 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Pavilions
09/05 – Bournemouth, UK @ Bournemouth International Centre
09/07 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
09/08 – Blackpool, UK @ Empress Ballroom
09/10 – Wolverhampton, UK @ The Civic Hall
09/11 – Wolverhampton, UK @ The Civic Hall
09/13 – Leicester, UK @ De Montfort Hall
09/14 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
09/16 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Apollo
09/17 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Apollo
09/19 – London, UK @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo
09/20 – London, UK @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo
09/22 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
09/24 – Ediburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
09/25 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
10/20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heinken Music Hall

Interview: All Time Low

Pop punk rockers All Time Low have been at the forefront of their scene since signing with Hopeless Records while still in high school, releasing three albums with the label. The band is currently gearing up for the release of their fourth studio album Dirty Work, which will also be the band’s debut with Interscope Records, set to be released on June 7th in the US and on June 6th in the UK. Lead vocalist Alex Gaskarth took some time out of his busy schedule to talk with me about their new album and touring experiences. You can read the full interview below.

LitS: First off, could you state your name and what you do in All Time Low?

Alex Gaskarth and I sing and play guitar.

LitS: You guys are currently headlining a tour with Yellowcard, The Summer Set and Hey Monday as openers. How has this tour been?

We just finished up the tour and it was probably the best touring experience I’ve ever had. Our band grew up listening to Yellowcard so to get the chance to do a full tour with them was awesome. Hey Monday are good friends of ours and we’ve wanted to tour with The Summer Set for a while so we’re glad we could take them out.  Crowds were amazing on the tour each and every night.

LitS: Your new album, Dirty Work, will be released in June of this year. Could you describe the new album for us?

I think it represents a real growth for us and it’s something we’re all extremely proud of. We didn’t do a 180 and make a completely different CD. It still sounds like All Time Low and I think our fans will really be into it. Hopefully it’s just a better All Time Low than you’ve ever heard before. Continue reading →