Music News
Powers Post New Demo
Brandon Welch and Todd Turner (formerly of Far-Less) have formed a new duo, Powers. They've posted their first demo, "White Cloud", on Sound Cloud. [soundcloud.com]
The Love Language Nearly Done with Third Album
According to a recent tweet, The Love Language are expected to release their third album "by the end of the year", due to some additional mixing and "tweaks". A single is being planned for "late summer". The group recently previewed "Faithbreaker" at Record Store Day performance in Wilmington, NC. Libraries was released in 2010. [twitter.com]
Toadies and Helmet Plot Co-Headlining Summer Tour
Toadies and Helmet have teamed for a summer co-headlining tour. The schedule kicks off in Houston, TX on July 20th. Toadies will undoubtedly preview material from their new album, Play.Rock.Music, due on July 31st. Stream lead single "Summer of the Strange" on Sound Cloud. Helmet released Seeing Eye Dog in 2010. [thetoadies.com]
Braid Announces Summer Tour
The influential Braid will hit the road this summer on a headlining tour, courtesy of Filter Magazine. The trek kicks off on August 7th in Cleveland, OH and Owen will support. The group released the Closer to Closed EP in 2011. [braidcentral.com]
The Walkmen Ready Heaven
The Walkmen will issue their sixth full-length, Heaven, next week on May 29th through Fat Possum. NPR is streaming the full album until the release and you can watch a trailer for the record on YouTube. The group will tour North America over the next few months, including stops at Sasquatch, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. [thewalkmen.com]
Kimbra Readies Vows
Kimbra will release her debut album, Vows, in the US tomorrow. The New Zealander worked on six additional tracks for the Stateside release with producers Mike Elizondo and Greg Kurstin in Los Angeles. Stream the full album on NPR. [kimbramusic.com]
Patti Smith Readies Banga
Patti Smith will release her eleventh studio album, Banga, on June 5th. The full-length marks Smith' first new material since 2004's Trampin'. Stream album track "April Fool" from a recent episode of NPR's All Songs Considered. [pattismith.net]
Album Reviews
Auxiliary Transmission
- Sleigh Bells - Demons (Video)
- Gold & Youth - Time To Kill
- Powers - White Cloud (Demo)
- Damon Albarn collaborates with Portishead's Beth Gibbons for JJ Doom
- PJ Harvey Contributes New Songs to Documentary
- Alferez Provisional - Los Punsetes
- Tenacious D - Rize of the Fenix (Live on Fallon)
- The xx Perform Five New Songs
- Squarepusher Q&A: A Chat With Electronic Music's Own David Foster Wallace
- bonnaroo365 on YouTube
- Future History - Loss:/self
- VERSE - The Selfless of the Earth
- Empires - We Lost Magic
- The Beach Boys Live on Fallon
- Fenster - BTR Live Studio
- El-P and Nick Diamonds - Stay Down (Live on Letterman)
- My Chemical Romance Working on New Album
- The Walkmen - The House You Made
- Holly Walker - Modern Life
- Regina Spektor & Only Son - Call Them Brothers
