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Iron & Wine To Release Double Disc Of Rarities

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:51 -0800

Iron & Wine will release a 2-CD/3-LP collection of rare tracks called, Around The Well, on 5/19 via Sub Pop. In support of the release, Iron & Wine will be performing ten intimate shows in five cities where fans will be able to create each night's setlist via the internet. There has also been mention that Sam Beam and company plan to release a new album in the spring of 2010. Check out the tracklist and tour dates below.

Tracklist

Disc 1:

01. Dearest Forsaken
02. Morning
03. Loud As Hope
04. Peng! 33
05. Sacred Vision
06. Friends They Are Jewels
07. Hickory
08. Waitin' For A Superman
09. Swans And The Swimming
10. Call Your Boys
11. Such Great Heights

Disc 2:

01. Communion Cups & Someone's Coat
02. Belated Promise Ring
03. God Made The Automobile
04. Homeward, These Shoes
05. Love Vigilantes
06. Sinning Hands
07. No Moon
08. Serpent Charmer
09. Carried Home
10. Kingdom Of The Animals
11. Arms Of A Thief
12. The Trapeze Swinger (LP Disc 3)

Tour Dates

05.04.09 at Vera Project (Seattle, WA)
05.05.09 at Triple Door (Seattle, WA)
05.06.09 at Swedish American Hall (San Francisco, CA)
05.07.09 at Swedish American Hall (San Francisco, CA)
05.08.09 at Masonic Hall at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles, CA)
05.09.09 at Troubador (Los Angeles, CA)
05.12.09 at Lakeshore Theatre (Chicago, IL)
05.13.09 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
05.16.09 at Red Rocks Ampitheatre (Morrison, CO)
05.17.09 at Abrons Arts Center (New York, NY)
05.18.09 at Abrons Arts Center (New York, NY)

[Myspace] Iron & Wine
[Website] Iron & Wine

[Count Me Out] Video: Iron & Wine on Leno
[Count Me Out] New Iron & Wine EP
[Count Me Out] Iron & Wine Rarities
[Count Me Out] Iron & Wine Live in Wheaton 02.15.08
[Count Me Out] Iron & Wine Live in Amsterdam

Video: Jenny Lewis and She & Him on Elvis Costello's Spectacle

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:50 -0800

Jenny Lewis and She & Him were recently on Elvis Costello's new Sundance Channel talk show, Spectacle. Check out the Q&A's and performances below.

[VIDEO] Part 1: Elvis Costello - Show Biz Kids, Q&A, She & Him and Elvis Costello - Change Is Hard

[VIDEO] Part 2: Q&A, Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello (ft. M. Ward) - Pretty Bird

[VIDEO] Part 3: Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello (ft. Zooey Deschanel) - Carpetbaggers / Go Away

Haley Bonar on Daytrotter

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:49 -0800

Haley Bonar had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the 2008 release, Big Star, out via Afternoon.

Tracks

01. Green Eyed Boy
02. Big Star
03. Bad For You
04. Highway 16

[Myspace] Haley Bonar
[Website] Haley Bonar

[Count Me Out] Video: Haley Bonar "Bad For You"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Haley Bonar - Big Star
[Count Me Out] Haley Bonar "Big Star"

Video: Here We Go Magic "Tunnelvision"

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:49 -0800

Pitchfork.tv has the video premiere of the Here We Go Magic tune "Tunnelvision." Check it out below, along with the forthcoming self-titled release, Here We Go Magic, out 2/24 via Western Vinyl.

[VIDEO] Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision

[Myspace] Here We Go Magic
[Website] Here We Go Magic

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic
[Count Me Out] Here We Go Magic "Tunnelvision"

New Silversun Pickups Album In April

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:48 -0800

The Silversun Pickups will release a new record, Swoon, on 4/14 via Dangerbird. This being the follow up to 2006's Carnavas. Here's the tracklist.

Tracklist

01. There's No Secrets This Year
02. Swoon
03. The Royal We
04. Growing Old Is Getting Old
05. It's Nice To Know You Work Alone
06. Panic Switch
07. Draining
08. Substitution
09. Sort Of
10. Catch And Release
11. Broken Bottles
12. Seasick
13. Surrounded

[Myspace] Silversun Pickups
[Website] Silversun Pickups

Papercuts "Future Primitive"

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:47 -0800

Here's another new Papercuts tune, "Future Primitive," from the forthcoming record, You Can Have What You Want, out 4/14 via Gnomonsong.

[MP3] Papercuts - Future Primitive

[Myspace] Papercuts

[Count Me Out] Papercuts "The Void"
[Count Me Out] New Papercuts Album In April

Grizzly Bear Release Veckatimest Info

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:10:47 -0800

Welp, here's the confirmation on all of the rumors. Grizzly Bear's new album will be called, Veckatimest and will be out 5/26 via Warp. Check out the tracklist and album art below. Is it wrong to predict this to be in my "Top 3" albums of 2009?

Tracklist

01. Southern Point
02. Two Weeks
03. All We Ask
04. Fine For Now
05. Cheerleader
06. Dory
07. Ready, Able
08. About Face
09. Hold Still
10. While You Wait For The Others
11. I Live With You
12. Foreground

[Myspace] Grizzly Bear
[Website] Grizzly Bear

[Count Me Out] New Grizzy Bear Update + Rumors
[Count Me Out] Download 4 New Grizzly Bear (Live) Tunes
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear (feat. Feist) "Service Bell"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Deep Blue Sea"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear Update
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "Fine For Now"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon)"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Conan
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "While You Wait For The Others"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Video: Brooke Waggoner "Live For The Sounds"

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:42:58 -0800

Brooke Waggoner's video for "Live For The Sounds" has been around for a few months, however I just came across it today and think it's pretty great. Check it out below, along with the 2008 release, Heal For The Honey, out via Swoon Moon Music.

[VIDEO] Brooke Waggoner - Live For The Sounds

[Myspace] Brooke Waggoner
[Website] Brooke Waggoner

[Count Me Out] Brooke Waggoner on NPR's Mountain Stage + Free EP

Akron/Family Release More Album Info + Tour Dates

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:42:57 -0800

Akron/Family will release their new record, Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free, on 5/5 via Dead Oceans. You can read a little more about it here and check out the album art, tracklist, and some upcoming tour dates below.

Tracklist

01. Everyone Is Guilty
02. River
03. Creatures
04. The Alps And Their Orange Evergreen
05. Set 'Em Free
06. Gravelly Mountains Of The Moon
07. Many Ghosts
08. MBF
09. They Will Appear
10. Sun Will Shine (Warmth Of The Sunship Version)
11. Last Year

Tour Dates

03.01.09 at McCabe's Guitar Shop (Santa Monica, CA)
03.06.09 at Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, CA)
03.07.09 at Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, CA)
03.08.09 at Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, CA)
03.09.09 at Brookdale Lodge (Santa Cruz, CA)
03.10.09 at Steve Allen Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
03.11.09 at Steve Allen Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
03.12.09 at Steve Allen Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
03.13.09 at Neon Reverb Fest at The Aruba (Las Vegas, NV)
03.17.09 at Oriental Theater (Denver, CO)
03.18.09 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.19.09 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.20.09 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.21.09 at Mess With Texas 3 at Waterloo Park (Austin, TX)
03.22.09 at The Casbah (Hamilton, ON)
03.23.09 at Sneaky Dees (Toronto, ON) *
03.24.09 at Sneaky Dees (Toronto, ON) *
03.25.09 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) *
03.26.09 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) *
03.27.09 at The New Museum (New York City, NY)
03.28.09 at Union Pool (Brooklyn, NY)
03.29.09 at Union Pool (Brooklyn, NY)

* w/ Born Ruffians

[Myspace] Akron/Family
[Website] Akron/Family

[Count Me Out] Akron/Family Sign To Dead Oceans and Plan An April Release
[Count Me Out] Akron/Family on Daytrotter

Video: School Of Seven Bells "Half Asleep"

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:04:18 -0800

School Of Seven Bells have a new video for "Half Asleep," a fantastic song off the 2008 record, Alpinisms, out via Ghostly Int'l. Check it out below, along with an upcoming Chicago show, this Thursday night, February 12th, at the Bottom Lounge with Fujiya & Miyagi.

[VIDEO] School Of Seven Bells - Half Asleep

Tour Dates

02.06.09 at Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA) *
02.07.09 at Terrace F. Club (Princeton, NJ) *
02.08.09 at Carnegie Mellon University- The Underground (Pittsburgh, PA) *
02.11.09 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
02.12.09 at Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL) *
02.13.09 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) *
02.14.09 at Alfred University Knight Club (Alfred, NY) *
02.15.09 at Paradise (Boston, MA) *
02.17.09 at Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY) *
02.18.09 at The Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) *
02.19.09 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
02.23.09 at Whelans (Dublin, IE)
02.24.09 at Captain's Rest (Glasgow, UK)
02.25.09 at Cockpit (Leeds, UK)
02.26.09 at Cargo (London, UK)
02.27.09 at Night & Day (Manchester, UK)
02.28.09 at Start The Bus (Bristol, UK)
03.01.09 at Audio (Brighton, UK)
03.04.09 at AB Club (Brussels, BE)
03.05.09 at Le Point Ephemere (Paris, FR)
03.07.09 at Gleis 22 (M

TV On The Radio on Colbert

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:04:17 -0800

The Boy Least Likely To "Every Goliath Has Its David"

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:04:17 -0800

The Boy Least Likely To have two new songs, "Every Goliath Has Its David" and "Balloon On A Broken String," streaming over on their Myspace page. The new album, The Law Of The Playground, is out 4/14 via +1.

[STREAM] The Boy Least Likely To - Every Goliath Has Its David
[STREAM] The Boy Least Likely To - Balloon On A Broken String

[Myspace] The Boy Least Likely To
[Website] The Boy Least Likely To

[Count Me Out] New The Boy Least Likely To Album In March

Video: Beirut on Letterman

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:48:01 -0800

Beirut performed "A Sunday Smile" last Friday night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming EP, March Of The Zapotec/Holland, out 2/17 via Pompeii / Ba Da Bing.

[VIDEO] Beirut - A Sunday Smile

[Myspace] Beirut
[Website] Beirut

[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut "The Concubine" (Live)
[Count Me Out] Video: Beirut "La Llorna"
[Count Me Out] New Beirut / Solo EP In February
[Count Me Out] Beirut's Flying Club Cup Videos

Grammy Re-Cap

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:48:00 -0800

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards were on lastnight. Did you watch? I wanted to, but only caught about 5 minutes. Here are two pretty sweet performances from Radiohead (well Thom and Johnny) with the USC marching band and then Coldplay featuring Jay-Z. I've also included a list of a few winners, however you can check out the entire list here.

[VIDEO] Radiohead - 15 Step (w/ USC Marching Band)

[VIDEO] Coldplay - Lost (w/ Jay-Z) & Viva La Vida

Album of the Year

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album

Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

John Mayer, "Say"

Record of the Year

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read This Letter"

Best New Artist

Adele

Best Rock Album

Coldplay, Viva la Vida

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"

Song of the Year

Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)

Best Rock Song

Bruce Springsteen, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"

Best Hard Rock Performance

The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire"

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

John Mayer, "Gravity"

Best Alternative Music Album

Radiohead, In Rainbows

Best Pop Vocal Album

Duffy, Rockferry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Adele, "Chasing Pavements"

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"

Best Rap Solo Performance

Lil Wayne, "A Milli"

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Killing the Blues"

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Best Dance Recording

Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Radiohead, In Rainbows

Heartless Bastards "The Mountain"

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:48:00 -0800

I've been obsessed with the new Heartless Bastards song "The Mountain" over the last 24 hours. To be honest, I've had the track and album for some time, but haven't really given it any attention, until now. Anyway, the new record, The Mountain, is out now via Fat Possum. Grab the track below and check out the pretty extensive tour dates.

[MP3] Heartless Bastards - The Mountain

Tour Dates

02.11.09 at Gravity Lounge (Charlottesville, VA)
02.12.09 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
02.13.09 at Government Street Grocery Club (Ocean Springs, MS)
02.14.09 at The Last Concert Cafe (Houston, TX)
02.26.09 at Sam's Burger Joint (San Antonio, TX)
02.27.09 at Longhorn Saloon (Ft. Worth, TX)
02.28.09 at Hailey's (Denton, TX)
03.15.09 at The Pageant (St Louis, MO) ^
03.16.09 at Liberty Hall (Lawrence, KS) ^
03.17.09 at Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK) ^
03.18.09 at TBA - SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.19.09 at TBA - SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.20.09 at TBA - SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.20.09 at TBA - SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.21.09 at House Of Blues (Houston, TX) ^
03.23.09 at Lyric Oxford (Oxford, Mississippi) ^
03.25.09 at Madison Theater (Covington, KY)
03.27.09 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) *
03.28.09 at Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) *
03.29.09 at Mr. Smalls (Pittsburgh, PA) *
03.30.09 at Newport Music Hall (Columbus, OH) *
03.31.09 at Agora Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) *
04.01.09 at St. Andrews Hall (Detroit, MI) *
04.02.09 at Turner Hall (Milwaukee, WI) *
04.03.09 at The Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL) *
04.04.09 at Varsity Theater (Minneapolis, MN) *
04.07.09 at The Warehouse (Calgary, AB) *
04.08.09 at The Starlight Room (Edmonton, AB) *
04.10.09 at The Plaza Nightclub (Vancouver, BC) *
04.11.09 at Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, WA)
04.13.09 at Berbati's Pan (Portland, OR) *
04.15.09 at The Boardwalk (Sacramento, CA) *
04.16.09 at Slims (San Francisco, CA) *
04.21.09 at The Clubhouse (Tempe, AZ) *
04.22.09 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM) *
04.23.09 at Black Sheep (Colorado Springs, CO) *
04.24.09 at Gothic Theater (Denver, CO) *
04.25.09 at Beaumont Club (Kansas City, MO) *
04.28.09 at Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX) *
04.29.09 at Antones (Austin, TX) *
05.02.09 at State Theatre (St. Petersburg, FL) *
05.03.09 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *

^ w/ Andrew Bird
* w/ The Gaslight Anthem

[Myspace] Heartless Bastards
[Website] Heartless Bastards

This Week On Late Night TV

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:47:59 -0800

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.

Monday (2/9)

Letterman: The Von Bondies
Leno: Duffy
Conan: Brett Dennen
Ferguson: Adele
Carson: Sam Sparro

Tuesday (2/10)

Letterman: Heartless Bastards
Leno: Raphael Saadiq
Conan: Levon Helm
Kimmel: The Little Ones
Carson: Adele

Wednesday (2/11)

Letterman: Anthony Hamilton
Leno: Dierks Bentley
Conan: John Pizzarelli
Kimmel: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Carson: Blind Pilot

Thursday (2/12)

Leno: Erin McCarley
Conan: They Might Be Giants
Kimmel: Mishka
Carson: The Sounds

Friday (2/13)

Letterman: Matt Nathanson
Leno: Annie Lennox
Conan: Dan Auerbach
Ferguson: Glen Campbell
Kimmel: Mark Seliger & Rusty Truck
Carson: Flobots

* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's instore.

The Decemberists Announce Spring Tour Dates

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:47:58 -0800

The Decembersist will be hitting the road this spring in support of the forthcoming record, Hazards Of Love, which is out 3/24 via Capitol. Check the dates out below.

Tour Dates

05.19.09 at Hollywood Palladium (Los Angeles, CA)
05.20.09 at Fox Theatre (Oakland, CA)
05.21.09 at McDonald Theater (Eugene, OR)
05.24.09 at Wilma Theatre (Missoula, MT)
05.26.09 at Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, CO)
05.27.09 at Uptown Theater (Kansas City, MO)
05.29.09 at Riverside Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
05.31.09 at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
06.01.09 at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (Columbus, OH)
06.03.09 at Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
06.04.09 at Memorial Auditorium (Raleigh, NC)
06.05.09 at The National (Richmond, VA)
06.06.09 at Tower Theatre Upper (Darby, PA)
06.09.09 at Bank of America Pavillion (Boston, MA)
06.10.09 at Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY)
06.11-14.09 at Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN)

[Myspace] The Decemberists
[Website] The Decemberists

[Count Me Out] The Decemberists Reveal New Album Art
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "The Rake's Song"
[Count Me Out] New Decemberists Record in March
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Record Year"
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "O New England"
[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Valerie Plame"

Camera Obscura "My Maudlin Career"

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:47:58 -0800

Camera Obscura will release a new album, My Maudlin Career, on 4/21 via 4AD. Check out the tracklist below and head on over to their website to grab the title track, "My Maudlin Career."

Tracklist

01. French Navy
02. The Sweetest Thing
03. You Told A Lie
04. Away With Murder
05. Swans
06. James
07. Careless Love
08. My Maudlin Career
09. Forests And Sands
10. Other Towns And Cities
11. Honey In The Sun

[MP3] Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

[Myspace] Camera Obscura
[Website] Camera Obscura

Angel Deradoorian "Holding Pattern"

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:47:57 -0800

Angel Deradoorian is 1/4 of the Dirty Projectors, however she will be releasing her first solo EP, Mind Raft, on 5/5 via Lovepump United. Check out the tracklist below and head on over to her Myspace to stream a few of the tracks.

Tracklist

01 Weed Jam
02 High Road
03 You Carry The Deed
04 Holding Pattern
05 Moon

[STREAM] Angel Deradoorian - Holding Pattern
[STREAM] Angel Deradoorian - You Carry The Deed

[Myspace] Angel Deradoorian