Posts filed under ‘Music: Releases’
We Are Scientists US tour + stream ‘Barbara’ now!
So We Are Scientists are finally touring America again this July. You know, their home land? Go see them. DANCE & LAUGH. DO IT.
Jul 13 Middle East / Boston, MA
Jul 14 Bowery Ballroom / New York, NY
Jul 15 Johnny Brenda’s / Philadelphia, PA
Jul 16 Black Cat / Washington, DC
Jul 17 Music Hall of Williamsburg / Brooklyn, NY
Jul 19 Horseshoe Tavern / Toronto, ON
Jul 20 Blind Pig / Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 21 Bottom Lounge / Chicago, IL
Jul 23 Larimer Lounge / Denver, CO
Jul 26 Doug Fir Lounge / Portland, OR
Jul 28 Neumo’s / Seattle, WA
Their new album Barbara is out June 14th/15th, PRE-ORDER IT. In the meantime, you can head on over to their myspace and listen to the album in full. GOOD TIMES.
And if you haven’t already, you should really really really watch their video for “Nice Guys”
Hey America, buy Peggy Sue’s album today!
Peggy Sue‘s debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms is released on our side of the pond today courtesy of Yep Roc Records. When you order the album on CD, you’ll receive a free digital copy of Fossils instantly!!
If you haven’t already heard, Peggy Sue is back in America this month so go check them out! They’ll be hitting up Chicago on June 14th!
6/8 Washington DC @ DC9
6/9 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
6/10 New York, NY @ Pianos
6/11 Boston, MA @ Paradise
6/12 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
6/13 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
6/14 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
6/19 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
6/20 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
6/21 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
6/22 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
Not sure what to expect? Check out this video of Peggy Sue performing “The Shape We Made” live at London’s Old Queen’s Head! She Keeps Bees and Judson Claiborne will support on all dates.
NEW MYSTERY JETS TRACK!!!
Dear friends, I don’t know about you but I’ve been waiting –mighty patiently, I must add– for a new Mystery Jets record for what seems like forever. This year, we will all finally be able to get our grubby little hands on their third LP and all the fun begins today!
Zane Lowe will premiere “Flash a Hungry Smile” as the Hottest Record in the World tonight and then the track will be available for download on Mystery Jets’ official website! So to recap: LISTEN TO ZANE LOWE then head on over to MYSTERYJETS.COM and grab that track!
The days of listening to live clips with subpar sound are over. Excitement!
For those lucky enough to be in the UK this summer, you have the chance to catch the boys in action at Reading & Leeds (MAIN STAGE!!), Dot to Dot Festival, Glastonbury, and a special gig at Somerset House July 8th. For more details and all that jazz, visit their official myspace.
New Johnny Flynn track + album news
It’s been about two weeks since Johnny Flynn’s new single “Kentucky Pill” (from upcoming album Been Listening) debuted on Radio 1 and Zane Lowe named it “Hottest record in the World.” So I’ve spent about two weeks searching the corners of the internet trying to find said track and have myself a listen (thank you BBC iplayer for hating America!). My search has finally come to an end as J-Flynn is giving “Kentucky Pill” away as a free download. Snap!
The track is lively and vibrant, jam packed with horns and percussion that complement Flynn’s vocals perfectly. The single will be released on limited edition 7″ vinyl on May 31st. Have a listen below and click the arrow below ‘info’ to download!
If “Kentucky Pill” is anything to go on, Been Listening will not be a huge departure from A Larum but rather a significant growth in Flynn as a songwriter and musician. The album will be released June 1st on Transgressive Records in the UK. (North American released TBD)
Tracklisting:
1. Kentucky Pill
2. Lost and Found
3. Churlish May
4. Been Listening
5. Barnacled Warship
6. Sweet William Part Two
7. The Water (featuring Laura Marling)
8. Howl
9. Agnes
10. Amazon Love
11. The Prizefighter and The Heiress
We Are Scientists love you.
We Are Scientists took to Twitter today asking fans to help promote the release of “Rules Don’t Stop” on iTunes by simply retweeting their tweets. Simple enough, no? As a thank you, Keith and Chris recorded a video dedicated to their helpful tweeters:
If you’re in the UK, you can head on over to iTunes and purchase “Rules Don’t Stop.” If you’re in North American, you’ll have to wait till next week. Bummer, I know. But in the meantime, enjoy the awesome video for “Rules Don’t Stop”! I can’t find the words to describe its awesomeness, so I’ll use theirs:
“With the budget of a 30 Seconds To Mars clip, the raw fx firepower of James Cameron’s Avatar, and the intensively rehearsed, flawless timing of an OKGO video, the new music vid from We Are Scientists proves once and for all that rules — ahem — truly do not stop these New York City dynamos.“
So great!
New Futureheads album in June!
June 1st will see the U.S. release of The Futureheads‘ long-awaited fourth album The Chaos on NYC’s very own Dovecote Records!! The album will include “Struck Dumb,” a track the boys gave away for free last November, and recent single “Heartbeat Song”.
DOWNLOAD The Futureheads – Struck Dumb
