Blog: Lost In The Sound

"Perfect Is The Word", "Rocket", and "Upper Room" have been confirmed by Kid Cudi to be the first three singles off of his upcoming Wizard album. He announced the singles and even played the first two while on Ustream last night, celebrating his 27th birthday. Happy birthday Scott! Check out a preview of "Rocket", the second single, from the UStream session last night below, recorded and uploaded by a fan who was in the Ustream room.

Ace Enders of I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business is starting a new project on Kickstarter to help him and hundreds of other independent bands. You can donate here .

Track: "SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)" Artist: XV Release Date: January 28, 2011 Label: Warner Bros. Records and Roc Nation   Recent Warner Bros. signee XV dropped his latest track "SmallVille" a few days ago, collaborating with fellow rapper J. Cole . While Cole doesn't grace us with a new verse, he crafts a superb track as producer, sampling The Smashing Pumpkins ' "To Forgive". Needless to say, XV [...]

• XV - SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)

State Radio have announced tour dates throughout March and April. The tour will take the band throughout the United States, ending with dates at the Bamboozle Festival. Check them out below.

The lineup for Lollapalooza Chile 2011 has been announced. The festival will take place on April 2-3. Kanye West, The Killers, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are among the headliners. You can view the entire lineup here .

Kid Cudi has announced via Twitter that he will be releasing his rock album (under the name Wizard with Dot Da Genius ) this year. He also announced the release of a new mixtape this summer, titled  A Man Named Scott , a twist on his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi . Read more to see Cudder's tweets.

Track: "Glass Cities" Artist: The Fair Weathered Release Date: January 25, 2011 Label: Unsigned   Piano ballad "Glass Cities" closes The Fair Weathered 's debut album Last Year slowly and passionately. The track, part pop-punk and part piano rock, primarily features the soothing voice of vocalist and guitarist Tom McQuade, who carries the song with the emotion and passion of his words. The trio, though young, has no doubt experienced the same emotional troubles that pretty much every [...]

Having just finished a European tour with MGMT , Smith Westerns are beginning a US tour this week. They will be joined by Yuck , over from the UK for the first time. Check out the tour dates below.

Panda Bear has revealed the album art for his upcoming album Tomboy . The cover art for  Tomboy and for all of the singles leading up to  Tomboy were created by Scott Mou. Mou is also a member of another band,  Jane , with Panda Bear. Click the image below to view it in high quality. Tomboy will be released on April 12, 2011 via Paw Tracks, a week earlier than the originally announced release date.

Does It Offend You, Yeah? have reportedly finished their sophomore album  Don't Say We Didn't Warn You , which is scheduled for a March 15th release via The End Records/Cooking Vinyl. You can listen to the new single "The Monkeys Are Coming" on Soundcloud , courtesy of Some Kind of Awesome . Check out the tracklisting below.

Big news from Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa ! With the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, expect the team's playoff anthem "Black and Yellow" to gain plenty of playtime over the next two weeks. A few days ago, Wiz revealed that his upcoming album will be titled  Rolling Papers and will be released on March 29th via Atlantic Records. The first single, "Roll Up", is set to debut on January 31. "It’s not just about the weed thing," Khalifa says about the title . “It’s bigger than that. My career [...]

Ghostface Killah  – Apollo Kids Released: December 21, 2010 Label: Def Jam Despite being a largely consistent critical hit across the fifteen years in his solo career, former Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah has never been able to tap into the commercial success of his former group. His last album, Ghostdini was panned for straying from what he did [...]

Manchester Orchestra 's third record, titled Simple Math , will be released on May 10, 2011 via Columbia Records and Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. "This record is two dueling conversations between me and my wife, and me and my God," says frontman Andy Hull. "Sometimes even for myself, it's difficult to decipher which one I'm actually talking to. Everything I've written in the past has been about those things. This album is the most realized form of my questioning."

You can now preorder Hopeless Records' Valentine's Day digital compiliation, Love Is Hopeless , here . The pre-order package includes a "Love is Hopeless" wristband, a download of the compilation, and valentine cards from Hopeless artists. The compilation includes covers and acoustic versions of songs, including an acoustic version of The Dangerous Summer 's "Never Feel Alone" and We Are The In Crowd 's "Never Be What You Want". Check out the tracklist below.

The Strokes have revealed the tracklisting for their fourth studio album Angles . The album will be released on March 21 in the UK via Rough Trade and on March 22 in the U.S. via RCA. Track number two, "Under Cover of Darkness", is the first single and will hit the radio airwaves in about a month's time. Check out the tracklisting below.

Big Big Plans For Fans Of: This Condition , Holiday Parade Lost In The Sound proudly presents  Big Big Plans , a pop punk band hailing from West Chester, Pennsylvania. The young band has already released an EP in early 2010 and are currently at work on a new full length that will be out later this year. You can listen to the first single from Everything You're Hiding below. [...]

Kid Congo Powers will be releasing a new album with his band Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds this spring via In The Red Records. They will also be heading on a North East tour next month. Read more for tour dates.

Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy has revealed dates for his upcoming "Sgt. Schlepper's Who Needs Hearts Club Band Tour," his first headlining tour of North America as a solo artist. The tour begins March 17 and will include Donnis , XV , Bad Rabbits and Bad Cards as guests. General tickets will be up for sale on January 29th. Check out the dates [...]

Arcade Fire have confirmed a show at London's Hyde Park on June 30th, the band's largest UK headlining show so far. Mumford and Sons , Beirut , and The Vaccines have been announced as support acts. Tickets will go on sale on January 28 at 9am (GMT).

Animal Collective will be playing a short tour in California this April, leading up to Coachella. The band will also be playing a European tour in May after the AFP Festival. The band will be playing a new set at these shows. Check out the tour dates below.