Midlake has announced the release of a new limited-edition 12" single featuring two songs from their forthcoming album 'The Courage of Others.' The songs on the vinyl-only release are "Acts of Man" b/w "Rulers, Ruling All Things" and it will be available in stores on December 15, 2009. On why it took so long to get a new album from Midlake... "I hate to take forever. We certainly weren't just sitting at home just watching 'Tyra'." [...]
Dangerbird Records is proud to announce that Los Angeles-based quartet Silversun Pickups have been nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award. For a fully independent band to win this award is incredibly rare, and less than 10 in the history of the Grammys have been nominated overall. No one is taking this for granted, least of all the band. Lead singer Brian Aubert said, "This was never something in our sights. We have never even had a fantasy about this. It just wasn't on our radar. However, we do feel insanely proud of our label and everyone involved with [...]
Pigeon Versus Statue is pleased to announce the US release of, 3000 Days from The Pineapple Thief , out now on Kscope. 2CD set - The Best Of The Pineapple Thief 1999 - 2008 Re-mastered edition - compiled by Bruce Soord, including alternative versions/mixes. Last year, The Pineapple Thief launched the Kscope label with the critically acclaimed album, Tightly Unwound. [...]
Fresh from winning the coveted Family Festival Award at this year's UK Festival Awards, Camp Bestival is all set to continue its crusade to bring back the Great British summer holiday with bells on, returning to the salubrious surrounds of Lulworth Castle for another jam-packed jaunt bursting with bountiful excitement for all the family. It might only be cold December but with Christmas on the horizon what better way to banish the winter chills than to treat the family by getting them something extra-special to look forward to for the first weekend of the school summer hols [...]
Sweet Apple, featuring members of Dinosaur Jr., Cobra Verde and Witch, has signed to NYC's Tee Pee Records. The indie-rock supergroup will release its debut album "Love and Desperation" on March 30, 2010. Of course, the band - Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis (drums/guitar/vocals); Cobra Verde's Tim Parnin (guitar); John Petkovic (vocals/guitar) and Witch's Dave Sweetapple (bass/vocals) - eschews the whole "supergroup" tag. Sweet Apple, you see, was born by accident and friendship - out of death, after a cross-country drive. Singer-guitarist John Petkovic got in his car heading eastward days after the passing of [...]
Nate, Jack and Andrew of fun., who just wrapped up another successful round of tour dates, launched a brand new website this week at www.ournameisfun.com . They hooked up with Facebook so that fans can log-in and interact with everything they post. The site certainly lives up to the band's name. Make sure to scroll over the guys' heads for a glimpse into their deepest thoughts! Don't miss fun. on tour with Jack's Mannequin in February 2010... **Tour dates w/ Jack's Mannequin** Feb. 5 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox Feb. 6 - Portland, OR [...]
Record label Absolutely Kosher has announced the first official music video off of Chris Garneau's latest album El Radio. The single "Fireflies" has just been released to the public in Europe and North America. A crew of only five people over the course of five days, traveled hundreds of miles from Sequoia National Park, to Yosemite, to Death Valley and everywhere in between, filming this hybrid music video-action/adventure film with only a few, limited resources. Shooting mostly guerrilla style and capturing elements at the spur of the moment along the whole route, Garneau was [...]
Jim Fairchild has had an incredibly busy and amazing year this year, what with the release of both his full-length and two EPs--he's also been on the road a good chunk of the year playing guitar in Modest Mouse, and he's relocated to San Francisco, CA. All Smiles' brand new five-song "Fall Never Fell" EP is available tomorrow through www.allsmilesmusic.com , all digital retailers, and at shows! Also--get this--between now and Dec. 25th, the digital version of All Smiles' mind-blowing full-length, "Oh For The Getting and Not Letting Go", will be available for only $5 if and [...]
Oh, Starling is a new project for husband and wife Dan Craig and Jessica Sonner. Who? Dan Craig - Piano, Vocals, Drums, Guitar, brilliance. Jessica Sonner - Piano, Vocals, Guitar So for their first release...They took some traditional Christmas carols and added their own touches to them. Their goal is to give folks an idea of what is in store while also giving you some holiday cheer. The Joy EP is all DRM-free. Listen: Oh, Starling - " Silent [...]
Sacramento's Agent Ribbons hit the road on a month long tour on Saturday. This end of the year tour has them sharing the stage with Beep Beep, Rabbit Children, Weed Diamond and more. Lauren Hess and Natalie Gordon first met in '06 over a shared moment of disposing of dead bats at a Sacramento record store where Natalie worked and Lauren frequented. After learning of their shared tastes, the girls booked their first show within weeks in San Francisco. A year later, they hit the road twice; the first time led to the discovery of their [...]
EAR FARM and Let 'Em In Studios are thrilled to present Do you EAR what I EAR?, a holiday album for the Association to Benefit Children . Featuring original and classic holiday songs from Tom Tom Club, Sean Bones, tUnE-yArDs, Julie Doiron, Sharon Van Etten, and more, this exclusive compilation will be available for digital download on EAR FARM starting on December 1st with a suggested minimum donation of $5.00. All of the proceeds from this project will go directly to the Association to Benefit Children, an outstanding New York-based service dedicated to permanently [...]
For "City Life" the first single from Matthew Ryan's new release Dear Lover, the Nashville-based indie folk rocker asked fans to show him their city life. Over the course of a week, his paper likeness was emailed to over 100 persons across the country and around the World. A short story of his travels is chronicled the "City Life" video, posted on YouTube: View The Video for "City Life" click HERE . Dear Lover is the twelfth release for Matthew Ryan and his first via The Dear Future Collective. The full album [...]
The new album by The Bravery , Stir The Blood, comes out on December 1. With the album's first single "Slow Poison" being played on radio stations throughout the land, the song "Spectator," which will be on Stir The Blood, will also be released tomorrow on the Vampire Diaries soundtrack. Listen: The Bravery - " The Spectator " (mp3) Subscribe to Bring Me Up: The Sound by Email Add to Technorati
Besides having a few songs featured in Drew Barrymore's Whip It , 2009 has been a bit quiet for JENS LEKMAN. But he'll be starting 2010 out right by playing three shows at Chicago's Empty Bottle starting New Years Eve. 12/31/09 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle (SOLD OUT) 01/01/10 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle 01/02/10 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle Subscribe to Bring Me Up: The Sound by Email Add to Technorati
Columbia Records and Favorite Gentlemen are excited to announce the video premiere for Manchester Orchestra's second single, "Shake It Out," on MySpace. The premiere will last for 48 hours and begins on November 6 at 3pm EST. It can be seen at www.myspace.com/manchesterorch estra. The video is a brilliant homage to 1980's action films (tongue firmly planted in cheek). The powerfully epic "Shake It Out," the second single from Manchester Orchestra's sophomore album, Mean Everything To Nothing, was just sent to Modern Rock radio and was met with great excitement. "I've Got Friends," the first single from [...]
On October 27, Matthew Ryan and Blurt present an exclusive stream of Dear Lover, available digitally on October 27th and in-stores on February 16, 2010 through CIMS/Junket Boy. On Dear Lover, his twelfth recording, Matthew Ryan offers his most personal collection yet, navigating the intimate space between lovers where passion, doubt, fear and desire co-exist. This is the first release for The Dear Future Collective. "Every now and then an artist you thought you knew and liked will suddenly, without any warning, release a disc that takes their [...]
Art vs Science isn't here to get a haircut. They're here to melt your mind! They're also here to remind us that creating dance music is not just about bass-blowing electro-rock anthems (of which they have many); rather it's about taking those songs and in a live forum setting everyone's fire-retardant dancing kicks ablaze. If you walk away from an Art vs Science live show without an altered gait and/ or state-of-mind, you were clearly not paying attention. Art vs Science's self-titled EP will core-drill itself into you mind and possess it with its [...]
Finn Riggin's stellar new album, Vs. Wilderness, released yesterday. To celebrate, please watch this amazing video for "Wake" which was made by Jason Sievers. His lovely stop motion animation videos and have been featured on Pitchfork.com and MTV and he's worked for bands like Built to Spill, The Universal and The Wrens to name a few. The album was recorded, engineered and co-produced in May of 2009 by the band at AudioLab studio, an arm of Garden City, Idaho's Visual Arts Collective (or VAC, a non-profit gallery, venue, theatre and creative space with which Finn Riggins [...]
I Like Trains begin the UK tour today in Liverpool in support of the new single 'Sea of Regrets' which was released on Monday. Exciting news is that Sea of Regrets was used on CSI Miami on release day (12th October). The song was used in episode 804. The new season of CSI Miami will be coming to UK soon. In other sync news, 'The Voice of Reason' taken from the debut album (Elegies to Lessons Learnt) is currently being featured on the trailer to Hollywood film, 'Amelia' starring Richard Gere and Hilary Swank (as Amelia [...]
On November 17th, Blue Note Records will release singer/songwriter Norah Jones' fourth studio album, The Fall. Taking her multiple Grammy Award winning talent into new territory, The Fall was produced by Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon) and features Norah's new band members and songwriting collaborations with Ryan Adams, Okkervil River's Will Sheff, and Jesse Harris. In addition to the added emphasis on rhythm, The Fall brings Norah's own guitar playing front and center in the sound. "I knew I wanted to try some different things on this album," Jones [...]
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