Blog: Strangeglue

We've been infatuated with the new album from New York electro-poppers The Golden Filter for some time now, so we're delighted that they'll be heading over to Europe this summer for a tour. Sadly most of the shows are festivals - including an appearance at this year's Field Day Festival.

Mumford & Sons have announced details of a UK tour this autumn, their biggest headline shows to date. The dates in October will follow a relentless touring schedule for the band, that has taken them across India, Australia, Europe and America over the past 12 months.

L. A duo No Age have announced the details on their new album due to be released this September. It's called 'Everything In Between' and it will be released via Sub Pop on September 28 in the US, almost certainly a day earlier in the U.

Whether you've been hopping across the fields of Glastonbury, or hopping mad about the England football team, the week proceeding Glastonbury is usually a great week for come-down music. Whether that's reflected with this week's releases remains to be seen.

We've given Fernando Corona (aka Murcof) plenty of praise over the years here at S. G, now we have news of an interesting reunion for the Mexican electronica man. He's set to make his first UK appearance in well over a year when he returns in the autumn for four U.

Kansas indie-pop duo Mates Of State recently went on a journey around Manhattan, armed with a pocket projector and an ABC television crew. The result is an endearing reworking of a Daniel Johnston track, coupled with an equally splendid video that captures a blissfully uninterested New York public.

Blonde Redhead return this autumn with the release of 'Penny Sparkle', the brand new album from the fêted New York trio. Released on September 13, (Sep 14 in North America) Penny Sparkle is the band's eighth studio album. It was made over the course of the past year, with the band journeying between New York and Stockholm to work with production duo Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid.

If you're sat at home ruing the fact that you missed Glastonbury this year, well, the pangs of regret are about to increase. Any second now, Thom Yorke will take to the stage to play a special slot on the Park stage.

We've got a great competition for you here at StrangeGlue for all you music fanatics. You may well have been told Glastonbury is the U. K's premier music festival, but for us, the line-up of Field Day consistently trumps the MOR fare offered up by the Eavis'.

Black Mountain are teaming back up together this winter for a new album and a tour across multiple continents. We've got the first taster from their upcoming album Wilderness Heart which is scheduled for release on September 13. This is the first material to be lifted from it, it's called 'Fangs' and you can watch it below, or if you're an Mp3 lover head on over to the Jagjaguwar website where you can download the track too.

They share half of a name with one of the best bands of the '90's and their last single was called 'Copy Cats', but there's something unique about Los Angeles' Luna Is Honey. The band have become a fixture in the burgeoning, increasingly diverse, and always progressive L.

Röyksopp are set to release an album of instrumentals to succeed last year's critically acclaimed 'Junior'. Released on September 13, the duo have cheekily called the album 'Senior'. Royksopp explain: "The two albums ('Junior' and 'Senior') have a kinship, in that they represent Röyksopp's two very different artistic expressions.

They share half of a name with one of the best bands of the '90's and their last single was called 'Copy Cats', but there's something unique about Los Angeles' Luna Is Honey. The band have become a fixture in the burgeoning, increasingly diverse, and always progressive L.

• Luna Is Honey - Claws

Strange Glue faves Errors have announced plans to tour the U. K with The Twilight Sad this autumn. The two Scottish bands will start their tour in Aberdeen before finishing up in Leeds a couple of weeks later. Here's all the info and a ticket link:.

Clinic have announced the details of their sixth album which will be entitled 'Bubblegum'. Produced by John Congleton (who's worked on the recent St. Vincent and Bill Callahan records), the band recorded the LP at their hometown Elevator Studios in Liverpool.

Another tour of the U. K beckons for Frightened Rabbit, surely Britain's hardest working band. They've announced a string of U. K dates for this November and December. Here's all the info you need:.

As well as curating this year's ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival, Godspeed You! Black Emperor will also play a series of UK headlining shows this winter. There are four shows in all, taking place at Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol and London.

Bad news if you were dithering over whether to attend this year's Green Man Festival - the three day festival has completely sold out. Fiona Stewart, Green Man's Managing Director said: "We thought the thousands of you who enjoyed the best ever Green Man last August would want to meet up with old friends and come back for more this year, but we are quite literally overwhelmed by the response for Green Man 2010 - we genuinely never expected to sell out THIS quickly.

The World Cup has taken over as the most "tweeted" event of all time, yet Radiohead might give FIFA a run for its money now, with Ed O'Brien blurting out that the band have almost finished their new album. The Radiohead guitarist was a guest on Adam Buxton's show on BBC 6 Music yesterday, saying he thinks the new Radiohead record "is the best record we've ever made".

If you've spent the weekend, like us, drowning our sorrows at the inept, lacklustre performance of our football team, then this week's albums should provide the perfect pick-me-up. Granted, the majority of these releases are American, but we're looking for a silver lining here people.