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Brighton's Architects (UK) is pleased to announce they will be returning to the US for a full summer of touring. Kicking off on March 6 in Boston, MA, Architects (UK) will embark on a 17-date run as direct support for Enter Shikari, with opening support from Heartist and Crossfaith. Routing will take the band across the US and through Dallas, where they are confirmed to play the annual South By So What?! Festival on March 16. Other acts confirmed for South By So What?! include Breathe Carolina, Attack Attack!, and Chelsea Grin.

Bend, Oregon's Larry and His Flask have always been anything but conventional. From their transition into their current bluegrass-punk hybrid to their wildly entertaining stage show to their tours which have taken them everywhere from Hawaii to the Yukon Territory to Europe, the band's strong do-it-yourself ethos and unorthodox approach to music have again combined to launch their latest endeavor.

In support of their debut album Lonesome Dreams, critically acclaimed LA-based band Lord Huron are set to embark on a West Coast run beginning in March, in addition to their upcoming U.K. tour and two sold out shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The band is also confirmed to perform at Coachella in April. Lonesome Dreams, available now on the independent label IAMSOUND Records, continues to garner widespread praise-USA Today explains, "the indie-folk band paints a vivid landscape with upbeat, warm melodies and the dreamy vocals," while The New York Times describes the music as, "pretty, multilayered Americana [...]

On the weekend of the 4th-5th May 2013 at Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow's Parties will present the third UK I'll Be Your Mirror event. Tickets are on sale via www.ATPFestival.com now priced at �59 for Day Tickets or �110 for a 2 Day Pass. ATP are incredibly excited to announce the headliners and curators for this year.

South Carolina rock band Hundredth will release the first half of their double EP, Revolt, on 12" vinyl LP via No Sleep Records and digitally and on CD via Mediaskare Records on March 19. In anticipation of the upcoming release, Hundredth are streaming the first new track, "Ruin," at the band's Facebook page .

Wisconsin's Blessed Feathers released their debut EP Peaceful Beasts In An Ocean Of Weeds this fall to critical acclaim. The AV Club said, "The vocal interplay between Berube and Jacquelyn Beaupre is the focus...their harmonies are beautiful, perfectly capturing the joy and pain of the American struggle," while Milwaukee Magazine raved, "Blessed Feathers has created an album that is, above all, wonderfully easy on the ears." Blessed Feathers just announced a winter tour in support of the EP, which includes dates with Mount Moriah, Young Buffalo and a stop at this year's SXSW Music Festival. In anticipation of [...]

• Blessed Feathers - Winter Sister

Victory Records has announced that they have welcomed Terror to the Victory family. The band will release their sixth studio album titled Live By The Code in April, 2013 in the US and Canada.

BMG is excited to reveal the artwork for the soon-to-be-released OMD album, English Electric. Throughout their storied career, the band's cover art has always been an extension of their sound and they put a great deal of care into it; the new album's cover was designed by Tom Skipp and the band's creative director, the legendary Peter Saville.

After recently announcing their new 'Wooden Heart EP' through Label, The Kill Van Kulls announce dates in Northampton, London, and Manchester with fellow exciting act Strangers. Released through Manchester's newest independent record label, simply entitled 'Label', The Kill Van Kulls begin 2013 with a vibrant slice of unabashed Pop to announce their latest EP.

Vicky Cryer , featuring Louis XIV frontman Jason Hill along with friends in Muse, The Killers, Mars Volta, Jamiroquai, and The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, has announced the upcoming release of his debut album on April 16th. Louis XIV are set to tour with the Killers from February 26th through March 12th. While Hill has also announced he's starting his own record label, Fancy Animal Records .

Infamous New York City street punks The Casualties have announced their first U.S. headlining dates of 2013. The band will co-headline a string of southern and west coast dates with Goatwhore in March and April. Additional support will come from Havok. The trek starts on March 27th, in Houston, TX and runs through April 9th, in Seattle, WA.

Detroit, MI's Undesirable People have unveiled the video for "Basement Talk" from the band's latest EP, Eugenics. Sacramento's genre-benders Tera Melos announce the forthcoming release of their latest album with the exclusive premiere of a new song via Rolling Stone. The track, "Tropic Lame" is culled from the new album, X'ed Out. IFC has premiered the trailer to cinematic Western-psych outfit Spindrift 's forthcoming album/film, Ghost Of The West. Northern Irish rockers Trucker Diablo are back! New single "The Rebel," [...]

Forward-thinking modern metal outfit A Life Once Lost has announced "The Man Machine Tour 2013" with San Diego doom metal band Author & Punisher and extreme Chicago newcomers Encrust. The band will start out solo for a few dates in early March and will join up with Author & Punisher after a few appearances at SXSW. Encrust will join the tour for three dates in Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio.

Useless Eaters are set to release their new LP Hypertension on Jeffery Drag Records on February 19th. To celebrate they will be playing shows and soon to be announced SXSW dates! Seth Sutton learned a lot from Jay Reatard in the last two years of his life-a time that included taking Sutton's band (Useless Eaters) on tour and pressing one of their many limited singles-but one lesson stood out above the rest.

This year's Desert Daze Music + Art Festival will feature exclusive Southern California performances by Tinariwen, Warpaint and Chelsea Wolfe on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Sunset Ranch, a beautiful desert oasis set against a backdrop of purple mountains and miles of palm trees in the picturesque town of Mecca, CA (about 25 minutes SE of Indio near the Salton Sea). Other acts on the bill will include The Entrance Band, Night Beats, Lumerians, Dahga Bloom, JJUUJJUU and more to be announced.

Taken from the short film, "Benny The Bum," Luke Elliot's titular single is today's free download. With a band of proficient performers, an earnest and gravelly delivery of well-written lyrics, and a penchant for unusual time signatures, Elliot's music offers a slice of American rock that remains unique and yet feels familiar. Take a listen yourself, here at PlugInMusic.com. - Christopher Heppinstall

After successfully co-headlining a North American tour with speed punks Municipal Waste, leaders of the extreme, Napalm Death , will now be coming back to the States with Cannibal Corpse and Immolation for the 2013 installment of the Decibel Magazine tour (Cretin, Beyond Creation, and Magrudergrind will also join the tour as rotating support).

Barsuk Records is excited to announce that Menomena are digitally releasing a double A-side single, featuring the tracks "Toomer" and "Banyon." Pitchfork premiered "Toomer." Both tracks originated from the session from their latest full-length Moms, and are available via iTunes. Menomena are heading out on a winter tour next month in support of Moms. The dates, which include support from Guards, start on February 12th at the Mill in Iowa City and wrap up March 2nd at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City.

• Barsuk Records - Menomena "Toomer"

Icelandic composer �lafur Arnalds has announced the release of his new studio album, For Now I Am Winter, due out on April 2nd with Mercury Classics. On this album, composer Nico Muhly provided orchestral arrangements, and for the first time Arnalds introduces vocals to his soundworld. Icelandic singer Arn�r Dan can be heard on four tracks. Fans in the US and Canada can also take part in a special pre-order of the LP, in which their names will appear in the album liner notes in a physical package and will receive additional fan items at OlafurArnalds.com/store . [...]

The Hundreds is pleased to announce the unveiling of the The Hundreds X Strife collaborative project, comprising a commemorative T-Shirt celebrating the album release of "Witness A Rebirth" -- ranked the highest selling punk record at Amoeba Music for the month of December 2012. The shirt and two styles of 7-inch vinyl are now available for purchase at all The Hundreds flagship locations (THLA, THNY, THSF and THSM).