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Shadow Kingdom Records has reissues the sophomore album from legendary Wichita, KS heavy metal behemoth MANILLA ROAD. Metal is a transition period for the band, one that saw them getting away from their Progressive Rock roots and moving more towards Heavy Metal - hence the title Metal . There are some amazing songs here and the production is very similar to their debut, Invasion . "Cage of Mirrors" is easily the best [...]

Photo by Harry McNally Holy Ghost!'s excellent self-titled debut album (and my #8 album of 2011 ) is one of the few releases of the past few years that I've continued to return to. It's got pop appeal, fantastic production, and beats to keep you dancing for days. Needless to say, their next album is highly anticipated around these parts. The NYC duo just released their new single "Dumb Disco Ideas" from their forthcoming sophomore album, Dynamics . Accompanying the song is a time lapse video [...]

Jordan Jeffares never intended to leave a six-year gap between his debut and followup records. He released Anti-Anti in 2006 with his band, Snowden . However, after a year of touring behind the album, he had a fallout with his label that kept him out of the studio while his contract slowly expired. In the meantime, Jeffares kept writing as he moved from one cultural hub to another - from his Atlanta home, to Chicago, to Brooklyn, and ultimately settling (for now) in Austin, TX. Now, finally , he's prepped his sophomore album, [...]

Rise Records is proud to announce the signing of East Bay punk band Emily's Army, who will release their sophomore album Lost At Seventeen on June 11, 2013. The album was recorded in Oakland, CA and produced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. Lost At Seventeen is the follow up to the Emily's Army 2011 debut Don't Be A Dick which was praised by everyone from Alternative Press who called the album "overwhelmingly tight and poppy" to Entertainment Weekly who applauded the album's "raggedly sharp guitar licks." What stands out the most on Lost At Seventeen is the [...]

Mississippi garange rock outfit Bass Drum of Death have announced their self-titled sophomore LP and followup to 20112s GB City , to be released on June 25th via Innovative Leisure. According to a press release, the album channels "stoned-in-outer-space" vibes and, for the first time in the project's history, features bass on each of its 11 tracks. Below, listen to the record's first single, a gravelly, fuzz-pop cut called "Shattered Me", followed by the full tracklist. [...]

A little over a year after the release of their excellent self-titled debut , CoSigned Swedish proto-punk outfit Holograms will return with their sophomore LP Forever on September 3rd via Captured Tracks. Those who can't stomach a five-month wait are in luck, as the band's already released the lead single, "Flesh and Bone". While Holograms' drive has always been deliberate, this new track sees them curtail the undertones of playfulness for the depressive drive of thudding drums and snarling post-punk guitars. But with their vintage synth shimmering above the fray intermittently, [...]

Frank Ocean spoke with BBC Radio 12s Zane Lowe earlier today, where he briefly discussed his upcoming sophomore album, the followup to last year's crown jewel, channel ORANGE . As SPIN notes , Ocean revealed that he's "10, 11 songs" into his next album, which he described as "another cohesive thing, bordering on a concept record again." Ocean plans to work on the album for a weeks an Bora Bora, hoping to carry over the "beach theme" of the channel ORANGE track "Golden Girl". He'll then head [...]

Blogosphere sweethearts Caveman have seen quite the buzz since the 2011 release of debut Coco Beware - the band was featured on the cover of our Summer 2011 NYC issue. After that, the indie psych popsters toured with The War on Drugs, won The Deli's 2011 "Best of Emerging Artists" poll, and in 2012, Fat Possum re-released the celebrated album. 2013 means big things as well; Caveman is preparing to release self-titled album on 4/2. The quintet will kick off a headlining tour including dates at SXSW and Webster Hall later this month. Don't miss the gorgeous, expansive [...]

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Odd Future member L-Boy announces that April 2 is the day crew general Tyler, the Creator will release his long-awaited sophomore album, Wolf . Really looking forward to this one. Hopefully there's a lot of Syd and Hodgy with some Frank sprinkled in and dope ass skits. "Analog 33 maybe? One can only dream Check out some of the album artwork that Tyler let lose on Twitter earlier. [...]

White Lung don't sound Sorry, just pissed off. White Lung have announced tour dates in support of their sophomore album, Sorry , that's out now via Deranged Records. The band will be joined on tour with Pissed Jeans , Merchandise , and Iceage . Yeah, it [...]

On October 9th, Fit and the Tantrums will make their Elektra Records debut with  More Than Just a Dream , the followup to their door-busting 2010 debut, Pickin Up the Pieces . Bandleader Michael Fitzpatrick told RollingStone.com that the neo-soul outfit "wanted to show people that this band was more than a 'retro band.' We'd all gotten a little bit tired of that one moniker that kept getting applied to us." He added that while their debut album clearly had Motown and retro-soul influences, "there was just as much Eighties influence, indie-rock influence, [...]

Mikal Cronin's self-titled debut album from 2011 was a bolt out of the blue that came as part of the wave of garage rock from the West Coast that has been prevalent for a little while now and seems nowhere near slowing down. So it's a perfect time for Cronin to return with a new album, entitled MCII , which he recorded almost entirely himself aside from a few sparing guest contributions. Quite a bit has changed for Cronin since his debut, his notoriety has grown, he's toured relentlessly with Ty Segall, and for this [...]

With their 2010 debut album, What Happened , Michigan band Dog & Panther captured our attention and showed us the sort of magic that they're capable of creating.  Their knack for expressing innate emotions, in particular love and fear, in songs "Love Make" and "Else" took me by complete surprise.  Drawing inspiration from artists like Death Cab for Cutie and Sigur Rós , Dog & Panther blends smooth-as-molasses vocals with intricate, electronically-effected instrumentation in a very original way. After three long years, the [...]

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The Defiled TBC TBC ETA Late Summer 2013 What They're Saying The Defiled are busy boys these days. Not only are they getting set to record the live album that their fans have funded through PledgeMusic , but they've already  gone and recorded their second full-length album as well. That said, [...]

It doesn't seem so long ago when we the debut album from Suuns was generating buzz. Now it's onto album number two in 2013. Images du Futur is scheduled for release on March 5 via Secretly Canadian. Of course, with a new album expect a new video ("Edie's Dream" is already above) and more tour dates (below). Suuns tour dates: 03/02/13 - Saint-Tite, QC - A la Fut 03/08/13 - Saint-Hyacinthe, QC - Le Zaricot 03/12/13 - Laval, QC - Studio [...]

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Copenhagen's Iceage will return on February 19th with their sophomore album, You're Nothing . The follow-up to 20112s New Brigade was self-produced, spans 12 tracks, and marks the outfit's first release with Matador Records. According to a press release, the album "pushes the band's singular sound to further extremes resulting in twelve examples of the myriad ways Iceage have written, and re-written the short aggressive rock sound." Below, you can watch fan footage of the band performing the album's title track at a European festival last summer. [...]

Copenhagen's Iceage will return on February 19th with their sophomore album, You're Nothing . The follow-up to 20112s New Brigade was self-produced, spans 12 tracks, and marks the outfit's first release with Matador Records. According to a press release, the album "pushes the band's singular sound to further extremes resulting in twelve examples of the myriad ways Iceage have written, and re-written the short aggressive rock sound." Below, you can watch fan footage of the band performing the album's title track at a European festival last summer. [...]

Considering how thoroughly enjoyable 20112s What A Pleasure EP and this year's "Shallow" 73 have been, it's been hard to remain patient while waiting to hear more news out of the Beach Fossils camp with regard to a new album - but thankfully the wait is finally over. Clash The Truth is the name of the new Beach Fossils record and it will see release on February 19th through ever-brilliant Brooklyn label Captured Tracks. Dustin Payseur has put together an album that will feature the aforementioned "Shallow" as well as 13 additional [...]

• capturedtracks - Beach Fossils // "Careless"

Brooklyn dream-pop act Beach Fossils will release their sophomore LP, Clash The Truth , on February 19th via Captured Tracks. Serving as the follow-up to their 2010 Top Star-earning debut , the 14-track effort was recorded with The Men's Ben Greenberg and features an appearance by Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino. In an interview with SPIN this past February, frontman Dustin Payseur said the album would feature a new, heavier sound from the band. "Indie rock has been so safe for so long. People have been playing this pretty [...]

• capturedtracks - Beach Fossils // "Careless"