The five gentlemen who bring the Fort to life met a decade ago at the famously freewheeling site of institutional discovery called Wesleyan University. With two early EPs under their belts, the band earned glowing reviews in The New York Times and support slots opening for HAIM, Future Islands, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra- not to mention love from blogosphere tastemakers like Stereogum and Consequence of Sound. Today, the Brooklyn-based band satisfy fans with a new track, “Easily” taken from their special “New Hobbies EP.” Fans can purchase the exclusive EP at indie record stores in September and from the band directly while out on tour. Support your local record store by using the Record Store Day finder. Fresh…
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Legendary post-punk band GANG OF FOUR are premiering the video for “The Dying Rays” on AV Club today. The song and video feature German star Herbert Grönemeyer, known internationally for his baritone vocals but perhaps best known in America as one of the stars of the major motion picture Das Boot. “The Dying Rays” originally appeared on “the year’s best record” (San Diego Reader) What Happens Next, out now on Metropolis Records.Watch “The Dying Rays” video here: http://www.avclub.com/article/gang-four-goes-retro-electro-video-premiere-dying–222791″The particular thing that Herbert does that I love are his rather angst-infused melancholy ballads,” Gang of Four founder Andy Gill told AV Club about the song. “I knew I had to write a song which could incorporate that particular aspect of…
This fall No Tide will hit the road with Thieves (TX) in support of their debut full length “Death Of The Sun”which was produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Transit, Polar Bear Club) and is out now on 12″/CD/Digital via Take This To Heart Records.Dates w/ Thieves:9/2 Oklahoma City, OK @ Capitol Bike Company9/3 Denton, TX @ J&J’s Pizza9/4 Austin, TX @ Gypsy Lounge9/5 San Antonio, TX @ The Korova9/6 Houston, TX @ The Summit9/8 Memphis, TN @ The Abbey9/9 Kokomo, IN @ Main Street Skatepark9/10 Chicago, IL @ Fizz9/11 Rock Island, IL @ Theo’s Java Club9/12 Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers9/13 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot…
On September 18th, Christian Mistress will release their new 8-song excursion in pure American heavy metal – their LP titled To Your Death. Revolver Magazine has posted the second single to premiere off of the album, “Stronger Than Blood”, which can be heard here.To Your Death will be available on CD, LP and Digital formats September 18th from Relapse. More track premieres, video, and info coming soon. Until then, see the band on tour across North America in September and Europe/UK in October. Christian Mistress on tour:August 15 Seattle, WA @ Linda’s September 2 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock September 3 Chicago, IL @ Red Line Tap September 4 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus September 5 Louisville, KY…
The Luck ave released the latest installment of their “Live from Dave’s Room” sessions. “Holding On” represents one of the many emotional peaks of the session, and is a perfect example of the duo’s warm and rich dual vocal exchange. The video made its debut on Examiner Los Angeles this week, reviewers praising the the group for their “magical familial harmonies.” The video can be seen here. The Luck recently spoke about the meaning behind “Holding On” : “It was written in Notting Hill, before we made the move to the U.S. It’s a song about trying to help someone you love…
CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, I Worship Chaos, worldwide on October 2nd, 2015 viaNuclear Blast Records. Today the band has released the second trailer from the album. In this trailer, the band explains the concept behind the lyrics for I Worship Chaos. View the trailer HERE. The first trailer from the album in which bassist Henkka explains the artwork (created by Tuomas Korpi) for the new album can be viewed HERE. I Worship Chaos will be available in following formats:- CD + DVD digibook (incl. bonus DVD and three bonus tracks!)- CD- 2LP (black, clear, silver, yellow, picture)- digibook + canvas (mail order edition)Pre-order your copy of CHILDREN…
Valleys have announced The After The Slaughter tour in support of the bands upcoming debut full length, Experiment One: Asylum, which is due out early next year. The week long tour will start on August 13th in Maryland for their Summer Slaughter showcase and will proceed covering parts of the east coast ending in North Carolina, August 19th. Check the dates below for a city near you.
Grizzly Knows No Remorse has released a live studio session. The video features songs off the band’s recent album Fat Glasses and the Leather Mustache.”We thought that the new material is good enough to be heard not just as it is, but live too,” says vocalist Andrew Lockjaw. “The experience was pretty rough yet fun as well. We made a lot of takes for each song since we needed a lot of different video angles and stuff. Every single take we played each song again and again so it was like playing a 20 song show basically. We wanted to thank Max Samosvat…
Albert Hammond Jr. will perform on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday, August 3. His new solo album, Momentary Masters, is streaming exclusively on Pitchfork in the days leading up to its July 31 release on Vagrant Records. Listen to the album in its entirety HERE. Fans who pre-order Momentary Mastersdigitally will instantly receive the lead single, “Losing Touch,” plus “Born Slippy” and “Side Boob.”Hammond Jr. will be touring extensively in support of Momentary Masters. He will perform at Lollapalooza next Sunday, August 2, and during both weekends of the 2015 Austin City Limits Festival. On September 9, he’ll kick off a North American headline tour at Brillobox in Pittsburgh, PA. The run will include shows at New York…
Ahead of the release of forthcoming album Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied, The Fratellis have unveiled the video for their new single “Baby Don’t You Lie To Me!”. The video, directed by Libby Burke Wilde (Royal Blood, The Charlatans), highlights the band’s flawless live set up while channelling the energy exuded in the foot stomping anthem. The fully charged nature of “Baby Don’t You Lie To Me!” is reminiscent of the lively soul that paraded through their 2006 debut album smash Costello Music. But there’s a glorious new level to it – the sound of freedom – a force that runs throughout the album. After three albums (two top five’s),…