Arctic Monkeys have announced that “Black Treacle” is the next single to be released from Suck It And See. The single will be released on January 23rd on 7″, backed with exclusive B-side.
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In Spin’s lengthy profile on Odd Future, Tyler The Creator speaks about his new album Wolf, the follow-up to Goblin.
The album is looking at a potential May release. Tyler says The Stepkids influenced the work on his new album a great deal. Tyler promises to leave behind the rather grotesque content matter that have turned so many people away from Tyler’s music, on this new album. He told Spin:
Talking about rape and cutting bodies up, it just doesn’t interest me anymore. What interests me is making weird hippie music for people to get high to. With Wolf, I’ll brag a little bit more, talk about money and buying shit. But not like any other rapper, I’ll be a smart-ass about it. Now it’s just girls throwing themselves at me and shit, but I got a girl back home. People who want the first album again, I can’t do that. I was 18, broke as fuck. On my third album, I have money and I’m hanging out with my idols. I can’t rap about the same shit.
Probably a smart decision. I’m a fan of Tyler but it’s kind of hard to listen to him around my siblings and more…innocent friends. He’s only 20 years old, give him time. He’s on a path for even bigger and better things, which is saying a lot.
Girls have announced a new single titled “Lawrence” that they will release stateside on December 6 (U.K. fans will get it on November 28). The single was recorded as a gift for Lawrence Hayward, the frontman of Felt. The single will be on limited edition heart-shaped red vinyl, via True Panther.
Girls’ lead singer Chris Owens explains his motivation for the single in a letter to Lawrence Hayward:
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Radiohead teased us this September with two NYC shows, and now they have announced 10 tour dates for early 2012. The tour will start at the end of Feburary, and will continue to mid-March. Other Lives are set to open.
This tour will probably be the first of a more expansive one. If you missed out on the Roseland Ballroom show New Yorkers, don’t worry. I got a feeling they will be back soon, at a much bigger venue.
Check out the tour dates below:
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It’s with great pleasure to tell you guys that The Walkmen have finally begun recording their new album. The follow-up to last year’s Lisbon is hopeful for a summer 2012 release. They will begin recording with producer Phil Ek starting this month.
On November 22nd, The Antlers will release a new EP titled, the (together) EP (via Frenchkiss Records). The EP is comprised of b-sides, alternate takes, remixes and covers recorded during and after sessions for their fantastic album, Burst Apart.
The band says that the goal of the EP is to:
highlight the community that has grown around the Antlers’ music and their Brooklyn recording studio, presenting the band as more of a collective than a singular group. Upwards of ten artists came together to make the EP possible—a sharp increase from the band’s previous 1-5 member makeup—with the different collaborations changing the way the Antlers operate as a band.
The EP features “Tongue Tied,” the first track sung by the band’s Darby Cicci, and the bands cover of the XX’s “VCR”. It also sees the band collaborating with Neon Indian, and Bear Hands.
The band is playing Webster Hall on December 10th. Tickets are still on sale. Trust me, the band brings it live.
Check out the tracklisting for the EP below:
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So it’s official, Zooey and Ben are no more. This news sucks for Ben, but it’s probably made a healthy amount of men around the world that much healthier. What this does mean is that Death Cab For Cutie’s next album is sure to be one of the more depressing albums, which is saying a lot. Reports are that this split was “mutual and amicable” and that “there was no third party involved.”
It sucks that it didn’t work out, but for some reason, the news doesn’t seem all that surprising. At least they lasted longer than good old Kimmy K.
Doubt that Ben is going to be listening to She & Him’s Christmas album anytime soon.
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Rocket Juice And The Moon is the new side-project of Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad, & The Queen), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Atoms For Peace), and Tony Allen, who plays drums in Albarn’s The Good, The Bad, & The Queen.
Pitchfork points out that the band debuted songs in Europe this weekend, and the band uploaded recordings of this performance to their youtube page. There’s 8 recordings in all for you to check out so head over there now and see what the band is all about.
Craig Finn, the prolific frontman of The Hold Steady has announced his first official solo release. He will release a single titled “Honolulu Blues” on November 25 via Vagrant Records.”Rented Room” is the b-side to the single, which is a preview of a full length solo debut that will come out sometime in 2012. The limited single will be released on Record Store Day’s Black Friday.
Big fan of Mr. Finn. All fans of The Hold Steady have a good reason to be excited for 2012.
Next week The Decemberists will release a new EP titled Long Live The King. It is composed of outtakes from The King Is Dead, the album that the band released this past January.
Right now songs from the EP are streaming on various sites. Head to Vulture to hear a track called “Foregone”, head to Rolling Stone for “Burying Davy” and finally, head to Paste for “E. Watson”. The EP also contains the bands Grateful Dead cover of “Row Jimmy” that we heard a little while back.
In more important news, the band’s very own Jenny Conlee is currently in remission against breast cancer. I want to just take a moment to congratulate Jenny. Here’s to many more years of great health!
