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Right Away Great Captain Pre-Sale

May 17, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Right Away, Great Captain! (Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra) will release The Church Of The Good Thief June 12. You can pre-order the album digitally or as a vinyl box-set including the previous albums in the trilogy at Bandcamp.

California Wives Ink Record Deal

May 16, 2012 by Dave Giumara

California Wives have signed with Vagrant. The band will release their upcoming full-length later this year. In the meantime, you can check out a new song from the album, “Marianne”, below.

DIIV (formerly known as Dive) Debut LP Pre-Order

May 15, 2012 by Jason Gordon

DIIV (formerly known as Dive) are preparing to release their debut LP “Oshin” on June 26th, 2012 courtesy of Captured Tracks. Fans of Creation Records era jangly dream pop are sure to be pleased with this melodic indie pop soon to be classic. Pre-Order the vinyl over at insound. Be one of the first 50 pre-orders and receive one ticket to an intimate live performance by DIIV on June 25, 2012!

Get Some Good Juju

May 11, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Phil Pirrone (ex-Casket Salesmen) is back with a new project: Juju. You can download their aptly titled debut EP FRST at Facebook now.

Deep Sea Diver Remaster

May 11, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Deep Sea Diver (members of The Shins) has remastered their debut album History Speaks which you can purchase at Bandcamp now. The band will be opening for The Shins this summer.

Don’t fret if you purchased the album before today, see the band’s post about how you can receive a free copy of the remastered version!

Misser Set Release Date for Next Week

May 9, 2012 by Dave Giumara

Misser will release their debut album Every Day I Tell Myself I’m Going To Be A Better Person on May 15th digitally through Rise Records. A physical release will come later in the summer. In the meantime, you can stream a new song off the album, “I’m Really Starting To Hope The World Ends In 2012″, over at YouTube.

mewithoutYou Ten Stories Stream

May 8, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

US fans can stream mewithoutYou‘s new album Ten Stories on Spotify a week before its release (May 15). You can pre-order the album, including a deluxe version with a bevy of extras, at the band’s website.

O’Brother Video Debut

May 3, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

MTV2 will exclusively premiere O’Brother‘s music video debut for “Lo” this Friday, May 4. The song is pulled from their spectacular debut full length Garden Window available on Triple Crown Records/Favorite Gentlemen. UPDATE: see the video now at MTVu.

The band also kicks off their tour with headliner Thrice tomorrow, May 4, in San Diego. See a full list of dates at their Facebook or website (linked above) which includes Animals As Leaders on all dates.

Helios Free Album Download

May 1, 2012 by Dave Giumara

Ambient artist Helios has put his new album Moiety up for free download here. Fans of Sigur Ros should take note.

Sainthood Reps Monoculture Video

April 30, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Sainthood Reps follow up their “best new music” tagged album Monoculture with the premier of the video for the title track at Havoc.tv.

Biceratops Rumbles To Life

April 30, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Biceratops (Matt Embree & Chris Tsagakis of Rx Bandits) have announced via Facebook that they have an album in the works.

Check back here (or their Facebook page) for more updates to come!

Sam Means Bonus Track

April 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Sam Means (ex-Format) will digitally release his new EP NONA this Tuesday, May 1. It features 4 brand new songs and a cover of The Hollies “Carrie Anne” as a bonus track.

You can still purchase a physical copy of the 7″ released for Record Store Day at Hello Merch.

Make Do And Mend Prepare Rise Records Debut

April 27, 2012 by Jason Gordon

We are excited to announce that Make Do And Mend will be releasing their new record titled “Everything You Ever Loved” on June 19th via Rise Records. Their Rise Records Debut LP will serve as their second full-length release, and was produced by Matt Bayles (Cursive, Minus The Bear) at Red Room Recording in Seattle, WA. For more information, you can visit their website or facebook page.  This is definitely one we are excited about!

Maps & Atlases & Billboard

April 26, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

A new article talking about Maps & Atlases recently-released album Beware & Be Grateful is up now at  Billboard. The album is available now for purchase digitally or through the band’s label.

Hot Water Music Post Teaser for New Album

April 25, 2012 by Dave Giumara

Hot Water Music have posted a teaser over at YouTube featuring clips from their upcoming album Exister. The album is due out May 15th, 2012 through Rise Records.

Gold Motel Pre-Order

April 24, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Gold Motel‘s (Greta, ex-Hush Sound) Self-Titled album, due out July 3 on their Good As Gold Imprint, is available for pre-order at their webstore. You can get a digital copy for only $5, a skeleton key allowing you access to a meet and greet with the band, a cigar box amplifier or your very own song!

The new album is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album Summer House which was independently released in June 2010.

Hellogoodbye LP Deal

April 18, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Hellogoodbye have offered their latest album Would It Kill You? in variety of accessible ways since its release in 2010 but now they’re making it easier than ever: simply enter your e-mail here and get the album FOR FREE!

There is NO reason you should not be over there if you haven’t picked this album up yet! Yeah, that Zombies! Aliens! Lions! Tigers Etc!album wasn’t the band at their full potential but this one is. GO PICK THIS UP!

Sam Means Interview

April 17, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Another interview with Sam Means (ex-The Format) has surfaced. You can pre-order his new 7″ EP Nona, available April 21 as part of Record Store Day, at Hello Merch.

Moving Mountains Trade Noise For Info

April 17, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Moving Mountains is offering their New Light EP a week early to fans in exchange for an e-mail address at Noisetrade.

Motion City Soundtrack Release New Single

April 16, 2012 by Dave Giumara

Motion City Soundtrack has released their first single “True Romance” off their upcoming album Go due out June 12th, 2012. You can listen to the song here.