News on The Music, The Message

Halos Release Date

June 20, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Halos will release their debut full length Living Like Kings In Confined Spaces July 26. Check back for more details and goodies as the date comes closer.

The band recently won the best video award for their song “Amalgam” which you can view here.

Sainthood Reps Full Length Release Details

June 20, 2011 by Dave Giumara

Sainthood Reps has announced that their debut full length album, Monoculture, is due out August 9th on Tooth and Nail Records. The album will have ten tracks and is produced by Mike Sapone (Brand New, Crime in Stereo, The Xcerts).

City and Colour Fall Tour Dates

June 20, 2011 by Dave Giumara

City and Colour today announces an extensive U.S. tour set to begin November 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California and ending on December 10th in Washington, DC at the venerable 9:30 Club. Pre-sale will begin tomorrow here and you can check out tour dates here.

Against Me! To Reissue Latest Album

June 20, 2011 by Dave Giumara

Against Me! will be re-issuing their latest album White Crosses on July 26th with four bonus tracks and a bonus album of reworked versions of songs from the album. You can check out a tracklisting here.

Thursday’s Rickly Talks Influences

June 20, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

While I hope you are ALL spinning Thursday‘s latest amazing record No Devolución, you also may be wondering what  influenced the sound of the record? Well, lead singer Geoff Rickly told Spin all about it.

The album is available now. You can catch the band on tour with Taking Back Sunday and Colour Revolt now.

Bouncing Souls Frontman To Release Solo Album

June 16, 2011 by Dave Giumara

Greg Attonito (Bouncing Souls) has announced debut solo album, Natural Disaster, will be released on July 12th through Chunksaah Records. You can listen to the first single “Tear Drops” over at the Chunksaah Facebook page.

Dear Hunter Release Color Spectrum

June 15, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

The Dear Hunter‘s standard version of the Color Spectrum is streaming now at AOL Music. Both this and the complete collection, featuring  36 songs, are available now digitally and physically.

Update: Watch Casey discuss the concept behind the gargantuan release here.

Yellow Red Sparks LP Sampler

June 13, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Preview Yellow Red Sparks‘ upcoming debut album here and here via Soundcloud.

More details on the release when they become available.

Bon Iver Album Stream

June 9, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Bon Iver is streaming their Self-Titled album, due out June 21, at NPR.

This this the follow-up to their intensely hyped debut For Emma, Forever Ago.

Colour Revolt Deluxe Edition

June 9, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Colour Revolt released a deluxe version of their latest album The Cradle to digital stores across the internet today. You can stream an unreleased demo, featured on the release, at their website.

Don’t you hate when you have re-purchase an album just for the extra tracks!? Well, Colour Revolt didn’t leave you hanging. You can stream/purchase the bonus tracks by themselves at Bandcamp. Pat on the back to the boys from the south.

Kay Kay Song Stream

June 9, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground are streaming a new song, “World’s Entire,” at Consequence of Sound. The song comes from their sophomore album Introducing… due out July 26 in physical form. You can pre-order your copy on vinyl or cd at Shop Radio Cast.

Also, check out their website for upcoming tour dates.

Full Native Set From KrazyFest

June 5, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Watch Native‘s full set from Krazy Fest where they performed 3 new songs. If you haven’t yet, check out their amazing full length Wrestling Moves available now on Sargent House. You can stream/download the entire album at Bandcamp.

Kay Kay Announce Summer Dates

June 3, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground have announced initial dates for their summer tour with The Dear Hunter and O’ Brother which you can see at their website. Also, you can pre-order their new album Introducing… here along with a lot of extra goodies.

Here are the color breakdowns for the vinyl: white (LTD 300), translucent red (700). Hurry though ’cause I already have one of the white vinyl spoken for!

Chad VanGaalen Diaper Island

June 3, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Watch the video for Chad VanGaalen‘s single “Peace On The Rise” here. The song comes from his latest album Diaper Island available now.

You can also download “Sara,” another song off the album here (right-click, save as) and an exclusive EP of outtakes from the album on Bandcamp which benefits Japan’s relief fund.

Mayer Hawthorne Announces New Album Details

June 3, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Mayer Hawthorne has signed with Universal Republic and will release his label debut How Do You Do this fall. You can download the first single, ”A Long Time,” at any digital retailer now.

Mister Heavenly Out of Love

June 3, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Mister Heavenly, featuring indie rock veterans Nick Thorburn (Islands), Ryan Kattner (Man Man) and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse), will release their debut Out Of Love August 16 on Sup Pop Records.

You can watch an introduction video to the band on Youtube and download “Pineapple Girl” at Soundcloud.

Introducing: Cast Spells

June 3, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Sargent House would like to introduce you to Cast Spells, a project from Dave Davison (of Maps & Atlases) by offering you his debut Bright Works & Baton for free here.

This was initially released in 2009 but has gone unnoticed for far too long so here is your chance to alleviate that problem.

Thrice Announce Release Information

June 3, 2011 by Dave Giumara

Thrice will release Major/Minor, their 7th studio album, on September 20th, 2011 on Vagrant Records.

Handshakes Premier at Future Sounds

June 2, 2011 by Matt Zimmerman

Handshakes (ex-Wintergreen, Controlling The Famous, Sputnik Monroe) is streaming the remix to “Ridge,” a song off their debut Cryptozoology, at Future Sounds.

David Bryne Live DVD Trailer

June 1, 2011 by Dave Giumara

David Bryne (lead singer of the Talking Heads) released Rise, Rise, Roar, a live dvd/documentary cataloging his performances between 2008 and 2009, yesterday through Eagle Rock Entertainment. You can check out the trailer here.