News on The Music, The Message

Deep Sea Diver Portland Sessions

October 10, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Deep Sea Diver filmed a short set with The Portland Sessions which you can view below. The songs performed during the session are from the band’s debut full length History Speaks available to stream/download at Bandcamp as well as for purchase in vinyl or cd format.

Catch the band on tour this fall with Wild Belle.

The Hush Sound Winter Tour

October 5, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

The Hush Sound have announced some winter tour dates which you can see below. The band also plan on releasing new material in 2013.

Yellow Red Sparks FREE EP!

October 3, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Yellow Red Sparks is offering their Simply Put Me In Your Place EP for free at NoiseTrade.

This is the precussor to their current Four Steps In Corsets EP available digitally now.

Biceratops Rides!

October 3, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Matt Embree & Chris Tsagakis (of Rx Bandits, The Sound Of Animals Fighting) will release their debut album as a duo November 13 under the moniker Biceratops.

Info on pre-orders will be available soon. A teaser can be seen/heard below.

Bad Books II Stream

October 2, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Bad Books (Kevin Devine, members of Manchester Orchestra) is streaming their new album, II, at Consequence Of Sound. The album will be released next Tuesday, October 9.

Underoath Announce Disbandment

October 2, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Underoath have announced they will be disbanding after a farewell tour next spring. To commemorate their career, they will also be releasing Anthology 1999-2013, featuring 2 new songs, November 6.

Yellow Red Press

September 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Yellow Red Sparks got a nice write-up in OC Weekly discussing the band’s furthering success and hopes for 2013.

See the band live this Saturday, September 29, as they headline the House Of Blues Anaheim and on their upcoming dates with ZZ Ward.

Handshakes Download

September 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Handshakes (ex-Wintergreen, Sputnik Monroe, Controlling The Famous) are offering a download of a new song, “Vacation,” at Buzzbands. The song is lifted from their upcoming EP Villains and Crooks due out later this year.

Catch the band at their residency in December at the Silverlake Lounge in Silverlake, CA.

Kirk Talks Kay Kay

September 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Kirk of Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground (members of Gatsbys American Dream) recently sat down with City Arts to discuss the band’s new sound. Also, you have a few hours left to pre-order 2 new singles from the band via indiegogo.

Deftones Share Leathers

September 19, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Stream Deftones‘ new song “Leathers,” below. For a limited time, you can also download the song for free at their website.

This is the first song released from their new album Koi No Yokan available November 13.

Basement Window Open For Viewing

September 18, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

The digital release of O’Brother‘s Basement Window EP is available today at iTunes or Amazon. The vinyl, to be released October 30, will go up for pre-order later this week and will feature etched artwork on the b-side. Here’s what the band said regarding the release:

“This EP consists of 5 songs from ‘Garden Window’ that were stripped down and flipped on their bellies. It was a challenging and rewarding experience deconstructing things and doing something that we don’t usually do. The EP was engineered and mixed in our basement by our drummer, Michael Martens. We’re incredibly proud of the final product and the hard work that went into making it.”

McMahon Lays Jack To Rest

September 12, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

As speculated a few weeks ago, Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate) confirmed that he will no longer perform under the Jack’s Mannequin moniker. The band will play their last set at his annual Dear Jack Benefit November 11 in Los Angeles.

Fans don’t need to worry because he will continue to perform JM songs live.

The Press Love These Giants; You Should Too

September 10, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

David Byrne (of Talking Heads) & Annie Clark (a.k.a. St. Vincent) will release their 3-year-in-the-making album Love This Giant, tomorrow, September 11. The duo have done several interviews leading up to the release and Mother Jones posted their impeccable review of the album which you can read here.

The Casket Lottery Debut New Song

September 5, 2012 by Dave Giumara

The Casket Lottery has posted their new song “In The Branches” which you can listen to over at Alarm. The song is taken from their upcoming album No Fear due out November 6th through No Sleep Records. The album will mark the bands first in over ten years.

Ben Gibbard Single

August 29, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Stream Ben Gibbard‘s (Death Cab For Cutie) new single “Teardrop Windows” below. While Ben has released snippets of solo work (soundtracks, split EPs), Former Lives is his first foray into the full length realm. The album is due out October 16 on Barsuk Records and can be pre-ordered at his website.

The Calm Before The Panic

August 29, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

While spinning The Panic Division’s latest album Eternalism, did you ever think to yourself: “hmm, I wonder what they sounded like 8 years ago at their inception..”

Well, ponder no longer because you can download the first demos the band ever recorded here. AAAND, if for some insane reason you HAVEN’T heard their new album, stream/purchase it at Bandcamp now!

Kay Kay And His White Jeans Clean

August 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground, members of Gatsbys American Dream, have finished pre-production on their third full length and are now offering pre-orders for the first two singles at Indiegogo which you will receive prior to the album.

Similar to Kickstarter, Indiegogo is a funding website.

All Human Debut

August 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

All Human is a brand new project from Adam Rupert, formerly of Fear Before (The March Of Flames). His debut album Catholic Guilt Or The Queerest Of Thoughts can be pre-ordered here.

Andrew Starts Over…

August 28, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

It seems Jacks Mannequin is retiring. Andrew McMahon, the braintrust behind JM, has been posting some clues to the (now former?) band’s status at his website.

EDIT: His new merchandise also seems to point in this direction.

O’Brother Offer A View Into The Window

August 27, 2012 by Matt Zimmerman

O’Brother will release the Basement Window EP, featuring acoustic versions of songs from their debut full length Garden Window, digitally September 18. There will also be a limited vinyl released October 30 which includes etched artwork on the b-side.

O’Brother will join Circa Survive, Touché Amore and Balance & Composure on tour starting next month. Dates can be found here.