The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
The indie pop duo comprised of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion return with the follow-up to their brilliant self-titled debut. The band recently shared the video for the track “High Road” (watch below).
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Has it really been four years since “Backspacer”? It actually feels longer. I’ve celebrated my 5th wedding anniversary, my first child was born, Pearl Jam celebrated their 20th anniversary with PJ20 and a majority of the band members released solo projects. Basically, it’s been a long time. Well the time has been worth it as “Lightning Bolt” is Pearl Jam’s strongest effort in years and for me it launches into the 2nd tier of their overall catalog.
Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 10/14/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Watch Phoenix on Austin City Limits here… or not:
http://video.klru.tv/video/2365095963/
Here’s the schedule:
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The Australian indietronica outfit Cut Copy have shared a video for “Free Your Mind,” the first single and title track from the band’s
forthcoming album. The new album is the follow-up to the 2011 release Zonoscope, and is due in record stores on November 5. Cut Copy
begins a world tour on October 30 with 2 weeks worth of North American dates that includes a stop at the Marquee in Tempe, Arizona on November 6. The tune “Free Your Mind” combines a beautiful blend of circa 1991 Madchester grooves with Italo house beats that screams… holy shit I think I’m listening to the song of the year.
Watch “Free Your Mind” starring True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgard here:
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This past Friday night Neutral Milk Hotel performed their first show in nearly fifteen years with the band’s original line-up. The classic indie fuzz-folk act kicked off the much anticipated reunion tour at 2640 Space in Baltimore, Maryland. The band, led by singer/songwriter Jeff Mangum, have continued to add more tour dates on a regular basis since announcing they were reuniting back in late April. The currently constructed world tour is scheduled to last until June 2014.One glaring omission is the lack of any U.S. west coast dates… You can bet your bottom dollar that Mr. Mangum and company will grace the main stage at the Coachella Music Festival next spring.
Check out the NMH tour dates here.
Baltimore, Md. Setlist 10-11-13
1. Delorean “Destitute Time”
2. Cut Copy “Free Your Mind”
3. Holy Ghost! “Okay”
4. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Nightwater Girlfriend”
5. MGMT “Your Life Is A Lie”
6. Grouplove “Ways To Go”
7. CHVRCHES “Gun”
8. San Fermin “Sonsick”
9. Swim Deep “King City”
10. Phantogram “Black Out Days”
11. Nine Inch Nails “Came Back Haunted”
12. Yuck “Middle Sea”
13. The Orwells “Who Needs You”
14. Pixies “Indie Cindy”
15. Volcano Choir “Byegone”
16. The Ocean Blue “Ground Gives Way”
17. Okkervil River “Down Down The Deep River”
18. Father John Misty “Writing A Novel”
19. Local Natives “Ceilings”
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The long-running television program Austin City Limits has announced part of their schedule for the upcoming 39th season. Notable indie acts include Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and The Black Angels. Last weekend’s season premiere included Latin music stars Juanes along with Jesse & Joy. Austin City Limits is shown on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), check your local listings for day and time in your area. ACL plans to announce six more episodes to be shown in early 2014 in the near future.
Here is the initial schedule:
October 5 Juanes | Jesse & Joy
October 12 Phoenix
October 19 The Lumineers | Shovels & Rope
October 26 Vampire Weekend | Grizzly Bear
November 2 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
November 9 Emeli Sandé | Michael Kiwanuka
November 16 Jim James | The Black Angels
November 23 ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2013
Full episodes can be watched following their initial broadcast here:
http://acltv.com/
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
One quick side note before I begin… I know get a few giggles and rolled eyeballs every time I proclaim that HAIM is the process of taking over the world. Well look who’s at NUMBER 1 on the U.K. album chart…HAIM. The ladies outsold Justin Timberlake (yeah I just said Justin Timberlake on this blog) by 2,100 copies. Finishing third was some guilty pleasure band named Kings Of Leon. Well there you go.
The Los Angeles rock duo of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have finally released their full-length debut LP to American ears. This album is guaranteed to be in my top 5 for 2013.
Watch the video “Gonna Make My Own Money” here:
Download “Sistrionix”
Glasser is the moniker for experimental electropop artist Cameron Mesirow. Her sophomore release is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut LP Ring.
Check out the video for the track “Design” here:
Download “Interiors” here:
Athens, Georgia’s finest weirdos return with their twelfth studio release. This is Kevin Barnes and company’s second album in the last year.
Listen to the track “Fugitive Air” here:
Download “Lousy With Sylvianbriar” here:
It’s always a good day when Sleigh Bells release new music. The Brooklyn, New York noise pop duo of Alexis Krauss and Derek Edward Miller are releasing their third studio album.
Watch the video for the title track “Bitter Rivals” here:
Download “Bitter Rivals” here:
The Fratellis, yeah The Fratellis… remember them? The Glasgow, Scotland indie rock band are releasing their first album since 2008, and third overall. The first single from the new LP is “Seven Nights Seven Days” (watch it below).
Download “We Need Medicine” here:
Notable EP releases:
HAERTS was featured in the Sunday Spotlight a few weeks back. Read all about them here
Watch the video for “All The Days” here:
Download “Hemiplegia” EP here:
One of the best new bands to emerge on the indie scene over the last year is the Brooklyn, New York post-punk band Parquet Courts. The band released their full-length debut Light Up Gold back in January.
Listen to the track “You’ve Got Me Wondering” here:
Download “Tally All The Things That You Broke” here:
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In what seems to be an endless supply of Pixies news… the band announced Monday morning their plans to tour North America in early 2014. The 33-date tour commences in Toronto on January 15 and concludes on March 1 in Austin (allegedly). Speculation has already started on why Southern California
dates were omitted from the tour schedule. Either the band wore out their welcome when they performed a string of four consecutive nights in Los Angeles last month, or, you guessed it… Indio, California the second and third weekend in April. Tickets for the 2014 dates (see below) go on sale to the general pubic this Friday October 11 at 10am local time, or use the code ANDRO to purchase tickets during the “fan-only” presale. As a special treat, support will be provided by FIDLAR, Cults, and Best Coast throughout the tour. One specific date that I took note of is February 24 in Phoenix, Arizona with Best Coast… just sayin’.
To celebrate the announcement of tour dates the band premiered a video for the song “Andro Queen.” The tune can be found on the recently released EP-1. The band’s plans moving forward are to release a series of EP’s digitally instead of releasing a proper album. The Pixies are currently on tour in Europe through November 25.
Watch “Andro Queen” here:
Pixies 2014 North American Tour Dates:
Jan. 15: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 16: Metropolis, Montreal, QC (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 18: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 19: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 21: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 22: Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 24: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 25: Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 26: Strathmore, Washington, DC (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 29: National Theatre, Richmond, VA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 31: Durham PAC, Durham, NC (w/ Cults)
Feb. 1: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC (w/ Cults)
Feb. 2: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN (w/ Cults)
Feb. 4: Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA (w/ Cults)
Feb. 6: Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO (w/ Cults)
Feb. 7: LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH (w/ Cults)
Feb. 8: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI (w/ Cults)
Feb. 9: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL (w/ Cults)
Feb. 11: Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO (w/ Cults)
Feb. 13: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 14: Belly Up Tavern, Aspen, CO (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 15: The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 17: Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 18: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 19: Schnitzer Auditorium, Portland, OR (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 21: Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 22: Civic Theatre, San Jose, CA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 23: The Joint, Las Vegas, NV (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 24: Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 25: Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 27: Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 28: South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX (w/ Best Coast)
March 1: Music Hall, Austin, TX (w/ Best Coast)
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GoINDEEpMusic will be out at the Orpheum Theatre next Tuesday night October 15th for an evening with Simple Minds. The Scottish new wave band will finally be bringing their greatest hits tour to the U.S. The Los Angeles show is one of only seven North American dates. Only a few seats still remain at the 2000 seat venue. Check out the Simple Minds Flashback Friday feature.
Watch the classic video for “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” here:
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Cults, the indie pop duo comprised of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, have shared a video for “High Road.” The track is off the NYC band’s forthcoming sophomore album Static, due in record stores on October 15. Static is the follow-up their self-titled LP that came out in 2011.
Watch “High Road” video here:
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Jagwar Ma have released a new video for the track “Come Save Me.” The track is off the Australian indie dance band’s excellent debut album Howlin’. When the 2013 year end lists are revealed, Howlin’ will be among the best albums and “Come Save Me” will be near the top of the best tracks. The original video for “Come Save Me” was released back in 2011.
Check out the new video for “Come Save Me” here:
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Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 10/7/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Here’s the schedule:
Letterman
Monday = Two Door Cinema Club
Friday = Cage The Elephant
Fallon
Monday = Paul McCartney
Kimmel
Wednesday = Arctic Monkeys
pre-empted by Kanye interview
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
The Portland, Oregon indie folk band are releasing their (you guessed it) seventh studio album. This is their first effort since leaving Sub Pop.
Listen to the first single “Shine On” here:
Download “VII” here:
After conquering the U.K., the HAIM sisters are ready to take over the rest of the world. The long-awaited debut full-length from the San Fernando Valley, California band has finally arrived. The album is front-loaded with tracks that have been released as singles over the last year.
Watch the video for “Falling” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIjVpRAXK18 (Preview)
Download “Days Are Gone” here:
Speaking of taking over the world…New Zealand singer-songwriter Ella Yelich-O’Connor, better known as Lorde, has already topped the billboard charts at the age of sixteen. This is the internet buzz act’s debut LP
Listen to “Team” here:
Download “Pure Heroine” here:
After teasing the world with the EP Delicious slightly over a year ago, the English indie rockers from Worchester have released their debut full-length. The album includes 16 tracks and 3 live recordings. I can’t get enough of these dudes.
Watch the video “Bloodshake” here:
Download “In Love” here:
London based indie rockers return with their sophomore album, and a slightly new line-up. This is the follow-up to the 2011 critically acclaimed self-titled debut LP.
Watch the video “Middle Sea” here:
Download “Glow And Behold” here:
Notable EP Releases
The indie pop duo consisting of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel are back with more catchy street beats.
Listen to the track “Black Out Days” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OihW5MPKA (Preview)
Download “Phantogram EP” here:
The indie rock three piece from Northern Ireland just released a video for the title track (check it out below).
Download “Changing Of The Seasons EP” here:
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Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 9/30/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Here’s the schedule:
Letterman
Tuesday = First Aid Kit
Friday = Albert Hammond Jr.
Leno
Thursday = Stone Temple Pilots (My Guilty Pleasure)
Fallon
Tuesday = Lorde
Wednesday = MS MR
Thursday = Phantogram
Conan
Monday = Moby
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