The xx have just announced a short North American tour. This will be the band's first tour here since 2010, so head to the replies to check out the dates.

Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) have joined forces to create a new band called Divine Fits. The band's yet to be titled debut will be released this year through Merge Records. Keep an eye out for more details in the coming weeks.

Yeasayer will release an album titled Fragrant World on August 21st via Secretly Canadian. Listen to the new album track "Henrietta" here.

Track List
01. Fingers Never Bleed
02. Longevity
03. Blue Paper
04. Henrietta
05. Devil and the Deed
06. No Bones
07. Reagan's Skeleton
08. Demon Road
09. Damaged Goods
10. Folk Hero Shtick
11. Glass of the Microscope

Jay Z has revealed the preliminary line up for his Made In America festival. Pearl Jam will join the artist as headliners of the event alongside other acts such as D'Angelo, Rick Ross, Miike Snow, Passion Pit and Janelle Monae. The full line up and details so far can be found here.

Hit the replies to watch the new Sleigh Bells video for "Demons".

Today is Morrissey's 53rd birthday. Happy Birthday, sir!

Hit the replies to watch Ice Nine Kills' music video for their cover of Adele's "Someone Like You." You can download the track for free here.

Listen to a new Hawthorne Heights song entitled "New Winter" here. Don't forget that the band members will be chatting here on AP.net tonight at 7pm EST.

A couple weeks ago we premiered the track listing and artwork of Broadway's upcoming record, Gentleman's Brawl. Well, as promised, today we have a new song. Head to their AP.net Profile or the replies to hear "Lawyered." This one definitley reminds me of The Used's latest work on Vulnerable.

Original drummer Ryan Richards has left Funeral For A Friend. He will be replaced by former Rise To Remain drummer Pat Lundy. Ryan has written an open letter to fans which you can read in the replies.

Blink 182 have added smaller Manchester and London shows to their UK tour this summer. See a full list of dates in the replies.

Here are the albums that are in stores today. Pick up anything good? What do you recommend for other viewers? If we missed anything, please add it to our calendar. Check out rdio or spinner for album streams of new releases.