Buck-O-Nine, who are currently hard-at-work on their forthcoming, full-length release, tentatively titled Screamin' From The Suburbs, have announced further details surrounding the band's recording process and general progress. You can read a brief statement from the group below.
The Ataris have signed with Sanctuary Records for the release of their long delayed fifth full length album, Welcome the Night. The disc is set to arrive in stores on February 6th.[source]http://www.tunelabmusic.com/[/source]
Explosions in the Sky have announced a February 20th, 2007 release date for their next full length. The band is promising "massive amounts" of touring in the new year, and recently celebrated the 50,000th sale of their 2003 album, The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place. [source]http://www.punknews.org[/source]
The band also have scheduled a few dates in California this month along with a festival appearance. read more]
Frank and his Skunk Allstars have posted yet another track from their sophomore, full-length effort, Hatred of a Minute, which is available now via Long Beach Records Europe. The song, entitled "Livin' By The Sword", can be streamed via the group's MySpace page. Furthermore, be on the lookout for more details surrounding the group's forthcoming, double-disc release, Words From The...[read more]
The Mad Caddies have set a tentative release date of spring 2007 for their long-awaited, follow-up effort to 2003's Just One More. Furthermore, the group will be premiering new material on the highly-anticipated Autumns Up tour, which features support acts Love Equals Death and Sicker Than Others, and is set to commence today, Thursday, November 2nd, in Tempe, Arizona.
Tony Brummel, founder of one of the country’s top independent record companies, Victory Records, has announced that Victory will join the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is comprised of a broad coalition of music labels that promotes the interests and goals of the independent music community. Formed in 2005, the A2IM now boasts over 200 member labels, working together to support fair trade practices, including equal access to the media and the...[read more]
Self Against City will release their first full-length album, Telling Secrets To Strangers on January 9, 2007. Produced by Steven Haigler (The Pixies, Fuel) Telling Secrets To Strangers is full of what SELF AGAINST CITY does best: melodic indie-pop songs with big guitars and lead singer Jonathan Michael’s trip-wire vocals. The band’s been schooled in rock n’ roll university, i.e., touring a big country in a small van, and every triumph and misbegotten adventure has been converted to song. Beginning the...[read more]
On November 13th, Less Than Jake will release their song "P.S. Shock the World" as a CD single in the United Kingdom. The track, which comes from the band's latest, full-length release, In With the Out Crowd, will be presented alongside a remixed version of "We, the Uninspired", a song taken from the group's recent EP, Absolution For Idiots and Addicts, courtesy of The Zax.
Known and respected by many as the focal point for Orange County’s critically acclaimed band Thrice, Dustin Kensrue’s perceptive songwriting and dynamic vocal styling are displayed through his debut solo release Please Come Home on Equal Vision Records (January 23rd, 2007). Combining classic folk with earthy blues, melodic country and deep soul, Kensrue creates a unique aural landscape complementing his musical versatility.
Please Come Home takes listeners on a reflective journey of wisdom and hope...[read more]
Capdown has posted a new song entitled "Home Is Where The Start Is" on their official MySpace page. The track is set to appear on the band's forthcoming, full-length release, Wind Up Toys, which has been slated for an early 2007 release via Fierce Panda Records. Furthermore, on December 4th the British group will...[read more]
The Toasters have unveiled the finalized schedule for the forthcoming Ska Brawl tour, on which the New York sextet will be joined by support acts The Supervillains, The Phenomenauts, and Deals Gone Bad. You can find the tour's complete schedule below.
Spark Is A Diamond's new EP, Keep Your Eyes Off The Prize, is slated for a November 14th release via Emerald Moon Records. You can check out a couple tracks from the effort right here.
The Cure will be releasing a live DVD, Festival 2005, on December 5th.
Tracklisting
Open
Fascination Street
Alt.End
The Blood
A Night Like This
The End of the World
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
The Kiss
Shake Dog Shake
Us or Them
Never Enough
The Figurehead
A Strange Day
Push
Just Like Heaven
Inbetween Days
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
The Drowning Man
Signal to Noise
The Baby...[read more]
David McWane of Big D and the Kids Table fame will be releasing a personal book, which will include over one hundred and fifty prose and poems, as well as a complete showcase of all his lyrical material, this February. You can expect more details regarding the release within the near future.
We Are Scientists will be releasing a b-sides/remixes/DVD set titled Crap Attack at various times in November (November 3rd in Germany, November 6th in the UK, and on their merch site at un undetermined time in November everywhere else); the track listings can be found below:
The Mad Caddies have released a finalized schedule for their forthcoming tour of the United States, on which the Fat Wreck Chords act will be joined by label-mates Love Equals Death, as well as additional support act Sicker Than Others. You can find the band's complete route below.
The Catch-It Kebabs have posted a new track entitled "Rudi Got Swing" on their official MySpace page. The song comes from the band's new album, Return of the Kebabulance, which is available now via Riot Music. Furthermore, you can expect to see the release available in it's entirety for streaming on the band's AP profile shortly.
Kevin Devine released a new album yesterday (hope you picked it up), check out some clips from his record release show here, here, here, and here. The video-quality is pretty bad, but the song played makes it worth at least checking out.
The Shins' new album, Wincing The Night Away, will be released on January 23rd, 2007. The tracklisting can be found below. The first single will be "Phantom Limb" and will be available on iTunes on November 14th, on CD on November 21st, and as a 7" on December 12th.
