Indie label FatCat announces newer, even-more-indie label Palmist; splits with Lotus Plaza, U.S. Girls, and Slim Twig planned

By Nobodaddy on

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Looks like those fat cats over at FatCat are getting a little too fat for FatCat! In order to thin themselves out, they’ve recently announced that they’re spilling some of that fat over into a new UK-based sister label. And unlike those despicable sell-outs over at FatCat who are all “I drive two Mercedes at once down to my sunny Del Boca Vista vacation condo that’s made entirely of that Jurrasic Park-grade mosquito amber,” the new label — called Palmist — promises to be so indie, so underground, and SO UTTERLY CLANDESTINE that light itself cannot escape the surface of its hand-drawn logo.

But seriously folks, the new label has this to say about itself:

Based in Brighton, UK, the Palmist label is an independently run sister label of FatCat Records. It is a labour of love project dedicated to releasing limited vinyl-only runs of artists we love and think more people should hear about. Generally much of the music we release comprises of home recordings, or comes from artists with roots in the DIY tradition.

We believe in the beauty of imperfection over glossy sheen, in doing it yourself rather than paying someone else to do it, and, most importantly, in substance over style. At the same time we also appreciate the physical nature of records and this label is a rejection of music existing only as computer files or internet streams. Most of the packaging is done in-house, we hand number and stamp each record and our label is a celebration of natural individuality, from the music we release to the packaging it comes in.

So far, Palmist has put out several 12-inch splits by the likes of Lotus Plaza (other Deerhunter dude’s thing), Odonis Odonis, Bitches, U.S. Girls, Yuppies, and Slim Twig. Check out the Palmist website for more info on those artists and the various totally innovative ways in which they use reverb. Oh, and speaking of “appreciating the physical nature of records” and rejecting “computer files and internet streams” and all that crap, you can download the Lotus Plaza song here and stream everything else online at their site. Cough.

• Palmist: http://www.palmistrecords.com
• FatCat: http://fat-cat.co.uk

The Kills take America part 67: late summer tour edition

By Liz Louche on Jun 9 2011

Hot off the success of their fourth studio album Blood Pressures on Domino and a recent spring tour, The Kills are rarin’ to get back on the road. The greatest example of American/British partnership since… um, British Airways and American Airlines teamed up to share frequent flier rewards… have been keeping very, very busy, with appearances on Leno, Conan, and Last Call with Carson Daly. (Believe it or not, you don’t get the most scintillating results when you Google “American/British partnership.” And no, this is not something I could’ve just thought up by myself. Too tired.)

Now they’re ready to bring the magic of Blood Pressues to more rapturous fans. The duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince will be rockin’ Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot this summer, before embarking on a late summer/early fall mini-tour of the West Coast of America, with a brief jaunt up to Vancouver. And if that’s not enough Kills-styled rock ‘n’ roll for ya, the band also have a new ‘making of’ video for Blood Pressures, available from the fine people at IFC.

Dates:

08.05-07.11 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.06.11 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
08.08.11 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
09.04.11 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09.05.11 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
09.07.11 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09.09.11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
09.10.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
09.11.11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues

• The Kills: http://www.thekills.tv
• Domino: http://www.dominorecordco.us

Cold Cave tour North America, warming up hardcore fans

By Emceegreg on Jun 8 2011

Cold Cave isn’t just a derogatory name for callous women, but is also a synth-pop band fronted by Wesley Eisold, ex-hardcore vocalist of Give Up the Ghost, Some Girls, and American Nightmare. Fans of Eisold’s past scene bands may want to listen to the band’s latest effort Cherish the Effort (TMT Review), which was released on Matador not too long ago and received a swell score from TMT.

Eisold will have some other performers help him bring the music to the live setting this summer with a gigantic tour. You might still be bitter when your New Age-loving friend Benji tries to drag you to a Cold Cave concert, but maybe it is you who should take a long look in the mirror. Times have changed, man.

My advice: throw away any misconceptions about hardcore musicians softening, and try sticking your hand into the Cold Cave. You might just come out with something warm, sticky, and sweet. Remember, dancing is just a more mature version of moshing.

Dates:

07.12.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory *
07.13.11 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa *
07.14.11 - Toronto, ON - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
07.15.11 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
07.16.11 - Chicago, IL - Union Park, Pitchfork Festival
07.17.11 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater *
07.18.11 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium *
07.21.11 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret ^
07.22.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge ^
07.25.11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
07.26.11 - San Diego, CA - Casbah ^
07.27.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Ukranian Center ^
07.29.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
07.30.11 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater ^
07.31.11 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room ^
08.01.11 - Saint Louis, MO - Firebird ^
08.02.11 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop ^
08.04.11 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel ^
08.05.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Voyeur ^
08.06.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

* Cult of Youth
^ Austra

• Cold Cave: http://coldcave.tumblr.com
• Matador: http://www.matadorrecords.com

Don Fleming, producer extraordinaire, features Kim Gordon, R. Stevie Moore, Julie Cafritz on new EP

By Liz Louche on Jun 8 2011

They say that behind every great album, there’s a great producer. (They say that, right? Oh well.) The producer — unless he’s featured in Jay-Z videos or related to someone who once went out with Lindsay Lohan — is often a mysterious, shadowy figure, injecting magic and backing vocals into tracks. Now, you may have heard the name Don Fleming before — after all, dude was in Half Japanese, late 90s supergroup Stars and The Velvet Monkeys — but his illustrious production career might come as some surprise. Fleming has worked with Dinosaur Jr., Teenage Fanclub, Sonic Youth, Richard Hell, Andrew W.K., The Posies, and sooooo many more. And now the eminently-qualified Mr. Fleming has announced the release of his first solo EP since 1998.

Don Fleming 4 is the name of the guitarist/producer’s new four-song EP, available digitally through Instant Mayhem on July 12, and on CD via Thick Syrup Records on August 2. Within a mere four songs, Fleming traverses the spectrum of the rock ‘n’ roll universe, with guest collaborators including Kim Gordon, Julie Cafritz (Pussy Galore, Free Kitten), and underground wonder R. Stevie Moore. Instant Mayhem also recently reissued The Velvet Monkeys’ 1981 debut Everything Is Right.

Don Fleming 4 tracklisting:

01. My Little Lamb (ft. R. Stevie Moore)
02. Torn by the Hands That You Could Not See (ft. Kim Gordon
03. Clockwork Cockwork (ft. Julie Cafritz)
04. Adam’s Fall

• Don Fleming: http://www.myspace.com/donfleming
• Instant Mayhem: http://www.instantmayhem.com

Beirut announces new album details, maybe decides to take it easy with that whole Euro-Balkan-folk-French-pop thing

By Annapocalypse on Jun 8 2011

When I first heard Beirut (a.k.a. Zach Condon) was planning on releasing a new album this year, I placed a bet as to which quaint European city or country he would draw inspiration from this time around. Unfortunately, I lost, as Condon has decided to settle down a bit and name his new album The Rip Tide, due for release on August 30 via Pompeii Records. With song titles like “East Harlem” and “Santa Fe,” it seems that Condon is sticking to his American roots this time around. Who can blame him though; I hear Santa Fe is lovely in the summer.

The Rip Tide tracklisting:

01. A Candle’s Fire
02. Santa Fe
03. East Harlem
04. Goshen
05. Payne’s Bay
06. The Rip Tide
07. Vagabond
08. The Peacock
09. Port of Call

The Rip Tour:

06.08.11 - Austin, TX - ACL Live
06.10.11 - New Orleans, LA - Republic
06.12.11 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06.14.11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
06.17.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Northside Fest - McCarren Park
06.30.11 - London, UK - Hyde Park
07.03.11 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Fest
07.05.11 - Ferrara, Italy - Costello PIazza
07.07.11 - Republic of Serbia - Exit Festival
07.09.11 - Slovakia - Pohoda
07.12.11 - Arles, France - Arles Fest
07.14.11 - Meco, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock
07.16.11 - Valencia, Spain - Benicassim Festival
07.18.11 - Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere
07.20.11 - Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
07.29.11 - Portland, ME - State Theater
07.31.11 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga
08.02.11 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
08.04.11 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
08.05-07.11 – Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.10.11 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
08.12.11 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
08.14.11 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
09.02.11 - Dorset, UK - End of Road Festival
09.04.11 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09.06.11 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy
09.08.11 - Amsterdamn, Netherlands - Paradiso
09.12.11 - Paris, France - Olympia
09.14.11 - Brussels, Belgium - AB
09.16.11 - London, UK - Brixton Academy

• Beirut: http://www.beirutband.com

TV on the Radio add a bunch of dates so they can stay competitive with HDTV on the Internet

By Nobodaddy on Jun 8 2011

Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about TV on the Radio’s relatively modest summer touring schedule and spun a bunch of meaningless bullshit about how they were the ultimate “post-apocalyptic summer party band” or some such nonsense just to draw some lazy line of continuity between the fucking weather and TV on the Radio that wasn’t really meant to be drawn and fill up space in an otherwise pretty matter-of-fact article?

And remember like 12 seconds ago when I recapped all that shit about how I did what I did in the previous article to make it seem more cohesive and look a little longer just to fill up space in this new one about their expanded touring schedule that includes a bunch of dates with fellow seat-fillers Broken Social Scene and a massive Hollywood Bowl show with the likes of Panda Bear and Arctic Monkeys?

Well, good. Because I’m not going to go over it again. You know, probably.

TV on the Radio 2.0:

06.20.11 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
06.22.11 - Zagreb, Croatia - T-Mobile Inmusic Festival
06.23.11 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
06.24.11 - Berlin, Germany - Astra
06.26.11 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Festival
06.27.11 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
06.28.11 - Glasgow, UK - O2ABC
06.30.11 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07.01.11 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival
07.02.11 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07.03.11 - London, UK - Wireless Festival
07.04.11 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
07.05.11 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
07.08.11 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live Festival
07.09.11 - Lisbon, Portugal - Alive Festival
07.12.11 - Argeles Sur Mer, France - Les Deferlantes
07.13.11 - Paris, France - L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
07.17.11 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07.20-21.11 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
07.22.11 - Portland, OR - Edgefield
07.23.11 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
08.27.11 - Kansas City, MO - The Crossroads
08.28.11 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest Music Festival
08.30-31.11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
09.01.11 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
09.02.11 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
09.06.11 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion *
09.08.11 - New York, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront *
09.09.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Centre *
09.12.11 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte *
09.13.11 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
09.14.11 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
09.16.11 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
09.20-21.11 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
09.17.11 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
09.18.11 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
09.25.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ^
09.27.11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre

* Broken Social Scene
^ Arctic Monkeys, Panda Bear, Smith Westerns, Warpaint

• TV on the Radio: http://www.tvontheradio.com
• Interscope: http://www.interscope.com

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