Fleet Foxes - new album & download

The Fleet Foxes announced a new album, Helplessness Blues, and tour today. The album will be released on May 2 in the UK, and May 3 in the US. To celebrate they're offering the album title track for streaming/download via their website. Have a listen:



Spring/summer tour dates:
04.30.2011 The Vogue Theatre / Vancouver, BC
05.01.2011 Crystal Ballroom / Portland, OR
05.03.2011 Moore Theatre / Seattle, WA
05.05.2011 Fox Theater / Oakland, CA
05.06.2011 Spreckles Theatre / San Diego, CA
05.07.2011 Hollywood Palladium / Hollywood, CA
05.08.2011 Rialto Theatre / Tucson, AZ
05.10.2011 Stubb's Waller Creek / Austin, TX
05.11.2011 Palladium Ballroom / Dallas, TX
05.13.2011 Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
05.14.2011 The Tabernacle / Atlanta, GA
05.15.2011 DAR Constitution Hall / Washington, DC
05.17.2011 Orpheum Theatre / Boston, MA
05.18.2011 The United Palace Theatre / New York, NY
05.21.2011 Tower Theatre / Upper Darby, PA
05.25.2011 Astra / Berlin, Germany
05.26.2011 Dachau Summer of Music / Munich, Germany
05.28.2011 Primavera Sound / Barcelona, Spain
05.30.2011 Bataclan / Paris, France
05.31.2011 Hammersmith Apollo / London, UK
08.11.2011 Oya Festival / Oslo, Norway
08.12.2011 Way Out West / Gothenburg, Sweden

Stream the new Gang of Four album, Content

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Check out Social Distortion's new album, Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes

Social Distortion is about to release their newest album, Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes, and they're making it available to stream which you can do below, or here. I shall forever be a fan of Mike Ness simply for the fact that, without knowing me, he put me on his guestlist for a show of theirs in the early 90's. I didn't have a ticket, and he must be a decent guy because I didn't know him. As you were...


Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes by Epitaph Records

Social Distortion - website

Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues

Justine Townes Earle's performance last night of the title track from his new Bloodshot album, Harlem River Blues, on Letterman, really knocked me out. I happened to be awake at the end of the show when the musical guests always play, and wasn't expecting anything really. It's rare that TV performances translate so well, or even sound good at a low volume at 12:30AM in the dark.

He has certain qualities that, even though I can pretty much pick out where he got them all from, present an entirely believable package thats definitely ready for bigger and better things. And most importantly, he's got the tunes. Good for Bloodshot Records. Anyway, I've been checking out the entire album and it's well worth exploring if you can get down with any sort of americana/rockabilly/roots/country-tinged stuff. This guy has the goods.

p.s. For fans of songs about NYC - check out the title track, "One More Night In Brooklyn", and "Workin' For The MTA".

Buy Harlem River Blues - CD, MP3, LP.

Check out British Sea Power's new album, Valhalla Dancehall

Hot on the heels of yesterday's post about the new album from Wire, comes yet another streaming opportunity from the Guardian. This one features the newest offering from the underrated British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancehall (order - LP, CD, or MP3). Listen to "Living Is So Easy" below, and stream the entire album here.

Check out Wire's new album, Red Barked Tree

Image courtesy of the newly revamped EugeneMerinov.com

Wire has made their first new album in three years, Red Barked Tree, available for streaming on the Guardian website. Below is one track, "Two Minutes," and the entire thing can be accessed here. The album will be available for purchase next week on Jan. 11th. The band's current line-up includes Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey.

Wire - Two Minutes by WireHQ