The Royal Concept are back with a super catchy unreleased piece of pop goodness for free download via Soundcloud. Take a listen / download World On Fire below.
For more information on The Royal Concept, visit http://royalconceptband.com/.
Irish quartet The Cast of Cheers are getting ready to release their first proper album on June 18th via School Boy Error/ Co-operative Music. Ahead of the album release, the band are releasing a new single titled Animals. Listen / download the remix of the track and watch the video for the single below.
MP3: The Cast OF Cheers – Animals (Trophy Boyfriend Remix)
Upcoming tour dates:
June
3 – Forbidden Fruit, Dublin – Ireland
July
13 – Melt Festival. Ferropolis – Germany
15 – Latitude Festival, Suffolk – UK
27 – Splendour in The Grass Festival, Byron Bay, NSW – Australia
31 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – Australia w/Django Django
August
1 – Oxford Art Factory, Oxford – Australia w/Django Django
4 – Y Not Festival – Matlock – UK
23 – Belsonic 2012, Belfast – UK
For more information on The Cast OF Cheers, visit www.thecastofcheers.com.
Today, Farewell Republic released their debut LP, Burn the Boats. After a year-long writing/pre-production process, Burn the Boats was recorded during July 2010 at the Chrome Attic in Crystal Lake, IL and the Thunderdome in Ann Arbor, MI. The band holed up in their home studio and spent more than 9 months mixing the record after relocating to Brooklyn. The resulting LP captures a sound that is best described as atmospheric post-punk with a nice bite of shoegaze thrown in. Burn the Boats was recorded by Michael Coffman, produced by Farewell Republic members Sivan Jacobovitz and Brian Trahan and mastered by Fred Kevorkian (White Stripes, The National) at Avatar Studios in NYC.
MP3: Farewell Republic – Wake
MP3: Farewell Republic – Come Irene
The band drew on a wide range of influences ranging from art rock and ambient electronic music to 20th century classical and traditional middle eastern folk music while recording Burn The Boats which is quite evident. The album swings between energetic hopefulness and dispirited detachment, reflecting the era in which we live.
Track List:
Want to catch them at one of their release shows? Show details are below.
2/21- Burn the Boats LP Released on mp3/vinyl
2/22- Record Release Party at the Mercury Lounge (Manhattan) w/ Fantasmas
2/23- Record Release Party presented by Monument Festival at DC9 (Washington, DC) to benefit DC Vote w/ Heads on Sticks
For more information on Farewell Republic, visit farewellrepublic.bandcamp.com/.
Just in time for Christmas, The xx released a demo of a brand new track online yesterday. “Open Eyes” is a chilled out, mellow track that came out of their sophomore album recordings which they recently began.
MP3: The xx – Open Eyes (Demo)
You can listen to the demo above, or watch the video below.
The band will also be playing some shows in 2012 and have already announced the following festival dates.
Tour dates:
05/30-06/03/2012 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
06/07-06/10/2012 – Porto, Portugal @ Optimus Primavera Sound
07/04-07/07/2012 - Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival
Shigeto has announced his forthcoming mini-LP titled Lineage, which is the follow up to the acclaimed Full Circle full length from 2010. The release is set for a January 31, 2012 release through Ghostly International. The title track showcases Shigeto’s signature production style with a foundation in live instrumentation techniques. Zach Saginaw records under the name Shigeto – his middle name, his grandfather’s name and a tribute to the Japanese heritage.
MP3: Shigeto – Lineage
The front cover of Lineage (see image on left) includes a photograph of Shigeto’s great grandfather’s house taken 1916 in Hiroshima, Japan while the LP/vinyl version of the back cover includes a photo of Shigeto Ohmura at the Amache Internment Camp in Grenada, Colorado after his family was transferred from Tule Lake Internment Camp. Saginaw is clear about the ancestral motivation referenced on the eight instrumentals on Lineage and delivers a masterpiece of sound and emotions.
Tracklist:
Lineage (Prologue)
Lineage
Ann Arbor Parts 3 & 4
Soaring
A Child’s Mind
Huron River Drive
Field Day
Please Stay
For more information on Shigeto, visit http://ghostly.com/artists/shigeto.
As a special Halloween treat, Superchunk has posted a Misfits’ cover for free download on their official website.
The band says, “Happy Halloween everyone! An omelet of disease awaits your noontime meal! In the tradition of doing something we did last year, we’ve got another Misfits cover for you. We recorded it with John Plymale at Overdub Lane. Everyone sings! So it’s festive. Here you go, ‘Where Eagles Dare.’”
Visit Superchunk’s website to stream and download their cover of “Where Eagles Dare” by The Misfits!