Pigeons is the name of Here We Go Magic’s new album, which will be out on June 8th. Unlike last year’s self titled release, Pigeons is a full band affair. The album was recorded over a four month period in upstate New York in an amazing old farm house. Full tracklist after this here jump!
BFD Alert!
Congratulations are in order for BLK JKS! Their hard work on last year’s release After Robots has been recognized by the South African equivalent of the Grammys – The South African Music Awards (SAMA) has nominated After Robots for two awards:
Best Album of the Year
Best Alternative Music Album: English
The awards will be broadcast on SABC 1 on April 17th, 2010 at 8pm – so all BLK JKS fans in SA need to tune in and cheer on Tshepang, Molefi, Linda and Mpumi! Good luck, friends!
Swearing At Motorists’ Dave Doughman checked in this week to let us know what he’s up to. For the next couple of weeks, Dave will be taking a break from the studio to go out and test drive a few new tunes from the forthcoming Swearing At Motorists album, tentatively titled Greetings From Kindergarten City.
During this two week mini-tour you’ll have a chance to get up close and personal with Swearing At Motorists since all of the shows will be in private homes and limited to just 40 tickets. Tickets are $15 and include a recording of the show. Check out the list of dates below. Tickets are only available online HERE.
An Intimate Evening With Swearing At Motorists:
03/18 Dayton, OH
03/19 Dayton, OH (SOLD OUT)
03/20 Nashville, TN (with special guests: the Carter Administration and Chris Crofton)
03/21 Durham, NC
03/24 Washington DC (with special guest: Romania)
03/25 Philadelphia, PA (with special guest: Romania)
Read more about hosting a house show HERE and visit Swearing At Motorists on Facebook HERE.
Kid Millions is Man Forever (Photo by Juli Werner)
Man Forever is Kid Millions‘ new drum and drummer brahject featuring the heaviest drum soldiers who happen to be in town at this particular time. Kid just recorded a solo album that’s coming out soon on St. Ives vinyl only label (within a few months. . .)
Kid (Oneida), Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Dana Janssen (Akron Family), Shahin Motia (Oneida/Ex Models/Knyfe Hyts) and Richard Hoffman (Sightings) will be performing the two ridiculous pieces from the album as an opening act to Mike Bones and Christy and Emily. . .it will melt your faces. . .highly recommended brownie accompaniment.
If you’re in town, details below…
Jens Lekman is a lucky guy. Exhibit A) He lives in Australia where the weather rarely sucks. Exhibit B) He’s touring Indonesia & The Philippines, and exhibit C) Xzibit More
Damien Jurado will release his new album, Saint Bartlett, on Secretly Canadian May 25th. Read more and listen to the first single after the jump!
In just a few days, Danielson will be packin’ the van and heading off to make musical merriment in several fine cities, along with Ben + Vesper and Ortolan, as part of the Familyre Drive Spring Tour.
Jens Lekman guests on Tracey Thorn’s new solo record Love And It’s Opposite (out May 17) covering Lee Hazelwood’s “Come on Home to Me.” You can download the album’s first single “Oh, The Divorces” now by going here. On “Oh, The Divorces” Tracey sings “Oh Jens, oh Jens/ Your songs seem to look through a different lens/ You’re still so young/ Love ends just as easy it’s begun.” The album also features guest appearances by members of Hot Chip and Cortney Tidwell. This is Tracey’s third solo record since her days in Everything But The Girl. Coincidentally, Everything But The Girl’s first single way back in 1982 was a cover of Cole Porter’s song “Night And Day.” Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana, and Secretly Canadian is of course based in Bloomington, Indiana. So while Jens may be from Sweden, and Tracey from England, it all comes back to Indiana. Six degrees of Indiana, people. You can find more info on Tracey’s new album via Pitchfork.
