The New Music

Wolf Parade have embraced their Montreal roots by naming their forthcoming album Expo 86. Speaking with Pitchfork, co-frontman Dan Boeckner said it “was definitely the most fun I’ve had recording a Wolf Parade record.” He also elaborated on the possibility of a double LP, saying “I’d really love to just release a single album and then, later on, an extended EP. But we’re still trying to figure out what format to put all the stuff out in. We want to release it all. I don’t feel that any of the songs are ugly cousins or duds.”

Former Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook is planning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis’ death with a series of gigs recreating the band’s debut album, Unknown Pleasures. Billed as “An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures,” Hook will perform the album in its entirety with special guests (not named Bernard Sumner or Stephen Morris), exhibit never-before-seen Joy Division and New Order footage, as well as give talks about his music career and even field some questions.

Post-punk legends Gang of Four have partnered up with Pledge Music to help come up with the money needed to record a new album. A press release states that the band “is offering lots of extras and content exclusives to believers, including artwork, a scratch-n-sniff booklet, and even vials of blood.” Yes, if you donate the right amount of money, you could own the blood of Go4.

Despite the release of a new “singles and B-sides” collection called The Places Between and an announcement that they’ll be doing their “last” tour, England’s Doves are not breaking up. Guitarist Jez Williams told the Observer that he was misquoted and confirmed the band have no plans to disband. “It is our last tour for a bit. I never said forever,” he added.

And if you’re excited about This Is Happening, the forthcoming album from LCD Soundsystem, well, more good news comes in that James Murphy will be taking his band on the road this spring. They’ll stop off in Montreal on May 24th, Toronto on May 25th and Vancouver on May 31st.

Tags: Doves, Gang of Four, Joy Division, LCD Soundsystem, Wolf Parade

Posted on Monday, April 5th, 2010 at 3:58 pm by Cam and is filed under News, The New Music.

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