The New Music

LCD Soundsystem has named their HIGHLY anticipated new album This Is Happening. The band’s third album will be released on May 18th. You can hear the first single, “Drunk Girls” right here.

It feels a little late, but English rockers The Libertines have announced they will reunite for the Reading and Leeds Festivals this summer. Carl Barât and Pete Doherty have officially buried any outstanding hatchets and according to the Guardian, they’ll be paid more than $2 million to play. Let’s hope Pete doesn’t invest that coin into any more chemicals.

Sleazy Toronto electro punks Crystal Castles have announced they have a new four-track 12″ on the way. Alice Glass and Ethan Kath will release the brand new “Doe Deer”, which is backed by three older tracks. The single will be released just in time for Record Store Day, on April 17th. It’s strictly limited to 500 copies, so you’re gonna have one shot at getting yours before it hits eBay for a three-figure price. Crystal Castles are also set to play Toronto’s Twist Art Gallery this Saturday (April 3rd).

Post-hardcore heroes Rival Schools will return on September 21st with their first album in eight years. Speaking with Exclaim!, frontman Walter Schreifels said that the band’s own Photo Finish label will put out the yet-to-be-titled record through a distribution deal with Atlantic. He also added that a reunion with his old band Quicksand is never gonna happen!

Finally, The Chemical Brothers are set to make a comeback with a new album they’re calling Further. Clash Music calls it “a stunning return” that moves “from Beach Boys harmonies to relentless Krautrock rhythms.” Ed and Tom will also release eight short films made in conjunction with long-time visuals collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall.