Posts Tagged ‘Titus Andronicus’

5/12/10 News briefs: Band of Horses, Dum Dum Girls, Titus Andronicus, Jarvis Cocker & Interpol

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

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In case you didn’t get to hear Band of Horses play songs off their new album last night at their free show in Toronto, you can now stream Infinite Arms in its entirety here at MuchMusic.com. Click here and enjoy.

Sub Pop is feeling generous these days. After giving away a sampler of new-ish stuff yesterday, they’ve tweeted a giveaway of two Dum Dum Girls songs, one of which can only be found on their recent split 7″ with Male Bonding. Grab it here.

Bootlegging is the old school method of leaking. Titus Andronicus fans are following in the footsteps of Deadheads and Phishheads by putting together “an unofficial, fan-made collection of demos, b-sides, and live tracks during the Airing of Grievances era of Titus Andronicus (pre-2010).” You can also find a bunch of live shows to d/l as well. Get ‘em all by clicking here. And if you haven’t already fallen hard for their new album, The Monitor, like I have, pick it up pronto!

Wow, lots of freebies today. Here’s another. Jarvis Cocker has made an album of “tranquil sounds recorded at various locations run by the Trust. Sounds include waves lapping on the shore, clocks ticking and ducks flapping in water.” About the album, Jarvo says, “I hope this album is a ‘holiday for the ears.’ It’s not really meant to be listened to intently, like a piece of music, but more as something to have on in the background to aid relaxation or contemplation.” So, no wonder it’s free.

Finally, Interpol isn’t giving anything away, but they’ve announced a bunch of tour dates to prove that losing bassist Carlos D isn’t gonna slow them down. Most of them are as the opener for U2’s next leg of the 360° tour, but there are two Canadian shows: Toronto’s Rogers Centre on July 3rd and Montreal’s Hippodrome on July 16th and 17th. Interpol will also play some U2-less, “across-the-border” cities like Rochester and Buffalo on June 21st and 22nd, respectively.

Video: Titus Andronicus “A More Perfect Union”

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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New Jersey shitkickers have released the first epic single to their recently released second album, The Monitor (which is seriously vying for my favourite LP of 2010). To fit in with the album’s Civil War theme, they play Risk and fight over a prominent Star Spangled flag. They also frolic in the woods with some friends, march along an empty road and put an old-school tape recorder to good use (though I imagine the bootleg would be rank).

The boys are currently touring across North America amd will be in Vancouver on Thursday (April 1st). Then next week they come back for a show in Toronto on April 9th and Montreal on April 10th. Don’t miss them. You’ve been warned…


A More Perfect Union

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12/14/09 News briefs: Titus Andronicus, Deerhunter, Thrush Hermit, Galaxie 500 and Google

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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Irate New Jersey indie rockers Titus Andronicus have released details on their second album. The Monitor will be a concept album loosely about the Civil War. Frontman Patrick Stickles says “it is a record about how the conflicts that led our nation into that great calamity remain unresolved, and the effect that this ongoing division has on our personal relationships and our behavior and how they’re all out to get us (or maybe not?) and yadda yadda yadda.” Guests on the album include the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn and Vivian Girls’ Cassie Ramone. You can hear part one of the first single “Four Score and Seven” here.

Bradford Cox has dusted off a super-rare Deerhunter album. In a post on the band’s blog, Cox says “it features only me and Moses and is very experimental in nature. This was during our ‘tape phase’ when we would often play shows as a duo (or as a trio with colin) playing only tape machines and vocal loops.” You can download Carve Your Initials Into the Walls of the Night for free here.

‘90s East Coast indie darlings Thrush Hermit will reform for a series of reunion shows in March 2010. It doesn’t look like anything more than a short tour though. Joel Plaskett tells Exclaim!, “As it stands, this is a one-off tour. We’re all busy with our own agendas and we wanted to do this, so we are all pressing pause on our other lives to make it happen in March.”

Galaxie 500 will see their catalogue reissued once again. On March 22nd, Domino will release the seminal ‘80s indie band’s three studio albums - Today, This Is Our Music and On Fire - all with bonus discs of live recordings Peel Sessions and more.

The National and Dan Deacon have both been used new ad campaigns by Google. The National have leant “Apartment Story” for an “out of office” advertisement, while Deacon’s “Build Voice” will be heard promoting web browser Google Chrome.

11/2/09 News briefs: Girls, Hot Chip, Nikolai Fraiture, Titus Andronicus and Weezer Snuggie

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Girls have made some adjustments to their line-up, adding a new guitarist and drummer. And they’ve also hinted that there is a XXX rated version of their new NSFW video for single “Lust For Life.” Whether we see that, who knows? (Likely.)

Hot Chip have announced that they will be putting out a new album in February. According to the band, this will “warm the cockles of our soul right in the middle of the bleak mid-winter.” You can pre-order the special CD/DVD version here.

Though his bandmate Julian Casablancas is stealing all the attention at the moment, The Strokes’ Nikolai Fraiture got into the headlines by finishing the ING New York City Marathon yesterday. He can’t really brag though - Nikolai came in 23,347th place overall.

Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles had a rough time on Halloween night playing Weezer covers at a VICE party in Williamsburg.

And speaking of Weezer, you can now order the official Weezer Snuggie. Good/bad news: the new album Raditude comes with it.