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When Animals Attack: Gold Panda, Said The Whale, and Chelsea Wolfe

Read More Gold Panda Just quickly, I wanted to mention that Gold Panda has a free song, "MPB" at his website. The song isn't even from an upcoming release or part of his Lucky Shiner album. …

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GOLD PANDA
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Gold Panda's new album Half of Where You Live is streaming right now on NPR. The album comes out tomorrow, June 11th, on Ghostly International/NOTOWN Recordings.

Check out "We Work Night" on Soundcloud:



You may recall that we've been talking about Gold Panda since The Guardian announced Gold Panda as "2010 Guardian First Album award".

With the new album on the verge of release, a massive North American tour is on the way. It's kicking off September 11th at the Basement in Georgia. This is the perfect time to catch Gold Panda in smaller venues (as opposed to massive festivals like Glasto and Longitude).

06/12: London, UK @ Electric Brixton 06/13: Barcelona, ES @ Sonar Festival 06/20: Paris, FR @ La Trabendo 06/21: Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg 06/22: Berlin, DE @ Gretchen 06/28: Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival 07/12: Lisbon, PO @ Optimus Alive Festival 07/18: Brussels, BE @ Dour Festival 07/19: London, UK @ Lovebox Festival 07/20: Dublin, IE @ Longitude Festival 08/08: Haldern Pop Festival 08/17: Yorkshire, UK @ Beacons Festival 09/11: Atlanta, GA @ The Basement 09/12: New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge 09/13: Dallas, TX @ Loft 09/14: Austin. TX @ The Mohawk 09/17: Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 09/18: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 09/19: San Diego, CA, Casbah 09/20: Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theater

09/21: San Francisco, CA @ Independent 09/22: Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State 09/25: Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall 09/26: Portland, OR @ Branx 09/27: Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl 09/28: Decibel Festival 09/29: Boise, ID @ Reef 10/01: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 10/02: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 10/03: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre 10/04: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock 10/05: Chicago, IL @ Metro 10/06: Ann Arbor MI @ Blind Pig 10/08: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace 10/09: Montreal, QC @ S.A.T. 10/10: Cambridge, MA @ Sinclair 10/11: New York, NY @ Webster Hall 10/12: Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 10/30: Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves

Read More Said the Whale The three band bill began the evening with Vancouver five-piece Said the Whale, who brought their Pacific Northwest song stylings as a nice appetizer for the two other bands to come…

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

Said The Whale is touring and will be performing at the Cedar Cultural Center on July 18. The band is from Vancouver and consists of songwriters Tyler Bancroft and Ben Worcester, drummer Spencer Schoening, keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown and bassist Nathan Shaw. They formed in 2007 and released Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia in 2008. Other albums quickly followed: Islands Disappear (2009) and Little Mountain (2012). These albums earned much attention from the media and so they produced a documentary, Winning America.

Said The Whale was nominated for two JUNO Awards in 2013 for Alternative Album of the Year. The band just released another new collection of songs consisting of three songs, the I Love You EP. Catch them if you get a chance!

06/12 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
06/13 – Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
06/14 – Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, NV
06/15 – Pub Rock – Scottsdale, AZ
06/20 – The Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
06/22 – Banff National Park – Banff Canada
07/12 – Exdo Event Center– Denver, CO
07/17 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
07/18 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
07/19-07/21 – Ness Creek Music Festival
07/26 – Hillside Festival – Guelph, ON
08/09 – Squamish Valley Music Festival

CHELSEA WOLFE
chelseawolfe.net

Chelsea Wolfe's third album Pain is Beauty, is coming out on Sargent House this year. The album is a love letter to nature, as Wolfe described the album as, "an exploration of ancestry, how the mythology, landscapes and traditions of our ancestors affect our personalities today. Honesty is what initially drew me to music, and I've been more honest and open with myself than ever through these songs. There is peace in truth. There is clarity in solitude. And there is power within simplicity and focus. Love is not always easy. Tormented love is something I understand more than society's skewed idea of what love should be. Love is indelible, severe, earnest, merciful. To push forward against the odds is to make history".

In support of the new album, a fall tour is scheduled:

08/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest 09/01 - Tucson, AZ @ Hoco Festival 09/03 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 09/04 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 09/06 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk 09/07 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's 09/08 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 09/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 09/10 - Chapel Hill @ Local 506 09/11 - Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 09/13 - NYC, New York @ Bowery Ballroom

09/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 09/15 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 09/17 - Toronto, ONT @ Horseshoe Tavern 09/19 - Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room 09/20 - Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival 09/21 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 09/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center 09/24 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 09/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 09/27 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza 09/28 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 09/30 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American

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All's Well that Ends Whale

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Read More Noah and the Whale Where we last left the British folk band, Noah And The Whale, I had noted that this band was very new, based on the fact that their name was taken from the 2005 film, Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the .…

NOAH AND THE WHALE
noahandthewhale.com

I've been writing about Noah and the Whale since 2008, so you should already be familiar with the Brit-folk group.

The band announced their fourth album, Heart of Nowhere, out May 6th, 2013. Just recently (March 20th), the band played the first single, "There Will Come A Time", on Radio One.

Singer/guitarist Charlie Fink will also be releasing some short film with the new album. This is not a surprise, since he's dabbed in films since The First Days of Spring. The screening of the film of Heart of Nowhere will see its first screening along with the album's release in May.

Follow the band as they tour through England:

04/27 BOURNEMOUTH, O2 Academy
04/28 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/01 BEXHILL, De La Warr Pavillion
05/02 LIVERPOOL, Sound City (Headlining)
05/04 WARWICK, Arts Centre
05/05 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/12 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/13 MANCHESTER, Opera House
05/19 LONDON, Palace Theatre*
05/23 HAY, Hay-On-Wye Festival
08/11 WILDERNESS FESTIVAL (Headlining)

* Month of Sundays Residency

SAID THE WHALE
saidthewhale.com

It was only recently that I found out that Said the Whale was the third act on the Stars and Milo Greene show at First Avenue on March 26th (next Tuesday). It should be noted that Minneapolis will be the last date on Said the Whale's touring with fellow Canadian Stars.

As you know, we love all three bands, as seen on previous articles: Stars, Milo Greene, and Said the Whale.

The last time I saw this Juno Award-winner band at the now-defunct 400 Bar, they were in the progress of writing and showing off new songs. I am predicting they'll be doing those new (and newer) songs next Tuesday, mixing in some songs from their previous record, Little Mountain.

March 22 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
March 23 Metro Chicago, IL
March 25 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
March 26 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

POLLY SCATTERGOOD
pollyscattergood.com

You know, the minute I hit the publish button for How to Dress Well, I got an email about a new remixed song by How to Dress Well for Polly Scattergood's "Wanderlust". Since I like Mute Records, I'm adding this to the 'whale'/well article.

The EP will also feature a remix by Charli XCX as well as the album mix. The Wanderlust EP will out April 2nd.

You can listen to the original album mix of the song on soundcloud.com (free download).

Look for her full length album, Arrows, on June 18th, 2013, on Mute.

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When Animals Attack: Animal Collective, Pigeon, Prawn, and Sasquatch

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Read More Animal Collective Animal Collective premiered their new song, "Today's Supernatural," today (July 31st). The single is from their upcoming album, Centipede Hz. The album will be out September 4th, via Domino Records. .…

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
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Animal Collective has hit the road again in promotion of their 2012 release Centipede Hz.  The Baltimore-based band is touring the country this spring as the group celebrates their tenth studio album. Lead by David Portner (also known as Avey Tare) and Noah Lennox who performs under the moniker Panda Bear, the group brings a distinctive upbeat electronic sound that helped them quickly gain popularity in the early part of 2000.

The psychedelic, experimental sounds of the  four piece draw on previous work done by Panda Bear in the late 90’s. However, this group continues to expand their style with the use of fast tempoed melodies with synthesized vocals. They will be in Minneapolis March 18th in the First Avenue Mainroom along with fellow Baltimore-based electronic artist Dan Deacon.

More information can be found at Animal Collective’s official site: myanimalhome.net

Animal Collective Tour Dates (Pre-Order Information)

03/7: Boston, MA @ House of Blues* 03/8: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis* 03/9: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall* 03/11: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues* 03/12: Covington, KY @ The Madison Theater* 03/13: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works* 03/15: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall* 03/16: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre* 03/17: Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre*

03/18: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue* 03/20: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant* 03/21: Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater* 03/22: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre* 03/23: Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot* 03/24: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest 07/2: Helsinki, Finland @ The Circus 07/4: Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival * w/Dan Deacon

PIGEON
pigeonsband.com

Australia's Pigeon are heading out on tour with Strange Talk this March and April.

Pigeon was named "12th most played band on Triple J Unearthed" so expect them to play those hits on the road, including tracks from their recent EP, Fortunes.

03/20/13 - Beach Road Hotel (DJ set) - Bondi
03/21/13 - Transit Bar - Canberra #
03/22/13 - Oxford Arts Factory - Sydney #
03/22/13 - MUM @ World Bar (DJ set) - Sydney
03/23/13 - The Great Northern - Newcastle
03/28/13 - The Corner Hotel - Melbourne #
03/29/13 - The Espy Front Bar - Melbourne
03/30/13 - Alhambra Lounge - Brisbane #
04/06/13 – The Northern - Byron Bay
04/05/13 - Solbar - Maroochydore
04/13/13 - Live It Up U18 Festival - Brisbane

PRAWN
facebook.com/Prawnmusic

Speaking of Australia, did you know they don't say "sprimp on the barbie?" They don't call them shrimps over there, the correct term should be "prawns on the barbie".

New Jersey's Prawn is heading out on tour with Garden State this March.

03/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Michael Jordan House
03/16 - Virginia Beach, VA @ That's How… Shaq
03/17 - Springfield, VA @ Tosche Station
03/18 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
03/19 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Paradise Lost
03/20 - Wilimantic, CT @ Handsome Woman
03/21 - Boston, MA @ Brandeis University
03/22 - Providence, RI @ AS220
03/23 - Lowell, MA @ Ant Cellar
03/24 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL
sasquatchfestival.com

Hey, did you get your tickets to see Sasquatch! Music Festival this May 24-27, 2013? Well too bad, it's all sold out - in less than 90 minutes after going on sale.

Sasquatch! has recently been recognized for its programming excellence with a nomination for Festival of the Year at the 2012 Pollstar Awards and was named Festival of the Year in 2010 by Consequence of Sound. This year, they live up to the award with an amazing lineup of popular bands like Arctic Monkeys, Andrew Bird, Mumford & Sons, xx, Imagine Dragons, and Empire of the Sun, etc.

Festival lineup to feature:

Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, The xx, The Lumineers, Arctic Monkeys, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Cake, Primus (3D), Empire of the Sun, Imagine Dragons, Bloc Party, Andrew Bird, Grimes, Dropkick Murphys, Built to Spill, Alt-J, Steve Aoki, Azealia Banks, Tame Impala, Father John Misty, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tallest Man on Earth, Devendra Banhart, The Presets, Laidback Luke, Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Killer Mike, P.O.S., Death Grips, Shad, El-P, Michael Kiwanuka, Solange, Twin Shadow, Divine Fits, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Azari & III, Disclosure, Baauer, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Menomena, Ryan Bingham, JJ Grey & Mofro, Porcelain Raft, Youth Lagoon, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Holy Ghost!, Matthew Dear, Toro Y Moi, John Talabot, Shout Out Louds, Surfer Blood, DIIV, Torche, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Atlas Genius, Youngblood Hawke, Capital Cities, Fang Island, Red Fang, Reignwolf, Baths, Lusine, Yppah ft. Anomie Belle, Odesza, Four Color Zack, Beachwood Sparks, The Barr Brothers, Shovels & Rope, Willy Moon, Peace, Elliott Brood, Radical Face, Nancy & Beth (Megan Mullally & Stephanie Hunt), Akron/Family, Caveman, Telekinesis, Indians, Chvrches, Wild Belle, Suuns, Brown Bird, Bombino, Robert DeLong, Seawolf, ZZ Ward, Hundred Waters, Luke Sital-Singh, Wake Owl, Deep Sea Diver, Jherek Bischoff, Sean Nelson, Rose Windows, Nacho Picasso, Brothers From Another, Knowmads, Tilson, Ra Scion, OC Notes “Golden Gods,” Kingdom Crumbs, Theoretics, Nissim (D. Black)

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An elephant never forgets

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ELEPHANT STONE
elephantstonemusic.com

Elephant Stone is a psychedelic band from Montréal, lead by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir (formerly associated with The High Dials). In addition to the High Dials, he's also toured and recorded with Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Horrors, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, etc.

Elephant Stone is self-titled, but it is their second album. The title is coming out on vinyl tomorrow, February 12, 2013, via Reverberation Appreciation Society. I believe if you wanted just the digital copies, that was released last week (Feb 5th). Fans who purchased the album is already calling it "dreamy, shoegazey sound, with the indigenous instruments there to serve mostly as tripped-out background atmospherics."

Elephant Stone will be doing some dates in the USA:

03/13/13 Dallas, TX The Kessler Theater
03/17/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
04/08/13 New York, NY Webster Hall
04/19/13 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre

Trivia: Whenever I hear 'elephant stone', I just think of the Stone Roses: "Send me home like an elephant stone to smash my dream of love."

ELEPHANT
facebook.com/elephanttheband

Elephant is a new duo (Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck) from London. Shortly after the two met at a house party in 2010, they collaborated on a pair of 7" (Ants and Allured), which the Guardian immediately declaring them as The White Stripes if they were "breathy Brill Building pop and haunting atmospherics".

The duo has a new single (7" and digital download) called "Skyscraper" with B-Side "Spies", coming out March 26th, 2013, via Memphis Industries. You can preview the song on Soundcloud.

They sure seem to love France:

27 Feb 13 La Boule Noire Paris, France
08 Mar 13 Le Poche Béthune, France
16 Apr 13 La Péniche Lille, France
15 May 13 Theatre Saint Louis Pau, France
12 Jun 13 La Dynamo Toulouse, France
14 Jun 13 Le Poste à Galène Marseilles, France

ELECTRIC ELEPHANT
electricelephant.co.uk

Electric Elephant is an annual music festival in Croatia. Full weekend tickets will set you back £110.00. What's cool is that this festival also features a boat party, which is docked by the bay on site.

This year it takes place July 11th to July 15th and features the festival's biggest lineup yet:

Frankie Knuckles, Mr Scruff - Keep It Unreal, Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston: A Love From Outer Space, Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas (Kompakt FM/Total Confusion), Heidi (Jackathon Jams), Horse Meat Disco, Miguel Campbell (Hot Creations/Outcross Records), Doc Martin, Prosumer (OstGut Ton, Playhouse/UK), Optimo, Justin Robertson, DJ Nature (Golf Channel), Ivan Smagghe, Ewan Pearson, Pete Herbert, Boston Bun (Ed Banger), Unabombers, Late Nite Tuff Guy, DJ Rocca (Ajello/Erodiscotique), Chris Duckenfield, Lowlife, Kelvin Andrews & Balearic Mike: Down To The Sea & Back, Rob Mello, Krysko (WHP), Craig Bratley, Ben Pistor (Disco Bloodbath), Will TRAMP! (HomoElectric), Content DJs, Joe's Bakery : Craig Christon & Joe Gill, The Idiots Are Winning : Louis Finch & Jake Manders, High Soul Society, Chinny (Cowbell Radio), Pablo Contraband, GranTurismo, Balera FM & Futuro Tropicale, Billy Scurry (Fever), Pablo (Night Flight), That Amazing Thing! : Francis Wooff, DJ Kozmonaut, Darren Greene, Funky Navigation

AS ELEPHANTS ARE facebook.com As Elephants Are is a band from Buckinghamshire. Let's just face it, if you live outside of the UK, we'll just call it London. The band will be releasing "Youth Blood" on March 8th, via Once Upon a Time Records. As a special promotion, you can grab the B-Side, "Lucifer", as a free download at Soundcloud.com.

BLAUDZUN blaudzun.com Holland-based artist Blaudzun (real name: Johannes Sigmond) just released his album Heavy Flowers in the US on January 29th via Krian Music Group. The record got 3voor12's "Best Album of 2012". You can check out his lead song, "Elephant", on NPR.

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A horse is a horse, of course, of course

For more horsing around: Runaway Horses and When Animals Attack!.

FOALS
foals.co.uk

Just to give you a horse lesson, a foal is a horse that is under one year old. When a horse has its first birthday, it is then a yearling. With that out of the way, Foals are an Oxford band that seems popular with the NME youth. Their third album, Holy Fire is coming out February 11th, 2013 (February 12th for USA). Internet fans will be happy to know that Foals are streaming their new album in its entirety on their website. Warner Bros Records told me that "Holy Fire will stream three times before disappearing."

The only US dates that Foals are confirmed to play are Coachella (04/13 and 4/20), but expect the band to do a number of smaller shows of and around the West Coast (if not a national tour).

In the meantime, the band will be doing some UK dates.

02/28/13 Dublin, Ireland Academy 03/01/13 Dublin, Ireland Academy 03/02/13 Manchester Ritz 03/04/13 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool 03/05/13 Glasgow ABC1 03/06/13 Birmingham The Institute 03/08/13 Norwich Univ. Of East Anglia

03/09/13 Leeds Metropolitan University 03/11/13 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol 03/12/13 Nottingham Rock City 03/13/13 Portsmouth Pyramid Centre 03/16/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso 03/20/13 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall 03/28/13 London Royal Albert Hall

PONY TIME
facebook.com/ponytime

Seattle's Pony Time has a new LP called Go Find Your Own coming out February 19th, 2013, on Per Se Records. You can download their new single "Because I Care" on SPIN (hear it on Soundcloud).

The two-piece garage rock band will be heading out on tour in support of the album:

02.22.13 - Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge
03.06.13 - Portland, OR @ East End
03.07.13 - Eureka, CA @ The Shanty
03.08.13 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
03.09.13 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project
03.10.13 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
03.11.13 - San Diego, CA @ The Shakedown
03.12.13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Select.Stateside Presents
03.13.13 - TX @ TBA
03.14.13-03.16.13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.19.13 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island Live
03.19.13 - Denver, CO @ Mouth House
03.20.13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
03.21.13 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03.22.13 - Portland, OR @ The Know

BRIEFLY:

DARK HORSES darkhorsesmusic.com Brighton's Dark Horses will be releasing a debut album, Black Music, on April 2nd, 2013, on Last Gang Records. The album was produced by Death in Vegas' producer, Richard Fearless, and features guest vocals from Kasabian's Tom Meighan. You can preview "Boxing Day" over at Soundcloud.

JONNY DEBT bandcamp.com Jonny Debt's new album, Prince of the Golden Horseshoe is available now (released January 1st, 2013). Not a whole to information given, I think they are based out of Toronto Hamilton. I did confirm with them that the title "Your Mine" is not a misspelling. "Bonze" is a free download, you can watch the video over at youtube.com.

HORSEHANDS holdyourhorsehands.com Not a lot of information given on Horsehands. I think they are from Boston. Their album, Sirs was just released February 1st, 2013. Playing around in support of the album: 02/17/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery 03/30/13 - Allston, MA - O'brien's 04/11/13 - Somerville, MA - PA's Lounge 04/12/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Party Expo

WHITEHORSE whitehorsemusic.ca I've previously mentioned them here and here. Sure, I'm a fan. The husband and wife duo will be arriving in Minneapolis next week. 2.13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 2.14 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall 2.16 Chicago, IL @ Schubas 2.17 East Lansing, MI @ Lakehouse Music 2.22 Portland, ME @ Empire 2.24 Albany, NY @ Valentine's 2.25 Buffalo, NY @ Ninth Ward

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Wolfpack

Read More The Joy Formidable And you know I have been following this Welsh trio called The Joy Formidable since their first single, back in July 2008. I'm happy to report that they are about to set on a headliner tour through the UK for 2010.…

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THE JOY FORMIDABLE
thejoyformidable.com

It's been a while since I mentioned Wales' The Joy Formidable. Their sophomore album, Wolf's Law was released today (Jan 22nd) via Canvasback Music / Atlantic Records.

With the recent appearance on Jimmy Fallon and their first US single, "This Ladder Is Ours", the band is doing well in the States (the song was #1 on the Modern Rock Radio.)

Hear the title track now on Soundcloud.

The Joy Formidable are set to do a headlining tour this year in support of the new album.

Upcoming Tour Dates

3/18 Santa Ana, CA @ The Conservatory 3/19 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern 3/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda 3/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Filmmore 3/23 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 3/25 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 3/26 Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub 3/27 Seattle, WA @ Neptune 3/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 3/30 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre 4/01 Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub 4/02 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater 4/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

4/06 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion 4/07 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater 4/08 Lansing, MI @ The Loft 4/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom 4/12 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater 4/13 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater 4/14 Albany, NY @ Upstate Music Hall 4/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 4/18 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 4/19 Boston, MA @ House of Blues 4/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 4/21 Washington, DC @ 930 Club

BEARD OF WOLVES
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Speaking of Wales, Beard of Wolves just started their tour. The duo is formerly from I Am Austin, but decided to renamed themselves… possibly because Adam Hughes and David Mitchell were probably tired of answering, "no, my name is not Austin."

Their new song, "My Father Drives the Death Star" is available as a free download - the single came out on Monday, January 21st.

Tour dates below:

24th Jan – LIVERPOOL – The Lomax
26th Jan – WREXHAM – The Lager Club
17th Feb – CHESTER – Brookers Bar
08th Mar – LIVERPOOL – The Lomax
31st Mar – SHEFFIELD – Bungalow and Bears

DEAD WOLF CLUB
deadwolfclub.com

Dead Wolf Club is self described as a dark indie punk act from Tintagel (no idea where that is, but they assured me it's where Merlin and King Arthur used to hang out in their round table).

Their new single "A vs E" is coming out next week, January 28th. I hope they change their cover artwork (which is a still from 1929's "The Skeleton Dance"), it's like there was no effort involved in creating the cover.

Touring in February:

02/08 Isle of Man Douglas Villa Marina
02/10 Liverpool Shipping Forecast
02/11 Leicester Scholar Bar
02/12 Manchester Live Lounge
02/13 Glasgow Bar Bloc
02/14 Chester Compass
02/15 London Sebright Arms
02/16 Guilford Boiler Rooms

WOLF ALICE
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Wolf Alice's debut single, "Fluffy" is out February 11th on Chess Club Records.

Despite thinking her name is Alice Wolf, it's really Ellie Rowsell, and her band will be doing a UK tour this year - starting off at the NME Awards Show:

February 11th The Waiting Room, London
February 15th Registry, Portsmouth
February 16th The Hope, Brighton
February 20th Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds
February 21st TROF Fallowfield, Manchester
February 22nd The Great Gatsby, Sheffield
February 23rd Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

BRIEFLY:

COUNTRY MICE countrymicemusic.com Did you check out Country Mice's interview on Interview Magazine? They premiered their new single "Giving Your Heart Away" there. The band recently unveiled the title and cover artwork for their new album: Hour of the Wolf will be out February 19th on Lotion Records. No official word yet, but I am told to expect the band to head out on tour in 2013 in support of Hour of the Wolf.

ALEK FIN alekfin.com BBC Radio 1's Phil Taggart recently gave Alek Fin's first radio spin with "Waiting Like A Wolf." You can grab the Robot Koch remix on The Music Ninja. His latest EP is called Mull, and you can hear it on Soundcloud.

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The Tyger

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? - William Blake

Read More Cory Chisel The EP I have here is called Cabin Ghosts, and it's listed simply as "Cory Chisel", but I believe the full, and correct, name should be listed as "Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons. "

CORY CHISEL
corychisel.com

It's been a few years since we wrote about Cory Chisel.

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Songs released their album, Old Believers, this Summer in the US, but the UK will be getting it next week: September 10th. The album is coming out on Brendan Benson's Readymade Label and Thirty Tigers. Being on Benson's label made sense, since the two got along famously on tour.

He's currently hanging out/touring with Norah Jones.

Sep 06 Belfast Waterfront Belfast, United Kingdom
Sep 07 Grand Canal Theater Dublin, Ireland
Sep 10 Borderline London, United Kingdom
Sep 12 Forest National Brussels, Belgium
Sep 13 Zenith Strasbourg, France
Sep 17 Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome Rm, Italy
Sep 18 Teatro degli Arcimboldi Milan, Italy
Sep 20 L'Auditori Barcelona, Spain
Sep 22 Campo Poqueno Lisbon, Portugal
Sep 23 Palacio De Congresos Madrid, Spain
Sep 29 Millworks Concert Series Dubuque, IA
Oct 07 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
Oct 08 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI
Oct 09 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
Oct 11 Civic Center Des Moines, IA
Oct 12 Orpheum Theatre Omaha, NE
Oct 13 Midland Theatre Kansas City, MO
Oct 15 Peabody Opera House St Louis, MO
Oct 16 Brady Theatre Tulsa, OK
Oct 20 Lighthouse Beer Festival Wilmington, NC
Oct 22 Summit City Whitesburg, KY

Briefly:

TRUE TIGER truetiger.org True Tiger is offering a free EP called Eye of the Tiger Volume 2 on their Facebook page. They're currently on tour: 09/06 Get Darker Party TV Party- Shoreditch 09/21 Mint Club, Leeds 10/02 Dingwalls, London 10/09-10/18 Supporting Foreign Beggars

EXQUISITE CORPS facebook.com Sacramento's Exquisite Corps recently premiered "Tyger Wine" on Bowlegs. Check out the band if you're on the west coast: 09/05 Sacramento State University 09/13 KDVS Live in Studio A on 90.3 FM 10/04 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern

TIGER LOVE facebook.com "Summer Rain" the follow-up single from London's Tiger Love. You can listen to "Summer Rain" on Soundcloud.

MY TIGER MY TIMING mytigermytiming.com My Tiger My Timing's latest single and video is called "The Gold Rush," taken from their album Celeste. You can view "The Gold Rush" on youtube.com

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When Animals Attack! #13

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NEWSFLASH: Elephant 6 Recording Company's Bill Doss (also member of Olivia Tremor Control) passed away today, July 31st, 2012.

ALSO: If you're at Lollapalooza 2012 this year, Tortoise & Blonde eyewear (based out of NYC) will be showcasing at Urban Outfitters on State and Washington during the music festival. The company has a pseudo-record label through manufacturing sunglasses endorsing and supporting artists like The Spinto Band, Ra Ra Riot, and Jukebox the Ghost.

Read More Animal Collective You might know Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, as one of the founding member of Animal Collective. Animal Collective was the Pitchfork-type band of 2007…

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
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Animal Collective premiered their new song, "Today's Supernatural," today (July 31st). The single is from their upcoming album, Centipede Hz. The album will be out September 4th, via Domino Records.

The band will be on tour to promote Centipede Hz in the fall:

09/18: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
09/19: Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
09/20: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
09/21: Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre
09/23: Los Angeles @ Hollywood Bowl
09/25: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
09/27: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/28: Austin, TX @ Backyard
09/29: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
09/30: Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
10/02: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
10/03: Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center
10/05: Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park

WHY?
whywithaquestionmark.com

Have fun trying to google the band WHY?

The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, Mumps, Etc. will follow on October 8th.

They're going on a national tour with Anticon labelmates Serengeti, Doseone, Jel, Sodapop, and others, this fall.

Check out their free song, "Sod in the Seed," on Soundcloud:

TOUR DATES 08.24 Columbia, MO: The Blue Note 08.25 Norman, OK: Opolis 08.26 Santa Fe, NM: SOL at Santa Fe Brewing 08.27 Phoenix, AZ: Crescent Ballroom 08.28 Los Angeles, CA: Echoplex 08.30 San Francisco, CA: Great American 08.31 Arcata, CA: Arcata Playhouse 09.01 Portland, OR: Wonder Ballroom 09.02 Seattle, WA: Bumbershoot Festival 09.03 Boise, ID: Reef 09.04 Salt Lake City, UT: In the Venue 09.05 Englewood, CO: The Gothic 09.06 Omaha, NE: The Waiting Room 09.07 Lawrence, KS: The Granada 09.08 Minneapolis, MN: Cedar Cultural Center 09.09 Chicago, IL: Lincoln Hall 09.10 Cleveland, OH: Beachland Ballroom 09.11 Ithaca, NY: The Haunt 09.12 Cambridge, MA: Middle East 09.13 Brooklyn, NY: Music Hall 09.14 Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer 09.15 Durham, NC: Motorco Music Hall 09.16 Asheville, NC: Grey Eagle 09.17 Atlanta, GA: The Earl

09.18 Nashville, TN: Mercy Lounge 10.05 Düsseldorf, Germany: New Fall Festival 10.06 Evreux, France: L'Abordage 10.07 Paris, France: Maroquinerie 10.08 Brighton, England: Old Market 10.09 London, England: Electric Ballroom 10.10 Manchester, England: Central Methodist 10.11 Bristol, England: Fleece 10.12 Glasgow, Scotland: SWG3 10.13 Oxford, England: The Bullingdon 10.15 Berlin, Germany: Volksbühne 10.18 Cincinnati, OH Lois & Richard Rosethal 10.20 Pittsburgh, PA Altar 10.24 Richmond, VA Canal Club 10.25 Athens, GA 40 Watt 10.26 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits 10.27 Orlando, FL The Social 10.28 Tampa, FL Crowbar 10.29 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder 10.30 Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box 10.31 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon 11.01 Houston, TX Walter's 11.02 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall 11.03 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest 11.05 St. Louis, MO Luminary Arts

SNOOP LION
snooplion.com

Snoop Dogg needs no introduction, but what about Snoop Lion? This is Snoop Doggy Dogg's latest project called "REINCARNATED." From my understanding, the inspiration for Snoop Lion/"REINCARNATED" was because Snoop recently visited Jamaica and loved the food, music, art, environment, etc. The visit literally changed his life.

Snoop had this to say about the album and the name change, "For this project, I had no intention of making a reggae album, but the spirit called me. Anytime the spirit calls you gotta know that it's serious and real …. I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn't know that until I went to the temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabingi priest. From that moment on, I started to understand why I was there and was able to create something magical in this [Reincarnated] project...something I haven't done before in my career."

Look for the VICE Film's "REINCARNATED" to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival September 7th.

BRIEFLY:

MR MINER'S PHISH THOUGHTS phishthoughts.com Phish fans are a devoted lot. For the hardcore fans that must own everything, there is a book written by a fan for fans called Mr. Miner's Phish Thoughts, which is available now. The book recount Phish's long history and their eventual reunion in 2009. Author David Calarco confessed that all the Phish books out there are "so outdated, they’re no longer relevant" and that his book is "the only book ever written by a fan for the fans."

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD facebook.com San Francisco's Blackbird Blackbird (aka Mikey Maramag) announced that they've signed to Lavish Habits and will be releasing "Boracay Planet" EP on October 16th, 2012. In the meantime, check out his reworking of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" for free at Soundcloud.

TROJAN HORSE bandcamp.com Manchester's Trojan Horse just released "Fire" EP a few weeks ago (July 16th). I believe the single is taken from their self-titled LP, released two years ago. In addition to the title track, the EP also features a cover of the Neil Young song, "Ohio." The track was an inspiration for the band during the fall out of the Arab Spring.

STEALING SHEEP stealingsheep.co.uk Liverpool's Stealing Sheep will be releasing Into the Diamond Sun on September 4th, 2012, via Heavenly Recordings/Cooperative Music. This looks like an all-girls band (Rebecca Hawley, Emily Lansley and Lucy Mercer) who are into "faery folk" (otherwise known as pagan folk) and Krautrock.

JAWS jawsjawsjaws.co.uk JAWS' new single is called "Toucan Surf." The single comes out August 27th, via Rattlepop Records. Not much else was given; they say that NME liked them.

STAYCE DYLAN tumblr.com No background details about Stayce Dylan, other than that she just released her second song "Please Don't Feed the Animals". You can hear it on Soundcloud. I don't even think she has a website.

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Lizards and Snakes

This is part 12 of the When Animals Attack! series.

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CROCODILES
killkillkillcrocodiles.blogspot.com

Crocodiles are a noise pop band from San Diego. I've read that they're influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain, so I can see why Amy would love this band (hopefully if things work out, she'll be covering the band at 7th Street in Minneapolis this June 22nd*).

Crocodiles' third album, Endless Flowers, came out June 5th via Frenchkiss Records. The album was recorded in Berlin, and features the band's full five-piece lineup (I mean who wouldn't want to be part of a fun travel to Germany for recording music!)

The band is currently in the middle of their Summer tour to promote Endless Flowers, expect to see all five band members: singer/guitarist Brandon Welchez, guitarist Charles Rowell, keyboardist Robin Eisenberg, bassist Marco Gonzalez, and drummer Anna Schulte.

Tour dates below:

06/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues* 06/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium* 06/16 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre* 06/17 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre* 06/18 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market* 06/19 Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl @Stanley Park* 06/22 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry# 06/23 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club# 06/24 Detroit, MI Magic Bag# 06/25 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn’s# 06/26 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox# 06/27 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s#

07/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s 07/14 New York, NY Village Voice 4knots Festival 07/15 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07/16 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle 07/18 Orlando, FL The Social 07/19 Palm Beach, FL Respectable Street 07/20 Miami, FL The Vagabond 07/21 Tampa, FL New World Brewery 07/22 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Purgatory Stage) 07/24 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street * supporting The Temper Trap # Devin supports

* Incidentally, the Minneapolis show marks the band's shift to headliner.

FANG ISLAND
fangisland.com

Brooklyn's Fang Island got their name from a fictitious island, briefly mentioned in an Onion headline about Donald Rumsfeld's secret lair.

Recently, Fang Island premiere another song, "Sisterly", from their forthcoming new album, Major, at Pitchfork.

Singer/guitarist Jason Bartell had this to say about their music:

One of our core ideas has always been that our songs would be all of your favorite parts of the song that other bands make you wait 8 minutes to get to. We wanted to be the band that's nothing but your favorite hooks back to back.

Look for Major to be available on various music formats on July 24th, via Sargent House Records. Or you can pick up a copy at one of their live show:

07/20 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 07/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan's Pier 07/22 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall 07/23 Columbus, OH @ The Basement 07/25 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 07/26 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot - Pike Room 07/27 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 07/28 Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Music Festival 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 07/30 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar * 08/01 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * 08/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux * 08/04 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre * 08/05 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * 08/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American * 08/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * 08/11 San Diego, CA @ TBA *

08/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room * 08/13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress * 08/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad * 08/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 08/17 - 08/18 Texas @ TBA 08/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - Studio 08/20 New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues 08/21 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree 08/22 Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live 08/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662 08/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 08/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 08/26 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall 08/28 Raleigh, NC @ Kings 08/29 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter 08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * w/ Zechs Marquise

UPDATE:

DINOSAUR JR
www.dinosaurjr.com

Yes, I know, Dinosaur Jr broke up in the late 90's. Then about five years ago, the band got back together and produced their album, Beyond. Since then, J Mascis did some solo stuff, created another band called Sweet Apple, but last year, I noticed he came back to his Dinosaur Jr project with a constant touring schedule.

The band announced that they have a new album, I Bet On Sky, coming out in September on [PIAS] Records. The album marks the band's 10th LP since their original debut, Dinosaur, in 1985.

Tour Dates:

06/22/12 Chicago, IL: Subterranean 06/23/12 Chicago, IL: Green Music Festival 07/06/12 Des Moines, IA: 80/35 Music Festival 08/25/12 St. Louis, MO: LouFest 2012 09/24/12 Toronto, ON: Lee's Palace 09/25/12 Toronto, ON: Lee's Palace 09/26/12 Toronto, ON: Lee's Palace 09/27/12 Detroit, MI: St. Andrew's Hall 09/28/12 Cincinnati, OH: MidPoint Music Festival 09/29/12 Champaign, IL: Pygmalion Festival 10/01/12 Nashville, TN: Mercy Lounge 10/02/12 Atlanta, GA: Variety Playhouse 10/03/12 New Orleans, LA: Tipitina's 10/04/12 Austin, TX: Mohawk 10/05/12 Houston, TX: Fitzgerald's 10/06/12 Dallas, TX: The Prophet Bar

10/08/12 Flagstaff, AZ: Orpheum Theater 10/09/12 Santa Ana, CA: The Observatory 10/10/12 San Francisco, CA: The Fillmore 10/11/12 Eugene, OR, WOW Hall 10/12/12 Seattle, WA: Neptune Theatre 10/14/12 Salt Lake City, UT: Urban Lounge 10/15/12 Denver, CO: Bluebird Theater 10/17/12 Omaha, NE: The Waiting Room 10/18/12 Minneapolis, MN: Cabooze 10/19/12 Madison, WI: Majestic Theatre 10/20/12 Grand Rapids, MI: The Orbit Room 10/22/12 Bloomington, IN: The Bluebird 10/23/12 Cleveland, OH: Beachland Ballroom 10/24/12 Millvale, PA: Mr. Smalls Theatre 10/25/12 Washington, DC: Black Cat 10/26/12 Charlottesville, VA: Jefferson Theater 10/27/12 Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer

BRIEFLY:

LITTLE DRAGON little-dragon.net We like Little Dragon, covered them a few times here. Haven't heard much from the band lately, it's probably because the USA isn't their main focus right now. The last thing I got about the band was that in their live performance at Le Baron Chinatown in May 2012, they unveiled a new song called "Sunshine". You can watch the session at Youtube, courtesy of ENCORE! Sessions, made possible by creative collaborator ABSOLUT and produced by </FORWAR:D>.

LAST DINOSAURS myspace.com Last Dinosaurs are from Brisbane, Australia. They recently announced their video for "Andy", which you can watch via Youtube. The song comes from their debut album, In A Million Years, which came out in March in Australia… but was never officially released in the States. The band is currently playing in London (13 Jun: Breakout Club Night, 16 Jun: Lovebox Festival) and will be returning to Australia to play Splendour In The Grass.

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Wolf Pack

This is part of the When Animals Attack series. The Wolves edition. Since I already previously wrote about Sad Baby Wolf, I just wanted to quickly mention they covered Neutral Milk Hotel's "Everything Is". You can hear the song on Soundcloud.com.

JON DEROSA
jonderosa.com

Jon DeRosa's new album, A Wolf in Preacher's Clothes, will be available this June 3rd on CD and vinyl. The album was produced by Charles Newman who also produced Magnetic Fields. This probably shouldn't be a surprise since DeRosa sang on Stephin Merritt’s opera The Peach Blossom Fan.

If you can't wait for June 3rd, you can hear some of those tracks on soundcloud.com. He's also active in other projects, like Dead Leaves Rising, Pale Horse and Rider, and Aarktica.

Check him out in person:

June 3 Rockwood Music Hall, New York

HEIDI HAPPY
heidihappy.ch

I actually like how the words Heidi Happy sound when I say it. Anyway, her album, Hiding With The Wolves, is coming out on June 5th, 2012. I did briefly sampled some songs - lovely voice!

She's from Switzerland and will be doing a promo tour in North America this summer:

May 31 - Vancouver - The Main
June 1 - Vancouver - Falconetti's (With Timothy Jaromir)
June 5 - Portland - Mother Foucault's Bookshop, *Solo Heidi Happy
June 6 - Portland - Alberta Rose Theatre (Good Night Billygoat)
June 8 - Oakland - The Uptown (With Poor Bailey, Whiskerman)
June 12 - Los Angeles - The Hotel Cafe (Tbc)
June 13 - San Diego - 98 Bottles

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