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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Art Brut Announce Amazing US June Tour, 5 NYC Dates, 5 Chicago Dates, 4 LA Dates + More Cities

“If we can’t change the world/ Let’s at least get the charts right!” Art Brut ‘Demons Out!’ Does British pop deserve Eddie Argos? A chart fixture in France, iconic in Germany (where his lyrics have been the subject of a lecture at Berlin University under the tile ‘The Depressive Dandy’), lionised by the cream of alt.America (Craig Finn and Jeffrey Lewis are fans) and a world class blogger to boot…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Bold – The Search: 1985-1989 (CD)

It is immediately noticeable that Bold is an older band; the recording on the opening track “Burning Like Thieves” is slightly rough. However, the fury in which they play their music is as unadulterated and as current as a band coming out today. The mixture of punk and metal that seems to be the primary influence behind Bold’s music is exactly what “hardcore” music came from; hints of Metallica and…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NUMERO GROUP TO RELEASE THE LATEST IN THEIR ECCENTRIC SOUL SERIES: SMART’S PALACE!

After exposing the world to lost gems from labels hailing from Miami to Chicago to St Louis, the newest in Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul series unearths the story of Wichita, Kansas’s only black-owned record company. Smart’s Palace tells the tale of the Smart family, whose various members owned clubs and restaurants, record imprints, were radio hosts, promoters and, perhaps most importantly, played in the bands that made up that backbone…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Meat Puppets Announce Spring US Tour Dates / “Sewn Together” Out Soon On Megaforce!

Everyone from Nirvana to Pavement to Stone Temple Pilots cite Meat Puppets as one of the most significant American bands. The highly influential Meat Puppets started as a punk rock band, but established their own unique style, blending punk with country and psychedelic rock. Meat Puppets later gained significant exposure when the Kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The band’s subsequent album Too…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Boils – Hockey Anthems (CD)

This is a six-song EP, and this is even a shorter album considering that The Boils never get above two and a half minutes on their tracks. “The Orange and the Black” is the first track on this EP, and it represents The Boils’ love for the Philadelphia Flyers. Did I say this is about hockey? Yeah. Even though hockey sucks, the music that is put out on this EP…

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Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EPITAPH SIGNS POP-PUNK POWERHOUSE SET YOUR GOALS

Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Bay Area pop-punk crew Set Your Goals with plans to release their sophomore album on July 21st. The band recently wrapped up recording with Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches) and will be hitting the road with labelmates New Found Glory on a cross-country tour. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com

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Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Boils – From The Bleachers (CD)

“Into the Enemy” has a tremendous amount of catchiness imbued on the track by the all-in chorus and chunky, Matt Freeman bass lines on the track. The track does the most benefit in introducing listeners to The Boils, and ties together the disparate pieces of the act into something more cohesive. The sheer amount of sub-minute tracks on “From The Bleachers” show The Boils as a band that can say…

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Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Boggs – Forts Unmixed Sampler (CD)

Even when one considers that these tracks are all not mixed or mastered, the beauty that is The Boggs comes through in excellent form. A clacking, noisy track mimics stomping, while the soulful singing strewn throughout really adds a touch of softness to what is a very stark and rough type of track. In a sense, The Boggs on this track (‘Forts” enact their own form of comparative politics, as…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE VEER UNION RELEASE DEBUT FOR UNIVERSAL RECORDS, STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM FOR ONE WEEK

Vancouver, Canada’s THE VEER UNION have just released their major label debut, Against The Grain, on Universal/Motown Records. The album features the guitar-driven single, “Seasons,” which is already making headway on Modern and Active Rock radio. Recorded by Greg Archilla (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Buckcherry) with a couple tracks produced by Brian Howes (Hinder, Hedley, Daughtry, Rev Theory), the collection is packed with arena-sized vocal hooks around every corner. The…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

WONDERLICK EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND COMMERCE ON NEW RELEASE

The California-based group Wonderlick will be releasing their sophomore full-length, “Topless At The Arco Arena,” on July 7, 2009 via Missing Piece/Rock Ridge Music. According to band member Tim Quirk, the record, “examines the intersection of art and commerce from people who have been on every side of it.” “Topless At The Arco Arena” finds Quirk and bandmate Jay Blumenfield making music for music’s sake. Both have very successful careers…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Re-release of Blind Fury (ex-Satan) album out in April

Blind Fury emerged on the metal scene soon after the release of Satan’s “Court In The Act”. This wasn’t a mere coincidence – Blind Fury WAS in fact Satan, or to be more precise – Satan’s new incarnation. Under that name the group recorded only one album – “Out of Reach” (1985) – but it was enough to make Blind Fury a true metal icon! The album was rooted in…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Body Rockers – S/T (CD)

“Handel On Your Face” seems to try to draw some influence from the “Switched On Bach” of Walter/Wendy Carlos, but really does not connect with listeners as well as it should. Perhaps it is the extended opening (modified off of classical forms) that does it, but the Body Rockers really get back into the game with the commercially sampled “I Like The Way”. “I Like The Way” has the same…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Could you get hooked on “Zodiac Dust?” Loop 2.4.3 to release landmark album of rhythmic, orchestral experimentation hinting at Steve Reich.

“Reinvents percussion…” – Fresh Air, NPR Zodiac Dust — the name sounds like an addictive new substance that all the kids are taking. Perhaps it soon will be. For now, Zodiac Dust is a fittingly daze-inducing and awe-inspiring work of musical experimentation by Brooklyn duo Loop 2.4.3 that merges myriad elements of classical, jazz, rock and many other world musics. Loop 2.4.3 employs the gamut of percussion instruments, from marimba…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 SET TO RELEASE WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES ON MAY 5

Coming off an incredible showing at this year’s SXSW including a headlining performance at Stubb’s, an over-capacity crowd at DirecTV’s “SXSW Live,” and a legendary taping of Austin City Limits, BEN HARPER AND RELENTELSS7 proudly announce the release of their debut record, White Lies For Dark Times on May 5 on Virgin Records. The album will be available as CD, deluxe CD with bonus DVD, digital download and 180-gram 2xLP.…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Scotland’s Vaselines tour the US in May to support their new record “Enter the Vaselines”

New tour dates, beginning in May, for the Vaselines – TOUR DATES: Sun, May 10th – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater Mon, May 11th – San Francisco, CA – Bimbos Tue, May 12th – Seattle, WA – Neumos Wed, May 13th – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Sat, May 16th – Chicago, IL – Metro Mon, May 18th – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Bocks – Demo (CD)

First thing that really got me going about The Bocks would have to be their guitar hooks, something that predominates in its Dick Dale-like quality during “Mexico”. The dual-part harmony is off to such a minor degree that The Bocks really sound like Defiance, Ohio in that regard – sounding more like they are just more than friends. With this style of harmonizing comes a greater amount of cohesion with…

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