o herald the release of their new album One Life Stand, Hot Chip will be bringing their explosive live show back to North America in April. The band will be playing tracks from new album as well as old favorites. The xx will be the band’s special guests on this tour. Hot Chip have become legendary for their unequivocally exuberant live performances, helping them to become one of the world’s…
In the rarest of cases, more really is more: Scott Pinkmountain’s The Full Sun blends improvisation and avant composition with classic song writing and more musicality per square inch than most box sets. Using upwards of 60 musicians, including a full orchestra, an eleven-piece big band and numerous experimental hybrids, Pinkmountain channels music with freedom, precision and raw earthy emotion. In the process of creating this opus, he also draws…
Allison Moorer is set to release her Ryko debut, Crows, on February 9th, 2010. Produced by R.S. Field (Buddy Guy, John Mayall) at the House of David Studio in Nashville, TN, the 13-track album is a refined and lyrically honest collection of songs that is a marked stylistic departure from her previous work. Crows is the anticipated follow up to her critically acclaimed 2008 album, Mockingbird, which was a celebration…
G. Love and Special Sauce will return to the road in support of his latest album Superhero Brother following a successful recovery from vocal chord surgery in November. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
Hearts will race for the thrilling romance Free Style, riding onto DVD February 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. High School Musical heartthrob Corbin Bleu finds both love and adventure in this heartwarming story of friendship, family and the inspiration that it takes to get to first place. Cale Bryant (Bleu) needed someone to believe in him. Ever since he was young, he’s wanted to race motocross professionally; but…
Never mind the year of the rat!!! 2009 is the year of the Godfather of New York Hardcore, Vinnie Stigma. With New York Blood running through his veins, he’s available to tell you stories of a New York you’ve only heard of. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
On Febuary 9, 2010 VP Records Presents The Return of Sanchez with his Newest Album Now and Forever Now and Forever features 15 new Sanchez tracks, produced by Donovan Germain of Penthouse Recordings. This is by far Sanchez’s best work to date. Along with delivering the sound that he is known for, the majority of this album contains original songs from Sanchez. The first single from Now and Forever is…
Jacksonville, FL darlings Black Kids announce plans to hit the road this 2009, playing a slew of coast-to-coast shows and stopping off in Canada along the way. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
Collision Studios, a leading developer of entertainment software for next generation consoles and PC, and Virtual Play Games, a global Console and PC video game publisher today announced City Builder for Wiiâ„¢, a madcap puzzle game for all ages. City Builder combines two classic game mechanics in a fun, bouncy game where players stack water pipes, roads and power lines to form ever-growing cities across the planet’s four continents. “City…
A 5-piece out of Melbourne, Florida, Clock Hands Strangle are prepping a follow-up to their debut full-length, Redshift/Blueshift (Team Grizzly). Schedueld for release in May, Distaccati is a progression of CHS’s Bob Dylan/Joni Mitchell-inspired indie folk rock. Where RS/BS dealt with themes of movement, celestial beings and nature, Distaccati tackles subjects of classic literature, self-awareness and questioning the great creator, while offering up more accessible rock than previous releases. Clock…
Singer/songwriter/pianist Suzi Ragsdale announces the February 9 release of her special edition two-disc digipak album, Best Regards/Less of the Same, on Clyde Records/Stark Raven Records, distributed nationally by the Allegro Media Group. The album features special guests Rodney Crowell, Darrell Scott and Gabe Dixon. Nashville native Suzi Ragsdale literally grew up in the music business. The daughter of legendary singer/songwriter Ray Stevens, Suzi sang – at the age of five…
Returning with the sixth full-length recording and first since the band’s line-up change of summer 2008, the group have shed three members, recruited one (drummer David Payant) and officially dropped the “Tra-La-La Band’ from its name. Kollaps Tradixionales ably demonstrates the band has lost none of its raw and frazzled anthemic power and continues to forge bold new ground in its search for a unique hybrid of punk, blues, psych,…
Sounds Familyre is incredibly honored to introduce you to Dan Zimmerman and announce the release of his new album, Cosmic Patriot. Upon hearing Dan Zimmerman’s music, his voice will be your first impression. A rich, distinctive, roasted baritone somewhere in between Lee Hazelwood and Tom Waits, his voice is all character, with nothing pretended or imposed. Dan’s been singing since he picked up the guitar in 1957, and his resonance…
A Skylit Drive, a six piece hardcore band from Lodi, CA, joins the Fearless family today and quickly enters the studio. With excitement the band heads into the studio this February with producer Casey Bates (Chiodos, Peirce the Veil) to record their sophomore album. Expected for release early this summer, this highly anticipated album will be a follow up to Wires (And The Concept of Breathing) which solidified their place…
We are pleased to announce the details of the long-awaited second album from New York’s Yeasayer. The album will be titled ODD BLOOD and will be consumable on February 9th 2010 on cd/lp/mp3 formats via Secretly Canadian in North America (Mute for ex-N. America). First brewed in the frosty hills of Woodstock, NY at the Marotta lair, then transferred to the steely sweeps of NYC, ODD BLOOD took many layers…
Aussie twin duo The Veronicas have reached gold status for the first time in the U.S. with digital sales of their super-hot track “Untouched.” The first single from the band’s current Sire Records album, Hook Me Up, “Untouched” has sold 528,275 downloads to date. The track has climbed steadily — reaching No. 26 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, No. 18 on SoundScan’s Top 20 Digital chart, and No. 21…
With several national tours and over 300 shows under their belts, (including performances alongside Ladyhawk, Black Mountain and Women), Alphababy packed their bags and moved from Kelowna to Vancouver. Big changes lead to new beginnings: The band changed its name to Yukon Blonde, signed with Toronto-based Nevado Records (Bahamas, Fox Jaws), parked the van and set out to write all new material. With deference to the best, the band took…
One of the great developing artist stories of late 2008 continues to build as Wind-up recording artist Thriving Ivory kicks off their headlining tour on January 23rd in Bakersfield, CA before traveling to LA to headline the legendary Troubadour and beyond. The San Francisco quintet has been very busy over the last year promoting their self-titled debut album and single “Angels on the Moon” and, next week, they will hold…
The Watson Twins will unveil their sophomore release Talking To You, Talking To Me on Vanguard Records February 9, 2010, their most ambitious album to date. The new album finds The Watson Twins taking a soulful turn a la Carole King, but with a pop edge reminiscent of Feist. The result is a heartfelt nod to their roots, retaining the ethereal harmonies that have become their signature while incorporating a…
In February Southern Lord will proudly release the vinyl only version of the new Wolves In The Throne Room EP entitled Malevolent Grain, featuring two brand new tracks from the Pacific Northwest organic black metallers. Conspiracy Records will offer a limited edition picture disc of the 12″ for Europe, while Southern Lord will release a black 180-gram version worldwide. Additionally the band will press a limited CD version for tour…