NEWS: Modest Mouse Announce New Album

Modest Mouse have announced that their new album. entitled Strangers To Ourselves, will be released March 5th, 2015. The first single, "Lampshades On Fire" will be released tomorrow. Hopefully reissuing their classic early albums has inspired the band to go back to their roots. Based on the title of the album alone, it looks like they might be trying to do just that.

NEWS: Chromatics Announce New Album

Chromatics, everybody's favorite formally post-punk, now synth-pop, group, have announced a new album. The record is entitled Dear Tommy, and will be out "in time for Valentine's Day" according to Pitchfork. Supposed the band will tour in the summer of 2015. Check out the tracklist or stream their absolutely beautiful cover of "Into The Black" below!

MUSIC: Run The Jewels Release RTJ2!

Run The Jewels, the awesome rap duo of Killer Mike and El-P, did a surprise release of their a new album, Run The Jewels 2. You can download the album here.

NEWS/MUSIC: Sleater-Kinney Reunite For New Album, Release New Single

Legendary riot grrrl band, Sleater-Kinney, announced earlier today that they are indeed reuniting and releasing new music. Rumors of a reunion emerged over the weekend with video of a mysterious seven-inch containing new music by the band. The band will release their first record in ten years on January 20. The record will be entitled No Cities to Love and be released on Sub Pop. The first single, which is extremely good and called Bury Our Friends, is linked below. Below the lyric video are tour dates which span across the globe. I'm extremely excited for the return of this fantastic band!

02-08-15 Spokane, WA  @ Knitting Factory - Spokane                

02-09-15 Boise, ID  @ Knitting Factory - Boise                  

02-10-15 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot                               

02-12-15 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater                            

02-13-15 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown                             

02-14-15 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue                            

02-15-15 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall                             

02-17-15  Chicago, IL @ Riviera                                   

02-22-15 Boston, MA @ House of Blues                          

02-24-15  Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club                            

02-26-15 New York, NY @ Terminal 5                                

02-28-15  Philadelphia, PA@ Union Transfer

 03-18-15 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof

03-19-15 Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Paradiso

03-20-15 Paris, France @ Cigale

03-21-15 Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix

03-23-15 London, UK @ Roundhouse

03-24-15 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

03-25-15 Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC

03-26-15 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street

NEWS: Driven Like Jehu Reunite!

The legendary post-hardcore band, Drive Like Jehu, are reuniting for a free, all-ages show at Balbao Park in their hometown of San Diego. This is the first time the band has played since 1995. When the band split up, some of the members band went on form the great bands Rocket From The Crypt and Hot Snakes. Hopefully this just isn't a one off thing and will lead to a tour. 

NEWS: TV On The Radio Announce New Album!

TV On The Radio have announced that their new album, entitled Seeds, will be released in the fall on Harvest Records. Watch the album teaser below.

MUSIC/NEWS: King Tuff Announces New Album, Releases New Single, And Reveals Tour Dates!

King Tuff's new album, Black Moon Spell, will be released by Sub Pop on September 23. Check out the track list, check the tour dates, and stream the new single "Eye of the Muse" below.

Tracklist:

1. Black Moon Spell
2. Sick Mind
3. Rainbow's Run
4. Headbanger
5. Beautiful Thing
6. I Love You Ugly
7. Magic Mirror
8. Madness
9. Demon From Hell
10. Black Holes in Stereo
11. Radiation
12. Eyes of the Muse
13. Staircase of Diamonds
14. Eddie's Song

Tour Dates:

• 09/25 San Diego, CA - Irenic
• 09/26 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
• 09/27 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
• 09/29 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
• 09/30 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry’s
• 10/01 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
• 10/02 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
• 10/03 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barricade
• 10/04 Washington, DC - Black Cat
• 10/07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
• 10/08 Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right
• 10/09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
• 10/10 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
• 10/11 Easthampton, MA - Flywheel
• 10/12 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
• 10/14 Toronto, Ontario - Horeshoe Tavern
• 10/15 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Lounge
• 10/16 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
• 10/17 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
• 10/18 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
• 10/20 Missoula, MT - Stage 112
• 10/22 Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
• 10/23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune Sound Club
• 10/25 Portland, OR - Lola’s
• 10/28 Sacramento, CA - Witch Room
• 10/29 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
• 11/06 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
• 11/08 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest