All posts from 30 July 2007

Architecture In Helsinki
The Aussie collective will get a chance to examine architecture in America now that they have added US dates to their world tour (which, yes, includes a stop in Helsinki). The North American leg begins October 10th and runs through mid-November.

View tour dates (Pitchfork)

Chris Carrabba
The Dashboard Confessional frontman will kick off his first […]

Tags: architecture in helsinki, chris carrabba, dashboard confessional, joanna newsom

The Forms
The Forms’ eponymous, Steve Albini-produced second album arrives in stores on October 23rd.
Lil Jon
The rapper hopes to release “Crunk Rock” (which, as the title suggests, is a blend of crunk-y rap and rock) before the end of the year. The Game, Kid Rock, Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, Ciara, P.O.D., and R. Kelly […]

Tags: lil jon, mae shi, super furry animals, the forms

If you have ever enjoyed a Josh Rouse album in the past–or if you enjoy the softer rock sounds of the early 1970s–then odds are good you will like the latest release from the American singer-songwriter who currently calls Spain home. He’s nothing if not consistent, with almost every critic noting that “Country Mouse” fails […]

Tags: josh rouse

Atmosphere
Ant and Slug’s next album (”When Life Gives You Lemons…”) won’t arrive until early 2008, but in the meantime, the duo will have a new EP, “Sad Clown Bad Summer Accompanied By Piano,” available this summer.
Vashti Bunyan
Expect a double-disc set (”Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind”) of rare early recordings from the veteran folkie […]

Tags: atmosphere, drive-by truckers, mother and the addicts, patterson hood, sigur ros, vashti bunyan

It’s not a big week for music releases (expect more of that for a while as the music business enters its usual mid-summer slow period), but here are the major releases you can expect to find in US record stores tomorrow, July 31st:
1990s: Cookies* listen at AOL’s Spinner
Bat For Lashes: Fur And Gold* listen at […]

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Rihanna’s streak of 10 consecutive weeks atop the UK singles charts came to an end when her “Umbrella” fell to number three, with Timbaland (”The Way I Are”) taking over the top spot.
UK survey group Entertainment Media Research has conducted its fourth annual opinion poll about music downloading, and 43% of respondents (a four-year high) […]

Tags: deerhunter, file-sharing, new order, rihanna, sigur ros, timbaland