GRIZZLY BEAR
As we told you earlier this month, a poor quality leak of Grizzly Bear‘s highly anticipated new album, Veckatimest, surfaced online. I haven’t listened to the leaked tracks, as I plan to wait for the real deal, but Grizzly Bear has just made another song, “Cheerleader,” available for free download. Check it out in the Dig-It section below.
If you missed our previous post, which included audio and video from the band performing with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, check it out here. The band debuted a couple songs, “Dory” and “Ready, Able”, which are both from their upcoming album, at this show.
Veckatimest, which was named after a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Massachusetts, is due out May 26th. The band will kick off their tour in support of the album on May 24th in Portland, Oregon. Check out their tour dates below, and then stop by the band’s official site for more music, photos, and news.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Cheerleader
Grizzly Bear on Amazon
Grizzly Bear on iTunes
Tour Dates:
* 05/24 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
* 05/25 George, WA @ Sasquatch
* 05/26 Vancouver , BC @ Commodore
* 05/28 New York, NY @ Town Hall
* 05/29 New York, NY @ Town Hall
* 06/01 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
* 06/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
* 06/03 Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
* 06/04 Montreal, QC @ Le National
* 06/05 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
* 06/07 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
* 06/08 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
* 06/09 Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk – Chumley
* 06/11 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
* 06/12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
* 06/13 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle (with TV On The Radio)
* 06/15 Dallas, TX @ Granada
* 06/16 Austin, TX @ The Parish
* 06/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
* 06/21 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
DEAD LEAF ECHO
New York band Dead Leaf Echo has teamed up with John Fryer of 4AD fame (NIN, Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins,) to mix their latest evocative release, Truth. In Truth, DLE reaches new heights, exploring greater depths with 6 songs of pure devotion. They will be holding their CD Release Party at the Cake Shop in New York City on April 4th, where Limited Edition copies of Truth will be available.
This new collection of songs follows only months after their last record Pale Fire, with the epic title track mixed by Ulrich Schnauss.
Check out the single from Truth, “Act of Truth” in the Dig-It section below. Then stop by the band’s MySpace page for more info, music, and videos of the band.
If you’re in the New York area, check out their upcoming NY dates below.
Tour Dates:
Mar 24 2009 – Santos Party House (w/Longview, Ulrich Schnauss, Black Acid) in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 4 2009 – Cake Shop w/ The Jaguar Club (“Truth” Record Release Party) in New York, New York
May 9 2009 – Public Assembly (w/Apollo Heights) in Brooklyn, New York
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Act of Truth
Dead Leaf Echo on Amazon
Dead Leaf Echo on iTunes
NOW, NOW EVERY CHILDREN
Now, Now Every Children are heading to Europe to play some shows and then to the East coast to play the Bamboozle festival.
After signing to Afternoon Records in 2007, Now, Now Every Children released two EPs to critical acclaim, Not One, But Two and In the City. Their first full-length album, Cars, is all about life on the highway. Re-recording 3 of the singles off their first two EPs plus 7 more brand new tracks are a series of poignant moments written by Dalager and Hale, mostly over the last year. Since then they’ve ventured outside their Midwestern routes and played a select west coast tour, as well as shared the stage with some of their idols including Mates of State and the Rosebuds.
We’ve posted the second single from Cars below in the Dig-It section. If you dig what you hear, check out more music from the band on Afternoon Records or stop by their MySpace page.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Sleep Through Summer
Now, Now Every Children on Amazon
Now, Now Every Children on iTunes
Tour Dates:
*03/26 – Hamburg, Germany @ Prinzenbar
*03/27 – Kiel, Germany @ Weltruf
*03/28 – Munster, Germany @ Gleis 22 w/Kaki King
*03/29 – Oldenburg, Germany @ Alhambra
*03/30 – Koln, Germany @ Kulturbunker
*03/31 – Hannover, Germany @ Kulturpalast Linden
*04/01 – Berlin, Germany @ Schokoladen
*04/02 – Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol w/Bonaparte
*04/03 – Erlangen, Germany @ E-Werk
*04/04 – Aschaffenburg, Germany @ Beat Baracke
*04/07 – Paris, France at Glazart
*04/09 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
*04/10 – Sittingbourne, UK @ TBA
*04/11 – London, UK @ Hootenanny Brixton
*04/29 – Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub
*04/30 – Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
*05/01 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bears (Bradley’s Almanac Presents)
*05/02 – Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
*05/03 – East Rutherford, NJ @ The Bamboozle
*05/04 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop
*05/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
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