Portugal. The Man Announce New Album And Tour Dates

Things continue to be on the up and up for Portugal. The Man.

Following an onslaught of rumors about a new album, Portugal. The Man has announced that they will be releasing their next album, American Ghetto, sometime in early 2010.  The album will be 11 tracks long and it has been reported that the group did several secret mini shows during the last tour to build anticipation for the album...

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Posted by Andrew Scott on Jan 15, 2010 @ 10:00 am

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New Music From Seabear

Seabear gives us ‘Lion Face Boy,’ frighten us with their animal combinations.

Seabear is set to release sophomore album We Built A Fire in March 2010. Seabear went from a lo-fi solo project headed by Sin Fang Bous and transformed into a seven-piece experimental indie/folk venture that sold over 20,000 copies of their first album with no promotion at all. The band will be playing some select US tour dates soon, including a stop at SXSW. You can find out more info here. Have a listen to “Lion Face Boy” below.

Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 15, 2010 @ 9:00 am

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New Music From Bear Hands

Bear Hands release ‘What A Drag’ free for one month.

We all know Brooklyn is a hot bed for the “indie art” rock movement – and the New York community has just made another group explode onto the scene. Brooklyn favorites Bear Hands have just released their new single “What A Drag” for free on Cantora Records. Bear Hands also released a 1,000 limited edition run pressing of the single on 7’ white vinyl.  Both can be purchased/downloaded here...

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Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 14, 2010 @ 9:00 am

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New Music From Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday gives us a sneak peak of their record with 'Girls FM.'

Happy Birthday's self titled release won't be out until March 16th, but Sub Pop just couldn't wait for us to get a preview of the album. Check out "Girls FM" below, and find out more about Happy Birthday here.

Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 13, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

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New Music From Rogue Wave

Rogue Wave releases 'Good Morning,' new single off 'Permalight,' due out in March

Check out "Good Morning" - the single off of Rogue Wave's Permalight - due out March 2nd. This will be Rogue Wave's fourth studio release. Front man Zach Rogue thinks this album is a different endeavor than previous efforts. Rogue says, “When I started writing I wanted to make a record that was a little more up, a record you could move your body to because I couldn’t move for so long,” Rogue says. “I told Pat I wanted to make a total dance album.” Rogue Wave also sent along the track listing, which looks a little like this...

Solitary Gun 
Good Morning 
Sleepwalker 
Stars and Stripes 
Permalight 
Fear Itself 
Right With You 
We Will Make A Song Destroy 
I’ll Never Leave You 
Per Anger 
You Have Boarded 
All That Remains

Take a listen to "Good Morning" below. And get more info on Rogue Wave, including tour dates, here.

Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 13, 2010 @ 11:00 am

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