2011 Most Anticipated Music Releases

[morgaes]

...and Evanescence

Confirmed for this fall! I'm so stoked!

 

[miaedu]

On June 21, Bon Iver will finally return when Jagjaguwar releases their self-titled sophomore album. (4AD will release it a day before outside the U.S.).

Vernon and brother Nate recorded the album over a three-year period at a former veterinarian's clinic in Wisconsin. Brian Joseph engineered and mixed the album Regular Vernon collaborators Sean Carey, Mike Noyce, and Matt McCaughan play, sing, and contributed production to the album. Volcano Choir members Jim Schoenecker and Tom Wincek helped out with processing, and Rob Moose, who has worked with the National and Antony and the Johnsons, helped arrange strings. The LP also features pedal steel player Greg Leisz and a horn section that includes Mike Lewis, C.J. Camerieri, and free-jazz monster Colin Stetson. The lush cover art is by Minnesota artist Gregory Euclide.

Tracklist below:

Bon Iver:

01 Perth
02 Minnesota, WI
03 Holocene
04 Towers
05 Michicant
06 Hinnom, TX
07 Wash.
08 Calgary
09 Lisbon, OH
10 Beth/Rest

 

[miaedu]

Late Night Tales - Trentemøller

RELEASE DATE OF 30TH MAY 2011

Trentemøller is the Dane who did. He’s been making electronic music of one kind of bent or another for over 15 years, first making his name as part of Trigbag, a live house act that toured extensively. But it’s his solo material that has impacted on the dance community – and beyond. ‘La Champagne’ was a game-changer and his remixes of artists like Sharon Phillips secured his place as an artist with some serious chops. But that’s not all he is. You can hear that yearning in his productions and it’s evident here, a sort of Protestant northern European melancholy.

He is aided on his journey towards the Baltic by some heavy hitters, of course: Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, This Mortal Coil. But that’s not the story, it’s not where the plot comes from, it’s not where we’re going. It’s just a little indicator to reassure you we know the way. No. For it’s in the dark beauty of Low’s tremulous ‘Amazing Grace’ or even the way that the Shangri-Las’ ‘(Remember) Walkin’ In The Sand’, surrounded by the similarly inclined, takes on a funereal gait. As we navigate the flatlands of your mind, we’re helped along by a generous sprinkling of Anders’ fellow Danes, like Darkness Falls (the atmosphere of this mix aptly encapsulated right there), Ekko, Chimes & Bells and the Late Night Tales tradition, Trentemøller’s cover of Chris Isaacs’ ‘Blue Hotel’, sung by Marie Fisker and Steen Jørgensen.

The "Wav Deluxe" format contains not only the mix in full 44.1khz with track id points, but also each individual track in full unmixed and uncompressed quality.

http://soundcloud.com/latenighttales/latenighttales-trentem-ller-5/s-sfJ5l

Here is our Late Night Tales - Trentemoller 5 minute preview mix.
Pre-Order Now:
http://latenighttales.co.uk/product.php/155

The full release will include the following tracklist:

Tracklist:
01. This Mortal Coil - Waves Become Wings
02. Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - La Lliarona
03. The Black Angels - Science Killer
04. Chimes & Bells - The Mole (Trentemøller Remix)
05. Low - (That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace
06. Mazzy Star - Mary of Silence
07. Velvet Underground & Nico - Venus In furs
08. Vampire Hands - Safe Word
09. The Shangri-La's - Walking In The Sand
10. Jacqueline Taieb - 7 Heures Du Matin
11. M. Ward - Poor Boy, Minor Key
12. Darkness Falls - Noise On The Line
13. Papercuts - Unavailable
14. We Fell To Earth - Lights Out
15. Thee Oh See's - Ghost In The Trees
16. Trentemøller - Blue Hotel (Exclusive Chris Isaak Cover Version)
17. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Proposition #1
18. Eden Ahbez - Full Moon
19. Ekko – Rehearsal
20. Paul Morley – Lost For Words - part. 1

 

[freaky]

Evanescence? I thought they are already over or too busy with solo projects ...

I´m interested what will J.Lo bring this time. I am happy for her "On The Floor" comeback, but I think she had better songs ...

I am interested if Kelly Rowland will continue in her "I love dance so much" way or she turns back to rnb after success Motivation ... Her colaboration with Alex Gaudino is the best she ever put vocals to !

Hm, hopefully Beyonce will bring something better then IASF this time ...

 

[miaedu]

Death Cab for Cutie have announced on their website that their new album, Codes and Keys, will be released May 31 via Atlantic.

Codes and Keys:

01 Home Is a Fire
02 Codes and Keys
03 Some Boys
04 Doors Unlocked And Open
05 You Are a Tourist
06 Unobstructed Views
07 Monday Morning
08 Portable Television
09 Underneath the Sycamore
10 St. Peter's Cathedral
11 Stay Young, Go Dancing

Death Cab for Cutie on Tour:

05-24 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Center
05-25 Calgary, Alberta - Stampede Corral
05-27 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre
05-28 George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06-26 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
06-27 Berlin, Germany - Astra
06-29 Hamburg, Germany - The Docks
06-30 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-01 Kent, England - Hop Farm Festival
07-02 Milton Keynes, England - The National Bowl
07-04 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy
07-05 Nottingham, England - Rock City
07-07 London, England - Brixton Academy

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkk5wViJo-I[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

Ernest Greene's Washed Out project has signed to Sub Pop, who will release his debut LP, Within and Without, on July 12. Sub Pop will release the album in the U.S. Weird World/Domino will release the album internationally.

The album was recorded with Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter), and a U.S. tour is in the works as well. Check out the LP's tracklist below. You might notice that one of the tracks on there, "You and I", looks familiar; a song by the same title was released by Washed Out and Chairlift's Caroline Polachek for last year's Adult Swim singles series.

Within and Without:

01. Eyes Be Closed
02. Echoes
03. Amor Fati
04. Soft
05. Far Away
06. Before
07. You and I
08. Within and Without
09. A Dedication

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkjwzx8DfL0&feature=share[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

Danish dance producer Trentemøller has compiled the latest in the LateNight Tales series of compilations. Trentemøller's entry in the series, due May 30, includes tracks from the Velvet Underground, Low, Mazzy Star, the Shangri-Las, and others, as well as his own cover of Chris Isaak's "Blue Hotel".

 

[miaedu]

The Red Hot Organization, which raises money and awareness for the fight against AIDS, will release a sequel to its 1996 Red Hot + Rio compilation, the double-disc Red Hot + Rio 2, on June 28. Now, the tracklist for the tribute to the Brazilian Tropicália movement of the late 1960s has been revealed. It features a whole bunch of interesting collaborations: Beck and Seu Jorge, of Montreal and Os Mutantes, David Byrne and Caetano Veloso, Madlib and Joyce Moreno, Cults and Superhuman Happiness, José González and Mia Doi Todd, Devendra Banhart and Marisa Monte and Rodrigo Amarante, Javelin and Tom Zé, and more.

Previously reported artists Dirty Projectors, St. Vincent, and Neon Indian have not completed their tracks yet. Red Hot hopes to release those tracks as digital bonuses.

CD1 (Red):

01 Alice Smith + Aloe Blacc: "Baby"
02 Beck + Seu Jorge: "Tropicália (Mario C 2011 Remix)"
03 Mia Doi Todd + José González: "Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo"
04 Quadron: "Samba de Verão"
05 Vanessa da Mata + Seu Jorge & Almaz: "Boa Reza"
06 John Legend: "Love I've Never Known"
07 Aloe Blacc + Clara Moreno: "Nascimento (Rebirth) - Scene 2"
08 Curumin: "Ela (Ticklah Remix)"
09 Aloe Blacc + Alice Smith: "Baby (Old Dirty Baby Dub Version)"
10 Superhuman Happiness + Cults: "Um Canto de Afoxé Para o Bloco do Ilê"
11 Om'Mas Keith: "Mistérios"
12 Forró in the Dark + Brazilian Girls + Angelique Kidjo: "Aquele Abraço"
13 Mia Doi Todd: "Canto de Iemanjá"
14 Caetano Veloso: "Terra (Prefuse 73 '3 Mellotrons in a Quiet Room' Version)"
15 Marisa Monte + Devendra Banhart + Rodrigo Amarante: "Nú Com a Minha Música"
16 Bebel Gilberto: "Acabou Chorare"
17 David Byrne + Caetano Veloso: "Dreamworld: Marco de Canaveses"

CD2 (Hot):

01 Beirut: "O Leãozinho"
02 Tha Boogie: "Panis et Circensis"
03 of Montreal + Os Mutantes: "Bat Macumba"
04 Phenomenal Handclap Band + Marcos Valle: "Tudo o Que Você Podia Ser"
05 Madlib + Joyce Moreno: "Banana [ft. Generation Match]"
06 Marina Gasolina + Secousse: "Freak le Boom Boom"
07 Money Mark + Thalma de Freitas + João Parahyba: "Tropical Affair"
08 Los Van Van + Carlinhos Brown: "Soy Loco Por Ti, América"
09 Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda + Emicida: "Roda"
10 Mayra Andrade + Trio Mocotó: "Berimbau"
11 Apollo Nove + Céu + N.A.S.A.: "It's a Long Way"
12 DJ Dolores + Eugene Hütz + Otto + Fred 04 + Isaar: "A Cidade"
13 Javelin + Tom Zé: "Ogodô, Ano 2000"
14 Atom™ + Toshiyuki Yasuda: "Águas de Março [ft. Fernanda Takai + Moreno Veloso]"
15 Twin Danger: "Show Me Love"
16 Rita Lee: "Pistis Sophia"

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m11l5TTZ8Q[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

Both Lou and Andy felt the need to bring Lamb back to life. Here's the first sample of their upcoming album, named 5.

the new album will be released on 5-5-2011 and it's already available for pre-order in http://lambofficial.com/products . please support the band if you like them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT7ErXdpdq0&feature=share

 

[miaedu]

On May 10, Kompakt will release Arabian Horse, the latest full-length from the long-running Icelandic electronic music collective GusGus

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ1v-cFRbRc[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YPwM-3lAek&feature=related[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

Tori Amos Announces The Release Of A New Album Titled ‘Night Of Hunters’


Tori Amos marks her debut album for Deutshe Grammophon, the world’s most celebrated classical music record label with Night of Hunters, set for release this September. The iconic, platinum-selling singer-songwriter continues her legacy of ground-breaking recordings with this 21st century song cycle inspired by select classical pieces spanning the last 400 years. With Night of Hunters, Amos carries on the classical tradition of variations on a theme: taking inspiration from classical forms to create a bold new work while paying tribute to the mastery of the original compositions. On Night of Hunters, which she wrote and produced, Amos comments:

“It’s a 21st century song cycle inspired by classical music themes spanning over 400 years. I have used the structure of a song cycle to tell an ongoing, modern story. The protagonist is a woman who finds herself in the dying embers of a relationship. In the course of one night she goes through an initiation of sorts that leads her to reinvent herself allowing the listener to follow her on a journey to explore complex musical and emotional subject matter. One of the main themes explored on this album is the hunter and the hunted and how both exist within us.”

The release of Night of Hunters will be supported by a tour in Europe and the U.S. starting in Helsinki, Finland on September 28th. With more than 12 million albums sold and multiple Grammy nominations, Tori Amos is one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation. A pioneer across multiple platforms, she was the first major label artist to offer a single for download, has had her songs turned into graphic novels, and has produced pioneering videos throughout her career. She is renowned for her passionate and broad fan-base, her critically and commercially successful tours, and her ever evolving live show. Ms. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1a5dbd36b0dd8bf78dddd16a0&id=c6cecb5695

http://toriamos.com/tours/2011.html

 

[miaedu]

-- On May 17, arch electronic pop stalwarts Pet Shop Boys will release two albums via Astralwerks: the live double album Concrete, and Battleship Potemkin, their score to Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 film. This is the first time both records will be released digitally in the U.S.

 

[miaedu]

Arcade Fire's The Suburbs will be re-release comes on CD/DVD on August 2 in the U.S. via Merge, and includes two new songs, "Culture War" and "Speaking in Tongues", the latter of which will feature vocal contributions from David Byrne.

Also included on the CD will be an extended version of The Suburbs cut "Wasted Hours (A Life That We Can Live)". The DVD will feature the Spike Jonze-directed short film Scenes From the Suburbs, as well as a behind-the-scenes documentary and the music video for the album's title track. In addition, a booklet featuring 80 pages of photos from the film shoot as well as lyrics will be included in the whole package.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

On June 21, Bon Iver will finally return when Jagjaguwar releases their self-titled sophomore album. (4AD will release it a day before outside the U.S.).

Vernon and brother Nate recorded the album over a three-year period at a former veterinarian's clinic in Wisconsin. Brian Joseph engineered and mixed the album Regular Vernon collaborators Sean Carey, Mike Noyce, and Matt McCaughan play, sing, and contributed production to the album. Volcano Choir members Jim Schoenecker and Tom Wincek helped out with processing, and Rob Moose, who has worked with the National and Antony and the Johnsons, helped arrange strings. The LP also features pedal steel player Greg Leisz and a horn section that includes Mike Lewis, C.J. Camerieri, and free-jazz monster Colin Stetson. The lush cover art is by Minnesota artist Gregory Euclide.

Tracklist below:

Bon Iver:

01 Perth
02 Minnesota, WI
03 Holocene
04 Towers
05 Michicant
06 Hinnom, TX
07 Wash.
08 Calgary
09 Lisbon, OH
10 Beth/Rest

here's "Calgary", the first single released today.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJy1zeoDn4&feature=share[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

Artist: Motor City Drum Ensemble
Album: DJ-Kicks
Release Date: July 5
Label: !K7

01 Sun Ra - Door to the Cosmos
02 Electric Wire Hustle - Again (Scratch 22 Remix)
03 Rhythm & Sound - Mango Drive
04 Tony Allen - Ariya
05 Peven Everett - Stuck (Original)
06 Bad Jazz Troupe - Breakdown Treat - Dusty Rework (MCDE Edit)
07 Mr. Fingers - The Juice
08 Rick "Poppa" Howard - Can Your Love Find It's Way (Club Vocal)
09 Stone - Girl I Like the Way That You Move (Dub)
10 Fred P - On This Vibe
11 Creative Swing Alliance - Don't Forget Your Keyz
12 Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats - Black Woman Experience
13 Philippe Sarde - Le Cortège Et Course
14 Robert Hood - The Pace
15 Loose Joints - Pop Your Funk (Vocal Version)
16 Arts & Crafts - I've Been Searching (Walter Gibbons 12'' Mix)
17 Motor City Drum Ensemble - L.O.V.E. (DJ-Kicks)
18 Aphex Twin - Actium
19 Recloose - Cardiology (Isolée Mix)
20 Latecomer - Cosmic Cart
21 Timo Lassy - African Rumble
22 James Mason - Sweet Power, Your Embrace

Germany's Danilo Plessow provides the latest installment in the long-running DJ-Kicks series.

 

[miaedu]

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are back with the follow-up to 2007's Some Loud Thunder. On September 20 in the U.S. and September 12 in the UK, Europe, and Japan, CYHSY will self-release album number three, Hysterical. The band recorded the LP with Modest Mouse/St. Vincent/Walkmen producer John Congleton. On June 14, the band will also reissue their self-titled debut on vinyl.

 

[miaedu]

Handsome Furs Announce New Album

Handsome Furs are so back. (And as you can see above, they're still incredibly good at posing for press photos.) The duo-- Wolf Parade co-leader Dan Boeckner and his wife Alexei Perry-- will release their new album Sound Kapital on June 28, via Sub Pop. The album is the follow-up to 2009's Face Control, and according to a press release, it's the first album that the duo wrote entirely on keyboards. They took inspiration from the electronic and industrial music of 1980s Eastern Europe.

Below, you'll find the album's tracklist, as well as a widget to hear the hard-driving album track "What About Us" (enter your email address to download it). You'll also find the duo's tour dates; they've got plans to hit North America and Europe (including various Eastern corners of Europe) over the next two months.

Sound Kapital:

01 When I Get Back
02 Damage
03 Bury Me Standing
04 Memories of the Future
05 Serve the People
06 What About Us
07 Repatriated
08 Cheap Music
09 No Feelings


Handsome Furs on Tour:

04-13 Allston, MA - Great Scott
04-14 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
04-15 Richmond, VA - Gallery 5
04-16 Clemson, SC - Clemson University
04-17 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade
04-18 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
04-22 Sofia, Bulgaria - RBF Club
04-23 Skopje, Macedonia - Zdravo Mladi Festival
04-26 Pristina, Albania - Club 21
04-27 Podgorica, Montenegro - Soul2Soul
04-28 Dubrovnik, Croatia - Orlando
04-29 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sloga
05-03 Vienna, Austria - Flex
05-04 Bratislava, Slovakia - Dunaj
05-05 Krakow, Poland - Laznia Nowa
05-06 Warsaw, Poland - Cafe Kulturalna
05-07 Wroclaw, Poland - Puzzle
05-08 Prague, Czech Republic - 007
05-09 Berlin, Germany - WestGermany
05-11 Gent, Belgium - De Centrale
05-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Bitterzoet
05-13 Brighton, England - Great Escape Festival
05-14 Cardiff, Wales - Buffalo Bar
05-16 London, England - Lexington
05-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Captain's Rest
05-18 Birmingham, England - Rainbow
05-19 Liverpool, England - Sound City Festival
05-20 Paris, France - Fleche D'Or
05-21 Bergen, Norway - Landmark
05-22 Oslo, Norway - Betong

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaE5yuQ6W2w[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

The Rapture have announced on Facebook and Twitter that they will be back in the DFA fold for their new album, The Grace of Your Love. DFA will release the album on September 6 in the U.S. and September 5 in Europe. Modular will release the album in Australia and New Zealand.

Track listing:

01 Sail Away
02 Miss You
03 Blue Bird
04 Come Back to Me
05 In the Grace of Your Love
06 Never Gonna Die Again
07 Roller Coaster
08 Children
09 Can You Find a Way?
10 How Deep Is Your Love?
11 It Takes Time to Be a Man

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYKhiAC8LJM&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

On June 7, Vice releases Arabia Mountain, the Mark Ronson-produced full-length from mischievous garage-rock crew Black Lips. Listen to the album in its entirety right now over at Grooveshark.

http://grooveshark.com/#/theme/arabiamountain/225

 

[miaedu]

London's The Horrors announced that they will be releasing third album 'Skying' July 11th in the UK and July 26th in the U.S. on XL Recordings. It was produced and recorded by the band in their self built studio in Dalston, London. Excited to hear what direction they might be going in. I really dug their 2009 album 'Primary Colours' which was a bit of a departure for them. They are streaming a track from the new record "Still Life" that is pretty sweet! Slow and dark with a post punk 80's new wave feel to it. In other words brilliant! Definitely a top album I'm looking forward to hearing this year.


Skying Tracklisting:

1. Changing the Rain
2. You Said
3. I Can See Through You
4. Endless Blue
5. Dive In
6. Still Life
7. Wild Eyed
8. Moving Further Away
9. Monica Gems
10. Oceans Burning


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkV8n59Zkrk[/ame]