In support of their most recent release, No Disassemble, Slow Runner has just announced that they are going on tour with Say Anything. Don’t know Slow Runner? Read their awkward bio.
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Built to Spill Contest Ends Friday
New LCD Soundsystem
Sometimes I wish Jack Bauer and James Murphy were friends of mine. We would all hang out and get tacos. And speaking of tacos, last night’s episode of 24 confirmed that sometimes nerve gas really blows. (R.I.P. Edgar!) Anyway, LCD Soundsystem has compiled a rare b-sides and remix album called Introns that will be released digitally on March 14th. The collection will be available strictly as a download, available through iTunes and other fine digital retailers.
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Of Montreal Track Listing of the Century
Of Montreal plan to release a slew of reissues on Polyvinyl Records sometime in the near future. Here is the album we look forward to the most:
The Early Four Track Recordings:
01 Dirty Dustin Hoffman Needs a Bath
02 Dustin Hoffman Gets a Bath
03 Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating the Soap
04 Dustin Hoffman Scrubs Too Hard and Loses Soap
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Islands MP3 and Tour
Islands sound like a more coherent and/or Canadian version of Animal Collective. Their new album, Return to the Sea will be released April 4th on Equator records. This album is magical, check out a track:
Flaming Lips W.A.N.D Streams
The Flaming Lips will release their latest album, At War With the Mystics, on April 4th. The Lips are also scheduled to play at this year’s Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington on Sunday May 28, so don’t forget your animal costumes and fake blood. Stream The W.A.N.D here:
Tapes n Tapes mp3s
Our old buddies at Pitchfork gave their new record, The Loon, an 8.321 which means it’s great. Not Pixies great, but more like Destroyer great. The band has 3 mp3s available from their website for you to test out on your home hi-fi computer system: