The Singles have a new...single...out. You can check out (She's Got) A Heart Of Stone below. The song is off the band's upcoming LP, Look How Fast A Heart Can Break.

The band is made up of Vince Frederick and former Gore Gore Girls drummer Nicky Veltman. We've posted on them before and I expect will again at some point.

Eilidh McKellar, from Scotland, plays a sort of throwback bluesy rock that will appeal to fans of 60s and 70s classic rock and more recent psyche rock. It has pop elements, blues elements but it mainly just sort of rocks.

I fear trying to pronounce her first name however. Check out the video for Hold Steady below. Check out U.K. tour dates too.

Tour

Morebarn is the creation of songwriter Gary Waldman. The band/collective is a vehicle to give form to a slew of songs he wrote over the past few years. The video, Silver Screen, is below.


The debut LP, Made by Hand, was produced by Jeff Hill and Jim Scott.

For more go HERE.

Olga Bell's new LP, Krai, comesout April 29, 2014. You can check out he track, Perm Krai, below. This is the Russian-born Bell's second LP and it is entirely in Russian.  You can pre-order the record (vinyl too) HERE.

Krai is the Russian word for edge, frontier or hinterland (the Ukraine takes its name from the word I believe but ask a Ukranian to be sure). This release is about those hinterlands of Russia rather than tbe big cities.

Bell is now based in New York.

Wolf Gang, from the U.K., are releasing an EP, Black River, in April. The three song EP is a taste of what is to come--their second full-length comes out later in the year. The new LP is recorded with storied producer Flood who worked on some super duper music with PJ Harvey (among others).

Their first LP, Suego Faults, came out two years ago. You will also note that they are touring the USA, supporting Bastille at some shows.

Whiskey Of The Damned Are releasing their debut LP, Monsters Are Real, on St. Patrick's Day (March 17), 2014. Of COURSE they are! They bill themselves as the "best band to party to" in Milwaukee. Singer Eoin McCarthy was born in Dublin but has lived in Wisconsin since he was a teenager.

Fans of Dropkick Murphys and all the other Irish rocker bands will be enthused. Tour dates are also on the horizon. Check them out below.

Liars announced their spring tour dates--the first in North America for the group. Dates are, predictably, below. Tickets should be on sale this week.

The new LP, Mess, comes out March 25, 2014. The band have released a remix (by Black Bananas) of the song Mess On A Mission. 

Tour
April 26th – Desert Daze Festival – Sunset Ranch Oasis
May 2nd-4th – Austin Psych Fest- Austin, TX
May 7th-Underground Arts-Philadelphia, PA
May 8th-Le Poisson Rouge-New York, NY
May 9th-The Wick-Brooklyn, NY
May 10th-Brighton Music Hall-Allston, MA
May 23rd-Sasquatch Music Festival @ The Gorge Amphitheatre-George, WA
May 24th-Star Theater-Portland, OR
May 27th-The Fonda Theatre-Los Angeles, CA

 

Archie Bronson Outfit's Wild Crush, come out May 10, 2014. It is the duo's first LP in four years and as recorded in Bath.

You can check out the track, Two Doves On A Lake, below. The new record will be on vinyl (one version limited purple vinyl), CD and digitally. The album was mastered at half speed for all you sound nut types.

Interesting stuff. Have a listen.

Sharon Van Etten's new LP, Are We There, comes oon May 27, 2014. You can check out the track, Taking Chances, below.

Van Etten is one of the most interesting songwriters and performers out there today. She is also heading out on tour and if you get a chance? You should
really make en effort to get out to see her.

Tour
May 8 - Northampton, MA  @ Iron Horse Music Hall
May 9 - Hudson, NY @ Helsinki Hudson
May 10 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre
May 11 - Hamden, CT @ Ballroom at the Outer Space
May 25 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Grand Salon (Nuits Botanique)
May 28 - Paris, FR @ Café de la Danse
May 30 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
June 1 - Koln, DE @ Studio 672
June 2 - Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
June 3 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
June 5 - London, UK @ KOKO
June 11 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
June 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall at Williamsburg (Northside Festival)
June 13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 14 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 17 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
June 19 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small's
June 20 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
June 21 - Nashville, TN @ Exit In
June 24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
June 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
June 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
June 30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
July 2 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
July 3 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
July 5 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
July 6 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
July 8 - Calgary, AB @ Republik
July 9 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
July 14 - Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
July 16 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 17 - Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin
July 18 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

crash (aka Crash Richards) is set to release his debut solo effort, Hardly Criminal, May 6, 2014. Check out the video for the song, Motion Animal, below.

He was the lead singer for the band Deadly Syndrome and is currently a member of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. Check out the video for the song below (if it sounds familiar to you "Magnetic Zero" fans they often perform it).