Breathe Owl Breathe are just finishing up a tour. The group is also preparing to release their 7 inch record/Children’s Book, The Listeners/These Train Tracks. The book has two stories, written and illustrated by Micah Middaugh (of BOB). The stories are thematically linked to the songs.

The release is limited to 750 copies which where handcrafted and printed in Michigan, the band’s home state.

You can heare more at the band Soundcloud page.

You can order the release HERE.

Haim, a trio of sisters from Los Angeles, have a new EP, Forever. The best part? It is a FREE EP. You can download it at the band website, HERE. The three sisters grew up playing in a family band and are heading to SXSW (which I know virtually no one reading this cares about).

After awhile I suppose it gets irksome playing with mom and dad so the three sisters branched out and became Haim. You can check out the music. It won’t cost you nothing.

And although there was no announcement to this effect it wouldn’t be totally wild if they went on tour after SXSW.

Caveman have a new live video for Vampirer/Old Friend. Check it out in advance of their shortly to begin North American tour. We have written about them before but they bear a second mention. Their self released record, Coco Beware, is being reissued widely on March 27.

Tour
3/6: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
3/7: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater Rooftop
3/8: Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival
3/9: Atlanta, GA @ 529
3/10: Orlando, FL @ Orange You Glad Festival
3/11: Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
3/13-17Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20: Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
3/21: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
3/22: Hamilton, ON @ This Ain’t Hollywood
3/23: Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
3/23: Toronto, ON @ El Mocombo
3/24: Buffalo, NY @ 9th Ward
3/29: Syracuse, NY @ Syracuse University
3/30: Bethlehem, PA @ Nowadays Festival
4/9: Washington, D.C. @ Red Palace
4/10: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
4/11: Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
4/12: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
4/13: Madison, WI @ UW Madison
4/14: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
4/16: Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
4/17: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
4/18: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
4/20: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
4/21: Seattle, WA @ Barboza (Neumos)
4/22: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
4/24: San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar
4/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
4/27: San Diego, CA @ Casbah
4/28: Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
5/1: Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
5/2: Columbia, MO @ Mojos
5/3: Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
5/4: Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
5/5: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) w/ Beirut
 

Squarepusher are releasing a new record, Ufabulum. They will be performing said record live.

That is all.

Shows--

Squarepusher is performing 'Ufabulum' live at: 

March 15 – New York, NY (Webster Hall), USA
April 21 – Sonar Tokyo, Japan
May 3 – Donau Festival, Austria
May 12 – Sonar Sao Paolo, Brazil
June 15 – Sonar Barcelona, Spain
July 6/7 – Bloc Festival London, UK
July 12 – Dour Festival, Belgium

More dates will be announced. Get info HERE.

Sign up for more info: http://squarepusher.net

Beirut have a new video for Vagabond (directed by Sunset Television). The video features chickens, drinking, pregnancy, smoking etc. The chickens do not smoke or drink so far as we could tell.

Beirut are also playing festivals and shows soon. Those that are currently scheduled are below.  There will be more shows and if we hear about them they shall be passed on. You can also check out the band website.

Shows/Festival Dates

April 15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 22 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
May 27 – George, WA @ Sasquatch
Aug. 28 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston
Aug. 29 – New York, NY @ Rumsey Playfield
 

Lyle Lovett  is heading out on the road with John Hiaitt. Really, do I actually have to write anything more than that? I was fortunate enough to see Lovett and Hiaitt play acoustic with Guy Clark and Joe Ely and it was a fantastic show.

Lovett has a new record, Release Me, coming out on February 28.  All the dates below are with Hiaitt excepting the show on February 28.

Tour
2/28   The Concert Hall - New York, NY (with acoustic band)
3/07   State Theater - Minneapolis, MN
3/08   Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
3/09   Star Theatre - Merrillville, IN
3/10   The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
3/11   Brown Theatre - Louisville, KY
3/13   Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN
3/14   Symphony Hall - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
3/15   Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
3/16   McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square - Charlotte, NC
3/17   North Charleston Performing Arts Center - N Charleston, SC
3/20   Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium - Spartanburg, SC
3/21   Sunrise Theatre / City of Fort Pierce - Fort Pierce, FL
3/22   Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
3/23   Saint Augustine Amphitheatre - Saint Augustine, FL
3/24   Trustees Theater - Savannah, GA
3/25   Saenger Theatre - Pensacola, FL

Metric have announced their lates recording, Synthetica, is coming out June 12, 2012. It is the fifth full-length from the band and follows Fantasies, which the band self released outside Canada. Fantasies sold over a million albums or singles around the world. This new effort is also to be self-released and as part of a joint venture with Mom + Pop in the USA. The band’s own company, Metric Music International is behind the band’s music along with a pair of independent managers.

Good for Metric. I hope this release sells two million.

Apparently Fantasies was the first record to ever achieve a Top 20 hit on U.S. commercial radio with out a traditional record label.

Again, good for Metric and I hope Synthetica has a Top Ten Hit.

For more information head to www.ilovemetric.com.

Yes, yes, I write about School of Seven Bells every time there is a press release. I know. I admit it (again). What can I say?

But this time you can stream their new record in its entirety below. I am listening right now. This is a band you need to hear.

They are worth posting redundantly about.

Bright Moments (aka Kelly Pratt) is a multi-instrumentalist who has worked with some of the most interesting bands in music today (or the immediate past!). Beirut, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire are all acts he has worked with—and his debut record, Natives, comes out this week.

The record features Beirut’s rhythm section, the drummer rom Akoya and accordionist Perrin Cloutier. You can listen to and download the single, Tourists, at the Soundclound page embed below. You can also stream the entire abum at AOL Spinner HERE. AOL usually leaves these up for a week so you probably have only a few days to do this.

There will be a show February 23 at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and appearances at SXSW in March.

Being There, out of London, have a new single coming from Young & Lost Club (a label you should know if you read Mapanare). The single, 17, comes out April 9, 2012. The track is featured on the upcoming full length debut by the band, Breaking Away.

They have toured with Noah & The Whale (another Young & Lost band).  The band is also touring the UK. Dates are below. Hear more at the band’s Bandcamp page. You can stream the single at their Soundcloud page as well.

Tour
March
14th – London, Paper Dress Vintage party
15th – Kingston, New Slang @ The Hippodrome w/King Charles
19th – Manchester, The Castle Hotel (Free Entry)
20th – London, The Macbeth (Free Entry)
22nd – Bristol, Thekla
23rd – Bath, Moles
24th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum

April
13th April – London, Club The Mammoth @ Old Blue Last (Free Entry)