Eminent Shadow release their new CD, In the Fog of the Night…We Burn his Kingdom. As you might imagine this is not a Christian rock band. In fact, their label calles them a “traditional” death metal band who have released seven “morbid and brutal songs.”

SO, if you are down with that? Head over to the label, Misanthropic Records’ myspace page for samples. The video below appears to be a practice space video so it probably isn’t true to their recorded sound. Brazilian Black Metal for all you black hearted bastards.

The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, from Germany,are heading out on tour in the USA.  Ther latest record,  Mr Machine comes out on October 25 in the USA. Check out the track, Pretend, below. The song features  vocals by Emika of Ninja Tunes.

The band used to be a trio. Now they employ a ten piece ensemble mixing techno with classical instrumentation.  They have played festivals such as Coachella, Eurosonic and Glastonbury and, later, will be featured at Moogfest.

See them there or in your town.

Tour
10/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
10/25 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
10/26 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel
10/27 - Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
10/28 - Washington, DC - The Red Palace
10/29 – Asheville, NC – MoogFest
10/30 - Atlanta, GA – 529
10/31 - Orlando, FL – Plaza Live
11/01 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under/FSU
11/03 - Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
11/05 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/09 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
11/11 - San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw Stop
11/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Luckman Fine Arts Complex
 

The Postelles are heading out on tour again. The band recently toured as a headliner and we did photos of their show in Chicago. This time out they are supporting The Kooks on the first part of the UK act’s  North American tour. The Postelles will also be the main support act on The Wombats US. tour.

The Postelles are another opener you do not want to miss. If you are going to see The Kooks or The Wombats get their early. The Postelle’s Summer Undercovers came out in July and was followed by a free digital ep.

Tour
10/7     Los Angeles, CA                     Culture Collide Festival
10/8     San Jose, CA                          Left Coast Live Festival
10/19   New York, NY                         Webster Hall (CMJ)               w/ The Wombats 
10/21   Washington, DC                     9:30 Club                                "
10/22   Brooklyn, NY                          Prospect Park-Rock 'N Roll Marathon-free 10am set
10/22   Philadelphia, PA                     Johnny Brenda's                     w/ The Wombats 
10/24   Charlottesville, VA                  Jefferson Theater                    "
10/25   Chapel Hill, NC                       Local 506                                "
10/26   Atlanta, GA                             The Loft                                   "
10/29   Houston, TX                            Fitzgerald's                             " 
10/30   Austin, TX                               The Parish                              "
11/1     Dallas, TX                               Granada Theater                     "
11/2     Kansas City, MO                     Record Bar                              "
11/4     Columbus, OH                        Outland on Liberty                   "
11/5     Chicago, IL                              Subterranean                          " 
11/7     Minneapolis, MN                     The Varsity Theater                 "
11/10   Portland, OR                           Wonder Ballroom                     "
11/11   Vancouver, BC                        The Venue                                "
11/12  Seattle, WA                              Crocodile Cafe                         "
11/15   Philadelphia, PA                      The Trocadero                w/ The Kooks
11/16   New York, NY                          Webster Hall - SOLD OUT      "
11/17   New York, NY                          Webster Hall - SOLD OUT      "
11/19   Boston, MA                              House of Blues                        "
11/20   Washington, DC                      9:30 Club                                 "
11/22   Montreal, QC                           Club Soda                               "
11/23   Toronto, ON                             Sound Academy                     "
11/25   Columbus, OH                         Newport Music Hall                "
11/26   Chicago, IL                              The Vic Theatre                      "
11/27   Uncasville, CT                         Wolf Den-Mohegan Sun         Headlining
12/6     Los Angeles, CA                      Bootleg Theater                     "

Splendour is a label based in Oslo. One of the many neat things they do is release split 7 inch records from cool bands. To wit, the released a split record for Of Montreal and Casiokids for Record Store Day earlier this year.

Now they have a new split 7 inch with two tracks each from His Clancyness (aka Jonathan Clancy) and Shimmering Stars coming out October 31 ( via Insound in the USA and Rough Trade in UK). Both are Canadians, the former from Ottawa and the latter from Vancouver. His Clancyness plays a sort of dream pop and has, as yet, mainly releases 7 inch records and small limited releases of his music.

Shimmering Stars say their influences come from 50s artists like Everly Brothers, Del Shannon and producer Phil Spector (they are Canadian so are probably less well armed than Spector). Their debut lp came out on Hardly Art in the USA and Almost Musique in Europe in September (not sure if this means NOW or last year).

Splendour is a new label, founded this year and handling work by artists such as Casiokids, Of Montreal, Siinai, Brad Laner and more.

The Sea and Cake are a band and also two of my favorite things. They are also on Chicago’s Thrill Jockey Records so you can be relatively sure that they are a) interesting and b) probably don’t suck. Their ninth record, The Moonlight Butterfly, came out a few months back as did a split 7 inch with Broken Social Scene.

Check out a track, Up On The North Shore, below.

Tour dates, beginning in South America, are below. I wish I could check them out in Santiago but I will likely have to settle for Chicago. I am not even going to try to hang a genre on this band.

Tour
Oct. 13 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Samsung Studio
Oct. 14 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Sesc Popmela
Oct. 15 – Reclfe, Brazil @ Teatro Da UFPE
Oct. 16 – Santiago, Chile @ Centro Cultural Amanda
Nov. 4 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Brokeback
Nov. 5 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace w/ Brokeback
Nov. 6 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Brokeback
Nov. 7 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Brokeback
Nov. 8 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Brokeback
Nov. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Brokeback
Nov. 10 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Brokeback
Nov. 11 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Brokeback
Nov. 12 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Dec. 2 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Dec. 3 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Dec. 4 – Arcata, CA @ Jambalaya
Dec. 5 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Dec. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Dec. 7 – San Diego, CA @ Cashbah
Dec. 8 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Dec. 10 – Mexico City, MX @ Volla Acoustique
Dec. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

The Chevin are from Otley, West Yorkshire. I have no idea where that is excepting that it is likely West of East Yorkshire and South of South Yorkshire. Regardless the band have just released their first recording, an EP entitled, Champion. A video of the title track is on Youtube for all the world to see (you can see it below).

For the moment only those in the UK will be able to see the band live but they have a pretty good sized tour starting later this week. Check the dates below. You can hear more music at The Chevin Bandcamp page.

Tour
29th Sept -Otley @Korks  
1st Oct - Southampton @Unit  
3rd Oct - @Brighton @The Hope  
4th Oct - York @ The Duchess  
5th Oct - Northampton @Roadmenders  
6th Oct -London @ Bull & Gate - London Residency  
8th Oct - Ipswich @Kai Bar  
13th Oct - London @ Bull & Gate - London Residency  
14th Oct - Leeds @Cockpit  
15th Oct - Glasgow @ King Tuts  
16th Oct - Aberdeen @ Café Drummond  
18th Oct - Newcastle @University
19th Oct - Bedford @ Esquires  
20th Oct -London @ Bull & Gate - London Residency  
21st Oct -Truro @ B Sided At Bunters
22nd Oct -Exeter @ Cavern Club
24th Oct - Birmingham @ Academy 3
26th Oct - Stoke @Sugarmill  
27th Oct - London @ Bull & Gate - London Residency  
28th Oct - Sheffield @Bowery
29th Oct - Colchester @ The Soundhouse (The Bull)
30th Oct - Liverpool @ Academy

Someone, who shall remain nameless (and accursed) once suggested to me that Pomplamoose was “too cute” after I posted something else about or by the band. What the hell is wrong with “cute”? Anyway it isn’t CUTE, it is QUIRKY.

Dumbass.

Anyway, the band are heading out on some West Coast dates. This time out the band will be a six piece. Have a look at the dates below and also, just in time for Halloween…ok…a month before Halloween..their video for the track, Monster Mask.

Van Hunt is not only already out on tour but his new record, What Were You Hoping For, is out. You can stream it free this week at AOL Spinner (a great place to check out new music). Also check out the first single, Eyes Like Pearls, below if you just want a LITTLE sample.

The record is out on Hunt’s own imprint, godless-hotspot, in association with Nashville’s Thirty Tigers. To stream the entire record go to AOL Spinner.

Need another reason to go to this show? The opening band is Empress Hotel out of New Orleans who are damned good. They have an EP out (self-titled) and a full-length coming next year. Hear the song, Bells Ring, HERE. Or scroll below the tour dates to hear Here Comes The New Challenger.

  

Tour
9/27/2011 |Augusta, GA Sky City 
9/28/2011 |Atlanta, GA The Earl 
9/29/2011 |New Orleans, LA Tipitina's Uptown 
9/30/2011 |Houston, TX Warehouse Live-Green Room 
10/1/2011 |Austin, TX Cactus Café 
10/3/2011 |Dallas, TX House of Blues: Cambridge Room 
10/4/2011 |Little Rock, AR Stickyz Rock 'n Roll Chicken Shack 
10/5/2011 |Memphis, TN 1884 Lounge 
10/6/2011 |St. Louis, MO Lola 
10/7/2011 |Chicago, IL Schuba's Tavern 
10/8/2011 | Minneapolis, MN Bunker's 
10/11/2011 |Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
10/12/2011l Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
10/13/2011l San Francisco, CA Yoshi's
10/16/2011l Los Angeles, CA Troubadour

I Build Collapsible Mountains is Luke Joyce’s solo musical project. He doesn’t actually build collapsible mountains so far as we know. It would be a useful tourist attraction if he did though. You could ski in Florida. Of course, the snow would melt…but maybe you could ski on jello? Hmm, the jello might melt too.

ANYWAY, I Build Collapsible Mountain’s debut record, The Spectator & The Act, comes out on October 11 via Burning Building Records. You can download the first single, Face of Thunder Grin, HERE.

Joyce formerly fronted the band The Gothenburg Address. This is his second solo effort and his first to be released in the USA. Go download the track, listen, tell your friends, tell your ma and grab the full length when it comes out.

Instrumental band, Remember Remember, have a new record, The Quickening, coming October 11. We may have mentioned this before but they are worth a couple of mentions! The band hail from Glasgow. The record will be out on Mogwai’s label, Rock Action Records. The animated video for the track, Scottish Widows, is below.