Thomas Wilde

“Blackout” is the first single from Frank Turner’s new album Be More Kind. The album released last Friday via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor UK /Interscope Records in the US.

Be More Kind represents a thematic and sonic line in the sand for the 36-year-old. “I wanted to try and get out of my comfort zone and do something different,” says Turner. As always, Frank Turner is consistently on the road. Check out his dates below.

BE MORE KIND TOUR North American Dates:
Thu/May-31 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
Fri/Jun-01 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Sat/Jun-02 Columbus, OH Express Live^
Sun/Jun-03 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Tue/Jun-05 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
Wed/Jun-06 New York, NY Playstation Theater^
Fri/Jun-08 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
Sat/Jun-09 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Sun/Jun-10 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Tue/Jun-12 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Wed/Jun-13 Austin, TX Stubb’s
Fri/Jun-15 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
Sat/Jun-16 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
Sun/Jun-17 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Tue/Jun-19 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Thu/Jun-21 Kansas City, MO The Truman**
Fri/Jun-22 Minneapolis, MN Myth
Sat/Jun-23 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Sun/Jun-24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Tue/Jun-26 Boston, MA Royale
Wed/Jun-27 Boston, MA Royale
Fri/Jun-29 Boston, MA Royale
Sat/Jun-30 Boston, MA Royale
Sun/Jul-1 Boston, MA Royale
Mon/Jul-2 Boston, MA Royale
Mon/Jul-30 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Tue/Jul-31 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Wed/Aug-01 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Thu/Aug-02 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Fri/Aug-03 Denver, CO Red Rocks*
Thu/Sep-06 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri/Sep-07 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Sat/Sep-08 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theater
Sun/Sep-09 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Tue/Sep-11 Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre
Wed/Sep-12 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri/Sep-14 Saskatoon, SK O’Brians
Sat/Sep-15 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Tue/Sep-18 London, ON London Music Hall
Wed/Sep-19 Toronto, ON The Phoenix Concert Theater
Sat/Sep-22 Montreal, QC Corona Theater
Mon/Sep-24 Ottawa, ON Bronson Centre
Wed/Sep-26 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Sat/Sep-29 Asbury Park, NJ Hear Me Sea Festival
Sun/Sep-30 Ithaca, NY State Theatre
Mon/Oct-01 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
Wed/Oct-03 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Thu/Oct-04 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
Fri/Oct-05 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
Sat/Oct-06 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater

This new video is on the second full-length album from Detroit’s Mexican Knives. No-Wave Punk done in a way that’s stylistic, subversive, airy, angular, jangly and conceptual. For fans of: The Breeders, Dum Dum Girls, My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star, Pretenders & Tsunami.

You can pick up a copy of the album at Jett Plastic Recordings HERE.

Protomartyr have a new release called Consolation E.P., which they recorded in part with friend Kelley Deal (The Breeders, R. Ring) and will be released June 15th via Domino Recording Co. Two of the four songs feature Deal on vocals alongside singer Joe Casey, including “Wheel of Fortune,” which is the video today directed by Yoonha Park (who directed the band’s video for “Don’t Go To Anacita”). The EP was recorded by Deal’s R.Ring bandmate Mike Montgomery. The tracklist is below.

The band has a consistent string of tour dates supporting this ep as well as their excellent release from last year Relatives In Descent. You can find the tour dates listed below. The Consolation E.P. is available to pre-order now on limited pressing yellow/white starburst vinyl via Domino HERE, and limited pressing gold vinyl via your local independent record store when released.

“CONSOLATION E.P.” TRACKLISTING
1. Wait
2. Same Face In A Different Mirror
3. Wheel Of Fortune (feat. Kelley Deal)
4. You Win Again (feat. Kelley Deal)

PROTOMARTYR TOUR DATES
Thu. May 3 – Kortrijik, BE @ De Kreun
Fri. May 4 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Sat. May 5 – Leicester, UK @ Handmade Festival
Sun. May 6 – Glasgow, UK @ Stag & Dagger Festival
Tue. May 8 – Hull, UK @ Fruit
Wed. May 9 – Birmingham, UK @ Mama Roux
Thu. May 10 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East – In Conversation with the Raincoats
Thu. May 10 – London, UK @ Scala
Sun. June 3 – Seattle, WA @ Upstream Music Festival
Sat. June 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (Brooklyn Vegan Northside Party)
Wed. June 13 – Hong Kong, HK @ MOM Livehouse
Fri. June 15 – Beijing, CN @ Yue Space
Sat. June 16 – Shanghai, CN @ YYT
Sun. June 17 – Seoul, KR @ V-Hall
Wed. June 20 – Kuala Lumpur, MY @ Live Fact
Thu. June 21 – Jakarta, ID @ Rossi Musik
Sat. June 23 – Athens, GR @ Ejekt Festival
Fri. July 6 – Modena, IT @ Arti Vive
Sat. July 7 – Chiusi, IT @ Lars Rock Fest
Sat. July 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
Sat. Aug. 11 – Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
Sun. Aug. 12 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
Mon. Aug. 13 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Zakk
Tue. Aug. 14 – Bremen, DE @ Tower Musikclub
Thu. Aug. 16 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
Fri. Aug. 17 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
Sat. Aug 18 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
Sun. Aug. 19 – St. Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
Tue. Aug. 21 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Wed. Aug. 22 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
Fri. Aug. 24 – Schorndorf, DE @ Club Manufaktur
Sat. Aug 25 – Charleville Mezieres, FR @ Cabaret Vert Festival
Sun. Aug. 26 – Ramsgate, UK @ Ramsgate Hall
Tue. Aug. 28 – Sheffield, UK @ Picture House Social
Wed. Aug. 29 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ Trades Club
Thu. Aug. 30 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2
Fri. Aug. 31 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Thu. Aug. 30 – Sun. Sep. 2 – Vlieland, NL @ Into the Great Wide Open

This is the new Kevin Krauter (of Hoops) video for “Keep Falling In Love.” It’s the second song released off his forthcoming debut LP, Toss Up, out 6/15 via Bayonet Records. You can pre-order the record HERE.

Krauter definitely has the influence of ’60s flower pop and 70s easy listening on this track. If you know who Paul Davis is then you will be excited!

Krauter will be touring throughout the spring into summer, including a number of headline dates and a show supporting Waxahatchee. Several show dates are listed below.

5/12 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop**
6/19 – Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups
6/20 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
6/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
6/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
6/28 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
7/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Tube Factory
* with Malcolm London & DJ Jill Hopkins
** solo show with Waxahatchee and Amy O

NYC’s Acid Dad released its debut S/T LP in March via Greenway Records, and now have a new video for album track “Marine.” See below for Acid Dad’s upcoming live dates.

Acid Dad on Tour:
5/9: Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall (CMW)
5/11: Amsterdam, NL @ Q Factory
5/12: Lille, FR @ DIY Cafe
5/14: Manchester, UK @ Jimmy’s
5/15: Glasgow, UK @ Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
5/16: Liverpool, UK @ Sound Basement
5/17: London, UK @ The Shacklewell Arms
5/18: Le Havre, FR @ Le McDaid’s
5/19: Paris, FR @ E’sapce B

Watch Father John Misty encounter a strange hotel check-in in the official video for “Mr. Tillman,” co-directed by Jeff Desom (Health, Hauskcha) & Carlos Lopez Estrada (Clipping, Blindspotting) [link here]. The single is from God’s Favorite Customer, his fourth album worldwide on June 1st, 2018 through Sub Pop, with the exception of Europe through Bella Union.

Chastity (aka Brandon Williams) has released the politically charged video for “Children,” taken from the upcoming album Death Lust, to be released Friday, July 13th via Captured Tracks. You can pre-order a copy of the album HERE.

Chastity is a world of its own from the mind of Brandon Williams. Reflecting the working class background of Whitby, Ontario, Chastity’s songs are charged with the ethos of archetypal youth on the fringe. A project more aptly characterized by its intentions than specific sound or medium, Chastity stands to confront the struggles of those existing in the unseen, often silenced periphery. It is an artifact of youth culture constantly working to form community, bridging isolation with collectivity.

Death Lust follows the plot of suffering to survival. The album begins on a tortured note with ‘Come’ and builds toward the plummeting finale of ‘Chains’, evolving from start to finish in a crescendo of severity. Chastity explains, “Death Lust is about growing up death obsessed. It’s about the pain that it takes but the capacity that we have to overcome.”

New York-based Max Clarke will release Hollow Ground, his debut album as Cut Worms, on May 4th via Jagjaguwar. This new video for “Cash For Gold” was directed by Elizabeth Skadden.

This track follows Cut Worms style of storytelling and the influence of the more simple sounds of the 50s/60s. It is easy to hear past groups here like The Everly Brothers or the Finn Brothers (Crowded House) but Cut Worms nicely fits in with modern artists such as The Tallest Man In The World, S. Carey or Michael Rault.

Cut Worms Tour Dates:
Thu. May 3 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
Fri. May 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar *
Sat. May 5 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *
Mon. May 7 – Houston, TX @ Rockefeller Hall *
Tue. May 8 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
Wed. May 9 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
Fri. May 11 – New Orleans, LA @ One-Eyed Jacks *
Sat. May 12 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ King Tuff
Sun. May 13 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
Mon. May 14 – Lexington, KY @ The Burl *
Tue. May 15 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Wed. May 16 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *
Fri. May 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Sat. May 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
Sun. May 20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
Mon. May 21 – Montreal, QC @ L’escografie
Tue. May 22 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
Wed. May 23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern *
Thu. May 24 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
Fri. May 25 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
Sat. May 26 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
Tue. May 29 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall *
Wed. May 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
Fri. June 1 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
Sat. June 2 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club *
Sun. March 3 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater *
Tue. June 5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
Thu. June 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *
Fri. June 8-Sun. June 10 – Sonoma, CA @ Huichica Music Festival
Fri. Aug. 3 – Sun. Aug. 5 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival
Thu. Aug 30 – Sun. Sept. 2 – Larmer Tree Gardens, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Thu. Sept. 6 – London, UK @ The Shacklewell Arms

* w/ King Tuff

Check out the new video from Connections which features the Los Angeles based comedy group The Dickheads. “Love Me Still” is from the Connections forthcoming album Foreign Affairs via Trouble In Mind Records on May 11.

Liverpool’s synth-shoegaze quartet, Ladytron are back and have released this short film for “The Animals,” their first single in seven years. Directed by Fernando Nogari, the short film is a love letter to São Paulo that follows a group of young people on a sensory, violent, and joyous trip through the megalopolis’ underworld, creating a snapshot of Brazil’s dark, contemporary moment where shifting mores regarding culture, gender, spirituality, and identity collide.

A second single will follow in the summer, followed in the fall by a new album, both available for pre-order as limited deluxe editions via Pledge Music HERE.

Snow Patrol has premiered “Don’t Give In,” the lead single from Wildness, their first record in seven years. Said lead singer and songwriter, Gary Lightbody about the song: “‘Don’t Give In” was originally about a friend going through a tough time but the more I wrote into it I realized it was about me and the struggle of making the album – which took 5 years and was not easy – coupled with the struggle with depression I’ve had since I was a kid, so it has become the talisman of the album. The song that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Wildness is out May 25th via Republic Records. You can pre-order a copy HERE.

Here is the first video from the EP In The Future, from the current EP and forthcoming fifth Failure album. The video features David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man, Blade Runner 2049) and was directed by Ken Andrews.
“Dark Speed” is one of the four songs from the In The Future EP, which is out now. Special offerings and bundles are available at Pledgemusic, with subscriptions for the full series of releases available via failurebandmerch.com. The EP was produced by Failure and mixed by Ken Andrews.

Austin psych-rockers, The Black Angels have shared a music video for “Half Believing.” This is the lead track off their latest record Death Song out now on Partisan Records.

Guitarist Christian Bland says of the clip; “The idea was to create a mini ‘Twilight Zone’ episode, where a man’s life flashes before his very eyes before he enters eternity. Where he ends up, no one knows.”

The eighth album from Buffalo Killers, Alive and Well in Ohio, was recorded at their Howler Hills Farm analog studio on their own terms. Equipped with only the knowledge they had gained over the years, the band crafted this album without rules or pressure.

Today, we get to see the album’s first video for the track “Parachute.” The group travelled the short trip North to Dayton as friend Chad Wells directed. As for the effort in making the video –
Andy Gabbard simply said “We played the song about three or four times on the roof of a bike park, and froze our asses off and that was that.”