Videos

Surfer Blood: “Grand Inquisitor”

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Following the release of their third LP, 1000 Palms, earlier this year on Joyful Noise, Surfer Blood has shared the new animated video for album track “Grand Inquisitor.” Surfer Blood has also announced a fall tour in support of 1000 Palms that includes dates across both Europe and North America — see below for a full list of upcoming shows.

Tour Dates:
9/19: Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix*
9/20: Tilburg, Netherlands @ Incubate Festival
9/21: Köln, Germany @ Blue Shell*
9/22: Paris, France @ L’Espace B*
9/24: Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds*
9/25: Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast*
9/26: Hull, UK @ Adelphi*
9/27: Newcastle Upon Tyne @ The Cluny*
9/28: Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Center*
9/30: London, UK @ Tufnell Park Dome*
10/1: Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute*
10/2: Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club*
10/3: Southampton, UK @ The Joiners*
10/4: Bristol, UK @ Thekla*
10/5: Brighton, UK @ The Hope*
11/6: Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
11/9: Washington, DC @ TBC
11/10: Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
11/11: Hamden, CT @ The Space
11/12: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub
11/13: Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel^
11/14: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom^
11/15: Portland, ME @ State Theatre^
11/17: Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre^
11/18: Ottawa, ON @ TBC
11/19: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground^
11/20: Rochester, NY @ Anthology^
11/21: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom^
11/22: Toronto, ON @ The Drake
11/23: Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
11/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/25: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
11/27: Baltimore, MD @ TBC
11/28: Raleigh, NC @ TBC
* w/ Eternal Summers
^ w/ Nate Ruess

Albert Hammond Jr.: “Caught By My Shadow”

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Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr. has just released a new music video for his song “Caught By My Shadow” from his current solo full length, Momentary Masters. The video was shot as a “part 2” continuation story from his video for “Losing Touch.” Both videos were shot in Morocco by director, Lauren Briet.

Albert Hammond Jr. is currently on tour. His North American dates are below.

9/15 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
9/16 – Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
9/17 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
9/19 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
9/20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
9/21 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (on sale July 31)
9/26 – Washington, DC @ Landmark Music Festival
9/29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
9/30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
10/2 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
10/2-4 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/5 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
10/6 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues – Cambridge Room
10/7 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
10/8 – Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s
10/9-11 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
10/13 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
10/27 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/30 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
10/31 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
11/2 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudville Mews
11/3 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
11/4 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
11/6 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
11/7 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Philadelphia

EZTV: “Pretty Torn Up”

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We told you about the smooth sounds of EZTV back in April when “Lights” was our Friday Fire Track. Their debut, Calling Out, is filled with soft guitar pop and heartbreak which is right in Captured Tracks wheelhouse.

The group has now launched a video for “Pretty Torn Up” in collaboration with New York’s Children’s Museum of the Arts. EZTV is also hitting the road later this month and you can check out the dates below.

EZTV TOUR DATES (new dates in bold):
Wed. Sept. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Fri. Sept. 25 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
Sat. Sept. 26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Festival
Sun. Sept. 27 – Detroit, MI @ Elijah’s
Mon. Sept. 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
Tue. Sept. 29 – Kingston, NY @ BSP
Wed. Sept. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House ^
Fri. Oct. 9 – New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg %

# w/ King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Michael Rault
% with Luna
^ with Reigning Sound

Viet Cong: “Bunker Buster”

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“Viet Cong’s “Bunker Buster” elicits the images of a nighttime urban hellscape littered with lost souls” or so the description reads! Directed by Yoonha Park, “Bunker Buster” has modern sci-fi flare to it that stands out and is the lastest single of their excellent self-titled debut.

If you have not caught this band yet live, Viet Cong embarks on yet another run around North America over the course of September, this time sharing dates with Toronto’s Greys. You can see the full schedule below.

North American Tour Dates

Fri, Sep 11 : Hudson, NY : Basilica Soundscape
Sat, Sep 12 : Hamilton, ON : Supercrawl
Mon, Sep 14 : Quebec, QC : Le Cercle #
Tue, Sep 15 : Fredericton, NB : Capital Bar #
Wed, Sep 16 : Halifax, NS : Gus’ Pub #
Thu, Sep 17 : Portland, ME : SPACE Gallery #
Fri, Sep 18 : Montreal, QC : Theatre Fairmount #
Sun, Sep 20 : Kingston, ON : Mansion #
Wed, Sep 23 : Milwaukee, WI : Cactus Club #
Thu, Sep 24 : Minneapolis, MI : 7th Street Entry #
Sun, Sep 27 : Fargo ND : The Aquarium
October 10 :: Edmonton, AB, CANADA :: Up & Downtown Music Festival
Wed, Oct 14 : Vancouver, BC : Cobalt
Thur Oct 15 : Vancouver, BC : Cobalt
Fri, Oct 16 : Seattle, WA : Neumos %
Sun, Oct 18 : San Francisco, CA : Treasure Island Festival
Tue, Oct 20 : Portland, OR : Doug Fir Lounge %
Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8 : Austin, TX : Fun Fun Fun Fest
Thu, Nov 19 : Groningen, NE : Vera
Fri, Nov 20 : Utrecht, NE : Le Guess Who
Sat, Nov 21 + Sun Nov 22 : Kortrijk, BE : Sonic City
Mon, Nov 23 : Caen FR : Le Cargo
Tue, Nov 24 : Rouen, FR : 106
Wed, Nov 25 : Ramsgate, UK : Ramsgate Music Hall
Fri, Nov 27 + Sat Nov 28 : Pontins, Wales : All Tomorrow’s Parties
Fri, Dec 4 :: Toronto, ON : Lee’s Palace #$
Sat, Dec 5 : Toronto, ON : Lee’s Palace ^

# with Greys
% with Grave Babies
$ with Mexican Slang
^ with Weaves, Mimico

Frank Turner: “Josephine”

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Frank Turner has just released a video for his new single “Josephine.” “Josephine” is the second single to be taken from the singer-songwriter’s sixth album Positive Songs For Negative People which was released August 7th via Xtra Mile Recordings.

Frank Turner will be hitting the road this month for his US headline tour, dates are below:

Sept 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
Sept 22 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon
Sept 23 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Sept 25 Boston, MA House of Blues
Sept 26 Boston, MA House of Blues
Sept 28 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sept 29 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sept 30 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Oct 02 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
Oct 04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Oct 06 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Oct 07 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
Oct 09 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre
Oct 10 Boulder, CO The Boulder Theater
Oct 12 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Oct 13 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Oct 15 Seattle, WA The Neptune
Oct 16 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Oct 17 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Oct 19 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
Oct 20 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Oct 22 Los Angeles, CA The Mayan
Oct 23 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Oct 25 Phoenix, AZ The Press Room
Oct 27 Austin, TX Emos
Oct 28 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Oct 29 Houston, TX House of Blues

Video Premiere: My Dead Air – “Easy To Believe”

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My Dead Air is the moniker of musician Dan Ballard which was a member and guitarist of the band Until June. The group had success overseas with a #1 hit in Europe but never strummed the right chord here in the US. Ballard would like to change that with My Dead Air as he now is 100% committed to his once side project.

Today’s video premiere is for the track “Easy To Believe” which is off of his new self-released album The Thief Who Knows My Name. As you will see, the live in the studio video works for My Dead Air’s soft delivery as the laid back track shows his influences that include My Morning Jacket, Harry Nilsson, Glen Campbell and Bon Iver.

“Easy To Believe” really is the perfect beginning of a late night soundtrack that comes complete with low lighting and the occasional out of focus camera shot. Ballard’s effortless playing here is highlighted by his hypnotic vocal and the top end quality of musicians he has surrounded himself with as each individual artist here has a small solo moment within the song.

The Thief Who Knows My Name already hit the streets on August 14th so if you like what you hear (and see) make sure to support My Dead Air with an album purchase!

My Dead Air Website
My Dead Air Facebook

Cayucas: “Hella”

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Twin brothers Zach and Ben Yudin released their sophomore album, Dancing at the Blue Lagoon, as Cayucas earlier this summer via Secretly Canadian. Here is the catchy second single “Hella.” The video for this song, was directed by Owen Schwartzbard. You can catch Cayucas live at the dates below.

CAYUCAS TOUR DATES:
Mon. Sept. 14 – London, UK @ Sebright Arms
Tue. Sept 15 – Liile, FR @ Peniche
Wed. Sept. 16 – Paris, FR @ Pop Up Du Label
Thu. Sept. 17 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Fri. Sept. 18 – Tilburg, NL @ Incubate
Sat. Sept. 19 – Hamburg, DE @ Kleiner Donner
Mon. Sept. 21 – Leipzig, DE @ Taubchental – Club
Tue. Sept. 22 – Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
Wed. Sept. 23 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Forum Freies
Thu. Sept. 24 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix

The Dead Weather: “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)”

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The Dead Weather have released an explosive live performance video of their first single, “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” from the new record, Dodge and Burn, due out September 25. The clip was shot at Third Man Records and edited by Brad Holland and Jack White.

Dodge and Burn – the band’s third album and first full-length release in five years – is available for pre-order now, with all digital pre-orders receiving an instant grat download of “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles).” The track is also now on sale at digital retailers worldwide.

Car Seat Headrest: “Something Soon”

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Matador Records has announced that it has signed Car Seat Headrest and will release Teens of Style on October 30, with Teens of Denial to follow soon after in 2016. This prolific artist (né Will Toledo) comes to Matador having already crafted an 11-album catalog of staggering depth, all self-released on Bandcamp, which has gained him an obsessive following and over 25,000 downloads.

Car Seat Headrest has also dropped its first-ever official video for single “Something Soon,” directed by Jason Reid. The video features Toledo and his bandmates in an abandoned house on Bainbridge Island, WA, acting out variety of skewed domestic scenes: lightbulb microphones, destruction of household appliances, bathtub nudity, and the burning of a cargo box coffin.

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