Videos

Here is the new video for The Julie Ruin’s “Mr. So and So,” directed by lead singer Kathleen Hanna. The song is from their new release Hit Reset which is out now via Hardly Art.

In the video you will find The Julie Ruin’s drummer Carmine Covelli playing the eponymous “Mr. So and So,” a self-proclaimed “male feminist” whose actions speak louder than his words. The band is currently on tour and you can see the dates below.

Tour dates:
09.18.16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
10.07.16 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater % ^
10.08.16 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox at the Market % ^
10.09.16 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom % ^
10.11.16 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
10.14.16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theater
10.15.16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theater ) %
10.16.16 – San Diego, CA – Music Box %
11.27.16 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater
11.28.16 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso (Small Hall)
11.30.16 – Brussels, BE – Botanique Rotonde
12.01.16 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
12.02.16 – London, UK – KOKO
12.04.16 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
12.05.16 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12.06.16 – Glasgow, UK – The Art School

$ – w/ PWR BTTM
% – w/ Allison Crutchfield
^ – w/ Mecca Normal

California’s The Garden released their debut album Haha via Epitaph/Burger last October. The two-piece bass and drum attack has been building a fanbase in the UK with their unique modern punk.

The group is already following up last year’s release with new music that includes today’s video for “Call This # Now!” The video is weird, catchy and like a b movie you can’t turn away from with its old school DIY vibe. The band is currently on tour across seas which you can find the dates below.

EUROPEAN LIVE DATES
Mon Aug 22nd – AMSTERDAM, The Sugar Factory
Wed Aug 24th – EDINBURGH, Electric Circus
Thur Aug 25th – GALWAY, Roisin Dubh
Fri Aug 26th – DUBLIN, Whelans Upstairs
Sat Aug 27th – MANCHESTER, Fallow Cafe
Sun Aug 28th – BIRMINGHAM, Hare and Hounds w/ The Parrots [co-headline]
Mon Aug 29th – LEEDS, Headrow House
Wed Aug 31st – OXFORD, The Bullingdon
Thur Sep 1st – LONDON, Moth Club
Fri Sep 2 – BRIGHTON, Sticky Mikes
Sat Sep 3rd – SALISBURY, End of The Road 2016
Sun Sep 4th – GENT, Big Next Weekend
Mon Sep 5th – PARIS, Espace B
Tues Sep 6th – RENNES, Bar’Hic
Thur Sep 8th – LYON, Le Sonic

Jimmy Eat World is back and here is the new lyric video “Get Right.” The group already announced a 7″ for the release and now has put up pre-order for the full length due out October 21st.

The album does not have a title yet or track listing but if you order the vinyl per JEW you will get the rarest variant. You can pre-order HERE.

At this point in time it is really easy to dismiss Metallica as irrelevant. Death Magnetic (2008) was not a bad return to form and debatebly their best output since the black album in 1991. So eight years later here we go – Hardwired…to Self-Destruct will be released on November 18th and this first single feels very retro Metallica. Already, I have seen tons of mixed feelings on the song but I think it is hard to turn away from these Kill ‘Em All style riffs and drums. What the album will sound like – who cares. This track will shake your speakers!

There is a reason TFN digs King Gizzard and “Robot Stop” is one of them. Much like their record, Nonagon Infinity, this video is a crazy frenzy to its end. Go ahead and start chanting now – “Nonagon infinity opens the door / Nonagon infinity opens the door!”

Green Day will release their 12th studio album, entitled Revolution Radio, on October 7th via Reprise Records. “Bang Bang” is the first single and video off the record. I will say it is 100% Green Day with its punk speed, hook and political statement. In fact, the last third of this track rips!

Produced by Green Day and recorded in Oakland, Revolution Radio is said to be a 12-track blitz of angst-ridden anthems that captures Green Day pefectly. I will say that the album artwork is great. Currently, there is a limited red vinyl variant for pre-order at the band’s website HERE. Tracklisting below.


The track-listing for Revolution Radio is as follows:
1. Somewhere Now
2. Bang Bang
3. Revolution Radio
4. Say Goodbye
5. Outlaws
6. Bouncing Off The Wall
7. Still Breathing
8. Youngblood
9. Too Dumb To Die
10. Troubled Times
11. Forever Now
12. Ordinary World

Ryley Walker definitely has potential and on his new record, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (out 8/19 on Dead Oceans) he could just possibly land in our Top 50 of 2016. Following his excellent 2015’s Primrose Green, Walker continues to grow as a songwriter and Golden Sings is said to be a distinctly Chicago record and you can really feel the weight of that city’s influence upon first listen.

The video for his latest single “The Roundabout,” was directed, filmed and edited by Joe Martinez Jr. and is all about the fireworks. The video backs up the Chicago theme and probably will remind many of past 4th holiday celebrations!

Have you checked out Big Eyes yet? They are a punk band with pop sensibilities and can simply rock out a song. Their upcoming LP, Stake My Claim, is out August 19 via Don Giovanni Records. RIYL: Joan Jett, Weezer, The Clash, Bleached

Frankie Cosmos has a great new music video for “Sinister,” from her latest release, Next Thing. The video was directed by Eliza Doyle and features Frankie and bodybuilder Don Martone in matching outfits and braids. It is what a video should be – fun!

Frankie Cosmos has added more dates to her tour. After her European dates, she will return to North America in October. Check out her schedule below.

Frankie Tour
07-30 Macon, GA – Bragg Jam
08-01 Nashville, TN – The End *
08-02 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
08-03 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop *
08-04 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups *
08-06 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
08-26-27 Stockholm, Sweden – Sepopaganda Festival
08-28 Oslo, Norway – Nocafe Mono
08-29 Copenhagen, Denmark – Ideal Bar
08-30 Hamburg, Germany – Deaalhaus
08-31 Berlin, Germany – Pop Kultur Festival
09-01 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
09-02-04 Stradbally, Ireland – Stradbally Electric Picnic
09-03 Larmer Tree Gardens, England – End of the Road
09-05 Glasgow, Scotland – Hug & Pint
09-06 Leeds, England – Headrow House
09-08 London, England – The Dome
09-09 Paris, France – Point Ephemere
09-10 Saint-Amans, France – Saint-Amans-Des-Cots Frog Hog Festival
09-11 Dijon, France – Firehouse Show
09-12 Laussane, Switzerland – Le Romandie ^
09-13 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F ^
09-14 Dundingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
09-15 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace St. Gallen
09-17 Zagrab, Croatia – Mocvara
09-18 Budapest, Hungary – Art Gallery @ A38
09-19 Vienna, Austria – B72
09-29 San Diego, CA – Irenic
10-01 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
10-02 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
10-03 Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
10-05 Portland, OR – Bossanova
10-06 Olympia, WA – Obsidian
10-07 Seattle, WA – Vera Project
10-08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theater

* with Warehouse
^ with Chris Cohen

Have you caught the Honey Radar fever yet? If you read our review of the newly released Blank Cartoon you should have. Now check out their lo-fi video for “Pinwheel” off the record.

The Wedding Present had some great records early in their career such as and Seamonsters (1991) and Watusi (1994) but it is great to see the band releasing new material today. Here is the video for their new single “Bear” off the upcoming Going, Going… on September 2nd via Scopitones.

The new record sounds like a monster with its opening four instrumental songs, before breaking out with a jangle of clanging guitars, a squeal of feedback and a rush of adrenaline.

The tracklisting for the the new album is below along with pre-order info as it is available in three audio-visual formats: standard CD + DVD, deluxe CD + DVD in hard-bound ‘book pack’ with extra tracks + lyrics, deluxe double 180g LP + DVD with extra tracks + lyrics.

Tracklisting: 1. Kittery / 2. Greenland / 3. Marblehead / 4. Sprague / 5. Two Bridges / 6. Little Silver / 7. Bear / 8. Secretary / 9. Birdsnest / 10. Kill Devil Hills / 11. Bells / 12. Fifty-Six / 13. Fordland / 14. Emporia / 15. Broken Bow / 16. Lead / 17. Ten Sleep / 18. Wales / 19. Rachel / 20. Santa Monica

Pre-order Going, Going… HERE.

The Dead Ships debut full-length LP CITYCIDE is out now on Nevado Music. Here is the band’s new video for “First Mistakes” off of the album. The Dead Ships had an opportunity to sit in with multi-platinum producer/guitarist Chris Thorn of Blind Melon and Awolnation to make an alternate version of “First Mistakes” heard in the video.

About the video, The Dead Ships’ Devlin McClusky says, “Because most of the songs were written to help process grief so many have an undercurrent of sadness. First mistakes feels more hopeful but still comes from and always reminds me of such a sad period.” He adds, “When [director] Kelly Reed came to us with the concept of taped up smiles, it brought to the fore some of the darker parts of the emotional spectrum that may be overlooked by the first listen to such a sentimental feeling like “it was good to be alive”. I love those studies that come out every now again that show the physical formation of a smile on your face actually stimulates parts of your brain and causes a chain reaction that puts you in a better mood. No one wants to force a smile, but you can always assert some level of control over yourself and change how you feel.”

We always enjoy some Ty Segall and today we get the new animated video for “Californian Hills.” It is another track off of Emotional Mugger and the video for sure will leave lasting images in your head.

The video, directed by Meghan Tryon and Garrett Davis, has a lot going on including jesters, knights and clowns. That is right clowns! Enjoy but don’t watch too many times as you might start seeing spots!

Awards Banquet is the new band from the once Columbus, Ohio based JP Olsen, who now calls Brooklyn home. With that said, he still can put out a perfect indie pop track about the nation’s 17th state. In support of their new record If Not Now Then Summer, Awards Banquet has a new video for “(What Have You Done To Me) Ohio” that captures that laid back summer concert vibe.

Here is a great new video from Courtney Barnett! This is for her new single “Elevator Operator” which was directed by Sunny Leunig (son of legendary Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig, who himself appears briefly in the video) and crammed with cameos.

You will find Sleater-Kinney, Magda Szubanski (“Kath & Kim”), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), and musical Antipodean legends such as The Drones, Tim Rogers and Paul Kelly. This is really what making videos are all about – good times and support for a solid song. You can still catch Courtney on tour at the dates listed below.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES
7.8.16 – NOS Alive Festival – Lisbon, Portugal
7.9.16 – Bilbao BBK Live – Bilbao, Spain
7.10.16 – Musilac – Aix Les Bains, France
7.13.16 – Somerset House – London, United Kingdom
7.15.16 – Latitude Festival – Southwold, United Kingdown
7.17.16 – Longitude Festival – Dublin, Ireland
7.19.16 – Paleo Festival – Nyon, Switzerland
7.2216 – Fuji Rock Festival – Niigata, Japan
7.24.16 – Splendour In The Grass – Byron Bay, Australia
11.4.16 – Sound On Sound Fest – Mcdade, TX
11.8.16 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
11.16.16 – Audio Club – Sao Paulo, Brazil
11.17.16 – Circo Voador – Rio De Janerio, Brazil

Angel Olsen will release MY WOMAN, her third studio full-length, on September 2nd via Jagjaguwar. Olsen now presents “Shut Up Kiss Me,” and the single’s accompanying video, starring, written and directed by Olsen, herself.

The Angel Olsen six-piece band will tour North America and Europe this fall (all dates are below). MY WOMAN is available for pre-order now. The Jagjaguwar pre-order bundle comes with exclusive blue opaque vinyl and the “Others’ Blues” 7” which includes covers of Roky Erickson’s “For You” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than The Rest.” You can find it HERE.

Angel Olsen Tour Dates:
Fri. Sep. 9 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
Sat. Sep. 10 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
Sun. Sep. 11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater *
Mon. Sep. 12 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
Wed. Sep. 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Thu. Sep. 15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
Fri. Sep. 16 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
Sat. Sep. 17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
Sun. Sep. 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw *
Tue. Sep. 20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
Wed. Sep. 21 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair &
Thu. Sep. 22 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom &
Fri. Sep. 23 – Montreal, QC @ Rialto Theatre &
Sat. Sep. 24 – Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club &
Mon. Sep. 26 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch &
Tue. Sep. 27 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall &
Fri. Sep. 30 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway &
Sat. Oct. 1 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle &
Thu. Oct. 13 – Brighton, UK @ Concord 2 #
Fri. Oct. 14 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy #
Sat. Oct. 15 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Studio Warehouse #
Sun. Oct. 16 – Bristol, UK @ The Marble Factory #
Mon. Oct. 17 – London, UK @ KOKO #
Wed. Oct. 19 – Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel #
Thu. Oct. 20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Koncerthuset, Studie 2 #
Fri. Oct. 21 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee #
Sat. Oct. 22 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand #
Sun. Oct. 23 – Goeteborg, SE @ Pustervik #
Tue. Oct. 25 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater #
Wed. Oct. 26 – Munich, DE @ Ampere #
Thu. Oct. 27 – Zuerich, CH @ Bogen F #
Fri. Oct. 28 – Koeln, DE @ Stadtgarten #
Sat. Oct. 29 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique #
Fri. Nov. 4 – Paris, FR @ La Gaîté Lyrique #
Sat. Nov. 5 – Den Haag, NL @ Crossing Border Festival
Sun. Nov. 6 – Amsterdam, NL @ Tolhuistuin #

* = with Alex Cameron
& = with Rodrigo Amarante
# = with Little Wings

Dinosaur Jr. has shared the first video off their new record, Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not, which is out August 5th via Jagjaguwar. If you are a fan, I think the song and his skateboarding bulldog, Beefy, is all you need to know!

Spencer Krug’s Moonface and Siinai’s new album, My Best Human Face, is out now on Jagjaguwar. The lead single, “Risto’s Riff,” gets a visual treatment here from director Marsha Balaeva with design assistance from Tamsin Rose Creations. Watch as creatures come to life seemingly out of nowhere in the video. It’s as chaotic and perfect as the song itself. Check it out.

Yak released their excellent debut album Alas Salvation last month and now have a video for new single “Use Somebody.” The video was directed by Douglas Hart of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and features the band in a high-speed, crash-strewn chase around London in a hearse recently purchased by frontman Oli Burslem. Enjoy!

If there ever was a band that I thought would break out of Dayton, Ohio it was Shrug. Mainstays on the local circuit back in the mid-90’s the group released several quality records but never quite broke through to the bigger audience they deserved. It has been ten years since the band released a new record although its members have stayed busy in some recent groups TFN has featured here that include The Motel Beds, Human Cannonball, and The Boxcar Suite.

Well, the guys are back with their fifth long player titled Age of Ashes, which is set to release June 11th. “Radio Madonna” is the first track and video from the album and really finds the group getting back to their roots! If you enjoy the song you can also snag a free download of the single from their Bandcamp page until the album’s release.

Shrug Bandcamp
Shrug Facebook

Twin Peaks released their new record, Down In Heaven, today along with a new video for the song “Butterfly.” The video was clearly inspired in part by the acid trip scene in Easy Rider, and directed by Ezra Ewen.

Following a Chicago kick-off tonight, the band is hitting the road, with both headline dates and gigs supporting Cage The Elephant on a leg of arena shows. Check out the dates below.

TWIN PEAKS TOUR DATES:
Fri. May 13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ White Reaper, The Funs – SOLD OUT
Mon. May 16 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ White Reaper, Jimmy Whispers
Tue. May 17 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola w/ White Reaper, Jimmy Whispers
Wed. May 18 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Thu. May 19 – Washington, DC @ Rock ‘N Roll Hotel w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Fri. May 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Sat. May 21 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Tue. May 24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Wed. May 25 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Thu. May 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe w/ Ne-Hi, Jimmy Whispers
Fri. June 3 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 4 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 5 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live! w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Mon. June 6 – Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise Recording w/ Ne-Hi, Hoops
Tue. June 7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird w/ Ne-Hi, Hoops
Thu. June 9 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
Fri. June 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Theater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 11 – Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 12 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium w/ Ne-Hi
Tue. June 14 – Calgary, AB @ Big Four Building w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Wed. June 15 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Fri. June 17 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Amphitheater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sat. June 18 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheater w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 19 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Tue. June 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Ne-Hi, Golden Daze
Fri. June 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Ne-Hi, Golden Daze
Sat. June 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Sun. June 26 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River w/ Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man
Mon. June 27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad w/ Ne-Hi
Tue. June 28 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge w/ Ne-Hi
Wed. June 29 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room w/ Ne-HI
Fri. July 15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sat. July 23 – Sun. July 24 Detroit, MI @ Mo Pop Festival
Fri. Sep 9 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival

The video for “So Good,” is the latest track to be revealed off Band of Skulls’ upcoming new album By Default. The song sees bassist and vocalist Emma Richardson take lead vocal and finds the band in new territory.

By Default will be released May 27 on BMG, which is the band’s debut with the label. Produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighters, Patti Smith) and recorded at Rockfield Studios, By Default finds the English trio—Richardson, Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals) and Matt Hayward (drums). The album is a follow up to their 2014 release, Himalayan.

The Australian psych septet King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have an exciting and crazy new video for “People-Vultures.” The track is off the Headphone Approved record Nonagon Infinity and is just another fine example of the rocket ride this record takes. Make sure you catch this band on tour if you can. Their current dates are listed below.

North America May Tour:
05/07 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi *
05/08 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
05/09 Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum *
05/10 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
05/11 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
05/12 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
05/13 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
05/14 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
05/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
05/16 New York, NY @ Webster Hall #
05/18 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar *
05/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *
05/22 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door *
05/24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley *
05/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent *
05/26 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
05/27 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
05/28 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
05/30 George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival at The Gorge Amphitheater
* w/ The Murlocs
# w/ Mac DeMarco