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Here We Go Magic + indie pop + tour dates +

04. 10

Here We Go Magic have released album centerpiece & second single, “How Do I Know,” off of their forthcoming LP, A Different Ship. With its instantly hummable refrain, “How Do I Know” builds layer by layer from a simple guitar-vocals-drums combo into a swirling symphony of glorious noise. The track is the molten core at the center of the sunny & spacious album that the band recorded with Nigel Godrich. A Different Ship is available for pre-order now with an instant digital download here.

Here We Go Magic will also be releasing a 7” of “How Do I Know” backed with the previously unreleased “My Plate’s on Fire.” An outtake from their sessions with Godrich, the fuzzy drone of “Plate” creeps steadily along under singer Luke Temple’s falsetto & demonstrates the range of this remarkable band. The single is available today via all digital retailers, physical copies of the 7” will be in stores May 22nd.

HWGM has also announced tour dates in support of the album. To celebrate the release the band will play an intimate set at New York’s Knitting Factory on April 26 then head out in May to headline dates across the US joined by indie popsters, Hospitality. The shows also include stops at Sasquatch, London’s Field Day, Evolution + Bonnaroo festivals. A full list with details is below.Upcoming tour:

04.22 North Palm Springs, CA - Desert Days Festival
04.26 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
05.04 Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
05.05 London, UK - The Sebright Arms
05.06 Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute
05.12 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
05.14 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat
05.15 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox *
05.16 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop *
05.17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
05.18 Milwaukee, WI - Stonefly Brewery *
05.19 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
05.21 Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
05.22 Aspen, CO - Belly Up *
05.23 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
05.24 Boise, ID - The Linen Building *
05.25 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar *
05.27 George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.02 London, UK - Field Day Festival
06.04 Newcastle, UK - Evolution Festival
06.10 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06.12 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
06.14 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
06.15 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
06.16 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
06.18 Dallas, TX - Sons of Hermann Hall
06.19 Austin, TX - The Parish
07.05 Liège, BE - Les Ardentes Festival
07.13 Bilbao, ES - BBK Live Festival
07.14 Oeiras, PT - Optimus Live

* with Hospitality

Exlovers + indie pop + Chris Issak +

02. 17

Indie pop 5 piece Exlovers are giving away live favorite + Chris Issak cover “Wicked Game” as a free download. The song was recorded during the bands’ Moth album session at Rockfield Studios with Demain Castellanos & Jimmy Robertson.

“Wicked Games” ϟ download

The download precedes the release of new single “This Love Will Lead You On” + debut album Moth, which will be released on the Young & Lost Club label in May 2012.

Fenster + indie pop + folk +

02. 08

NY-Berlin trio Fenster have announced their forthcoming debut full-length, Bones, slated for a March 13 release with Morr Music. The group will embark on their 1st ever US tour including 3 performances in NYC surrounding their scheduled appearances at SXSW.

Fenster began as New York native JJ Weihl + Berlin-based Jonathan Jarzyna started experimenting with de-constructed pop music, layering subtle distortions, melodic chords & city soundscapes under dream narratives. Bones takes its narrative structure from the associative logic of dreams, weaving morbid imagery + playful fairytales together into a sardonic play against backdrops of dark forests, train rides, graveyards, mountains & seashores. Fenster’s sound + recording style has analog warmth, exploring the relationship between machine errors in their circuit bended beats & the tactile use of objects + instrumentation.

“Oh Canyon” ϟ download March:

05 New York, NY - Cake Shop
07 New York, NY- Pianos
13-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
25 Cleveland, OH - The Happy Dog
27 Pittsburgh, PA - Howlers Coyote Café
29 New York, NY - Ars Nova
April:
06 Middlebury, VT - 51 Main

Choir of Young Believers + indie pop +

02. 02

New song from Choir of Young Believers’ upcoming album, Rhine Gold. Out next month on the 20th via Ghostly.

“Nye Nummer Et” ϟ download

Young Liars + Teen Daze + remix + indie pop +

01. 27

The Canadian quintet, Young Liars, released their “Colours” single digitally + their new EP, Homesick Future, will hit shelves February 21st.

If you’re into Phoenix, Two Door Cinema, Ra Ra Riot, etc…, you’ll really like this band. Check out the remix that fellow countrymen, Teen Daze, did for the new single.

“Colours (Teen Daze Remix)” ϟ download

Coast Jumper + indie pop + Grand Opening +

01. 24

Coast Jumper forwent the luxury of dingy motel rooms + camped out across the country, packing their lives into a car that would take them from the blank winters of their youth to where they would eventually complete their five-man lineup in California.

Meeting as teenagers in upstate New York, the members of Coast Jumper spent 4 years growing up together under the same roof, enduring the harsh winters, friendships come & gone, life. Sequestering themselves one winter in their dimly lit basement, Coast Jumper assembled the collage that is Grand Opening. Equal parts ambiance, aggression, harmony, & release, it’s about lost loves but it’s also about new ones. It’s about finding purpose + meaning in something, but also becoming disillusioned with the whole damn thing. It feels like a bunch of kids growing into themselves. In that basement, they took an oath to never stop.

Coast Jumper:“This is our very first album. It’s called Grand Opening. We’ve put in hundreds of hours, heart, and soul into this record; we are very proud of it. Do hope you like it.

Two things:

1) You can pay whatever you want for it. We appreciate anything you want to throw our way, but we won’t hate you if you don’t pay us (promise).

2) Please listen to it in order, as a whole, at least once. “

Get it now on Bandcamp. Now playing “For Youth”.

San Cisco + indie pop +

01. 12

Indie-poppers San Cisco from Fremantle in sunny Western Australia deliver, “Awkward”, the title track from their 2nd EP to be released early next month.

The Aussie quartet have captured the attention of industry & fans with their 1st single, “Golden Revolver” off the debut EP of the same name.

San Cisco’s second EP was recorded in Melbourne with Steven Schram (Little Red, Cat Empire, Little Birdy) & is over-flowing with goodness, so much so, that they’ll be holding a few gems over for their next release.

“Awkward” ϟ download