Under Byen announces new album - 01.28.2010


Eccentric Danish post-rock outfit Under Byen kinda blew our minds with 2006's Samme Stof Som Stof. And after more than three years of letting that dark odyssey simmer, the band has returned with a new set, titled Alt Er Tabt, due April 6 on Paper Bag Records.

Billed as their "most direct album to date," Alt Er Tabt features songwriting contributions from all members and its sound is described as "on the edge of exploding into a new meaning, new complexity and new shades of wealth." So we don't know what that means but it sounds cool.

Link: Under Byen

Surfer Blood plot tour dates - 01.28.2010


Florida rockers Surfer Blood are definitely one of the bands to watch in 2010. They combine the pop pleasures of early Weezer with a truck load of reverb that basically makes for one truly awesome sound. Having just released debut album Astro Coast, the band is heading out on the road for basically three straight months. It's going to be nuts.

Dates:

2/3 London - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
2/4 Kingston - Hippodrome
2/5 London - KOKO
2/9 London - Scala
2/16 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
2/17 Deland, FL - DaVinci
2/18 Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room
2/19 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
2/20 Nashville , TN - The End
2/22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor
2/23 Morgantown, WV -123 Pleasant Street
2/24 Washington DC - Dc 9
2/26 Hanover, NH - Dartmouth College
2/27 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel
2/28 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
3/1 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary
3/2 Allston, MA - Great Scott
3/3 Providence, RI - AS220
3/5 Montreal - Il Motore
3/6 Toronto - Sneaky Dees
3/7 Geneseo, NY - Suny Geneseo College
3/8 Meadville, PA – Allegheny
3/9 Detroit MI - Magic Stick
3/11 Bloomington, IN - the Bishop
3/12 Columbia, MO - Mojos
3/13 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
3/14 Oklahoma City - The Conservatory
3/17 Austin, TX - SXSW
3/18 Austin, TX - SXSW
3/19 Austin, TX - SXSW
3/20 Austin, TX - Mohawk [Panache Booking SXSW Showcase]
3/24 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space
3/25 Claremont, CA – Pitzer College
3/26 San Diego, CA – Bar Pink Elephant
3/27 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
3/28 Las Vegas, NV – The Beauty Bar
3/29 Isla Vista, CA – Biko Garage
3/30 Visalia, CA – Howie and Sons
4/1 Santa Cruz, CA – Metamusic
4/2 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
4/3 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
4/4 Seattle, WA – Vera Project
4/5 Vancouver, BC – Bitmore Cabaret
4/6 Missoula, MT – The Palace
4/8 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
4/9 Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller
4/11 Columbus, OH – The Summit
4/12 Ithaca, NY – The Shop (Ithaca College)
4/13 Buffalo, NY – Big Orbit Soundlab
4/15 Princeton, NJ – Terrace Club @ Princeton

Link: Surfer Blood

The Bird and the Bee to release Hall & Oates tribute - 01.28.2010


The Bird and the Bee, the Los Angeles duo of Greg Kurstin and Inara George, have already released a pair of lounge-influenced, electro-pop records, but their next project involves a tip of the hat to another legendary duo. On March 23, The Bird and the Bee will release Guiltless Pleasures Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates on Blue Note Records. The duo covers nine Hall & Oates classics, all of which are wonderful choices. But we can't help but wonder if there will be a Volume 2, and if so, which pop sensation they'll take on?

Tracklist:

1. Heard It On The Radio
2. I Can’t Go For That
3. Rich Girl
4. Sarah Smile
5. Kiss On My List
6. Maneater
7. She’s Gone
8. Private Eyes
9. One on One