Video: Crystal Castles - "Plague" - 09.24.2012
Crystal Castles have revealed the first video from the follow-up to their 2010 self-titled album. The video, for new single "Plague," was posted on the band's Facebook page, and features disturbing footage from Andrzej Zulawski film Possession. The video was created by Ivan Grbin, a fan of the band's, and the group liked it so much they decided to go ahead and make it official.

The second single from the album, "Wrath of God," will be released this week.

Stream the new Mountain Goats album - 09.24.2012


Next week, The Mountain Goats release Transcendental Youth, their follow-up to 2011's All Eternals Deck, via Merge. Today, you can stream the entire album, courtesy of Rolling Stone.

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Grizzly Bear, St. Vincent, other musicians join HeadCount's voter registration push - 09.24.2012

photo by Jaclyn Fidler

Sept. 25 (that's tomorrow) is National Voter Registration Drive, and HeadCount, a non-partisan group, has added a social media campaign to its registration push, which includes various musicians, celebrities and comedians sharing photos of themselves with the organization's "Register to Vote" clipboard, and sharing them with the hashtag #925NVRD. As you can see, Grizzly Bear is one of the participants.

Other artists have joined the campaign, including St. Vincent, TV on the Radio and Zola Jesus. Head to HeadCount's Facebook page to see a bunch of other artists' photos, including Stephen Colbert, Big Boi, Wayne Coyne, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, Girl Talk, Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Santigold, David Cross and many others.

Stream the new Flying Lotus album - 09.24.2012


Next week, Flying Lotus releases Until the Quiet Comes, his follow-up to 2010's stellar Cosmogramma. Today you can stream the album in full, courtesy of NPR.

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High On Fire announces North American tour dates - 09.24.2012


High On Fire had to cancel some tour dates in support of new album De Vermis Mysteriis earlier this year when frontman Matt Pike checked into rehab for alcohol abuse. But the sludge metal trio is back in business and touring the states and Canada.

Tour:

11/15 Austin, TX - Emo's
11/16 San Antonio, TX - Korova
11/17 Dallas, TX - Tree's
11/19 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
11/20 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
11/21 Savannah, GA - Jinx
11/23 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
11/24 Boston, MA - Sinclair
11/26 Toronto, ON - Opera House
11/27 Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
11/28 Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
11/29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
12/1 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/3 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk
12/4 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
12/5 Columbus, OH - Ace Of Clubs
12/6 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
12/7 Chicago, IL - Double Door
12/8 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
12/9 Madison, WI - High Noon
12/10 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
12/11 Denver, CO - Bluebird
12/13 Boise, ID - Neurolux
12/14 Seattle, WA - Neumos
12/15 Portland, OR - Dante's
12/16 Vancouver, BC - Venue
12/18 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
12/19 San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
12/20 Los Angeles, CA - Mayan (Power of the Riff)
12/21 Santa Ana, CA - Observatory
12/22 San Francisco, CA - Slims

Scott Walker announces full album details - 09.24.2012


Scott Walker will release his proper follow-up to 2006's disturbing, beautiful The Drift Dec. 3 via 4AD in the UK, and the next day in the states. The album is called Bish Bosch, as the above image appeared on a cryptic 4AD Tumblr post, and has been confirmed with a new website for the album.

Per a statement on the website, Walker said, “I was thinking about making the title refer to a mythological, all-encompassing, giant woman artist.” And the title seems to refer to legendary artist Hieronymous Bosch. And the album seems to contain many of the themes that have played a part in Walker's music over the years, including dictators, art and death.

Tracklist:

1. 'See You Don't Bump His Head'
2. Corps De Blah
3. Phrasing
4. SDSS14+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)
5. Epizootics
6. Dimple
7. Tar
8. Pilgrim
9. The Day The "Conducator Died"