Atlantic/Pacific first US show in NYC on April 15th

mewithoutYou posts new track from upcoming record

Shame on me. I always thought that mewithoutYou was just another worn out and overhyped band along the lines of every other cookie cutter artist out there that all the prepubescent clam all over. I stand corrected.

mewithoutYou has a new record coming out May 19th on Tooth & Nail Records entitled it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright and they have been kind enough to release a new track from it which can be heard here.

As usual, you can catch the band on the road in the coming months -

May 23 - Trocadero *CD Release Show*- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 8 - Canal Club Downstairs - Richmond, Virginia
June 9 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia
June 10 - The Social - Orlando, Florida
June 11 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, Florida
June 12 - Common Grounds - Gainesville, Florida
June 13 - The High Ground - Metairie, Louisiana
June 14 - Java Jazz - Houston, Texas
June 15 - The Door - Dallas, Texas
June 16 - Emo's Outside - Austin, Texas
June 18 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 19 - The Clubhouse Music Venue - Tempe, Arizona
June 20 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, California
June 21 - The Glasshouse - Pomona, California
June 22 - Downtown Brewing Co. - San Luis Obispo, California
June 23 - Slim's - San Francisco, California
June 25 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, Oregon
June 26 - Neumo's - Seattle, Washington
June 27 - The Venue - Boise, Idaho
June 28 - Avalon Theater - Salt Lake City, Utah
June 29 - Marquis Theater - Denver, Colorado
July 1 - Granada - Lawrence, Kansas
July 2 - Station 4 - St. Paul, Minnesota
July 3 - Cornerstone Festival - Marietta, Illinois
July 4 - Magic Stick - Detroit, Michigan
July 5 - Metro - Chicago, Illinois
July 6 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, Ohio
July 7 - Mr. Smalls - Millvale, Pennsylvania
July 9 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, New York
July 10 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
July 11 - Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sigur Ros frontman to release side project!

Sigur Ros singer Jon Þor Birgisson, and his longtime partner, Alex Somers are releasing an album under their Riceboy Sleeps moniker on July 20th (in Europe), from Parlaphone Records. (No word yet on a North American release.)

The pair have exhibited their artwork before, and included album track Happiness to the Dark Was The Night compilation, but finally we have news of an album.

Largely an instrumental affair (Jonsi doesn't sing), it'll run 68 minutes and nine songs. It was "played solely on acoustic instruments in Iceland (and featuring long-time string collaborators Amiina, as well as the Kopavogsdaetur choir) and then endlessly toyed with on solar-powered laptops in a raw food commune in some far corner of Hawaii," according to their press release.

Tracklist below:

Riceboy Sleeps:
01. Happiness
02. Atlas Song
03. Indian Summer
04. Stokkseyri
05. Boy 1904
06. All the Big Trees
07. Daniell in the Sea
08. Howl
09. Sleeping Giant

Based on the videos above, should prove to be just as beautiful as Sigur Ros. Get excited folks.

Frontier(s) sign to Arena Rock

With their debut 7" from No Sleep headed our way in the Summer, Frontier(s) has now signed with Arena Rock Recording Company as the home of their full length which they hope to release this Fall.

As you more than likely already know, Frontier(s) is the latest reincarnation of Chris Higdon who most know from his days with the band Elliott. If you can't wait til Summer or even Fall for a taste of their music, fear not, the Louisville, Kentucky powerhouse are currently streamming a handful of rough cuts that can be heard here.

Pinback joins the Temporary Residence family

With the recent news of Touch and Go Records closing their manufacturing and distribution divisions, the label has annouced that they will not release new albums but strictly focus on their back catalog. San Diego musicmakers Pinback have now left the home of their last two albums to explore a new world with Temporary Residence. Rob Crow, one half of Pinback, is no stranger to the Brooklyn label that has released his last three solo records. Pinback hopes to make their Temporary Residence debut with a new record out sometime in 2010.