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The Pennsylvanian croaker-songwriter Daughn Gibson is about to drop sophomore album Me Moan, which features guitar work from Baroness’s John Baizley, and we got a taste of his new scorched-earth sound when we posted first single “The Sound Of Law.” And now we get to hear the album track “You Don’t Fade,” which pulls tons of tense atmosphere from a stuttering sample and Gibson’s own screwed-up Nick Cave voice. It’s a heavy song, and you can use the widget below to stream or download it.

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James Blake will return to North America this fall for a new leg of tour dates in support of his sophomore album, Overgrown. His travels will begin in mid-October with a pair of shows in Los Angeles, including an intimate performance at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and stretch through late November.

For a quick preview, read Sam Willett’s review of Blake’s recent show in Chicago. Also replay Blake’s performance of “Retrograde” on Late Show with David Letterman.

 James Blake 2013 Tour Dates:
05/24 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/29 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Capital
05/30 – Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/01 – Dublin, IE @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
06/04 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
06/05 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
06/06 – Nagoya, JP @ Diamond Hall
06/06 – Osaka, JP @ Hatch
06/22 – Istanbul, TK @ Efes One Love Festival
06/23 – Hvar Island, CR @ FOR 2013
06/30 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury
07/04 – Paris, FR @ Day Off Festival
07/05 – Amsterdam, NL @ Pitch Festival
07/09 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/07 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/14 – Montreux, CH @ Montreux Jazz Festival
07/16 – Athens, GR @ Ejekt Festival
07/19 – Berlin, DE @ Melt! Festival
07/21 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/2...

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DOWNLOAD: Butter The Children - "Lupus" (MP3)
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Butter The Children

NYC pop shoegazers Butter The Children (members of Sweet Bulbs, Night Manager, and Le Rug) play local shows a lot and it's recently been announced that they've signed to Downtown Records. Last year they self released their impressive self-titled EP, and Downtown will presumably put out its followup at some point this year. You can download the EP for free at bandcamp and stream in full below. One track, "Lupus," can be downloaded above as well. The EP is a quick blast of punchy pop rock with MBV-inspired guitar wails, and if you've yet to see them at one of their many shows, they bring that same kind of power to the stage too.

As usual, they have upcoming local dates, including one this Friday (5/24) at Big Snow with Big Muff, Roses, (ex-Deer Tick), and Ceramics. They also have a show scheduled at Death by Audio on June 27 with Ovlov, Suns, and Flagland. Both shows are all ages and admission for both shows is $7 at the door.

Ovlov

Newton, CT's Ovlov, who also play that DBA show, are set to release their debut album, Am, on July 2 via Exploding in Sound, who are becoming pretty consistent in supplying good '90s-inspired indie rock (like Speedy Ortiz, who since signed to Carpark). And lik...

Comedy character makes return for new online series

In the starkly arty black-and-white video for their charged-up anthem “Best Of Friends,” we see the members of the anarchic, party-starting British band Palma Violets rocking out before a bored and hostile crowd and committing petty acts of street crime. It’s a far cry from the drunken revelry of their “We Found Love” video, but it has its own kind of energy to it. Watch the video below.

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James Blake at Terminal 5 earlier this month (more by Jono Bernstein)

James Blake returned this year with his excellent new album, Overgrown, and has been touring in support of it. He recently wrapped up the North American portion of the tour which came to NYC for two Terminal 5 shows (and a DJ appearance) and he's now just announced another North American leg that will go down this fall and bring him back to Terminal 5 on November 6 and 7 for two more shows at the Manhattan venue. Tickets for those shows are not on sale yet but check ticketmaster for updates.

All dates are listed, along with the video for "Retrograde," below...

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The Overgrown troubadour returns to North America this Autumn.

After performing at Drake’s OVO Fest in August and a slate of UK dates in September, Blake will return to North America for two dozen dates in the US and Canada.

Blake just finished his most recent tour of the continent last week. Read our review of Overgrown, an album that FACT’s Angus Finlayson described as “a heartening step in the right direction, and reassurance that Blake

You don’t throw a music festival on the beach and neglect to invite Best Coast. Gulf Shores isn’t what Bethany Cosentino had in mind when she named her band, but even she saw the parallels: “This next song, it’s about California, but all of the things I talk about in it you guys have here.” They then commenced with “The Only Place,” one of the nearly indistinguishable (but identically awesome) sunshine refractions they performed at the Chevrolet Stage just after noon Sunday. Cosentino is one of those pop savants whose every lazy melody seems like the product of divine intervention; you can count on her songs to hit you in the heart. That said, half the charm of a Best Coast show is her rambling between songs. She fielded questions about her pet

Art-rock three-piece Liars brought their synthy drone-pop to Le Poisson Rouge last night, and managed to keep the audience satiated despite the notable absence of celestial opening act Doldrums. The band played tracks from last year’s expectation-crushing WIXIW as well as some suspenseful new material. Guess it just goes to show, sometimes one is enough.

Photos by Emily Korn.

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Band confirm that Bennington will play with them in between commitments to Linkin Park

Pharmakon at Drone Activity in Progress (more by PSquared Photography)

Pharmakon's tour schedule has increased a bit recently, including adding a string of dates with Swans (!), though not at the NYC appearance. However, Pharmakon is scheduled to play this weekend (5/25) at The Rink with Var and in middle June as part of a late night show during Northside Festival on 6/15 with Lust for Youth.

Pharmakon has released the new track "Ache" from the Abandon LP on Sacred Bones. Stream that along with a list of all tour dates, below.

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photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin

Will the woman who lost a small baby please come to the stage...

Two days after their appearance on Fallon and one day after they headlined Wellmont Theater in Montclair, the Flaming Lips played a 6:15pm set in Prospect Park as part of the first day of the second year of GoogaMooga (which ended up not having a third day). They want on in the light after the Darkness and before Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Here are some pictures, the setlist and video from their set. It all continues below...

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It really does what it says on the tin.

Originally released on FRAK’s influential Börft imprint, Ü’s Great Dose of Monotonous Techno still sounds as great, and as monotonous as it no doubt did back in 1992. Produced by the sadly departed Joel Brindefalk, this snippet is the second we’ve heard from the record and excels with a blend of thick, pounding techno and the kind of haunting analogue electronics Aphex Twin made his own back in the early 90s.

Remastered by Swedish producer Andreas Tilliander (aka Mokira and TM404) who was a friend of Brindefalk, we now get to hear the track at its beefy best and while the omnipresent cassette hiss gives the track character, it’s nice to hear things spruced up a bit.

Great Dose of Monotonous Techno will be released in June on vinyl and digital via Digitalis.

Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty’s guest-heavy ninth studio album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, hits stores on May 28th via Vanguard Records. In anticipation, Rolling Stone premiered his electrified rendition of “Fortunate Son” that he put together with Sound City pals the Foo Fighters. Granted, they played it live on-stage every night at this past Spring’s Sound City Players gigs, but it’s nice to hear the studio version finally. Regardless of the rock, I’m still a sucker for the original, but it ain’t me, it ain’t me…yeah, you get the point. Stream it here.

Wrote A Song For Everyone Tracklist:
01. Fortunate Son (with Foo Fighters)
02. Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)
03. Lodi (with Shane Fogerty and Tyler Fogerty)
04. Mystic Highway (John Fogerty solo)
05. Wrote a Song for Everyone (with Miranda Lambert feat. Tom Morello)
06. Bad Moon Rising (with Zac Brown Band)
07. Long As I Can See the Light (with My Morning Jacket)
08. Born on the Bayou (with Kid Rock)
09. Train of Fools (John Fogerty solo)
10. Someday Never Comes (with Dawes)
11. Who