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Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox making new music with Cate Le Bon

Deerhunter and Atlas Sound’s Bradford Cox and Cate Le Bon are working together on new music as the “musicians in residence” for next year’s Marfa Myths Festival. The sessions will be released as an EP eventually. Marfa Myths goes through April 12-15 in the Marfa, Texas. Wire, Tom Zé, Suzanne Ciani, Circuit Des Yeux, Jessica Pratt, the Weather Station, and Ryley Walker are some of the other performers for the festival. Check out the full lineup above and a festival trailer below, and find more information here.

Yo La Tengo announce European tour

Yo La Tengo have announced a number of European shows that they will start in April 2018 in Ireland and wrap up in Belgium in May. The band will also play their first Hanukkah shows in 5 years before the tour during an eight-night run at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Check out the full itinerary below. Along with the tour announcement, Matador wrote: “MIGHT THIS TOUR HAVE SOMETHING OR OTHER TO DO WITH NEW RECORDINGS? Maybe. Possibly. Who can really say for sure in confusing times such as these.”

Yo La Tengo:

12-12 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04-28 Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre
04-29 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3
04-30 Manchester, England – Manchester Academy 2
05-01 Birmingham, England – Birmingham Town Hall
05-03 Leeds, England – Church Leeds
05-04 London, England – Royal Festival Hall
05-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
05-07 Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
05-08 Cologne, Germany – Gloria Theatre
05-09 Munich, Germany – Munchner Kammerspiele
05-11 Zagreb, Croatia – Pogon Jedinstvo
05-12 Belgrade, Serbia – Dom Omladine
05-13 Budapest, Hungary – A38 Ship
05-15 Milan, Italy – Fabrique
05-16 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
05-17 Schorndorf, Germany – Manufaktur
05-19 Paris, France – Le Cabaret Sauvage
05-20 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique

Fever Ray announces first tour in 7 years

The Knife’s Karin Dreijer, aka Fever Ray, has announced her first tour in 7 years. Fever Ray will embark on a number of European shows starting in February and goes through early April. Check out the full itinerary below. The dates back her latest LP, Plunge, which was surprise-released in late October.

Fever Ray:

02-19 Vienna, Austria – SiMM City
02-20 Milan, Italy – Fabrique
02-22 Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
02-23 Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
02-24 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus
02-26 Prague, Czechia – Forum Karlin
02-28 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
03-01 Warsaw, Poland – Klub Progresja
03-02 Vilnius, Lithuania – The Hall Compensa
03-04 Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
03-13 Hamburg, Germany – Docks
03-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
03-15 Brussels, Belgium – AB
03-17 Cologne, Germany – Palladium
03-19 Paris, France – L’Olympia
03-20 London, England – Troxy
03-21 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
03-31 Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet
04-02 Bergen, Norway – USF Verftet
04-03 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
04-04 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
04-06 Stockholm, Sweden – Nobelberget

Chuck Mosley, former Faith No More frontman, dead at 57

Former frontman of Faith No More and Bad Brains, Chuck Mosley, died on November 9th. According to a statement from his family, he passed from addiction-related causes after a long sobriety. He was 57 years old. Mosley was the frontman of Faith No More starting in 1984 and recorded two albums with the band, including We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself. He was fired in 1988 due to his erratic behavior while they were on tour and was replaced by current frontman, Mike Patton.

In a new statement, Faith No More remember their late frontman:

It’s with a heavy, heavy heart we acknowledge the passing of our friend and bandmate, Chuck Mosley. He was a reckless and caterwauling force of energy who delivered with conviction and helped set us on a track of uniqueness and originality that would not have developed the way it had had he not been a part. How fortunate we are to have been able to perform with him last year in a reunion style when we re-released our very first record. His enthusiasm, his sense of humor, his style and his bravado will be missed by so many. We were a family, an odd and dysfunctional family, and we’ll be forever grateful for the time we shared with Chuck.

Poliça announce new album Music for the Long Emergency

Poliça have announced a new album with Berlin-based orchestral collective s t a r g a z e called Music for the Long Emergency. It is set to be out February 16th via Totally Gross National Product/Transgressive. The album was made over the course of 18 months after the groups met in Berlin last year. The first single is the 10-minute “How Is This Happening,” which Poliça vocalist Channy Leaneagh wrote day after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “That was an example of the truly healing effects of making music with your friends,” she said in a statement. “And while it doesn’t necessarily make things better, it builds community.” Listen to the track via NPR and check out the Music for the Long Emergency tracklist below.

Music for the Long Emergency:

01 Fake Like

02 Marrow

03 Speaking of Ghost

04 Agree

05 Cursed

06 How Is This Happening

07 Music for the Long Emergency

Watch Rhye’s new “Taste” video

Rhye have released a new video for their newly out track “Taste.” Featuring DanceOn, a dance-oriented media network, the video narrates a love triangle by choreography by Noelle Marsh. It stars Marsh, Madelyn Spang, and Mason Cutler. Watch the clip below.

Angel Olsen shares new song “Sans”

Angel Olsen has released “Sans,” a new song off of her upcoming rarities collection Phases. She recently performed the song live on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” Hear the studio version and watch her performance below. Find a note written Olsen about the song below as well. Phases is set to be out November 10th via Jagjaguwar.

https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5rdlwPiCdq1gwlldIpXfMd

“Sans” was a song I wrote in between Burn Your Fire and My Woman, something short and simple – but about a big thing in my life: travel and what it can do to the psyche. When you’re out there and you’re working and moving so fast it’s difficult to really imagine a time when you were fully realized and known. You know, it’s hard enough to be known when you’re around! But then there are those people in your life that know you and don’t need you around all the time to be or feel close-I suppose it’s about that too.

Watch Grizzly Bear perform on “CBS This Morning”

Grizzly Bear stopped by “CBS This Morning” this morning. During their appearance, they performed the songs “Cut Out,” “Mourning Sound,” and “Losing All Sense” from their latest album Painted Ruins. Watch below.

Sunflower Bean share new song “I Was a Fool”

Sunflower Bean have released a new song called “I Was a Fool.” Listen below. It is their first single since signing onto Mom + Pop Music. “‘I Was A Fool’ is one of those songs that seemingly crept up from nowhere and into our practice space,” guitarist Nick Kivlen said in a statement. “I think this song is a good example of how we’ve grown as a band, while still staying true to the band that first played together back in high school.” The trio shared a prom-inspired video for the song which is available on Apple Music as well.

Flying Lotus shares video for new song “Post Requisite”

Flying Lotus has released a stop-motion animation video for his new song “Post Requisite.” The track was previously released on SoundCloud and was the theme music for the producer’s debut feature-length film Kuso. The new video, directed by Winston Hacking, comes with a teaser for Flying Lotus’ next album in its description. “Flying Lotus is currently finishing his next studio album on Warp,” it reads. Watch the video below.