diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023
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diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023 ✅
[News] James Blake Details New LP, Stream Lead Single
Just last week, James Blake announced that his sophomore album, the follow-up to his impressive 2011 self-titled debut, was to be released later this year. Today, though, he slipped some exciting information into the blogosphere, announcing that the album will be titled Overgrown and is set to release on April 8th.
Blake also announced that later today, the lead single from the album, titled "Retrograde", will premiere on BBC Radio 1. We will post the radio stream once its available, but in the meantime you can stream a live concert recording of the song below. As well, after the jump, you can check out all the dates for Blake's upcoming North American tour.
UPDATE: You can now stream the radio rip of the single, which premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, below. The song starts at around 1:09, after some charming banter between Blake and Lowe.
[News] Arctic Monkeys Plan Tour Around Sasquatch! Performance
Arctic Monkeys were one of many amazing bands included on the bill for this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival, which was announced just last night. The English outfit made no delay in revealing their North American tour plans, with fives dates immediately following their performance at the Gorge Amphitheatre. For those living in Missoula, Boise, Denver, Albuquerque and Dallas, count yourself lucky, as Arctic Monkeys will be coming your way in late May. Take a look at the band's tour docket after the jump.
[News] Jessie Ware Announces 2013 Tour
Jessie Ware will make a return trip to North America later this spring to further support both her debut LP Devotion and recent If You're Never Gonna Move EP. Beginning in Brooklyn on April 3rd, the brief tour will lead up to Ware's performances at this year's Coachella (who isn't planning a tour around Coachella this year?).
Hit the jump to see Ware's full tour schedule.
[News] Phoenix Announces 2013 Tour Dates
Phoenix will hit the road this spring in support of their upcoming fifth album Bankrupt!, starting on March 28th in Vancouver, BC. Six stops later, the French outfit will head to Indio, CA for both weekends of Coachella before kicking off a lengthy festival circuit in both North America and Europe. You can peep the full itinerary after the jump.
Bankrupt! is out in April through Glassnote Records.
[News] Vampire Weekend Detail New Album, 'Modern Vampires of the City'
Using methods wholly different from the usual press release format, Vampire Weekend took to the New York Times classified section to detail their upcoming third album. The band tweeted early yesterday morning, simply saying, "NYT classifieds...", and for those dedicated enough would have found this simply entry in the "Notices & Lost and Found" section: "Modern Vampires of the City, May 7, 2013". It has been confirmed that the previously unnamed LP will be titled Modern Vampires of the City, with a firm release date of May 7th. Check out the classified ad below.
On top of detailing the album, the New York outfit have announced a North American tour, which includes stops at both SXSW and Coachella. Check out their tour schedule, along with the tracklisting for Modern Vampires of the City, after the jump.
