[News] Kings of Leon Announce Sixth LP, 'Mechanical Bull'

Kings of Leon are back with the follow-up to 2010's Come Around Sundown. Their sixth LP, it's called Mechanical Bull and will be released on September 24th. It is described by bassist Jared Followill as a mix of 2003's Youth and Young Manhood and 2007's Because of the Times. He continues, telling NME, "I thought we were going to make a really mature album but I’m amazed how youthful it sounds."

During their rescheduled headlining performance at this past weekend's Governors Ball in New York, the band debuted a new song from the upcoming record. Check out fan footage of Kings of Leon performing "Super Soaker" below.

[News] Earl Sweatshirt Says 'Doris' to Release in July

Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt spoke to MTV Australia recently, and during the interview he revealed some details about his major label debut, Doris. In the interview, he said, "I’m wrapping everything up so it’s coming out in July. I can’t wait for this sh*t to come out already so I can finally exhale." Tyler, The Creator got a word in as well, saying, "End of July!" So there you have it, expect Doris to drop near the end of July. For a taste of the album, check out "Guild," Earl's collaboration with Mac Miller.

[News] Threadfest returns for a second year this weekend

We've seen more and more small festivals peeping their heads out amongst the giants in recent years and they're bloody great fun. We took a trip to Leeds a few weeks ago for LAL 2013. This weekend a few smaller ones are taking place and it truly is beginning to feel like Summer is upon us. Dot to Dot in Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham. In Bradford though, Threadfest is returning for its second year of fun and frolics. Taking place this bank holiday weekend, 24-26th of May, and for all of you short on pennies as the end of the month looms, it's absolutely free. Not only is it free but the line-up is damn good. Festivals like this are a damn good way to not break the bank and also to open your eyes to a whole new world of music and bands. 

The full line-up can me found over on the official site but bands I'd recommend you check out would be Hawk Eyes, Blacklisters, Blood Sport, Illusory Centre, and Super Luxury. But there's a host of others playing so if you're in the area get yoruself over there this weekend and have yourself some fun!

[News] Washed Out Announces Sophomore Album 'Paracosm'

Washed Out returns, announcing the follow-up to his 2011 debut album Within and Without. Titled Paracosm, the sophomore effort will see the chillwave artist shifting the boundaries of the genre he helped define. Using more than 50 different instruments, along with numerous samples, he looks to create something new and refreshing. The first single is titled "It All Feels Right," although it doesn't have a release date. The album on the other hand will be released on August 13th.

Check out the announcement video for Paracosm below.

[News] Tame Impala Bassist Nick Allbrook Announces Departure from the Band

Nick Allbrook, second from the right.

Success can be a lot to deal with, and this past weekend we saw evidence of that. Australian psych rock band Tame Impala have been a runaway success since their debut album Innerspeaker was released back in 2010, continuing even further with last year's Lonerism. The band's bassist Nick Allbrook has decided that he will be taking a step back from the limelight, announcing his departure in an official statement. It states that he "is hopping off the Tame Impala band wagon so that he can try and screw his head back on, and make an attempt to assimilate back into society. A task the rest of us fear we will one day have to perform..."

As Allbrook bows out gracefully, his shoes will be filled by Cam Avery, a member of fellow Australian pysch rock outfit Pond. Funny enough, Allbrook is the frontman of Pond. While the departure may seem sudden, it is an understandable decision: "All bands and projects and stuff will keep going, it's just hard to keep them all going if you're touring all the time. The only bad part will be not seeing my mates every day. I love them more than anything," [said Allbrook to NME].

Allbrooks final show with Tame Impala was this past Saturday, but the band will continue touring throughout the summer.

[News] The Parklife Weekender Line-up

With just two weekends to go before Manchester's Heaton Park plays host to The Warehouse Project's ever growing Parklife Weekender, let's take a look at who's going to be performing. After taking place at Platt Fields park in the past, this year it decided to increase the venue size due to demand and boy have they delivered. The full lineup for the weekend contains some of the worlds best DJ's, Bands and artists playing across 8 stages from June 8th-9th. The likes of Disclosure, AlunaGeorge, Plan B, Four Tet, Danny Brown, Jessie Ware, The Maccabees, Hot Natured, The Horrors, Everything Everything, Rudimental, Example, TEED, Julio Bashmore, King Krule, Toro Y Moi, Johnny Marr, Jurassic 5, Action Bronson, and Shy FX just to name a few. Seriously, it's promising to be a huge weekend. Check out the stage break down over here for the full lineup. 

Some day tickets for the event are available along with a very limited amount of full weekend tickets. Snap them up quick or be forever dissappointed. 

[News] Kanye West to Release New Album 'Yeezus' on June 18th

After a week of re-entering the spotlight, Kanye West will release his aniticipated follow-up to 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on June 18th. Titled Yeezus, his sixth album was revealed by his girlfriend Kim Kardashian, who posted the above album artwork on her Instagram.

The album, recorded in Paris, reportedly features contributions from Daft Punk, TNGHT, Frank Ocean, Chief Keef, Azealia Banks and more.

Stay tuned for more on Yeezus.

(via Rap-Up)

[News] Daft Punk Premiere 'Random Access Memories' in Wee Waa, Australia

Friday night saw the residents of Wee Waa, Australia (population 2,000) celebrating the premiere of Daft Punk's highly anticipated new album Random Access Memories. The town played host to an incredible launch party, which served as the closing of the 79th Annual Wee Waa Show. While Daft Punk themselves weren't in attendance, the citizens of the town had a huge party lit up by a LED dancefloor and massive disco ball. Below, you can watch a flyover clip of the party grounds. Impressive, no?

Residents of Wee Waa were even gifted with a limited edition version of Random Access Memories (via @McCabeRadar):