diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023
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diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023 ✅
[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Detail Singles Series
A few weeks back, the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced that they would be unveiling a new singles series comprised of 18 unreleased tracks from their I'm With You sessions. Today, they've announced the exact release details regarding the singles series.
The 18 unreleased tracks will be released as nine two-song singles, which will be released digitally and on 7" vinyl. The first single, "Strange Man" and "Long Progression," will be released on August 14th, the second, "Magpies" and "Victorian Machinery," will be released on September 11th, while the third, "Never Is A Long Time" and "Love Of Your Life," will be released on October 2nd.
The next slew of releases, with titles to-be-announced, will be released on November 6th, December 4th, and December 18th. The final single will be released in early 2013.
Further supporting their latest LP I'm With You, RHCP are continuing their extensive 2012 tour, the details of which you can check out after the jump.
[News] Cat Power Announces New Album: 'Sun'
Today saw Twitter explode with the trending topic of Cat Power, who, after a long absence, returned today with the announcement of a new album. On September 4th, Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, will release her ninth studio album Sun, her first full-length release of original material in over six years. The album saw Chan recording in various locations across the glove, a process that was heavily influenced by her breakup with longtime boyfriend and actor Giovanni Ribisi. When speaking to The Stool Pigeon earlier this month, she said, "I cut my hair off three days [after the break-up], got on a plane to France and finished the shit. It’s all good, you know. I love the person very much. I actually love this record very much, too. I’m very proud of it."
The announcement also came with a fantastic preview in the form of the track "Ruin," which sees Chan channeling her heartbreak in an unexpected way. The song is upbeat, with a piano hook that is catchy and hopeful despite the solemn lyrically content. Check out the song, which is paired with an announcement video, after the jump, along with the tracklisting for Sun.
[News] Bloc Party Announce October UK Tour
We got news not too long ago about the brand new album, Four, from Bloc Party and today more good news for UK fans hits the net. The band have just announced an October tour set to take place across a range of cities including Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester. Interestingly the Manchester date is to take place at Warehouse Project which is intriguing as the line-up for that is yet to be announced. Excited much? Peep the dates after the jump.
Four is set to be released on the 20th of August.
[News] The Helio Sequence Announce New Album: 'Negotiations'
Following the release of their fourth studio album Keep Your Eyes Ahead back in 2008, Portland alt-rock duo The Helio Sequence hit the road in support of the release. While on tour in 2009, the pair received a call that their recording space had flooded with over a foot of water, although most of their equipment was safely stowed away in their tour van. The flood meant the band had to find a new recording space, and they landed on a 1500-square-foot cafeteria in an abandoned warehouse. The change in location proved to be more than just physical, as it gave the band a chance to change their approach to recording. Their latest album, titled Negotiations, is the result of this.
Recorded over the past year or so, Negotiations is "the loosest, and most free-form the duo has ever done," with a sound that the band describes as "warmer, more organic and more spacey/ethereal." The 11-track effort is set for release on September 11th via Sub Pop, and to give fans an introduction to the album the duo have released a promotional trailer featuring an unidentified song from the forthcoming studio effort. Check it out, along with the tracklisting for Negotiations, after the jump.
[News] Mount Eerie Announces Second Album of 2012: 'Ocean Roar'
Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, set out lofty goals for this year, with plans to put out two album by the time 2012 came to a close. His first release, titled Clear Moon, came out in May, and now he has announced that the follow-up will be titled Ocean Roar and will be released on September 4th via Elverum's own P.W. Elverum and Sun label.
An issued press release describes the album "as a counterpoint to the soft synth walls and landscape pondering of Clear Moon, presenting the opposite of that album's clear glints of awareness: a total wall of blue-grey oceanic fog, a half remembered dream of a trip through dense old growth hills to the gnarly winter ocean, in the middle of the night, decades ago. This album is the audio equivalent of the blanket of thick dark water vapor that covers the Pacific Northwest for most of the year, revealing only brief glimpses of illumination."
Below, you can stream an excerpt of the "Pale Lights" from the forthcomign LP. As well, after the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for Ocean Roar, as well as Mount Eerie's upcoming tour, which is set to start on June 17th in Olympia, WA.