NEWS

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the fourth studio album by Franz Ferdinand, will be released by Domino on 27^th August 2013.

Watch the trailer HERE 

Pre-order all formats HERE.

This exuberant, unencumbered record is the first from the Glasgow band since 2009’s Tonight. They seem to have rediscovered the imagination, vitality and fun found on their classic, era-encapsulating debut Franz Ferdinand.

Recorded over the last year at Kapranos’s Scottish studio, McCarthy’s Sausage Studios in London, Club Ralph and a couple of trips to Stockholm and Oslo, the LP cements their status as a unique and adventurous British band: emboldened by a decade’s undreamt-of worldwide success, but still daring and defiant. It’s an ecstatic rejection of the drab conventions often accompanying that level of attention and expectation.

When asked for a quote, Kapranos came back with: “The Intellect Vs The Soul, played out by some dumb band.”* God knows what that means, but the lyrics do seem more poetic this time. There were a few interesting collaborations, but more of that later…

The ten songs that make up Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action take what propelled Franz Ferdinand from the incestuous Glasgow Art School world to, well, the entire world - painterly lyrical detail, heavyweight hooks, precise aesthetic vision and that uncanny ability to marry arch artistic sensibility with pop punch – and push it even further. The breadth of influence, musicality and invention on show here is enormous. If this is unmistakably a Franz Ferdinand record, it is as much by virtue of its sonic daring and perfectly patch-worked eclecticism as the timeless songwriting flair that has long been their calling card.

Franz Ferdinand are still Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson. There’s still no one like them.

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action will be available on CD (WIGCD255), deluxe limited edition double CD (WIGCD255X), LP (WIGLP255), via digital download (WIG255D) and a Deluxe DomMart only double LP (WIGLP255X) - packaged in a hand numbered die-cut gatefold sleeve. The exclusive bonus disc in both the double CD and double LP, entitled Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order, is a document of a thrilling live session captured at the legendary Konk Studios in London. 

In addition, Domino will be releasing Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action - The Passport Edition. Limited to 500 worldwide, The Passport Edition features a deluxe edition of each physical format of the album, all 7”s and 12” singles and access to the highest quality audio files possible as well as exclusive tracks and content. 

The tracklisting for the album is as follows:

1. Right Action
2. Evil Eye
3. Love Illumination
4. Stand On The Horizon
5. Fresh Strawberries
6. Bullet
7. Treason! Animals.
8. The Universe Expanded
9. Brief Encounters
10. Goodbye Lovers & Friends

We're just under a month until the release of Jon Hopkins’ forthcoming album, Immunity, on June 4th, and we are excited to premiere extraordinary new audio/visual piece and collaboration with The Creators Project, “Immunity.” Watch it below and find out more info here. 

The “Immunity” video was an intricate collaborative effort between art director & typographer Craig Ward, biochemist Linden Gledhill and Jon Hopkins. Soundtracked by music from Immunity, the piece features Gledhill's microscopic time-lapse photography of crystal growth and chemical reactions. Craig Ward explains: 

"Jon's music is organic and flowing, yet with a hard and rhythmic electronic edge. The idea of delving down to explore chemical interactions under a microscope felt like the perfect solve to create the album imagery and our video for The Creators Project features much of the same - various immiscible liquids, dyes and chemicals interacting underneath the watchful eye of my collaborator on the project, biochemist Linden Gledhill.” 

The Creators Project is an ongoing global arts and technology initiative created by Intel and Vice in order to support visionary artists, musicians, and filmmakers who are using technology to push the bounds of creative expression. 

After performing at Webster Hall this past Wednesday night with Four Tet as part of Red Bull Music Academy New York 2013, Jon will return to New York for a record release show at Glasslands [buy tickets] on June 4th, Immunity’s release date. This follows a performance at Mutek in Montreal on May 31st and precedes a sold out hometown show in London.  

Jon Hopkins tour dates:
05-11 Geneva, CH - Mapping Festival
05-31 Montreal, QC - Mutek [Metropolis]
06-12 London, UK - Village Underground ~
06-13 Barcelona, ES - Leisure System
06-23 Westmeath, IE - Body & Soul
06-29 Derry, IE - Celtronic Festival
07-05 Amsterdam, NL - Pitch Festival
07-20 Gente, BE - 10 Days Off Festival
08-16 Berlin, DE - Berghain
08-17 Wales, UK - Green Man Festival
08-23 Katowice, PL - Nowa Musyka
09-06 Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
09-21 London, UK - Koko
10-26 Munich, DE - Münchner Kammerspiele 

~ w/ The Field (support/solo live show), Nathan Fake (support/DJ set)

We are excited to share with you the first video from Austra’s forthcoming album, Olympia out June 18 on Domino.  Home is a beautiful piano driven track with heartfelt lyrics expressing the anxieties of waiting up all night for a lover to return. Austra will return for a national tour in August and September. 

The accompanying video was filmed as one single take and features Katie Stelmanis and her band preparing for a show. The video was directed by That Go  "The band wanted the video to be intimate and simple, which we thought was perfect for the track. To that end we not only kept the format simple, but we also put the camera behind a 2-way mirror so the band couldn't see it. Whenever someone is looking at the camera they're only seeing their own reflection and the environment behind them."

Olympia is now available to pre-order now via the Domino Mart on CD and limited edition double colored vinyl. All pre-orders will receive an instant mp3 download of the Home single and download of the six track Austra + Gina X ‘Mayan Drums’ EP collaboration released earlier this month for Record Store Day. 

TOUR DATES

06-02 Dublin, IE - Forbidden Fruit
06-06 Zurich, CH - Plaza
06-07 Luzerne, CH - Sudpol
06-08 Yverdon-les Bains, SE - L'Amalgame
06-10 Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
06-11 Gent, BE - DOKBox
06-12 Paris, FR - Nouveau Casino (SOLD OUT)
06-14 Berlin, DE - Lido (SOLD OUT)
06-17 London, UK - Hoxton Bar Grill (SOLD OUT)
06-20 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
06-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06-26 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
07-18 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhof Festival
07-19 Ferropolis, DE - Melt Festival
07-21 Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
07-26 Barcelos, PT - Milhoes De Festa Festival
07-30 Milan, Italy - Magnolia
07-31 Padova, Italy - Radar Festival
08-01 Feldkirch, AT - PoolBar Festival
08-02 Salzburg, AT - Stuck! Festival
08-03 Katowice, PL - OFF Festival
08-10 Helsinki, FI - Flow Festival
08-30 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *
08-31 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
09-01 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
09-04 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
09-05 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW
09-10 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
09-12 Dallas, TX - Trees *
09-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
09-14 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds *
09-15 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
09-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
09-18 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-20 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
09-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09-24 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
11-25 London, UK - Koko 

^ w/ Mozart's Sister
* w/ DIANA

Dan Deacon's new music video for his Record Store Day single 'Konono Ripoff Nº1' is a snapshot, time capsule and video yearbook of the Baltimore scene rolled into one. Like many of Deacon's art project-as-music-videos (see 'True Thrush' music video from Deacon's 2012 full-length America) the cast is made up of the Baltimore arts community.

The video is a series of animated GIF portraits of each cast member with objects they felt represented them or were special to them.

The interactive music video directed by Meredith Moore and produced by Alan Resnick lets you take part through the use of the free Dan Deacon smartphone app powered by Wham City Lights.

The smartphone app syncs the phone to the music video and results in two simultaneous playing videos. The video on the smartphone displays the rotating objects of the cast member in the music video. The speed of the object's rotation is determined by the user holding the smartphone.

The 'Konono Ripoff Nº1' single can now be purchased digitally with bonus tracks.

Dan Deacon heads back out on the road for a month long European tour and will play select US festivals over the summer. See all dates below.

Dan Deacon tour dates:
05-06 Brussels, BE - Nuits Botanique @ Rotonde Botanique
05-07 Rouen, FR - Club 106
05-08 Luxembourg, LU - Exit07
05-10 Lyon, FR - Festival Le Nuits Sonores
05-12 Milan, IT - La Salumeria Della Musica
05-13 Rome, IT - Circolo degli Artisti
05-14 Ravena, IT - Bronson
05-15 Munich, DE - Feierwerk
05-16 Cologne, DE - Electronic Beats @ E-Wek
05-18 Graz, AT - Forum Stadtpark
05-19 Vienna, AT - B72
05-20 Ljubljana, SI - Metelkova
05-21 Zagreb, HR - Zedno Uho
05-23 Dudingen, CH - Bad Bonn Festival
05-25 Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
05-27 Bordeaux, FR - Iboat
05-28 Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine
05-29 Orlean, FR - Astrolabe
05-30 Amsterdam, NL - Trouw
06-01 Porto, PT - Optimus Primavera Sound
06-12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
06-15 Minneapolis, MN - Rock the Garden Festival
06-21-23 Dover, DE - Firefly Music Festival
06-21-23 Camber Sands, UK - ATP curated by Deerhunter
07-09 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall *
07-19 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest *
07-11 Chicago, IL - Millenium Park
07-11-13 Mariaville, KY - CAMP Bisco Music Festival
07-15 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall *
07-16 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
07-19 Dour, BE - Dour Festival
09-08 Salt Lake City, UT - Depot *
09-09 Denver, CO - Ogden *
10-16 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre *
10-17 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
10-24 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater *

* = w/ Animal Collective

Animal Collective is happy to announce the Monkey Been to Burn Town remix EP, set for release on 12” vinyl (RUG525T) and digital (RUG525D) on May 27th. Drawing from the band's latest record Centipede Hz, the EP features remixes of "Monkey Riches" by Gang Gang Dance's Brian Degraw, Chicago Juke producer Traxman and New York underground dance producers Teengirl Fantasy, as well as a remix of "New Town Burnout" by Seattle based hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces. Listen to Brian Degraw's remix of “Monkey Riches” here.

The Monkey Been To Burn Town EP can be preordered on 12” vinyl here. Everyone who pre-orders from Dom Mart will get an instant gratification mp3 download of Brian Degraw's remix.

For a taste of the band’s live show, watch the band’s live videos for “Applesauce,” “Moonjock” and “Amanita” here. Filmed in conjunction with The Creators Project, the videos catch the band’s impressive stage show, which was aptly described by Pitchfork as “giant, gap-toothed Nickelodeon dentures on either side, a curved inflatable structure that resembled scorpion tails dipped in PAAS dye, a centralized TV running constant, blaring images. Basically, the cover of Centipede Hz gone widescreen.”

Earlier in 2012, Animal Collective released their 10th and latest album Centipede Hz. The band’s first record since 2007’s Strawberry Jam to feature all four original band members, Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist and Deakin, Centipede Hz was hailed by critics as a return to Animal Collective’s experimental roots. The album can be ordered via the Animal Collective webstore here. 

Tracklisting:

A1 - Monkey Riches (Brian DeGraw [Gang Gang Dance] Remix)
A2 - Monkey Riches (Tha Traxman Teklife Remix)
B1 - New Town Burnout (Shabazz Palaces Remix)
B2 - Monkey Riches (Teengirl Fantasy Remix)

5/22: Nimes, France @ Paloma
5/23: Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
5/25: London, UK @ Field Day
5/27: Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
5/28: Brussels, Belgium @ AB
5/29: Paris, France @ Trianon
6/8: New York, NY @ Governors Ball
6/10: Washington, DC @ 930 Club
6/11: Washington, DC @ 930 Club
6/12: Washington, DC 930 Club
6/14: Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
7/2: Helsinki, Finland @ The Circus
7/4: Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
7/6: Gdynia, Poland @ Open'er Festival
7/9: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
7/10: Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Fest
7/11: Portland, ME @ State Theatre NEW
7/12: Mariaville, NY @ Camp Bisco
7/14: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
7/15: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall *
7/16: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
7/18: Covington, KY @ The Madison Theater
7/19: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
9/8: Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot *
9/9: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
9/11: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/16: Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre *
10/17: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *
10/24: Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater *
10/25: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

* w/Dan Deacon

Open Eye Signal is the first single from Jon Hopkins' forthcoming album, Immunity out June 4th 2013.

The video for Open Eye Signal was directed by Aoife McArdle in California: "The track is really special. I saw it as a singular, hypnotic journey that's almost endless. You get lost in it. I liked the idea of a city kid taking us on that journey... just one day suddenly deciding to escape his life and see more of the world in the only way he understands...via skateboard.". Watch it below.  

Jon Hopkins will be supporting Four Tet on May 8^th at a sold out Webster Hall show in New York City as part of Red Bull Music Academy New York 2013 in addition to performing at the MUTEK festival on May 31^st in Montreal, Canada.

The Open Eye Signal single will feature remixes from Happa, Lord of the Isles, Luke Abbott and Nosaj Thing and will be available digitally April 30^th, with a white label 12” vinyl available May 21^st. These remixes are also available to pre-order as part of the iTunes Bonus Track version of Immunity. 

Pre-order Immunity through the Domino Mart or iTunes and receive ‘Open Eye Signal’ as an instant grat download.

Jon Hopkins tour dates:
05-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall* SOLD OUT
05-31 Montreal, QC – MUTEK Festival (Metropolis)
* w/ Four Tet (headlining), koreless (support)

Between The Walls is the third album by About Group, the quartet of John Coxon, Charles Hayward, Alexis Taylor and Pat Thomas, and will be released through Domino on July 2nd.

Between The Walls captures the sound of a band 'playing' together, in both senses of the word - experimenting and trying things, being playful, as much as being a group performing as a unit together. Between The Walls is the sound of people pushing towards and pulling against one another simultaneously. It is the sound of buzzing amplifiers, sudden musical non-sequiturs, loud blasts of straight synth lines cutting through melody and structure. And it is also the sound of beautiful and odd electronic textures and brilliantly defined and deliberate drums, underpinning fragile but deliberate performances of sad songs and country ballads. ‘The balance between songwriting and free playing, and a lack of clarity about which mode we will be in for any given amount of time, is the key to About Group’ - Alexis Taylor.

Between The Walls will be available on CD (WIGCD292), LP (WIGLP292), DL (WIG292D) and on special edition 2 x CD, featuring a bonus disc with DJ loops, available through Dom mart and indie stores only. Download album track, Walk On By, HERE.

BETWEEN THE WALLS TRACKLISTING:

01 - After Video                               

02 - Walk On By                                

03 - All Is Not Lost                            

04 - Words                                         

05 - Graph Paper        

06 - Make The World Laugh

07 - Love Because

08 - Nightlife/Sinking

09 – Untitled

10 - I Never Lock That Door

11 – Yes

12 - If You Can't Love Me

ABOUT GROUP:

Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now)

John Coxon (Spring Heel Jack, Spiritualized)

Pat Thomas (has played with Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley)

Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip)

Between The Walls is About Group’s last album with Charles Hayward who now moves on to other projects. 

Stream the title track below from Dan Deacon's Konono Ripoff No. 1 limited 7" out on this year's Record Store Day (April 20, 2013). An homage to the legendary Congolese Konono Nº1, the song has been a fan favorite of Dan Deacon's live shows for some time, yet has never been recorded until now. This 7" limited to 500 worldwide individually hand numbered jackets features two versions of the track as performed by two sets of dual drummers:  Kevin O'Meara and Jeremy Hyman on Side A; Denny Bowen and Dave Jacober on Side B. 

The cover photo for the 7" was taken at Whiteside Mountain near Highlands, NC by Molton Brouff, the winner of the crowd sourced Dan Deacon America Instagram contest presented by Aperture. Find out more information and see the gallery of submissions here.  

Later this month he'll perform at some of the nation's biggest museums and art centers including the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Mass MOCA, culminating with a special performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on April 27. The Metropolitan Museum of Art show will feature the world premiere of two new pieces for large ensemble made up of Deacon's band as well as So Percussion, What Cheer? Brigade Marching Band, NYU steel drum ensemble, LEMUR robotic instruments, and Yamaha Disklavier player pianos. The show will also be the first live performance of USA I-IV in it's entirety.  

04-05 Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
04-12 Philadelphia, PA - The Kimmel Center (Perelman Theater)
04-20 North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA
04-27 New York, NY - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
05-06 Brussels, BE - Nuits Botanique @ Rotonde Botanique
05-07 Rouen, FR - Club 106
05-08 Luxembourg, LU - Exit07
05-10 Lyon, FR - Festival Le Nuits Sonores
05-12 Milan, IT - La Salumeria Della Musica
05-13 Rome, IT - Circolo degli Artisti
05-14 Ravena, IT - Bronson
05-15 Munich, DE - Feierwerk
05-16 Cologne, DE - Electronic Beats @ E-Wek
05-18 Graz, AT - Forum Stadtpark
05-19 Vienna, AT - B72
05-20 Ljubljana, SI - Metelkova
05-21 Zagreb, HR - Zedno Uho
05-23 Dudingen, CH - Bad Bonn Festivl
05-25 Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
05-27 Bordeaux, FR - Iboat
05-28 Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine
05-29 Orlean, FR - Astrolabe
05-30 Amsterdam, NL - Trouw
06-01 Porto, PT - Optimus Primavera Sound
06-12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
06-21-23 Dover, DE - Firefly Music Festival
06-21-23 Camber Sands, UK - ATP curated by Deerhunter
07-09 Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall *
07-11 Chicago, IL - Millenium Park
07-11-13 Mariaville, KY - CAMP Bisco Music Festival
07-15 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall *
07-16 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
09-08 Salt Lake City, UT - Depot *
09-09 Denver, CO - Ogden *
10-16 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre *
10-17 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
10-24 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater * 

* = w/ Animal Collective

We're throwing a party next week in New York City for the new Austra album, Olympia, that comes out on June 18. It's your chance to listen to album months in advance of the release and hang out as Maya and Katie from the band DJ. 

Austra 'Olympia' Listening Party
Listen to the new album months before it's released on June 18!
DJ sets by Austra members Maya Postepski and Katie Stelmanis
Le Baron Chinatown, 32 Mulberry St, NYC.
Apr 10 8pm-midnight  / FREE to attend!
Presented by PopGun Booking and Noisey. 

Next week marks the release of Villagers’ new album {Awayland}.

{Awayland} is the follow up to the Mercury-nominated and Ivor Novello Award winning debut, Becoming a Jackal. Engineered, produced and mixed at Attica Audio in Donegal by Conor J. O’Brien and Villagers’ guitarist Tommy McLaughlin, the album will be released on CD, LP and digitally on April 9. Pre-order it now from the Domino Mart, iTunes, Amazon, or your local record store!

NPR Music is streaming the album this week as part of its First Listen series. Stream it below or head over to the NPR Music site.

Conor will be performing live on The Morning Show with John Richards on KEXP on April 9 at 8am PST. Make sure to set your radio dials to 90.3FM in Seattle or listen online at kexp.org. For those of you that live in the tri-state area, you're cordially invited to a free intimate show with Conor J. O'Brien at the Manhattan Inn in Brooklyn on April 11 presented by the fine folks at Brooklynvegan and WFUV. See the flyer below for more details.