Here we have a brand new track from the one and only King Tuff! He also has a little something to say about it:

“I’m Free” is a song I wrote a few years back which first appeared on Ty Segall’s album Freedom’s Goblin. Ty had asked me to write a song for him to record and I had this little demo laying around which I gave to him. I never really thought about it much after that but recently I was asked if I would ever release my own version of the song… so here it is! My favorite time to write songs has always been in the middle of the night. The world slows down and the little nocturnal critters start hooting, howling, buzzing, bubbling… there’s just different ideas that float around that you can’t catch during the day. This is a small song about that. The crickets and raindrops you hear towards the end of the song were recorded one night in June in Vermont outside of a witches hut.”

Listen here, too:  Spotify | Apple Music

U.S. tour dates February 22nd through March 12th, 2020.

The official video for Hot Snakes’ “I Shall Be Free,” directed and animated by Tiger Reis (the clip’s 13-year-old auteur and offspring of the band’s Swami John Reis), is out today! “I Shall Be Free” is a brand new single you can also listen to now through all the various DSPs. This new song follows the December 2019 release of the single “Checkmate,” which is also available now through all DSPs. And, “I Shall Be Free” will also be available directly from the band, in very limited numbers, as a physical 7” at their upcoming shows, starting Feb. 27. The 7” will also include the exclusive b-side “A Place in the Sun.”

The Homesick’s new album, which features the singles “I Celebrate My Fantasy,”  “Male Bonding,” “Kaïn,” and the title track, was produced by the band at Schenk Studio in Amsterdam, mixed by Casper van der Lans, and mastered by Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring).

LP purchases of The Big Exercise through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in North America will receive the limited Loser edition on bright yellow vinyl (while supplies last). Meanwhile, preorders in the UK and Europe from select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser edition on opaque yellow vinyl (while supplies last).

[Photo Credit: Sarah Cass]

The Homesick Tour Dates + Ticket Links

The Homesick’s international tour schedule in support of The Big Exercise resumes February 21st, 2020 at Groningen at Vera and ends March 7th, 2020 in Utecht at Ekko. Additional live dates to be announced soon.

Feb. 21 - Groningen, NL - Vera 
Feb. 28 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn
Mar. 03 - Mainz, DE - Schon Schön
Mar. 04 - Oberhausen, DE - Gdanska 
Mar. 05 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Mar. 06 - Rotterdam, NL - WORM
Mar. 07 - Utrecht, NL - EKKO

About The Homesick’s The Big Exercise:
If their debut Youth Hunt marked The Homesick’s tryst with faith and pastoral life, the band’s upcoming second album The Big Exercise brings them to more grounded, tangible pastures. With its title ripped from a passage in the Scott Walker-biography Deep Shade Of Blue, the record is a concentrated effort by Jaap van der Velde, Erik Woudwijk and Elias Elgersma to explore the physicality of their music in fresh ways (read more at Sub Pop).

Tracklisting:
1. What’s In Store
2. Children’s Day
3. Pawing
4. I Celebrate My Fantasy
5. Leap Year
6. The Small Exercise
7. The Big Exercise
8. Focus On The Beach
9. Kaïn
10. Male Bonding

Spring tour dates announced including SXSW. Uneasy Laughter is out March 20th.

I made the music video in my bedroom a couple weeks ago. It’s a psychedelic depiction of an imaginary romance. It’s inspired by early experimental animations like Belladonna of Sadness and Heavy Metal. Both the song and the video are perfect for everyone feeling like shit this Valentine’s Day.”

Uneasy Laughter is available for pre-order and due March 20th via Sub Pop.

[Album Art Credit: Aaron Jupin]

Last month the band announced Uneasy Laughter with the album’s opener and lead single, ”Ego,” which garnered praise from Stereogum, Paste Magazine, MTV, Under The Radar, Brooklyn Vegan, and more.

Moaning Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Additionally, Moaning have announced a spring tour that includes a free hometown show in Los Angeles presented by Doc Martens, a stop at Austin, TX’s SXSW Music Festival, and a run in support of Black Marble.

2/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moon Room ^

3/16-21 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
4/7 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *

4/9 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *

4/10 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *

4/11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *

4/13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *

4/14 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *

4/16 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda *

4/17 - Houston, TX @ The Satellite *

4/18 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company *

4/20 - Albuqueruqe, NM @ Sister *

4/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *

4/22-23 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

5/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent *

^ Free show presented by Doc Martens

* w/ Black Marble

[Photo Credit: Michael Schmelling]

Melbourne-based Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have released a new single, “Cars In Space,” and accompanying video as you see here. 

Watch worldwide from this link here.

“Cars In Space” is “the swirling words and thoughts before a breakup,” says Fran Keaney. It’s bold and classic, and propelled by the band’s singular chemistry. Its accompanying video, directed by Nick Mckk and Julia Jacklin, is set in broad daylight at an old-school Australian drive-in.

“Cars In Space” is the first taste of new music from Rolling Blackouts C.F. since their “In The Capital” / “Read My Mind” 7”, and its predecessor, 2018’s Hope Downs, “a debut album that applies their infectious brand of motorik jangle rock to lovelorn ruminations and geopolitical laments” (Pitchfork). Hope Downs was released to an incredible reception, earning year-end praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Paste, and more. Meanwhile, the band’s renowned live show led to selling-out their mammoth Hope Downs Australian tour, as well as sold-out performances in London, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, Philadelphia, New York City and more.  The huge touring schedule also included shows at the world’s biggest music festivals, from Coachella, The Great Escape, Primavera, and Shaky Knees to Lowlands, Pukklepop, Green Man and Splendour in the Grass.

[Photo Credit: Peter Ryle]

Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Fri. Feb. 14 - Perth, AU @ Perth Festival

Sun. March 1 - Brisbane, AU @ Nine Lives Festival

Sat. March 14 - Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House w/ Pixies

Sun. March 15 - Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House w/ Pixies

Wed. March 18 - Melbourne, AU @ Brunswick Music Festival

Sat. March 28 - Bambra, AU @ Meadow Festival

Fri. May 22 - Madrid, ES @ Tomavista Festival

Sat. May 23 - London, UK @ All Points East

Sun. May 24 - Warrington, UK @ Neighbourhood Weekender

Tue. May 26 - Edinburgh, UK @ The Liquid Room

Sat. May 30 - Neustrelitz, DE @ Immergut

Mon. June 1 - Sala Apolo, ES @ Primavera Sound

Wed. June 10 - Bergen, NO @ Bergenfest

Fri. June 12 - Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound

Sat. June 13 - Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret

[Calexico and Iron & Wine photo credit: Piper Ferguson]

Kicks off June 10th and includes appearances at Red Rocks with Neko Case and The Hollywood Bowl with Mandolin Orange JOSEPH to open the first leg of Tour.

Calexico and Iron & Wine are teaming up with Andrew Bird for The Great Summer Stroll tour this June. The coast to coast co-headline tour kicks off in Iron & Wine’s home state of North Carolina and includes stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Neko Case, in Andrew’s home state of Illinois at the Ravinia Festival, and culminates at The Hollywood Bowl where Mandolin Orange joins the evening’s proceedings. JOSEPH will open dates on the first half of the tour.

[Andrew Bird photo credit: Michael Schmelling]

Crossing paths at numerous festivals, sharing touring personnel, and being fans of each other’s work, a long-standing friendship has existed between Andrew Bird, Calexico and Iron & Wine over the years. The three acts first shared a bill in Boston last fall where the idea of a co-headline tour arose. As the year came to a close and with the lines of communication fresh, The Great Summer Stroll tour fell into place.

All three artists have earned praise and critical acclaim for their recent records. Calexico and Iron & Wine’s collaborative record, Years to Burn [Sub Pop] received two nominations at the 2020 Grammy Awards, the first for Best American Roots Performance and the second for Best Americana Album. Andrew Bird’s latest release, My Finest Work Yet [Loma Vista], received a nomination for Best Folk Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

A fan presale for The Great Summer Stroll Tour (select dates) begins Wednesday, February 12th at 10 am local time with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, February 14th at 10 am (local). Check casadecalexico.com for details.

$1 from each ticket sold will be donated to The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign.

CALEXICO AND IRON & WINE AND ANDREW BIRD CO-HEADLINE TOUR DATES