Timber Timbre release new video & UK/European tour dates‏

Following the recent announcement that their second album ‘Creep On Creepin’ On’ has been nominated for the Polaris Prize, Canadian trio Timber Timbre have revealed a new video for album track 'Bad Ritual', featuring dark, Lynchian imagery akin to the track's brooding melody.



Timber Timbre have also revealed a few more live dates across the UK/Europe. Most notably these include London's Union Chapel, an appearance at End of The Road festival and a tour for Les Inrocks.

Full dates are as follows:

AUGUST
10 Basel, Switzerland – Festival Im Fluss
11 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West
13 Haldern, Germany – Haldern Festival
14 Hamburg, Germany – Dockville
16 Nijmegen, Holland – Doornroosje
17 Tivoli, Holland – Tivoli de Helling
20 Biddinghuizen, Holland – Lowlands
21 Hannover, Germany – Bootboohook Festival
23 Brussels, Belgium – Feeerieen Festival
25 Dudingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
26 Zurich, Switzerland – Exil
27 Luzern, Switzerland – Sudpol
29 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik

SEPTEMBER
1 Brighton, UK - Jam
3 Dorset, UK – End Of The Road Festival @ Larmer Tree Gardens

NOVEMBER
1 London, UK – Union Chapel www.livenation.co.uk
3 Paris, France – Festival les Inrocks @ Cigale
4 Strasbourg, France – Festival les Inrocks @ La Laiterie
5 Lyons, France – Festival les Inrocks @ le Transbordeur
6 Marseille, France – Festival les Inrocks @ Cabaret aleatoire

Ra Ra Riot return with new album, single & video

New York’s Ra Ra Riot are set to return with a new album, single and accompanying video.

It’s been two years but this Spring sees the band’s return to the UK bringing with them their own brand of sun-spattered orchestral pop and new album ‘The Orchard’.

‘Boy’ is the first single from the new record, released on the March 28, with album ‘The Orchard’ following later on May 16. Both releases will be through the band’s UK label, independent newcomer Brine and Barnacles Records.

You can listen to a stream of the new single here:
Ra Ra Riot 'Boy' by createspark

And if that's not enough for you, watch the video here:

Asobi Seksu announce UK headline shows & video for ‘Trails’

Brooklyn dream poppers Asobi Seksu have announced further UK live dates, this time confirming some headline shows in April. Including London’s XOYO on the April 19, the new shows follow on from the previously announced tour supporting Austin rockers And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and Rival Schools.

Here are the new run of UK dates in full:

Fri 15-Apr London Electric Ballroom
Sat 16-Apr Manchester Academy 2
Sun 17-Apr Glasgow Garage
Mon 18-Apr Birmingham O2 Academy 2
Tues 19-Apri London XOYO – headline show – get tickets
Thu 21 Apr UK Brighton Audio – headline show – get tickets

And if that wasn't enough, they have also released a video for the song 'Trails' which you can see here:

Cut Copy offer free pre-release album stream to Tweeters

Hear Cut Copy's forthcoming album, ‘Zonoscope’ streamed in full ahead of it’s UK release on Monday. All you need to do is head over here and help spread the word by sharing the link on Twitter.

The player will unlock and the stream will go live.

‘Zonoscope’ is out on 7th February in the UK and Europe, and 8th February
in North America through Modular.