DOWNLOAD: The Cribs - "Chi-Town" (MP3)

UK garage rockers The Cribs have just shared a new track titled "Chi-Town" from their forthcoming LP, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, out May 7th via Wichita Recordings/Warner Bros. in the US. About half the album was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and the rest was done by Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Tame Impala). "Chi-Town," as one would assume, comes from those Chicago sessions. Download the track, that speaks of hanging out in Logan Square, at the top of this post and/or stream it below.

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Screaming Females @ Electrical Audio Studios (more by Kirstie Shanley)

Screaming Females are set to release their new, Steve Albini-recorded LP, Ugly, on April 3rd via Don Giovanni. Check out it's cover art and tracklisting below.

After playing a label showcase in Brooklyn on February 11th, Screamles will head out on a short record store tour, which wraps up at Chicago's Permanent Records on February 19th.

All 2012 tour dates, cover art and tracklisting, plus some videos, below..

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photos by Kirstie Shanley

Screaming Females are currently camped out at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studios, recording the follow up to their fantastic 2010 LP Castle Talk. The as-yet-untitled album will be released via Don Giovanni Records next year.

Photographer Kirstie Shanley joined the band in the studio this past Friday (12/2), to document the process. She points out that this was mostly frontwoman Marissa Paternoster's day to record.

A full set of pictures from the studio, continue below..

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Cloud Nothings @ Mercury Lounge in January (more by Graeme Flegenheimer)

Cleveland, OH's Cloud Nothings are gearing up for the release of their sophomore LP Attack on Memory, which is due to hit stores on January 24th via Carpark Records. The album was recorded by Steve Albini at his own Electrical Audio Studios this past summer. Check out Attack on Memory's lead single "No Future/No Past" via a widget below. We were able to catch the band's set at the A.V. Fest in September, where they played a bunch of these new songs for the very first time.

Cloud Nothings will return to Chicago to play Schubas on April 6th.
Tickets are on sale now.

Head below for Attack on Memory's full tracklisting, an album teaser video, and more...

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