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We Were Promised Jetpack & Seoul @ Warsaw (pics)
Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks are wrapping up a U.S. tour in Cambridge tonight (12/7), after having just hit Brooklyn’s Warsaw on Saturday (12…
Seoul on tour with Young Ejecta, got remixed by Baile (dates, streams ++ win tix to NYC show this weekend)
Montreal synthpop act Seoul are currently on tour and will be in NYC on Saturday (10/10) at Rough Trade with tourmates Young Ejecta, as well as Lightning Bug…
Seoul celebrating their debut LP in NYC this week with two shows (including free one at Rooftop Films), announce fall tour
Montreal trio Seoul released their debut album, I Become a Shade, last week. If you haven’t checked it out, it’s lush synthpop that’s sort of a modern update of the chilled-out, sophisti-pop sounds of ’80s acts like The Dream Academy, China Crisis or Blue Nile…
SEOUL announce debut LP, share new single, playing NYC this week, touring w/ Ballet School after SXSW (dates)
After having only two songs available to listen for the last two years or so, Montreal’s SEOUL have finally announced details of their debut album…
Calvin Love signed to Arts & Crafts, working on new LP (listen to a track), playing NYC with SEOUL before SXSW
Edmonton, Alberta’s Calvin Love has signed with Arts & Crafts and the label will release his new album later this year. You can get an early taste via new song “Daydream,” streamable below…
M for Montreal fest announces full 2014 lineup
Heat @ Union Pool during CMJ (more by Amanda Hatfield)
M for Montreal was just here for CMJ, hosting a nine-hour showcase on Friday (10/24) at Arlene’s Grocery with Lydia Ainsworth, HEAT, Homeshake, The Muscadettes and more…
CMJ day 2 pics: Girlpool, Nai Harvest, Ultimate Painting, Be Forest, Literature, September Girls, Ocean Blue & more
and Bill Pearis
The CMJ week day party action picked up on Wednesday (10/22) and Ludlow St is still a safe bet, as is the now-annual Kanine party at Pianos, which this year was co-sponsored by fellow indie label Slumberland and SESAC…
Radio Bushwick abrubtly closes (temporarily), CMJ shows being moved/canceled
Fairly new Brooklyn venue Radio Bushwick had a busy CMJ week planned until yesterday something caused all their shows to be moved/canceled…
Orchestra of Spheres released 2nd LP, touring, playing NZ@CMJ showcase w/ Popstrangers & more (dates, streams)
As has become a tradition, one of CMJ‘s 2014 kickoff events is the New Zealand artists showcase on October 21 at The Studio at Webster Hall (it used to happen at Le Poisson Rouge) with PopStrangers, Orchestra of the Spheres, DOPRAH, and Chelsea Jade…
Ultimate Painting share more songs from debut LP, touring before playing lots of CMJ shows (dates, stream)
As mentioned, Ultimate Painting (aka James Hoare of Veronica Falls and Jack Cooper of Mazes) will release their debut album next month via Trouble in Mind…