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Friday night isn’t too promising for music in Austin, so Rise Against at Stubbs may be one of your only options. Unfortunately the tickets will run you $35 so you better be a pretty big fan to make it out to this one. However, the lineup gets better with Rancid and Billy Talent (who are in fact both still around) providing the opening entertainment. Things get started around 8pm.
Download: Rise Against – Alive and Well [MP3]
Shortly after the release of their critically acclaimed LP Alopecia, WHY? are back with new material and a brand new LP. Upcoming album Eskimo Show will hit stores September 22nd via Anticon and features this single “The Blackest Purse”. Have a listen and let us know what you think.
Download: WHY? – This Blackest Purse [MP3]
We’ve long been fans of The Dodos as evidenced by their spot in our 2008 top album’s post, so we are of course excited about their forthcoming album. Apparently the band has had some trouble with the album leaking online, so they went on and made it available to stream in full from their website. Time to Die will be available digitally on July 28th and physical copies are in stores September 15th via French Kiss Records. We’ve also got first single from the album, “Fables” below.
Download: The Dodos – Fables [MP3]
We have no idea why such a hyped band would be playing at such a small place, but Dirty Projectors are coming to town at Red 7 on Wednesday night. We also just read that Greg Ginn, like THE Greg Ginn, like the guy that founded Black Flag, will be opening. Opening? Yeah don’t get that one either… Local acts The Laughing and DJ Sean O’Neal will also be on hand for opening support. Tickets are on sale now for $13 but are sure to sell out soon.
Download: Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca [MP3]
Another band that just reformed a few years ago, Mission of Burma, are getting ready to release their first new material since the 2006 album The Obliterati. This new album called The Sound, The Speed, The Light will hit stores October 6th via Matador Records. First single “1, 2, 3, Partty!” is available for your enjoyment below.
Download: Mission of Burma – 1, 2, 3, Partyy! [MP3]
Shortly after giving us new track “Hott”, Wheat have another tune ready to share from their upcoming release. This new one is called “Changes Is” and is getting us even more excited about the band’s new album. White Ink, Black Ink is due out July 21st on Rebel Group.
Download: Wheat – Changes Is [MP3]
Start your Wednesday night off right by heading to Mohawk for a set by Tortoise with local Austin band Balmorhea providing opening support. Tickets for this one are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Things get started at 8pm. Do it!
Download: Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin [MP3]
You may not know about The Clean, but odds are, you’ve been jamming to something that’s been influenced by this seminal New Zealand band. Long ago, they made Flying Nun a indie household name, but now they are working with Merge Records. They have a new album, Mister Pop, slated for a release in September, and this new track definitely has the ATH offices salivating. Here’s to you!
Download: The Clean – In the Dreamlife you Need a Rubber Soul [MP3]
There’s no mistake that we here at ATH really love The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and we have yet another band, The Isolation, coating their summertime pop gems in loads of reverb and atmospherics. We’ll happily take tunes as good as this one any day, so we’d like to introduce you to The Isolation. This song, “Dancing Away,” comes from the band’s Isolation EP.
Download: The Isolation – Dancing Away [MP3]
Matt Sharp and his band The Rentals finally got back together a couple years ago and are hard at work on a whole slew of new material. The new project from the band is called Songs About Time and is a year long project with films coming out every day, short films every Tuesday and 3 EPs dropping every 3 months. It’s quite the project and no one would expect any less from Mr. Sharp. Two of these EPs Chapter One: The Story of a Thousand Seasons Past and Chapter Two: It’s Time to Come Home are both streaming and available for digital download on The Rentals website. Stay tuned because even more new material will be coming your way soon. Here’s the title track from Chapter 1.
Download: The Rentals – Story of a Thousand Seasons Past [MP3]
