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Foals to Release Tapes Mix

pitchfork.com Brit punks Foals are the next in line to participate in !K7's Tapes compilation series. (Previous entries have included mixes by the Rapture and the Big Pink.) Foals Tapes will be out on July 2. view details , ,

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How to Dress Well Announces New Album

pitchfork.com Tom Krell, aka How to Dress Well is back with a new album. Total Loss is out in September on Acéphale in North America and Weird World internationally. (Update: It will be out sometime this fall.) Listen to first … view details

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The xx Announce North American Tour

pitchfork.com In addition to their summer festival tour in Europe and the UK, the xx will visit North America briefly in support of their yet-untitled sophomore record. After the tour dates, watch a recent video of the group performing … view details

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Dirty Projectors, Passion Pit, Pearl Jam to Play Jay-Z's Made in America Fest

pitchfork.com The first names have been revealed for the Jay-Z-curated Budweiser Made in America Festival, taking place on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia September 1-2. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, Pearl Jam's website … view details

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David Okumu, Singer For the Invisible, Survives Electrical Shocking Onstage

spinner.com Mercury Prize-nominated British band the Invisible, survived electric shocking last week during a performance in Lagos, Nigeria. view details

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Japandroids, Chromatics Added to Pitchfork Festival

pitchfork.com Japandroids and Chromatics have been added to Pitchfork Music Festival 2012, which returns to Chicago's Union Park July 13-15. They join a lineup that already includes Beach House, Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed … view details

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Listen: More Music From the Score to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom

pitchfork.com The soundtrack to Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom is out tomorrow via ABKCO. The movie is in theaters May 25, and stars Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, and … view details

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Sigur Rós' Kjarten Sveinsson to Sit Out World Tour

pitchfork.com In an interview with Icelandic newspaper The Reykjavík Grapevine, Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi said that band member Kjartan Sveinsson is "tired of touring." Thus, he will not accompany his band mates when … view details , ,

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Sigur Ros Debuts 'Valtari' with Global Listening Event

billboard.com No matter where you were on Earth on Thursday night (May 17), chances were pretty good that you could listen to the new Sigur Rós album at 7 p.m. local time. view details , ,

Fool's Gold Records Launches Subscription Service

pitchfork.com Fool's Gold, the Brooklyn label founded by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, and home to acts like Danny Brown, Flosstradamus, and Kid Sister-- is launching a digital subscription service called "The Goldmine" … view details

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Guided by Voices Announce Tour, Another New LP

pitchfork.com Guided by Voices have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming record, the 21-track Class Clown Spots a UFO, out June 12 via GBV, Inc. (That's a cut from the album, "Keep It in Motion" … view details ,

4AD Music and Art Auctioned for Charity

pitchfork.com A collection of 4AD music and artwork is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for Natasha Laflin, a British artist and illustrator who suffered a near fatal bain aneurysm in 2008. Funds will go towards helping … view details