La Sera (Photo: Magda Wosinska)

La Sera has released a video for “Please Be My Third Eye” that was directed by Vice Cooler. The track is from the forthcoming album, Sees The Light. Watch the video or listen to the track in this post.

La Sera – “Please Be My Third Eye”

LA SERA “PLEASE BE MY THIRD EYE” DIR BY VICE COOLER from Vice Cooler on Vimeo.

La Sera is the project of Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls). Sees The Light is the sophomore release for her La Sera project. Tracklisting for the album is below.

Tracklisting
Love That’s Gone
Please Be My Third Eye
I Can’t Keep You in My Mind
Break My Heart
It’s Over Now
I’m Alone
Real Boy
Drive On
How Far We’ve Come Now
Don’t Stay

Wowser Bowser - Wowser Bowser

I’ve been sitting on this video for two weeks. Oops.

Here’s the video for Atlanta’s Wowser Bowser’s “Water Story” from their self-titled album which is out January 24, 2012. Watch the video or stream select tracks from the album in this post. The video was edited by Brooklyn-based videographer Chris Byler.

Steam tracks from the forthcoming album via BandCamp below.

Craig Finn

Craig Finn has released “Honolulu Blues” from his forthcoming album, Clear Heart Full Eyes. He has also confirmed the first wave of tour dates in support of his album. Stream his new single and see complete tour dates in this post.

Craig Finn – Honolulu Blues by Vagrant Records

Tour Dates
2/01 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada*
2/02 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory*
2/03 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*
2/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club*
2/06 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill*
2/07 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
2/08 – Detroit, MI @ The Lager House*
2/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement*
2/10 – St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway*
2/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar*
2/13 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
2/19 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah*
2/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour*
2/23 – Portland, OR @ The Doug Fir Lounge*
2/24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile*
* – w/ Mount Moriah

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg will be releasing a new, double-album on November 7, 2011. Entitled Stage Whisper, it will feature a live album and an album of unreleased studio tracks. Complete track listing below.

The video and stream of her new single “Terrible Angel” are available in this post.

Charlotte Gainsbourg – “Terrible Angel”

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Terrible Angels by Because Music

Stage Whisper track listing
Live Album
1. IRM
2. Set Yourself On Fire
3. Jamais
4. Heaven Can Wait
5. In The End
6. AF 607 105
7. Just Like A Woman
8. The Operations
9. Trick Pony
10. The Songs That We Sing
11. Voyage

Studio Album
1. Terrible Angels
2. Paradisco
3. All The Rain
4. White Telephone
5. Go To Let Go
6. Out Of Touch
7. Memoir

Neon Indian - Era Extraña

Neon Indian, the project of Alan Palomo, has announce the release of his first album in two years. The album, Era Extraña, is to be released on September 13, 2011. He also announced a Fall 2011 tour which includes a September 19, 2011 in Atlanta. Com Truise and Purity Ring will join Neon Indian on select dates.

Tour Dates
9/15 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
9/16 Washington DC – Rock n Roll Hotel
9/17 Carrboro, NC – Moog Festival
9/19 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
9/20 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree *
9/21 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *
9/22 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds *
9/23 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
9/24 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
9/26 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
9/27 San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern *
9/30 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour *
10/1 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop * ^
10/3 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
10/4 Vancouver, BC – Venue *
10/5 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe *
10/7 Boise, ID – Reef * ^
10/8 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge * ^
10/10 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater *
10/12 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar * ^
10/13 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry * ^
10/14 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall * ^
10/15 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop * ^
10/16 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick * ^
10/18 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace * ^
10/19 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
10/20 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall ^
10/21 New York, NY – Webster Hall ^
* w/ Com Truise
^ w/ Purity Ring

Cassettes Won't Listen - EVINSPACEY

Cassettes Won’t Listen has released a new video for “Perfect Day” – the first song off of his new album, EVINSPACEY, which is out on June 21, 2011. The video was directed by Jason Drake and Vedette Lim and can be watched below.

Cassettes Won’t Listen “Perfect Day”

This is the third album for Jason Drake, the man behind Cassettes Won’t Listen. The title, EVINSPACEY, was changed from its original title of Kevin Spacey after the actor filed a cease and desist.

To read our 2006 interview with Cassettes Won’t Listen here. (Check out that original design format …)

Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes has announce the release of their latest album, Outbursts, which will be release on April 20, 2010. The band is currently on tour in the UK in support of the album. Tour dates for the US will be announced soon.

UK Tour
March 9th – BIRMINGHAM – Glee Club*
March 10th – BRISTOL – St. Georges**
March 11th – OXFORD – Academy 2***
March 13th – MANCHESTER – Academy***
March 14th – YORK – Duchess**
March 16th – GATESHEAD – Sage***
March 17th – SHEFFIELD – City Hall**
March 19th – EDINBURGH – Cabaret Voltaire*
March 20th – GLASGOW – Classic Grand*
March 21st – NOTTINGHAM – Rescue Rooms*
March 23rd – SOUTHAMPTON – Brooks University TBC
March 24th – MILTON KEYNES – Stables***
March 26th – LONDON – Shepherds Bush Empire***
March 27th – BRIGHTON – Concorde 2**
*Over 18’s only
**Over 14’s only
***All ages

Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame

Deer Tick and Dr. Dog have announced tour dates for Spring 2010. Dr. Dog will be releasing a new album in April 2010.

Tour Dates
April 25th San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall w/ Dr. Dog
April 27th Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre w/ Dr. Dog
April 29th Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Brewing Company w/ Dr. Dog
April 30th Dallas, TX The Loft w/ Dr. Dog
May 1st Austin, TX Emo’s Outside w/ Dr. Dog
May 2nd Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio w/ Dr. Dog
May 3rd Fayetteville, AR Majestic Lounge w/ Dr. Dog
May 5th Birmingham, AL Workplay w/ Dr. Dog
May 6th Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom w/ Dr. Dog
May 7th Louisville, KY Headliners w/ Dr. Dog
May 11th Boston, MA Paradise w/ Dr. Dog
May 12th Boston, MA Paradise w/ Dr. Dog
May 13th Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory w/ Dr. Dog
May 14th Washington, DC 9:30 Club w/ Dr. Dog
May 15th New York, NY Terminal 5 w/ Dr. Dog

Midlake - The Courage of Others

Midlake, a long-time favorite of DeadJournalist.com (and an interview alum), will be releasing their new album, The Courage of Others, on February 2, 2010.

In advance of the album, Midlake’s Tim Smith put together a playlist of some of the British folk songs that inspired the band while recording their new album. Those songs are available below via lala.com.

Track Listing
“Fotheringay” by Fairport Convention
“I am the Mercury” by Jimmie Spheeris
“Cruel Sister” by Pentangle
“Thomas The Rhymer” by Steeleye Span
“Job’s Tears” by The Incredible String Band
“Queen Of Dreams” by Strawbs
“Morgana” by John Renbourn
“It’ll Take A Long Time” by Sandy Denny
“Road To Ronderlin” by Matthews Southern Comfort
“Old Black Hat With A Dandelion Flower” by Feathers

Everybody Was In The French Resistance

Everybody Was In The French Resistance, a project of Eddie Argos (Art Brut) and Dyan Valdés, have announce the release of their debut album Fixin’ The Charts, Volume One February 16th, 2010 via Cooking Vinyl.

The album is a reaction to famous pop tunes. The track listing, with each song’s response is below.

Track Listing
1. Creeque Allies

Response to “Creeque Alley” by the Mamas and the Papas

“Creeque Alley” by the Mamas and the Papas is the story of the late sixties West Coast folk scene and the formation of their own band in the midst of it. “Creeque Allies” is the story of the early forties French resistance scene and the formation of the freedom fighters who eventually drove the Nazis out of France.

2. G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N (You Know I’ve Got A)

Response to “Girlfriend” made famous by Avril Lavigne

Pop songs have traditionally been “boy meets girl,” “girl meets boy,” “boy/girl overcome a problem,” or “boy/girl break up” – in the last decade or so, there has been an alarming new archetype in pop songwriting: “girl steals other girl’s boyfriend.” This is a divisive message to send to young girls everywhere, and songs like “Girlfriend” (see also “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift) only teach young women that they can derive more worth and status from stealing each others’ boyfriends than they can from realizing their own achievements.

3. (I’m So) Waldo P. Emerson Jones

Response to “Waldo P. Emerson Jones” made famous by the Archies

The Archies can’t figure out Waldo P. Emerson Jones, a new character on the block who impresses all of their girlfriends and generally shows everyone up. The Everybody Was In The French Resistance … Now! version tells Waldo’s side – he was a little-known “nerd” at their school who spent the summer reinventing himself and came back with added confidence, a new haircut and a much cooler name (Waldo P. Emerson Jones is clearly not the name his mother gave him).

4. The Scarborough Affaire

Response to “Scarborough Fair,” traditional

The singer of the 17th-century ballad “Scarborough Fair” instructs the listener to locate his former lover and charge her with a series of impossible tasks. The Everybody Was In The French Resistance…Now response takes his unreasonable demands to their logical conclusion.

5. Billie’s Genes

Response to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

The kid is your son.

6. Think Twice (It’s Not Alright)

Response to “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” by Bob Dylan

Breaking up is hard. Not everyone can be as tough as Bob Dylan, who claims that he needs to “travel on” when his lover wastes his “precious time.” Everybody Was In The French Resistance … Now! have read between the lines, and have rewritten the song based on how Bob Dylan most likely actually felt when he bid “fare thee well.”

7. Hey! It’s Jimmy Mack

Response to “Jimmy Mack” made famous by Martha Reeves and the Vendellas

Jimmy Mack heard Martha’s song. So he’s never coming back.

8. He’s a “Rebel”

Response to “He’s A Rebel” made famous by the Crystals

The Crystals sang a love song to “dangerous” men. Everybody Was In The French Resistance … Now! opened up the conversation to other men, who see through the “rebel” schtick and argue that it’s all just an act.

9. Coal Digger

Response to “Gold Digger” by Kanye West

Kanye West patronizes the chip-shop janitor who is working his way towards cooking the fries. Everybody Was In The French Resistance … Now! know that the janitor is just working to make ends meet until he gets his shit together and releases a hit record.

10. My Way (Is Not Always the Best Way)

Response to “My Way” made famous by Frank Sinatra

Paul Anka admires a selfish man’s death-bed declaration that living his life according to his own convictions and desires alone is enough. Everybody Was In The French Resistance … Now! think that one should take others’ opinions into consideration.

11. Superglue

Response to “Vaseline” by Elastica

If Elastica had used superglue instead of vaseline (or for that matter, heroin) maybe they would have stuck together.

12. Walk Alone

Response to “You’ll Never Walk Alone” made famous by Gerry and the Pacemakers