Dates:
21 May - Akaso, Osaka Japan
22 May - Liquid Room, Tokyo Japan
23 May - O-NEST, Tokyo Japan (acoustic covers set)
25 May - The Republik, Honolulu HI
28 May - Casbah, San Diego CA
29 May - The Echo, Los Angeles CA
30 May - The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz CA
31 May - Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco CA
02 Jun - Holocene, Portland OR
03 Jun - Triple Door, Seattle WA

Podcast tracklist: DOWNLOAD
1. Sierra Maestra - Elena La Cumbachera
2. Rokia Traoré - Dounia
3. Magnetic Fields - You Must Be Out of your Mind
4. Desmond Dekker - Honour Your Mother and Father
5. Eddie Palmieri - Pa La Ocha Tambo
6. Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie - The Storms are On The Ocean
7. Red House Painters - Grace Cathedral Park
8. Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz International - Sweet Mother
9. The Replacements - Unsatisfied
10. Rhythm & Sound feat. Jennifer Lara - Queen In My Empire

They define Dead Tongues as "an unhinged blast of intense psychedelic noise, a two-minute storm that will have your fists in the air while it melts your mind and rips off your face like a machine-gun toting horse."

The album features a collection of tracks from mostly out of print and hard to find singles that were released over the band's career and will be on translucent red vinyl limited to 500 copies. Two new songs are exclusive to the release, one of which is the track "I Found The Ending", check out the video here:

You can grab a copy at your favorite local record store or over at Insound here. Dead Gaze will also be touring the US starting June 15th at Schubas in Chicago, here are the dates:

15 Jun - Schubas Tavern, Chicago IL
16 Jun - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN
25 Jun - The Mill, Iowa City IA
26 Jun - Ace of Cups, Columbus OH

Paul Morley on Hauschka’s music "It’s right on the contemporary dream sweet spot where classical, electronic, pop, sound art, novelty camouflage and the avant-garde meet."

Above is the trailer by the brilliant new Classical music website Sinfini Music for their session and interview with Hauschka. 

Sinfini filmed the exclusive performance and interview with Hauschka as the basis for esteemed music critic Paul Morley's “Where Do You Start” (Part 4)  – the 4th in his series of novel introductions to classical music, linking in pop, electronic and other music genres to the classical tradition.  The piece is a potted history of the piano, taking readers on a journey from Mozart to the toy piano and prepared pianos of John Cage, through to the electronic music of Aphex Twin and minimalism-influenced Hauschka, who has also worked with violinist Hilary Hahn, fusing her love for Bach with his sensitive prepared piano music. 

Unfortunately, on the way to the sesssion Hauschka lost his tool kit to prepare the piano.  Bereft of the ping pong balls, marbles and mini vibrators that give his piano pieces their unique sound, Hauschka set off to trawl the streets of Soho to assemble a new collection.  This involved visits to sex shops, sports and hardware stores and fashion jewellery outlets to purchase vibrators, various household tools and necklace chains.

Hauschka commented on his London trip, “On my way to the interview I found that I’d lost all my preparations.  Starting at Paddington station, I bought chopsticks and wooden sticks and I had to find all the other props in Soho.  I found erasers and other materials in an art store, and vibrators at an erotic shop.  Funnily enough I found some great objects and I was able to use all of them at the Sinfini performance.”

Click HERE to explore Paul Morley's "Where do you start" (Part 4) and watch the stunning live session and video interview with Hauschka, amongst other brilliant features about the prepared piano. 

Buy it at the FatCat online store here or pick up a copy from the band on tour. 

Check out the video for Machines below:

Hear Wongharey on PopMatters.

Enjoy "Glow" on our demo site.

Dead Gaze's debut FatCat release is a compilation album, titled 'Dead Gaze' and comprised of the best tracks from their extensive back catalogue. It will be released on May 21st. The album features a collection of tracks from mostly out of print and hard to find singles that were released over the band's career and will be on translucent red vinyl that is limited to 500 copies. you can order a copy HERE.

Dates:
15 Jun - Schubas Tavern, Chicago IL
16 Jun - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN
25 Jun - The Mill, Iowa City IA
26 Jun - Ace of Cups, Columbus OH

Dates:
06 Jun - Empty Bottle, Chicago IL *
07 Jun - Fountain Square, Cincinnati OH ^
08 Jun - Garden Bowl, Detroit MI
09 Jun - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh PA
12 Jun - Morgan’s Pier, Philadelphia PA ^
13 Jun - The Sinclair, Cambridge MA #
16 Jun - DC9, Washington DC
* w/Eternal Summers
^w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks
#w/ Fucked Up

Gaining early experience through playing in a number of hardcore / punk bands, and having toured the world in a couple of indie outfits, Jonathan struck out on his own back in 2009 and started to gain some early recognition across internet blogs when he began leaking out a series of bedroom-recorded psych-pop gems. Recording alone at home often late at night, writing and playing everything himself, he produced a steady stream of tracks prodding in different directions and comprising weird pop outbursts, fuzzy guitars, cloudy ambient texturing, warm drum machine pulses, and bitter-sweet chord progressions - all anchored by a particular melodic sensibility and Clancy's bold, often reverb-drenched vocals.

The EP is out on the 20th May and can be preordered HERE. 

Stream Machines (Acoustic Version) on Gold Flake Paint HERE.

The album is out now in UK/ Europe and can be ordered HERE. It is released in North America on May 21st and can be ordered HERE.

Head HERE to stream the album at Ad Hoc.

'Lyrically ranging from incisive social commentary, to lucid, humourous explorations of interpersonal relationships, Scott’s songs are essentially folk-tinged pop songs with more fervent ambitions.'

The heavy-weight vinyl is accompanied by a free download, and costs only £14.99. You can catch Frightened Rabbit on tour this year and at Reading and Leeds festivals.

The EP marks the start of a relationship with FatCat Records and utilizes the tape format to place the past and future of the band side by side; side B collecting together the bedroom recordings that were met with a wave of excitement from tastemaker sites such as Pitchfork, Gorilla Vs. Bear and No Fear of Pop, while side A consists of two tracks from the stunning forthcoming full-length ‘Vicious'. The limited edition cassette will also be available to buy on the band's European tour, details of which are below.

May 18 - Roma Pop Fest @ Revolver Live Club, Rome, IT
May 20 - Vera, Groningen, NL
May 21 - AB Box, Bruxelles, BE
May 22 - Le Trianon, Paris, FR
May 23 - Start The Bus, Bristol, UK 
May 24 - East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, UK
May 25 - Workmans, Dublin, IE
May 26 - Bowery, Cork, IE
May 27 - Prince Albert, Brighton
May 28 - Cargo (ATP presents…), London, UK
Jun 01 - Handmade Festival, Guastalla, IT
Jun 02 - Macello, Padova, IT
Jun 07 - Lanificio 25, Naples, IT
Jun 08 - Hana-Bi, Marina di Ravenna, IT
Jun 09 - MIAMI Festival, Milano, IT
Jun 11 - Vicolo Bolognetti, Bologna, IT

The piece is part of an exhibition entitled EXPO 1: New York, and enjoyed huge success at London's Barbican Centre before transferring. Max Richter composed a special piece for the artwork, entitled 'Rainlight' (a free download of which is available below). For more information on 'Rain Room', visit MoMA's website.

The Twilight Sad's 'No One Can Ever Know'' and Cokefloat by PAWS have been nominated for this year's SAY Award. 

Enjoy "Torsion" on our demo site.

Buy You Follow Me from the FatCat online store

DATES:
15 Jun - Schubas Tavern, Chicago IL
16 Jun - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN
26 Jun - The Mill, Iowa City, IA

This would mark the second appearance of Iceland on the long-running tv show, the first being in 2010 when the Icelandic bank crash was satirised.

The episode is scheduled to air on the 19th of May.

Revered regionally for their mix of Saharan and West African sounds and for their intense guitar work and upbeat vibe, Tal National make striking music, despite a constant dearth of instruments and a complete lack of local studios. Their sound combines gritty electric sounds and layered, intriguing percussion including the talking drum. Tal National’s songs find a looping, trance-inducing quality (think desert blues) but with joy and vitality (think highlife or mbalax).

Watch "Katako" here:

The band is driven by the energetic, forward-thinking bandleader, Hamadal “Almeida” Moumine, who also runs a local children’s charity, serves as a judge in local courts, and had a successful soccer career before becoming Niger’s best-loved guitarist. Turning a dust-covered, half-abandoned studio into their rough-and-ready home base with help from Chicago-based producer Jamie Carter, Tal National laid down tracks all day, only to dash off to five-hour shows later in the evening. Carter sent the tracks along to FatCat who got it straight away.

Tal National’s first-ever foray outside of Niger will begin in Chicago before expanding out to the rest of the world. The band's FatCat debut, ‘Kaani’, is due out on LP/CD/Dig 09/10/13. Check out the band's Facebook page here.