Read more Animals Attack here.



NEWSFLASH: Elephant 6 Recording Company’s Bill Doss (also member of Olivia Tremor Control) passed away today, July 31st, 2012.



ALSO: If you’re at Lollapalooza 2012 this year, Tortoise & Blonde eyewear (based out of NYC) will be showcasing at Urban Outfitters on State and Washington during the music festival. The company has a pseudo-record label through manufacturing sunglasses endorsing and supporting artists like The Spinto Band, Ra Ra Riot, and Jukebox the Ghost.





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Animal Collective

You might know Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, as one of the founding member of Animal Collective. Animal Collective was the Pitchfork-type band of 2007…
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

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Animal Collective premiered their new song, “Today’s Supernatural,” today (July 31st). The single is from their upcoming album, Centipede Hz. The album will be out September 4th, via Domino Records.



The band will be on tour to promote Centipede Hz in the fall:


09/18: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre

09/19: Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl

09/20: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

09/21: Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre

09/23: Los Angeles @ Hollywood Bowl

09/25: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

09/27: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

09/28: Austin, TX @ Backyard

09/29: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

09/30: Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

10/02: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

10/03: Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center

10/05: Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park












WHY?

whywithaquestionmark.com

Have fun trying to google the band WHY?



The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, Mumps, Etc. will follow on October 8th.



They’re going on a national tour with Anticon labelmates Serengeti, Doseone, Jel, Sodapop, and others, this fall.



Check out their free song, “Sod in the Seed,” on Soundcloud:





TOUR DATES
08.24 Columbia, MO: The Blue Note

08.25 Norman, OK: Opolis

08.26 Santa Fe, NM: SOL at Santa Fe Brewing

08.27 Phoenix, AZ: Crescent Ballroom

08.28 Los Angeles, CA: Echoplex

08.30 San Francisco, CA: Great American

08.31 Arcata, CA: Arcata Playhouse

09.01 Portland, OR: Wonder Ballroom

09.02 Seattle, WA: Bumbershoot Festival

09.03 Boise, ID: Reef

09.04 Salt Lake City, UT: In the Venue

09.05 Englewood, CO: The Gothic

09.06 Omaha, NE: The Waiting Room

09.07 Lawrence, KS: The Granada

09.08 Minneapolis, MN: Cedar Cultural Center

09.09 Chicago, IL: Lincoln Hall

09.10 Cleveland, OH: Beachland Ballroom

09.11 Ithaca, NY: The Haunt

09.12 Cambridge, MA: Middle East

09.13 Brooklyn, NY: Music Hall

09.14 Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer

09.15 Durham, NC: Motorco Music Hall

09.16 Asheville, NC: Grey Eagle

09.17 Atlanta, GA: The Earl
09.18 Nashville, TN: Mercy Lounge

10.05 Düsseldorf, Germany: New Fall Festival

10.06 Evreux, France: L’Abordage

10.07 Paris, France: Maroquinerie

10.08 Brighton, England: Old Market

10.09 London, England: Electric Ballroom

10.10 Manchester, England: Central Methodist

10.11 Bristol, England: Fleece

10.12 Glasgow, Scotland: SWG3

10.13 Oxford, England: The Bullingdon

10.15 Berlin, Germany: Volksbühne

10.18 Cincinnati, OH Lois & Richard Rosethal

10.20 Pittsburgh, PA Altar

10.24 Richmond, VA Canal Club

10.25 Athens, GA 40 Watt

10.26 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits

10.27 Orlando, FL The Social

10.28 Tampa, FL Crowbar

10.29 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder

10.30 Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box

10.31 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon

11.01 Houston, TX Walter’s

11.02 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall

11.03 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest

11.05 St. Louis, MO Luminary Arts



SNOOP LION

snooplion.com

Snoop Dogg needs no introduction, but what about Snoop Lion? This is Snoop Doggy Dogg’s latest project called “REINCARNATED.” From my understanding, the inspiration for Snoop Lion/”REINCARNATED” was because Snoop recently visited Jamaica and loved the food, music, art, environment, etc. The visit literally changed his life.



Snoop had this to say about the album and the name change, “For this project, I had no intention of making a reggae album, but the spirit called me. Anytime the spirit calls you gotta know that it’s serious and real …. I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn’t know that until I went to the temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabingi priest. From that moment on, I started to understand why I was there and was able to create something magical in this [Reincarnated] project…something I haven’t done before in my career.”



Look for the VICE Film’s “REINCARNATED” to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival September 7th.

BRIEFLY:




MR MINER’S PHISH THOUGHTS

phishthoughts.com

Phish fans are a devoted lot. For the hardcore fans that must own everything, there is a book written by a fan for fans called
Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts
, which is available now.



The book recount Phish’s long history and their eventual reunion in 2009.
Author David Calarco confessed that all the Phish books out there are “so outdated, they’re no longer relevant” and that his book is
“the only book ever written by a fan for the fans.”



BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD

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San Francisco’s Blackbird Blackbird (aka Mikey Maramag) announced that they’ve signed to Lavish Habits and will be releasing “Boracay Planet” EP on October 16th, 2012.



In the meantime, check out his reworking of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” for free at Soundcloud.







TROJAN HORSE

bandcamp.com

Manchester’s Trojan Horse just released “Fire” EP a few weeks ago (July 16th). I believe the single is taken from their self-titled LP, released two years ago.



In addition to the title track, the EP also features a cover of the Neil Young song, “Ohio.” The track was an inspiration for the band during the fall out of the Arab Spring.



STEALING SHEEP

stealingsheep.co.uk



Liverpool’s Stealing Sheep will be releasing Into the Diamond Sun on September 4th, 2012, via Heavenly Recordings/Cooperative Music.



This looks like an all-girls band (Rebecca Hawley, Emily Lansley and Lucy Mercer) who are into “faery folk” (otherwise known as pagan folk) and Krautrock.






JAWS

jawsjawsjaws.co.uk



JAWS’ new single is called “Toucan Surf.” The single comes out August 27th, via Rattlepop Records.



Not much else was given; they say that NME liked them.




STAYCE DYLAN

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No background details about Stayce Dylan, other than that she just released her second song “Please Don’t Feed the Animals”. You can hear it on Soundcloud.



I don’t even think she has a website.



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