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Look like the Australian group Gold Fields will be heading back to Minneapolis this February 17th! I tried to warn these guys the last few times they were here to not tour here in the Winter, but
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GOLD FIELDS

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It’s been a while since we talked about Australia’s Gold Fields. For a brief span of time in late 2012 to 2013, we caught the band three times, as they tour back and forth for their debut album Black Sun.

Anyway, taking a break from their constant world tour, they managed to release a new single called “Hold Me” last October 2014.

Hear the original song:

We’re pretty excited about new music from Gold Fields… and if you can’t get enough of the new single, they’ve compiled five remixes of the song and released them all this week (January 20th, 2015) called, what else?, Hold Me Remixes.

Track listing:

1 Hold Me (Pat Lok) 5:20

2 Hold Me (Klp Remix) 5:16

3 Hold Me (Tyler Touch Remix) 4:19

4 Hold Me (Yes You Remix) 3:44

5 Hold Me (Kamandi Remix) 3:15

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of Montreal

The last time we saw this inventive live band, I mentioned that of Montreal will be releasing Aureate Gloom (Polyvinyl Records). Now that it’s getting a little closer to its release date (March 3, 2015),
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Deerhoof

I caught Deerhoof in 2012 and noted how fun it was to see the band in person. I also wrote that it was unbelievable how long the band have been around (now in their 20th year as a band).
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YONATAN GAT

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Guitarist virtuoso Yonatan Gat (Monotonix) recently shared “Goldrush”, the first single from his new album, Director, out March 3rd on Joyful Noise Recordings. You can listen to the song on Soundcloud.

You can find Yonatan Gat on tour now, some shows with our favorite of Monteal and Deerhoof.

Tour dates:

01/22 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

01/23 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

01/24 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor

01/25 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof

01/26 Tampa, FL @ World Brewery

01/27 Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen

01/28 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

01/29 Houston, TX @ Walter’s

01/30 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves

01/31 Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas

02/01 Kansas City, KS @ Riot Room

02/02 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

02/03 Madison, WI @ Frequency

02/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room

02/06 Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise

02/07 Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog

03/03 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

03/04 Charlottesville @ Tea Bazaar

03/05 Athens @ 40 Watt *

03/06 Carrboro (OM) @ Cat’s Cradle *

03/07 DC (OM) @ Club 9:30 *

03/08 Philadelphia @ Union Transfer *

03/09 New Haven @ Toad’s * ^

03/10 Boston @ Paradise * ^

03/11 New York @ Webster Hall *

03/14 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight

03/15 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light

03/19-03/22 Austin, TX @ SXSW

03/23 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room

03/24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell

03/25 San Diego, CA @ Hideout

03/26 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar

03/27 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door

03/28 Oakland, CA @ Night Light

* = w/ Of Montreal

^ = w/ Deerhoof

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MS MR

NYC duo MS MR came to Minneapolis “for the first time as a band and as people” …and ‘rocked it like a ‘Hurricane’. ‘Hurricane’, of course, refers to their infectious single of the same name …

NEON GOLD / POP SHOP

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We’ve previously written about many of Neon Gold Records‘ bands, including Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Marina & The Diamonds, Gotye, The Naked & Famous, HAIM, Wet, Haerts, Cathedrals, Charli XCX, Icona Pop, etc. The New York City-based record label was founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger (of MS MR fame).

Below are some of their upcoming shows, usually showcasing some new and upcoming artists:

Events:

02/25 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory*

02/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*

02/27 – New York, CA @ Le Poisson Rouge
– Seinabo Sey, Gavin James

02/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*

02/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*

03/16-03/22 – Austin, TX @ SXSW (details tba)

* Cathedrals

The San Francisco Cathedrals shows are sold out. Also note, due to a vocal chord injury, Alex Winston had to cancel her sold out appearance at The Westway on January 22nd. The show will continue with Stockholm’s Tove Styrke and Los Angeles’ Chelsea Lankes.

BRIEFLY

GOLDEN COAST

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I would imagine Los Angeles’ Golden Coast hanging out with Los Angeles’ Best Coast in their off time? Golden Coast latest single is called “Futurist” and they were pretty happy to recently play at the Echo for Neon Gold Records’ Popshop West (see other event listing earlier in this article).

They reported that “Futurist” was currently #6 on Hype Machine with 40K streams in two day.

EQUALS

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East London based Equals (not to be confused with 60s/70s group The Equals or Texas’ Equals) has a new song called “Black on Gold”, coming out February 12th, on Senseless Records.

Look for the duo (James Low and Ade Omotayo) to play live on February 5th at Sublive @ Proud Camden with Tara Priya and All The People.

JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON

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Congratulations to Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson who recently won a Golden Globe Award for his soundtrack work on
The Theory of Everything. The work is also nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA Award, and Critics’ Choice Movie Award.

The Theory of Everything Soundtrack is out now on Back Lot Music.

MICHELLE CHAMUEL

michellechamuel.com

Singer of Ella Riot and runner-up on the fourth season of NBC’s The Voice, Michelle Chamuel will be debuting her album Face the Fire on February 10th via The End Records/ADA.

As another preview to the record, Chamuel recently unveiled “Golden” on Justjared.com.

ROMERO

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Wisconsin-based rock group Romero (not to be confused with Romeo) just released their new single “Gold For The Hunt”.

The song is available for free on Bandcamp.

HOLLOW SUNSHINE

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Seattle’s Hollow Sunshine just announced an early Spring release on vinyl and digital formats for Bring Gold, the follow-up to the outfit’s 2013 debut LP, Held Above (Robotic Empire).

Bring Gold will be out April 2015 on Iron Pier.