The day in music news
Tue Jul 21 2009
Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio (pictured) premieres "Give Blood" under his solo project, Rain Machine. Give it a listen here. [Pitchfork]
Weezer fans will be pleased with the announcement that a new album, Close to a Wrap, is on its way, plus a reissue of the classic Pinkerton. Also, a cover of "Love Is the Answer," which was recorded but never released by Weezer, is included in the new Sugar Ray album released today, Music for Cougars. [Rolling Stone]
Listen here to Beth Ditto sing The Gossip's new single, "Heavy Cross," from Music for Men. Free download available on iTunes all week. [The Fader]
Sufjan Stevens presents the trailer of his forthcoming multimedia project, The BQE, inspired by the Queens-Brooklyn expressway,which will feature film and soundtrack, plus a comic book and even a stereoscopic 3-D View-Master Reel. Out October 20. [NME]
Nominations for the Mercury Prize 2009 are out and highlights include Bat for Lashes, Florence and the Machine and La Roux. [The Guardian]
And from the TONY desk:
Warp announces 20th-anniversary shows with Battles, Flying Lotus, Prefuse 73, !!! and more. [The Volume]
This week's hot new releases include material from The Fiery Furnaces, Magnolia Electric Co., Portugal. The Man, etc. [The Volume]
