Owen Pallett has announced that he will no longer be using the name Final Fantasy for his musical work. Owen Pallett’s breathtaking new album ‘Heartland’ will be available on Domino on Monday the 12th of January 2010.

Owen has issued the following statement:

Friends,

I began playing solo violin shows in 2004.  Although it was essentially a solo project, I named the band Final Fantasy, as the experience--and the tone of the material--was reminiscent of the hours and hours I had spent as an adolescent playing those epic JRPGs.

But the laws of trademark infringement exist for good reason, and so I am voluntarily retiring my band name.  In the new year, my record Heartland is coming out, and it is my first to be released in many territories, including Japan.  With this in mind, I feel it is in my own best interests to definitively distinguish my music from Square/Enix's games.

So, I am no longer playing shows as Final Fantasy.  Subsequent releases, including Heartland, will be issued under my own name, Owen Pallett.  Prior releases will sometime soon be re-packaged and re-issued.

I thank Square/Enix their kindness and support, and I thank you all for your understanding.

Salud!

Owen Pallett

Our friends over at InSound are auctioning off a customized, signed The Kills shirt, in order to benefit the charity 826NYC.

They asked The Kills to create a list of their favorite songs for a mix-tape t-shirt, and the band also autographed it. All proceeds go to 826NYC, "a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with the creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write."

You can see pictures of and bid on the shirt over at E-Bay, and learn more about 826NYC here.

These New Puritans are proud to present the new video for "We Want War" - seven and a half minutes of serene and poignant cinematography, influenced by ballistics footage, directed by Daniel Askill. Watch it now below!

"We Want War" is the first single to come from the bands eagerly awaited second album, Hidden. "We Want War" is available now, digitally, in the Domino Mart.

Check out the band's website for a free mp3 preview of Hidden.

Junior Boys have released a brand new video for their song "Bits & Pieces," from Begone Dull Care.

Directed by Stephanie Comilang for Hellhound Productions, the video takes a literal approach to the lyrics of "Bits & Pieces," but in an inventive direction.

Watch it now:

Begone Dull Care is the band's third full-length and was released on Domino this spring. Available now in the Domino Mart.

Following the universal praise for their second album, Two Dancers, Wild Beasts can announce a special Christmas show in their home town of Kendal, live dates in Australia & the USA (January / February 2010) plus a full UK headline tour for March 2010.

10 February - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Troubadour *

11 February - San Francisco, CA, USA - Independent *

13 February - Portland, OR, USA - Doug Fir Lounge *

14 February - Seattle, WA, USA - Chop Suey *

17 February - Minneapolis, MN, USA - 7th Street Entry *

18 February - Chicago, IL, USA - Schubas *

19 February - Chicago, IL, USA - Schubas *

20 February - Detroit, MI, USA - Pike Room *

22 February - Toronto, Ontario, USA - Horseshoe Tavern *

24 February - Boston, MA, USA - Great Scott *

25 February - Philadelphia, PA, USA - Kung Fu Necktie *

26 February - New York, NY, USA - Bowery Ballroom *

27 February - Washington, DC, USA - Black Cat *

28 February – Brooklyn, USA – New York Music Hall Of Williamsburg

*with Still Life Still

Today Dev Hynes, the eccentric mastermind behind Lightspeed Champion, unveils his new video for "Marlene," from his upcoming 2010 album, Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. Hynes describes the video as, "A compass amidst a "Chancellors Nightmare" foretold through the soap of modern ages."

You can read more about the album here, and pre-order it here!

Four Tet will be touring early next year in support of his much-anticipated new album, There Is Love In You, out January 26th on Domino Records. Nathan Fake will be supporting on all dates.

There Is Love In You is Kieran Hebden's first full-length in over four years, and his fifth LP to date.  First single “Love Cry”, backed with the track “Our Bells”, is availailbe on 12" via Domino Mart NOW.

FOUR TET TOUR DATES
02.17 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
02.18 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
02.19 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
02.20 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
02.23 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
02.24 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
02.25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
02.26 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
02.27 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
*All dates with Nathan Fake

In advance of their debut album, due spring 2010, LA based band Chief make an early introduction with the release of "Mighty Proud" featuring the b-side "Stealing." Initially recorded as part of the band's self-released Castle is Gone EP, "Mighty Proud" was held back and first released earlier this year by the UK singles label Chess Club. Chief are currently at work in NYC and LA on their as yet untitled album with producer Emery Dobyns.

Grab the MP3s from our Digital Store

Arctic Monkeys have released an exclusive new track for US fans. It's called "Catapult". To hear it, just search for it on Google. Search "Arctic Monkeys", then click on the play links at the top of the page. Enjoy.

Animal Collective will release Fall Be Kind, a new five track studio EP on November 23rd 2009 (MP3) and 15th December (12" & CD). Recorded by Ben Allen at Sweet Tea in Oxford, MS in February 2008 and at Mission Sound in Brooklyn, NY August 2009, Fall Be Kind includes recent live favourites Graze and What Would I Want? Sky (featuring the first ever licensed Grateful Dead sample).
 
The EP comes less than one year after the band’s critically acclaimed album Merriweather Post Pavilion. Merriweather... has already been named one of the most important albums of the year by Q magazine and Spin in the US, and of the entire decade by Uncut and Pitchforkmedia.
 
Tracklist:
 
1 - Graze
2 - What Would I Want? Sky
3 - Bleed
4 - On a Highway
5 - I Think I Can

Pre-order CD / 12"

New album from Four Tet scheduled for January 2010

Four Tet releases his much anticipated new album on January 26^th 2010. There Is Love In You is Kieran Hebden’s first full length album in over four years and is his fifth LP to date.

A new 12" single, "Love Cry" b/w "Our Bells" will be available on Dec 8. Pre-order it here.

There Is Love In You will be released on CD, LP and via digital download.

Tracklisting is as follows:

1 - Angel Echoes
2 - Love Cry
3 – Circling
4 - Pablo's Heart
5 - Sing
6 - This Unfolds
7 - Reversing
8 - Plastic People
9 - She Just Likes To Fight

We are very excited to announce that Lightspeed Champion – the incredible brain child of former Test Icicles guitarist Dev Hynes – has returned with his second album, Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. The follow-up to 2008’s Falling Off the Lavender Bridge is an epic collection of twelve pop songs, two instrumental intermissions and one piano étude, set for release on Domino Records on February 16^th, 2010. 

London’s Lightspeed Champion emerged from the ashes of Hynes’ first band, acclaimed noise rockers Test Icicles.  Under the name Lightspeed Champion – a moniker taken from a comic book character he’d created who lived in a world of mathematics – Hynes released one of 2008’s most charming debuts in Falling Off the Lavender Bridge.  Recorded in Omaha, NE, the album was an orchestral pop love letter to American country twang and boy/girl harmony sweetness, with Hynes’ lyrics referencing everything from broken relationships to teen soap opera The O.C. and more.  With rave reviews, a performance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and a full American tour under his belt, Lightspeed Champion picked up from his native England, seeking new inspiration, and relocated to New York City.  To say the city has never been the same since would be an understatement, and on his newest record, Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, Dev Hynes showcases not only his incredible ability to write a catchy-as-hell tune, but also his fine ear for brilliant arrangements, once again creating a world all of his own.

Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You is colored by a palette that draws on baroque 60’s pop, Girl Group harmonies, classical music and even musical theatre.  As a pop culture connoisseur (Hynes has been known to launch into a Weezer cover while writing Queen-style vocal parts and naming his songs with hip-hop slang), Hynes, along with producer and mixer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), has assembled an eclectic grab-bag of influences: joltingly 70’s guitar and synth sounds, classical piano, Serge Gainsbourg, Greek choruses shouting reprisals, Todd Rundgren, and at least one ukelele-driven moment.  

All tracks on Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You were written and arranged by Dev Hynes. 

An amazing sneak peak of the video for lead track “Marlene” can be seen here.

Praise for Lightspeed Champion…

“Hynes’ poppy solo debut is packed with romantic ups and downs and love-induced nausea, making for an easy listen of well-produced, structurally sound guitar/piano folk.” – Filter

“…Pointedly melodic and lyrical…” – V Magazine

“Hynes’ moping autobiographical lyrics are balanced by his truly unusual sense of humor.” - Paste

The track listing is:

1 – Dead Head Blues                                    9 – Madame Van Damme

2 – Marlene                                                10 – Smooth Day (At The Library)

3 – There’s Nothing Underwater                   11 – Intermission 2

4 – Intermission                                         12 – Sweetheart

5 – Faculty Of Fears                                    13 – Etude Op.3 ‘Goodnight Michalek’

6 – The Big Guns Of Highsmith                    14 – Middle Of The Dark

7 – Romart                                                15 – A Bridge And A Goodbye

8 – I Don’t Want To Wake Up Alone

In case you haven't noticed from all the crone masks on the shelves at Tesco and invitations to fancy dress parties, it's Halloween this weekend!

To coincide with the night when ghosts pop out of their musty coffins to stretch their dry and rattlin' bones, Domino is teaming up with The Quietus for a week of strange and dark stories and songs, tugged like pure souls from heaven out of the minds of their recording artistes.

We kicked things off with stories from the Wild Beasts and the Kills, which will be followed by Eugene McGuinness, Lightspeed Champion, James Yorkston and (we hope) more to follow over the next few days. Alongside the daily dose of mordant fiction, The Quietus will be running a competition where one lucky winner can get their hands on the original written pieces in a hand-made book, along with a bumper pack of the band's recent back catalogue by all the contributors. You'll be able to read all the stories, and enter the competition, here.

The first two pieces are up already.

Here we have Tom from Wild Beasts' Spooky Ghost story

while here we have Alison from The Kills' story called The Black Marks

Enjoy! (And don't have nightmares!)

As a gift to their fans, Wild Beasts have made their recent, exceptional live show at the beautiful Hoxton Hall in London available to watch in its entirety. The memorable night took place at the Victorian music hall theatre last August around the release of their much acclaimed album, Two Dancers, and is available to watch now on www.wild-beasts.co.uk. You can also check out the Hoxton Hall videos for "All The Kings' Men" and "Hooting & Howling" over on our video gallery.

The Wild Beasts are currently on tour in Europe.

The Junior Boys are currently on their Halloween tour, all October long, culminating with a show on All Hallows' Eve at Brooklyn's Bell House. The band is encouraging fans to dress in costume for all of the shows on tour. Take a picture of yourself in costume at one of the Junior Boys' shows, and submit it to their flickr feed - panda41hall@photos.flickr.com - for a chance at prizes! Check out the tour dates below:

MON 10/19 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
TUE 10/20 - Walter's on Washington - Houston, TX
WED 10/21 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
THU 10/22 - The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL
FRI 10/23 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL
SAT 10/24 - The Vagabond - Miami, FL
MON 10/26 - The Social - Orlando, FL
TUE 10/27 - Cafe Eleven - St. Augustine, FL
WED 10/28 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
THU 10/29 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
FRI 10/30 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
SAT 10/31 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
MON 11/2 - Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA
TUE 11/3 - Big Orbit's Soundlab - Buffalo, NY

Arctic Monkeys return to America this December, kicking off a series of dates on December 6th in Chicago. The band are also set to release “Cornerstone,” the second single from their recent album Humbug (Domino Records), which debuted at #1 on the UK charts. The 10" release will feature three new b-sides – “Catapult,” “Sketchead,” and “Fright Lined Dining Room” – and will be available digitally on Tuesday, November 17th and physically on Tuesday, December 8th. 

Additionally, Arctic Monkeys have finished the video for “Cornerstone.” Directed by Richard Ayoade, who also shot videos for the guys’ hit single “Fluorescent Adolescent" and Humbug’s first single "Crying Lightning," you can watch 'Cornerstone' HERE.

“Humbug’s finest moment is “Cornerstone.” Rolling Stone (4 stars)

"The whimsical and heartbreaking "Cornerstone" is without a doubt the best song on the Arctic Monkeys' recent Humbug LP, so the fact that it's being released as the record's next single is very good news." Pitchfork

* With Special Guests Screaming Females

The team over at Baebel Music decided to stop in on the Wild Beasts Mercury Lounge performance during their visit to New York City last month, and came away with some great video of the show. You can watch the whole show here.

Baebel Music is also running a contest for three-prize packs, which include a signed poster and an LP of the Wild Beasts' critically acclaimed new album, Two Dancers - which is currently available through the Domino Mart. You can read the details on how to enter their contest here.

The Wild Beasts received great press from their New York City tour, including a live review from the New York Times' Jon Pareles. They're currently on tour in Europe.

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

Junior Boys will be embarking on a North American tour in October, including a special Halloween show at The Bell House in Brooklyn! However, fans are strongly encouraged to celebrate the holiday at all of the shows on tour and attend any of the dates in Halloween costumes. Best costumes will be rewarded with shirts and CDs! You can see the full tour dates below. For more information on a particular venue, check out the live page.

The electronic duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus released their third album, Begone Dull Care, earlier this year, and it's available now in the Domino Mart. A new single featuring Modeselektor and Prins Thomas remixes of Begone Dull Care tracks “Bits and Pieces” and “Work” will be released soon. “Bits and Pieces” will also be accompanied by a new video directed by Stephanie Comilang, Final Fantasy's visual collaborator.

THU 10/8 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
FRI 10/9 - Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
SAT 10/10 - Chop Suey - Seattle, WA
SUN 10/11 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
TUE 10/13 - Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
WED 10/14 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
SAT 10/17 - Plush - Tucson, AZ
MON 10/19 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
TUE 10/20 - Walter's on Washington - Houston, TX
WED 10/21 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
THU 10/22 - The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL
FRI 10/23 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL
SAT 10/24 - The Vagabond - Miami, FL
MON 10/26 - The Social - Orlando, FL
TUE 10/27 - Cafe Eleven - St. Augustine, FL
WED 10/28 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
THU 10/29 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
FRI 10/30 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
SAT 10/31 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
MON 11/2 - Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA
TUE 11/3 - Big Orbit's Soundlab - Buffalo, NY

Avant-glitch-pop artist Max Tundra (aka Ben Jacobs) will be touring around the states and Canada this November. This year saw the release of Tundra's third, critically-acclaimed album, Parallax Error Beheads You, available now in the Domino Mart. You can see the full dates below. For more info about a particular venue, check out the live page.

THU 11/5 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, Il
SAT 11/7 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
SUN 11/8 - The Drake - Toronto, ON
MON 11/9 - Lambi - Montreal, QC
TUE 11/10 - Great Scott - Boston, MA
WED 11/11 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
THU 11/12 - DC9 - Washington DC
FRI 11/13 - Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD
SAT 11/14 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
MON 11/16 - Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
WED 11/18 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
THU 11/19 - The Cavern - Dallas, TX
SAT 11/21 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
SUN 11/22 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
TUE 11/24 - Echo - Los Angeles, CA
WED 11/25 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
FRI 11/27 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
SAT 11/28 - Nectar Lounge - Seattle, WA
SUN 11/29 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC

Fresh off a successful jaunt along the west coast, mysterious singer-songwriter Cass McCombs has announced a show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on November 9th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 25th. For more information, check out the Bowery Ballroom site by clicking here. And don't forget about Cass' stunning latest album, Catacombs, available now through the Domino Mart. You can see the new video for "Executioner's Song" from Catacombs here.

"All The Kings Men" is the infectious second single and a real stand out track from Wild Beasts' exceptional album, Two Dancers - out now!

This stunning dark, pagan interpretation from video director oneinthree is just in.

The UK foursome make their NYC debut this week with a terrific show at Joe's Pub last night, at Mercury Lounge on Thursday, the 10th, and at Union Pool on Friday, the 11th.

>> VIEW VIDEO

Cass McCombs unveiled a new video on Time Out New York this week, for "The Executioner's Song." You can watch it here.

Directed by Aaron Brown, who also directed the "Dreams-Come-True-Girl" video, this dark, visually stunning video must be watched from start to finish!

"The Executioner's Song" comes from Cass' new album, Catacombs, available now through the Domino Mart.

And don't forget to check out Cass' live show on his current tour with Band of Horses, Papercuts & Girls:

WED 9/2 - Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA (w/ Band of Horses)
FRI 9/4 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC  (w/ Band of Horses)
SAT 9/5 - The Royal Theatre - Victoria, BC  (w/ Band of Horses)
SUN 9/6 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA (w/ Papercuts)
MON 9/7 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR (w/ Papercuts)
WED 9/9 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA (w/ Papercuts & Girls)
THU 9/10 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA (w/ Girls)

The Dirty Projectors will be touring this fall and winter in support of their latest, critically-acclaimed release, Bitte Orca, available now through the Domino  Mart. Check them out at the following cities/venues:

Check out the band perfomring on the Late Show w/ David Letterman 8/31.

10/20 - BALTIMORE, MD - Ottobar
10/21 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Trocadero       
10/22 - WASHINGTON, DC - Black Cat       
10/24 - ATLANTA, GA - Masquerade      
10/25 - LAFAYETTE, LA - Nitetown        
10/26 - AUSTIN, TX - Antones
10/28 - PHOENIX, AZ - Rhythm Room     
10/30 - SAN DIEGO, CA - North Park Theatre      
11/01 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bimbo's
11/03 - PORTLAND, OR - Aladdin
11/04 - SEATTLE, WA - Neumo's
11/07 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT - In The Venue    
11/08 - DENVER, CO - Bluebird        
11/09 - LAWRENCE, KS - Granada
11/11 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Cedar Cultural Center   
11/13 - CHICAGO, IL - Bottom Lounge   
11/14 - TORONTO, ON - Opera House     
11/15 - MONTREAL, PQ - National        
11/17 - BOSTON, MA - Paradise        
11/18 - NEW YORK, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11/19 - BROOKLYN, NY - Music Hall      
11/21 - BROOKLYN, NY - Music Hall      
11/22 - NEW YORK, NY - Bowery Ballroom

Masterful singer-songwriter Cass McCombs stopped by the WOXY studios in Ohio to perform a live session featuring "Don't Vote," "You Saved My Life," "Lionkiller Got Married" and "Equinox." You can listen to it here.

From the WOXY blog:

For his fourth full length album Catacombs, Cass McCombs employs the same tactics and sounds that have served him so well in getting to this point in his career. Carefully penned lyrics that speak to the listener and a gentle yet emotional vocal that pulsates with sincerity and grit.

Each trip through a McCombs record feels this way, and each one seems to get better. While out on the road supporting their friends Band Of Horses, Cass and his band dropped into our studios for this excellent performance.

Argentinian singer-songwriter Juana Molina will be on WNYC's show "Soundcheck" today for a live performance. Soundcheck starts at 2PM EST. You can stream the show online at wnyc.org, and NYC area listeners can tune in at 93.9 FM or 820 AM.

From the "Soundcheck" site:

Juana Molina went from a being a comic actress on Argentinean TV to one of the most innovative singer-songwriters from Latin America today. She joins us for a live performance of her dreamy and funny songs that play with pop, beats and loops.

England's Wild Beasts have a new album, Two Dancers, due out in the US on September 8th. They'll be making their New York City debut that evening at Joe's Pub, which will be followed by shows at the Mercury Lounge on September 10th and Union Pool on September 11th. Tickets for the Joe's Pub and Mercury Lounge shows are currently on sale.

Check out the video to their first single, "Hooting & Howling," here.

Final Fantasy announces new album, signing to Domino Records, extensive touring with Timber Timbre and The Mountain Goats.

Heartland exists. The product of nine months of work in four countries, this is the third Final Fantasy full-length, following 2006’s He Poos Clouds LP and 2008’s Spectrum, 14th Century and Plays To Please EPs.  It will be available on double 10” vinyl, compact disc and digital formats in the early days of 2010, released by Domino Records worldwide outside of Canada.

Preceding Heartland’s release, Final Fantasy will do a west coast Canadian tour with the Toronto group Timber Timbre as a special guest. This will be followed by an appearance at the Halifax Pop Explosion, playing a full programme of songs for looped violin and voice and backed by the Nova Scotia Symphony.

To finish the year, we’re also pleased to announce that The Mountain Goats have invited Final Fantasy to join them as a special guest on their November tour of the United States.

Tour Dates

European Tour

10/08/09 AUSTRIA Innsbruck (Weekender)

12/08/09 NETHERLANDS Utrecht (Tivoli)

13/08/09 FRANCE Paris (GlaZart - La Plage) #

14/08/09 GERMANY Rees-Haldern (Haldern Pop Festival)

15/08/09 SWEDEN Gothenburg (Way Out West Festival)

16/08/09 FINLAND Helsinki (Flow Festival - Suvilahti)

# w/Oneida & Alexander Tucker

 
Canadian Tour

18/09/09 CANADA London (Lola Festival)

24/09/09 CANADA Victoria (Alix Goolden Hall) %

25/09/09 CANADA Vancouver (St. Andrews-Wesley Church) %

27/09/09 CANADA Edmonton (McDougall United Church) %

28/09/09 CANADA Calgary (Knox United Church) %

30/09/09 CANADA Regina (The Exchange) %

01/10/09 CANADA Saskatoon (Amigo’s) %

02/10/09 CANADA Winnipeg (West End Cultural Centre) %

24/10/09 CANADA Halifax (Rebecca Cohn Auditorium) &

% with Timber Timbre

& with Nova Scotia Symphony

The Mountain Goats Tour Dates

04/11/2009 USA Grand Rapids, MI (Calvin College)

05/11/2009 USA Chicago, IL (The Metro)

06/11/2009 USA Madison, WI (High Noon Saloon)

07/11/2009 USA Minneapolis, MN (Cedar Cultural Centre)

10/11/2009 USA Seattle, WA (The Showbox)

11/11/2009 USA Portland, OR (The Wonder Ballroom)

14/11/2009 USA San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)

15/11/2009 USA Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theatre)

18/11/2009 USA Austin, TX (Antone’s)

19/11/2009 USA Dallas, TX (Granada Theater)

20/11/2009 USA Nashville, TN (Mercy Lounge)

21/11/2009 USA Atlanta, GA (The Variety Playhouse)

23/11/2009 USA Orlando, FL (The Social)

24/11/2009 USA St. Augustine, FL (Cafe Eleven)

27/11/2009 USA Washington, DC (9:30 Club)

28/11/2009 USA Philadelphia, PA (TLA)

29/11/2009 USA Boston, MA (Wilbur Theater)

01/12/2009 USA New York, NY (Webster Hall)

02/12/2009 USA Brooklyn, NY (The Bell House)

While they were in Austin, impressing everybody at South By Southwest, England's Wild Beasts stopped by the Daytrotter studios. Check out their session, featuring performances of two new songs and two songs from their debut, Limbo, Panto, here.

On July 30, the Arctic Monkeys broadcast a special web transmission which featured 4 new tracks from their forthcoming album Humbug plus a cover of the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds classic, Red Right Hand.

For those that missed it you can now view 2 of the performances along with the official Crying Lightning video.

See them all here.