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We're happy to announce the #DanDeaconAmerica flag photo contest with our friends at Aperture Magazine is underway. See the gallery of submissions here and find out how to enter to win a free flag from Aperture here!  To receive a 24" x 36" all-weather fabric flag featuring the America artwork purchase the album now or on its own from the Domino Mart or pick one up from the merch table at any of his upcoming shows.

However you get it, once your flag is in hand you have until the end of October to submit as many photos as you like in the #dandeaconamerica flag photo contest! There are a number of prizes including the grand prize of your image on the cover of a forthcoming Dan Deacon 'America' single among many others. Click here for more info.

Get in the game by uploading photos (with the flag!) to Instagram with the hashtag #dandeaconamerica!

While you're at his newly unveiled site, sign up for his email newsletter (on his site or below) to receive the latest Dan Deacon news.

HI CUSTODIAN, a Dirty Projectors short film featuring music from the band's critically acclaimed new album Swing Lo Magellan, premiered last night at New York City's prestigious Landmark Sunshine Cinema. The film, directed by Dave Longstreth himself and produced in collaboration with Pitchfork, is now available to view exclusively on Pitchfork.TV x YouTube. Watch it now:

Songwriter-director Longstreth described the film as "made out of a dream," adding, "it was so fun getting into these alternate personas, inhabiting them, and I think we came up with some amazing images."

HI CUSTODIAN stars band members David Longstreth, Amber Coffman, Haley Dekle, Nat Baldwin, and Mike Johnson. It was filmed over the course of five days in late April in several locations in Southern California. Inspired by music films like Kanye West's Runaway and Prince's Purple Rain, it follows band members as they inhabit a variety of characters in a surreal narrative about spiritual death and rebirth. Amber plays a lost and lonely searcher. David plays a yōkai, a shapeshifting undead spirit from Japanese folklore. Nat plays a truck driver as well as a newborn child. Amber and Haley also feature as girls from the British Midlands, as well as sister Fates in an unindividuated dyad.

The film features several recordings and alternate versions of songs from Swing Lo Magellan including "Offspring Are Blank", "About to Die", "Gun Has No Trigger", "See What She Seeing", "The Socialites" and "Just From Chevron" in addition to other new and unreleased music from the album sessions.

Happy Animal Collective Centipede Hz release week! In celebration of the new album the band has recorded a handful of radio sessions which will air all week on different stations. First up is KCRW's 'Morning Becomes Electric", which airs tomorrow (Sept 5) at 11:00AM PST LISTEN LIVE HERE. Check out the rest of the schedule below including SiriusXM U, World Cafe and KEXP.

WED Sept 5
KCRW's 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' session 
TIME: 11AM PST - LISTEN LIVE

SiriusXM U Session (subscribers only)
PREMIERE TIME: 9PM EST 
REPLAYS:
9/6 at 4PM EST
9/7 at 9AM EST
9/8 at 3PM EST
9/9 at noon EST
MORE INFO

FRI Sept 7 
WXPN / NPR World Cafe Session
TIME: Nationally synidicated, check HERE for your local broadcast schedule. 
MORE INFO

MON Sept 10
KEXP Seattle session
TIME: 1PM PST - LISTEN LIVE

Centipede Hz is available in stores now on CD, 2xLP and DELUXE 2xLP. Run to your local participating indie store this week to get a FREE 12" x 18" silver foil Centipede Hz poster while supplies last. Click HERE for a list of participating stores.

ORDER ONLINE FROM:
iTUNES | DOMINO | AMAZON 

With Dan Deacon's new album America out now, Dan is set to hit the road today for a series of live US dates.

Dan Deacon shows are renowned for the spectacle of hundreds, even thousands, of jubilant people doing coordinated movement. It's a sight to behold, but it's even more amazing to participate. Dan has taken it to a whole new level with a groundbreaking smartphone application (available now on the iTunes App Store and Google Play) that will be used during his tour beginning tonight!

Download the free Dan Deacon app now from the iTunes App Store or from Google Play

Inspired by audience-based cell phone interactive pieces Deacon performed over the past several years in various settings from Baltimore to Carnegie Hall, this groundbreaking app truly makes the audience part of every show.

Dan developed an application with the help of the folks at Wham City Lights, without the use of WiFi or cellular data, turns each phone into a source of synchronized light and sound depending on your location within each venue. A device once thought of as a distraction now turns each show into an ecstatic act of empowerment by turning every concert into a collective one-of-a-kind immersive concert experience.

See it is in use on the upcoming US dates that start tonight. See the full list of tour dates here.

Attention patrons of N.A. independent records stores, Animal Collective's new album Centipede Hz hits stores NEXT WEEK (Sept 4th) on CD, 2xLP & Deluxe 2xLP. Run to your local record store during release week to get a FREE Centipede Hz 12" x 18" silver foil poster with purchase of the new album (any format). Supplies will be limited, so get to your local store asap. A list of particpating stores is below. Please note that the Limited Edition Deluxe 2xLP is SOLD OUT from the Domino and Animal Collective webstores. The good news is that indie stores will be fully stocked for release week. 

Stream Centipede Hz in FULL for a limited time on Animal Collective Radio.
WATCH VIDEO: Today's Supernatural

Catch the band on tour this fall, full dates and ticket info HERE.

FREE POSTER w/ PURCHASE PARTICPATING INDIE STORES

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA
Anniston
- CD Cellar
Tuscaloosa
- Oz Music

ARIZONA
Phoenix
- Stinkweeds
- Zia Records
Tucson
- Zia Records

CALIFORNIA
Berkeley
- Amoeba Music
- Rasputin Music
Campbell
- Rasputin Music
Claremont
- Rhino
Concord
- Rasputin Music
Encinitas
- Lou's Records
Fresno
- Rasputin Music
Los Angeles
- Amoeba Music
- High Fidelity
- Origami
Long Beach
- Fingerprints
Mountain View
- Rasputin Music
Riverside
- Mad Platter
Sacramento
- Dimple Records
San Diego
- M-Theory Music
San Francisco
- Amoeba Music
- Rasputin Music
- Streetlight
San Jose
- Streetlight
San Lorenzo
- Rasputin Music
San Louis Obispo
- Boo Boo Records
Santa Cruz
- Streetlight
Stockton
- Rasputin Music
Vallejo
- Rasputin Music
Ventura
- Salzer's

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- Independent Records
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Newark
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Santa Rosa Beach
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St. Petersburg
- Daddy Kool Records

GEORGIA
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We're happy to announce that America, the new album from Dan Deacon, is available today! If that wasn't reason enough to celebrate, well, it's also Dan's birthday!

Purchase it on CD, LP, mp3, cassette and - as a flag - directly from the Domino Mart. While supplies last, receive a free flag with a purchase of America from one of the fine indie record shops listed at the bottom of the page. Also find copies at Dan Deacon's merch table when he gets underway with a series of midwestern US dates this week before the two month long America tour commences in October. See the full list of tour dates here.

Participating list of indie record stores:
Akron, OH - Square Records
Atlanta, GA - Criminal Records
Ausin, TX - End of An Ear
Austin, TX - Waterloo
Baltimore, MD - Sound Garden
Boise, ID - The Record Exchange
Boston, MA - Newbury Comics
Brooklyn, NY - Earwax
Burlington, VT - Pure Pop
Charleston, SC - Monster Music
Cleveland OH - Music Saves
Dallas, TX - Good Records
Dearborn MI - Dearborn
Denver, CO - Twist and Shout
Des Moines, IA - ZZZ Records
East Lansing, MI - Flat Black & Circ
Forest Park, IL - Cyklopx
Greenville, SC - Earshot
Hattiesburg, MS - T-Bones
Hollywood, CA - Amoeba
Hollywood, CA - Origami
Houston, TX - Cactus Music
Indianapolis, IN - Luna
Knoxville, TN - Disc Exchange
Madison, WI - Mad City
Miami Beach, FL - Uncle Sam's
Nashville, TN - Grimey's
New York, NY - Sound Fix
New York, NY - J&R
Normal, IL - Waiting Room Records
Omaha, NE - Homers
Orlando, FL - Park Ave CDs
Philadelphia, PA - Repo Records
Phoenix, AX - Zia Records  
Portland, ME - Bull Moose
Portland, OR - Music Millennium
Princeton, NJ - Princeton Record Exchange
Raleigh, NC    - School Kids
Riverside, CA - Mad- Rhino Records
Sacramento, CA - Dimple
Salt Lake City, UT - Graywhale
San Francisco, CA - Rasputin
Seattle, WA - Silver Platters
Seattle, WA - Easy Street
Seattle, WA - Sonic Boom
St. Louis, MO - Euclid
Tuscaloosa, AL - Oz Music
Wisconsin - Exclusive Co

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Animal Collective's new album Centipede Hz is streaming now on Animal Collective Radio with song by song visuals by Abby Portner. Stream the full album here radio.myanimalhome.net.

Animal Collective Radio, a partnership with The Creators Project, has broadcast live over the last four weeks featuring transmissions hosted by band members Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Deakin and Geologist. The transmissions also featured a variety of guest DJs sets including Atlas Sound, Haunted Graffiti, Black Dice, Pantha Du Prince as well as brand new solo music by Panda Bear and Avey Tare. Listen back to all the shows via the band's archive on MixCloud: mixcloud.com/animalcollectiveradio.

Animal Collective's new album Centipede Hz is out September 4th on CD, 2xLP & Deluxe 2xLP. Pre-order on Domino Mart NOW.

Live Dates

09-18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *
09-19 Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl *
09-20 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
09-21 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
09-22 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
09-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl #
09-25 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues  *
09-27 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
09-28 Austin, TX - The 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 for the Performing Arts *
10/05 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park *
* w/ Micachu and the Shapes
# w/ Huun Huur Tu

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Night Moves have announced a month-long tour with Lord Huron which includes a record release show at the 7th St Entry in their hometown of Minneapolis in addition to headlining dates. Full dates are below.

Listen to another track “Country Queen,” from their debut album Colored Emotions, out October 9, which is now available to pre-order on CD and LP through the Domino Mart.

Tour dates:
09-29 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre $
10-02 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf *
10-03 Austin, TX - Stubbs Jr *
10-05 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
10-06 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
10-07 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage *
10-08 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
10-09 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10-11 Allston, MA - Great Scott *
10-12 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands *
10-13 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
10-15 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern *
10-16 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
10-18 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
10-19 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
10-20 Boise, ID - Neurolux *
10-21 Seattle, WA - Barboza *
10-22 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
10-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10-25 Los Angeles, LA - The Satellite
10-26 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
10-27 Phoenix, AZ - Sail Inn

$ w/ Dirty Projectors
* w/ Lord Huron

Good news everyone! The wonderful Clinic are set to release their seventh album Free Reign on November 13th. Produced by the band themselves in their hometown of Liverpool and mixed with the assistance of Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Free Reign is an extremely apt title for a particularly bold and assured new transmission from planet Clinic.

In the fifteen years since the release of the irrepressible band's debut EP, Ade Blackburn and co. have essentially delivered an exquisite masterclass in fearless singularity. The junkshop-trawling analogue fetishism of the warm, smoky instrumentation that gives their songs such a vividly placeable sense of mood and atmosphere; the surrealist bent of Blackburn's lyrics - so steeped in their own personal mythology - and the band's over-riding commitment to never straying into the realm of the obvious or complacent are all long-standing elements of Clinic's work that are furthered, perfected even, on Free Reign.

Free Reign neither turns its back on the direction of its predecessor, Bubblegum, nor seeks to revisit it verbatim, instead incorporating the simple, childlike melodies and spacious nature of the former whilst being at the same time as powerful, visceral and rhythmically charged as anything the band have ever recorded.

Free Reign will not only be available on the usual formats - CD, LP and digital download - but also on limited edition UFO format, in the form of an exclusive, glow-in-the-dark, cosmic flying disc which comes with the album download code (ie, a pretty nifty Frisbee). PRE ORDER THE ALBUM HERE!

The tracklisting for Free Reign is as follows:

1. Misty 
2. See Saw 
3. Seamless Boogie Woogie BBC2 10pm (rpt) 
4. Cosmic Radiation 
5. Miss You
6. For the Season
7. King Kong
8. You
9. Sun and the Moon

Stay tuned for details of the first single and live dates - they're on the way soon!

In the meantime, listen to an album sampler below:

Hot on the heels of the news that Animal Collective will be streaming their brand new album Centipede Hz in full on Animal Collective Radio at 9PM EST Sunday night is the release of the video for the first single, "Today's Supernatural".

Directed by longtime Animal Collective collaborator Danny Perez (ODDSAC, Summertime Clothes, Who Could Win A Rabbit), the video was filmed on location at the salt flats of El Mirage, CA and stars band member Avey Tare alongside a giant piñata head.

Why not watch it now?

And don't forget to tune in to Animal Collective radio on Sunday night, which will feature Geologist's radio show followed immediately by the album premiere. Geologist describes his mix as follows:

"My show is actually a version of a mix I made for Ben Allen (Centipede Hz Producer) before we went into the studio. He asked us for a list of songs that we might reference in terms of sound and vibe so he could understand how we wanted the album to sound. We put together a list of songs that either encompassed the overall sound and vibe, or just had specific things we liked, such as drums sounds, or vocal effects. Rather than just send him each song, I thought it'd be fun to make transitions in between each track and sequence it out into 4 separate continuous hypothetical LP sides, which is what we were thinking for the sequencing of our album. For the final show of AC Radio we thought it'd be cool to play this inspirational mix and the album back to back."

Animal Collective Radio, a partnership with The Creators Project, has broadcast live over the last three weeks featuring shows hosted by Panda Bear, Avey Tare and Deakin. The transmissions also featured a variety of guest DJs sets including Atlas Sound, Haunted Graffiti, Black Dice, Pantha Du Prince as well as brand new solo music by Panda Bear and Avey Tare. Listen back to all the transmissions via the band's archive on MixCloud: mixcloud.com/animalcollectiveradio

Visit The Creators Project website for exclusive band interviews and detailed Animal Collective Radio information and don't forget to PRE ORDER CENTIPEDE HZ NOW!

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Animal Collective Radio - transmitting to you Sunday nights/Monday mornings live at 9pm EST/2am GMT on Centipede Hz through until August 19th/20th.

Tune in to radio.myanimalhome.net at 2am GMT on Monday the 30^th of July to hear the first show, hosted by Panda Bear. It features his own mix plus guest DJ sets by Black Dice, Haunted Graffiti and Sublime Frequencies.

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We're really excited to share the 'True Thrush' video from Dan Deacon's forthcoming album, America, out Aug 28th, 2012.

The video co-directed by Ben O’Brien and Dan Deacon (making his directorial debut) is based on a drawing game popular in the Baltimore art collective Wham City, which is in turn based on the game “telephone.”

Deacon’s concept for the video is loosely related to the lyrics, and mirrors his use of asymmetrical repetition and evolving patterns. For the video, Dan and Ben filmed a simple 13-second scene. That scene was then shown to the next team. After seeing the video that team had 1 hour to recreate it -- characters, props, set, costumes, and actions -- as close to exactly as possible from only their memory.

With each new team the scene evolves. The energy begins to amplify and the chaos increases due to the distorting tendency of memory. The beauty of the video is in the completed arc, an arc that only exists because each team was blind to it. More details on the video are listed below.

Deacon has also announced additional shows as part of the America tour in Baltimore, New York City, Athens, and Florida. See the entire list of tour dates at Dan Deacon's site.

The cast is made up of members of  Wham City, Dan Deacon Ensemble, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Future Islands, Red Room Collective, Copycat Theater, Effervescent Dance Collective, Showbeast, Annex Theater, Nuclear Power Pants, FlucT, BXDC, Bloody Panda, Foot Talk, Important Comics, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and various icons of the legendary Baltimore Arts Community.

TEAM 1: Dan Deacon and Ben O’Brien
TEAM 2: Mason Ross and Emma Alves
TEAM 3: Stefani Levin and Rachel London
TEAM 4: Ed Schrader and Devlin Rice
TEAM 5: Doreen Bolger and Gary Kachadourian
TEAM 6: Jimmy Joe Roche and Robby Rackleff
TEAM 7: Jordan Kasey and Martin Kasey
TEAM 8: Greg St. Pierre and Lily Susskind
TEAM 9: Sam Herring and Kim Tabara
TEAM 10:Stew Mostofsky and Seth Mostofksy
TEAM 11: R.M. O’Brien and Chester Gwazda
TEAM 12: Pilar Diaz and Hosey Corona
TEAM 13: Evan Moritz and Kaitlin Murphy
TEAM 14: William Cashion and Elena Johnston
TEAM 15: Person Ablach and Sam Shea
TEAM 16: Katie Truhn and Jesse Unterhalter
TEAM 17: Gerry Mak and Sophia Mak
TEAM 18: Monica Mirabile and Sigrid Lauren
TEAM 19: Dina Kelberman and Keith Lea

We're gearing up for the release of the new Dirty Projectors album, Swing Lo Magellan, out next week. Stream the album now on NYTimes.com

David Longstreth has written and directed a short film, HI CUSTODIAN featuring music from Swing Lo Magellan and is slated for a summer release. The film stars members of the band and was shot over the course of five days in late April 2012 in several locations in Southern California.  Watch the new trailer exclusively on Pitchfork.TV YouTube's channel:

On July 9th, the band will perform a very special show at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg that will be streamed live worldwide, in its entirety, exclusively on The Bowery Presents Live channel on YouTube. Tune in at 10 PM sharp EDT via http://youtube.com/thebowerypresents, where fans can join a conversation about the show, in real time (#DPsLive).

The morning after the show, four full songs from the Music Hall live stream will be available on-demand, at the same URL.

Catch the band on tour this summer.

Dirty Projectors Tour Dates

07-05 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest
07-06 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall ^
07-07 Montreal, QC - Société Des Arts Technologiques (SAT), Montreal Jazz Fest ^
07-09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
07-10 Brooklyn, NY - Celebrate Brooklyn &^
07-11 Millvale, PA - Mr.Smalls Theatre ^
07-12 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center For The Arts
07-13 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue &
07-17 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant &
07-18 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre &
07-20 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre &
07-21 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue &
07-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market &
07-24 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom &
07-25 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom &
07-27 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre &
07-28 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern &
07-29 San Diego, CA - HOB San Diego &
07-31 Marfa, TX - The Crowley Theatre &
08-02 Austin, TX - Emo's East &
08-03 Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theatre &
08-04 New Orleans, LA - HOB New Orleans &
08-06 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre %
08-07 Fort. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room %
08-09 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse %
08-10 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel %
08-11 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre %
08-13 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom %
08-14 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall %
08-15 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom %
08-17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club &
08-18 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club &
08-19 Boston, MA - Paradise
09-01 Philadelphia, PA - Made in America Festival
09-27 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
09-28 Urbana IL - Pygmalion Music Festival
09-30 Milwaukee WI - Pabst Theatre

^ w/ Purity Ring
& w/Wye Oak
* w/ Dustin Wong
% w/ POP ETC

Following the news of the Minneapolis' band signing to Domino, we're happy to announce the release of their debut album Colored Emotions out October 9.

The band has quickly made their way to the head of the Twin Cities music scene, landing the cover story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune describing them as a “slow-grooving, neo-twangy, cosmically-baked band”, as well as being named the area’s “Best New Band” by Minneapolis City Pages.

Night Moves--John Pelant (guitars/vocals), Micky Alfano (bass) and Mark Ritsema (multi-instrumentalist)--grew up together in the Twin Cities and spent their younger years rotating in and out of one another's musical orbits. The trio reconvened in 2009 to form Night Moves and began recording and building a fervent local following of fans and media alike.

The band joined producer/mixer Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Beachwood Sparks, Devendra Banhart) in Los Angeles by way of their first appearances at South By Southwest to tighten and brighten the ten-track album, which the band had begun on their own before signing to Domino earlier this year.  The first taste of the collaboration with Monahan comes in the form of the single “Headlights.”  Stream and download it below.

The band also has a number of tour dates set for this summer, leading up to the release of Colored Emotions.

07-07 Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07-13 Madison, WI - The Terrace at UW-Madison (w/ Wild Nothing)
07-14 Chicago, IL - Schubas (w/ Father John Misty)
07-17 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis (w/ Cloud Nothings)
07-21 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave (w/ Jeremy Messersmith and Greycoats)
07-30 Minneapolis, MN - Loring Park Music and Movies
08-11 Stillwater, MN - Square Lake Film & Music Festival

Having recently announced his forthcoming album, America, out August 28th (North America) / August 27th (Rest of the world), Dan Deacon is set to head out on a major headlining North American tour this autumn, performing with his streamlined ensemble of two drummers -- Jeremy Hyman of Boredoms, Ponytail; Kevin O'Meara of Videohippos -- with America producer Chester Endersby Gwazda joining Dan on electronics.

Dan Deacon shows are renowned for the spectacle of hundreds, even thousands, of jubilant people doing coordinated movement. It's a sight to behold, but it's even more amazing to participate. And for Deacon, what is ostensibly just "fun" started to take on a profound dimension since the release of 2009's Bromst, of people uniting and claiming physical space in an ecstatic act of empowerment. He saw a metaphor in there, a connection with recent movements like the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. America is the soundtrack of that realization - ecstatic, celebratory sounds in conjunction with thematically darker undercurrents.

See the entire list of tour dates at Dan Deacon's site.

ALBUM PRE-ORDER WITH FLAG AND #DANDEACONAMERICA FLAG PHOTO CONTEST

A very special pre-order is available right now through the Domino Mart. Fans who pre-order the CD, limited edition translucent LP (limited to 500), or digitally through Domino will be sent immediately upon purchase a 2 feet x 3 feet fabric flag featuring the America album artwork taken by Richard Endres of Lake Placid. The very same flag accompanying the "Lots" single! All LPs, CDs and downloads will ship to arrive around release date. Remember the flags are available to purchase as a stand alone item from both the Domino Mart and the Dan Deacon merch table.

However you get it, between the day you receive it and October 1st, it's on you to take a photograph of your flag waving, trailing, flapping or resting somewhere significant and share it with us on Instagram with the hash tag #dandeaconamerica and you're automatically entered in DAN DEACON WINNABLE FLAG PHOTO CONTEST. We're looking for two undeniable images to use as the cover of a forthcoming Dan Deacon single as well as a limited run of posters in addition to a cash prize. Rules and restrictions are applicable and we do ask you try to avoid breaking the law and/or putting yourself in danger in pursuit of the ultimate photo.

See all the photo submissions beginning early July at Dan Deacon's site.
Follow Dan Deacon on Instagram (@dandeaconofficial) and Tumblr.

Bear in mind there is no limit to the number of photos a participants can submit. Your first shot may not be your best, therefore keep'em coming! Once your photo is shared on your public Instagram account with the proper hashtag #dandeaconamerica you'll automatically be entered to win one of the three prizes outlined below.

Prizes include:
FIRST: In addition to a cash prize of $250 your photograph will be used as the cover of a future Dan Deacon single! Plus you'll receive 1 of 5 translucent LP test pressings of Dan Deacon's America.
SECOND: Your photograph will be used in a limited edition run of Dan Deacon posters. Plus you'll receive 1 of 5 translucent LP test pressings of Dan Deacon's America.
THIRD: Win 1 of 5 translucent LP test pressings of Dan Deacon's America.

Entry Deadline: October 1st, 2012
Rules and restrictions may apply.

At Domino we've been unearthing exhilarating music for our listeners since 1993. Since then we’ve grown to include a group of labels we're pretty proud of: Weird World (home of Peaking Lights & Washed Out), Double Six (Spiritualized & John Cale) and Ribbon (John Maus & Black Dice).

We’re now launching Domino Drip, a membership scheme to connect fans of the label directly to the artists we work with by delivering new releases and exclusive material straight to their inbox.

Every month we compile a bundle of two of our most exciting albums, plus bonus material for you to download. At least one of these is guaranteed to be a brand new album and from time to time we’ll also include a classic from our archive.

We believe that Domino Drip provides the most rewarding way to digest the music we love: Settle in with our selections over the course of a month and we’re sure you’ll find a deeper satisfaction than from the limitless streams of countless artists elsewhere on the web.

JOIN DOMINO DRIP

Here's the deal:
- High quality WAV and MP3 downloads of new, classic and exclusive releases from Domino, Double Six, Ribbon and Weird World

- $9.99 for 2 albums and bonus material each month. Get new releases delivered directly to your inbox on release day

- First 100 subscribers receive the ultra collectable “Smuggler’s Way” ‘zine with flexi discs containing exclusive material from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate & more http://bit.ly/wrnBE2

- New albums from Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors & Animal Collective included in the coming months

- Join in June and receive instant downloads of Wild Beasts 'Smother', Lower Dens 'Nootropics', Hot Chip’s new single ‘Night and Day’ then the new album ‘In Our Heads’ upon release (June 11th)

- After every 6 months of subscription enjoy a 30% off voucher for vinyl, CDs and merchandise at Dom Mart http://bit.ly/o0XBX9

Here is something to provide some color and beauty to your Friday morning/afternoon. Yes, in support of Swing Lo Magellan, Dirty Projectors' new album out July 10th, the band has unveiled a stunning video for lead single "Gun Has No Trigger". The video also David Longstreth's directorial debut.

Have a watch right here, and then afterwards we have a few thoughts from the man himself about the video.

GUN HAS NO TRIGGER is about the possibility for true dissent, and how I can't figure
out what that could be. What is a 2012 Exodus from the Society of the Spectacle (to mix
language Situationist and Rastafari)?

So we made a video from the iconography of the default profile image used by Facebook
and Gmail, and also the look of the classic Apple iPod commercials.

The colors in the background are the ones I think of when I hear the harmonies of Amber
and Haley (via experimental synesthesia).

Enjoy!!

DAVID LONGSTRETH

The band is set to perform “Gun Has No Trigger” for the first ever on Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon on June 19th, which coincides with the release of the limited edition “Gun Has No Trigger" Tablet Of Values vinyl single. The 8" square 200gm thick tablet features the single on the A side and an etching of the song's lyrics translated into Sumerian Akkadian Cuneiform by Dr. M. Willis Monroe on the B side. An exclusive pre-order is available on the Domino Mart in limited supply: dominorecordco.com/swinglomagellan 

Catch the band on tour in North American this summer in support of Swing Lo Magellan, with Wye Oak, Purity Ring and POP ETC. NPR Music will live broadcast the band's record release show on July 10th at the Prospect Park Bandshell, part of the Celebrate Brooklyn series.

TOUR DATES

07-05 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest

07-06 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall ^

07-07 Montreal, QC - Club Soda, Montreal Jazz Fest 

07-10 Brooklyn, NY - Celebrate Brooklyn &

07-11 Millvale, PA - Mr.Smalls Theatre ^

07-12 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center For The Arts

07-13 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival

07-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue &

07-17 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant &

07-18 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre &

07-20 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater &

07-21 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue &

07-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market &

07-24 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom &

07-25 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom &

07-27 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater &

07-28 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern &

07-29 San Diego, CA - HOB San Diego &

07-31 Marfa, TX - The Crowley Theatre &

08-02 Austin, TX - Emo's East &

08-03 Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater &

08-04 New Orleans, LA - HOB New Orleans

08-06 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre

08-07 Fort. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room

08-09 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse

08-10 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel

08-11 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre

08-13 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom

08-14 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall

08-15 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom

08-17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club &

08-19 Boston, MA - Paradise 

09-01 Philadelphia, PA - Made in America Festival 

09-27 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival

09-28 Urbana IL — Pygmalion Music Festival

09-30 Milwaukee WI — Pabst Theatre

^ w/ Purity Ring

& w/Wye Oak

...and he's evidently feeling a bit saucy, because he's chosen to title it Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. Ooer! The full details of John Cale's new record can be found over at our good friends Double Six's site.

Yes, it's something to file in the "oh man it's beautiful I must own it" category - The Kills are releasing a truly awe-inspiring photography book made up of a selection of wonderful images taken by friend and longtime collaborator, Kenneth Cappello. It's out on September 4th in North America and it's called Dream and Drive. It documents over nine years of the band's career and captures Alison and Jamie in their most playful, private, intense and intimate moments, both onstage and off as they conquer the world city at a time. Dream and Drive also includes a foreword written by Alison Mosshart herself.

PRE-ORDER THE BOOK HERE

"I have a lot of love for those great flea-pits and cock-eyed stages of America in Kenneth's pictures. We played on just about every one of them with their chewed-gum carpets that glued your feet down every time you tried to dance. Who'd have thought those cesspits could conjure up any magic? Of secret society proportions? We got over excited by everything back then. Everything. Even the crisps seemed exciting. Every night we'd let our heads fly way up into the clouds, dreaming we were super human and that our little band could go anywhere we wanted it to.. And then bang back down to ground level at the next soundcheck with a one-eyed speaker cabinet and a dressing room wall covered in scribbled cocks. They turned out to be palaces of the supernatural those clubs, where your life could be changed one night, with nothing more than a knackered Fender Twin and a pair of disintegrating jeans. I'd forgotten it was really like that until we started on this book..." J. Hince

"These are photos of locomotion. Silent visions of things turned up past their load. The tremble of the nightclub, the dive of backstage temporaries, electricity flung like paint through space, the FACE, the posture, the vehicle that hounds the road, sweats. I know when we're looking straight on, we're looking straight through. And I suppose it's the drift and swing, that shows you who you are, and that music is a force and really is, all it's cracked up to be. These photos make me remember everything." A. Mosshart

Kenneth and The Kills' worlds collided in 2003; both in Paris, The Kills were shooting scenes for the film 'I Hate The Way You Love' in the basement of a clothing store, Kenneth and his camera happened to be hanging out and shot photos of the band as they worked. From Paris to Coney Island, from the Chelsea Hotel to out onto the road, so began their time together. Kenneth is truly part of The Kills family and since then, has taken over 600 rolls of film of Jamie and Alison.

Photography has been a inherent part of The Kills' DNA since its conception ten years ago. From photo-booth laden artwork, to photographing their own magazine shoots; from exhibiting their own extensive polaroid collection, to setting up photo-booths for fans at their recent New York show - the band are renowned for their passion and involvement in arts other than music.

The fourth album Blood Pressures, released last year, found The Kills delivering their vivid and uniquely gritty post-blues, but with a new level of thoughtfulness and depth not yet explored by the duo. An album tinged with wistfulness and vulnerability, it has an enduring sense of intricacy and richness that intensely blends with their ever-compelling songwriting.

The Kills US Tour Dates

• August 10-12 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
• August 13 Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
• August 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre

We're very proud to announce the release of Dan Deacon's new album, America, out August 28th (North America) / August 27th (Rest of the world).

‪The culmination of years spent playing both DIY venues and concert halls across the world, of exercises in the power of the individual and a coordinated mass, of a disenfranchised mind questioning notions of cultural identity and values, America is a study in density. ‬

The album is a portrait of anger, confusion, and apocalyptic anxiety over corporatism and war, but one that finds consolation in the geography of the United States and in recent social movements both domestic and international. Never have such bleak lyrics been framed by such ecstatic, celebratory sounds.

There's a subtler approach to timbre on America, informed by Deacon's recent experiences in the classical world -- commissions and collaborations, his Carnegie Hall debut; his first film score (for a Francis Ford Coppola film). The integration of acoustic textures -- including concert percussion, winds, brass, and strings -- has ramped up exponentially since Deacon first ventured outside of purely synthesized sound on 2009’s Bromst.

The most raw cut from the album, 'Lots', seems a fitting introduction to a collection of songs that sit at the intersection of noise, pop, dance and chamber music. Filled with the struggle and opportunity rampant in Deacon's America, Lots’ lyrics bounce between a post-apocalyptic world influenced by Cormac McCathy’s The Road and a call not to lose sight of the current movements that aim to change a broken system.

Have a listen to the track and download it below:

'America' Tracklisting
1. Guilford Avenue Bridge
2. True Thrush
3. Lots
4. Prettyboy
5. Crash Jam
6. USA I: Is a Monster
7. USA II: The Great American Desert
8. USA III: Rail
9. USA IV: Manifest  

US tour dates
07-07 Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07-12 New York, NY - Pier 84 *
07-14 Cincinatti, OH - Bunbury Music Festival
07-21 Antigonish, NS - Evolve Festival
09-01 Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival
09-07 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival

* = with John Maus

One of the very best electronic albums of last decade, Max Tundra's Mastered By Guy at The Exchange is a solid-gold smash that I would instantly recommend to you if I didn't know that you hip and well-informed cats already owned and loved it.

But why mention this now? Well, as some of you may have figured out from the descriptive title of this news piece, Max has donated the original painting used as the cover art for the album to a charity auction aiming to raise money for awesome freeform non-commercial New Jersey radio station WFMU.

So why not head on over to the eBay page and make a bid? But first, enjoy the video for Lysine, a single from that album, just because:

We've very excited to share the cover for Dirty Projector's Swing Lo Magellan and make the album available for pre-order.

So, let's get down to the details.

In addition to the long-playing compact disc we also have a limited edition Swing Lo Magellan bundle featuring a deluxe vinyl LP and the aptly named "Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values". Each bundle contains:

Limited Edition Swing Lo Magellan LP Vinyl
- Limited to 3000 Numbered Copies
- 180 Gram Vinyl
- Deluxe Tip-On Embossed Gatefold Sleeve
- 11" x 22" Embossed Fold-out Lyric Tablet
- High Fidelity 24bit WAV files + MP3 Download



Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values
- 8" x 8" Square Vinyl Single Pressed on Tablet Thick Audiophile-Grade Vinyl (equivalent to 200 GM @ 12")
- Super-Limited to 1000 Copies Worldwide (pre-order while supplies last)
- A Side Features Single "Gun Has No Trigger' Cut @ 45 RPM
- B Side Features Sumerian Akkadian Cuneiform Etching Of Complete Lyrics Of "Gun Has No Trigger" Translated By Dr. M. Wllis Monroe

PRE-ORDER HERE

In other Dirty Projectors news the band has just launched a new website at dirtyprojectors.net. It's an immersive and mind-boggling experience.

Late last night Animal Collective announced their new album, Centipede Hz, via myanimalhome.net.

Centipede Hz (out September 4th) is Animal Collective's follow-up to 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Here's the tracklist:
1. Moonjock, 2. Today's Supernatural, 3. Rosie Oh, 4. Applesauce, 5. Wide Eyed, 6. Father Time, 7. New Town Burnout, 8. Monkey Riches, 9. Mercury Man, 10. Pulleys, 11. Amanita

Watch this Animal Collective-esque introduction to Centipede Hz:

And if you haven't done so already, pre-order the 'Honeycomb / Gotham' 7" announced last week. PRE-ORDER HERE

Animal Collective are back with a new 7inch single titled 'Honeycomb / Gotham' featuring two brand new songs. The 'Honeycomb / Gotham' digital bundle is available NOW and the physical 7inch is available to pre-order now on the Domino Store with instant MP3 gratification of both tracks. 

Pre-order the single HERE. 

Buy on iTUNES

The 7inch will be available via Dom Mart on the 26th of June and will also be available in stores later this summer. 

LISTEN TO 'HONEYCOMB / GOTHAM':

Today, April 13th, marks the second anniversary of Steve Reid's passing and we wanted to celebrate his legacy by sharing some musical highlights from his life.

Steve Reid was a giant of a drummer, who began playing professionally at the age of 16. His first recorded work was with Martha And The Vandellas, working in the Apollo Theatre House band, under the direction of Quincy Jones. Over the years Steve recorded and played with artists such as Miles Davies, Fela Kuti, James Brown and Sun Ra, amongst other musical legends.

Domino had the pleasure of releasing The Steve Reid Ensemble’s Daxaar album in 2007 and Steve’s groundbreaking works with Kieran Hebden, the albums The Exchange Session Vol. 1, The Exchange Session Vol. 2, Tongues and their final collaboration NYC.

Kieran and Steve's musical partnership produced a stunning series of albums. Here's what Kieran had to say at the time of Steve's death: "Steve was one of my great friends and the most wonderful musician I have ever encountered. The music and adventures we shared have been some of the most happy and meaningful experiences I’ve ever had. A true inspiration. He lived a great life and gave us incredible music. I’ll miss him forever."

Two years on he is sorely missed.

Here's a playlist of some of his greatest musical moments:

Dirty Projectors are pleased to announce a North American tour in support of their highly anticipated sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan. Dates kick off in July and include stops at Prospect Park in Brooklyn and the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Domino will release Swing Lo Magellan on July 10th in North America (July 9th rest of the world).

Limited pre-order tickets are available today at www.crowdsurge.com/dirtyprojectors

Listen to the new song "Gun Has No Trigger": www.dirtyprojectors.net | DWNLD on iTUNES

Dirty Projectors Tour Dates
Jul 05 Ottawa ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul 06 Toronto ON - Danforth Music Hall*
Jul 07 Montreal QC - Club Soda*
Jul 08 Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club*
Jul 10 Brooklyn NY - Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park*^
Jul 11 Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Smalls*
Jul 13 Chicago IL - Pitchfork Music Festival*
Jul 14 Milwaukee WI - Pabst Theater*
Jul 15 Minneapolis MN - First Avenue*
Jul 17 St. Louis MO - The Pageant^
Jul 18 Lawrence KS - Granada Theater^
Jul 20 Denver CO - Bluebird Nightclub^
Jul 21 Salt Lake City UT - In The Venue^
Jul 23 Seattle WA - Showbox^
Jul 24 Vancouver BC - Commodore^
Jul 25 Portland OR - Crystal Ballroom^
Jul 27 Oakland CA - Fox Theater^
Jul 28 Los Angeles CA - Wiltern^
Jul 29 San Diego CA - House of Blues^
Jul 31 Marfa TX - The Crowley Theatre^
Aug 02 Austin TX - Emo's East^
Aug 03 Dallas TX - Kessler Theater^
Aug 04 New Orleans LA - House of Blues^
Aug 06 Orlando FL - The Beacham Theatre
Aug 07 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Culture Room
Aug 09 Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse
Aug 10 Asheville NC - Orange Peel
Aug 11 Knoxville TN - Bijou Theatre
Aug 13 Nashville TN - Cannery Ballroom
Aug 14 Louisville KY - Headliners Music Hall
Aug 15 Pontiac MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
Aug 16 Washington DC - 9:30 Club^
Aug 18 Philadelphia PA - Union Transfer^
*With Purity Ring
^With Wye Oak

All of us here at Domino are super-excited to announce Dirty Projectors' highly anticipated sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan on July 9th in the UK and Europe and July 10th in North America.

With Swing Lo Magellan, David Longstreth shows he really doesn't know how to do the same thing twice. This time, beyond the aughts-era duality of retromania and neophilia, and beyond his band's reputation for dizzying, heady innovation, Longstreth has found the beautiful, generous simplicity of the heart and soul. Same as it ever was. And this must be exactly the place where he's planted the seeds for his band's finest album to date.

And you are able to enjoy the fruitful bounty of those seeds: the first track to be made available from the record, "Gun Has No Trigger" is available to stream right now:

Download "Gun Has No Trigger" on iTunes / Stream on Spotify

Where prior DPz albums investigated 20th-century orchestration (The Getty Address), aerated the aesthetics of 80s hardcore and west African guitar music (Rise Above), and explored complex contrapuntal techniques in human voices (Bitte Orca and Mt Wittenberg Orca), Swing Lo Magellan is a leap forward again.

"It's an album of songs, an album of songwriting," says Longstreth.

The songs of Swing Lo Magellan are culled from a sprawling twelve months of constant writing and recording in a weird house in Delaware County, New York (four hours northwest of the city). Longstreth, who produced and mixed, wrote seventy new songs and beats. The band - Amber Coffman (vocals & guitar), Nat Baldwin (bass), Brian McOmber (drums) & Haley Dekle (vocals) (vocalist Angel Deradoorian is on hiatus) - joined him periodically, rehearsing the new music more or less constantly in the house's A-frame attic  

The twelve songs of Swing Lo Magellan were winnowed down from about forty finished demos. The finished recordings bear the impress of this informal working style: the album is a collection of moments: accidental, fortuitous, spontaneous. The performances feel warm and imperfect. Unguarded intimacy is somewhat of a new look for this band, and it turns out it's a very good look.

Here's the tracklist:
1. Offspring Are Blank
2. About to Die
3. Gun Has No Trigger
4. Swing Lo Magellan
5. Just From Chevron
6. Dance For You
7. Maybe That Was It
8. Impregnable Question
9. See What She Seeing
10. The Socialites
11. Unto Caesar
12. Irresponsible Tune

And finally, here are a couple of tour dates, because you deserve it:
July 10 - Brooklyn NY - Prospect Park Bandshell
July 13-15 (exact date TBA) - Chicago IL - Pitchfork Festival

Smuggler's Way is Domino and Ribbon's first ever zine featuring FIVE individual, multi-colored Flexi discs of EXCLUSIVE, UNRELEASED songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus and Villagers. Listen to the John Maus track here! Initially uploaded to the internet by John Maus as an incomplete composition aka "demo" (where it still remains), the version of "No Title (Molly)" put forth now, and forever moving forward, has been partially re-recorded, entirely re-mixed and re-mastered "aka wholly worked over" by John Maus himself. 

In addition to featuring the FIRST physical release of these tracks from the above artists, the zine also comprises 24 pages of original art and prose from Domino & Ribbon artists. Highlights include a two thousand word short story penned by James Yorkston, a long form poem by Laura Marling, short form pieces by Real Estate, Clinic, and Wild Beasts, illustrations from The Kills, Twin Sister & Jon Hopkins, photography from Lower Dens, and an original score of music by Owen Pallett. Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice designed the cover and Rob Carmichael at SEEN handled the art direction and layout. For a video sneak peak at this handsome package, click here!

The individual Flexi discs, all different colors, fit snuggly in the back pocket of the zine, which is 7.5" x 7.5." The entire package will be contained in a self-sealing poly bag suitable for travel to a record player of your choosing.

Smuggler's Way is a limited, one of kind item, conceived and designed exclusively for Record Store Day. We couldn't be more proud of this and we hope you find Smugglers Way as exciting to read and listen to as it was for us to put together.

We're excited to present a new window into our world: an App integrated into Spotify.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
(once you open the app just make sure to add us to your sidebar)

This free app is your guide to the world of Domino living right on your desktop inside Spotify.

Within the app you'll find exclusive recordings, one-off collaborations, carefully chosen playlists and unique features and commentary from our friends, neighbours and accomplices.

Here's what you'll find inside the app:

Featured
Featured is a curated mix of new Domino releases, artist playlists, the best mixes from Domino Radio and the hidden gems and old jams from our catalogue.

Artists
Artists leads the listener into the world of Domino artists, from current bands like Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, Dirty Projectors, Austra and Real Estate to classic artists like Pavement, Hood, Adem, The Feelies, Steve Reid and The Triffids.

Music
Music introduces our listeners to the best of the label's catalogue via full album streams, the best new releases and custom catalogue exclusives. Our catalogue consists of hundreds of releases and thousands of songs. You need to listen to them all.

Playlists
Playlists bring to light our label and artist-created playlists and tangential musical odysseys. Drawing on the success of our Best Of Indie playlist and Domino Radio, we'll continue to create comprehensive and precision-picked playlists that incorporate our songs and the wider world of great music that Spotify has to offer.

This Week In...
This Week In... takes the listener on a weekly journey through Domino's history. Each week we'll highlight a different week in the label's history with custom playlists and editorial context. This Week In... will give you musical insight into the influences, beloved tracks and secret pleasures of the artists we've been fortunate enough to work with.

The Domino Spotify App is your aural haven in a world of musical mediocrity. JOIN US.

Once again we'll be participating in Record Store Day, releasing a number of special records, exclusively through independent shops on Saturday the 21st of April 2012.

Here's what we have in store:

Smugglers Way Flexi Zine
Smugglers Way is Domino and Ribbon's first ever zine featuring five individual, multi-colored flexi discs of exclusive, unreleased songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus and Villagers + a 24 page zine with exclusive art and writings from the world of Domino.
 
Animal Collective – Tranverse Temporal Gyrus 12”
A aural collage consisting of the original tracks and live recordings made for and at a unique performance as part of an installation by Animal Collective and Danny Perez at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in March 2010. The 12” comes with an exclusive 24 x 36 foldout poster.

Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?
Limited heavyweight purple vinyl 7” featuring new song "R U Mine?" b/w brand new track Electricity.

Laura Marling – Flicker and Fall 7”
Laura Marling graces fans with this poignant single that features "Flicker and Fall" b/w "To Be A Woman". This is the first physical release in any format for these tracks, while the b-side has never before been released in any format.

Caitlin Rose - Piledriver Waltz / Love Is A Laserquest 7”
One of our favorite contemporary singers records a couple of our favorite contemporary songwriters’ compositions. This limited 7” comes with an exclusive jukebox sticker. The pleasure is all yours.

Dirty Projectors – You Against The Larger World

Real Estate – In My Car

Cass McCombs – Teachers

John Maus – No Title (Molly)

Villagers – Shards

Domino Records and Ribbon Music are proud to announce the following shows at SXSW! Come check out the latest additions to the Domino / Ribbon family for a sneak peak at some of our 2012 releases. Check out a sampling of our artists at SXSW below.

We're very pleased to announce the latest American addition to the Domino family, the Minneapolis cosmic groovers, Night Moves.  

To begin, the group will be spending the springtime touring the US as well as preparing their first release for Domino, a 7" single for "Headlights" b/w "Horses."  Said single can be previewed here:

Prior to the release of "Headlights", the band will be playing a number of dates on a mini-tour that will take them to South By Southwest, the annual musical proving ground where many T&E accounts, breakfast tacos and bands are consumed.  From there, they will trek across the desert Southwest for select dates and to complete work on their debut album with producer/mixer Thom Monaghan (Vetiver, Beachwood Sparks, The Lilys) in Los Angeles, California and then eastward for select dates with the Brooklyn-based Caveman. 

In the band's own words, "break out the Michael McfuckingDonald and the bud, the boys are going on tour:"

Here are the dates:
3/9 - Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon with Ava Luna
3/10 - Norman, OK Opolis with The Hood Internet, Class Actress
3/11 - Houston, TX Fitzgeralds with Oberhofer, Pond

3/14 - Austin, TX Brew Exchange at 4:30pm (706 W 6th St)
          Buca Lounge at 8pm (422 Congress Ave) Official Showcase

3/16 - Austin, TX Swan Dive at 1:15pm (651 Red River St) First Ave Showcase
          Dogwood Bar at 3pm (715 W 6th St)

3/17 - Austin, TX The Liberty at 6:25pm (1618 East 6th St)
3/19 - Phoenix, AZ Yuca Tap Room with Milagres
3/21 - Los Angeles, CA  Silverlake Lounge
4/7 - New York, NY  Pianos
4/9 - Washington DC  Red Palace with Caveman
4/10 - Columbus, OH The Basement with Caveman
4/11 - Ann Arbor, MI Bling Pig with Caveman
4/12 - Chicago, IL  Schuba's with Caveman

The core members, guitarist/lead vocalist John Pelant, bassist Mickey Alfano and multi-instrumentalist Mark Ritsema, grew up together in the Twin Cities and spent their younger years rotating in and out of one another's musical orbits.  After a couple of promising false starts, the trio re-coalesced in 2009 in earnest as Night Moves (Gene Hackman or Bob Seger?  Only the shadow knows) and began recording and building a fervent local following of fans and media alike.

Colored Emotions will be released in the waning days of the summer of 2012 on Domino.

Domino SxSW sampler:
http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/sets/sxsw-domino-ribbon-sampler/

After having completed a month long headlining North American tour in January of this year, Cass will be touring the west coast around his appearance at this year's Sasquatch Music Festival.

05-25 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
05-28 - 05-30 George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
05-30 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
06-02 Los Angeles, LA - El Rey Theater

Cass McCombs headed into NPR's World Café to perform songs from his two most recent albums as well as a new track about the Wiki Leaks whistleblower, Bradley Manning. Listen to the session HERE.

The track 'Bradley Manning' will also be available on 7", backed with an exclusive song entitled Empty Promises which is out now. Find it in stores or order it through Domino Mart HERE.

We're also happy to unveil a new video for Humor Risk track 'Robin Egg Blue', directed by Tres H. Zour, below.

We're very proud to announce a stunning addition to the Domino family: Hot Chip will be releasing their highly anticipated fifth album, In Our Heads on Domino. Having put out consistently awesome records since 2004, we're sure you've been waiting with bated breath to hear what they're up to. Well, you won't have much longer to wait at all - the album will be released on LP, CD and digitally on June 12th. 

Recorded in London and produced by the band themselves (with additional production and engineering by Mark Ralph), In Our Heads is the band’s follow up to 2010's intoxicating and singular One Life Stand and their first LP for Domino.

Anyone who has listened to Hot Chip's output over the greater part of a decade can testify to the enormous collective talent of band members Joe Goddard, Alexis Taylor, Felix Martin, Al Doyle and Owen Clarke. They will also have noted how the band refuses to stand still, constantly evolving their sound to include a diverse mix of soul, R&B, gospel, Detroit House, disco and funk while maintaining an instantly identifiable and unquestionably unique "Hot Chip sound".

In Our Heads is an unadultered delight of an album bursting with dynamic dancefloor-movers, instant yet enduring hooks and verbose synth-fuelled love songs and fully cements Hot Chip's position as the world’s most talented electro-romantics.

Here's the tracklisting:

1. Motion Sickness
2. How Do You Do
3. Don't Deny Your Heart
4. Look At Where We Are
5. These Chains
6. Night And Day
7. Flutes
8. Now There Is Nothing
9. Ends Of The Earth
10. Let Me Be Him
11. Always Been Your Love

Arctic Monkeys rolled out a new video for the song 'R U Mine?' WATCH IT!

'Buy 'R U Mine?' on iTunes'

Tour starts this FRIDAY opening for The Black Keys. Here are the dates:

ARCTIC MONKEYS

03-02 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena  
03-03 Detroit, MI- Joe Louis Arena
03-04 Columbus, OH- Jerome Schottenstein Center
03-06 Portland, ME- Cumberland County Civic Center
03-07 Boston, MA- TD Bankforth Garden
03-09 Washington DC- Verizon Center
03-10 Philadelphia, PA- Wells Fargo Center
03-12 New York, NY- Madison Square Garden Arena
03-13 Montreal, QC- Bell Centre
03-14 Toronto, ON- Air Canada Centre
03-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
03-18 Grand Rapids, MI- Van Andel Arena
03-19 Chicago, IL- United Center
03-20 Cleveland, OH- The Quicken Loans Arena
03-22 New York, NY- Madison Square Garden Arena
03-23 Norfolk, VA-Ted Constant Convocation Center
03-24 Charlotte, NC Bojangles Arena
04-20 Indio, CA Coachella
04-24 Houston, TX- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
04-25 Austin, TX-Frank Erwin Center
04-27 St. Louis, MO- Chaifetz Arena
04-28 Tulsa, OK- BOK Center
04-30 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center
05-01 Broomfield,CO 1st Bank Center
05-02 West Valley City, UT- Maverik Center
05-04 Oakland, CA- Oracle Arena
05-05 Sacramento, CA- Powerbalance Pavillion
05-07 Portland, OR- Rose Garden Arena
05-08 Seattle, WA- Key Arena @Seattle Center
05-09 Vancouver, BC- Rogers Arena
05-11 Calgary, AB- Scotiabank Saddledome
05-12 Edmonton, AB- Rexall Place
05-14 Winnipeg, MB- MTS Centre
05-15 Minneapolis, MN- Target Center
05-16 Milwaukee, WI- Bradley Center
05-18 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavillion

Smugglers Way is Domino and Ribbon's first ever limited edition zine made exclusively for Record Store Day (April 21st) featuring FIVE individual, multi-colored flexi discs of EXCLUSIVE, UNRELEASED songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus, andVillagers.  The zine comprises 24 pages of original art and prose from Domino and Ribbon artists. Highlights include a short story penned by James Yorkston; a long form poem by Laura Marling; short form pieces by Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), Ade Blackburn (Clinic), and Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts); illustrations from Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Andrea Estella (Twin Sister), Conor O'Brien (Villagers) and Jon Hopkins; photography from Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), and an original arranged score of music by Owen Pallett.  Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice designed the cover and Rob Carmichael at SEEN is responsible for the art direction and layout. 

Listen to the previously unreleased Real Estate track "In My Car" from Smugglers Way: 

Full track list is as follows (on individual FlexiDiscs)

Dirty Projectors – "You Against The Larger World"
Real Estate – "In My Car"
Cass McCombs – "Teachers"
John Maus – "No Title (Molly)"
Villagers – "Shards"

Smugglers Way is a limited, one of a kind item, conceived and designed exclusively for Record Store Day (April 21st, 2012). We couldn't be more proud of the collection, and we hope you find Smugglers Way as exciting to read and listen to as it was for us to put together.  

For a closer look and continued updates on Smugglers Way point your browsers smugglersway.tumblr.com.

Patrick Watson's Adventures in Your Own Backyard is set for release on May 1 on Domino in the United States, in conjunction with Secret City. As previously announced, Patrick and his band will play a headlining performance at SXSW, and select dates with Andrew Bird in May. Now, we are thrilled to share the news of Patrick’s extensive touring plans for the spring and summer. Joining Patrick (piano) in recreating his elegant songs live will be Mishka Stein (bassist), Simon Angell (guitar), Melanie Belair (violin), and Robbie Kuster (drummer). A full list of dates is below.

Listen to 'Into Giants' from Adventures in Your Own Backyard:

Patrick Watson tour dates:
03/14/12 – Sat. 03/17/12 -- Austin, TX @ SXSW
04/15/12 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Corona ^
04/16/12 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Corona ^
04/17/12 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Corona ^
04/20/12 – Berlin, DE @ Hellig Kreuz Kirche
04/21/12 – Rotterdamn, NL @ Motel Mozaique
04/24/12 – Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage
04/28/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg $
04/29/12 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique $
04/30/12 – London, UK @ St. Stephen’s Church
05/01/12 – Brighton, UK @ Komedia
05/03/12 - Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer *
05/04/12 - New York NY @ Beacon Theatre *
05/06/12 - Boston MA @ House of Blues *
05/08/12 - Washington DC @ The 930 Club *
05/09/12 - Baltimore MD @ RamsHead *
05/29/12 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
06/01/12 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
06/02/12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre
06/04/12 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
06/07/12 – San Diego, CA @ UCSD The Loft
06/08/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg Theatre
06/09/12 – Felton, CA @ Don Quixote’s
06/10/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
06/12/12 – Portland, OR @ Mission Theatre
06/13/12 – Seattle, WA @ Columbia State Theatre
06/14/12 – Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre

^ w/ Josef & Erika
$ w/ The Barr Brothers
* w/ Andrew Bird

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Watson/7776889586
http://www.adventuresinyourownbackyard.com

Lightships, the new musical outpost from Gerard Love of Teenage Fanclub, release their debut single, the beautiful "Sweetness In Her Spark" on Tuesday the 27th of March 2012.  Taken from the album Electric Cables (out on Tuesday the 3rd of April), "Sweetness In Her Spark" finds the group locking into a relaxed and breezy grove that demands the windows be flung open.  The sunny video for the track was directed by The Forest Of Black and shot in Glasgow.  Watch the video here.
 
From the outset, Gerard was clear that he wanted to establish a group name for the new record, a name that was evocative and ambiguous, that could somehow place the music within a slightly blurry and imagined context.  He didn't want to give the impression that the record was just about him.  Having settled on the name, Lightships, he sought out a cast of Glasgow-based friends to play on the record that was starting to take shape in his head; Dave McGowan (guitar, Teenage Fanclub), Brendan O'Hare (drums, from the first incarnation of Teenage Fanclub), Tom Crossley (flute, International Airport and The Pastels) and Bob Kildea (bass, Belle & Sebastian).
 
"Sweetness In Her Spark" will be available on 7" and digitally and will be backed with a brand new cover of Moondog's "Do Your Thing".  You can pre-order the single HERE and the album HERE.

As a Valentine's Day treat, Blood Orange has sent us a video for his forthcoming single, "Forget It." Filmed on VHS by Alan Del Rio Ortiz (who also directed Sutphin Boulevard), the video follows Dev Hynes from first thing in the morning till he arrives, rather late, at his girlfriend's front door. That's him dumped, I expect.

WATCH IT HERE

Blood Orange has been confirmed to play at this year's Field Day Festival in London’s Victoria Park on June 2nd and has also been invited to perform as special guest to Florence & The Machine on her upcoming US and Australian tours in April and May. US dates below:

14 APR - SANTA BARBARA SANTA BARBARA BOWL
17 APR - RENO GRAND SIERRA RESORT
18 APR - DAVIS, CA MONDAVI CENTRE
20 APR - PHOENIX, AZ COMERICA THEATRE
21 APR - LAS VEGAS, NV THE COSMOPOLITAN
27 APR - MINNEAPOLIS, MN HENNEPIN THEATHER
28 APR - MILWAULKEE, WI EAGLES BALLROOM
29 APR - ST LOUIS, MO PEABODY OPERA HOUSE
1 MAY - DALLAS, TX PALLADIUM BALLROOM
2 MAY - HOUSTON, TX VERIZON WIRELESS THEATER
8 MAY - NEW YORK, NY RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
11 MAY - UNCASVILLE, CT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
12 MAY - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ BORGATA EVENT CENTER

February 2012 marks 10 years of The Kills. The band started life on February 14th 2002, with a show at the 150 capacity Bar 12, London. Four albums later the band are now playing venues and festivals all over the globe. Ten years in, the band are at the peak of their powers, with one of the most stunning live shows of any contemporary rock band.Be sure to tune in to go to MTV Hive to join in The Kills 10th anniversary celebration on www.mtvhive.com

Patrick Watson will be releasing his new album Adventures In Your Own Backyard on May 1st on Domino. (April 16th on Secret City in his native Canada).

Adventures... was made at home after a gruelling five-year run that saw Patrick and his band (bassist Mishka Stein, guitarist Simon Angell and drummer Robbie Kuster) tour the world in support of two critically-acclaimed and successful albums, including the Polaris award-winning Close To Paradise. During this time, Patrick also contributed to Ma Fleur, the 2007 album from The Cinematic Orchestra, co-writing and singing on a sizeable portion of the record. In Patrick’s own words, Adventures... is an effort on the band’s part to “make the kind of music we would want to listen to at home.” The album’s title is a nod to this sentiment and to the fact that it was recorded almost entirely in Watson’s apartment in Montreal, unlike his previous efforts which were sprawling recordings in both geography and arrangements.

In spite of the relatively spartan settings in which to record, Adventures... is equally as ambitious as Watson’s previous efforts and a thing of dynamic beauty. The result is an album that is still ripe with the touchstones one has come to expect from Patrick Watson and his collaborators, but permeated with a greater sense of patience and confidence. Adventures In Your Own Backyard is an attempt by Watson and the band to simplify their sights—to make music a bit more close to home in every sense of the phrase.

Adventures... will be preceded by the single and video for the sweeping, elegant “Into Giants,” which is available for preview to all below. Patrick and his band have already lined up shows before the album’s release that will include a headlining appearance at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas in March, a variety of dates across Europe this April, and support dates with Andrew Bird in the US this May:

Patrick Watson tour dates:
Wed. 03/14/12 – Sat. 03/17/12 -- Austin, TX @ SXSW
Thu. 05/03/12 -- Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer *
Fri. 05/04/12 -- New York NY @ Beacon Theatre *
Sun. 05/06/12 -- Boston MA @ House of Blues *
Tue. 05/08/12 -- Washington DC @ The 930 Club *
Wed. 05/09/12 -- Baltimore MD @ RamsHead Live ** w/ Andrew Bird

Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Lighthouse
2. Blackwind
3. Step Out For A While
4. The Quiet Crowd
5. Into Giants
6. Morning Sheets
7. Words In The Fire
8. The Things You Do
9. Strange Crooked Road
10. Noisy Sunday
11. Adventures In Your Own Backyard
12. Swimming Pools

Arctic Monkeys have unveiled a video for “You and I”, the B-side to new single “Black Treacle”. The newly recorded track is by Richard Hawley and The Death Ramps and was produced by Ross Orton. The video was filmed in the studio during the recording session by Focus Creeps. The “Black Treacle” single will be released digitally today and on 7-inch vinyl on Feb 21st. Pre-order from the Domino Mart.

Arctic Monkeys Tour
03-02 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena  
03-03 Detroit, MI- Joe Louis Arena
03-04 Columbus, OH- Jerome Schottenstein Center
03-06 Portland, ME- Cumberland County Civic Center
03-07 Boston, MA- TD Bankforth Garden
03-09 Washington DC- Verizon Center
03-10 Philadelphia, PA- Wells Fargo Center
03-12 New York, NY- Madison Square Garden Arena
03-13 Montreal, QC- Bell Centre
03-14 Toronto, ON- Air Canada Centre
03-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
03-18 Grand Rapids, MI- Van Andel Arena
03-19 Chicago, IL- United Center
03-20 Cleveland, OH- The Quicken Loans Arena
03-22 New York, NY- Madison Square Garden Arena
03-23 Norfolk, VA-Ted Constant Convocation Center
03-24 Charlotte, NC Bojangles Arena
04-24 Houston, TX- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
04-25 Austin, TX-Frank Erwin Center
04-27 St. Louis, MO- Chaifetz Arena
04-28 Tulsa, OK- BOK Center
04-30 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center
05-02 West Valley City, UT- Maverik Center
05-04 Oakland, CA- Oracle Arena
05-05 Sacramento, CA- Powerbalance Pavillion
05-07 Portland, OR- Rose Garden Arena
05-08 Seattle, WA- Key Arena @Seattle Center
05-09 Vancouver, BC- Rogers Arena
05-11 Calgary, AB- Scotiabank Saddledome
05-12 Edmonton, AB- Rexall Place
05-14 Winnipeg, MB- MTS Centre
05-15 Minneapolis, MN- Target Center
05-16 Milwaukee, WI- Bradley Center
-All dates supporting Black Keys

Check out the great news from Ribbon Music

The Kills: The Last Goodbye on Nowness.com.

 New York, NY – Thursday, January 12th – UK duo The Kills (Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart) are kicking off the new year with a brand new video for “The Last Goodbye,” premiering today on NOWNESS. This is the first music video directed by the Oscar nominated actress Samantha Morton, acclaimed for her directorial feature debut ‘The Unloved.’” Shot in monochrome on crisp, silvery 35mm, the video reflects the beautiful simplicity of the track, with an old-school photo booth providing an intimate backdrop for Mosshart's intense and heart-warming opening performance followed by a series of touching to-camera poses reflecting the musicians’ longstanding, spirited friendship.

“I love the fact that when you used to go to a photo booth, you used to have wait sometimes a good twenty minutes. It could be 8 minutes, 9 minutes. Sometimes, I remember, if they were really crap, you'd have to wait forever and you'd go off for a cup of tea and you'd come back to get your passport pictures and they were there. Also, it was quite expensive when we were young. It was like a real treat but now, it's still expensive but you just get these crap images of yourself. They're just horrible and they won't last in the same way. So in a way a think the song was incredibly nostalgic and I think made me feel nostalgic.”  Samantha Morton

"It was an honor to work with Samantha Morton on this Casablanca-esque, silent-film-esque, Americana photobooth Woolworth's hay day period piece of surrealism/ realism/ story time tell-tale-ism, black and white 35 mm film, washed in strange light, over this love hate tune, heartbreak song, life-goes-on lullaby, The Last Goodbye. It's a doorway into the future of the fatal past-tense. Get it?"  Alison Mosshart
 
“The Last Goodbye” is the fourth single to come from the duo’s critically acclaimed fourth LP Blood Pressures and will be released as a limited edition 7” picture disk and 10” via The Kills webstore – www.thekills.tv on February 21st”and via digital download through Domino on February 14th. The pre-order begins TODAY. All pre-orders come with an exclusive 16pg A5 sized booklet titled '144 Polaroids From The Road' featuring original photography by The Kills. The new release features covers by The Velvet Underground (Pale Blue Eyes), One Silver Dollar (Marilyn Monroe) and Patsy Cline (Crazy). Full track list below!
 
The Kills will commence their Winter 2012 North American tour on January 20th at Chicago’s Rivera and will culminate in their return to NYC’s Terminal 5 for the band’s 10th anniversary, which they'll celebrate with a special show for the occasion. Jeff the Brotherhood and Hunters will join them on all dates. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
 
In the past year, the band have performed electrifying sets at Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot and have appeared on Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Last Call with Carson Daly in support of their latest offering, Blood Pressures (Domino). Ten years in, the band are at the peak of their powers, with one of the most stunning live shows of any contemporary rock band.

Click here to pre-order "Last Goodbye" 10"

 Praise for The Kills Live Shows:
 
“Singer Alison Mosshart proved yet again why she's one of rock's best frontwomen, convulsing across the stage with reckless abandon during recent tunes "Satellite" and "Future Starts Slow.” – SPIN
 
“And the duo's lusty performances eagerly play up the ambiguity of their platonic partnership. It's a quality that defines them as much as Mosshart's feverish moan, Hince's hand-slashing guitar riffs, and the synthetic beats...’” – Pitchfork
 
“Watching them lock into each other’s groove is a beautiful thing.” – KCRW
 
Track Listing:
 
Limited Edition Picture disc 7"
A.  The Last Goodbye
B.  One Silver Dollar
 
10” Release
A1. The Last Goodbye
A2. Pale Blue Eyes
B1. One Silver Dollar
B2. Crazy
 
The Kills Winter 2012 Tour Dates:
* w/ Jeff The Brotherhood and Hunters
 
Jan 20   Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *
Jan 21   Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre *
Jan 23  Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
Jan 24  Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
Jan 25  Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre *
Jan 26  New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
Jan 28  Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
Jan 29  Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues *
Jan 30  Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Theatre *
Feb 1   Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
Feb 2   Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
Feb 3   Boston, MA @ Royale Boston *
Feb 5   Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *
Feb 7   Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus *
Feb 11 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *