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September 20, 2011 by
Andy in
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![white denim1 [mp3] New from White Denim // Hot Thought](http://tympanogram.com/files/white-denim1.jpg "white denim")
While it might not have been as good as their previous effort, Fits, White Denim’s May album D was certainly a solid effort. And if a new album wasn’t enough in 2011 from them, they’re gearing up to release a new EP via Downtown Records on October 25th, this one entitled Your Work Space. The Austin, TX foursome are masters at progressive, noisy jams, and they have never been afraid to put out a lot of music, trying out different textures and styles with each different release. Not everything works, and sometimes it comes out as uneven or unfocused, but more often than not it does work. And when it works, it’s fantastic.
Along with the announcement of the EP comes a slew of tour dates through the end of November, none of which has the band hitting Rochester, or Buffalo, or Syracuse. The closest they’re coming is Pittsburgh, on a Friday, so that might be do-able. We’ll have to see. In the meantime, to tide you and I over until the EP’s release, the band is giving away a track from it. It’s called “Hot Thought” and it’s an tune T-Pain would be proud of, once again proving that White Denim does whatever the hell they want. You can grab it below.
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White Denim // Hot Thought [mp3] from the forthcoming Your Work Space
![Cloud Nothings [mp3/tour] Cloud Nothings Announce Midwest/West Coast Tour Dates](http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Cloud_Nothings.jpg "[mp3/tour] Cloud Nothings Announce Midwest/West Coast Tour Dates")
Cloud Nothings have had a buzz surrounding him/them for what seems like forever already. Granted, forever in the blog world is not an unbounded amount of time like it is for the remainder of humanity, so that statement should be taken with a grain of salt. We posted about the band back in April, and they’re still generating considerable chatter with their blurry rock.
This track – “Hey Cool Kid” – has been making the rounds for a while, but I’ve never gotten around to posting it. With the announcement that the band has a handful of dates lined up around the Midwest and West Coast over the next couple of weeks, now seemed like a good time to do so. In addition to their brief tour, the band has also been recording their first official full-length. (Turning On, their release from earlier in the year, was a compilation of their previous vinyl singles and cassette only releases.) Look for that in early 2011.
Check out the upcoming dates over at the band’s MySpace, and grab Turning On in preparation. While you’re at it, the band recorded a session over at Daytrotter as well that you should pick up as well.
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Cloud Nothings – Hey Cool Kid (mp3) from Turning On
Cloud Nothings – Hey Cool Kid (Daytrotter Session) (mp3)
It was announced yesterday that Passion Pit is hitting the road together starting at the end of March with Mayer Hawthorne. The tour kicks off in Michael Angelakos’ hometown of Buffalo, NY, on Sunday, March 28th, and lasts through the beginning of May. This isn’t a pairing I would have envisioned, but there will be plenty of falsetto to go around, I’m certain.
Tickets for the Buffalo show go on sale today at Noon through tickets.com.
March 28 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
March 29 – York, PA – Pullo Center
March 30 – Cleveland, OH – HOBs
March 31 – Columbus, OH – Music Hall
April 2 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
April 3 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
April 4 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
April 5 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
April 7 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
April 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
April 10 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
April 11 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
April 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
April 14 – Davis, CA – Freeborn Hall
April 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre
April 24 – Nashville, TN – Vanderbilt University
April 30 – Knoxville, TN – World’s Fair Park
May 1 – Brunswick, ME – Bowdoin College
Passion Pit – The Reeling (mp3) from Manners
Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No (mp3) from A Strange Arrangement
This is a nice gift for anyone going attending the upcoming North American leg of Coldplay‘s tour:
“…Coldplay will be giving away a live CD, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, at every remaining live show in 2009 (apart from festival shows). Starting with the band’s first North American tour date, at West Palm Beach in Florida on May 15th, every fan attending a show will be given a free copy of the nine-track CD, which won’t be available elsewhere.”
Not attending one of the shows? Have no fear, because the band has your back too:
“Also on May 15th, LeftRightLeftRightLeft will be made available as a free download right here at coldplay.com, for all fans (and for the same time period).”
Hate or love Coldplay, it’s always nice when a band gives back to the people who got them to where they are. The tracklisting for LeftRightLeftRightLeft is available here.
