A few of my favorite new releases, including the highly anticipated releases from Beach House and Best Coast. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for a whole lot more of this week’s new releases.
In honor of host Craig Ferguson’s roots in the Scotland music scene, local Glasgow quartet The Imagineers will perform on CBS’s The Late Late Show in Scotland for five consecutive nights starting this week, from the 14th to the 18thof May.
The group, composed of Steven Young, Scott Bonnyman, Stephen Forbes and Ali Greig, delivers melodic tunes dusted with notes of surf rock and catchy indie pop. The Imagineers’ passion and energy-driven live performance makes evident the surrealism and lust for life that their music conveys.
The band is set for their CBS preformances coming off the success of their first demo EP See as I Say. The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson and his team recorded a homecoming week-long Scottish special exploring his native land in March, filming a concert series in the Tron Theatre (Glasgow) with The Imagineers performing a selection of their songs. The band also recorded their own version of the show’s theme song, which will be used as the opening credits each night of the series.
The band’s song “Imagineer” was chosen by CBS for their promo video featuring stars Craig Ferguson, Michael Clark Duncan (The Green Mile), Mila Kunis (That 70’s Show, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Rashida Jones (The Office, The Social Network) and Alex Salmond (Scottish First Minister). [source: planetary group]
It’s been three long years since Passion Pit seemingly came out of nowhere and dropped their debut EP Chunk of Change. Since then, the Cambridge quintet released their debut LP Manners in 2009 and toured extensively for the last couple of years. Now, i’m happy to spread to the good news that their sophomore LP Gossamer is due for release on July 24th and can get your first taste of new stuff with the oh so good track “Take a Walk”. Enjoy.
sleigh bells @ bowery ballroom ny credit: davidandrako.com
Sleigh Bells are finishing up their tour supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers, but once they’re done with that, the duo will hit the road on their own summer tour this July. The headlining shows kick off July 2nd in Burlington, VT, and wrap at DC’s Merriweather Post Pavillion on July 22nd, where they’ll hit the stage with Hot Chip and James Murphy! Throughout the tour, Sleigh Bells will be joined by Class Actress and Jel for a handful of stops. They’ll also be making some festival stops, including Forecastle and Pitchfork. As of right now, there are no west coast stops are set, but hopefully that will change as tour gets closer.
07-02 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-03 Boston, MA – House of Blues (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-05 Montreal, Quebec – Corona (w/ Jel)
07-06 Ottawa, Ontario – Lebreton Flats Park (Ottawa Blues Festival)
07-07 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-09 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-10 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-12 Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club (w/ Jel)
07-13 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Fest
07-14 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Festival
07-16 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage (w/ Jel)
07-17 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-18 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls (w/ Class Actress and Jel)
07-19 Philadelphia, PA – Making Time 12th Anniversary HYPER-RAGER (w/ Dave P & Sammy Slice, Making Time DJs)
07-22 Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Hot Chip and James Murphy)
Beach House//Bloom
Best Coast//The Only Place
Craft Spells//Gallery EP
Japandroids//The House That Heaven Built
Plushgun//Me.Me.
