Sonny & the Sunsets "Green Blood" + tour dates

On Antenna to the Afterworld, the curious Sonny and the Sunsets wrap mid 1990s indie rock in 1960s rock n roll. which is wierd because the previous album was straight country. From the new one, out June 11 via Polyvinyl, is "Green Blood."

05/17 Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite
05/25 San Francisco, CA - The Roxie #
06/11 San Francisco, CA - The Eagle
06/13 Hamden, CT - The Outer Space *
06/14 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory / Northside Fest
06/15 New York, NY - Cake Shop #
06/16 Pittsburgh, PA - The Smiling Moose *
06/17 Lakewood, OH - Mahalls 20 Lanes *
06/19 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *
06/20 Detroit, MI - The Lager House *
06/21 Chicago, IL -  Beat Kitchen * 
06/22 Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theater
07/12 Oaktown, CA - New Parish
07/13 Sacramento, CA - 2nd Saturday Art Walk
07/24 Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons Pizza
07/25 San Diego, CA - Casbah
07/26 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar

# = performance of "Sees All Knows All"
* = w/ Little Wings

The National "Sea Of Love" Video

First video supporting Trouble Will Find Me, out May 21 on 4AD. And here's the vid from which it was modeled:

Morningbell "Yes Wonderful Things" + Tour Dates

After several albums and EPs through a decade, Morningbell (not the Radiohead song) presents the whimsical, inventive sixth album Boa Noite on May 21, 2013. I hear some Flaming Lips in there, alongside a myriad of influences. The fiercely indie band from Florida is adept at piecing together over a hundred tracks for one song. -Kenyon

LISTEN to "Yes Wonderful Things" off Boa Noite.

Dates with the nite:

06.06 • The Velvet Lounge (Washington, DC)

06.07 • Union Hall (Brooklyn, NY)

06.08 • Kung Fu Neckie (Philadelphia, PA)

06.09 • Howler's Coyote Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)

06.10 • The Tree Bar (Columbus, OH)

06.11 • Bear's Place (Bloomington, IN)

06.12 • Daytrotter session (Rock Island, IL)

06.13 • Sweetwater Brewery (Atlanta, GA)

06.14 • Looseys (Gainesville, FL)

Vampire Weekend "Ya Hey" Video Tour Dates

From the third studio album Modern Vampires of the City, out May 14 via XL.

Tour dates:

May 15th, 2013 - Agganis Arena, Boston
May 16th, 2013 - Sony Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto
May 17th, 2013 - The Fillmore, Detroit
May 20th, 2013 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison
May 21st, 2013 - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
May 23rd, 2013 - Keller Auditorium, Portland
May 24th, 2013 - Sasquatch Music Festival, George
May 29th, 2013 - Casino De Paris, Paris
June 23rd, 2013 - Firefly Festival, Dover
June 26th - 30th - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton
June 28th, 2013 - Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth
June 29th, 2013 - O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth
July 4th - 7th - Rock Werchter, Werchter
July 6th, 2013 - Olympic Park, London
July 7th, 2013 - De Werald Draait Buiten, Amsterdam
July 9th, 2013 - Poupet Festival, Cholet
July 12th, 2013 - Optimus Alive, Lisbon
July 13th, 2013 - BBK Live, Bilbao
July 14th, 2013 - Musalic Festival, Aix-les-Bains
July 19th, 2013 - Gentlemen of the Road Lewes Stopover, Lewes
July 20th, 2013 - Longitude Festival, Dublin
August 4th, 2013 - Lollapalooza, Chicago
August 9th, 2013 - Squamish Music Festival, Squamish
August 11th, 2013 -Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco
September 20th, 2013 - Barclays Center, Brooklyn
September 28th, 2013 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
October 8th, 2013 - Midland Theater, Kansas City

Dead Gaze "Fight Til It's Dead"

Dead Gaze (aka Mississippi's R. Cole Furlow) releases his debut full-length on May 21 through Palmist/FatCat. This includes the gentle lo-fi smartness of "Fight Til It's Dead," which can be heard HERE.

Crystal Castles "Affection" + Dates with Depeche Mode

From CC's latest piece of genius, the ethereal "Affection" washes cool vocals around warm synths. Heavenly and too hip as usual. Here's the tour dates. Asterisk means opening for Depeche Mode.

04/29 – Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
04/30 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
05/02 – Gothic Theater – Denver, CO
05/03 – Liberty Hall –Lawrence, KS
05/05 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
05/06 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
05/07 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
05/09 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
05/10 – NorVa – Norfolk, VA
05/11 – Ram’s Head – Baltimore, MD
05/13 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
06/07 – Governors Ball Music Festival - New York, NY
08/02,3,4 – Lollapallooza Festival – Chicago, IL
09/18 – CWM Pavilion  - Houston, TX*
09/20 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX*
09/22 – Sleep Train Amphitheater – San Diego, CA*
09/24 – Santa Barbara County Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA*
09/26 – Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountain View, CA*
09/28 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA*
09/29 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA*
10/02 – Staples/Honda – Los Angeles, CA*
10/08 – Desert Sky Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ*

MUSE at MSG New York City April 15, 2013

The 2nd Law, Isolated System / Supremacy / Map of the Problematique / Supermassive Black Hole / Resistance / Panic Station / Knights of Cydonia / Monty Jam / Explorers / Follow Me / United States of Eurasia / Liquid State / Madness / Time Is Running Out / Undisclosed Desires / Stockholm Syndrome / The 2nd Law, Unsustainable / Uprising. encore: Starlight / Survival. the bassist sang one of his two songs from the new album. bad idea. fortunately Muse has top-rated visuals.

Ólafur Arnalds "Old Skin" Magical Video

From the Icelandic artist's full-length album For I Am Winter (Mercury Classics, April 2) as well as The Winter EP.