Violent Femmes unveil "Love Love Love Love Love" their first new song in 15 years

Although we haven't heard much from them since their album Freak Magnet was released in 2000, Violent Femmes has remained a favorite of alt-rockers everywhere. This is why the upcoming release of "Happy New Year" - an EP of brand-spanking-new Violent Femmes songs - is really, really exciting.

Recorded in Tasmania, the 4-track record will be pressed on "champagne clear vinyl" and will be released this year on April 18 - which is of course, Record Store Day.

Recently the band unveiled the first single from the album entitled, "Love Love Love Love Love" and it is a testament to singer Gordon Gano's timeless (and ever youthful) vocals.

The band split in 2009 - but reunited in 2013, performing at Coachella. That year also saw the replacement of original Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo by Brian Viglione from Dresden Dolls.

Gano and the Femmes have plans to record more new material this spring. 

This June they're set to join  Barenaked Ladies and Colin Hay on the “Last Summer on Earth” tour. 

2015 Tour Dates:

JUN. 5.2015 The LC Pavilion
Columbus, OH

JUN. 6.2015 Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Cleveland, OH
   
JUN. 7.2015 Toledo Zoo Amphitheater
Toledo, OH
   
JUN. 8.2015 McGrath Amphitheater
Cedar Rapids, IA

JUN.10.2015 Red Rocks Amphitheater
Morrison, CO

JUN.12.2015 Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Welch, MN

JUN.13.2015 BMO Harris Pavilion
Milwaukee, WI

JUN.14.2015 Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino
Council Bluffs, IA

JUN.16.2015 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
Chicago, IL

JUN.17.2015 Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
Indianapolis, IN

JUN.19.2015 PNC Pavilion @ Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH

JUN.20.2015 DTE Energy Music Theatre
Clarkston, MI

JUN.21.2015 Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel
Salamanca, NY

JUN.23.2015 Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA

JUN.26.2015 Maine State Pier
Portland, ME

JUN.27.2015 Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT

JUN.28.2015 The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA

JUN.29.2015 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Boston, MA

JUL. 1.2015 JBL Live at Pier 97
Hudson River Park, NY

JUL. 2.2015 Mercer County Fairgrounds
West Windsor, NJ

JUL. 3.2015 PNC Waterside Pavilion
Solomons, MD

JUL. 4.2015 Red Hat Amphitheatre
Raleigh, NC

JUL. 8.2015 Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory
Charlotte, NC

JUL.10.2015 Sunset Cove Amphitheater
Boca Raton, FL

JUL.11.2015 St. Augustine Amphitheater
St. Augustine, FL

JUL.12.2015 Verizon Wireless Amphtheater at Encore Park
Alpharetta, GA

JUL.13.2015 Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheatre
Nashville, TN

JUL.15.2015 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX

JUL.18.2015 Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

JUL.19.2015 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
San Diego, CA

JUL.21.2015 Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, CA

JUL.22.2015 Mountain Winery
Saratoga, CA

JUL.24.2015 Idaho Botanical Gardens
Boise, ID

JUL.25.2015 Edgefield
Troutdale, OR

JUL.26.2015 Marymoor Park
Redmond, WA

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Watch Modest Mouse perform Lampshades on Fire, lead single off upcoming Strangers to Ourselves

As we recently reported, Modest Mouse has confirmed the upcoming release of Strangers to Ourselves, their first full-length album since 2007.

Strangers is set to drop March 3. The lead single, Lampshades on Fire, will make its radio debut Monday, although it has been part of the band's setlist since performing at Sasquatch! Music Festival in 2011. You can watch that performance via YouTube below.

Following recent trends, Modest Mouse opted to forego announcing the album by traditional means. Instead, the info was sent to a few lucky fans along with a 45 rpm of Lampshades on Fire.

The note that was sent with the package read:

"We want you to have this limited test pressing of our new single 'Lampshades On Fire.' The song will be available for purchase tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16. 'Lampshades on Fire' is the first single from our new album Strangers to Ourselves, which will be released on Tuesday, March 3, 2015."

Not much else is known about Strangers except that both OutKast's Big Boi and Nirvana's Krist Novoselic were involved, though it's unclear whether those collaborations will make it on the record. Other new songs added to Modest Mouse's live repertoire include; "Ansel," "Shit In Your Cut," "Sugar Boats" and "Be Brave"

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Imagine Dragons have fans piece together details of upcoming album

On Friday, Imagine Dragons posted to Twitter:

people of the U.S. - look around your city for some surprises tonight... BBB and Fremont in Vegas. what about your city? #smokeandmirrors

At the same time, at least 13 individual puzzle pieces of the cover art were sent to various fans.

The official fan club posted the pieced-together artwork, and confirmed Smoke and Mirrors (stylized Smoke + Mirrors) to be the title. They also revealed February 17 will be the album's release date.

Across the US, fans began uploading pictures of the promos they had found, which included the hashtag #smokeandmirrors, and one of the following presumed track titles; "Summer", "Shots", "Polaroid", "I'm So Sorry" or "Gold,"

On BBB and Fremont in Las Vegas, the band projected five images onto a brick wall, each containing the title to one of the five revealed songs. 

To coincide with the announcement of Smoke + Mirrors, the band released the video for "I Bet My Life" the lead single from the album. Watch via Youtube, below.

Atari Teenage Riot announces new album, "Reset" to be released in Feb 2015

According to band member Alec Empire, the album focuses on mainstream and social media trends in society. Inspired by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and notorious NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The opening track, “J1M1″ concerns the constant government surveillance perpetuated by the NSA in America.

However, "Reset" does not only speak on the negative aspects of today's government, but also provides potential solutions to current injustices. You can listen to the title track below, via Soundcloud.

Tracklist for "Reset"
01. J1M1
02. Street Grime
03. Reset
04. Death Machine
05. Modern Liars
06. Cra$h
07. New Blood
08. Transducer
09. Erase Your Face
10. We Are From The Internet

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Demob Happy Stream Debut Single

Demob Happy’s latest single, Succubus, has been put on their Soundcloud for fans to hear.

The single, due for release on November 17^th, is their debut and keeps the garage-rock ethos within their sound. It’s got a hint of serious grunge to it and demonstrates the band’s ability to create a track with huge volume. Not only that, it was also mastered by Andy Jackson – Pink Floyd’s engineer.

“It's about being sold an obsession in stuff. What's harmless to you feels like a love sucking demon bitch to me, quasi-supernaturally so, who leaves your front door open but your mind on pause.” Says frontman, Matt Marcantonio, about the single.

The debut track is to be released as a digital download and 7” vinyl via the band’s label, Milk Parlour Records. A cover of Technohead’s “I Wanna Be A Hippy” will feature as a B-side.