According to Amazon.com, Animal Collective will be releasing a new record on December 8th. Visits to Domino’s US site have turned up devoid of any information… so far. Presumably, this will end up as an E.P., given Amazon’s $11.38 and $9.98 price tags for vinyl and C.D. respectively.
Back in August, fan site Collected Animals posted that a new EP would be coming sometime this year with live tracks “From a Beach” and “Grace” making appearances on the EP.
UPDATE:
Avey Tare confirmed the EP during an interview with Pitchfork. Other topics discussed include a tour hiatus and their upcoming film.
Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind EP
Tracklist:
01. Graze
02. What Would I Want? Sky
03. Bleed
04. On a Highway
05. I Think I Can
Run time: 28 minutes
Label: Domino
Release Dates (unconfirmed):
-Digital: mid November
-CD/Vinyl: December 8th
UPDATE 2:
Artwork:
UPDATE 3:
Animal Collective are set to release the new five track studio EP, Fall Be Kind, on November 23rd 2009 (digitally) and 15th December (physically).
In an interview with the BBC earlier this week, Paul McCartney revealed his plans to release the ultra-rare Beatles recording “Carnival of Light”. The song, which is a 14-minute avant-garde piece of music, was recorded at Abbey Road studios during band’s psychedelic Magical Mystery Tour sessions. The release isn’t a done deal, however, as Sir Paul still needs the approval from Ringo Starr, as well as Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison.
In 1996, McCartney attempted to have “Carnival of Light” included in the compilation Anthology, however, the other members vetoed the decision at the time, calling it ‘rubbish.’ Given Ringo Starr’s recent ban on all fan mail (and happiness), many remain skeptical on the certainty of the release.
The full interview with McCartney can be heard on BBC’s Radio 4 program, Front Row, on Thursday.
Just days after Radiohead wrapped up their epic 50 date, transcontinental tour in Japan, radiohead.com.mx is reporting three new dates for Radiohead’s South American Tour 2009 in Mexico. According to the website, Radiohead will be playing at Foro Sol in Mexico City, March 15th, 16th, and 17th.
More dates should be added shortly, including stops in Chile and Brazil. According to Radiohead fansite Greenplastic, the most e-mailed question the website received in it’s 12 year existence was, “When will Radiohead tour Mexico again?” Congratulations to all Mexican Radiohead fans. They’re finally coming back!
Here’s a video of the Radiohead rarity, Blow Out, being played recently in Osaka, Japan.
Less than 24 hours after the interwebs exploded with the tracklisting for Animal Collective’s 9th LP, Merriweather Post Pavilion, a release date has been confirmed. Fans of the experimental band will find the Collective’s new LP in record stores on January 20th. It will be receiving the standard CD, double vinyl, and digital release formats.
No word on whether we can expect animal-themed flash drives…yet. But, along with that announcement came news that the fan favorite “Brother Sport” will now be known simply as “Brothersport”.
Animal Collective begin their international fall tour on Saturday. Dates after the jump.
Everyone’s favorite singer/songwriter/actor/producer is ready to release a full length follow-up to 2006’s Post-War. In an interview with Paste Magazine, Ward stated that he tried to go in a slightly different direction with balance on the album, saying that, “It’s a little hard to explain. There’s a lot of really big and heavy sounds that I attempted to balance with sounds that you can find in any guitar shop.” The album will be called Hold Time, and will be out via Merge Records sometime in February.
In other M. Ward related news, the artist confirmed that a second album from one of his many side projects, She and Him (with actress Zooey Deschanel), is already in the works. “Zooey has about a gazillion brand new awesome songs….Volume Two is going to be twice as good as Volume One.
M. Ward will be performing at the OKOBOS Music Festival in Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 11th alongside artists like Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Harper and Ben Folds. Tickets are available here.
