SUCKERS - "Wild Smile" out June 8 on Frenchkiss Records

A Suckers Full length....finally.

Brooklyn four-piece SUCKERS will be releasing their debut full-length, Wild Smile, on June 8 through NYC tastemaker label Frenchkiss Records (Les Savy Fav, The Dodos, Local Natives, The Antlers and more). The album was recorded, produced and mixed in NYC by Chris Zane (Passion Pit/Walkmen), except for "It Gets Your Body Movin'" (produced by Anand Wilder and Chris Moore) and "Save Your Love For Me" (Chris Moore), and was mastered by Joe Laporta (Vampire Weekend). SUCKERS will also be joining labelmates Local Natives for tour dates in May

TOUR DATES:

* With Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers

# With Local Natives

WE Mar 10 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge *

TH Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room *

FR Mar 12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Mainstage *

SA Mar 13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *

SU Mar 14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *

MO Mar 15 Nashville, TN @ Matty’s Alley *

SXSW – Austin, TX

WE Mar 17 Paste Party @ Galaxy Room @ 3:30 pm

WE Mar 17 IAMSOUND / BMI Party @ Malverde, TBA

TH Mar 18 Piano’s @ Kung Fu Saloon @ 4:00 pm

FR Mar 19 Mess With Texas Party @ 6th and San Marcos @ 1:10 pm

FR Mar 19 Frenchkiss Showcase @ Galaxy Room Backyard @ 11 pm

SA Mar 20 Brooklyn Vegan Party @ Radio Room @ 3:00pm

SU Mar 21 Denton, TX @ Hailey's *

MO Mar 22 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingers *

TU Mar 23 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
WE Mar 24 Columbus, OH @ The Summit *
TH Mar 25 Akron, OH @ Musica *
FR Mar 26 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Corner *

SA Mar 27 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab *

# With Local Natives

TH Apr 22 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern #

FR Apr 23 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside #

SA Apr 24 Houston, TX @ Mango’s #

MO Apr 26 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz #

TU Apr 27 Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo #

TH Apr 29 Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven #

FR Apr 30 Nashville, TN @ The Basement #

SA May 1 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Hell Stage

TU May 4 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #

WE May 5 Washington DC @ Rock ’n Roll Hotel @ 8:00 pm #

TH May 6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

FR May 7 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

SA May 8 Alston, MA @ Great Scott @ 9:00pm #

MO May 10 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig @ 8:00pm #

TU May 11 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Beachland Tavern @ 7:30pm #

WE May 12 Columbus, OH @ The Basement @ 7:00 pm #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 7:00pm – ALL AGES #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 10:30pm – 18+ #

SA May 15 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company @ 6:30pm #

MO May 17 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar @ 7:30 pm #

TU May 18 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill @ 8:00pm #

WE May 19 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s @ 8:00pm #

FR May 21 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge @ 8:00pm #

SA May 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court @ 8:00pm #

TU May 25 Spokane, WA @ Empyrean Coffee House @ 7:00pm #

WE May 26 Boise, ID @ Neurolux @ 7:30pm #

TH May 27 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios @ 8:00pm #

FR May 28 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club @ 8:00pm #

TH June 3 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill @ 8:30pm #

"The Heart is a Drum Machine" Trailer

This looks interesting:

The Heart is a Drum Machine out on DVD tomorrow, March 9th (Lightyear Entertainment.)

The film features the likes of Wayne Coyne, Jason Schwartzman, Elijah Wood, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Juliette Lewis, John Frusciante, Maynard James Keenan, and more, all answering the question "What is Music?" It's an insightful, entertaining film for all kinds of music lovers.

RIP Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse)

Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer Amsterdan Throwdown, King Street Showdown

Here's some cool ish I hadn't even thought about until it showed in my inbox and this teaser is cool.

Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer, have come together across oceans to create their new collaborative effort, Amsterdan Throwdown, King Street Showdown! out May 18 on Bronze Rat Records.

Solex VS Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer Comic Video from Bronzerat Records on Vimeo.

THE BLACK KEYS’ NEW ALBUM BROTHERS DUE OUT MAY 18 ON NONESUCH RECORDS

The Black Keys are coming back with a new album called Brothers and off the heels of their BlakRoc album we couldn't be more excited at Musicology NYC. The full track listing is below. Get ready for some blues, brothas.

BROTHERS FULL TRACK LIST

1. “Everlasting Light”
2. “Next Girl”
3. “Tighten Up”
4. “Howlin’ For You”

5. “She’s Long Gone”
6. “Black Mud”
7. “The Only One”
8. “Too Afraid To Love You”
9. “Ten Cent Pistol”
10. “Sinister Kid”

11. “The Go Getter”

12. “I’m Not The One”

13. “Unknown Brother”

14. “Never Gonna Give You Up”

15. “These Days”

Gorillaz "Stylo" Video

What are you folks thinkin' of the new Gorillaz tune, "Stylo"? That's Mos Def in there. Oh yeah, you can hear the whole album Plastic Beach here (thanks NPR). Not as awesome as we would expect.

More Gorillaz:

Gorillaz

Echo and the Bunnymen Tour Dates NYC Irving Plaza

Echo and the Bunnymen are still around and going strong. Their tunes can be heard in a lot of what we listen to today. See, hear:

Echo & The Bunnymen

Looking into getting into this show at Irving Plaza.

4/16: Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Grounds (Coachella Festival)
4/18: Sparks, NV @ John Ascuaga’s Nugget
4/19: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
4/21: Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/23: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/25: Glenside (Philadelphia), PA @ Keswick Theatre
4/26: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/27: Fairfield, CT @ Fairfield Theatre Company
4/28: State College, PA @ State Theatre
4/30: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
5/1: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza