of Montreal To Perform on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon!
Set your DVRs my friends, because of Montreal will be gracing your television screens with a performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this Thursday night July 29th / Friday morning July 30th (12:30am ET / 11:30pm CT). The band will be performing a new song, "Sex Karma," off their upcoming album, False Priest. Oh, and by the way...they'll be performing the song with Solange Knowles. You won't want to miss it!
If you live in the NYC area and want to see the show live, click the link below for your chance to win tickets to sit on the "Band Benches."
Good news! matt pond PA's latest offering, The Dark Leaves, is now available on 180 gram transparent green vinyl (check it out above) and can be purchased right here through our online store!
The Dark Leaves was recorded in a cabin located in the woods outside of Bearsville, NY and features some of matt pond PA's best work to date.
The Dark Leaves LP is limited to 1,000 copies and comes with a double-sided 18"x24" poster along with the vinyl-only bonus track, "Virginia." Click the link below to order your copy.
Good news for the Casiokids camp! You know that band a-ha? You know em..."Take On Me?" Well, a-ha decided to throw a MEGA contest, giving 4 Norwegian bands the chance to win about 1 million kroner (roughly $160,000) plus a chance to open up for a-ha during their farewell tour. Guess who was one of the winners? CASIOKIDS! You can read more about it in this article on Exclaim!
We're VERY excited about this because it means the band will be able to record more great albums, plus travel to America more frequently. Due to such an amazing opportunity, Casiokids have been forced to cancel a few of their US shows that were planned for late August in order to open for a-ha in Norway. But don't worry, they'll be back soon! Check out the updated schedule below.
Casiokids 2010 US Tour
8/18 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 8/19 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 8/20 Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project 8/21 Vancouver, Canada @ Media Club 8/24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 8/25 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's 8/26 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
2 down, 3 more to go! Japandroids' Younger Us 7" is out now on clear vinyl and can be purchased through our online store or at your favorite local record shop.
Younger Us is the 2nd installment of the 5-part 7" series devised by the band as a way to give something back to fans. Since the band has been touring for so long, they haven't had a chance to record a follow up to 2009's critically acclaimed Post-Nothing. These five 7"s each have a track from the Post-Nothing sessions along with a cover on the B-side. Younger Us (limited to 2500 copies) features the title track on the A-side along with a cover of X's "Sex and Dying in High Society" on the B-side.
If you want to try and score a copy for free, head on over to You Aint No Picasso where you can enter to win a copy of Younger Us along with a test pressing of Art Czars, the first 7" in the series. Otherwise, click the link below to purchase your copy.
Yip Deceiver's "Coquet Coquette" Remix on RCRD LBL
Here's a good way to start your weekend! RCRD LBL currently has Yip Deceiver's "Coquet Coquette" remix up for free download on their "RCRD Of The Day" section. If you're unfamiliar with Yip Deceiver, it's Davey Pierce's side project (of Montreal bassist). Click the links below to download the remix and to find out more about Yip Deceiver.
It's almost the weekend...so that means we should all celebrate with a new Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin track off their upcoming album, Let It Sway. Stereogum has the premiere of "Banned (By The Man)" for free stream/download. Go check it out for yourself by clicking the link below.
In case you missed it in the of Montreal emailer, Kevin, David, and Nina Barnes put together a short trailer featuring a few snippets from the upcoming album, False Priest. It even got posted on Under The Radar! Check it out above then follow the link below to pre-order your copy of False Priest.
It's time to celebrate everybody, because it's officially 7" season! Right now we've got two 7"s up for pre-order. One from Owen (Abandoned Bridges) and another from XBXRX (O). Here's the best part - if you pre-order either of these 7"s, you get an instant MP3 download at check out!
Owen'sAbandoned Bridges features the brand new title track on the A-side along with a cover of Wilco's "I'm Always in Love" on the B-side. It comes on either white or black vinyl (white vinyl is limited to 1000 copies and is only available through PV).
It's been a while since XBXRX has released new material, but their new O 7" contains 10 songs! Yes, 10 songs on a 7"! These new songs are a return to form for XBXRX, harkening back to their Sixth in Sixes era. Accompanying the single will be a Lawrence Cline directed mini-movie for the whole single!
Since 7" season is our favorite season, we decided to put together an amazing package deal for you. Right now for only $20 you can get all this stuff.
- Owen's Abandoned Bridges 7" (white vinyl) - XBXRX's O 7" - XBXRX's Sixth in Sixes CD + Instant MP3 - XBXRX's Wars CD + Instant MP3 - ZZZZ's Palm Reader CD + Instant MP3 - 3 free stickers (Owen, Japandroids, Braid)
Plus your choice of one of the following Owen titles
- Owen CD + Instant MP3 - No Good For No One Now CD + Instant MP3 - I Do Perceive CD + Instant MP3 - At Home With Owen CD + Instant MP3 - New Leaves CD + Instant MP3
That's 6 releases for $20! I think we've lost our marbles. Click below to place your order.Hide More
FILTER recently caught up with Yuki and James of Asobi Seksu to talk about the band's upcoming, yet-to-be-titled album. They also talk about working with producer Chris Zane (Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club, Mumford and Sons). Check out the interview by clicking the link below.