of Montreal's upcoming tour with Janelle Monae is fastly approaching and places like SPIN are starting to take notice. They included of Montreal's tour in their preview of "The 25 Best Fall Tours" feature. Click the link below to check it out and also to see what other bands made the cut. If you still need to get tickets for a show in your town, check out of Montreal's tour section by clicking HERE.
Hey all you East Coasters! Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's tour with Telekinesis kicks off today in St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird. If you live on that side of the US, check out the dates below and try and make it out to a show. You won't be dissapointed!
SSSLYBY 2010 Tour with Telekinesis
8/31 St Louis, MO @ Firebird - TICKETS 9/01 Champaign, IL @ Canopy Club - TICKETS 9/02 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall - TICKETS 9/03 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick - TICKETS 9/04 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo - TICKETS @ Door 9/06 Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo - TICKETS @ Door 9/07 Boston, MA @ TT the Bears - TICKETS 9/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom - TICKETS 9/10 Washington, DC @ Black Cat - TICKETS 9/11 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbery - TICKETS 9/12 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - TICKETS 9/13 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Phil Dickey and Will Knauer of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin recently got a chance to chat with I Am Warm And Powerful about the new SSLYBY album, Let It Sway. The interview is AWESOME and goes into great detail about how the album was recorded. They even hint at the possibility of how the next album will sound. Tons of great stuff in this one! Click the link below to check it out.
The Willamette Week showed some home town love for Starfucker by writing up a great review of the band's upcoming Julius 7" in the Local Cut section. The article gives some great insight into the history of the band and also praises their new relationship with us here at Polyvinyl! Click the link below to check out the article and to stream "Julius" for free!
Great news everyone! We're SUPER SUPER excited to announce that Portland, OR's Starfucker have officially signed with Polyvinyl! Their upcoming 7", Julius, is currently up for pre-order right now with a physical release date of October 12th, 2010! All pre-orders receive an instant download of both tracks at check out.
Led by principal songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Hodges, Starfucker have already made a name for themselves throughout the indie/electronic scene with their self-titled debut and their follow-up EP, Jupiter. After a short-lived name change, the guys decided to keep the Starfucker moniker and continue to do what they do best - crafting instantly catchy dance pop that's sure to please.
Julius will be available on limited blue vinyl and features the title track on the A-side along with "Helium Muffin" on the B-side. Click the links below to pre-order your copy and to check out the band's various social networking pages.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's new album Let It Sway came out last Tuesday (8/17) and is receiving tons of praise from music outlets throughout the blogosphere! Places like Brooklyn Vegan, PopMatters, Punknews.org, Crawdaddy, and more have all written glowing reviews of the album. There's also a great interview on Ragged Words where Phillip Dickey talks about how each song on Let It Sway was written. Click the links below to check it all out.
of Montreal's Kevin Barnes was interviewed for a great in-depth feature on New York Mag's 2010 Fall Preview with Solange Knowles. The feature talks about of Montreal's past few albums, Barnes' childhood, and the upcoming of Montreal album False Priest. Knowles also calls Barnes "one of the bravest musicians of (our) generation." Check out the interview by clicking the link below.
Casiokids recently cruised through Portland and Seattle for shows at Mississippi Studios, The Vera Project, and a great live performance on KEXP! The KEXP performance has since been archived and can be streamed HERE. The video above is from the band's Portland show @ Mississippi Studios. Click HERE for another video from the show. That monkey sure can dance!
The upcoming issue of SPIN will feature an awesome 9/10 review of the new of Montreal album, False Priest. The magazine calls False Priest the most accessible of Montreal album to date and praises its emphasis on groove and funk.
"Inviting producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Kanye West) to beef up the beats and boost the bottom end means that Priest feels cleaner than Barnes' other records - less synthesized, more physical."
of Montreal also appear on SPIN'S "25 Fall Albums That Matter Most." Check out the feature along with the full SPIN review by clicking the links below.
After multiple requests from tons of fans, Aloha's debut EP, The Great Communicators, The Interpreters, The Nonbelievers, will now be available on vinyl for the first time October 26, 2010!
Originally released in 1999, The Great Communicators, The Interpreters, The Nonbelievers, is the first thing from Aloha to be released on Polyvinyl and features original vibraphone player Eric Koltnow.
The 12" EP will be available on 180-gram maroon vinyl and will include a hand silk-screened jacket. The vinyl is available only through our mailorder department and is limited to 500 copies. We also put together some great package deals for you that include other titles by Aloha, Cale Parks, and Joan of Arc. Follow the link below to check out the different ways to order. Pre-orders ship 10/15/2010.
Casiokids will be performing a live session on KEXP today at 12:00 PT. If you don't have anything going on during your lunch break, tune in by clicking the link below. They won't let you down! They're currently in the US supporting their latest compilation Topp stemning på lokal bar. Pick one up HERE if you like what you hear!
Casiokids's US tour with Light Pollution is officially underway! After flying straight from Amsterdam to San Francisco yesterday with little to no sleep, the guys got in their van, headed straight to Cafe du Nord and played an amazing set! They even brought the monkey suit! (see above)
Tonight the guys will be in Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios. If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and say hello! You won't regret it. Check out the complete list of US tour dates below.
Casiokids US Tour
8/19 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios - TICKETS 8/20 Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project - TICKETS 8/21 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club - TICKETS 8/24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry - TICKETS 8/25 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's - TICKETS 8/26 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick - TICKETS
You never quite know what to expect with a new of Montreal video, but you can always count on it being awesome! The band's new video for "Coquet Coquette" made its debut today on their YouTube channel and features a bunch of crazy barbarians running around the beach. Check it out above! Video by Jason Miller.
"Coquet Coquette" appears on the band's upcoming album False Priest, which you can pre-order RIGHT HERE!
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's new album Let It Sway is out now and can be purchased everywhere! The album is available on CD / LP (peach colored 180 gram vinyl) / MP3 and comes with a free button, sticker, and poster if you order from the PV store!
Let It Sway is the band's 3rd full length album and easily their strongest to date. Recorded by Death Cab For Cutie guitarist and respected engineer Chris Walla along with Beau Sorenson (DCFC, Sparklehorse) at the legendary Smart Studios in Madison, WI, Let It Sway couples the low-fi aspects of Broom with the polished sound of Pershing to create a whole new aesthetic.
Let It Sway has already received praise from places like Alternative Press, Venus, Drowned in Sound, Mixtape Muse, and more. The band also showed some hometown love with a performance / interview on the Springfield KY3 News this morning regarding the new album + their highly successful Kickstarter campaign to help buy a new van. Let It Sway is also available to stream in its entirety over at MBV.com. Click the link for a sneak peak.
Also, don't forget to check out the band's updated tour schedule below which includes dates across the whole US + Europe. Hide More
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's Phillip Dickey recently got a chance to chat with both Paste and FILTER about the band's new album, Let It Sway, along with their successful Kickstarter campaign, which already raised money for a new van! Check out both interviews by clicking the link below, and don't forget to purchase your copy of Let It Sway!
Here's the new segment of Tim Kinsella's "Who I Hang With" on White/Light. If you missed the previous 5 "Who I Hang With" entries, check out the Polyvinyl Tumblr where you can see em all! Also, don't forget to check out White/Light's song "Kickstart" on Joan of Arc Presents: Don't Mind Control.
White/Light:
"Good God, have you heard these guys? It’s the sound of electricity itself -- hymns in praise of the source itself, the very core of our civilization and the source of our culture’s hymns to itself, rock ‘n roll. Electricity itself sounds like beauty pressing down on you and there’s the tension, when will they ever stop playing that one goddamn note, and then Matt rips little interjections. Oh man, unrivaled tone-masters. Makes one consider perhaps they’d never truly noticed a tone before."
of Montreal's Kevin Barnes recently played a solo show at Respectable Street Cafe in West Palm Beach, FL and some great videos and photos have surfaced online. Check out the version of "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" above, then follow the link below to check out photos on Prefix along with a review on New Times.
Did you happen to catch Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Monday? Our own Joe Haege from 31Knots was playing guitar with Menomena! Check out the performace of "Killemall" off the new Menomena album, Mines, above.
Also, rumor has it that 31Knots are hard at work on a new album! Stay tuned for more updates.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's John Robert Cardwell recently sat down with Writers on Process to chat about songwriting. The interview illustrates how John goes about writing, along with his love for Hardy Boys. Check out the interview by clicking the link below. And don't forget to purchase the new Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin album, Let It Sway! Only 1 more week till release date!
Love Is All recently got a chance to chat with a few European music blogs about their latest album, Two Thousand And Ten Injuries, along with how great the recording process was. Check out the interviews on sites like Artrocker.TV, The CMU Website, Skiddle, and more by clicking the links below.
