The brand new record from San Francisco indie folk trio The Dodos — a sprawling, Phil Ek-produced leap forward called Time To Die — is available digitally today, only at Amazon MP3 for the unspeakably low price of $2.99! After the album (originally slated for a September 15th release) leaked onto the web earlier this month, band members Meric Long and Logan Kroeber decided to take matters into their own hands. So they launched TimeToDie.net, a conscience-soothing corner for anti-leakers, where fans were granted access to a totally free, high quality stream of the album, and where the band announced their intensions to bump the digital release date all the way up to today (note: physical ain’t budging). Now, fans can get their hands on a legal download for an almost illegal price. Hard to argue with a deal like this, but those who miss out can still grab the record (sans discount) when Time To Die becomes available at all other digital retailers next Tuesday.

Go Here To Buy:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HO5GOM/?tag=frenchkissrec-20

Go Here To Stream:
http://www.timetodie.net

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Following on the heels of their intergalactic collection of 45 pile drivin’ tracks digitized from 45s, I Still Hate CD’s: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 2, Miriam at Norton has hit the mic with the brand new podcast series, “Norton’s House of Wax.”  Episode 1 kicks off with an introduction to Nortonville’s creepy house on the hill where the rain never stops, and neither do the killer tunes – from gut-bustin’ garage to groovin’ R&B to roilin’ rockabilly.  And as the gatecrashing gateway to NHOW’s podwave takeover, Miriam spins a bunch of the stand-out tracks on I Still Hate CD’s for our listening pleasure, including Gino Washington’s “Out Of This World,” Pleasure Seekers’ “What A Way To Die” and T. Valentine’s “Hello Lucille, Are You A Lesbian?”

This first podcast blast also includes an exclusive phone interview with bassist Jared Swilley of Black Lips, who dishes on his favorite Norton artists and one of the band’s first New York shows, which was attended by Miriam and her husband, Norton co-founder Billy Miller.  Jared describes the show as “dark and dank and fun,” and also remembers a request from Miriam for his John Hancock, which he says was “probably the first time we were ever asked for an autograph”!

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This week’s Daily Rind Podcast is live! Download it

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Track 1: The Dodos “Fables” from Time To Die [Frenchkiss Records]
Track 2: The Wolfmen feat. Sinead O’Connor ” Jackie Is It My Birthday” from single and Married To The Eiffel Tower [Howl Music]
Track 3: Phil & The Osophers “We Have All Summer” from Parallelo [Factual Fabrications]
Track 4: Bird “Sweetheart” from Girl And A Cello [Music For Dreams]
Track 5: David Mead “Blackberry Winters” from Almost And Always [Cheap Lullaby Records]

Bump music: Cabinet “Shifty Shaft” from Cabinet [Ropeadope]

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The Weathermen, consisting of Cage, El-p, Aesop Rock, Breezely Brewin (Jugganots), Camu Tao (RIP), Tame One and Yak Ballz, release their first official single since 2003 as the second leak off the upcoming Def Jux Presents 4 from seminal underground hip hop label Def Jux.

The group is a merging of artists who continue to push the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in hip hop in both the mainstream and in the genre itself. Within their own careers, The Weathermen are all accomplished musicians and successful independent artists known for their fierce dedication to the craft and fearless innovation of style and sound, as a collective they are simply a monster.

Over a decade out since it’s formation the group has undergone some personnel change and with the loss of Camu Tao the project has taken on a new meaning to both the artists and fans alike. Camu was a touchstone in the lives of many of The Weathermen, a great friend, and an inexplicably talented MC/ producer, his passing has galvanized the crew. With new resolve and purpose The Weathermen have officially taken to the studio to finally justify its cult-like following. Featured on DJXp4, ‘Reports of A Possible Kidnapping’ is the first song from their long threatened collaborative album ‘THE NEW LEFT’ (being recorded now). ‘Reports Of A Possible Kidnapping’, features indie rap giants Aesop Rock, El-p, and Cage (with an intro by the late great Camu Tao) and is produced by Aesop Rock and El-p.

The Weathermen – Reports Of A Possible Kidnapping
http://www.dailyrindblog.com/audio/weathermen_reportsofapossiblekidnapping.mp3

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http://www.definitivejux.net/
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dead prez premiered a new video for “Summertime” yesterday on MTVu. The video, directed by Tao Ruspoli, shows M1 and Stic.Man celebrating the best season of the year in New York City.

“Summertime” comes from the duo’s new album, Pulse of the People, out now on DJ Green Lantern’s Invasion Music Group.

Check it out at the link below.

dead prez “Summertime”
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Some Assembly Required, the latest LP from alt-country rockers Assembly of Dust, is in stores now – with no assembly actually required to pick up the band’s latest incredible effort.  The album was already selected as USA Today’s “Pick of the Week” last month, and today the national paper awarded Some Assembly Required 3½ stars! AOL Spinner featured the Mike Gordon (Phish) collaboration “Arc of the Sun” in June, and this week you can stream the entire album there as well. Suffice it to say, this brilliant record has been generating buzz and critical acclaim from the Village Voice all the way to the New York Times, and we can see why.

With Reid Genauer on vocals and driving the songwriting effort, Adam Terrell rockin’ lead guitar, John Leccese on bass and Andy Herrick on drums, each of the tracks was crafted by ace musicians, and the album also features an amazing collection of collaborators (including Bela Fleck, David Grisman, John Scofield, Mike Gordon, Richie Havens, and Martin Sexton). Without a doubt the group’s most finely executed album to date, Some Assembly Required is chock full of spirited, inventive, forward-thinking American rock. Black Flag’s Greg Ginn raves, “You may as well just glue this CD into the player for the next year or so.”

So pick up a copy in stores, and if you want to join Assembly of Dust’s rabid following by checking out these rockers in person, be sure to drop in on the tour. Dates and links are below – no instructions needed.

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iTunes, emusic, Amazon, Napster

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Fresh off a triumphant evening set at Coney Island’s Siren Festival, The Raveonettes have announced a full run of Fall tour dates in support of their forthcoming Vice Records LP. The Danish transplants will make stops in Chicago for Lollapoloza and Austin for this year’s ACL Festival, before hitting the road from October 14th to 26th with Austin noir-lovers The Black Angels, and November 5th through the 15th with some as-yet-unnamed Special Guests.

Earlier this summer, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo opened up the recording process of LP4 to their eager fans, releasing early demos via Twitter, and streaming recording sessions live from Delta Lab Recording Studio in Denmark, where the band had hunkered down with producer Thomas Troelsen. As Wagner told AOL at Siren – and as anyone who watched the live recording sessions can attest – the new material is shaping up to be “the ultimate light album,” or at least the most pop-focused release of the band’s decade-long career. Now, with their time in the studio completed, Wagner and Foo have affixed a name and release date to their new song-cycle. In & Out Of Control will be available via Vice Records on October 6th. You can keep up with new album info, tour dates, and more on the Raves’ new, free iPhone app, available for download now in the iTunes store.
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Israeli DJ collective Soulico premiered a new track from their forthcoming album, Exotic on the Speaker, on Mad Decent this weekend. The track, “Put ‘Em Up” features Lyrics Born and Ethiopian Israeli MCs, Axum, and comes right on the heels of “S.O.S.” featuring Pigeon John and Ceci Bastida, which leaked earlier this summer.

The two tracks are representative of what Exotic on the Speaker is all about – combining the hottest established and up and coming names in hip hop (Ghostface, Del the Funky Homosapien, Rye Rye, and more) with Soulico’s award winning Middle Eastern beats for an album that is sure to get the party started. What else would you expect from a bunch of DJs who regularly rub elbows with world music tastemaker extraordinaire Diplo and who’ve performed alongside the likes of Devin the Dude, Nightmares on Wax, Kid Koala, and Buju Banton?

Exotic on the Speaker hits iTunes on September 9th and stores everywhere else in early October. Grab the two tracks below and see Soulico do their thing at the dates below.

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Trife Diesel (a.k.a. Trife Da God) Releases his brand new album, Better Late Than Never, today. The album features an all-star lineup of veteran hip-hop artists ranging from Ghostface Killah to Royce Da’ 5’9. Better Late Than Never is available at retail stores or via iTUNES.

To promote his new album, Trife Diesel will be embarking on a national tour with Redman, Method Man, and Ghostface Killah. The tour kicks off tomorrow, July 22nd, in Ashville, North Carolina and concludes  on August 16th in San Francisco, CA. Trife Diesel will be conducting interviews while on tour and press passes will distributed based on interview interest. If you are interested in interviewing Trife Diesel, please do not hesitate to reach out. See tour dates below:

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New Orleans indie pop duo Generationals released their debut LP, Con Law, this week via Park The Van Records. The album – a bouquet of brass-y soul, synth pop bounce and straight forward indie pop – is currently streaming in full at AOL Spinner. Filter Magazine lauds the record for spanning “five generations of music, channeling everything from Tom Petty to Roxy Music,” while Pitchfork praises the duo for sounding “bright and enraptured in life’s simple joys.” Currently, bandleaders Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer are taking this genre-jumping, sunshine-y show on the road, supporting Con Law with a tour that stretches into next month and beyond, and finds labelmate Floating Action coming along for the ride. This summer the ascendant indie poppers have already shared stages with Bowerbirds and Plants and Animals, and have fast accumulated spins on stations like KCRW, WXPN, and KEXP. This Saturday, as their tour hits full tilt, the band’ll be stopping by KEXP for a performance, streaming online at www.kexp.org starting at 3:30pm PST. Full list of dates, press quotes, and buy links below.

Listen To Generationals’ Con Law [Park The Van]
http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/9

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