Nurses release mp3 from upcoming LP "Apple’s Acre"

Portland's Nurses will be releasing their new LP Apple’s Acre on August 4. To satisfy your desire for psychedelic pop in the meantime, however, the band has released "Technicolor" from the LP as a free mp3.

Pick up the free mp3 here.

If you're looking for more about Nurses, be sure to check out Left | Right Hand's video interview with the group below. Additionally, Nurses have a ton of tour dates planned with The Brunettes, Pink Mountaintops, Throw Me The Statue, and many other groups. Find the dates after the break.




08/06 Portland, OR - Holocene w/ The Slaves, Inside Voices
08/23 Spokane, WA - Empyrean Coffee House w/ The Globes, Throw Me The Statue
08/26 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
08/27 Urbana, IL - Courtyard Cafe w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
08/28 Madison, WI - Annex w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
08/29 Chicago, IL - Subterranean w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/01 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/02 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/03 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/04 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/05 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/07 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn w/ Throw Me the Statue, The Brunettes
09/08 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder w/ Throw Me the Statue, The Brunettes
09/10 Houston, TX - Rudyard's w/ Throw Me the Statue, The Brunettes
09/11 Austin, TX - The Mohawk w/ Throw Me the Statue, The Brunettes
09/12 Dallas, TX - Cavern Ale House w/ Throw Me the Statue, The Brunettes
09/14 Phoenix, AZ - Modified w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/15 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo w/ The Brunettes, Devon Williams, Throw Me the Statue
09/16 La Jolla, CA - UCSD - The Loft w/ Throw Me The Statue, the Brunettes
09/18 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge w/ The Old Believers, Pink Mountaintops
09/22 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project w/ The Brunettes
09/23 Vancouver, BC - Media Club w/ The Brunettes

Music for Your Eyes: The Depreciation Guild's "Dream About Me"

Beautiful shoegaze. It's like it's the early '90s and you're hearing My Bloody Valentine for the first time. 'Nuff said.



The Brooklyn group have announced that they will be releasing In Her Gentle Jaws on deluxe vinyl and digital this fall (it was originally released as a free download in 2007). The Depreciation Guild's follow-up LP is in the works this summer, and will be released on the group's new label Kanine.

They'll also be touring with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (who else?). Dates after the break.



07-17 - Chicago IL - The Hideout w/ Coltrane Motion
09-05 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
09-07 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
09-08 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
09-09 Madison, WI - Stage Door at the Orpheum
09-10 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-14 Boise, ID - Neurolux
09-17 Portland, OR – Music Fest North West/Doug Fir
09-21 San Diego, CA - Casbah
09-22 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09-24 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
09-25 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09-26 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
09-27 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09-28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09-29 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
09-30 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-01 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

Yourself and the Air making waves

I wasn't familiar with Yourself and the Air before their EP, Friend Of All Breeds, landed in my Inbox. If you, like I was, are unfamiliar with the group, let me introduce you.

The Chicago group formed in 2006 and released their first EP, Cold Outside Brings Heavy Thoughts to Think, the next year. Now they're back with Friend of All Breeds, an extraordinary blend of post-rock instrumentals, pop-friendly melodies and pained vocals. Yourself and the Air's music captivates -- some tracks are creepy and haunting, others rousing and triumphant.

"Like The Pixies, Yourself and the Air are experts at building songs around distinct guitar movements that shift seamlessly into one another on a smooth rotation. Best of all, they do it without sounding like a shallow imitation." - Tiny Mix Tapes

"Friend Of All Breeds has a worried heart, certain it has been mistreated and desperate to understand why." - Illinois Entertainer

"The delicious music created by suburban Chicago 5-piece Yourself & the Air is urban and jangly, yet spaced-out with a dreamlike quality — akin to the soundtrack to a twisted kids movie delivered with an eerie calm, climactic structures and relentless rhythms." - chicago INNERVIEW

Yeah. So you should be a fan. You can hear Yourself and the Air on Future Perfect Radio now. Get to it.

Yourself on the Air was also recently featured on Daytrotter. Check out their session here.

Tour dates after the break!


7.16 - The Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS
7.17 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
7.18 - Bash's - Lubbock, TX
7.20 - Notsuoh - Houston, TX
7.21 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
7.22 - Rubbergloves Rehearsal - Denton, TX
7.23 - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack - Little Rock, AR
7.24 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
7.25 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
7.26 - The End - Nashville TN
7.27 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
7.28 - Southgate House Parlor - Newport, KY
7.29 - Circus - Columbus, OH
7.30 - Vollrath Tavern - Indianapolis, IN
7.31 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
8.1 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL

Violens remix MGMT track, want you to have it

Violens' remixed MGMT's "Doomed" as part of their debut EP V on Cantora Records. But, being such gents, the group is offering the remixed track to you for free! How kind. The New York group released the EP earlier this year.

The track itself is one of those remixes that, while not necessarily better than the original, encourages you to look more closely at the original work than you did before.

Check it out here.

Win a copy of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "It's Blitz!"

Want a copy of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new album It's Blitz! ? Of course you do! Who wouldn't?

To win a free copy, all you have to do is take our listener survey, found here. It's only 3 pages, with less than a dozen questions. Totally painless, we swear. Just answer the questions, leave your email address, and cross your fingers!

Take the survey here!

Passion Pit's "The Reeling" remixed, again

As if we didn't know already, Passion Pit's "The Reeling" is awesome remix fodder. Taking their shots this time is Miike Snow. Download the remix for free here.

Also, remember that Passion Pit's amazing new full-length Manners is playing in full at Future Perfect Radio.

Tune in today!

The Builders and the Butchers embark on summer U.S. tour

After a few weeks of listening to The Builders and the Butchers' Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well, I'm absolutely in love with the group's darkly-tinged folk rock. It's The Decemberists plus a strain of Great Depression sadness, or horror-flick fright, or Blood Meridian southwestern gore. Or maybe all of the above. There's something intrinsically uncomfortable about listening to the Portland group's unique melodies, but it's entrancing.

I recently drove south through Indiana on a camping trip, choosing local roads over interstate highways. The Builders and the Butchers provided the soundtrack as I passed by abandoned truck stops, collapsed barns and the ominous Benton County wind farm. Everything takes on a more sinister look with Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well playing, even in the sunshine of a fine early summer day. I highly recommend checking them out.

The Builders and the Butchers will be embarking on a U.S. summer tour in support of their new album, which is scheduled for release on June 30 through Gigantic Music. Dates found after the break.

* Illinois Supporting
Thursday 06/18 Portland Wonder Ballroom
Friday 06/19 Seattle Neumos
Wednesday 07/15 San Francisco Bottom of the Hill
Thursday 07/16 Visalia Cellar Door
Friday 07/17 Los Angeles Spaceland
Saturday 07/18 San Diego Casbah
Monday 07/20 Salt Lake Urban Lounge
Tuesday 07/21 Denver Larimer Lounge
Wednesday 07/22 Wichita Fischhaus
Thursday 07/23 Lawrence Replay Outside
Friday 07/24 St Louis Off Broadway with those darlins
Saturday 07/25 Cincinnati Mad Hatter
Monday 07/27 Cleveland Beachland
Tuesday 07/28 DC DC 9
Wednesday 07/29 Philadelphia Johnny Brendas
Thursday 07/30 Brooklyn Bell House
Friday 07/31 New York Pianos
Saturday 08/01 Boston TT the Bears
Monday 08/03 Detroit Pike Room
Tuesday 08/04 Pittsburgh Brillobox
Wednesday 08/05 Columbus Skully's
Thursday 08/06 Indianapolis Vollrath
Friday 08/07 Chicago Lollapalooza
Sunday 08/09 Madison High Noon TBA
Monday 08/10 Minneapolis 400 Bar
Wednesday 08/12 Missoula Palace

Cymbals Eat Guitars to release debut LP on 9/22

The genre of indie is expanding so quickly, reaching out to include so many genres and sub-genres that it's frankly impossible to keep track of it all. After all, what the heck do you say when someone asks, "What is indie?" Independent groups? Nope, not any more. Underground of rock? Maybe, but that's A) a useless answer and B) not strictly true as indie is now directly competing with pop for control of the mainstream. Just what the heck is all of this about?

That's why it's so fun to come across a group like Cymbals Eat Guitars. They're independent. They have an enjoyable new sound. They're actually, physically calling record shops, asking them to stock the band's new album Why There Are Mountains. The album comes out on September 22 and has been hyped from this side of the Atlantic and back. The are the ideal answer to the question of indie.

You'll be able to hear the new album on Future Perfect Radio sooner than September though. We'll keep you posted on that front.

The band is also starting up on tour starting tomorrow. Check for dates after the break.



May 27 2009 8:00P Southpaw Brooklyn, New York
May 28 2009 9:00P Black Cat w/ Title Tracks Washington DC, Washington DC
May 29 2009 8:00P Metro Gallery w/ Title Tracks Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 4 2009 8:00P Mercury Lounge w/Art Brut New York, New York
Jun 5 2009 7:00P Reward - Free Show!!! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 6 2009 8:00P Johnny Brenda’s w/ Art Brut Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 2 2009 8:00P MOKB Presents @ Vollrath Tavern Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 4 2009 5:00P 80/35 Festival Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 18 2009 12:00P Pitchfork Music festival Chicago, Illinois

Fun Find: thecocknbullkid

thecocknbullkid (yep, spelled exactly like that) is actually Anita Blay, and Anita knows her pop. Her influences range from Madonna and M.I.A. to Moz and Little Richard. All of those roots can be felt, more or less, in the tracks made available on her MySpace page (here).

Blay will be releasing her debut EP, Querelle, stateside on August 4 through IAMSOUND Records. Looks like she already has critics stirring ("That she's a megastar in waiting isn't in question: how long it takes the rest of the planet to catch up is" - NME), but you have plenty of time to decide whether you'll pick up the 4-song Querelle when it hits shelves in August.

Music for Your Eyes: Tortoise - "Prepare Your Coffin"

New video from Tortoise for "Prepare Your Coffin," off their new album Beacons of Ancestorship (coming out June 23rd).

'Nuff said.

Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Music for Your Eyes: Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun - "Like It Or Not"

Video from up-and-coming Atlanta indie-electronica act Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun for their track "Like It Or Not." It's the first video from their recent album The Lightning Exhibit. Fun melody, ready for the dance floor, and some interesting vocals from Lauren Gibson. Check it out below.

Good News for Sunset Rubdown Fans: Pre-order, get a digi copy tomorrow!

That's right, anyone who pre-orders Sunset Rubdown's new album Dragonslayer starting tomorrow (from here) will get a digital copy of the new album the same day. That means you'll have a nice copy of Dragonslayer on May 21 while all your friends will be stuck waiting until the official release date of June 23 (or the 22nd in the UK).

Check out "Idiot Heart" from the new album, set for release on Jagjaguwar 6/23 below.

Sunset Rubdown - "Idiot Heart"

Free Track from Passion Pit: "The Reeling," but even dancier

Now that Passion Pit's debut LP Manners is out, you all have no excuse to go out and check out its excellence. It meshes incredibly poppy electronica-fused dance tracks (including one that gives me flashbacks to Sonic the Hedgehog on the good ol' Sega Genesis) with some dark lyrics and weighty topics. It's a combination that should keep Manners in the minds of everyone by the time those "Best of 2009" lists start to pop up in December.

Back to the present though. If you're still wavering on Passion Pit, or have the new album and want more, RCRD LBL is here to help. They've released(for free mind you) the brilliant track "The Reeling," Shuttle’s Super Club Mega Mix ’99 edition. It's a dance track remixed to be even more dance floor-friendly.

That's about all you need to know. Go, download.

Portland Cello Project cover "Toxic"

In our continuing efforts to steal mainstream hits and bring them to the underground, we've come across this clip of the Portland Cello Project covering Britney Spears' "Toxic." The Portland Cello Project is a really cool group of classically-trained musicians that take on, well, anything. The point is to take tracks not usually thought of as well-suited for a cello adaption, and then go ahead and prove everyone wrong. This clip proves that, featuring vocals from John Brophy.

(You can also hear Portland Cello Project's studio-recorded version of "Toxic" at Future Perfect Radio on our New Music and Portland channels).

No contest: Best tambourine player of SXSW was in Pomegranates' set

We recently featured Pomegranates here on Future Perfect Radio (here in fact) but we had no idea they played host to this sort of talent.

Apparently, a fan jumped on stage during Pomegranates' SXSW set and well, stole the show with his tambourine skills. Check it out below:

Bowerbirds release track from "Upper Air"

North Carolina freak folk rockers Bowerbirds have released a track off their upcoming album, Upper Air. "Northern Lights" is simply beautiful, filled with backwoods guitars and twinkling piano riffs. Check it out for yourself below.

Upper Air is the group's second LP and will be released on July 7th through Dead Oceans.

Bowerbirds - "Northern Lights"

Fun Find: The Janks

Found these guys on MySpace. The Janks are a fun listen, blending some folk/country with basic indie pop. The Los Angeles quintet claims that they are "the greatest, most original, talented, wise and attractive young men that ever decided to make music together." Don't know about that, but their music is pretty catchy. Some tracks are not that listenable, others deserve a repeat. Kind of remind me of a cross between Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (in some tracks at least) and The Elected.

Sort of wish The Walkmen had vocals like this. Then I could actually, you know, listen to their music.

Try 'em out for yourself.

The XYZ Affair premiere new tracks on Stereogum

New York's The XYZ Affair have been a favorite of Future Perfect Radio's for a while, so we were delighted to hear they released two, free new tracks with Stereogum recently. The aptly-titled Summer Jams includes the quaintly charming throw-back "No One That You Love Will Will Ever Die" and "Sock You In The Face With Love," that, well, socks you in the face Matt & Kim style.

If the warm weather, newly-free school children and onset of allergies haven't gotten you into the feel of summer, these tracks will.

you should see the stereogum.com mp3 player here if you have flash

Au Revoir Simone's "Shadows" remixed

"Shadows" by Au Revoir Simone, taken from their upcoming album Still Night, Still Light has been remixed by It's a Fine Line. It's a jerky, up-and-down electronica-fusion affair and not really anything to drop everything over, but Au Revoir Simone fans (read: me, and hopefully you) should find it quite enjoyable. And hey, it's a sneak peak at what we've got coming our way May 19 when Our Secret put out Still Night, Still Light. Check it out below.

Au Revoir Simone - "Shadows [It's a Fine Line Remix]"

Free mp3: Dinosaur Jr. - "I Want You To Know"

It's Dinosaur Jr., you know the drill: walls of noise rock guitars. Dangerous fuzz. Drum beats hard and fast. "I Want You to Know" is off the group's upcoming Jagjaguwar effort, Farm. The album hits shelves June 23. Get the track at RCRD LBL below.

Dinosaur Jr. - "I Want You to Know"