Weekly News Roundup 2/6/13 ft. Fuck Buttons, QOTSA, Rough Trade, The Babies, Fawn Spots, Vuvuvultures, PINS

Fuck Buttons are releasing their new album Slow Focus via ATP Recordings on July 22. Before that, they will release new single, 'The Red Wing' on digital download and gold 12" vinyl on June 24. Have a listen to the track below:

PINS are to release a limited edition double seven-inch on Monday 22nd July. 'Stay True' / 'Get With Me' can be ordered in advance here. Have a listen below to the fabulous lead track, Stay True:

The Babies have announced a series of live shows with SNH fave Fawn Spots this June. Dates below.

June 19th – Start The Bus, Bristol
June 20th – The Lexington, London
June 21st – The Duchess, York
June 22nd – Green Door Store, Brighton

Vuvuvultures have revealed the video for their track ‘Safe Skin’, taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album, set for a July release. We're excited!

Queens of the Stone Age  are to play Rough Trade East in Shoreditch on Tuesday June 11th! That's tiny! Be quick, only 100 wristbands will be available upon purchase of the new Queen's LP from Rough Trade East on Monday 3rd June at 8am. Further details can be found here.

Dark Skies Association and Night School have teamed up to present Molly Nilsson's "The Travels." 

The album will be available in multiple formats: CD, Standard LP, Spiral Vinyl LP, Cassette and Digital. You can totally pre-order it here: Night School Big Cartel. Check out the video for "Dear Life" below:

Check out the below album trailer from Washed Out:

New Zealand duo Black City Lights has released their first single "Give It Up" from their upcoming debut album, Another Life.

Marika Hackman has released the video for "Bath Is Black", the opening track on her debut album, "That Iron Taste".

Track can be downloaded below:

Between the close of their recent European tour and the launch of their imminent US tour dates in June, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back today to share the video for II opener "From the Sun."

Mazes has released a new video for 'Bodies', taken from Ores and Minerals.

And the best news EVER  - NO AGE  has announced they will be releasing their new album, An Object on 19 August! Track listings are as follows:

'No Ground'

'I Won’t Be Your Generator'

'C’mon Stimmung'

'Defector/ed'

'An Impression'

'Lock Box'

'Running From A-Go-Go'

'My Hands, Birch And Steel'

'Circling With Dizzy'

'A Ceiling Dreams Of A Floor'

'Commerce, Comment, Commence'

Weekly News Roundup - 12/05/13 - ft. The National, Foxygen, The Babies

Happy Sunday music lovers. Here's what happened in the world of music last week!

In support of the release of their debut album, Mas Fiestas con el Grupo Vision Fortune, metallic drone masters Vision Fortune have given away another track, in the form of 'XX'.

The Babies are set to play a series of UK dates this June as part of their European tour.

For the UK shows The Babies will be joined by noisy dinge poppers Fawn Spots.

The Babies & Fawn Spots will be playing the following dates:

June 19th - Start The Bus, Bristol

June 20th - The Lexington, London

June 21st - The Duchess, York

June 22nd - Green Door Store, Brighton
 

Check out the videos for “Mess Me Around” by The Babies and “Watered Down” by Fawn Spots below:

Nottingham-based 5-piece Fists return with their long-awaited album PHANTASM released through Gringo Records and Hello Thor Records on limited edition vinyl and digital download on Monday 8 July.

I've been playing Kool Thing's newest single for the last few weeks, and they've dropped a nice shiny new video for the song. I like very much. 

East London’s newest punk/grunge heroes, Throwing Up are set to release their debut album on Tim Burgess’ O Genesis label on the 8 of July 2013.

Belfast four-piece, Girls Names, have unveiled the new video for ‘Hypnotic Regression’.

Dublin based electronic duo, Forrests, play their first London show as special guests of MØ at Cargo on the 14 of May.

London four piece, Grass House have released a new single, ‘Spinning As We Turn’. You can download here:

The National have released a video for Sea of Love.

Foxygen have unveiled a new video for No Destruction: