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Sonic Youth are in the final stages of finishing the recording of their new album, tentatively titled The Eternal. This will be Sonic Youth's first album since 2006's Rather Ripped. It is also the first album the band will record for Matador Records. The new album is due sometime in June 09.













Vetiver has posted the album cover artwork and tracklisting on its website for the band's forthcoming album Tight Knit. The album is the first recorded for Sub Pop records. If you pre-order the album through Sub Pop, you can stream the album in its entirety ahead of the February 17th drop date.

Tracklist:
1. Rolling Sea
2. Sister
3. Everyday
4. Through the Front Door
5. Down from Above
6. On the Other Side
7. More of This
8. Another Reason to Go
9. Strictly Rule
10. At Forest Edge












The Cold War Kids have announced a Spring tour to continue promoting last year's Loyalty to Loyalty album. After playing the Conan O'Brien show and the Mercury Lounge in NYC on January 28th, the band embarks on the following tour dates in March and April. Expect more dates to be announced based on the gaps in the schedule:

Jan 28th - Mercury Lounge, NYC/Conan O'Brien Show
Mar 7th - Langerado Festival, Miami, FL
Mar 26th - 4th & B, San Diego, CA
Mar 27th - Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Apr 2nd - Wilbur Theatre, Boston MA
Apr 3rd - Terminal 5, New York, NY
Apr 4th - Water St Music Hall, Rochester, NY
Apr 20th - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
Apr 21st - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
Apr 22nd - The Showbox, Seattle WA
Apr 23rd - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Apr 28th - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA











With 2009 being the band's 20 year anniversary, Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg revealed the band is mulling reforming to play this year's Coachella festival in Indio, CA. and maybe even mount a full scale reunion tour.

Kannberg told the following to music tabloid Loud and Quiet:
"I don't see why not, you know, it could be a fun thing to do, go and play your favourite songs every night...Everything's fine now [between the band members]."













Finally, in the damn-this-makes-me-feel-fucking-old department, the Beastie Boys have announced on their website that their seminal 1989 album, Paul's Boutique is getting the 20th anniversary reissue treatment. Aside from a sonic upgrade, what the reissue version of the album will include as bonus material is unknown, but to have a sonically scrubbed version of "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" or "Eggman" sounds pretty damn cool to this aging music freak.

Video Fun: Cold War Kids

Here's the video for "Something is Not Right With Me" off the Cold War Kids new album, Loyalty to Loyalty. The new album is available on 9/23 via Downtown Records.

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Alright peeps, it's time for another music roundup. Lets do it:

The Gutter Twins are gearing up for another round of touring beginning with Lollapalooza in Chicago and then across the pond for a month of dates across Europe. The band's myspace page details an iTunes only ep that is going to be released before "the new moon" and contains covers and outtakes from the recording sessions for their debut album, Saturnalia. Check out their myspace page for a cover version of Vetiver's "Belles".






Former Replacement and current solo artist Paul Westerberg is selling his new album 49.00 via Amazon and his website Men Without Ties for a whopping 49 cents. Despite not containing any true song titles, Westerberg has provided a downloadable PDF of liner notes through his website. The songs are contained in a single mp3 file and come with the following disclaimer:

WARNING: DO NOT LISTEN WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE

THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FAULTY - ALL SOUNDS ARE INTENTIONAL AND VALID AS A WORK OF ART



Finally, indie rockers The Cold War Kids have a new album slated for release on September 23rd via Downtown Records. Loyalty to Loyalty will be supported by many months spent on the international road, beginning in August in Byron, Australia and ending in October at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans. Full tour dates are available at the band's website.

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