New information about the yet to be titled 3rd Wolf Parade record has surfaced. Thanks to the folks at Exclaim we now have some very interesting news to report! First, the new record could possible be a double LP! Also, Wolf Parade will be putting out a 7″ single prior to the release of the new record. The article states that the new record could possibly be released on June 29th. Dan spoke to Exclaim about how the record was put together:
“Everyone’s been working on it for 12 hours a day, seven days a week for the last two weeks,” he explains. “We ended up recording, I think, 15 songs, over 80 minutes of music, and we don’t really know now whether we’re going to put out an LP or a double album. If we did an LP maybe we’d do an LP and an EP, because we want to put all of the songs out. There were no songs that we recorded where everyone was like, ‘Oh, that’s a dud.’”
He also mentions the titles to two of the new tracks. The first being ‘Caveosapian’ which Dan says “It’s kind of an uptempo rager that Spencer sings that you could imagine people doing — you know the Archie Comics when people are dancing? That kind of dance.” The second song, ‘Yulia’, Dan says “I kind of get obsessed with cosmonauts, and specifically lost cosmonauts — cosmonauts that are still dead and floating in space. So the song is kind of a love letter to a cosmonaut’s life. I’m pretty happy with that. It’s got a bit of a Righteous Brothers feel to it.”
Dan also mentions thatHandsome Furs could possibly have a new record out by Spring 2011 and that he will be singing and playing guitar with Spoon when they play Radio City Music Hall on April 26th!
Handsome Furs have been nominated for a Juno Award! Their second record Face Control is nominted for ‘Alternative Album of the Year’! So amazing! Congrats to Dan and Alexei!
Also, check out this new deleted scene from ‘Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs’
Here is the brand new video for Sunset Rubdown’s ‘Dragon’s Lair’ off their latest record Dragonslayer. More info from Jagjaguwar:
Ladies and gentlemen of the blogosphere, it’s time for a bigger kind of kill.
The skilled visionary that goes by Throneboogie has crafted another gorgeous video interpretation from Sunset Rubdown’s last record, Dragonslayer. The song is “Dragon’s Lair,” and the video follows a young female warrior who is not a widow. Yet.
“Dragon’s Lair” was directed, written and produced by Throneboogie
Cinematography by Bobby Shore
Starring Jessica Dixon and Kendra Malia
Also check out this great interview with Johnny Depp where he sites Sunset Rubdown as the inspiration for his role in the new Alice in Wonderland film.
Handsome Furs have been nominated in the ‘Best Group/Duo’ catagory of Canada’s 10th annual Independent Music Awards. While the band won’t be performing at the Awards ceremony, here is some info on the event:
Canadian Music Fest and Galaxie are proud to present the nominees for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards, “The Indies”. The event will take place on Saturday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. The Indies acknowledge, promote and honor achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector. Tickets for this event can be purchased for $20 at Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ca, www.canadianmusicfest.com, www.indies.ca, Rotate This and Soundscapes.
This year’s performers include Desperate Union, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Plants and Animals, Great Lake Swimmers and Constantines. The show will be broadcast live to air on XM Satellite Radio’s “The Verge” and recorded for future broadcast on Galaxie.
Wolf Parade are heading out on a month long tour of Europe to support their untitled 3rd record. Here is the current list of dates. As always, you can check their tour dates section for updates! Thanks to Kalle at Pitch and Smith and JC for the info.
