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Sondre Lerche is gearing up for the upcoming release of his self-titled album out June 7th on Mona Records, and is currently on a headlining North American tour.

Sondre’s new album will be Amazon’s “Deal Of The Day” on June 7th and in addition, Sondre will perform on KEXP, KCRW, KFOG and WNKU radio stations, among others, throughout June.

Sondre is streaming single “Private Caller” and new song “Domino” on Soundcloud which can be found here:

“Private Caller” - http://soundcloud.com/yep-roc-music-group/02-private-caller
“Domino” - http://soundcloud.com/yep-roc-music-group/sondre-lerche-domino

For more information on his upcoming album and for a complete list of tour dates, be sure to visit www.sondrelerche.com

The Poison Control Center is releasing their new single “Dracula’s Casket” ahead of their album, Stranger Ballet, out Tuesday, June 7, via Afternoon Records. They have also released a string of upcoming tour dates which can be viewed in full here.

Download the new single here or stream it via Soundcloud.

The Poison Control Center will be playing The Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS June 30 and The Riot Room in Kansas City July 1.

This could be because I have a ridiculous amount of love for We Are Scientists (WAS), but I was overwhelmed with excitement when they premiered the first single “Rules Don’t Stop” from their upcoming album Barbara on the Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1 Wednesday night. Well, at least it was at night for Zane Lowe. It was 11:30 am where I was.

The first new song since their 2008 disc Brain Thrust Mastery, “Rules Don’t Stop” is great. I wish it was longer than 2:16, but it brings back what I loved about We Are Scientists in the first place. While Brain Thrust Mastery was good, With Love And Squalor was better, and “Rules Don’t Stop” sounds more like early WAS songs. It highlights the great harmonies between front man Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cain, while adapting the higher production values of Brain Thrust Mastery.

This new release also differs on who’s on drums. WAS has shuffled through a few drummers the last couple of years after Michael Tapper left the band, but former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows, has officially joined the ranks for this album. I’m still not sure if he’ll be joining Murray and Cain on tour, because Burrows is recording his own solo album at the present.

A video for “Rules Don’t Stop” is set to be premiered in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eyes peeled. I certainly will.

For more complete information on Barbara and We Are Scientists in general, check out What’s the Word. The site will constantly update about Barbara as soon as new developments come.

And take a listen to “Rules Don’t Stop” at the link below. The single will be officially released on CD and vinyl on April 5.
We Are Scientists – Rules Don’t Stop by PIAS/Integral