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Title Fight will be streaming their newest release Shed for the next 24-hours on Alternative Press.

They will be on the AP Tour this year, alongside Four Year Strong, Gallows, The Swellers and Sharks. Title Fight has been chosen for issue #280 out in November, promoting the upcoming tour. There will also be a subscriber’s only issue featuring members from all AP Tour bands, including Title Fight’s own Jamie Rhoden.

To stream the full album Shed click here. And for more information on the upcoming AP Tour, visit the website, and check out their tour dates below.

Title Fight Links:

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Tour Dates:

Oct. 13 – Allentown, PA at Crocodile Rock Café
Oct 14 – Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
Oct 15 – Philadelphia, PA at The Trocadero
Oct 16 – Boston, MA at House Of Blues
Oct 18 – Clifton Park, NY at Northern Lights
Oct 19 – New Haven, CT at Toad’s Place
Oct 20 – Montreal, QC at La Tulipe
Oct 21 – Toronto, ON at Phoenix Concert Theatre
Oct 22 – Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall
Oct 23 – Pontiac, MI at The Crofoot
Oct 25 – Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Ballroom
Oct 26 – Chicago, IL at The Metro
Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN at Station 4
Oct 28 – Kansas City, MO at The Beaumont Club
Oct 29 – Denver, CO at The Summit Music Hall
Oct 31 – Boise, ID at Knitting Factory
Nov 01 – Seattle, WA at El Corazon
Nov 02 – Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
Nov 04 – San Francisco, CA at The Regency Ballroom
Nov 05 – West Hollywood, CA at House Of Blues
Nov 06 – San Diego, CA at Soma
Nov 08 – Pomona, CA at The Glass House
Nov 09 – Mesa, AZ at The Nile Theater
Nov 11 – San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
Nov 12 – Dallas, TX at The House Of Blues
Nov 13 – Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
Nov 15 – Orlando, FL at Beacham Theater
Nov 16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Culture Room
Nov 17 – St. Petersburg, FL at State Theater
Nov 18 – Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade
Nov 19 – Charlotte, NC at Amos’ Southend Music Hall
Nov 20 – Norfolk, VA at The NorVa
Nov 22 – New York, NY at Irving Plaza
Nov 23 – Sayreville, NJ at Starland Ballroom
Nov 25 – Pittsburgh, PA at Altar Bar
Nov 26 – Cleveland, OH at House Of Blues

Philly band The Wonder Years and their label Hopeless Records have teamed up with www.Altpress.com to bring fans an exclusive stream of “Coffee Eyes” a track from the long awaited new album, Suburbia, I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing, out June 14. Go to www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_stream_the_wonder_years_coffee_eyes to listen to the new song, and be sure to catch the band on the entire Vans Warped Tour starting June 24 in Dallas, TX.

Suburbia, I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing is now available for pre-order at: http://hopelessrecords.com/thewonderyears.

Bands at SXSW found themselves performing everywhere from traditional venues to bicycle shops, but perhaps the most unique and special performances were at Austin’s Central Presbyterian Church. The non-traditional concert setting provided some the best acoustics music lovers could find…not to mention a nice reprieve from the Texas heat.

Glasser, Neon Trees, James Blake and Cults were just a few of the bands invited to perform at the church. Also performing there was Kansas City band The Republic Tigers. The Chop Shop band had been busy in the studio recording new material, but for concertgoers at Central Presbyterian, they performed several of these new tunes live.

ITunes was there recording the Thursday SXSW performance and you can now download live versions of “Somethin’ Fierce,” Merrymake It With Me,” “Manny Feathers” and “Kingsly.” Just click here to download the live Republic Tigers EP.

You can also check out an exclusive stream of “Somethin’ Fierce (live)” below:

‘Somethin’ Fierce (Live)’ The Republic Tigers by ATL REC.

*Photo by Nick Davis

Cincinnati’s The Seedy Seeds are hitting up SXSW this week, but they’ll continue their Coast-to-Coast tour immediately after the festival. They’ll be in Lawrence, Kan. on April 5 at the Replay. 

For those unfamiliar with the brainy band’s music it’s lo-fi folk electro indie pop. In other words, they sound like The Books meets Midlake. They have a wide variety of instruments from banjo to accordion to toy keyboards.

According to the band’s Facebook, their influences include “squaredancing, beards and 4square.” If you still don’t get what they’re like from that, then you should probably just listen to the track below. It’s the lead single and title track from their new album Verb Noun.

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You can find out more about the band here.

Local singer-songwriter Jenny Carr is as seasoned as local artists come. With stops fronting the bands The Afternoons and The Waiting List, as well as playing bass for the like of The Sunday Paper, Lights and Sirens and Anvil Chorus, the road leading Jenny Carr to the release of Maybe Definitely Really For Sure has been as winding as they come. However, the growth experience along the way can be heard clearly in the lines of her debut studio album which you can hear in its entirety here.

In addition to the full stream, Carr has opted to release a digital version of the album with a “name your own price option.”  This way a buyer can choose to donate whatever proceeds he or she believe seems fair while also helping provide funds that support local music. The name your own price option will only be in place for a limited time before rocketing back up to the minimum of $5 for a digital copy.

Compact Discs, which were released at Carr’s cd release party December 16th at the Czar Bar, will also be available for purchase on the site for those who demand physical copies. Their cost will be $9 before shipping. They can also be purchased at any of Jenny Carr’s upcoming shows to avoid shipping costs.

One of the hottest and unique-sounding English bands of the moment, Everything Everything, played a special orchestral gig Wednesday night (December 15) at London’s Union Chapel. Called “the Man Alive Ensemble Show,” it has to be one of the first gigs of its kind, as there was a special iPhone / iPad app developed for the performance, allowing fans to interact with each other and send questions to the band before the actual show last week, and those with the app could view the show in real time from their electronic devices.

However, if you’re like me and don’t have an iPhone, the group also smartly set a website so anyone with internet access could watch the show as well. Man Alive, the band’s debut album, was released in late August in the UK on Geffen Records and I’m sure it’ll appear with an official release on this side of the Atlantic in short order. This is definitely a band you’ll want to keep your eye on.

This was the last gig of the year for the Manchester-based band – Jonathan Higgs (lead vocals / guitar), Alex Robertshaw (guitar), Jeremy Pritchard (bass), and Michael Spearman (drums) – and featured themselves playing their debut album in its entirety with a 16-piece orchestra. The show will be archived and available to stream for the next 3 months. To stream the gig and watch videos of the band answering fans’ questions, audience reactions after the show, and a special post-show interview with the band, go here. Months of work and practice into making this show a reality paid off as you can hear the great reaction from the audience at one of the most intimate, beautiful places to play in London.

If you’re interested in reading anything and everything (no pun intended) on Everything Everything, I’d like to direct you to probably the best-looking fan site for a band I’ve ever seen, Everything Everything Everything.

Set List
Schoolin’
QWERTY Finger
Come Alive Diana
Leave the Engine Room
Suffragette Suffragette
Two for Nero
My Kz Ur Bf
Final Form
Photoshop Handsome
NASA is on Your Side
Tin (the Manhole)
Weights

Everything Everything: website | myspace | Remix Monday: My Kz, Ur Bf | Everything Everything – “My Kz, Ur Bf” video

The vintage indie pop of Denver duo Tennis has been a treat for anyone who has been following the spurts of 7″ released by them. “Marathon” has already made its web-rounds, but now Tennis has a new track to tickle your senses: “Take Me Somewhere.”

Stream “Take Me Somewhere” off the upcoming Cape Dory here. It’s the first track on record.

Cape Dory is the debut full-length from Tennis due out on Fat Possum on January 18, 2011. The band is currently touring in support of the release.

Tour Dates:

Nov 11 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA %
Nov 12 Pomona College – Pomona CA
Nov 13 Cellar Door – Visalia, CA
Nov 14 Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA
Nov 16 Holocene – Portland, OR
Nov 17 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
Nov 24 Bluebird – Denver, CO
Dec 01 Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Dec 02 Terminal 5 – New York, NY *
Dec 03 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
Dec 05 Kung Fu Neck Tie – Philadelphia, PA
Dec 06 Middle East Club – Cambridge, MA
Dec 07 Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, QC
Dec 08 The Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON
Dec 10 Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL
Dec 11 Mojo’s – Columbia, MO

* = w/ The Walkmen
% = w/ Sonny and the Sunsets

Tracklisting:

01 Take Me Somewhere
02 Long Boast Pass
03 Cape Dory
04 Marathon
05 Bimini Bay
06 South Carolina
07 Pigeon
08 Seafarer
09 Baltimore
10 Water Birds

Murder By Death lead vocalist, Adam Turla was nice enough to let PodWreck interview him. Tune in below to hear about his lone trip to the Tennessee Mountains and our typical Would You Rather’s.

In the middle you’ll hear “As Long As There Is Whiskey In The World,” a song off their newest album Good Morning, Magpie. You can also find a video on their website.

Below, we’ve posted two new tracks from Kele Okereke‘s new album The Boxer. You may already be familiar with Kele from his work as Bloc Party‘s frontman.

The Boxer hits US stores on June 22.
Walk Tall by keleokereke
Rise by keleokereke

Sage Francis‘ new album Li(f)e is currently available for stream on MySpace.

Li(f)e pairs open, honest lyrics with an atmospheric to rock musical backings. Francis worked with a variety of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie‘s Chris Walla, Calexico and DeVotchKa to help bring about Li(f)e.

Li(f)e hits stores May 11, 2010 on Anti- Records.