Coachella‘s first weekend may have been a bit cloudy and cold but Wild Flag & Destroyer will usher in the sun for this weekend’s festivities. Watch videos below of Wild Flag performing “Romance” and “Electric Band,” and Dan Bejar & Co. playing “Kaputt” from the album of the same name.
Don’t forget to tune in to Coachella’s YouTube feed this weekend! Destroyer plays on Saturday at 2:30 Pacific, and Wild Flag on Sunday at 5:30 Pacific.
Directed by Eleanor’s bass player Matt Asti, he writes:
The video was shot mainly in my apartment and my backyard. It was inspired by Nirvana “Unplugged,” Paul Morrissey, John Hughes and Martha Stewart. The concept was to fall apart at night.
Catch the Eleanor Friedberger band on tour with Hospitality this spring.
Eleanor Friedberger is bringing her full band back out on the road in April with Merge labelmates Hospitality. Eleanor’s band on this tour is Matt Asti (MGMT), Andy Mcleod (White Magic), and John Eatherly (Be Your Own Pet & Turbo Fruits).
Also, Paper Magazine premiered the new video for “I Won’t Fall Apart on You Tonight” from Last Summer today. The video was directed and produced by Matt Asti with Ry Russo-Young. Featuring backstage dance parties and other tour antics, this video will get you even more excited to see Eleanor and Hospitality when they come to your town.
Last Summer is available on CD, LP and digital download. Watch the recent video for “Heaven” too!
“Last Summer sounds more intimate and accessible than any of her band’s nine albums; it’s a perfect soundtrack for an afternoon spent sifting through a box of old Polaroids.” ~NPR Music
Eleanor Friedberger on tour:
(all dates w/ Hospitality)
Apr 18 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House
Apr 19 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Apr 20 Durham, NC – Casbah
Apr 21 Atlanta, GA – The Basement
Apr 23 Birmingham, AL – Work Play
Apr 24 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar
Apr 26 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
Apr 27 San Antonio, TX – Korova
Apr 28 Austin, TX – Frank
May 01 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
May 02 Evanston, IL – SPACE
May 03 Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
May 04 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
May 05 Montreal, QC – Il Motore
May 06 Allston, MA – Great Scott
Richard Buckner stopped by Horizon Records in Greenville, SC a few months back & performed “Willow” from his upcoming Record Store Day 7″. RSD.com has the video, and while you’re there, make sure to find a participating store in your area. You can read about all of our Record Store Day Releases here.
Richard Buckner’s Our Blood is in stores now on CD, LP & digital download.
Richard Buckner on tour:
Apr 11 Felton CA Don Quixote’s International Music Hall
Apr 14 San Francisco CA Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Alasdair & Lupe play a song from Street of the Love of Days in Madrid, and tour with the Magnetic Fields in May! If you’re in Europe, be sure to catch them.
Amor de Días on tour
all dates with the Magnetic Fields
May 09 Oslo NO Rockefeller
May 11 Gothenburg SE Annedalskyrkan
May 12 Stockholm SE Filadelfiakyrkan
May 14 Berlin DE Passionskirche
May 15 Hamburg DE Kampnagel K6
May 16 Amsterdam NL De Duif
To celebrate the deluxe reissue of Archers of Loaf‘s Vee Vee, we have two videos from the original 1995 release. Watch, reminisce, and order Vee Vee in the Merge store now!
“Underachievers March and Fight Song”
Hospitality on tour:
Feb 3 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery (Record Release Show)
Feb 25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall (Noise Pop w/ Archers of Loaf)
Feb 26 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour w/ Archers of Loaf
Feb 29 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern w/ Tennis
Mar 2 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall w/ Tennis
Mar 3 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Tennis
Mar 7 New Haven, CT BAR
Mar 9 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 w/ Tennis
Mar 10 Atlanta, GA The Earl w/ Tennis
Mar 11 Orlando, FL Orange You Glad Festival
David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights – Left by Soft is perfect road trip music. Order this album now in the Merge Holiday Store, and make your own bundle to save 20%!
Arcade Fire performed an acoustic set at Neil Young’s annual Bridge School benefit in San Francisco, CA, on October 22. They were joined by Neil Young himself for a cover of “Helpless.” Watch Arcade Fire and Neil Young perform “Helpless” below!
Arcade Fire’s award-winning album The Suburbs is available on CD, LP, and digital download in the Merge store, as is the extended CD+DVD version, The Suburbs Deluxe.
Today, Wye Oak’s sophomore album, The Knot, is available for the first time ever on vinyl! All LP copies will include a digital download coupon.
At the end of 2009, SPIN magazine deemed The Knot one of the “10 Best Albums You May Have Missed” (along with Telekinesis’ self-titled debut!) and apparently, people took note. Since then, Jenn and Andy have put out an EP and another full-length and garnered heaps of praise from fans and critics alike for their recordings as well as for their compelling live shows. Wye Oak will join The National at the end of November, with some solo shows sprinkled in as well. Check their tour page for a full list of live dates.
Watch Wye Oak’s newest video below, for the song “Holy Holy” off of their latest album, Civilian:
The Knot track listing:
1. Milk and Honey
2. For Prayer
3. Take It In
4. Siamese
5. Talking About Money
6. Mary Is Mary
7. Tattoo
8. I Want for Nothing
9. That I Do
10. Sight, Flight
Filmed & directed by Alasdair Maclean.
Street of the Love of Days is available now on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
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