The Lovely Feathers release Hind Hind Legs

The guys who form The Lovely Feathers know a thing or two about loyalty. Even though the Montreal, Canada-based indie rock band has only been together for a short while some of the band mates have known each other since the early days of kindergarten. We must admit that it was the name of the band – The Lovely Feathers – that caught our attention first. At least it was enough to get us thinking who the heck are these guys and what is with the band name. We still haven’t come to a conclusion as to where The Lovely Feathers name came from but we did figure out that they can make some good music – a little something to get your head bopping at a live show. When you get the respect of bands such as Metric to tour with they must have something good up their sleeves. Now the guys are ready to show the world with a new debut album entitled "Hind Hind Legs" (Equator Records) and a tour to go with it. If you run right now you just might catch the local record shop opening up their box of fresh Hind Hind Legs CDs and placing them on the shelves. Today is the day the guys from The Lovely Feathers have been working very hard for as the new CD is born (released) today. To set it plan and simple, these guys are fun, talented, and produce a completely original sound. Check out four of their new tracks that can be found on the new CD Hind Hind Legs on their MySpace site. bigstereo has provided an MP3 for downloading. Remember, this is for promotional use only (enjoy). :: The Lovely Feathers "In The Valley" (mp3) The Lovely Feathers are now set to hit the road and promote the new CD. The current tour schedule has the guys hitting eastern Canada and United States. :: May 3 – Ottawa, ON :: May 4 – London, ON :: May 7 – Hamilton, ON :: May 9 – Montreal, QC :: May 10 – Trois-Rivieres, QC :: May 11 – Quebec City, QC :: May 13 – Charlottetown, PEI :: May 14 – Halifax, NS :: June 6 – Toronto, ON :: June 7 – Montreal, QC :: June 8 – Northampton, MA :: June 9 – New York, NY :: June 10 – Cambridge, MA :: June 11 – Washington, DC :: June 14 – Atlanta, GA :: June 15 – Nashville, TN :: June 16 – Chicago, IL :: June 17 – Cleveland, OH :: June 18 – Cincinnati, OH

Battle, East Sussex, UK alternative rock band Keane are set to follow up their 2004 album "Hopes and Fears" with a new release this summer. North America can expect to see the new album entitled "Under the Iron Sea" by June 20th, while those in the United Kingdom will have to opportunity to get their hands on the new ablmum by June 12th. :: more :: Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner says that they are not trying to 'cash in' with the release of a new EP. :: more ::

Today is the day that The Black Magic Show hits store shelves and the guys in Elefant will be holding their breath in hopes that it sells and sells well. Some think guys are still playing in the 80s well others think its pop-goth without any fun, either way the reviews are not too positive. Needless to say lets hope that the sophomoric release by Elefant will have some selling magic. Here are what some thought of The Black Magic Show: :: Matt Schild, Aversion :: Marc Hogan, Pitchfork :: Amy Phillips, Blender :: Tony Pascarella, Absolute Punk :: Aidin Vaziri, SFGate.com :: Whitney Spaner, Papermag

The Black Magic Show Tour

Indie-rockers Elefant have a new album which is expected to hit the streets on April 18th called "The Black Magic Show". As more bands follow up with a new release, Elefant have announced a North American tour schedule to promote the album. The band will start on May 3rd in Orlando, FL and finish up in Vancouver, BC on June 1st - along the way stopping in at a number of cities. :: More :: Check out some of the tracks off the new album "The Black Magic Show" from their MySpace page.

The psychedelic and Folky duo It's Jo And Danny have announced that they will be releasing a download only EP from their website as of May 1st. :: more :: For those of you that have not heard of the duo from England, your most likely not alone. However, after running into this news of the upcoming release I could not help myself from checking them out and now I am glad I did. They live in the mountains of Wales where they run a music festival called The Green Man Festival (sounds interesting since it also shows short films and literature and DJs). Nevertheless, these guys have been hard at work with the festival as well as with their own music, which includes their latest release (fourth album) entitled "The Quickening" (if you like folk you'll like this one). They are getting their act together for their UK Spring tour which is just around the corner. Those lucky enough to be in England, you should take the opportunity to catch them on one of the following dates: :: April 29 @ Hanbury Ballroom (Brighton) :: April 30 @ Luminaire (London) :: May 3 @ Roadhouse (Manchester) :: May 4 @ Glee Club (Birmingham) Here's hoping that a North American set of dates will not be too far off in the future. The London based post-punk band The Futureheads have a new home as part of the Vagrant Records family. Up next for the band; a new release entitled "News and Tributes" which should hit store shelves in North America on June 13th (May 29th in the UK). They will be hitting the road around the same time in the UK, starting in Glasgow, Scotland on May 29th. :: more ::

Magneta Lane hail from Toronto and where they came together in the fall of 2003. Spending most of the next year playing in or around the Toronto area they really started to get noticed in the indie scenes in other parts. They released their first album "The Constant Lover" in 2004 and now are ready to follow that up with another release entitled "Dancing With Daggers". If you are in the Toronto area, they are having a CD release party at the Horseshoe tonight (April 6th). Here is what others think of the album: :: Noah Love, ChartAttack :: Michael Keefe, PopMatters :: Joe Tangari, Pitchfork Media :: Matt Hartwick, PartyInKingson.com :: Darryl Sterdan, Winnipeg Sun You can listen to some samples from their album on their MySpace site... Its worth the time, trust me!

Metric plays at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta tonight. Yuri Wuebsch of the Edmonton Sun catches the band's guitarist, James Shaw for a few words. :: more ::