June 5, 2012

Hands Like Houses recently performed “Act Normal” acoustic for Soundcheck Hollywood. Check out the video below.

France's Birds In Row will release their new album You, Me, & The Violence soon via Deathwish Inc. They've already unveiled a new video for “Pilori,” which can be seen below.

Modern Day Escape kick off a headlining tour this week in support of their new album, Under The Gun. Dr. Acula, the Bunny The Bear and From Atlantis will support. 6/07/2012 Fullerton, CA @ Riff Haus 6/08/2012 Las Vegas, NV @ The Junkyard at 702 6/09/2012 Bakersfield, CA @ Scrambler Park (Rock n’ Roots Festival)...

Silversun Pickups performed their new single “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)” last night on Late Night With David Letterman, and also taped a full-length show for the Live On Letterman series. Both videos can be viewed below.

Vampire Weekend have announced a pair of midwest shows in Cleveland and Indianapolis, leading up to their performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, their first US shows in nearly two years. Dates below. 7/12 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues 7/13 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room 7/15 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival

New Bruises' new album Chock Full Of Misery is streaming below. It's out now via No Idea/Kiss Of Death.

Metric's new album Synthetica can be streamed below. It's due out next Tuesday, June 12.

A new song from Mixtapes titled “I'm Wearing the Device (Bridge, Water)” can be heard here. It's from their upcoming full-length Even On The Worst Nights, out June 26 via No Sleep.

Texas In July have made the title track to their 2011 full-length One Reality available for free download. Check it out below.