Tuesday Music News

Local Music, Daily Roundups
03/03/2015
Janice Headley
photo by Dave Lichterman

  • Berkeley-based beatmaker Toro y Moi (aka Chaz Bundick) shares a new track from his forthcoming fourth album, What For?. Check out the super-suave '70s-sound of "Buffalo" below. What For? hits stores April 7th via Carpark Records. While you wait, revisit his 2013 KEXP session here. [Pitchfork]

  • It's been eight years since the last Modest Mouse album, and while their latest, Strangers to Ourselves, was supposed to hit stores today, they pushed the release date to March 17th. To appease us, they've shared another new track from the long-awaited full-length: stream the somber album-closer "Of Course We Know" below. Modest Mouse will be playing Saturday, May 23rd at the Sasquatch Music Festival. [Spin]

  • '90s-revivalists Speedy Ortiz share a new track from their upcoming release, Foil Deer. Stream the track "The Graduates" below. Foil Deer will be out April 21st via Carpark, and the band will be swinging by Barboza on Wednesday, May 27th. [Consequence of Sound]

  • Indie-pop trio Eternal Summers announced their fourth album today, titled Gold And Stone. Check out the first single "Together Or Alone" below, which features more of the sunny power-pop sound we've come to love from them. Gold And Stone hits stores June 2nd via Kanine. [Stereogum]

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