Dirtnap Records have signed Ottawa, Ontario’s The White Wires. The band once described their sound:

At first, we we going for something KBD-ish, minimal, hyper, and trashy. Then out came the EDDIE COCHRANE, and we ended up somewhere between the 50’s pop, 60’s garage, 70’s punk, 80’s new wave, and 90′ budget rock…..lost in the garbage dump! Thing is, it’s really fun being lost there, and we’ve decided that we don’t want to be found, so we’re just gonna hang around in the poppy reverb’d trash!

The band is planning two new singles (on Trouble In Mind and Ugly Pop Records), a Canadian tour with Nobunny, an appearance at Gonerfest 6, and a reissue of their ltd-to-325 debut LP on Douchemaster Records. Following all that, the band will begin working on their Dirtnap debut, expected in early 2010.
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Death Before Dishonor, Reign Supreme and Steel Nation are planning to tour the US and Canada together in October.

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Pelican have announced the details on their forthcoming fourth album (and first for Southern Lord Records). The record is titled What We All Come to Need and is due out later this year. It is the follow-up to City of Echoes which was released in 2007.

The album features a number of guest performances including Greg Anderson of sunn O))), Aaron Turner of Isis, Ben Verellen of Harkonen and Helms Alee and Allen Epley from The Life and Times and Shiner. The band commented on the album:

There is a current of inspiration that feels particular to each album’s music and titles. Though we lack a singer, the song names are often conceptual. This new album speaks to a rapidly decaying world, the fulfillment we find in each other, as well as the resolve to move beyond disillusionment.

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ALL has announced plans for a one-off performance in Portland, Oregon at Dante’s. The show is set for October 3, 2009 and support acts will be confirmed soon.

Tickets are available now.
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The Swellers have announced a title and release date for their upcoming Fueled By Ramen Records full length debut. The record is titled Ups and Downsizing and is due out September 29, 2009. It is the follow-up to My Everest which was released in 2007.

Last month, the band released a teaser 7-inch, titled Welcome Back Riders.
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Modest Mouse has posted the long-awaited video for “King Rat.” The video was notably directed by actor Heath Ledger and remained unfinished due to his passing last year. Ledger wanted the video to make a statement about whaling practices in his home country of Australia and co-director Daniel Auber finished the video which can be seen now.

Check it out here.
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After splitting up in 2007 and briefly reuniting in 2008, Rufio is working on a new album. The band posted an update saying this:

New Rufio CD in the making! We are stoked as hell. hope you are too!

They released their last album, The Comfort Of Home, in 2005
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Poison The Well have posted the new video for “Exist Underground.” The track comes from their 2009 album, The Tropic Rot.

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Teenage Bottlerocket are premiering a new song from their next album. The record is titled They Came From The Shadows and is due out September 15, 2009 via Fat Wreck Chords.

Check out “Skate Or Die” right here.
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Streetlight Manifesto have posted some new US/Canada tour dates next month with Outernational and Broadway Calls. The band also has cancelled their South American run, saying:

The South American Tour has been cancelled for reasons out of our control. Apparently the swine flu is still wreaking havoc down there and it’s greatly affecting the shows. We plan to reschedule for sometime in 2010.

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Mastodon and Deathklok will be touring together this fall. The bill will feature support from High On Fire and Converge.

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Terror have announced an Australian run in October with support from Stick To Your Guns.

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Red Animal War has another set of reunion gigs lined up. The Dallas, Texas based band will reconvene on August 28th at the Prophet Bar in their hometown, followed by a show on the 29th at Lolas Sixth in Fort Worth, TX. The shows will be the band’s first since December of last year.

The band last released Seven Year War in 2006 on End Sounds. They last toured in 2004, traveling Europe with Slowride, but have been mostly dormant since.
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