Now that they have released their debut LP “Hold On Now, Youngster…” Los Campesinos! have been touring the UK and the rest of Europe. Now they have announced they will be coming to North America in support of the record. They will have a stop at SXSW then head to England and start the Nrth American leg of the tour in NJ.

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According to their press release Broken Records formed in December 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by seven multi-instrumentalists. Using a range of instruments including guitars, bass, violin, cello, accordion, mandolin, piano, trumpet, glockenspiel and drums, they create a sound combining traditional European folk with modern Scottish alternative music. Some of their influences include: Nick Cave, Dirty Three, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Calexico, Bob Dylan, God Speed You Black Emperor, Neutral Milk Hotel, Yann Tiersen, Hawk and a Hacksaw, Sigur Ros, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Edith Piaf. The band has been compared to Arcade Fire, which is more in in the style of music than the content of it. The band has not material out yet but does have an EP that they sell through their myspace. Listen to their song ‘Slow Parade’ below. Check out their other songs on their myspace, Broken Records myspace.

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Clip of Cat Power’s performnac on THe Tonight Show with Jay Leno. SHe performed a cover of ‘New York, New York’, which can also be found on her record “Jukebox”

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Brazilian electro rockers have announeced a world tour that will take them through New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the UK, Japan, and New Jersey. The tour will take them from Spring through to Summer. With all of this touring I don’t know when they will have time to make a new album.

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Ben Gibbard tells Spinner that there may not be a second LP by the Postal Service. He told Spinner: ‘It’s just not a priority for either of us, So the next Postal Service record may or may never happen. Jimmy and I are still throwing ideas back and forth, but as time goes on, we find ourselves busy with our own music, We have some stuff, but it’s been difficult to find the time and the drive to do the record. I’d love to finish it at some point and maybe even do some performances. If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be.” Some of their recent work has included a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Grow Old With Me’ for a compilation to save Darfur and a remix of the Cribs song ‘I’m A Realist’. It’ would be a shame if they somehow don’t come up with a new album, their previous work is fantastic.

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Here are the winner of this year’s awards.

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This is an acoustic cover of Justice’s ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ done by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. I found on the NME Awards 2008 CD that was given away with an issue of NME. It features a lot of great covers but this one stands out the most. Enjoy the track.

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