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The Dodos Set to Release New Album; Premiere New Track

The Dodos have teamed up with Polyvinyl Records to release their new album, Carrier, due out August 27. It’s slated to be the fifth album by the San Francisco natives, and the follow-up to their 2011 release, No Color. The leader of the band, Meric Long, was deeply affected by the death of Christopher Reimer, […]

Dodos give away free live album

Just before the start of their fall tour, The Dodos have released a free live album. The album, recorded in May at Amsterdam’s Melkweg, has 11 tracks and includes live versions of both old and new songs. Click through to use a widget provided by the band to download their free album and, at the […]

Cymbals Eat Guitars get new bassist

Courtesy: Pitchfork.com If fresh-faced Staten Island indie formalist bashers Cymbals Eat Guitars looked a little different in this CMJ photo, your eyes weren’t playing tricks on you. The band’s MySpace page lists a new bassist, a fellow named Matthew Whipple. He replaces Neil Berenholz, who, according to CEG’s publicist, left the band amicably because he […]

The Dodos and Ruby Suns hit the road

San Francisco’s The Dodos sophomore album, Time to Die, will be out on September 15 via Frenchkiss. The band is beginning a massive U.S. tour around the album with support from The Ruby Suns throughout the entire tour. The tour kicks off on September 27 in L.A., and runs through October 26 in Vancouver. The […]