May 5th, 2012

A tribute to Adam Yauch. Hollywood Bowl, 4 May 2012.
Thanks to Andy Bramley and the XL crew for the footage

Looking for some free new music to tide you over this weekend? Well you’re in the right place with the Live4ever Ezine‘s New Tunes guide. We’ve sorted through our packed inbox over the last seven days to offer up the best in mp3s, Soundcloud links and YouTube videos for your viewing and listening pleasure. Check out previous editions of the New Tunes Guide here.

Danger Bird Records is releasing Silversun Pickups‘  follow-up to 2009′s Grammy-nominated Swoon on Tuesday. Check out the band’s website for cool limited edition yellow vinyls as well as the traditional CD and digital download package. Even better you can stream the LA based indie rock  quartet’s album before it comes out in stores below.

On their website the band wrote following about the album:

From inception to fruition, a series of happy accidents led Silversun Pickups to the transcendent Neck of the Woods. Every step on the journey was marked by true synchronicity in action – the stars aligned, clouds parted, the cosmos smiling down upon the band. For their part, Silversun Pickups take a more pragmatic view.

“Some people believe in The Force,” Aubert says, “but I’m more like Han Solo – I think it’s just dumb luck! We definitely prepared for if the luck came, but that doesn’t mean that anything we did necessarily had that much to do with how well things went. I don’t know what we did to deserve it, but we’re thankful.”

Catch the band on Jimmy Kimmel on May 8th, or better yet,  go out and see them live if they’re coming to a city near you:

Tour Dates:

MAY 04 THE OBSERVATORY SANTA ANA, CA
MAY 05 KROQ WEENIE ROAST IRVINE, CA
MAY 08 JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE LOS ANGELES, CA
MAY 09 AMOEBA RECORDS (IN-STORE) SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MAY 25 GORGE AMPHITHEATRE GEORGE, WA
JUN 01 KJEE SUMMER ROUND-UP SANTA BARBARA, CA
JUN 02 THE SHORELINE MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
JUL 05 THE MOOSE’S TOOTH ANCHORAGE, AK
JUL 14 DOWNSVIEW PARK ALLEN ROAD TORONTO, CANADA
SEP 01 XFEST CALGARY, CANADA
SEP 02 SONIC BOOM EDMONTON, CANADA