Tours

Kings Of Leon have unveiled the track-listing and artwork for their new album ‘Come Around Sundown’ which is scheduled for release on October 19 in the States and the day before in the UK (Oct 18)

‘Come Around Sundown’ is being released in two formats with a deluxe version that will include additional bonus tracks and a standard edition.

After re-starting the Plastic Ono Band in New York earlier this year for a show that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and Bette Midler, Yoko Ono is now set to play two new dates in Los Angeles in October which will feature a new collection of special guests.

Junip, the Gothenburg Sweden-based rock trio – fronted by acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist José González – debuts Fields on NPR’s ‘First Listen’ today. Fields can be heard in its entirety via our NPR player through the September 14th release date.The early critical response to the band has been glowing.

Start your week right here as Live4ever’s very own musical collection offers you all the weekend chart news, updates of brand new tours recently announced and our pick of the week’s new tracks. You can also plan your next seven days with our UK Gig Guide which will show you where tickets are still available for some of the best shows currently going on across Britain.

Welsh band Los Campesinos! will return to the US and Canada in October for a large tour.

The Futureheads have released details of a US tour to commence in September. The new dates are in support of their fourth studio album ‘The Chaos‘, and are announced ahead of their scheduled appearance at the Reading/Leeds Festivals this weekend.

Black Mountain release the second single from their much anticipated forthcoming album Wilderness Heart on 11th October. Its west-coast groove and soaring harmonies showing off an altogether more accessible side to the band; ‘The Hair Song‘ brings the band’s songwriting skills into sharp focus. A joyous and uplifting track, (’Let your laws come undone, Don’t suffer your crimes, Let the love in your heart take control”) - this is the embodiment of what NME described as ‘pumping fresh blood into vintage sounds’.

Touring in continued support of their breakout debut, Miike Snow are returning to America to regale stateside audiences with their dance-pop compositions and unparalleled live show. The group, comprised of Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and New York-dwelling vocalist/songwriter Andrew Wyatt, plan to further extend the tremendous momentum they have carried through their European and South American dates earlier this summer.

Our friends The Boxer Rebellion are finally coming over to this side of the big pond again and will be hitting the road for an extended tour of North America come September. The band’s brand new track ‘If You Run‘ which was penned for the movie ‘Going the Distance’ is streaming exclusively on their MySpace page so check it out

UK Indie darling Kate Nash will embark on a 19 stop tour of the US and Canada which starts in San Diego on October 27. Kate will be gigging in support of Album #2 “My Best Friend is You“. Montclair New Jersey’s Wellmont Theater will be her last stop scheduled for November 20.