On August 9, ethereal early  4AD  duo  Dead Can Dance will release their first new album in 16 years . The as-yet-untitled record, which Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry began writing last fall, follows 1996's  Spiritchaser . (The band has released a number of best-of comps over the years.) Dead Can Dance have also announced the beginnings of their world tour, which they say will cross four continents over eight months. The band will tour North American through August and September, and then Europe through October. These are their first dates since 2005. Watch a performance of 1994's "Sanvean" with ...

Last night, Beirut played  "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" . They performed "Santa Fe" off The Rip Tide , the same song they played on "Fallon" in October . (They also did "East Harlem" on "Letterman" in October .) Watch the band's performance below, via the Audio Perv .

Following two fantastic shows at Coachella, Beirut continue on their strong trajectory! Tonight, Tuesday, April 24, the band make their debut performance on one of late night's longest running shows, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Last fall, just following the release of The Rip Tide, Beirut...

Following two fantastic shows at Coachella, Beirut continue on their strong trajectory! Tonight, Tuesday, April 24, the band make their debut performance on one of late night’s longest running shows, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Last fall, just following the release of The Rip Tide, Beirut performed back-to-back on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Late Show with David Letterman. They are thrilled to make their distinct mark on The Tonight Show this evening! Be sure to tune …

I guess having a Tuesday night slot isn't such a good idea, even if it is a free show. A show that I've been looking forward to for months now, Shelly in Athens">Keep Shelly in Athens , a band from Greece of all places, and Jonquil, a UK-based quintet. Both bands have gained some much hype, so I was expecting to be impressed ... and I was. Jonquil, the boys from Oxford. Even though I thought the pairing with Keep Shelly was a bit of an odd choice, it made for a fun show to say the least. In ...

Fenster , a band including New Yorker-turned-Berliner and Middlebury alumna (!) JJ Weihl, will be performing at 51 Main on Friday, April 6 at 10:00 pm. Fenster were recently featured in Diane Martin's WRMC new-music column "Tunezday," where she compared their unique, dreamy, self-described "deconstructed" pop sound to the likes of the Strokes, Fire">Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, Beirut, and the xx. If you're in Middlebury that day, don't miss this show! (And if you're in NYC today, they're playing a show there tonight!) Check out Diane's post and its comments for further information ...

John Cale performed at Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy - March 15, 2012. The band: John Cale: vocals, guitar, keyboards Dustin Boyer: lead guitar Michael Jerome: drums Joey Maramba: bass Captain Hook Bluetooth Swings Hey Ray Riverbank Perfection Praetorian Underground Cry Helen Of Troy Catastrofuk Things Whaddya Mean By That The Hanging Satellite Walk Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll Pablo Picasso (Thanks: François Bertonazzi) Setlist (taken from a photo of the printed setlist on stage): Captain Hook Heartbreak Hotel / Bluetooth Swings Hey Ray / Riverbank / Pile A L'Heure Look Horizon /Amsterdam Perfection Hush / Praetorian Underground Outta The Bag / Cry Helen Of Troy ...

TECHNO: Fans of Depeche Mode, listen up!  It’s been nearly thirty years since Depeche Mode co-founders Vince Clarke and Martin Gore have worked together, but this week they are releasing a brand new album of instrumental, dance techno tunes under the artist name VCMG.  The album, Ssss , consists of 10 brand new tracks comprised of super heavy, undulating bass, juxtaposed with danceable, melodic synths.  Grab a nice set of headphones (I attempted to listen with cheap ear-buds and regret it immediately) and check out this new album! StreamVCMG - Ssss COUNTRY: The Memphis band Lucero's newest album, Women & Work ...

It’s been quite a year for New Jersey songstress Sharon Van Etten. After providing guest vocals for The Antlers and The National, as well as seeing ‘Love More’ covered by Bon Iver, she has been able to call in a few favours for her most recent record, ‘Tramp’. With production from The National’s Aaron Dessner and guest collaborators that include, Matt Barrick (Walkmen">The Walkmen), Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), Zach Condon (Beirut), Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak) and Julianna Barwick, the indie hype machine has been going overtime for Van Etten’s brand of folk-rock. With a new record ...

World music darlings Beirut just released a stunning black and white video for, "Vagabond," off of last year's The Rip Tide. Though the song, like much of the last album, finds the group moving away from their world roots, it's still identifiably Beirut and the loose narrative of a military dance is as odd as you'd expect from the band that produced Gulag Orkestar.

Beirut have unveiled a new Sunset Television directed clip for their song 'Vagabond'. Led by Zach Condon, Beirut are at once contemporary and timeless. Making music which speaks clearly about day to day life, the band's folk infused tapestries of sound have an ancient, traditional feel. So it makes sense to see Beirut transferred into black and white. Recent album cut 'Vagabond' received a cinematic makeover recently, courtesy of Sunset Television. Watch the clip below and then catch a quick quote from the film makers. - - - Sunset Television - "We were really excited when Beirut asked us to direct another video ...

Beirut played a couple of dates in New Zealand recently and floored already enraptured crowds with their exceptional live performance. Well, there's now a little more Zach Condon in the world for all of those fans as the band drop the video for 'Vagabond', from their 2011 album, The Rip...

You might not have heard of Bright Moments yet, but I can almost guarantee that you have heard them before. The sole member of the band, a musical genius known as Kelly Pratt, has been making a name for himself among the giants of the indie scene for years. From playing trumpet in Beirut to [...]

O Meio Desligado é o representante exclusivo do Brasil no Music Alliance Pact , projeto global que envolve cerca de 40 blogs especializados em música, de diferentes países, que mensalmente realiza uma coletânea com bandas independentes/alternativas desses países. Todo dia 15 é publicada a coletânea com uma música escolhida pelo representante de seu respectivo país de origem. No Brasil, essa função é exercida pelo Meio Desligado. Na Inglaterra, por exemplo, o representante é o jornal The Guardian . A coletânea deste mês pode ser baixada no Mediafire . Para saber e ouvir todas as bandas brasileiras que fizeram parte da MAP acesse ...

Listen to 36 new tracks from around the world, as chosen by the Guardian and other bloggers in the Music Alliance Pact Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an MP, or grab a zip file of the whole 36-track compilation here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Cosmo - Cazador Cosmo is an indie-pop band which features members or former members of other groups that are well-known to the Buenos Aires independent music scene (Pablo de Caro from Mataplantas, Ayar Sava from Interama, Pablo Font from Les Mentettes and Andrés Ravioli from Mompox and ...