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In The News: Pavement, Kurt Vile, Against Me!, Duran Duran, CocoRosie, Telekinesis, Mercury Rev, Chris Cornell, Craig Finn And More

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The Secret History Vol. 1 is the first of five compilations in a new series of Pavement rarities. The double-LP, due out from Matador on August 11, will feature b-sides, unreleased session tracks, Peel sessions and a live performance … Kurt Vile has announced a world tour this fall in support of his upcoming album, b’lieve i’m goin down, which will be released later this year, also via Matador … Total Treble/INgrooves Music Group will issue the new live album by Against Me!, 23 Live Sex Acts, on September 4 … On September 18, the 14th studio album from Duran Duran, Paper Gods, will be available via Warner Bros. … The as-yet-untitled sixth album by CocoRosie will be issued this fall. Leading up to the release, the duo will tour Europe and the U.S. … Ad Infinitum, the new Telekinesis album, is set for a September 18 release via Merge … Mercury Rev’s eighth studio album, The Light In You, will be available via Bella Union on September 18 … Eagle Rock has announced the September 4 release of Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 in multiple formats. It features Aerosmith’s career-spanning performance last summer … September 18 marks the release of Chris Cornell’s new solo album, Higher Truth … The third release from Carly Rae Jepsen, E·MO·TION, is due out from Schoolboy/Interscope on August 21 …  A 15-disc boxed set featuring all of Alice Cooper’s Warner Bros. recordings, The Studio Albums 1969-1983, will be available July 31 from Rhino … Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise is the next installment of the Dear Hunter’s six-album concept series, set for a September 4 release on Cave & Canary Goods/Equal Vision … Buddy Guy’s new record, Born To Play Guitar, will be out via RCA on July 31 … Rounder will issue RADIO, the new Steep Canyon Rangers album, on August 28 … On September 11, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn will release his second solo album, Faith In The Future, via Partisan … The 50th birthday of Scorpions will be celebrated with the September 11 release of 19th studio album Return To Forever on Sony/Legacy. The band will also embark on a North American tour in support … Matter Of Choice is the new Cold Showers LP, due out from Dais on August 28 … Frank Turner’s Positive Songs For Negative People will be available on August 7 from Xtra Mile/Polydor/Interscope … Rhino will issue an eight-disc boxed set containing America’s Warner Bros. recordings on July 17. America: The Warner Bros. Years spans 1971-77 and includes seven remastered studio albums as well as a live performance.

—Emily Costantino