Kings Of Leon have announced the schedule for their upcoming summer tour, which starts June 5 and includes a headlining slot at Bonnaroo … To celebrate the release of the Apples In Stereo’s Travellers In Space And Time (Yep Roc), various artists (including Ted Leo, Elf Power, Throw Me The Statue, Generationals, Maps And Atlases and Bad Veins) have created an exclusive vinyl 12-inch covering Apples songs. Future Vintage: Covers Of The Apples In Stereo will be available for free with purchase of Travellers on Record Store Day (April 17) … Charlotte Gainsbourg will embark on her debut North American tour in April (including a performance at Coachella), featuring material from her Beck-produced album IRM … On Tuesday, Sartorial Records will issue Propellor Time, the newest album from Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3. Hitchcock’s backing band consists of Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows), Bill Rieflin (R.E.M., Ministry) and Peter Buck (R.E.M., Minus 5). Other guest musicians appear on the album, including John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures) and Johnny Marr (Smiths, Modest Mouse) … Artificial Horizon is a limited-edition collection of U2 performances from 1997 to 2009 (remixed by leading DJs and producers such as Hot Chip, Justice and Trent Reznor) and featuring three previously unreleased tracks … Rooney’s third full-length, Eureka, will be out June 8 via California Dreaming Records … This spring, Legacy Recordings will release a variety of classic album titles—including ones from Johnny Cash, Dave Mason, Blood Sweat & Tears, Colin Blunstone, the Boo Radleys and Isaac Hayes—for the first time in the digital realm.
—Emily Costantino
