In The News: Neil Young, Mates Of State, Corin Tucker, Lou Barlow, Wolf Parade, Buzzcocks, Richard Hawley, Hot Hot Heat, The Dears And Free MP3s

Neil Young is embarking on the Twisted Road Tour, his first solo jaunt in many years, on May 18. Each show will include a mix of classic fan favorites and new, as-yet-unrecorded songs … This summer, Mates Of State (pictured) will release Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), which consists of the duo’s take on songs by artists such as Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Fleetwood Mac, the Mars Volta and more. Download “Laura” … Kill Rock Stars is releasing the first solo album by Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker in October … Lou Barlow will support his most recent album, Goodnight Unknown (Merge), on a North American tour this summer. Download “Gravitate” … Warner Bros. is joining in on the Record Store Day festivities April 17 with exclusive vinyl releases from the Flaming Lips, Devo, Mastodon, Wilco, the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth and many others … Expo 86 is the third record from Wolf Parade, and it will be released sometime this summer on Sub Pop. The band is currently touring Europe and will return to North America for a string of dates in July … In the wake of Mute’s reissuing of three classic albums by the Buzzcocks, the band is hitting the road in May for a North American tour … After five years, the Books will return to the studio (having recently signed to Temporary Residence Limited) and release a new album in July … Concluding the yearlong celebrations of the 10th anniversary of All Tomorrow’s Parties is The Nightmare Before Christmas Festival on December 3-5, which will be curated by Godspeed You! Black Emperor and feature Deerhunter, Scout Niblett, Mike Watt, Bardo Pond and more. In Between Days, the weekend of December 6-9, will be curated by Amos and feature performances by Caribou, Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo … On June 8, Richard Hawley’s new EP, False Lights From The Land (a collection of four songs inspired by the ocean), will be released on Mute … Hot Hot Heat is previewing the upcoming Future Breeds during its residency at Brooklyn’s Public Assembly in May. The album is out June 8 on Dangerbird … The Mile High Music Festival will take place August 14 and 15 on the Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Colorado, featuring headliners Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson, along with appearances by Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket and more … Ed Harcourt’s fifth studio album, Lustre, is being released on June 15 via Nice Music Group/Piano Wolf Recordings. Download “Killed By The Morning Sun (Live At KEXP)” … The Dears will take on a three-day residency in Mexico City this May to debut their collection of nearly 30 new songs for an upcoming album … Alejandro Escovedo’s Street Songs Of Love (Fantasy/Concord) is out June 29, followed by an extensive tour with the Sensitive Boys this summer and fall … On May 4, Concord will release a deluxe reissue of Francis Albert Sinatra/Antônio Carlos Jobim, the 1967 collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Brazilian artist Antônio Carlos Jobim. The reissue includes all 10 songs from the original album, plus 10 more from a subsequent collaboration—all digitally remastered and including expanded liner notes.

—Emily Costantino