Your Aimless Dreaming Has Found A Targeting

Well, it's not a new studio album, but we'll take it. Nada Surf is releasing the simply-titled digital release B-Sides, which collects, um, B-Sides from the last four studio albums. Of course, b-side is a bit of a misnomer these days particularly when we're talking digital releases, but I digress. It's greatly appreciated when a band actually releases these compilations for us fans that simply can't get enough.

1. No Quick Fix 
2. From The Rooftop Down 
3. Fools 
4. Concrete Bed (original) 
5. Au Fond Du Reve Dore 
6. Whose Authority (acoustic) 
7. I Like What You Say (acoustic) 
8. I Wanna Take You Home 
9. Everyone’s On Tour 
10. Je T’Attendais 
11. The Future (acoustic) 
12. Looking Through (acoustic) 
13. When I Was Young (acoustic) 
14. Waiting For Something (acoustic) 
15. Clear Eye Clouded Mind (acoustic) 

Nada Surf's B-Sides is out at your favorite digital retailers on September 23.

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Before It All Turns Sour

Twelve years after their last studio album was released, Del Amitri reunited for a UK tour this year, which is culminating in the release of their first live album. If enjoying a band's greatest hits performed live is your thing, Into the Mirror will be released October 20. Check out the full tracklist here. A limited amount of pre-orders may even be signed. Here in the states I would speculate it will only be available as an import, but who knows in this crazy 21st century global economy. Is a new studio album next?! Nah.

BTW, US fans won't get the full band just yet, but frontman Justin Currie is doing a solo tour. The details are here.

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Let The Fire Fill My Eyes

Toad The Wet Sprocket really made a statement with last year's crowdfunded comeback New Constellation proving that they deserve to be more than a nostalgia act. They've just released their newest video for one of my two favorites tunes on the album. Here's California Wasted premiered by Paste...


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Was It Always This Magnificent

Guster's new single, Long Night, is out. Check it out below. Awesome.

We Don't Want To Be Defeated

The Inspiral Carpets are back with their first single in quite a while, Spitfire.  They haven't lost their touch.  Classic IC.  Enjoy!

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The Stage Is Set And The Show Is Beginning

Jason Falkner. Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. Brian Reitzell. All names that Too Poppers are likely familiar with. For context, how about Jellyfish, Moog Cookbook, The Grays, Imperial Drag, Air, and Beck? All three have been in or worked with those artists and together, they are TV Eyes.

I've been covering TV Eyes since the early days of Too Poppy. She's a Study was the first tune we all heard, instantly hooking us with the keyboards and beats that uncannily sound more authentic 80s than merely reverential 80s. Their debut album was finally released in 2006 after several months and years of being teased. Sadly, it was only released in Japan, as was their follow-up EP.

We should've seen this coming. Omnivore Recordings clearly must be run by fans of Jellyfish and its many branches - er, tentacles - given their ongoing reissue campaign. Indeed, on October 7, Omnivore is finally releasing TV Eyes' debut album stateside complete with most of the Softcore EP. CD. Digital. Yellow vinyl! I'll let the trailer finish this post off...



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Opportunity, The American Dream

Guster is the latest to request crowdfunding prior to the release of their brand new album in early 2015. Not sure how many times a single band could go to the well so it'll be interesting to see if this is the new reality or just a necessary stopgap for now.

Kudos to Guster for getting creative however! Of course you'd expect to find the perks like digital downloads and autographed copies of CDs and vinyls, but unique for Guster's loyal fans are spending a day camping with the band, a personal confessional session with Adam, and a karaoke party with Brian. I would regret not mentioning the opportunities to "Shit Your Pants With Guster" and to receive a new Tesla bought by Guster (for a mere $150,000).

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