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Jagjaguwar Welcomes Newest Signee – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The Jagjaguwar family is out-of-this-world excited to announce the signing of Unknown Mortal Orchestra! Led by songwriter and guitarist Ruban Nielson, UMO is a perfect concoction of psychedlia and soul. Bassist Jacob Portrait and drummer Greg Rogrove round out the line-up.

Today, we have the great pleasure of sharing their first single “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark).”Premiering this morning at The Fader, the single is a nod to their forthcoming album, expected for release in early 2013. Stream below!

UMO will join Grizzly Bear as support for their September dates! They’ll then go on to tour throughout the fall, with stops at Pygmalion, Midpoint Music, Corona Capital, Rhythm and Alps, Pyramid Rock and Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts & Music festivals! Full list of dates below! The gang will also have a tour-exclusive 7″, featuring an a-side of “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)” and a b-side of “Waves of Confidence.”

 
TOUR DATES:
09/18 – Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN w/ Grizzly Bear
09/20 – 9:30 ClubWashington, DC w/ Grizzly Bear
09/21 – 9:30 Club - Washington, DC w/ Grizzly Bear
09/22 – Orpheum TheaterBoston, MA w/ Grizzly Bear
09/23 – Olympia de Montreal – Montreal, QC w/ Grizzly Bear
09/24 – Radio City Music HallNew York, NY w/ Grizzly Bear
09/26 – Massey HallToronto, ON w/ Grizzly Bear
09/28 – Midpoint Music FestivalCincinnati, OH
09/29 – Pygmalion Music FestivalChampaign, IL
09/30 – The Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI w/ Dirty Projectors
10/01- Pyramid SchemeGrand Rapids, MI
10/02- Annabell’s Bar and LoungeAkron, OH
10/03 – Metropolitan KitchenAnnapolis, MD
10/05 – TaixLos Angeles, CA
10/12 – Campestre Don JuanCholula, Mexico
10/13 – Corona Capital FestivalMexico City, Mexico
12/28 - Rhythm and Alps Festival - Christchurch, NZ
12/30 – Pyramid Rock FestivalPhillip Island, Australia
12/31 – Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts & Music FestivalPeats Ridge, Australia

THIS WEEKEND ONLY: JAGJAGUWAR ATLAS DEMOLITION DERBY CAR MEETS MONROE COUNTY FAIR

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE. Jagjaguwar and Atlas have teamed up to bring Bloomington, IN and surrounding tri-state the meanest, coolest, most souped up derby car to ever hit the dusty arena. We’ll head out to the Monroe County Fair this Friday and Saturday for the demolition derby. Please join us! Not in Bloomington? We’ll have lots of photos and videos to keep you in the loop, so stay tuned.

(For those unfamiliar with the long-standing, American tradition that is demolition derby, head HERE for apt schooling.)

Follow all the action via our Instagram (@jagjaguwarinc) and Twitter feeds or by searching the hashtag #jagderby on both platforms. Feel free to also tag your derby photos with the specified hashtag! We’ll pull all of our photos into one convenient URL HERE. As you can see, we’re all about options, folks!

Lastly, get pumped with our Demo Derby Baby playlist featuring some of your favorite Jagjaguwar artists. Listen on the Spotify app or stream below! Let’s have some fun!

Stream Dinosaur Jr.’s “Watch The Corners,” from I Bet On Sky, Read New J Mascis Interview at Rolling Stone

Listen up! Dinosaur Jr. brings you the first single off their forthcoming album, I Bet On Sky. Titled “Watch The Corners,” the track premiered today at Rolling Stone, who posted the song along with an interview with J Mascis. “I guess on this record, I wasn’t as worried if we could play the songs live. [On] the other two records [2007's Beyond and 2009's Farm], I was thinking of it being more songs that we could play live and tour more. I guess that’s what’s kind of different about this album: I just did what I felt would sound good,” tells Mascis. Read the full interview and stream “Watch The Corners” HERE.

Dinosaur Jr. begins their tour in August. See full list of tour dates HERE.

Say Hello to FOXYGEN – Jagjaguwar’s Newest Signing, Pre-order EP


We are over the moon to introduce the newest member of the Jagjaguwar family, FOXYGEN. The bi-coastal songwriting duo is comprised of Sam France (vocals, Olympia, Wash., 22 years old) and Jonathan Rado (guitar/keyboards, NYC, 22). They are the raw, de-Wes Andersonization of The Rolling Stones, Kinks, Velvets, Bowie, etc. that a whole mess of young people desperately need. They create a sometimes-impressionistic, sometimes-hyper-real portrait of sounds from specific places and times. Yet, it never comes across as anything but absolutely modern music.

They bring the manic, freewheeling qualities of an artist like Ariel Pink to those aforementioned influences to make for one of the most refreshing listens of the year. They are the real deal and total savants. Their albums are love letters to vinyl collections.

Foxygen’s debut release, Take The Kids Off Broadway EP, is out July 24th. Pre-order the EP now at SC Distribution and receive an instant gratification download of the ENTIRE EP two months before it’s released!

The first single premiered on The A.V. Club earlier today! Listen and download “Make It Known” below.

DOC / JAG / SC SXSW INSTAGRAM CONTEST

Hello party people! Are you roaming the streets of Austin, checking out the best SXSW showcases and sipping on cold beer? Sure hope so! Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian have teamed up with Stickygram for a SXSW Instagram photo contest and we went all of you to be a part of it!

Here’s the deal: You take awesome photos and post to Instagram using the HASHTAG #DOCJAGSCSXSW. We’ve got several categories, so basically just start snapping away! We’ll reward the “best” photos with some sweet prizes, including vinyl, posters, mp3 downloads, and much more! Stickygram is jumping in on this too and we’ll turn some of your photos into magnets! Pretty neat, huh? SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?! Check out the categories below and then start taking photos! Reminder!!! REMINDER! We’re looking for photos of our bands; you can check out the full schedule of all DOC/JAG/SC bands at SXSW HERE! MAKE SURE you use our hashtag and we’ll let the winners know who they are at the end of the week! Good luck and have fun!!

CATEGORIES:

Photo from OFFICIAL SXSW DOC/JAG/SC Showcase at the Mohawk on March 15th
Band Backstage OR Waiting Off Stage
Photo of Band on Stage
TACOS!!!!
Band Hungover
Landscape/Street photo

BANDS TO LOOK FOR:

The War On Drugs
Bear in Heaven
Brazos
Exitmusic
Gardens & Villa
Sharon Van Etten
Gauntlet Hair
Peter Wolf Crier
Supreme Dicks
Little Scream
Nite Jewel
Taken By Trees

People of the Sticks by The Besnard Lakes
Have To Pretend by The Cave Singers
Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark) by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
All Returns by Wolf People
Free At Dawn by Small Black
Diamond by Lightning Dust

Diamond by Lightning Dust

No Destruction by Foxygen

Empty Vessels by Wolf People

Born Again by DIANA

Besnard Lakes, The
Manchester, UK - Ruby Lounge  w/ Sweet Jane

Dinosaur Jr.
Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound Barcelona

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Rotterdam, NL - Rotown

See all upcoming shows

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