School of Seven Bells Announce New Album

Enjoy "My Cabal" from Alpinisms above.

LA's the School of Seven Bells are readying the release of their sophomore record, Disconnect from Desire dropping July 13 on Vagrant/Ghostly International.

This trio, comprised on two twins and a Secret Machines expat screamed on to the scene back in 2008 with their debut record, Alpinisms garnering praise from, Spin, NME, Paste, Pitchfork and of course US! (see #9 on the best of chart.) Thinking outside the box, while still staying nearly-one-foot in, School of Seven bells are a musical enigma, but one you want to continually explore. Alpinisms was a sprawling journey - the album moved almost pushing physicality. Needless to say, we are super exicted to see what they offer us next. We're on board. We're with it.

In addtional to announcing the new album, SSB will also be playing two shows at NYC's Mercury Lounge on June. 9 and 10. See you there! Check out the

School of Seven Bells - "Half Asleep" Video - Wavves Release

Today, Pitchfork.TV debuted the newest video from one of our fave new artists School of Seven Bells. Their music is largely electronic, but crafted in such a way as to sound organic and at times even comforting. School of Seven Bells were kind enough to contribute to our 2008 Artist Choices list, and their debut Alpinisms even found its way into Vince's top 10 records of the year.



In other news...

WAVVES' second record Wavvves came out digitally today and has some nice placement on the iTunes homepage. We dug Wavves (his debut), but from our first impressions the follow-up on Fat Possum seems a bit more... polished? It's hard to call Wavves polished in any regard, but his mess of distorted noise, cacophonous drums and trashy vocals somehow has more punch to it and has a more full sound. Go figure. Just pick it up. You can also download a copy of Wavves' NY Market Hotel show HERE from Nyctaper.
Wavves "So Bored" mp3

School of Seven Bells - "Alpinisms" and Webster Hall w/ M83

School of Seven Bells - "Conjur" - mp3

Yesterday, we picked up the new record, Alpinisms from School of Seven Bells, and while we've only listened a few times since yesterday, we can say that it's pretty damn excellent. As per the usual, before we could write about it, Pitchfork slapped it with an 8.0 and a recommended status -- but we shall not be deterred!

The record get's a little long towards the end (it's almost an hours worth of music,) yet, Alpinisms is consistent and dutifully crafted. Formed by Ben Curtis of the Secret Machines, this is the group's first full-length effort. The band has described the record as "mountain climbing music" and it seems to be just that. Each song develops well and constantly progresses to its dark and chilling natural peak. It's melodic, organic, and electronic all at the same time. That works perfectly for us. STARK recommended.

School of Seven Bells plays this Friday, Nov. 14, with another Stark favorite M83 at Webster Hall in NY. Should be a great show.

Full tour dates with M83 after the jump...

Nov 12 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 13 2008 9:00P w/ M83 WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Nov 14 2008 8:00P w/ M83 New York, New York
Nov 15 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 16 2008 8:30P w/ M83 Northampton, Massachusetts
Nov 18 2008 10:00P w/ M83 Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 19 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Montreal, Quebec
Nov 20 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Toronto, Ontario
Nov 21 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Chicago, Illinois
Nov 22 2008 10:00P w/ M83 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 25 2008 8:00P w/ M83 Seattle, Washington
Nov 26 2008 7:30P w/ M83 Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 27 2008 9:00P w/ M83 Portland, Oregon
Nov 28 2008 8:00P w/ M83 San Francisco, California
Nov 29 2008 10:00P w/ M83 Los Angeles, California