http://frenchkissrecords.com/news en mike@royalmagnet.com Copyright 2012 2012-04-30T20:38:15+00:00 The Big Sleep's Valentine is guesting as Ed Westwick's British accent tonight on Gossip Girl. Just kidding, but it'll play in the background of a dramatic break-up, shopping spree, or dinner party. CW / 8PM EST. Come dance with us at Suckers' record release show at Glasslands tomorrow! 2012-04-30T20:38:15+00:00 Download the brand new Frenchkiss Records iPhone app!!! It's free!! Here's just a few things you can do on it: -Stream music from just about every album on the Frenchkiss catalog -Learn everything you ever wanted to know about every Frenchkiss act ever -Play games! Puzzle together album covers and band pics, answer Frenchkiss trivia for points redeemable for free music! (More games are on the way!) -Upload photos of show fun to our Scrapbook -Keep up with Frenchkiss news / twitter fun and when all of our bands are on tour! -Buy tons of Frenchkiss music and merch -Create an account and socialize with other users! 2012-04-30T18:22:46+00:00 Our inimitable bossman, Les Savy Fav bassist, hockey aficionado, and all-around awesome guy, Syd Butler, has a book of drawings called, Who Farted Wrong?, coming out via Write Bloody Publishing. It's coming out next month and will have a limited run of 500 copies. We're currently in the works of figuring out a sweet presale package and a book release party, keep your eyes open! 2012-04-27T21:26:09+00:00 It’s Friday! Suckers played Chinese Braille for Bowery Presents Live, off of their brilliant Candy Salad. (Or listen for FREE on Rdio!) They’re going on tour this May with Young Man!   Noisey premiered Races’ hazy Year of the Witch video. Straight Cali vibing. Crocodiles’ Endless Flowers is NME‘s most anticipated release of the year! Out June 5th. Preorder here. Emma Louise is touring the UK in May after Great Escape! Bloc Party added a third Terminal 5 show on August 7th! The Drums open, too. Get tickets before it sells out because it definitely will (August 8th & 9th shows are crazy sold out.) BTW, Bloc Party picked their contest winner. Congratulations, Matthew! Have fun in the studio and eating crisps with the band! 2012-04-27T19:20:47+00:00 Hey bud, sorry our site was down for a while but we are back today added a third on August 7th. Suckers new album Candy Salad is out now! The raves are coming in from places like Interview, and 2012-04-25T20:03:42+00:00 Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stream Suckers’ Candy Salad on Paste Magazine. Out April 24th! 1,2,3 needs a new van so they started a Kickstarter campaign. Pledge money and get exclusive 1,2,3 merchandise! We all win! The Antlers play O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire—their only headlining UK show this year—this April 26th! Get tickets here! 2012-04-17T16:21:25+00:00 I’m still very much so incapacitated from last night (Crocodiles and 1,2,3 showed April 11th who was DA BO$$,) but Crocodiles play Mercury Lounge tonight at 11! Bloc Party have announced warm-up dates in the UK and US! June 19 / Garage, Glasgow (SOLD OUT) June 20 / The Ritz, Manchester (SOLD OUT) June 21 / Koko, London (SOLD OUT) July 30 - The Republik, Hawaii (On sale now) August 8 - Terminal 5, New York (Onsale April 20th) P.S. The Drums are opening the Terminal 5 show! What a beautiful FKr summer it’s going to be. 2012-04-12T19:32:14+00:00 Ready for music videos that will make you wanna paw all over yourself? Rolling Stone premiered Young Man‘s video for Fate yesterday! AND NOWNESS premiered Crocodiles’ Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9) this morning! AND AND Bloc Party is playing Lollapalooza this year! August 3-5. Chicago (or, as I cleverly like to call it, Shytown.)  See you tonight at 1,2,3 / Mercury Lounge / 9PM and Crocodiles / Glasslands / 11PM! 2012-04-11T19:18:00+00:00 Devin‘s inspired performance last night at Mercury Lounge for his record release show has sent shockwaves across the blogosphere.  You should definitely read his interview with The Huffington Post and get in the know with KCRW’s profile on him! The Big Sleep‘s new record Nature Experiments is out and now the band is headed on tour with Fang Island.  Check out their video on how to prepare for a tour in 9 easy steps and look for them on the road with Fang Island and Maps & Atlases starting in just a few days!  Suckers new album Candy Salad is now on iTunes preorder!  The record comes out April 24.  Get in early!! 2012-04-10T19:50:18+00:00 HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Devin‘s Romancing is out today! Buy it from your favorite record store, iTunes, or at a show! 2012-04-10T18:51:00+00:00 Devin‘s Romancing release show is tonight at Mercury Lounge here in New York City.  Tickets are available here.  The album is streaming over at Spinner and you can read NBC Nonstop and BrooklynVegan‘s previews of the shows. This is the week that rock n’ roll dreams are made of.  If you’re in NYC put on your tattoos and leather jacket and sneak a flask into one of these shows: APRIL 9: Devin / Mercury Lounge APRIL 10: 1,2,3 / Knitting Factory APRIL 11: 1,2,3 / Mercury Lounge, Crocodiles / Glasslands APRIL 12: Crocodiles / Mercury Lounge 2012-04-09T21:03:22+00:00 It’s Monday! Are you ready for some good news? Go see Races on their West Coast tour this week! Crocodiles are opening for Temper Trap in June! See dates here. Listen to Suckers’ Chinese Braille, which premiered today on Pitchfork. Los Angeles, are you holding on to your pants? The Drums added a second show at the El Rey! Tuesday, May 15th. Get your tickets here and quickly, because it will definitely sell out. Now let’s all do the Jonny Pierce dance! 2012-04-02T19:43:00+00:00 The Races album release show for Year of the Witch! is tonight! At the Echo. As festival season approaches, here’s some exciting announcements for you: Devin, The Big Sleep, Emma Louise, et al, are playing Great Escape in May! We’re stoked about this one. More festival announcements forthcoming, which will indubitably make you happy. Like, REALLY, REALLY HAPPY. 2012-03-30T17:53:00+00:00 This is one of the most favorite things I’ve seen in a while: Crocodiles made a panty-dropping infomercial for Endless Flowers, out June 5th! 2012-03-28T17:11:18+00:00 HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Year of the Witch by Races out today! Check out their video for “Big Broom”! Pick Up A Copy: iTunes iTunes (w/ commentary) Amazon 2012-03-27T16:46:03+00:00 NME premiered Devin‘s video for “Masochist”, the lead single off his stunner of a debut Romancing, which is out soon.  You can check the video out to your left and look for him on tour soon.  If you’re in New York, Devin plays a headlining show at Mercury Lounge on April 9, get your tickets now! 2012-03-26T04:08:00+00:00 WOOHOO! YES, WE SIGNED BLOC PARTY. WELCOME TO THE FKR FAMILY. 06-26-30 Borlange, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival 07-04 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open’er Festival 07-08 Turku, Finland - Ruisrock Festival 07-12 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live 07-13-15 Ferropolis, Germany - Melt Festival 08-03 Los Angeles, CA - Hard Festival 08-04-05 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival 08-16-18 St. Polten, Austria - Frequency 09-04 Mallorca, Spain - Mallorca Rocks 09-05 Ibiza, Spain - Ibiza Rocks More details coming soon. http://blocparty.com/ 2012-03-22T17:03:00+00:00 So we are back from indie rock summer camp, aka SXSW, and wanted you to check out all the fun that happened down there. Devin had a major impact, you can watch this interview he did with Rolling Stone and live performance from the Spotify House.  He was also hotly tipped by Time Out New York!  Devin, along with Young Man, also showed off his guitar for Paste. Suckers did an interview and live performance of a brand new song for IFC.  The Drums did tons of stuff down in Austin, including an acoustic performance for IFC.  More to come for sure!! 2012-03-20T03:11:00+00:00 Preorder for Devin‘s Romancing is now up on iTunes and Emma Louise‘s EP, Full Hearts & Empty Rooms, is up, too! BY THE WAY, all you New Yorkers who aren’t going to SXSW, here’s something to assuage your FOMO: Tim of the mighty Les Savy Fav is having an art show, Split Anagraphs, at JSx55 Gallery (55 Clinton St.) Opening on March 15 (Thurs,) 8pm - 12am. Closes April 23. Otherwise, see you down in Texas! Keep the triple Bs (babes/beers/burritos) in your daily mantra. 2012-03-13T16:30:00+00:00 IT’S SXSW TIME, i.e., time for the triple Bs: babes, beers, and burritos. First and foremost, come to our showcase at Stage on Sixth on Wednesday night! And time to reveal my personal pride and joy: THE ALL-ENCOMPASSING FKR BAND SXSW SHOW SPREADSHEET. Come hang out with us in the Austin grey! 2012-03-12T19:59:00+00:00 Get in #early!  You can now preorder the RACES debut LP Year Of The Witch in both digital version (with bonus track) and commentary version (!) over at iTunes!  Also check out this rad article that Rolling Stone posted of 25 can’t-miss acts as SXSW and you will find Devin!  Don’t miss him down in Texas! 2012-03-09T03:37:00+00:00 Suckers premiered “Turn On The Sunshine” over at Pitchfork today.  It’s the first song you can hear from their new record, Candy Salad which is out next month!  The Drums also premiered a remix on Stereogum for Days, done by Mates Of State. Give it a listen! 2012-03-07T22:28:01+00:00 The Antlers have been announced to play The Creator’s Project in San Francisco next week, on March 17.  It’s a great bill and great idea so if you are around go support it! Young Man just premieredFate, the lead single for their new LP, Vol.1 over at Stereogum!  Look for the band on tour now.  They play Webster Hall tonight, supporting Fanfarlo, as well as a bunch of shows at SXSW! Speaking of SXSW, Devin was just announced to play one of Rolling Stone’s Rock Room day parties at the festival!  If you haven’t caught his live set yet, you are missing out!! 2012-03-07T01:21:05+00:00 We want to welcome Australian Emma Louise to our Frenchkiss family! Her EP, Full Hearts and Empty Rooms, comes out March 13th.  Check out her awesome video for “Jungle”! Read more about it via AltSounds and see tour dates on her Facebook! 2012-03-06T03:13:00+00:00 Young Man‘s tour with *Fanfarlo starts tonight in Boston! We are all very excited to see them play tomorrow at Webster Hall. 03.05.12 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club * 03.06.12 - New York, NY - Webster Hall * 03.07.12 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall * 03.08.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 03.09.12 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle * 03.10.12 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl * 03.13.12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s * 03.14-18.12 - Austin, TX - SXSW 03.19.12 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill * 03.20.12 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge * 03.22.12 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar * 03.23.12 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig * 2012-03-06T00:39:00+00:00 It’s almost SXSW time again! We know you’re getting barraged with event invitations and emails to sweet showcases; here’s another: We’re having a two-stage extravaganza at Stage on Sixth Street (508 E 6th St) on Wednesday, March 14th! Main Stage / Outside The Drums 1am Crocodiles 12am Suckers 11pm Young Man 10pm Races 9pm We Are Trees 8pm Side Stage / Inside The Big Sleep12:45am 1,2,3 11:45pm Devin 10:45pm Emma Louise 9:45pm Dana Buoy 8:45pm Work Out 7:45pm Come shotgun beers with us. xo 2012-02-29T23:45:10+00:00 Stream both of Women’s albums in memoriam Chris Reimer via Jagjaguwar (It’s from 3PM EST on, it’s about 3:20 now. Get on it!) In more uplifting news, The Drums’ presale for their spring US tour is UP! They’re up to episode 27 (i.e., the series finale) of Visiomento, too. Watch it after the stream ends. We miss you, Chris. 2012-02-29T21:18:10+00:00 Check out this rad little video that The Big Sleep made in preparation for their show tomorrow at The Satellite in LA.  If you are around, go catch fire with them.  Get tickets here! Their new album, Nature Experiments, is out now!! 2012-02-23T22:19:00+00:00 Check out this rad feature about Devin on Tiny Mix Tapes! 2012-02-22T21:58:00+00:00 We are very, very, very excited to announce the latest member of the FKr family: Crocodiles! Listen to “Sunday (Psychic Conversations #9)” via RCRD LBL and see tour dates on their blog. Endless Flowers out June 5th! 2012-02-22T20:21:00+00:00 RIP Chris Reimer (Women/The Dodos.) We are all in shock. Everything I write feels very disingenuous; needless to say, Chris was way too young, affable and talented to go at 26. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. http://christopherjohnjosephreimer.com/ 2012-02-22T18:27:00+00:00 The Drums have a new live session up on Daytrotter!  Have a listen. Happy long weekend! 2012-02-17T23:39:00+00:00 The Drums played Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night! Check out a video of their performance here and the official video here! Jonny Pierce explains: “The song is about that moment when you realize that you are someone different from what you once were. Different needs, different desires. Different hopes and fears. We were lucky enough to have a special guest in our video who is a dear friend and a radiant symbol of being true to who you know you are and moving away from a dark past.” Congrats on both boys! 2012-02-16T18:53:01+00:00 The Drums play Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight!!!!!!  Tune in on NBC tonight! 2012-02-15T19:42:00+00:00 Popmatters just premiered a DJ Vyxor remix for the RACES song “Living Cruel And Rude”, go ahead and download it.  The band’s debut LP, Year Of The Witch, will be out March 27.  Check out their site for updated tour dates down to SXSW and back! Also, here is a Valentine from The Drums (who play Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tomorrow night!): “Hey it’s Jonny. We wanted to buy you something but we made you something instead.  It’s Valentines Day so don’t be shy with your love. See you soon.” 2012-02-14T19:54:00+00:00 HEY EVERYONE, The Drums are playing Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 2/15.  Mark your calendars.  Want a chance to win seats to the show?  Read a message from The Drums below…. Hey everyone, On February 15th The Drums will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in New York City. We’re lucky enough to be able to invite a few fans to come hang out and watch the taping.  Click on the link below and you will be directed to the Jimmy Fallon Show “Band Bench” Sweepstakes entry form where you can enter for a chance to win seats on their band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during The Drums’ performance. Please make sure you include the following band code: DRU, in your entry form. http://www.fallonbandbench.com 2012-02-08T22:30:00+00:00 RACES just released a sweet remix of “Big Broom” by Robert Delong! Download the free mp3 of it at their site.  Their video for the song is playing to your left.  Check them out when they go on tour down to SXSW. The band recently performed a Green Couch Session which is now up, as is the behind the scenes footage. The Village Voice caught Suckers recent show at The Knitting Factory and filed this report on it.  We’re you the one overheard saying they don’t like beer at shows?  Let us know, we’ll talk some sense into you.  The Drums, once again, gave another fab interview down under, this time with Triple J about tunes from their teenage years. 2012-02-07T20:41:00+00:00 One thing we all agree:  1,2,3 know Pittsburgh.  The Steel City natives recently talked with FILTER Magazine about bars, record shops, water parks and tons of other hangs.  Consider them your tour guide.  The band itself will be on tour down to SXSW with Yellow Ostrich, all the dates are here. The Big Sleep had a very successful album release show last Thursday night at The Knitting Factory, you can watch them performing “Ace” here and the official video for the song, the lead single for Nature Experiments, is the second video playing on our youtube player to the left.  Pick up a cd of the new album in the boutique for only $7.99! The Drums recently played St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Australia and had time to give another highly absorbing interview with a reporter down there.  2012-02-06T19:32:00+00:00 Congratulations to The Big Sleep whose third album, Nature Experiments, is out today digitally!  You can pick it up on iTunes or Amazon or order the vinyl from Goodnight Records.  Look for videos and more tour dates to come, but if you are in our neck of the woods, New York City, make sure you come out to their record release show at Knitting Factory on February 2.  Rolling Stone recently premiered their video for “Ace”, give that a look too! 2012-01-31T19:02:00+00:00 Hey! We can finally announce that we partnered with The Orchard to start the… [drumroll please] Frenchkiss Label Group. We are so stoked to Frenchkiss more (in more ways than one.) Fabulous news about our latest signees, Races: their video, Big Broom, premiered on Rolling Stone today. Are these what all LA parties are like? If so, I’m moving there right now. See you soon, LAX. 2012-01-25T22:46:00+00:00 Did you know about Frenchkiss Publishing? Well we started a publishing side and we are dedicated to signing and getting placements for a wide variety of music.  Frenchkiss Publishing has a website and you can follow us on twitter @Frenchkisspub as well. Excitement alert!  Local Natives have a very important message for you on their website. (Don’t worry, it’s good.) The Drums did a sweet interview with The New Yooxer, and the site also gives you some fashion tips to dress like the boys. The Antlers are embarking on the Weezer Cruise (i.e., ultra nerdfest) and they are playing ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas in December 2012, curated by The National! Some listening for ya: 1,2,3 on Fearless Radio, and Races on Daytrotter. AND you can now preorder The Big Sleep‘s Nature Experiments via Goodnight Records! 2012-01-18T23:42:00+00:00 Behold the 2012-01-09T18:36:00+00:00 Congratulations to Devin for making The Gaurdian Guide’s Tips For 2012 List! New merch alert!! We now have new Frenchkiss shirts, tote bags and iPhone cases as well as new Les Savy Fav shirts in our boutique! 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 Happy Holidays everyone!  Just a reminder that our Holiday Year End Specials are up over in the boutique and you can pick up our limited edition Frenchkiss iPhone 4 and 4s phone covers for just $9.99!  Congratulations to The Antlers for another being recognized on another 2011 Year End list- this time it’s Consequence Of Sound’s Top 50 Albums Of 2011. Also check out this interview the band did with GQ. The Drums recently did a live session on Philadelphia’s Y-NOT Radio which you can stream here. The band did 3 songs, “How It Ended”, “Money” and “Days”... Give it a listen.  Can’t wait for 2012!  See you there. 2011-12-20T20:36:01+00:00 Congratulations to 1,2,3 for putting out a new digital single for their New Heaven banger, “Scared, But Not That Scared”- pick up the song with two unreleased tracks “Gun Master” and “Machine” over at iTunes, Amazon, eMusic or on Spotify.  Look for the band out on an East Coast Tour now! On a sad note, The Dodos will not be able to play their upcoming shows at ATP Nightmare Before Christmas and other European dates.  Look for these dates to be rescheduled soon… 2011-12-06T19:16:00+00:00 Yo you funny lovin’ outgoing peeps!  Check our tour page because 1,2,3 is now on a East Coast tour and you don’t want to miss them.  The Antlers and The Drums are both on the road as well and Les Savy Fav is curating a night at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas festival this weekend in Minehead UK.  We’ll all be over there for it, very excited! Young Man will hit the road for a tour of the South in January! It’s still early in the year-end wrap ups, but The Antlers have already chalked up a spot on NPR’s Top 50 Records Of 2011 as well as Stereogum’s Top 50 list!  Congratulations Antlers. 2011-12-05T22:26:00+00:00 The Dodos will be musical guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight!  Be sure to tune in!!  They will be performing “Don’t Try To Hide It” with guest vocalist Neko Case!  In honor of this splendid occasion The Dodos have release a digital single of the track, backed with an unreleased song, “So Cold”, from the No Color sessions!  Pick it up on iTunes here. 2011-11-29T19:41:00+00:00 Big night! Local Natives begin a six night run of shows with The National tonight in Vancouver!  The Drums also begin their UK tour tonight in Birmingham!  The Antlers have both new Daytrotter and Paste sessions available today!  Make sure you pick up their limited edition (together) EP (for only $2.99 in our boutique!), featuring remixes, collaborations and extras recorded around their new LP, Burst Apart!  Also, New York!  Don’t forget that the tickets to the band’s last local show on 12/10 at Webster Hall are now on sale!! 2011-11-28T23:21:00+00:00 The Dodos just premiered “So Cold”, an unreleased track from No Color, over at Pitchfork.  Grab a free download there or over at their site.  Be sure to catch the band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on November 29th, where they will be performing “Don’t Try To Hide It” with Neko Case!  The Antlers release their (together) EP today, featuring collaborations on Burst Apart tracks as well as a cover of The XX.  Be sure to pick it up in time to come together on Turkey Day. 2011-11-23T00:46:00+00:00 The Dodos Don’t try and hide [your excitement.] Our beloved boys, featuring Ms. Neko Case, are playing Jimmy Fallon on the 29th. Go to their website for your email-for-a-song. Devin Our newest FKr family member on Brooklyn Vegan. Les Savy Fav Tim is co-hosting Vice/Marshall Headphones new series, On The Road. 2011-11-21T22:25:00+00:00 Double Release Day!  Congratulations to RACES for the release of their Big Broom EP!  Stream the entire thing here!  Devin’s Your Mine EP is also out today 2011-11-15T20:29:00+00:00 Music bloglomerate Pitchfork just premiered an Antlers cover of The XX‘s VCR from their new EP entitled (together)!  The EP finds the Antlers collaborating with Neon Indian, Bear In Heaven, and Nicole Atkins and expanding some of the material from Burst Apart!  You can buy (together) on November 22nd! November seems to be EP month over here at Frenchkiss and we couldn’t be happier.  Devin‘s You’re Mine EP is quickly spreading across music sites after Rolling Stone premiered it yesterday.  And RACES Big Broom EP is a great introduction to the band, who have a full length in the pipeline for 2012.  Both those EPs are out November 15! Fans of The Drums, aka all of us, head over to Google Magnifier for a sweet video interview with the band!    Also, New York Magazine just asked Johnny from The Drums to pick 5 albums they recommend, which you should check out.  Full disclosure: I totally learned about a band I never heard of from the list and have been listening to them ever since! Thanks Johnny! 2011-11-09T23:00:16+00:00 Head on over to Rolling Stone and download “You’re Mine” from Devin‘s upcoming You’re Mine EP!  This record is awwwesssome!  It’s out November 15!  Check out Devin’s site to sign up and preorder the EP. Right over to your left is a new video by The Drums for “How It Ended” from their new LP Portamento.  Congratulations to the band for completing a stellar US tour! 2011-11-08T23:08:00+00:00 Les Savy Fav, along with Caribou and Battles, are curating this year’s ATP: Nightmare Before Christmas this December. So many great bands are playing (including our own Dodos!) Tickets and info here! 2011-11-07T19:41:00+00:00 Were you there last night at Bowery Ballroom for night one of The Drums 3-show sold out NYC run?  BrooklynVegan has pictures if you weren’t.  Remember the band is finishing up a tour, and they may be playing your city. UK peeps, The Drums will be over there soon!  2011-11-03T22:22:00+00:00 The Antlers are releasing an EP entitled (together) on November 22nd. It’ll have outtakes and alternate versions from Burst Apart songs, some new songs, and guests Bear in Heaven, Neon Indian, and Nicole Atkins! The Big Sleep premiered an ace song, “Ace,” (see what I did there?) on Stereogum. The full-length, Nature Experiments, will be out on January 31st. 2011-11-02T21:56:00+00:00 One more Halloween sweet treat: 1,2,3 recorded a Misfits EP because it doesn’t matter much to me, as long as it’s dead. 2011-10-31T21:27:00+00:00 Happy Halloween! The next seven days is Drums week for us in New York City.  The band’s tour stops into town on November 2nd for a show at Bowery Ballroom, November 3rd at Music Hall Of Williamsburg and then again November 7 at Bowery Ballroom again.  All these shows are sold out but, if it’s any consolation, the band did just release a Jeremy Summer Camp remix of “How It Ended” on RCRD LBL.  Have at it! Young Man‘s Ideas Of Distance is out now, and the band is currently on tour with Cold War Kids.  This AOL Spinner article chronicles the trek from the Boy EP to Ideas Of Distance and you can download an exclusive alternate take of “Then and Now” on IFC.com 2011-10-31T20:51:00+00:00 Tomorrow is the kick-off of Young Man‘s tour with Cold War Kids in Salt Lake City.  Be sure to check out their phenomenal live show when they come to your town.  All the dates are here.  Congrats to the band for getting a 8.4 review for the recent LP “Ideas Of Distance” on The Wild Honey Pie. 2011-10-26T21:08:00+00:00 Congrats to… um… us!  Frenchkiss was awarded “Best New York-based Record Label” by the Village Voice.  Thanks for the award, Voice!  We will continue to bring heat in 2012.  Let’s go for a repeat! CMJ is over and are livers are just now coming out of shock from all the boozing but we wanted to share with you some of the awesome press that RACES got on BrooklynVegan and the L Magazine.  If you missed The Drums on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, the episode is now podcasted here. The band recently told MTV News how their single “Money” was written and recorded in a half a day!!  Also, UK folks, don’t forget that tickets are on sale for the Nightmare Before Christmas ATP festival, one day of which is being curated by Les Savy Fav! 2011-10-24T22:19:00+00:00 The Drums play KCRW/Morning Becomes Eclectic today at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST!!!!! Check out The Big Sleep, 1,2,3 and Races, playing with a bunch of other great bands, at CMJ this week! Sleep when you’re dead. The Big Sleep 10/19 - SESAC CMJ Showcase @ Santos Party House Downstairs 9:15pm |  Goodnight Records and Tigress CMJ Showcase @ Party Expo 11:30pm 10/20 - Deli Magazine CMJ Party @ Pianos Showroom 2am 10/21 - Fenway/ Modern Art/ Cameo Gallery showcase @ Cameo Gallery 9pm 10/22 - REVERB PARTY @ Fontana’s 2pm 1,2,3 10/18 - Live4Ever @ Brooklyn Bowl 7:30pm 10/21 - 6DB @ The Delancey 2:30pm 10/22 - Reverb Party @ Fontana’s 12:15pm |  AAM Party @ Knitting Factory 4:30pm |  Tell All Your Friends/Windish @ Knitting Factory 9:10pm Races 10/19 - Spaceland/Indigenous/Origami @ Cake Shop 9:15pm 10/21 - Brooklyn Vegan Party @ Public Assembly 12:00pm |  Baeble Party @ Spike Hill 1:00pm 10/22 - Bowery Presents Party @ Pianos 1:00pm |  Tell All Your Friends/Windish @ Knitting Factory 7:30pm Here are some protips for CMJ survival: water bottles, granola bars, $1 bills for open bars, phone charger, another phone charger when you lose the first one. 2011-10-17T18:07:00+00:00 The Drums are live on KEXP today at 6PM EST/3PM PST!  Be sure to tune in! 2011-10-12T17:50:00+00:00 Head over to SPIN or NME to watch The Drums new video for “How It Ended” which premiered yesterday.  Their jam “Money” is KCRW’s top tune today!!  The band is currently on tour, look for them.  Here’s a spectacular review from their Minneapolis show!  The Dodos continue their US tour tear, one special show of note is the Club Fox in Redwood City (editor’s note: near my hometown, shouts out to the Bay Area)!   2011-10-06T17:27:00+00:00 Young Man‘s Ideas Of Distance is out now and the band just announced a headlining show in New York at Mercury Lounge on November 9!  Be sure you catch the band on tour, check out this awesome recent review of a Young Man show from the Boston Globe. 2011-10-04T18:51:00+00:00 Congratulations to Margot who won Syd’s signed PS2, our Prize Week Grand Prize! 2011-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 Prize Week continues!  Follow our twitter for updates! Best Of September winners The Drums tour starts tonight at Maxwell’s in Hoboken NJ!  Visit their site to make sure you don’t miss them in your town! 2011-09-28T21:04:00+00:00 Today’s the day.  Young Man‘s Idea Of Distance is out now!  Head on over to our boutique and pick up a copy on LP or CD.  This is Frenchkiss Prize Week too!  Every order from our boutique gets a sweet gift (or three).  Check our twitter for more giveaways.  Also awesome, The Dodos “Black Night” is Google Music Magnifier’s Song of the Day today! Grab a free download! 2011-09-27T19:32:00+00:00 Young Man‘s fabulous debut LP, Ideas Of Distance is now streaming at AOL Spinner!  Tomorrow is the big day, the album will be available on LP, CD, and in digital form across the planet and into infinity.  Sweet sauce! 2011-09-26T22:32:01+00:00 THE DRUMS!  We are excited to announce that Portamento, the stellar new album by The Drums, is now available in physical form!  Touch and grasp it!  Tangible goods!  CD and LP, available at most retail record stores and plenty of online places as well, including our own boutique. Make sure you pick up a copy and look for the boys on their upcoming US tour.  Tag this as #antlersfun…  The Antlers remodeled their Burt Apart site to pull pics on Instagram that people tag with #burstapart.  Awesome idea.  Go smash some watermelon and take a picture of it.  All you have to do is post it to instagram and tag it with #burstapart! 2011-09-16T19:48:00+00:00 Big day for us at FKr today!  Best Of September winners The Drums release their awesome new LP Portamento today digitally.  Head online to places like iTunes, Amazon (exclusive version), and eMusic and pick up your copy today.  CD and Vinyl versions of the record will be out next week on September 13.  The Antlers will be the musical guest of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight!! OMGZ!  Stay up late and tune in to NBC, it airs at 12:35am, or 11:35 in the central time zone.  Also, the band will be performing a live set at 12pm noon (Pacific Time) on September 10 from The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, which will be streaming on KEXP.  Don’t miss that! 2011-09-06T18:28:00+00:00 RIGHT NOW GO OVER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES SITE AND STREAM THE ENTIRE DRUMS RECORD, PORTAMENTO.  GO LISTEN TO IT.  ENJOY.  CONVULSE TO THE RHYTHM.  THAT IS ALL. BYE. 2011-08-29T22:00:00+00:00 With all the Young Man news flowing, we’re considering asking asking him to add “Distinguished” to the front of the band name- we’ll keep you updated on our progress. For your listening pleasure, the track “Tired Eyes” is streaming now on Paste Magazine’s site. If you’re more of a visual person, worry not because we’ve got your Young Man fix covered as well with the video for “Enough” available on his Youtube channel. Huzzah! For you lovely people who want the all-out, in-person, breathing-the-same-air experience, we’re proud to announce that Young Man is going to be sharing a number of tour dates with Cold War Kids starting in October, in addition to his September tour with Group Love! And finally, you can get your little cyber paws on a download of “Tired Eyes” RIGHT NOW just by going to the band’s site- you’re welcome in advance. 2011-08-25T21:45:00+00:00 Couple of check outs today.  The Drums just released an excellent remix of “Money” by Craft Spells which moves the band’s sound into a more electronic realm with fine results.  It’s a great retake on the lead single from the band’s upcoming LP Portamento, out very soon.  Another thing to check out is Young Man‘s new video for “Enough” from their debut LP Ideas Of Distance which will be out September 27 (presale info coming soon!). 2011-08-24T20:24:01+00:00 The Drums are a really, really, ridiculously good looking band- but that’s only one of the many reasons we’re really, really, ridiculously excited to announce their new web series “Visiomento”, where they’ll be sharing live in studio performances, interviews, special guests, and more- the first episode was just released yesterday and features a black and white performance of “What You Were” (a song of their upcoming album “Portamento” coming out on September 6th!). Look out for a new video every Tuesday through the end of the year on their youtube page. Lush as! In Cut Off Your Hands news, Pitchfork showed our boys a little loving today with a review of their still hot-off-the-press album “Hollow” so ch-ch-check that out as well!  The Antlers check out this resounding Burst Apart review and “Parantheses” song of the Day feature from Google Music’s Magnifier. 2011-08-23T18:07:00+00:00 Tony the Tiger was wrong; it’s not grrrrrrrreat it’s gooooood! The Dodos’ video for “Good” just premiered on Pitchfork and features 2 colors, 2 mustaches, and 2 (thousand) other reasons to love it. ‎...And if you still need more dodotastic action in your life, boy have we got news for you. The Dodos are giving away tickets to EVERY SINGLE SHOW ON THEIR UPCOMING TOUR over on their website (as well as a live album just for entering)! Fly, flightless birds, fly on over and enter! 2011-08-17T21:00:00+00:00 Happy Release Day to Cut Off Your Hands!  Be sure to pick up a copy of the LP or Digital of their sophomore album, Hollow, from our boutique.  Look for the guys on the road soon!  Check out their new video for “Fooling No One” via Spin.com. 2011-08-16T19:31:00+00:00 Attention NYC:  Suckers will be playing a free show tonight at Mercury Lounge!  Come out! It’s a late one, they go on at 12:30am.  We are thrilled to have both The Dodos and The Antlers on Amazon.com’s Best Albums of 2011 So Far list!  Sweet news! 2011-08-03T21:56:00+00:00 We are siked to announce that Young Man‘s debut full length Ideas Of Distance will be out on September 27!  Head on over to his website for all the new details and check out their new video for “Enough”! Peep the cover below: 2011-08-01T22:48:00+00:00 Drum roll, pleeeeeease! Wait, screw it, we’re going to move right on to the main event of instrumental proportions… The Drums!  We are so excited about The Drums that capital letters, boldface, underlining, and even italics can’t adequately convey it. And thank goodness we only have to wait until September 13th for their second album Portamento to drop. You can already preorder the LP and the CD at Insound!  My poor nailbuds wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. Singer Jonny Pierce said, “The new album, it’s like every song is a scene from real life. I think from beginning to end it’s sort of autobiographical for me.”  To get us through the long, lonely weeks before Portamento’s release, The Drums were kind enough to release the music video for the single “Money” (which you can watch to the left of you). In addition, they’re kicking off a fall tour starting at Lollapalooza so be sure to check them out if you’re blowing The Windy City’s way on August 6th. We highly recommend doing so, along with an exercise and a well-balanced diet, it’s the single best thing you can do to improve your health. The Drums, saving lives on song at a time. Head on over to Dazed Digital, to read about and watch a new live session video by The Antlers and Nicole Atkins.  They recorded an awesome version of “Hounds” in the Antlers’ studio!  Well worth the click. 2011-07-26T18:39:00+00:00 BIG n00z! Cut Off Your Hands outstanding sophomore release Hollow is out now digitally on iTunes.  It’s full of awesome summer jams perfect for hot dayz like these.  Look for the vinyl / cd version out next month!  and PS! We got some huge news coming later this month! 2011-07-19T19:28:00+00:00 Behold the new video for “Fooling No One” by Cut Off Your Hands, a new song from their sophomore LP Hollow which will be out 7/19!  Look for the New Zealand band out in the US this fall.  We are excited to announce that we will be working with Los Angeles based band RACES!  The band has just finished their debut LP which will be out this fall!  Go to their bandcamp page and give them a listen!  Be there early for this one. 2011-07-07T21:48:00+00:00 So much time and so little to do! ...Wait, go back, reverse that. Over the holiday 1,2,3 hosted a kickin’ album release party in their Pittsburgh hometown, making The Post-Gazette pretty chuffed to call them their own (and The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review cracked the case of their name choice!). If you couldn’t make it to the Friday show, never fear! Their single “Work” off of “New Heaven” is going to be featured on MTV’s Teen Wolf THIS MONDAY at 10PM! Now that’s something to howl about. In other weekend news, over 10,000 fab fans came out to San Francisco to watch The Dodos (with Neko!) play- thanks guys! It always makes us happy to know that we could build a fair-sized army out of you all. Suckers just came out with some new September tour dates with Mates of State which we added to our website for your stalking pleasure. Click away, young ones! Also on our site, we’re please to have The Antlers’ hot-off-the-press new 180 gram pressing of “Burst Apart” available in the boutique, and we know that you want as many grams as possible of lush audio quality when it comes to these guys. And finally, Frenchkiss put together a little sampler together for Amazon. It’s called “Battles of the Squid-Faces Massacre Men” and it’s free- need we say more? 2011-07-05T20:44:00+00:00 Oh boy, oh man, oh great-twice-removed grandfather, have we some news for you! 1,2,3‘s tour with Givers and Pepper Rabbit has begun and is off to a smashing start. And patriotic young chaps they’ve decided to throw an album release party during the Fourth of July weekend (TOMORROW 7/1!!) at The Shop in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. It goes down at 8PM and is guaranteed to be a must-attend-if-you’re-in-a-thousand-mile-radius event. If you’re on the west coast and thinking “What gives? We want some of that Frenchkiss action!”, your concerns have been addressed via The Dodos. They’re going to play at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco, CA this Sunday with Neko Case at 2PM. You’ve got three days to stock up on that sunblock and practice your fangirl scream, so get on that! Remember when The Antlers teamed up with Neon Indian for an amazing jam sesh? Well, they’re collabing it up again, this time with Bear In Heaven for a 20 minute version of “Parentheses” which we like to refer to as a 20 minute eargasm- it’s that good. Jay-Z’s site Life & Times agreed and was the lucky duck who premiered it. SPACE JAM 2011 (minus Michael Jordan, plus the lushest tunes around). If you don’t want to bear the elements and stay in the comforts of cyberland, we’ve got some new videos to the left of this blurb featuring The Antlers on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (!!!), their music video for “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out”, and 1,2,3‘s video for “Work”. We suggest opening three webpages at once so you don’t have to choose which one to watch first. And last but not least, new tour dates for The Antlers, The Dodos, and 1,2,3 are located in the touring section for your stalking pleasure. 2011-06-30T23:18:00+00:00 Our lovely Antlers have flown off to LA this week for their performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (6/23 at 11:30PM EST)! The big day has finally come, and I don’t know if our teeth are going to fall out, but we’ve prepared for the inevitable jaw dropping. June 23 has always been a stellar day in history (first SAT test, yay!), and The Antlers are only going to add to its prestige- we have people on hand to update Wikipedia pages and everything. In between tanning and sound checks, we’ve asked them to re-arrange the letters of the Hollywood sign to say “HOLD OWL, YO” in return for us announcing their upcoming tour. So here goes: after a short recharging break our favorite bony appendages are going to be touring this fall, to a town (hopefully!) near you with Explosions in the Sky, including Austin City Limits! The only question now is, what’s their combined name going to be? Antlers in the Sky? Explosions in the Antler? BEST LINE UP EVER?! UPDATE: Today’s like Christmas, so many treats! Cut Off Your Hands’ EP is available FO FREE here! We’re as happy as can be, and all that we ask in return is that you put it on repeat as much as possible and love it as much as we do (not that we really need to tell you to…). 2011-06-23T18:20:00+00:00 HALLELUJAH WE’RE ALL GOING TO NEW HEAVEN!  1,2,3‘s summer stunner New Heaven is out now.  Don’t sleep on this one folks.  Head over Daytrotter and listen to their recent session to whet your appetite and then grab a CD or Vinyl copy in our boutique or digital copy at any online retailer. The Antlers recently gave a sweet performance for KDHX in St. Louis that you definitely have a listen to as well! 2011-06-22T05:47:00+00:00 Rock over London, Rock on Chicago.  1,2,3‘s album New Heaven is streaming on AOL Spinner!  LISSSSSEEEN! The Dodos limited edition Record Store Day 7” of All Night b/w Horns is now up for grabs in our boutique.  Very limited number of these so you should pick one up asap!  Look for our main dudes on tour right now in support of their recent stunner, No Color! Darby from The Antlers recently gave a great interview with Paste Magazine that we wanted to pass on to you too.  Give it a read. 2011-06-15T22:30:00+00:00 Hey!  Head right over to our preorder page for the debut 1,2,3 album, New Heaven.  Preordering the record now gets you INSTANT downloads of the band’s two Chess Club 7"s and you can check out their amazing new video for Work on the page too! 2011-06-02T18:36:00+00:00 The Dodos begin phase 2 of their North American tour tonight in Utah!  Check out their tour dates here and don’t forget to pick up their latest stunner, No Color.  To your left, you will see their brand new video for the song “Companions”.  Press play! The Antlers recently played a stellar set at Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Washington which NPR recorded.  You can stream it over at their site. 2011-06-01T18:09:01+00:00 Don’t forget to listen to The Antlers live in the studio on WNYC Soundcheck today!  2:30pm, 93.9 FM in NYC or you can stream it here!  Also, stay tuned for a new video from The Dodos premiering this Wednesday on VEVO! 2011-05-23T18:35:00+00:00 Robin Williams said that nature is spring’s way of saying “let’s party”, and we’re saying that all you Antlers fans in DC should come and join the party at their show TONIGHT at the Black Cat. Tickets are still available for tonight show and tomorrow’s in Philly. Get em while they’re still hot! 2011-05-17T18:50:00+00:00 Happy Release Day to The Antlers!  Burst Apart is now available on vinyl, cd and digital!!  You can stream the new album on iTunes Ping for a limited amount of time.  Buy it there or head over to our boutique and pick up a physical copy! 2011-05-10T17:53:00+00:00 THIS JUST IN!  The Antlers will be playing an intimate New York show this Friday night at midnight (yes technically Saturday, nerd) at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.  It’s free and first come first serve admission.  You better get there early if you wanna vibe out with us.  You know its a special event when I use the breaking news gif. 2011-05-06T02:43:01+00:00 Monday just got a little better!  Sure we captured a terrorist mastermind, but the real news is 1,2,3‘s lead single Work premiered over at Spinner!   June 21 is the big day for their debut album, New Heaven.  Stay tuned for much more news about that very very soon! 2011-05-02T18:28:00+00:00 Cut Off Your Hands are back!  The Kiwi boys have a new album, Hollow, which will be released this summer and you can head over to My Old Kentucky blog and download a track from it! More news on this coming veerrry soon! 2011-04-27T21:17:00+00:00 Hey it’s almost time for Burst Apart!  Head over to NPR and stream the whole new Antlers album now!  Don’t forget to preorder the album in one of it’s many forms!  And make sure to support them on their upcoming tour! 2011-04-25T20:44:00+00:00 The Antlers have revealed another song from their gorgeous new album Burst Apart via their buds The National tweeting it out. You can download the song here and be sure to head over to their website and preorder the album!  There is a deluxe package that comes with 180 gram vinyl, dog tags, polaroids, downloads as well as a special limited edition book which chronicles the writing process of Burst Apart.  Let me just say, the book is soooo sweet.  Hop on it! There’s only a limited number available… Also, the band has announced a long list of tour dates, so be sure to support them on the road.  2011-04-14T21:39:00+00:00 To your left, the new video for “Black Night” by The Dodos is a click away. Put it on and let’s chat.  No Color is out now to rave reviews, you can head over to our boutique.  The band just unleashed a second wave of tour dates, including two New York shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall Of Williamsburg.  Make sure you come out and support them! The Antlers revealed cover art and and a stream of their first single “Parentheses” from their brand new album Burst Apart at Pitchfork!  Check it out below:   2011-04-04T18:57:00+00:00 SXSW came to a close this weekend, and we’re still recovering from the aftershock of so many rad acts. We thought our boys The Antlers, The Dodos, Young Man, and 1,2,3 represented us well, and the New York Times agreed. One of The Dodos’ concerts is up on Spinner- just because you missed out on the sunshine and ten gallon hats of Austin doesn’t mean you can’t sit back and catch the tunes. An Antlers concert is also up on NPR’s site where they play their songs off their unreleased second album Burst Apart! We’re bursting apart in anticipation of its release and this performance only further whet our appetites. Mmmmm. But which to listen to first? Decisions, decisions. 2011-03-22T21:36:00+00:00 Holy Streamers!  You can head over to NPR and stream the new album by The Dodos, No Color!! THE WHOLE SHEBANG!  Get over there and experience it! o0oOo The Antlers announced a new album this week.  You can look for Burst Apart, which will be available in May!  1,2,3 launched a new website, you gotta go over there too and check out their Green Screening performance!  It’s lightning! If you are heading down to SXSW this year, make sure you come out to our showcase on Wednesday March 16th at The Parish!  Check out this flyer:   2011-03-08T20:24:00+00:00 The countdown continues for the release of The Dodos new album No Color.  The beautimous Neko Case, who sang background vocals on the record, tweeted a link to her favorite song today which immediately sucked up too much bandwidth on her YouSendIt account. So, since we like that song so much too, you can 2011-02-25T00:39:00+00:00 Congrats to Les Savy Fav for wrapping up a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand and only losing 2 passports! If you are in New York, you can catch the Favs at Bowery Ballroom on February 16 with our new signees 1,2,3 ...sure to be a stunner of a show. You can head over to Spinner today and hear The Dodos alternate version of Black Night featuring the lush strings of The Magik*Magik Orchestra.  Be sure to check their website for tour dates and news leading up to their March release, No Color. Congratulations to Young Man for winning the Deli Magazine’s Best of Chicago Emerging Artist Poll!  Get siked for Young Man’s upcoming dates at SXSW, which we will tell you more about shortly!  In preview to their February 26 show at Disney Hall, Local Natives play on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic this Friday February 18.  This magical link will take you to show’s page. 2011-02-15T21:30:00+00:00 YOYO!  DODOS DODOS DODOS!  They are back with a brand new, super awesome LP, No Color, which will be out next month. Pitchfork just premiered their glorious first single, “Black Night.”  You can get an immediate download of the track with pre-order over at the Dodos website! Also, check out this live footage from San Diego to whet your appetite! Also, Local Natives have been nominated for an MTVu’s Breaking Woodie Award!  Be sure to vote for them!!! XOXOXO 2011-02-02T02:12:00+00:00 The Dodos, road warriors of the new millenium, will once again take a trek across the country and beyond in support of their March 15release, No Color.  Are they playing your city?  Chances are great. Check out their site for all the latest additions, as well as an exclusive site-only instrumental recorded during the No Color sessions entitled Drone 2.  Freelance Whales are also taking to the long and windy freeway between you and me.  Look for them on tour with Foals. 2011-01-18T22:35:00+00:00 File Under: Wickedly Awesome and Life Affirming.  The Dodos will release their fourth album, and third for Frenchkiss, entitled No Color on March 4.  Check out the Dodos website which has the tracklisting and an in-studio video of the Dodos recording No Color.  2011-01-10T21:22:00+00:00 Welcome to 2011, the land of possibility!  The year when all of our dreams come true!  Especially if your dream is brand new awesome music.  Very shortly, you will be able to listen to new albums by The Dodos, The Antlers, 1,2,3 and plus a few surprises we can’t tell you about just yet!  Be sure to tune to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this TUESDAY JANUARY 4, as the musical guest will be our very own sunshine boys, Local Natives!  Don’t miss it!  Ps- YOU GOT 5 ON IT? Well, both Local Natives’s Gorilla Manor + Les Savy Fav’s Root For Ruin are BOTH only $5 at Amazon ALL MONTH! 2011-01-04T00:21:01+00:00 Yo! We are pretty much peaced out for the rest of 2010.  But just wanted to show this Tumblr we put up as a celebration of Frenchkiss this year.  Go ahead and check it out!  PS- All boutique orders from here til January will be processed on January 3rd and the YEAR END BLOWOUT deals will stay live through January as an extra thanks! 2010-12-21T23:57:00+00:00 Jizzus!!  It’s almost Christmas or whatever!  Have you been Ho Ho Ho Naughty or Nice?  Either way, you can still get a steal in our boutique with all the End-Of-The Year Blowouts we have!  You gotta get your friends something, why not get them what they deserve?  Awesome music and band swag! The Dodos recently talked to Pitchfork about their new album, read all about it here.  More Best of 2010 lists are coming out, but we also wanted to share with you Spinner’s Top 50 albums, featuring Les Savy Fav and Local Natives.  And while you’re at it, check out this Young Man feature on KCRW.    Happy Holidays!  Cheers to you! 2010-12-15T00:23:00+00:00 What?!  It’s already December ?!?!?!  Can you believe it?  Well one of the best things about the end of the year are the year-end lists.  Local Natives have found their place among many of them (including Baeble, Spin and Paste)! Oh and how about you have a look at this video for “Up So Fast” from Young Man off his debut EP Boy, out now! Les Savy Fav have just returned from a European tour and play this weekend in the Pacific Northwest.  If you are around, be sure to check them out.  Also, this Friday, Young Man play in Bloomington, Indiana with Tokyo Police Club and on Sunday, The Dodos play the historic Brookdale Lodge in Santa Cruz, California! 2010-12-02T22:09:00+00:00 Awesome news!  We have officially moved in to our new space and pretty much caught up on all orders.  Thanks for your patience.  We now have even an office plant! Les Savy Fav is currently on a great big European Tour!  Do not miss this, they will be coming to your city with the fury!!  Don’t forget to check over out their myspace for more dates (including Northwest dates) and check out their website, as you can buy groovy things like their own skateboard deck! Local Natives also are over in Europe doing big thangs but make sure you check out their site as more Northeast dates have been announced.  The Dodos, one of several bands who are in the studio working on their 2011 releases (including The Antlers, Young Man and 1,2,3), have announced some West Coast dates before the end of the year.  And road warriors Freelance Whales are also on the road so make sure you support all these hard working bands when they come to your town!! 2010-11-18T19:35:00+00:00 Hello!  We are in the process of moving offices to a super duper new spot 5 blocks away.  We finally have the things we should have in an office like a door and windows.  Look for our synergy to go through the roof as we innoventually create the best label ever.  Pardon us if the boutique orders take a bit longer, we’re totally Reaganing right now.  For now, check out Freelance Whales on daytrotter and footage of Young Man at CMJ.  And if you’re in New York, don’t forget about Local Natives’ 2 shows this weekend at Webster Hall.  Happy Halloween! 2010-10-30T01:17:00+00:00 Hey we are in the midst of the madness that is CMJ!  Check out two of our most recent signees, Young Man and 1,2,3.  Look for us today, Friday and Saturday at the following shows: Young Man 10/21 - I Guess I’m Floating Party @ Pianos- 4:30pm 10/21 - Brooklyn Vegan Party @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg- 9:30pm 10/22 - Yours Truly Party @ Glasslands- 9:15pm 10/23 - Bowery Presents Party @ Pianos- 12:30pm 10/23 - Baeble Party @ Bowery Electric- 3:30pm 1,2,3 10/21 - Neon Gold / Chess Club Party @ Public Assembly- 9:30pm 2010-10-21T18:34:00+00:00 Holy webdeals, Batman!  Les Savy Fav’s Root For Ruin is Amazon MP3’s Daily Deal THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 15.  Head over there and pick up Root For Ruin for just $2.99!! Suckers recently had a nice feature in American Songwriter that’s worth a read. Local Natives have been blogging for Urban Outfitters.  And The Dodos are taking to the West Coast for a short upcoming tour. 2010-10-14T22:57:01+00:00 Oh Happy Day! We are very pleased to announce that the debut EP, Boy, from Young Man is now available.  Check on our boutique or all your favorite digi-shops and pick up a copy. 2010-10-13T00:43:00+00:00 Local Natives’ remix site just received a welcome addition this week from their friends Here We Go Magic.  HWGM remixed the Gorilla Manor single “Sun Hands” – listen to their fun, synthy version on their stems page here.  Be sure to also download the stems and remix the band yourself!  Mash-up masters The Hood Internet also just premiered a killer blend of Local Natives’ “Cards & Quarters” with John Legend & Andre 3000’s “Green Light”.  Listen and download here. 2010-10-05T20:14:00+00:00 Local Natives have premiered a new video for Wide Eyes.  Check it out here!  It features beer, a convertible, a shark, kissing, a pool, a sling, and blood. Speaking of videos, Suckers have premiered the third and fourth videos of “A Mind I Knew”. Pan’s version was premiered over My Old Kentucky Blog so give it the good look. IFC.com just premiered Austin’s version of the video.  The other two, Quinn’s version and Brian’s version premiered last week. 2010-10-04T23:30:00+00:00 Each member of Suckers has created their own video for the band’s gem “A Mind I Knew” off their debut LP, Wild Smile.  You can check out Brian’s video at Pitchfork and Quinn’s at Stereogum and sit tight as the other two videos will be premiered quite soon! The Antlers song “Kettering” was used for the HBO Fall Winter Trailer.  It’s quite well done.  Also well done is this commercial for the new Twitter featuring the Freelance Whales song, “Generator ^ 1st Floor.” Be sure to look out for a bunch of our bands on the road.  Local Natives just started their fall tour, and Suckers and Freelance Whales are out there grindin and daggering for you too. Check out our tour page for all the info. 2010-09-22T18:39:00+00:00 Boom!  All done.  Les Savy Fav‘s brand new album Root For Ruin is completely out now!  LP, CD, Digital, SKATEBOARD ?!?!?!?!!!  Yes!  You can now buy Root For Ruin with a limited edition signed skateboard deck.  Very limited quantities available.  Also, brand new t-shirts are available.  Head over to their site’s store and grab them while you can! Young Man recently recorded a Daytrotter session you can download for free here.  You can also check out this awesome fan video for “Home Alone”.  Be sure to look for them on the road supporting their EP, Boy.  Suckers just started the their fall tour! The super productive band members each made their own video versions for Wild Smile standout, “A Mind I Knew”.  You can check out Brian’s video over at Pitchfork. The other band members videos will be premiered in the next few weeks.  Freelance Whales also premiered a video for their song “Hannah” which you can check out at Stereogum. Be sure to look for this band on the road too! Local Natives begin their fall tour this week with some sold out LA shows.  Chances are they are coming to a town near you really soon, so skip over to their site and don’t miss it! 2010-09-15T18:05:00+00:00 Hey there buddies, you can skip right on over to Baeble’s website and watch a full live set from Suckers recorded earlier this summer at Bowery Ballroom.  Stereo sound, multiple cameras… it’s really well done.  You can leave a comment and you’ll have a chance to win a free copy of Wild Smile and a 7” from them. We are gearing up for the physical release of Les Savy Fav‘s brand new record, Root For Ruin.  New York fans will be treated to an intimate release show at Mercury Lounge, but look for the Favs in the UK this weekend.  Head over to their myspace to see all the dates as they are added.  Also check out this video Furnace Manufacturing made featuring the band. 2010-09-07T22:30:00+00:00 Yey!  Young Man’s debut EP Boy is now available on iTunes!  Be sure to pick up a copy!  You can stream the whole EP over at Spinner. Be sure to check them out on the road, including dates at the CMJ Music Marathon here in New York. Les Savy Fav has now taken over the digital realm.  You can buy Root For Ruin at iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and anywhere else you may purchase music. Give the good nod to their newly designed website!  2010-08-24T23:12:00+00:00 Great News!  Les Savy Fav‘s new album Root For Ruin is now available on iTunes.  Give it the good look!  Also you can check out the album streaming at AOL Spinner. Be Sure to tune into Fuel TV on August 17th for Local Natives performance on The Daily Habit.  The band is in Europe now, fresh off an excellent sold out show on New York’s Governor’s Island.  Be sure to look for them coming to your town in the fall.  (New York, Local Natives are coming back in October.) Also on that Governor’s Island show was Young Man, who before their set caught up with Wild Honey Pie who taped a few tunes you can check out. If you like free stuff, iTunes is giving away a free sampler of bands who played this year’s Lollapalooza Fest, featuring songs by The Dodos and The Antlers. 2010-08-16T23:40:01+00:00 Les Savy Fav’s new album Root For Ruin is now available on iTunes!! 2010-08-02T22:56:01+00:00 Drop your email in this widget to listen to and download “Let’s Get Out Of Here” from Les Savy Fav‘s new album Root For Ruin! You can also download it on iTunes!   2010-07-27T20:55:00+00:00 We are very pleased to announce that we will be working with Young Man, the debut EP of originals entitled Boy from this master YouTube cover artist.  Check out the cover for Boy here!  And also, watch a bunch of his YouTube videos here! 2010-07-14T22:00:00+00:00 Local Natives is streaming a Paris concert LIVE TODAY AT 3pm!!  Head over to their facebook and watch!  Sean Bones recently premiered a very cool new video for his single “Let’s Do Something Else” at Spinner.  You can vibe with it here. 2010-07-07T21:51:00+00:00 Hey you! Buddy!  You can pre-order Les Savy Fav‘s new album Root For Ruin on insound right now.  Take your pick and preorder the LP or preorder the CD! 2010-06-30T22:05:00+00:00 Local Natives have launched a microsite where artists and fans can snag stems of songs from the band’s debut. In exchange for a few personal details (name, email, postal – voilà!), prospective remixers can download stems for Manor standouts “Wide Eyes,” “World News,” “Camera Talk,” and “Who Knows Who Cares.” And that’s just the first batch – more will be uploaded later this summer. Artists and fans can submit their re-envisioned track and the best will show up on the player for the world to listen to. Labelmates and recent touring partners Suckers have donated their remix of “Wide Eyes” as the inaugural submission.  Download Stems and Remix Local Natives now! 2010-06-23T22:27:01+00:00 Check out Suckers new video for “Black Sheep” which is to your left on our slideshow.  It’s groovy!  Wild Smile is out now! Local Natives just did a cover of Television’s “Careful” from their 1978 highly recommended album Adventure. It’s part of a compilation that Aquarium Drunkard put together featuring some great LA bands.  Les Savy Fav now finally has Facebook page to call their own (In addition to their twitter).  Become a fran or follike it or whatever its called now. 2010-06-22T21:24:01+00:00 Party hat is on!  Suckers released their debut album Wild Smile this week and tonight in NYC is their release show at Music Hall Of Williamsburg!  Check out this performance from Fader Open Bar to whet your appetite and also their awesome video for Black Sheep!  Our very own summer gem Sean Bones will be playing on this show so get there and hang with us!  Let’s wake up next to each other!  No?  Creepy?  Les Savy Fav announced details of their new album Root For Ruin which will be out in September.  Read all about it! 2010-06-19T00:56:00+00:00 Woohoo!  Suckers debut album Wild Smile is out today!!  You can grab it in our boutique now! Also, stay tuned for a fall tour announcement and a video for “Black Sheep” coming next week! 2010-06-08T17:48:01+00:00 HEY YOU!  EVERYTHING is on sale in our boutique! Go Wild for summer! Check out this performance / article that Suckers recently did with Rollingstone.com, it features live performances of “Martha” and “Black Sheep” from their debut album Wild Smile which is out next week! Suckers and Local Natives continue their tour on the west coast.  On Thursday June 3, Suckers will be doing an instore performance at Amoeba Records in San Francisco and will also be June 8 at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. The Dodos announced another major slew of tour dates, many of which with The New Pornographers. Head over to their newly redesigned website for your chance to win tickets AND a FREE LIVE ALBUM for everyone! 2010-06-03T23:39:01+00:00 Suckers just announced some new tour dates including two in-stores at Amoeba Records San Francisco (June 3rd at 6pm) and their Hollywood location on June 8th (which happens to be their record release day!  Be sure to check our tour page for the skinny.  Also don’t forget about our TV page.  Check out the little episodes we have been making, then download our mic cube and make your own!  First submission gets a fast $50 and our total love forever! 2010-05-20T22:41:00+00:00 Suckers debut album Wild Smile is now available for preorder on iTunes!  Check out this remix that Suckers did of Local Natives’ jam Wide Eyes.  Do you heart dogs that are awesome to the maxxx?  Of course you do and always will.  To your left, you can watch these pups in the Local Natives video for World News in the player to your left and also see them playing Airplanes live on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson! 2010-05-12T22:02:00+00:00 Hey Everyone!  Check out our new TV page.   There’s a tab on our menu bar!  We are very proud to launch Frenchkiss TV.  We have been running around meeting and interviewing interesting people, band members and the folks in our community.  WE WANT YOU TO MAKE A HOST! It’s as easy as downloading our microphone cube and interviewing to some of your close friends.  Film it with a flip cam and then upload it to vimeo.  Then drop us a line with the link.  You will win prizes, including records, merch and cash!  You may even win our award, the Frenchie.  We want you to be a part of the FKr Community! 2010-05-08T01:26:00+00:00 Tune in at 12:00pm pst/ 3:00pm est on Wednesday (Cinco de Mayo) to KEXP (www.kexp.org) to the Mid-Day Show with Cheryl Waters to hear THE ANTLERS LIVE. Local Natives are heading into New York this week to play a couple of sold out shows at Bowery Ballroom.  You can now get the Local Natives album Gorilla Manor on Amazon’s MP3’s 100 for $5! Look for the band on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson this Thursday on CBS. PHILLY! don’t forget to RSVP for the Local Natives FREE at Noon @ WXPN friday 5/7! Suckers will also be playing at the Bowery shows this week in New York.  They recently launched their new website at www.suckersmusic.com and Stereogum has 2 acoustic tracks you should get your ears on.  We’re all over the country folks.  Les Savy Fav play 2 shows in LA this weekend, at the Getty Museum and Echoplex.  Freelance Whales are out on tour with Shout Out Louds.  Sean Bones just got back from a tour with Dr. Dog!  That’s official! 2010-05-04T20:31:00+00:00 Sean Bones will be playing a May Day celebration in NYC this Saturday at Pianos.  It’s only $3 and starts at 3pm.  Margaritas are $4.  It’s a great way to test the air before Cinco de Mayo. The Big Sleep also return to the stage for a May 13 free show late night at Mercury Lounge.  It’s been a while since they’ve played in New York, so we’re curious to hear what they’ve been up to. 2010-04-29T17:37:00+00:00 The Antlers recently recorded a few songs for Pitchfork TV that are really intimate and powerful.  Check them out!  They also did a cover of The XX which you should download as well. Local Natives answered a few questions from SPIN recently before their performance at Coachella.  Watch them muse about whirlpools and roadrunners among other things.  Also, attention Cleveland.  The Local Natives / Suckers May 11th performance has been moved up to Beachland Ballroom due to overwhelming demand. 2010-04-27T21:52:00+00:00 Everyone! Tune in to KEXP for an in-studio performance from Suckers this Monday April 19 at 11am EST and 8am PST.  You can also stream it online at kexp.org!  Be sure to check out their recent SXSW performance via Pitchfork TV.  And, if you are in New York, tickets are now available for their record release at Music Hall of Williamsburg. 2010-04-15T21:02:00+00:00 Sean Bones new single Rhumba Beat is out digitallly on places like iTunes, Napster and Amazon Mp3.  Check out the summer beats now! Also, available in our boutique is the Freelance Whales Weathervanes CD!  It’s out today!!  We also have a limited edition 7” in our boutique now!  Take a look. 2010-04-13T22:36:00+00:00 You can now preorder Suckers debut LP / CD at Insound!  2010-04-07T18:30:00+00:00 Local Natives are giving away their killer track World News today via RCRD LBL and Myspace.  Hop to it! If you are in New York, we have a few exciting shows for you this week.  Suckers play tonight, with an afterparty to follow.  You’re invited.  You are also invited to Sean Bones upcoming show with The Watson Twins at Mercury Lounge.  Sean recently just released a digital single for a song called Rhumba Beat, which you can pick here. 2010-04-06T21:25:01+00:00 Listen to Local Natives recent live set on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. Check out this interview that Suckers did with Aquarium Drunkard.  You can also head over to their myspace where they are streaming a song from their upcoming debut LP Wild Smile! 2010-03-31T19:12:00+00:00 Hey everyone!  We’re back and caught up on sleep after SXSW.  Still avoiding liquor tho… sort of.  If you weren’t able to make it to the fest, check out these videos Local Natives did with Yours Truly in Austin, where they filmed Wide Eyes and Sticky Thread.  Thanks for all those who came out to see our bands and congratulations to them all.  Suckers just today released the first single “Black Sheep”.  You can download it over here!  Look for them on tour with Local Natives soon!  All tour dates are on our tour page. 2010-03-25T23:49:00+00:00 We are heading down to SXSW, where we’ve got a bunch of bands playing TONS of shows.  Look for Les Savy Fav, The Antlers, Freelance Whales, and Local Natives playing.  You won’t have to look to hard as they are playing everywhere.  This spreadsheet has all the details. 2010-03-16T23:14:00+00:00 HOLY SMOKES, you’re lucky. Today ONLY: You can download The Antlers album Hospice at Amazon.com for only 2.99! AND You can download our Frenchkiss Super Sampler for FREE!!  (Features Local Natives, The Dodos, Les Savy Fav and more!)  Don’t Miss Out! 2010-03-03T19:31:00+00:00 We are very pleased to announce that we signed Suckers to our roster!  Look for their debut album out in late spring.  Check out Suckers myspace or our tour page for an upcoming tour beginning in March that includes dates at SXSW, including the Frenchkiss showcase.  More on that later. Local Natives have been continuing their tear since this week’s release of Gorilla Manor.  The band’s debut was #160 on the Billboard Top 200, which is pretty damn good if you ask me.  Be sure to check out their site, their myspace, or our tour page for the DL on their upcoming tour.  Also, if you are in San Francisco, our very own Dodos are playing a special Noise Pop performance at Palace of Fine Arts! w/ Magik Magik Orchestra!  Check it out!! 2010-02-25T23:47:00+00:00 Yeyfest! Local Natives debut LP Gorilla Manor is now available everywhere.  You can pick up the CD or LP in our boutique, or online at places like iTunes and Amazon.com and Amie Street where it’s just $5!  The album has been receiving rave reviews, including being awarded Best New Music on Pitchfork and this glowing review by the LA Times. To your left, feast your eyes on a beautiful video for Bear by The Antlers.  It’s beautifully shot and is a great accompaniment to the song. 2010-02-16T21:15:00+00:00 Local Natives debut full length Gorilla Manor is streaming this week on NPR and AOL Spinner!!  Be sure to preorder the album soon, because you will receive a free 7” of “Sun Hands” if you do! 2010-02-09T20:38:00+00:00 Check out the new video for Airplanes by Local Natives to your left.  Their debut, Gorilla Manor is out soon!  We just put up their debut 7” for Sun Hands, b/w the Daytrotter version of Cars & Quarters.  It’s available in limited quantity in our boutique.  Also, stay tuned for a new video from The Antlers really soon! 2010-02-05T00:25:00+00:00 We’ve got big news and definitely are busy ahead of Local Natives debut album Gorilla Manor being released.  The band just launched their website and are featured in iTunes ‘2010 Artists To Watch’ Sampler, that is a 20 song free download if you become a fan of iTunes on Facebook.   They recently released a new video for “Airplanes”, which you can watch over at Pitchfork, Stereogum and basically every other blog on the internet. Freelance Whales have been getting a lot of press before their March release Weathervanes.  Check out this feature on Elle, and this one on Esquire, a free at noon NPR review and a bunch of reviews for their recent show at New York City’s Mercury Lounge. The Antlers, who were recently voted among the best cancertainment , will be out on the road with Editors soon.  Look out for them, check our site for dates.  Check out this interview they did with MTV Iggy and see this review of a recent Haiti benefit they played in NYC. 2010-02-03T22:35:01+00:00 The Antlers are playing a haiti benefit at City Winery NYC tonight w/ patti smith, swell season and yo la tengo.  If you can’t make it, be sure to donate as much as you can to the relief efforts.  RCRD LBL debuted a new Dodos song “Company” today and it’s their RCRD of the DAY.  Grab a free download here. Freelance Whales  are currently on tour; tonight, they play a sold-out show at Mercury Lounge.  This Friday! Tune into World Care Live At Noon: http://xpn.org/concerts-events/free-at-noon For those of you who absolutely cannot wait and cannot exercise the virtue of patience “Weathervanes” is available for presale at Insound.  To all the secret watchers of Ugly Betty out there, their song, “We Could Be Friends” will be featured in the episode tonight.  Be sure to watch out for tour dates, including SXSW. Local Natives are on tour forever and you can also catch them at SXSW and Coachella (!). Learn more about your favorite LA bros at you aint no picasso.New videos from The Antlers AND Local Natives coming sooooon, (ergo an infinitely more interesting news post.) 2010-01-20T21:43:00+00:00 Happy New Year!  We have a lot of exciting releases planned for you in ‘010.  What are your resolutions?  Mine are to quit doing just about everything I was doing in 2009… except putting out music.  The Dodos will be THIS FRIDAY’s guest on the Late Show With David Letterman.  Congrats to them!  They will also be playing Noise Pop in San Francisco.  The Dodos & Magik Magik Orchestestra collaborative performance will take place Thursday February 25 at the Palace Of Fine Arts! The Antlers and Passion Pit are all over The Pitchfork Reader’s Poll.  We want to thank you all for the support there.  The Dodos Time To Die were selected as one of MAGNET’s Top 20 Albums of 2009! 2010-01-06T21:54:00+00:00 We are thrilled to announce The Dodos will be the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman this Friday (1/08)!!  TUNE IN!! 2010-01-03T04:07:00+00:00 2009-12-15T18:52:00+00:00 We are proud to announce that we will be working with Queens NY band Freelance Whales.  We can wait for you to hear this release!  In collaboration with Mom+Pop Records, we will be releasing their debut album Weathervanes in Spring 2010!! Be sure to watch IFC tonight as Les Savy Fav will be guests on the show “Dinner With The Band”.  Check out a clip from the show here and take a listen to a song the Favs recently did for the show Yo Gabba Gabba entitled “Shoes”. 2009-12-08T22:49:00+00:00 We are thrilled and proud to announce that we will be working with LA-based band Local Natives.  They are an amazing band who make soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats that bash their way into your soul.  Look out for more news on their debut release, Gorilla Manor, which will be out on Frenchkiss in February 2010.  For now check out their myspace and this video of a recent session the band did with BBC1. 2009-11-30T20:37:00+00:00 Yo!  Awesome news, the ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES movie, featuring Les Savy Fav, is out now! All Tomorrow’s Parties is a kaleidoscopic journey into the parallel musical universe of cult music festival, and Les Savy Fav feature alongside Belle And Sebastian / Grizzly Bear / Sonic Youth / Battles / Portishead / Daniel Johnston / Grinderman / Lightning Bolt / David Cross / The Boredoms / Mogwai / Slint / the Yeah Yeah Yeahs / the Gossip / Iggy and the Stooges / Shellac / Patti Smith and many others Order the DVD now from http://www.warpfilmstore.com/ EXTRAS include: - 40 page full colour booklet, including 10 years of ATP artwork and programme introductions, and slipcase packaging. - over 50 minutes of full length performances (including Les Savy Fav) - commentary from ATP promoters Barry Hogan and Deborah Kee Higgins - the DVD is also a key that can be used to unlock exclusive bonus content online, including Vincent Moon’s footage from ATP New York, more full length performances and lots more For info on screenings including LA with Cinefamily on December 1st.  2009-11-30T17:09:00+00:00 In honor of the passing of Jerry Fuchs, we’d like to offer you a song from the Frenchkiss release of his band Turing Machine entitled Zwei.  Please enjoy one of the albums’ highlights entitled Bleach It Black.  We’ll miss you Jerry. Also, the Antlers did an amazing session of Fuel TV.  It’s streaming here. 2009-11-13T21:49:00+00:00 The Antlers perform on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT and later!  Tune in and check it out online here! 2009-11-12T00:15:00+00:00 We are deeply saddened by news of the death of drummer Jerry Fuchs.  Jerry was an inspired drummer who brought his gifts to bands like Maserati, Turing Machine and !!!  ...Our thoughts are with his family and friends.  2009-11-09T01:45:00+00:00 The Dodos will be doing an exclusive live set / interview on KEXP today at 2pm EST.  Tune in here!  Do not, repeat DO NOT miss it! Also, they got a facebook now! The Antlers just finished a very successful CMJ show which featured an instore of Brooklyn’s Soundfix as well as showcases for BrooklynVegan and Club NME.  Read some of the stellar reviews here!    Look for The Antlers on tour with Minus The Bear!  Sean Bones also played a slew of CMJ dates, check out this interview before a headlining showcase at Mercury Lounge. 2009-10-28T18:15:00+00:00 CMJ starts today and we are very siked !!  So many great bands !  Check out the Frenchkiss schedule as The Antlers and Sean Bones are playing a slew of shows this week. SEAN BONES 10/20- Pianos, 3pm (Music Slut/Sneak Attack Present) 10/20- Glasslands, 10pm (ProductshopNYC) 10/21- Purevolume Loft 169 Bowery, 10pm 10/22- Mercury Lounge, 1am (Paradigm Artists) 10/24- Bowery Electric, 10pm THE ANTLERS 10/20- Music Hall of Williamsburg, 10pm (BrooklynVegan) 10/21- Soundfix, 6pm 10/22- The Delancey, 10pm (ClubNME presents) Also, Les Savy Fav is getting ready for their UK tour in support of the ATP Film Screening.  It starts on Friday and here is a tour trailer! 2009-10-20T18:57:01+00:00 You!  Yo!  Les Savy Fav has a twitter.  Can you believe it?  Follow them @LesSavyFav.  Give um a few dates to figure it out.  We are proud to announce we have a limited number of a FABLES 7” single by THE DODOS.  Head over to the boutique before their all gone, slap us your $6 and we’ll take care of the rest. Speaking of THE DODOS, look for them on tour NOW! Also out their in the great US of A, are THE fabulous ANTLERS and SEAN BONES.  Check our tour date section as The Antlers have dates with Minus The Bear and Sean Bones will be playing with Benevento Russo Duo, Brett Dennen and Grace Potter!  Both The Antlers and Sean Bones will be all over CMJ, more on that soon.  Passion Pit and The Dodos both will be playing Austin City Limits this weekend.  Les Savy Fav will be playing for the ATP screening, more on that below. 2009-10-01T23:02:00+00:00 Warp Films and ATP have programmed a unique UK cinematic/live tour of ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES screening together with our own Les Savy Fav plus a DJ set by ATP founder Barry Hogan, from 23 October 2009, prior to the DVD release on 2 November 2009. ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES is described as “a rousing, kaleidoscopic celebration of the seaside indie-rock festival”  and together with Les Savy Fav’s antics, audiences will experience what happens when experimental film and music collide in these one off special events. The ‘one night only’ theatrical tour, with Les Savy Fav, will visit Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and London from Oct 23 – 28, with special events also taking place in Brighton, Bristol and Hull. UK LIVE/THEATRICAL TOUR: Fri Oct 23 – Manchester Deaf Institute Sat Oct 24 – Glasgow ABC 2 Mon Oct 26 – London Forum Tue Oct 27 – Leeds TJ’s Woodhouse Club ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES is a kaleidoscopic journey into the parallel musical universe of the cult music festival of the same name. The film is a semi-found multi media bricolage shot by over two hundred filmmakers, fans and musicians over the festival’s recent history, with key contributions from co-director Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) and cinematographer Vincent Moon (The Take Away Shows, Arcade Fire) and features amongst others: Belle And Sebastian, Grizzly Bear, Sonic Youth, Battles, Portishead, Daniel Johnston, Grinderman, David Cross, Animal Collective, The Boredoms, Les Savy Fav, Mogwai, Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Gossip, GZA, Seasick Steve, Iggy and the Stooges, F**k Buttons, Shellac, Patti Smith and John Cooper Clark. The film is co-developed and financed by the Warp X partners, Film4, UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire….. The film will be released on DVD and download from November 2nd, with pre-orders will be available online from www.ourtrueintent.com 2009-09-24T18:28:00+00:00 Check out this Three Words segment from ABC News featuring “Fables” by The Dodos.  Americans sum up their week in 3 words.  It’s pretty heartfelt.  Also check the tour section for new Antlers tour dates! 2009-09-16T18:37:00+00:00 We’re happier than a clam at a lobster fest today!  It’s the official release day of The Dodos album Time To Die.  You can pick up the album on vinyl and cd at our boutique.  We put up a few steals and deals you can browse through as well.  Thanks for all the support! 2009-09-15T18:44:00+00:00 The Antlers recently recorded an awesome live session for AOL Spinner featuring songs from their new album, Hospice.  They also recorded a set of songs for LiveDaily, which are equally as brilliant, check those out too! Which album are you most looking forward to this week?  For us, it’s obvious- The Dodos!! Time To Die, drops on 9/15. Vote for them in this Magnet Magazine poll! Congratulations to Passion Pit for their MTV VMA nomination.  I hope you guys had fun at the ceremony.  Can you believe Kanye?  What a douchenoodle. 2009-09-14T21:55:00+00:00 Sup with u?  Me, I’m frothing like a brand new smoothie cause 2009-09-03T19:52:00+00:00 Hey!  2009-08-26T23:35:00+00:00 We are proud to announce that Hospice by The Antlers is now available on CD and LP in our boutique!  The recent recipients of Pitchfork’s Best New Music will be premiering their video for “Two” very soon!  The Dodos recently performed an acoustic version of “Acorn Factory” from their new album Time to Die, live in Seattle.  You can check out the live clip here.  Time To Die is out now digitally and will be available on CD and LP on September 15! Sean Bones also recently performed an acoustic version of “Turn Them” from his debut album RINGS.  Check out the mellow vibes here.  You can also download an exclusive remix of Dancehall by the Bodega Girls at AOL Spinner. 2009-08-18T19:22:00+00:00 If you join the Frenchkiss street team and help promote our bands in your town/city, then go to shows for free!  Email streetteam@​frenchkissrecor​ds.​com NOW!!!  On an unrelated note, it is HOT AS BALLS here in New York. We are also very excited to announced that Les Savy Fav will be playing the first ever show at the Knitting Factory’s new Brooklyn location on 9/9/09. You can buy tickets here.  The Knitting Factory, a leader in the New York arts scene for over two decades, is proud to announce that our new venue at 361 Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY will be opening September 9.  They will also be playing the FUN FUN FUN Fest in Austin in November !! 2009-08-11T20:57:01+00:00 We are very pleased today because the weather’s great and The Antlers were awarded Best New Music for their remastered full length “Hospice”!  You can read the review here! The Dodos new album Time To Die was released on iTunes today, it comes with a bonus track “Company”!  Click here to pick it up!  Also, you didn’t hear it from me but they are doing a secretish show before Outside Lands at Rickshaw Stop in SF on 8/26. The remastered version of Hospice by The Antlers is also now available digitally at iTunes. If you get the record from itunes, you’ll also get 2 bonus tracks: “Sylvia, An Introduction” & “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”. Here’s the link! Hospice will be released in physical form on August 18th, but in the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered on CD or VINYL at Insound. All pre-orders come with a free poster! Click here to pre-order the record from Insound! 2009-08-04T17:49:00+00:00 Hey everyone!  You can download Time To Die by The Dodos RIGHT NOW for only $2.99!!! 2009-07-28T04:18:00+00:00 TODAY IS RINGS DAY!  July 21 marks the official release date of Sean Bones RINGS.  You can find the record anywhere you buy music online including iTunes and Amazon and you can pick up the CD in the FKr Boutique! The band will be commemorating the release with a special NYC show tomorrow night (7/22) at Glasslands in Williamsburg where the album will be brought to life by a 9 piece band.  We’ll be packin’ fresh copies of the RINGS as well as special edition T shirts made for the party.  Peep the video for “Dancehall” is to your left.  And check out the band’s recent performance on WOXY.com! UPCOMING SEAN BONES SHOWS July 22- Glasslands Release Party, Brooklyn July 30- Pianos, NYC w/ Suckers, The Acrylics Aug 5 - DC9 - Washington, DC* Aug 6 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA* Aug 7 - 8:00P - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY* Aug 9 - TT The Bear’s - Cambridge, MA* * with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes 2009-07-21T20:32:00+00:00 Hey kids, Sean Bones new video for Dancehall is to your left.  Check it out!  Sean’s debut album RINGS is out next week!  It’s streaming at AOL Spinner! You can also now stream the whole new album by The Dodos!  Head over to their album site, timetodie.net and hear Time To Die in its entirety. The Antlers kick off their tour tomorrow which includes dates with Frightened Rabbit and an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Fest this weekend.  Tour dates here! 2009-07-14T22:28:00+00:00 Set your alarm clocks!  The Dodos will be “swoop by for a live performance” on CIUT in Toronto at 12PM Eastern Time on Thursday July 9th.  You can hear the performance on the CIUT website.  You’ll surely hear some new songs off their upcoming LP, Time To Die, which will be released on September 15.  Check out the album cover below.   2009-07-07T18:15:00+00:00 Some of the first reviews are in from the premiere of Wah Do Dem, you can check one out here as well as an interview Sean did with the LAist.  You can also see a VIDEO Interview of Sean here in 3D!!  Kidding about the 3D. Also, check out a 20 Minute in concert video from NPR of the Antlers at The Black Cat in Washington!   2009-06-24T21:20:00+00:00 Big News Day! The remastered version of Hospice by The Antlers is now available digitally at iTunes. If you get the record from itunes, you’ll also get 2 bonus tracks: “Sylvia, An Introduction” & “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”. Hospice will be released in physical form on August 18th, but in the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered on CD or VINYL at Insound. All pre-orders come with a free poster! Click here to pre-order the record from Insound. Sean Bones is in LA for a few shows and the premiere screening of Wah Do Dem at Landmark 4.  If you are in the area, check out his myspace for the details! 2009-06-23T19:05:00+00:00 Hey!  We have a limited amount Super Sexy Sweaty Summer Shirts from Les Savy Fav back in stock!  They are available right now in your size!  Also- check out our boutique for special Summer combo deals! The Dodos, who just played an outstanding performance here in New York at the Northside Fest, will release Time To Die on September 15.  We can’t wait for you to hear this!  Keep up with us for more news.  Sean Bones’ debut, RINGS, is now available for presale over at iTunes.  Head on over there, where you can sample the songs too!  And also check out this interview that the Bostonist did with The Antlers. 2009-06-18T21:34:00+00:00 Behold! The cover of Sean Bones’ debut album RINGS !  Look for Sean and that gang on tour near the 7/21 release date.  You can check out his myspace for some of the sweet jams in the meantime! 2009-06-03T18:05:00+00:00 Hey Everybody—Passion Pit’s debut album Manners drops today.  You can pick the vinyl and cd right from our boutique now for the nice price!  You can preview the album now over at AOL Music, then take your pick of digital storefronts to snag your copy from. The album is Amazon.com’s Deal Of The Day, meaning you can DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM FOR $2.99!!! Lala.com has Manners for $3.99 all week. Other than that, you can also pick up the album on iTunes!  Or wrangle it on eMusic! Finagle it from Napster! Or procure it from rhapsody! Anyway you do it, get your hands on it now!! 2009-05-19T18:01:00+00:00 We are proud to announce that we will be working with The Antlers.  Frenchkiss will release a remastered edition of their stellar album Hospice on August 18.  They have plenty of tour dates upcoming and we will keep you posted on this hot-off-the-presses news.  For now, check out their myspace! 2009-05-15T20:29:00+00:00 Sup yall, wanted to let you know something special.  Cut Off Your Hands made a stunning appearance on the AOL Spinner Interface show, which you can watch in it’s entirety here! The Dodos recently talked to Pitchfork about their new album, cooking, and Huey Lewis.  Read the entertaining article and don’t forget to buy tickets to their upcoming June 14 Northside Festival show! Check out the poster for FKr’s split Northside showcase on June 12! 2009-05-12T23:13:00+00:00 Frenchkiss is happy to be taking part in the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, this June.  We will be doing a split showcase with Kanine Records, featuring Sean Bones and more tba.  The Dodos will be playing a showcase at Studio B on June 14 with our pals Phil and the Osophers.  You can get tickets to that show here! 2009-05-08T19:43:00+00:00 Download our brand new sampler, chronicling 10 years of releases! Now on iTunes! We are proud to announce that both Passion Pit’s LA show at the Troubadour is sold out.  Awesome news! 2009-05-05T17:41:00+00:00 We are feeling very accomplished today!  Usually when we get to the office, it’s a few hours of dickin’ around on the internerd, several cigarette breaks and then a couple hours for lunch before getting to anything substantial.  But we have such big news today and the first thing we want to do is share!! PASSION PIT will be playing a New York City release show for Manners ON A BOAT!  Not just any boat, a ROCKS OFF Concert Cruise Boat.  The date is May 18th and the ship’s hatch opens at 7pm!Get your tickets here before their all gone. It’s sold out! Thank you!  Let’s party and hear the new tunes!  A few more UK tour dates have been added too! CUT OFF YOUR HANDS will be playing a live Lounge Act Details for WOXY.com Lounge Act performance this Monday May 4th @ 2 EST!  All you have to do is go to www.woxy.com to listen in! 2009-04-30T18:50:01+00:00 Hey everyone, got some big special sounds for you to listen to today!  Passion Pit are debuting another track from Manners today.  Head over to Pitchfork to download it! Cut Off Your Hands recently recorded a session for Daytrotter and it’s up today.  Read the review, listen, and see the portrait of Nick here! Get your freebees on! 2009-04-27T17:41:01+00:00 Passion Pit‘s video for “The Reeling” is right over there to your left.  Press Play!  “The Reeling” is the first single off Manners, which is coming out soon!  Look for them out on tour very soon.  You can check out our tour page for all the dates, including their two now sold out New York shows at Bowery Ballroom! Sean Bones new album will be called RINGS.  It’s coming out July 21.  He’s playing a few New York shows, including the Frenchkiss showcase at the Northside Festival in New York! Cut Off Your Hands have unleashed a massive amount of tour dates, many with Viva Voce.  Check out our tour page or their myspace for deets! 2009-04-21T22:21:00+00:00 Passion Pit has just launched their official website!  Go here to check out news, tour dates, videos, pics and more!  Sean Bones was recently featured on IFC Music Blast.  The show followed him around SXSW this past March and also caught a bit of the band playing at the Frenchkiss Showcase. Check it out! Look out for new Cut Off Your Hands news coming soon!  New dates in May, including Daytrotter…  Recording live for AOL.  They got some big plans about to hatch! 2009-04-09T20:21:00+00:00 I want to shout it from the top of the Mt. Everest!  Cut Off Your Hands recently performed 2 awesome songs for FUEL TV and you can watch them if you click on the Hillary Step! 2009-03-31T17:51:01+00:00 Hey you can now preorder Manners by Passion Pit at Insound! 2009-03-25T21:29:00+00:00 Awesome! Passion Pit has debuted a new track from their upcoming album Manners entitled “The Reeling”.  The only place you can check it out is their myspace- go now and have a listen! We are back from SXSW and almost have our speaking voices back!  Seriously, we’re overcoming with a case of Margaritis we caught in ATX.  We would like to share some of the awesome love that Passion Pit got down in Austin (including being Paste’s buzziest band of the fest), as well as some that awesome love Cut Off Your Hands received.   More news to come!  We’ll put up pictures of our showcases when find our cameras… 2009-03-24T22:22:01+00:00 Check out our complete SXSW ‘09 schedule: Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Thursday March 19th Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Peter, Bjorn, & John – 1am Passion Pit – 12am Cut Off Your Hands – 11pm Wild Light – 10pm Sean Bones – 9pm Francis & The Lights – 8pm Passion Pit Thursday March 19th at 5pm – Brooklyn Vegan Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St Thursday March 19th at 12am – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street Friday March 20th at 1:30pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River Cut Off Your Hands Wednesday March 18th at 3:40pm – Spaceland Day Party Maggie Mae’s 323 E. 6th St Wednesday March 18th at 8pm – Rockband Showcase Vice 302 E. 6th St. Thursday March 19th at 4pm – Bird’s Barbershop Day Party Bird’s Barbershop 1107 E. 6th St Thursday March 19th at 11pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street Friday March 20th at 12:40pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River Friday March 20th at 3pm – The Onion Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St Friday March 20th at 6pm – New Zealand BBQ West Tent (Brush Square Park) 5th & Neches Friday March 20th at 10pm – NME Showcase Aces Lounge 222 E. 6th St. Saturday March 21st, 1pm – Mess With Texas Day Party Waterloo Park Red River Rd & 15th St. Saturday March 21st, 4:30pm – RollingStone.com Day Party Peckerheads 402 E. 6th St Sean Bones Thursday March 19th at 9pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street 2009-03-10T21:58:00+00:00 Behold the cover for Passion Pit full length entitled Manners.  It’s due out in early summer and sounds huge.  We can’t wait for you to hear it.  But until it comes out, the only way to hear any of the new songs is to check out their tour page and see when they’re coming to your town.  Make a note of the date, and slip it across the class to the prettiest girl in school with the words “Let’s get together and cuddle fuddle”... she will be all yours! 2009-03-03T21:08:00+00:00 Check out this rad poster for the LSF and Sean Bones show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on March 13! 2009-02-24T20:24:00+00:00 The only good news is good news!  Sean Bones’ 7” of “Easy Street” is up on our boutique for the player price of $5.  It’s a limited edition secret version you should get while the gettings good.  Check out our updated tour section for Sean’s upcoming shows, including one at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple w/ Les Savy Fav.  You can preorder tickets here.  In fact, our tour page is loaded down with dates, with Passion Pit and Cut Off Your Hands spending a lot of time on the road.  You’ll surely be able to see a FK band soon! 2009-02-13T18:15:01+00:00 Yo you alls!  Passion Pit is Band Of The Week over at Paste Magazine.  You can head over to WOXY tomorrow January 30 at 1:30PM ET for a live in-studio performance with Passion Pit. Check the tour page for their schedule. Check out Cut Off Your Hand’s e-card!  This page has the complete stream of “You and I”, a bunch of videos, tour dates, blogs, everything your heart could desire.  and would you do me a favor a continue being awesome? thanks, really appreciate that. 2009-01-29T19:31:00+00:00 Hey yo, vibe with me for a second.  Look over there, to the left.  Tha’s Cut Off Your Hands’ new video for Turn Cold.  Press play.  Now that’s we’re jammin’ I can tell you that “You and I” is out now and you’ll be seeing the band a lot on the road very soon. Passion Pit have left the studio and are back on the road!  Before they finished up, Fader caught up with them in the studio on the day they recorded vocals with the 46-member PS 22 Children’s Choir.  You can view the day’s events here and you’ll get a sneak preview of their new songs. 2009-01-27T22:18:00+00:00 Happy Inauguration Day! Congratulations to you too!  And also Cut Off Your Hands!  Because, in addition to the swearing in of our most handsome president to date, Cut Off releases their full length debut You and I today!  Available in our boutique and online at places like iTunes and eMusic, you can stream this burner of an album now at AOL Spinner! Passion Pit are finishing up in the studio and had a big day on Friday, inviting the PS22 Chorus to sing on a few tracks! Go to their blog to see the band’s recap of the day.  Passion Pit have been garnering so much good press lately that we can’t wait for everyone to hear their debut album.  Be sure to check out our tour page for updated dates.  Now you can buy the Sleepyhead video on iTunes! And, not to float our own boat or anything, but little old Frenchkiss was named in Billboard’s class of 2009!  We are honored to be bringing you the hits in 2009!  Check out the article below:   2009-01-20T20:12:00+00:00 Well hello there and happy 2009 gang!  We’ve been extremely busy working on bringing you an awesome year of irresistible jammers.  We’ve got a full length from Cut Off Your Hands, You and I,  coming so soon you can already buy the vinyl at our boutique and presale the cd at insound.  Check out the Spin review and Look for Cut Off Your Hands on tour in February, our tour page has all the dates.  Passion Pit is in the studio finishing up on their first full length - they’re blogging about it.  The dudes will soon also be on tour soon, including an already sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom in February.  And they just got an awesome nme write up you can look at below: Also, let us mention how jealous we are of the Dodos.  While we are freezing our plots off in New York, they are enjoying a summer tour down under in Australia.  Good luck out there mates! 2009-01-08T19:24:00+00:00 ZOMG!!!1!  We got Holiday Specials in the boutique!  And we just got a brand new shipment of hoodies in, just in time to keep you toasty for the holidays!  They are American Apparel and available in Sizes S-L. pick one up. They make an awesome gift and if any of the FKr staff sees you wearing one, we are required to give you $20 and a big kiss!  Buy one and stand out in front of our office, it could turn into a profit! 2008-12-09T20:56:00+00:00 BIG DEAL!  Head on over to our boutique!  We have a bunch of CD’s on a ONE WEEK ONLY $1 SPECIAL.  HOHO!  So listen, we have also grouped all 10 $1 cds into an $8 BUNDLE SPECIAL.  You can just about wipe out all your xmas shopping right in our boutique for $8.  Get at it.  Batman and Robin! 2008-12-03T23:28:00+00:00 Hey turkey!  During CMJ, Cut Off Your Hands recorded an awesome set at Limewire for their Live at Lime series.  You can watch one of the songs “Oh Girl” right here and you can download the session exclusively at the Limewire store! And have a happy thanksgivin! 2008-11-27T04:12:00+00:00 Yo Florida!  Way to vote, uh I mean COME OUT Tampa and watch Les Savy Fav play this awesome skatepark benefit at Czar Ybor with No Age on December 6! 2008-11-22T05:57:00+00:00 The Dodos Visiter is once again available on Vinyl in our boutique.  This is second pressing.  It’s a limited edition so get them while their hott. 2008-11-18T18:36:00+00:00 We are happy to announce we will be working with Sean Bones. Check out his grooves, he is holed up in Jamaica right now writing and will enter into the studio at the end of the year to record his debut record out in 2009! 2008-11-17T02:38:00+00:00 Hey yo playas at la playa, check out this video Les Savy Fav recorded in their REHEARSAL SPACE.  Get close… 2008-11-16T02:46:00+00:00 Let me just rub a quickie out of you and let you know that we added a bunch of Passion Pit dates to the tour section.  Also, Baeble recorded The Dodos recent performance at Spiegeltent in New York City and you can watch the whole concert here! 2008-11-12T00:32:00+00:00 Beardo is an awesome new show on Pitchfork.tv hosted by Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav.  What more can we say but get your duff over there toot suite and watch some episodes! 2008-11-10T18:37:00+00:00 Finger on the Pulse is throwing a No Big Deal party at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on December 5th with Passion Pit.  Passion Pit has given them the parts to the banger of the year Sleepyhead for their 3rd remix contest. You can grab the parts and details here and remix your way to internet glory! 2008-11-06T21:58:00+00:00 Congratulations to the Dodos! They have won a San Francisco Bay Goldie Award for Music! Check out the praise the paper gave them and also be aware that the band only has 3 remaining dates booked before they head to the studio: November 6 @ Bimbo’s in San Francisco (tix) November 8 @ Echoplex in Los Angeles (tix) December 16 @ the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn (tix on sale soon) Congrats also to Passion Pit who recieved a 7.9 recommended review in Pitchfork today for the Chunk Of Change EP!  Catch a Passion Pit song amongst many other great acts in this podcast that KEXP put together. 2008-11-05T22:18:00+00:00 Hello, today is a special day everywhere- congratulate yourself. We put up some new DODOS tour shirts in the boutique, in addition to Beware Of The Maniacs (their first cd) and the bundle pack of Beware and Visiter.  Cut Off Your Hands’ EP Happy As Can Be is also available.  Also, check out this very cool, futuristic Widget that Sprint put up.  It has a lot of different things and information in one page.  You can watch FKr videos and stream whole albums on it… It kinda reminds me of Minority Report with a splash of Back to the Future. 2008-11-04T22:20:00+00:00 Great news! Cut Off Your Hands EP “Happy As Can Be” is now available in the boutique.  We also put up “Beware of the Maniacs”, the first album by The Dodos, as well as a combo deal with Beware and Visiter.  Now’s the time to buy- stocks are up a ton, no wait a second down terribly, no wait up again, no….. Also, MTV followed around Passion Pit for a whole day at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York! Follow a day in the life of the band and watch the band play 2 songs too! 2008-10-25T16:26:00+00:00 Here is our CMJ sched: 2008-10-16T17:34:00+00:00 2008-10-15T21:38:00+00:00 Everything’s quicker when you go digital, right?  Like just the other day, I watched a movie on my computer that hasn’t even been made yet.  It’s can be that easy with music too!  Case in point, Cut Off Your Hands.  The New Zelanders (Kiwis, as they are sometimes called) have released their first EP, Happy As Can Be, digitally right the heck now at places such as iTunes, eMusic, Napster and Amazon. But, I know I’m preaching to the choir here, digital ain’t the real deal, Evander.  You want something tactilly impressive, something your eyes can make love to- like Happy As Can Be in the FLESH!  Or better yet in CD form which we will have for you on OCTOBER 21! If you are in NYC tonight, Fucked Up is playing for 12 hours straight- from 2pm to 2am.  A bunch of special guests will be coming through for the good times, including your man and ours, Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav.  Read about it here and we’ll see ya there. 2008-10-14T20:50:00+00:00 Hey you! You with yo browser on me.  We are gonna have some sweet drawings in the near future for those of you who SIGNUP for our mailing list above and to the right.  ^^^^^^^^ and also my loves, I’d like to share a couple of hot links from Fkr land: Cut Off Your Hands are featured on a FREE Digital Sampler at insound.  You can dl it at this spicy hot link. NYC peeps: Passion Pit is playing the BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase.  Tickets are now on sale and selling fast.  If you are in town for CMJ you better get on this.  Swedish hottie Jens Lekman will be singing DJ.  Yum City Hot link 2008-10-07T23:17:00+00:00 Ryan from Thunderbirds Are Now! has a new band called Friendly Foes and they have just released an album entitled Born Radical.  Check the new band out and you can pick up the album at Gangplank Records for 10 dollars! 2008-10-07T18:40:01+00:00 We are pleased to announce that the New Zealand band Cut Off Your Hands has joined the Frenchkiss family!  Check out this powerpop quartet in action; their video for “Expectations” is #2 on our slideshow.  Look for their EP “Happy As Can Be” available digitally on October 21 and you can listen to the title track here.  You can pre-order the EP in limited edition CD format right here on our boutique. The debut full length, You and I, will be out in early 2009.  The band is off on a huge tour down under now, but we will keep you posted on their stateside activities, including perfomances at the CMJ Music Marathon Festival Extravaganza this October. 2008-09-30T22:02:00+00:00 The Dodos​ apolo​gize for the last minut​e cance​llati​on,​ but due to some unfor​seen circu​mstan​ces they will not be makin​g the 10/1 NORTH​AMPTO​N show.​  Check with the venue; their supporting act, Au, may still be making the date. 2008-09-30T20:54:00+00:00 MATHEMATICALLY A GOOD THING…We think.  But do the math yourself- check out the New York Times review of Passion Pit’s EP and live show. 2008-09-24T21:59:00+00:00 We have a big line up of shows this weekend, and if you are in any of the areas, we’d love to see you out. Sep 18 2008- Passion Pit CD Release Show @ Great Scott (18+) Allston, Massachusetts Sep 19 2008- FKr Alumni - Hold Steady @ Sonar Baltimore, Maryland Sep 20 2008- Les Savy Fav @ ATP New York Catskills, New York Sep 21 2008- CALL ME LIGHTNING @ Borg Ward Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2008-09-18T18:27:01+00:00 Do you feel that tingle?  It may be the chili and fritos you had last night, but it’s more likely because today is the release day of PASSION PIT’s CHUNK OF CHANGE EP!  Head on over to our boutique and pick up a copy before you splat!  You can also download a remix of Sleepyhead at RCRD LBL. And also check out this interview PP did about the EP with ARTISTdirect. 2008-09-16T21:10:00+00:00 It’s another big weekend for Passion Pit-  tomorrow, Friday 9/12, they are doing an instore at the famed Newbury Comics tomorrow and then they will be heading to Colorado to play the Monolith Festival.  Hopefully you can make it to one of the shows; if not, you can still play this pretty sweet video game featuring “Sleepyhead” that the Monolith Festival put up to get you blasting trash and keeping green! 2008-09-11T18:23:01+00:00 I can’t explain how siked we are for Pop Montreal- but special guest GIF Paul can: 2008-09-10T21:02:00+00:00 Hey everyone our boom boom cloud room is all upside down in preparation for the Passion Pit EP out 9/16!  You can now stream the entire EP at AOL Spinner! You can also buy the 7” single of Sleepyhead / Better Things on our BOUTIQUE, via exclusive arrangement with Neon Gold Records.  2008-09-09T22:08:00+00:00 Passion Pit residency Night 3 is upon us!  Also check out our FKr Funtimes Blog! 2008-08-27T18:48:00+00:00 Pack your bags, ye lonesome cyber hobos.  The Dodos just unleashed massive amounts of tour dates that find them minstreling through the vast lands of Europe.  A pond jump and they’ll be back in the US to do some east coast dates with Au.  Then, a jaunty hot air balloon back to Europe for some dates with The Ruby Suns! and more! and more! and more! The Big Sleep will be heading down to the Crossroads of the West (Salt Lake City) to play The Gallivan Center with Broken Social Scene.  Part of the Twilight Concert Series, this is sure to be a night to remember.  You may have also heard of this band called, oh, i don’t know LES SAVY FAV—well they’ve got a bunch of sweeties added to their show calendar too! Bottom line: head over to our tour page and get in the know!  And remember it’s better to be in the yes than in the no. 2008-08-19T19:17:00+00:00 Passion Pit played the first of their residency shows @ Pianos last night, and if ya missed it, you can read about the show all over the internet.  Or check out a little video a very tech-saavy friend of ours sent in.  Also buddy- you can preorder the Chunk Of Change EP in limited edition with an Autographed Booklet at Newbury Comics! 2008-08-14T22:01:01+00:00 Hey you funky dance machines, you can now preorder Passion Pit’s EP Chunk Of Change on Insound!  You’ll also get a free exclusive mp3 download! Passion Pit’s NYC residencies start this Wednesday at Pianos! The first is August 13 then August 20 and then August 27. Also, Boston! Passion Pit will be doing a live performance at Newbury Comics on September 12! Check out the poster for all the sweet deets. 2008-08-05T18:25:00+00:00 Well we are a bit winded, jetlagged and have very funky haircuts but are in one piece from a big weekend.  First, the Dodos ripped it up at the Siren Music Fest in New York City, which MTV.com can vouch for.   Then the Dodos met up with Les Savy Fav at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.  Both gave tremendous sets!  Watch “Fools” on Pitchfork tv. Did you get a Tim trim? We threw a live vid of the Fav at Pitchfork, check the video section. 2008-07-23T22:12:00+00:00 Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that we are going to be working with Boston’s Passion Pit!  We are very excited—look for their EP Chunk of Change out 9/16 and a full length out in early 2009!  To quote Syd:  “this is some awesome puddin’!” Find out more about them right here! The band will also be doing a NYC residency at Pianos in August, check the touring section.  Better Things are coming indeed! 2008-07-15T17:43:00+00:00 WELCOME TO THE NEW SITE!  ::pardon our dust:: Attention!  One Lucky Les Savy Fav fan will win one pair of tickets to their show at the Field Day Festival in London.  All you need to do to be eligible is to make a Les Savy Fav purchase on our newly revamped boutique with a UK shipping address between now and July 24 and you may receive the Golden Tickets!! 2008-07-03T21:53:00+00:00 Check out these awesome videos LiveDaily made with The Dodos. They used one of those old fashiony 70’s cameras to film it. You know the ones with the grainy effects. Well, they shot some footage of the Dodos being Dodos and they spliced it with live video of them performing four songs. It’s really cool, the colors are awesome.Have a look! 2008-06-03T21:18:00+00:00 Hey we just learned that the first prize for Indie Rock Trivia Night is 500 smackaroos for the winning team! Study up and come out May 21 at Highline Ballroom in NYC for trivia with Zach Galifianakis and then the spectacle that is Les Savy Fav. $500! That’s almost 250 pounds! Check out the poster here! 2008-06-01T21:21:00+00:00 Due to work visa issues, we regret to inform you that these two Les Savy Fav shows will be cancelled: May 8 @ NEW SLANG at the Works in Kingston on Thames UK and May 9 @ Acd in Oxford UK. We are very sorry to cancel these shows but the band was not granted the proper work visas in time to play. HOWEVER: LES SAVY FAV WILL STILL PERFORM MAY 10 @ ATP vs. Pitchfork Festival in Camber UK. 2008-05-30T21:47:00+00:00 TUNE IN to MTV2’s show SUBTERRANEAN on this Friday (technically Saturday) night at 1am. They will be airing the Fools video by The Dodos!!! 2008-05-27T21:48:00+00:00