Excellent debuts for 4 indie acts this week: Andrew Bird’s Noble Beast came in at #12 among the Top Current Albums with 26k units scanned, Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion wasn’t far behind at #13 with 25k, and Bon Iver’s Blood Bank EP came in at #16 with 23k – while Matt & Kim’s awesome record Grand debuted at #12 on the New Artist Charts with 2k units scanned.
Here’s some tunes (and tour dates) by Andrew Bird, Bon Iver and Matt & Kim (this blog almost became an Animal Collective fan page last week – 1 2 3 4 – so apologies for not posting more of their music).
Andrew Bird “Oh No” from the album Noble Beast
Noble Beast tracklisting:
- Oh No
- Masterswarm
- Fitz and the Dizzyspells
- Effigy
- Tenuousness
- Nomenclature
- ouo
- Not a Robot, But a Ghost
- Unfolding Fans
- Anonanimal
- Natural Disaster
- The Privateers
- Souverian
- On Ho
Andrew Bird Tour Dates:
- Jan 28 2009 Carnegie Hall New York, New York
- Jan 30 2009 Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
- Feb 2 2009 The National Richmond, Virginia
- Feb 3 2009 Nightclub 9:30 Washington, District of Columbia
- Feb 4 2009 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
- Feb 6 2009 The Plaza Theatre Orlando, Florida
- Feb 7 2009 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
- Feb 12 2009 The Paramount Theatre Austin, Texas
- Feb 13 2009 The El Rey Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Feb 14 2009 The Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
- Feb 15 2009 SOMA San Diego, California
- Feb 18 2009 The Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California
- Feb 19 2009 The Fillmore San Francisco, California
- Feb 20 2009 The Fillmore San Francisco, California
- Feb 21 2009 Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon
- Feb 23 2009 The Moore Theatre Seattle, Washington
- Feb 24 2009 Knitting Factory Boise, Idaho
- Feb 25 2009 Murray Theater Murray, Utah
- Feb 26 2009 The Ogden Theater Denver, Colorado
- Feb 27 2009 Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska
- Feb 28 2009 Hoyt Sherman Place Des Moines, Iowa
- Mar 15 2009 The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
- Mar 16 2009 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
- Mar 17 2009 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Mar 21 2009 House of Blues Houston, Texas
- Mar 22 2009 Granada Theater Dallas, Texas
- Mar 23 2009 The Lyric Oxford Oxford, Mississippi
- Apr 2 2009 Allen Theatre – Playhouse Square Cleveland, Ohio
- Apr 3 2009 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 4 2009 Le National Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 5 2009 Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont
- Apr 7 2009 Carnegie Music Hall Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Apr 8 2009 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Apr 10 2009 Civic Opera House Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 11 2009 The State Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Apr 27 2009 La Cigale Paris, No State
Bon Iver “Blood Bank” from the Blood Bank EP
Blood Bank EP tracklisting:
- Blood Bank
- Beach Baby
- Babys
- Woods
Matt & Kim “Good Old Fashioned Nightmare” from the album Grand
Grand tracklisting:
- Daylight
- Cutdown
- Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare
- Spare Change
- I Wanna
- Lessons Learned
- Don’t Slow Down
- Turn This Boat Around
- Cinders
- I’ll Take Us Home
- Daylight Outro (Remix)
Matt & Kim are in the midst of a comprehensive North American tour and you should really take an evening to enjoy their show when they come to town:
- Jan 28 2009 Biltmore Cabaret – record release tour Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 29 2009 Chop Suey – record release tour/matt’s bday Seattle, Washington
- Jan 30 2009 Backspace Portland, Oregon
- Jan 31 2009 Agate Hall – JUST ADDED Eugene, Oregon
- Feb 1 2009 The Fungarden – record release tour Sacramento, California
- Feb 2 2009 Cafe du nord – record release tour San Francisco, California
- Feb 4 2009 Troubadour – record release tour Los Angeles, California
- Feb 7 2009 The Loft – record release tour La Jolla, California
- Feb 26 2009 Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
- Feb 27 2009 Skulley’s Columbus, Ohio
- Feb 28 2009 Skull Alley Louisville, Kentucky
- Mar 1 2009 Pilot Light knoxville, Tennessee
- Mar 3 2009 Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama
- Mar 4 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Mar 6 2009 Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater w/ cut copy Austin, Texas
- Mar 7 2009 Granada Theater w/ cut copy Dallas, Texas
- Mar 9 2009 The Glass House w/ cut copy Pomona, California
- Mar 10 2009 Henry Fonda Theater w/ cut copy Los Angeles, California
- Mar 11 2009 Henry Fonda Theater w/ cut copy Los Angeles
- Mar 12 2009 The Fillmore Auditorium w/ cut copy San Francisco, California
- Mar 13 2009 House of Blues w/ cut copy Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mar 15 2009 Bluebird Theater w/ cut copy Denver, Colorado
- Mar 17 2009 Gargoyle Club w/ cut copy St. Louis, Missouri
- Mar 18 2009 Vic Theatre w/ cut copy chicago, Illinois
- Mar 20 2009 Circa Nightclub w/ cut copy Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 21 2009 Terminal 5 w/ cut copy New York, New York
- Mar 22 2009 House of Blues w/ cut copy Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 23 2009 9:30 Club w/ cut copy Washington DC, Washington DC
- Mar 24 2009 Cats Cradle w/cut copy Carrboro
- Mar 26 2009 Masquerade (Heaven Room) w/ cut copy Atlanta, Georgia
- Mar 27 2009 Club Firestone w/cut copy Orlando, Florida
- Mar 28 2009 churchill’s pub Miami, Florida
- Mar 29 2009 Tampa Tampa, Florida
- Mar 30 2009 Club Downunder Tallahassee, Florida
- Mar 31 2009 common ground Gainesville, Florida
- Apr 1 2009 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
- Apr 2 2009 Emerald Lounge Asheville, North Carolina
- Apr 3 2009 The Canal Club Richmond, Virginia
