Music Roundup: News, Notes, and Discoveries (8/1)

• Today Cage the Elephant released a 46 second clip of the first song off of their new album to come out this fall (release date still TBD). The song is called "Come a Little Closer" and while there are some parts that are still truly Cage, you get the feeling that there is definitely a new sound coming out soon. Their tweak in image definitely supports that. Catch Cage the Elephant supporting Muse on their American tour in September
• Speaking of clips, GROUPLOVE is releasing small clips of all the songs on their forthcoming album "Spreading Rumours" (out 9/17) Today was a clip of "Borderlines & Aliens." The tempo and yelling was so full of energy just like typical GROUPLOVE but the guitar was so much more funky and filled with more feedback.  In their video for "Ways to Go" soldiers took their guitars so maybe, as these other clips might show, they are finding different ways to make noise.
• Walk the Moon already has The Mowgli's opening for them this fall. Great show already. But you know what? A wonderful band, smallpools, has been added to the bill starting in October. If I was going to one of those shows, I would definitely need oxygen to keep me from falling over. That is a nonstop action show. You lucky people you. You will be hearing things from small pools. Mark my words.
• For two weeks, through Noise Trade Records, The Dirty Guv'nahs are giving away their latest album, Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies for FREE!! Take advantage of this offer. So worth it.
• On Monday night Stephen Colbert was not a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Didn't matter. In what seemed unexpected to Fallon, Colbert came from behind the curtain and just danced with Fallon to the tune of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." According to Colbert News Hub, this was not a coincidence. They say that soon (we do not know when) Daft Punk will be on The Colbert Report. No details are known about an interview, a performance, or if they will show up as robots. But definitely big news.
• Oh yeah and Phish played a 36 minute version of Tweezer last night. Take that in.

Discovery: Wild Cub. I am addicted. Both vocals and music are so easy to like. It can appeal to anyone. I can tell there are so many influences.