Engineers 2009 album, ‘Three Fact Fader” received tremendous critical acclaim both here and in their native, U.K..

In the time between the release of the last album and the new offering, “In Praise of More”, Engineers have had a couple of line up changes (most notably, the addition of Ulrich Schnausse who is currently in the U.S. touring with Chapterhouse).

Though a U.S. release date is yet to be confirmed, the title-tracked new single will no doubt, wet your appetite.

Also be on the look-out for WLotM! as they head your way for their fall tour:

October 8 – Effingham Performance Center with the B-52s – Effingham, IL
October 12 – THIS WILL BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS Official Release!
October 22 – WLotM! Album Release Party – Baton Rouge, LA
October 23 –  Howling Wolf – New Orleans, LA
October 27 – the Firebird – St. Louis, MO
October 28 – 12th and Porter with The Worsties and Newmatic– Nashville, TN
October 29 – University of Missouri S&T
October 30 – Subterranean with Milano – Chicago, IL
October 31 – Cowboy Monkey – Champaign, IL

Check out this little golden gem from Sydney-siders, Canvas Kites. With its clash of jangly guitars and stylishly edited video, this outfit is definitely a contender for the ‘Band With Swagger’ award for 2010. Pop perfection.

Having recently relocated to London, the band have started work on their next collection of recordings under a new monicker.

Watch this space for more info soon.

In the review Static Multimedia says, “…The result is a batch of songs that are danceable but can hold significant interest for guitar nerds as well”.

What more could one ask for?

Louisiana’s We Landed on the Moon! return with a new album in the fall so to prime their audience, they’ve taken to the road. Catch them at the dates below and if you’d like to hear a sneak-peek of what’s in store for the upcoming record, click here.

7/27      SODA BAR                                         san diego, ca

7/28      THE STRANGE                                 los angeles, ca (early)

7/28      THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE       los angeles, ca (late)

7/29      DIPIAZZA’S                                       long beach, ca

7/30      GLASSHOUSE                                   pomona, ca

7/31      JOSE’S UNDERGROUND               monterrey, ca

8/2        ELBO ROOM                                       san francisco, ca

8/3        BERBATTI’S PAN                            portland, or

8/5        THE JEWELBOX THEATRE         seattle, wa

8/6        HIGH FIDELITY LOUNGE          bremerton, wa

8/7        THE RAILWAY CLUB                   vancouver, can

8/8        THE BOUQUET                                 boise, id

8/9        THE WOODSHED                              salt lake city, ut

8/10      TRIPLE NICKEL TAVERN           colorado springs, co

8/11      LIONS LAIR                                       denver, co

8/12      TBA                                                       albuquerque, nm

8/13      LIMELIGHT                                       san antonio, tx

8/14      BOILER ROOM                                  denton, tx

8/20      THE SPANISH MOON                    baton rouge, la

If you like your pop diced with equal parts dancefloor shakeability, boy/ girl call-and-response vocals and er, cannon blasts, then Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! are the band for you! Already wowing audiences in their native Australia, (“The way this band manages to inject experimental ideas into simple structures shows a maturity rarely found in a debut release” **** Four stars, The Weekend Australian) this collective of likely larrikins will certainly impress stateside.

Check out the FREE MP3 of ‘Little Cowboys, Bad Hombres’ here.

Our good friends at GrimyGoods.com have given Inu’s debut album, ‘Not For Anyone’ the nod in their recent review. Check out the full story here.

Having already played shows with Gomez and forthcoming dates with Sally Seltmann (New Buffalo) and Passion Pit, Sydney’s Parades are definitely a band to keep an eye on. Check out the new video to their single, ‘Loserspeak in New Tongue’.

*Best hide the good silver and keep the plastic covers on the furniture when they come around for tea.

If you haven’t popped on Inu‘s debut album which features Count (New Order, Radiohead, DJ Shadow) and Zoe Keating (Rasputina, Dresden Dolls, Imogen Heap) wiggle your finger over to Aol Spinner who are streaming the album all week long!

Filter’s music radar has been bleeping frantically in recent days over the news that the debut album from Inu, Not For Anyone, will be released on June 29. The spill over effect is that they’re offering an exclusive MP3 download of ‘Far From Safe’. Check it out now at Filter.