PTERODACTYL and THE ARCTIC MONKEYS TOUR

pt Pterodactyl is a band of extremes. Crunchy guitar psychedelic jams that either go on forever or are way too short. Compare “Blue Jay” to “Polio,” and you’ll see what I mean. The former clocks in at a minute-and-a-half, and stops just when your neck grabs the beat and starts bobbing your head. The latter winds and careens so far you can’t wait to hear where it ends up. Listen to the 30-minute song, below, and you’ll see how far the band can take it. It’s heavy metal for the indie set–thick noise, with multiple layers

The band’s eponymous debut will be released on April 24 on Brah, an imprint of one of my favorite labels, Jagjaguwar.

The band are from Ohio moved through Brooklyn and ended up in Connecticut, or something like that. Not that it matters. The music is powerful and rough, and I’m sure they’re incredible live. Check ’em out.

Polio

Esses

Reverbdactyl (30 Minute Version)

I Can See a River

BONUS LINKS and QUICK SHOTS!

Love Vigilantes (New Order cover)-Iron & Wine

We dig JuJu Records, indie hip hop offering lots of free international hip hop downloads, and this great mixtape:

J-Ro’s 818 Antics, with Kurupt, Tash, Planet Asia, Method Man, Timbuktu, and others.

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS ARE COMING! THE ARCTIC MONKEYS ARE COMING!

One of the most fun indiedancepunk bands around are launching their next tour!

April 27 – Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
May 1 – San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
May 2 – Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
May 3 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
May 4 – Vacouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
May 7 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
May 8 – Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
May 9 – Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo’s
May 11 – Toronto, ON Kool Haus
May 13 – Boston, MA Avalon
May 15 – New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
May 16 – Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 17 – Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 19 – Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
May 20 – Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live

Be Your Own Pet will support on all dates after Coachella.

Arctic Monkeys new album, Favourite Worst Nightmare will be released on April 24.

Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts (Dirty Monkey Mix)-Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Manuvas (Arctic Monkeys vs Roots Manuva)

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