Altsounds - Vagrant Records update!

“few better records have appeared this year” (Q)
“a group who embody the brilliance of rock’n’roll” (NME)
“the saviours of rock n roll” (The Guardian)
“america’s best new band” (Uncut)
"they make you want to ring up friends you haven’t spoken to in years, just to tell them how good The Hold Steady are” (The Observer)

The Deluxe Edition of 'Boys & Girls In America', one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, is out in stores TODAY.

As well as the full album that includes the singles 'Chips Ahoy!' and 'Stuck Between Stations', this new release also contains an 8 track bonus disc of the 'Live @ Fingerprints' acoustic set, featuring two songs not available on any other album. Full tracklisting is as follows

Boys & Girls In America DELUXE EDITION
Disc: 1
1. Stuck Between Stations
2. Chips Ahoy
3. Hot Soft Light
4. Same Kooks
5. First Night
6. Party Pit
7. You Can Make Him Like You
8. Massive Nights
9. Citrus
10. Chill Out Tent
11. Southtown Girls

Disc: 2 : Live @ Fingerprints
1. Cattle And The Creeping Things
2. Your Little Hoodrat Friend
3. Chips Ahoy
4. Modesto's Not That Sweet
5. First Night
6. You Can Make Him Like You
7. Citrus
8. You Gotta Dance With Who You Came To The Dance With

To order the album from Amazon or to buy from iTunes, simply click the relevant link below.

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The band will next be back on these shores (quite literally) in May when they headline the ATP vs Pitchfork Festival in Camber Sands, Sussex. For more info, simply go to All Tomorrow's Parties Festival - Official Website.

PROTEST THE HERO have confirmed a January 28, 2008 release date for 'Fortress', their second full-length album on Vagrant. The 10-song set was produced by Julius “Juice” Butty and recorded at Silo Studios in Hamilton, Ontario.

“This album is nothing to be intellectualized,” stated lead singer Rody Walker. “All talk of wonder, pathos and optimism (blindfolded) aside (hink), I feel it’s a very natural progression for us. A natural progression into further obscurity. I am of the belief a lot of the people who work for us were hoping for a stab at a more commercially viable album, however we wrote what we wanted without linear boundaries and created something less commercial than ever. Some fans of the band will hate it. And some people who hate the band will love it. All others can rot.”

The band has not revealed any further details, other than to indicate that 'Fortress' will not revolve around a single concept, like Kezia, their 2006 debut but is instead more closely akin to “goddess worship in the tradition of Robert Graves,” according to lyricist and bassist, Arif Mirabdolbaghi.

And if you've possibly forgotten just how awesome this band truly are, get yourself over to and rediscover the glory!

FATA have a full European tour announced for Jan / Feb 2008. Check out the dates below...

Jan 9th Cologne, Germany Underground
Jan 10th Hamburg, Germany Logo
Jan 11th Berlin, Germany Kato
Jan 12th Schwienfurt, Germany Tattbahnhof
Jan 13th Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Music Bar
Jan 15th Vienna, Austria Arena
Jan 16th Graz, Austria PPC
Jan 17th Lindau, Germany Club Vaudeville
Jan 19th Cesena, Italy Vidia Club
Jan 20th Trezzo d'Adda, Italy Live Club
Jan 22nd Zurich, Switzerland Abart
Jan 23rd Munich, Germany Backstage Club
Jan 25th Saarbrucken, Germany Roxy
Jan 26th Brussels, Belgium MOD
Jan 27th Rotterdam, Netherlands Waterfront
Jan 29th Paris, France Nouveau Casino
Jan 30th Yeovil, UKOrange Box
Feb 1st Birmingham, UK Academy 2
Feb 2nd Nottingham, UK Rock City
Feb 4th Sheffield, UK Corporation
Feb 5th Leeds, UK Cockpit
Feb 6th Glasgow, UK King Tuts
Feb 7th Aberdeen, UK Moshulu
Feb 8th Newcastle, UK Academy 2
Feb 9th Manchester, UK Academy 3
Feb 11th Oxford, UK Zodiac
Feb 12th London, UK Islington Academy

And to whet your appetite, get your eyes round the video for the track 'Pioneers' - it's a complete cracker! See it over at .

And finally, we're really happy to announce the brand spanking new Vagrant signing of MURDER BY DEATH. Here's the spiel...

Vagrant is proud to announce that Bloomington, Indiana’s MURDER BY DEATH has signed to the label. The quartet’s fourth full-length, 'Red of Tooth and Claw' is being produced by Trina Shoemaker (Queens Of The Stone Age, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop) at Dark Horse studios in Tennessee and will be released in the early spring of 2008.

“We are thrilled to be working with Vagrant and we’re really excited about the new album,” says Adam Turla, vocalist and guitarist. “Red of Tooth and Claw is about a journey filled with revenge, trials of the gods, and sirens…gorgeous, terrifying sirens. It’s our most consistent album we’ve written, and Trina really captured the bizarre world of Murder By Death.”

Murder by Death Official Website
MySpace.com - Murder by Death - BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - Indie / Alternative / Folk Rock - www.myspace.com/murderbydeath