Today’s set featured:

“Winter Dies”
“Small Mountain”
“Rulers, Ruling All Things”
“Acts Of Man”

Stream the full playback here.

Catch Midlake on their US trek.

The Courage Of Others is out now.

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe (Justin Robertson Mix)

Catch ‘em at:

MAR 31 - Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
APR 1 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
APR 2 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
APR 3 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
APR 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
APR 7 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
APR 8 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
APR 9 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
APR 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts

The Courage Of Others will see daylight shortly.

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe (Justin Robertson Mix)

The Courage Of Others will see daylight on 2/1/2010. It includes:

Acts Of Man
Winter Dies
Small Mountain
Core Of Nature
Fortune
Rulers, Ruling All Things
Children Of The Grounds
Bring Down
The Horn
The Courage Of Others
In The Ground

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MP3: Midlake - Roscoe

Brace yourselves for The Courage Of Others.

It’ll see daylight in early 2010.

Visit Midlake at their official site.

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe

World’s Fair reports: *Eric Pulido, guitarist of Midlake, has launched his very own brand of coffee! Cappulido Coffee was born in the Spring 2008 in the great land of Denton, TX and features six different blends of fair traded coffee, each selling for around $10 a pop. With the purchase of Cappulido Coffee, you are giving aid directly back to farmers in developing countries, lending them the financial support necessary to continue developing an excellent product and compete in the world market.* For further information, head to CC’s official site.

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe

Midlake - Young Bride (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix)

Best-of-’06 track gets revisited.

Learn all about CWL via this link to his official site.

My review of Midlake @ Battery Park can be read here.

MP3: Midlake - Young Bride (CWL Remix)

Alt-country faves, Midlake, will be releasing a digital-only EP entitled Oak And Julian, next week on Tuesday, September 4th. The short-player will include acoustic versions of tunes from last year’s breakthrough LP, The Trials Of Van Occupanther, as well as a duo of vinyl-only B-sides. Full track listing can be found below.

1. Roscoe (Acoustic Version)
2. It Covers The Hillside (Acoustic Version)
3. Marion
4. Mornings Will Be Kind

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe

For the fifth year running, I headed to Battery Park to check out River To River’s annual July 4th afternoon indie-friendly concert. Last year’s show featured the Scots in Belle & Sebastian (review here), which ranked high as one of my favorite gigs of that summer. Yesterday’s sets by Midlake & The New Pornographers served as the perfect musical combination to celebrate Independence Day ‘07.

Texas-based former jazz students, Midlake, opened the show at 3:30 with their alt-country meets indie-pop meets shoegaze tunes. The band focused primarily on last year’s stunning LP, The Trials Of Van Occupanther, but also managed to squeeze a few unreleased new songs into the mix as well. The group has declared in numerous interviews that their biggest influences include Travis, Grandaddy, Radiohead + The Flaming Lips. In a way, their live sound incorporates all of those bands’ core sounds with a heavy dose of Wilco and/or M. Ward to boot. I thoroughly enjoyed their hour-long set.

MP3: Midlake - Roscoe

In spite of a brisk wind and a pounding rainstorm, The New Pornographers put on a spectacular show, showcasing tracks from their upcoming album, Challengers, as well as wowing us with a slew of older fan-favorite selections. For those curious, yesterday’s show featured Neko Case but also saw the absence of Dan Bejar. Win some, lose some, I gather. Neko’s voice was beautiful yesterday, as was the band’s entire set. Though I enjoy each and every one of their albums, I was particularly excited to hear ‘Sing Me Spanish Techno’, ‘Use It’ from their last effort, Twin Cinema. However, the most well-received tune of the afternoon would have to be the always-lovable ‘Mass Romantic’. See below for an MP3 of the track. A great gig, start to finish. For another perspective on the show, head to Pat’s review @ Pop Tarts Suck Toasted. How was your 4th?

MP3: The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic