See You On the Moon is Tift Merritt’s most visceral work to date. A deeply centered departure, these focused and creative musical short stories find Tift at the height of her powers.

To bring her musical short stories to life, Merritt recruited Tucker Martine, best known for his work with Bill Frisell, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs, Spoon, and as one of Paste magazine’s top ten producers of the decade. Martine produced, recorded and mixed the record while receiving a detailed tour of Tift’s native turf. At heart, See You On the Moon is a profoundly focused Tift doing what she does best better than she ever has – poignant writing and performing welded to the steady pursuit of new places. Joining the ‘Moon’ sessions were, among others, celebrated pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz and My Morning Jacket’s Yim Yames who adds hauntingly beautiful harmony to album centerpiece Feel of the World.

Summer tour dates announced at Tift’s Myspace.

The Like are set to release their sophomore album Release Me – produced by Mark Ronson, Alex Greenwald, and the soul and studio sophistication of the Dap-Kings’ Tommy Brenneck, Homer Steinweiss, and Victor Axelrod- on June 15th (Downtown Records).

Release Me has already been met with critical acclaim. “Inspired songcraft…stunning.” said LA Weekly. “Beautiful women who can funk it up,” Esquire.com said of The Like’s recent SXSW outdoor performance at Stubbs.

The Like will join The Futureheads for a ten date run playing intimate venues such as First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA), Bowery Ballroom (NY) and Lincoln Hall (Chicago). Tour dates are below.

May 8 – The Glasshouse – Pomona, CA
May 10 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
May 17 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
May 22 & May 23 – Silver Lake Jubilee Festival – Los Angeles, CA
May 24 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
May 31 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
* June 2 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
* June 3 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
* June 4 – Black Cat – Washington, DC
* June 5 – Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
* June 7 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
* June 8 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
* June 10 – The Mod Club Theatre – Toronto, ON
* June 11 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
* June 12 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
* Dates with The Futureheads

The Whigs perform ‘Hundred / Million’ on Fallon from ATO Records on Vimeo.

Head over to NME to check out the video for “He’s Not A Boy” and a free download of “Fair Game” by The Like.

Check out the recent interview The Whigs did with MOG, and a never before seen clip!

Keane’s forthcoming album “Night Train” is available for pre-order today. Be sure to get yours!

Chart toping Brit singer Kate Nash releases her sophomore album, My Best Friend Is You, today on Fiction/Geffen Records. The album was produced by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler and recorded at RAK studios in the UK. Get it now!

iTunes – Amazon

Peep it, listen, and download at Daytrotter!

Dear AM Taxi Friends and Fans,

The band will be performing at JBTV this Sunday 4/18/10 for a limited crowd. The first 45 people to show up get in free!!!

The show will be taped in full HD at JBTV (318 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60654) doors open at 5:30pm CT.

They will be playing some NEW SONGS from their upcoming album We Don’t Stand a Chance and would love to see you there!!

Thanks for your support and continue to check out the website for news, upcoming shows and contests.

www.amtaximusic.com www.myspace.com/amtaxi

The new lineup and broader musical horizons of 22-20s debuted this month with the digital only Latest Heartbreak EP, released March 9 through tbd records (U.S. label home to Radiohead, Underworld, White Rabbits and others), featuring four tracks recorded live last year in Reading UK. The live EP Latest Heartbreak is now available for free download.

Shake/Shiver/Moan, the first 22-20s album to feature the Trimble/Bartup/Irving/Hare lineup, will be released by tbd in the U.S. Summer 2010, and will feature the studio versions of the tracks from the live EP alongside six other brand new 22-20s numbers. The album’s release will be preceded in the States by an extensive run opening for Band of Skulls and The Whigs’ co-headlining tour and will be followed by further North American touring throughout the summer.