May 16, 2013 – Superchunk will embark on a 14-date North American tour this summer in support of I Hate Music — the indie vets' 10th studio effort, due August 20 via Merge — but the Chapel Hill legends will be one bandmember short. Bassist Laura Ballance announced today (May 16) that she will not be joining Mac McCaughan, Jon Wurster, and Jim Wilbur on the road because she suffers from hyperacusis, a condition marked by an oversensitivity to certain ranges of sound. In a note posted on Superchunk's website, Ballance described the disorder as being akin to hearing loss."I have found that playing rock shows for the last couple of years has worsened my condition and I have made the difficult decision not to go out on the road with Superchunk for the upcoming campaign for I Hate Music," she wrote. "And it's not because I hate music.

May 16, 2013 – Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Violent Femmes, Motörhead, Rancid, Best Coast, and Guided By Voices will be dropping in on Chicago's Riot Fest this year. The annual event takes place from September 13 to 15 in Chi-Town's Humboldt Park.

May 16, 2013 – Italo-disco icon Giorgio Moroder has a penchant for teaming up with tech giants. The super-producer makes an appearance on Daft Punk's latest LP, the long-awaited (and instantly listenable) Random Access Memories, and now he's shared a new collaboration with Google.Moroder has teamed with Google Chrome Experiments to compose "Racer," the title track to a mobile game for smartphones and tablets.

May 16, 2013 – Shark Week's upcoming Santurce 7-inch takes its name from a neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which is where the Washington, D.C. foursome recorded the double-sided single. But "Go West," one of two tracks included on that July 30 release, owes more to, well, the Wild West than the Island of Enchantment. The galloping track confidently strides over gruff percussion, fatalist lyrics, and taut guitar licks that wouldn't be out of place in a Sergio Leone pastiche piece. Stream "Go West" down below and pre-order the Santurce 7-inch, out via Analog Edition Records, here.113647:song:Go West:

May 16, 2013 – Sean Nelson, former frontman for Harvey Danger, may be best known for the now-defunct group's deathless anti-anthem, "Flagpole Sitta." Funny then that "Born Without a Heart," the second single from the singer-songwriter's upcoming solo debut album, is so concerned with mortality. "I know that we all die alone and afraid," Nelson sings over springy, chiming melodies. "We might be soldiers on a long march to the grave." Just when things seem hopeless, though, the Seattle tunesmith surprises with a last-minute fit of optimism, reminding us, "But we don't have to live that way."113705:song:Born Without A Heart:

May 16, 2013 – It's been four years since Fuck Buttons' last LP, Tarot Sport, but the aggro-electronic duo will return on July 23 with their third album, Slow Focus, arriving via ATP Recordings. According to the announcement, the LP is the first self-produced effort from members Benjamin John Power and Andrew Hung. "We've used producers as safety nets in the past," Hung said. "But we've always had a very specific idea of what our music should sound like and so it became about following the logical path."Power added, "Slow Focus seemed like a very apt title when considering the sentiment of the music." He continued, "It almost feels like the moment your eyes take to readjust when waking, and realizing you're in a very unusual and not a particularly welcoming place.

May 16, 2013 – We already heard a couple of new Franz Ferdinand tracks earlier this year, but we'll get a whole set of fresh songs this summer. The Glaswegian dance-rock connoisseurs will return with their fourth studio album — Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action — on August 27 via Domino Records (August 26 for U.K.

May 16, 2013 – SPIN reported last week that the mysterious Boards of Canada 12-inch that surfaced on Record Store Day was sold on eBay for $5,700. Well, turns out the bidders who won the ultra-rare vinyl have refused to pay up, so the disc is now back up on eBay, but this time with a fixed "Buy It Now" price of (you guessed it) $5,700. Fans can also try making an offer.The owner writes on eBay: "this record was up for auction last week, but due to non-paying bidders, i am using a "buy it now" listing w/ a best offer option... the acutal vinyl is flawless as is the sleeve aside from one tiny dent on one of the corners (as pictured)... the record is in the exact condition it was found in." This surprise release launched a promotional campaign for Boards of Canada's first album in eight years, Tomorrow's Harvest.

May 16, 2013 – Drake just earned an astonishing 12 nominations at this year's BET Awards, but the "Started From the Bottom" MC has another reason to celebrate: Drizzy has announced the first few details for his fourth annual OVO Fest. The lineup for the upcoming showcase features channel ORANGE mastermind Frank Ocean, U.K. soulman James Blake, and, of course, Drake himself. As of now, those are the only artists confirmed for the two-day event — which takes place on August 4 and 5 — but the promo poster for OVO Fest promises more "special guests." Past installments of October's Very Own festival have featured performances from Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Eminem, Nas, the Weeknd, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Stevie Wonder, among many others. This year's edition will take place at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto.

May 16, 2013 – Baltimore alt-rock yahoos Roomrunner shared feedback-filled track "Weird" from their fast-approaching debut album, Ideal Cities, back in February. Now we can hear "Bait Car," the LP's muscular opener and a bruiser that pays homage to grunge's glory days without committing theft. Stream it now via SoundCloud. Ideal Cities arrives May 28 on Fan Death Records.