Cloud Cult is excited to announce their fall headlining tour in support of their new full-length album – Light Chasers – due out September 14^th on Earthology Records.

The record is the band’s first new studio release in more than two years and critics are already weighing in favorably with Pitchfork calling the album “…epic, millennial indie rock…” and John Richards from KEXP saying that Light Chasers is “the best thing Cloud Cult has ever done, which is saying a lot as everything they’ve done so far is near perfection.”

Emii will be releasing the follow up song to her hit single “Magic” next month.  The heart pounding new song is called “Mr. Romeo” and has Emii lusting after her dream guy, Mr. Romeo. Will she get bitten’ by love?

The indie artist has been taking the world by storm with her infectious music and her rocking style. Her video for ”Magic” has received over 1.5 million views on YouTube  She has performed on ABC Grand Rapids, ABC Buffalo, ABC Chicago, ABC Las Vegas, FOX Connecticut, FOX Austin, FOX Grand Rapids Michigan, Fox San Diego, ABC San Diego and more are scheduled. and can been seen on Fuse TV and MTV’s LOGO network.

Emii received continued support from radio stations coast to coast including Chicago’s KISS 103.5, San Francisco, Grand Rapids, Texas, New York and more!

National Public Radio’s is featuring The Orbans for their song of the day.

The indie band will release their debut album When We Were Wild later this fall! Having worked with producer Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Yo La Tengo, Clem Snide) on the album since the summer of 2009, When We Were Wild is full of pop magic.

The Dallas Observer’s review stated “the debut…is so full of pop hooks that there is almost no discernable lead single on there.”

When We Were Wild is full of singles that have been compared to Big Star, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and Ryan Adams. Keep your eyes open for the album’s physical release this fall and look for The Orbans on tour this fall with date’s to be announced soon.

Darling Waste is giving away 19-tracks for free! The songs on For the Gloomy Guses and Negative Nancies include b-sides, live and cover tracks that the band has recorded over the years.

“We have this free album, plus a new full length [album] coming up in October,” said Lance Waste, founder and lead singer of the band. “We recorded the new studio album in england and the one we are giving away is a collection of b-sides and covers.”

Indie artist Sarah Jaffe has been blowing audiences away with her live performances which set her up to tour with great artists including Midlake, Norah Jones, and Lou Barlow. Most recently, she impressed none other than USA Today’s PopCandywriter Whitney Matheson at her performance in New York City at The Living Room.

This 24-year-old Texan and her guitar will continue to wow audiences every night on her upcoming tour. She’s had an amazing response from the press and fans on the release of her debut album Suburban Nature – out now on Kirtland Records.

The Secret Handshake (Luis Dubuc) will releasing his sixth studio album, Night & Day in on Aug. 17 on Triple Crown Records. With a week to go, you still have time to pre-order a bundle pack which includes: a Night & Day CD, download card for the ‘Night Version’ (electro mixes), poster, stickers and a tote bag.

Night & Day is an album title that truly sign posts a major sea change. It holds fast to its title’s pronouncement of seemingly polar opposites. The gripping melodies are still firmly in place, but that’s where the similarities between Dubuc’s back catalog and his latest creation end.

The world could use a little California sunshine, and Loomis and the Lust is just the band to bring it. The sunny Santa Barbara based quartet will release their sophomore EP, Space Camp on August 10^th.

“With all of the traveling we’ve done, we’ve realized that Southern California has a very laidback vibe,” vocalist and guitarist Will Loomis said. “We seem to use that vibe when writing songs.

In one year, since dropping their debut EP, the indie band has received numerous accolades from the press including a feature in Billboard Magazine and being lauded by MTV Iggy as one of the “Top 25 Best New Bands in the World.” They also won the “Artist on the Verge” award by OurStage.com and garnered a $25,000 prize at the New Music Seminar.

Teaming up with MTV’s hit series, The Buried Life, non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms will be helping a young lady live her dream of creating a night of hope and help in Rochester, Minnesota on Friday, August 6th at 8pm.

This unique event will feature live music by indie artist, Mat Kearney. All are invited to attend and the all ages, free event will be aired on an episode of MTV’s The Buried Life in its upcoming season.

The Buried Life is a show about four guys living their dreams, doing all the things they want to do before they die. But for every dream they complete on their list, they help a stranger complete one of their own.

Indie Band Axium has released Graveyard Shift today. The album is available on CD and digital EP format at iTunes and Amazon.

The EP includes an extended edit, radio edit, remix and instrument versions of the single. A Limited Edition 7″ is in the works to follow later this fall.

Scott Llamas of Popsmear Records co-produced the track and the album is currently being mastered by Franco Fucili of Pennabilli, Italy.

Franco heard the promo version on an internet radio channel and fell in love with the fresh sound. He offered his services for free after some effort to contact the band.

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 6 is now available as a free download. The mix tape is a collection of the best and most popular tracks featured on VerbicideMagazine.com in the past couple months, alongside a few special, previously unreleased tracks.

The website’s newest mixtape features a wide variety of music that ranges from folk (Mountain Man), to hip-hop (Central Services), to metal (Howl), to indie rock and garage rock (The Dead Weather, School of Seven Bells). It also features tracks by Mike Patton, Yacht, Stripmall Architecture, and more!

If you’d ever like one of your tracks to be considered for inclusion on their download page — and to possibly be included (at their discretion) on a future Verbicide Select Mixtape — email your MP3 submissions to jackson@verbicidemagazine.com. Required materials include a web address to link to an MP3 hosted on your site, a band bio, and a press photo.

Christina Perri — the singer/songwriter who gained thousands of new fans overnight when her song “Jar of Hearts” was featured on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance — has signed a deal with Atlantic Records, Billboard.com can exclusively confirm. Perri inked the deal July 21 to release her debut album on the major label, while Roadrunner Records will continue to promote “Jar of Hearts” at radio.

On June 30, Perri’s “Jar of Hearts” was used on So You Think You Can Dance for a contemporary piece performed by Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick. The song went on to debut at No. 28 on Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs and No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week, clocking 48,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Verbicide Unsigned 2010 Contest is giving one lucky unsigned band the chance to receive press coverage and have their CD’s printed for free.

The companies recognize unsigned musicians have a tough time receiving press coverage and they want to give up-and-comers, no-namers and the next-big-things a chance to be seen and heard as they profile the best of the best.

VerbicideMagazine.com has also teamed up with an array of partners to award the grand prize winner free CD manufacturing, gift certificates for music gear and more.

Axium is setting up to release their EP, Graveyard Shift, which hits stores August 3rd. Some stores, including Amazon, already show the album in their upcoming inventory. The Graveyard Shift EP features Axium’s hot new single, radio edit, instrumental and official remix with guest stars Sherlock Tones.

Critically acclaimed indie producer Scott Llamas of PopSmear Records co-produced the album, recorded at his private studio in San Rafael, CA. Mastered in Italy by Eng. Franco Fucili, this release shines with all the guts and glimmer of the band’s best.