Dirty on Purpose is out on the road in support of their North Street Records debut Hallelujah Sirens. Spin Magazine gives them four stars saying: "The full-length debut from this Brooklyn foursome is a wet dream of collegiate, aural wizardry, swinging smartly between noisy rambunctiousness and delicate bedroom pop." See their video for "No Radio" and get tour dates are here.

The Capitol Years are also set to hit the road. They'll head out in early October, timed with the October 4th release date for their new record Dance Away The Terror. That's probably not going to make Dick Cheney's playlist. TCY will spend some of the time touring with label mates National Eye and you can see a full list of dates here.

The Prids, who Spin.com describes as "pure indie rock goodness" are currently on the road with Built to Spill.

The Features are another one of those Nashville area bands proving that "Music City" puts out more than just country classics. The band has an interesting story in that they reportedly were dropped by Universal for refusing to record a cover of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" for a credit card commercial. Without major label backing, they've regrouped and recorded a new EP, Contrast. You can listen to the title track here and check out their MySpace page for show dates.

Brooklyn's Asobi Seksu are in full tour swing in supprt of their sophomore record, Citrus. You can get dates and check out their new video here.

The New Cars are taking their new lineup for a fall spin. Original members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, are joind by touring rock veterans Kasim Sulton
and Prarie Prince and are now fronted by Todd Rundgren. It's been nearly 2 years since any version of the band has toured. They don't hit the road until November, but tickets are already on sale. Dates are here.

Art Brut and Brooklyn's We Are Scientists are taking turns swapping headlining duties as they tour together. Art Brut will also do a handful of solo dates in October.

Seattle's Minus the Bear and Chicago's Russian Circles (currently gigging with Daughters) are going to share some dates this fall. MP3 samples here, MTB: "Hooray" and Russian Circles' "Death Rides a Horse."

The View, from Dundee, Scotland, will join the MTV Gonzo Tour in October and then hit the road for some dates with Primal Scream in November.

Detroit indie rockers Canada also have announced new dates. The good folks over at You Ain't No Picasso give them the thumbs up: "It's almost like the mothers of twenty five years ago got together and spoon-fed their sons and daughters healthy doses of Bob Dylan, Big Star, and Neil Young, and these are the people they grew up to be."

Labels: Art Brut, Capitol Years, Minus the Bear, We Are Scientists