SoundBites: Southern Fork Americana Festival, Bon Iver, Pitch Black, UMO

Skyscraper Stan

Thie line-up for the Southern Fork Americana Festival 2016 has been announced.

Headlined by Hayes Carll and Lindi Ortega, the festival featuring local and international alt country talent will take place at Vector Arena's Tuning Fork from October 7 to 16.

Organisers say concertgoers can expect performances from some of the finest and most exciting artists on the Americana scene today.

Texan Hayes was nominated for Best Country Song at the Grammys for Chances Are sung by Lee Ann Womack.

Lindi Ortega, twice named Roots Artist of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association, will be making her long awaited New Zealand debut.

Dates:

October 7 - Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats w/ Ravens
October 8 - Hayes Carll w/ Adam McGrath
October 12 - Robert Ellis + Joe Pug
October 13 - Josh Rennie-Hynes + Liam Gerner
October 14 - Lindi Ortega + The Cactus Blossoms
October 16 - The Shape I'm In feat. Ebony Lamb, Tom Cunliffe, Hopetoun Brown and more.

Tickets from Ticketmaster. Online-only presale available until 8:59am August 18, subject to availability.

Bon Iver's third studio album will be called 22, A Million, and will be released on September 30.

The band performed the album in full at the weekend at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Wisconsin.

Tracklisting:

1. 22 (OVER S∞∞N)

2. 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄

3. 715 - CR∑∑KS

4. 33 "GOD"

5. 29 #Strafford APTS

6. 666 ʇ

7. 21 M◊◊N WATER

8. 8 (circle)

9. ____45_____

10. 00000 Million

Pitch Black have announced their album Filtered Senses will be released on September 2.

Fans have been waiting nine years for the follow-up to Rude Mechanicals.

The new album follows the comeback single Invisible Chatter, including remixes by Digital Playground and Kaminanda.

Meanwhile, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have released the video for their bouncy cover of the Grateful Dead's Shakedown Street.

The song features on Day of the Dead, the massive musical tribute to the American rock legends.

The video, described as a dreamlike experience, is directed by Business Company.

Day of the Dead is curated by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National.

That band's lead singer Matt Berninger has a side project called EL VY, who are releasing a video for every song on their album Return To The Moon.

The most recent was the video for Careless, directed by Matt's brother Tom.

Watch all ten EL VY videos here