Check out some tracks from the final GBV record, Half-Smiles Of The Decomposed, out August 24th:

(via Catherine, of course.)

Also, don’t forget that the insanely hugeass 3LP Bee Thousand re-release is coming out August 31st.

The first official Arcade Fire release from Merge is now available at the Merge store. The 7″ features “Neighboorhood #1″ b/w “My Buddy” (by The Alvino Rey Orchestra a.k.a. “Gramps”). Merge also has the Arcade Fire’s first EP for sale now, too. If you missed that one the first time
around, get on it now. The new full-length, Funeral, will be available for pre-order September 3rd.

Finally, FWIW, Coolfer notes that at midnight tonight, you can go to the iTunes Music Store to buy an exclusive new Pixies track, “Bam Thwok”. Kim Deal sings it.