Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks video - Lariat

Over at The 405, I highlighted the new album from Stephen Malkmus' on-again-off-again project with The Jicks. The Pavement frontman and Stockton, California icon - now living in Berlin - will be releasing Wig Out At Jagbags, his sixth studio album with the band early next year. Included in on the release, recorded in Amsterdam with his longtime collaborator Remko Schouten, is the first single "Lariat," which has an accompanying French lyric video from Leblanc + Cudmore.

For English-speaking fans, we're on the outside of this one, but we'll let it slide because of the endless charm.

Watch it below and order Wig Out At Jagbags (Chicago reference, there) January 7, via Matador. The first 500 LP pre-orders will also include a bonus 7" with the non-album track "Pick Up The Spare."

Ty Segall announces new album, 'Sleeper'

More album news? More album news.

Beloved San Francisco garage rocker Ty Segall, who seems to release an album in some various form every half year or so, announced his newest solo LP Sleeper. The Drag City release, which is set for release August 19 in the UK and August 20 in the U.S., is the first solo LP since last year's Twins release.

Check out the teaser for the LP below, which features Segall sleeping because there's a theme here.

Franz Ferdinand announce new album, 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'

Nearly four years after the release of Tonight, Franz Ferdinand have finally announced the proper follow-up, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

The teaser trailer for the album, the fourth since the band's landmark self-titled debut in 2004, premiered two days ago, which shares a blip of the title track. It's slated for release August 26 in the UK and August 27 in the U.S.

As well, the group will be releasing a special "Passport Edition" of the LP, which will contain a double-vinyl copy, a CD copy, a 7" with two tracks not included on the official album, an extra 12", a live recording, and four special post-cards from each band member.

Watch the teaser below and pre-order the album now at Domino Records.

New Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Day

Philadelphia's native folk-rock son Kurt Vile is prepping the fifth solo album in his lengthy catalog, Wakin On A Pretty Daze. The new album, out April 9 via Matador, will be a 69-minute double-LP, featuring the almost title track "Wakin On A Pretty Day."

The single will have an accompanying video soon, but for now check out the "Making Of" video below that features the nine minute track, and future tour dates after the bump.

New (!!!) Daft Punk album/tour coming in 2013

In what has to be the most terrifyingly exciting news we've seen in a while, French super-no-one-else-compares-to-them duo Daft Punk are finally, finally coming back.

It's been over three years since the release of their live album Alive and more than six since the duo's last studio album (not counting their work with the Tron: Legacy soundtrack). In that time, Daft Punk have earned the stellar reputation as one of the biggest and best live music spectacles in the world. Their transformative show at Coachella 2006 (their first U.S. show since 1997, at the time) and Lollapalooza 2007 were ritualistically heralded as two of the greatest festival performances of the decade - by anyone. You can go so far as to say that the current popularity wave electronica music is riding in the U.S. was all started by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, so word of a new album and tour should be bigger news than ever.

You can see in the promo graphic, March 13th of next year marks the release of No End, which was produced with help from Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder. As well, word is that the production team responsible for the iconic live pyramid in their performances will be hard at work again to make sure the new live experiences are more memorable than the last. Tour dates are sketchy, but do in fact exist. We'll likely hear more news on live performances in the near future. For now, however, just revel in the excitement. It's finally time.