Some of the first reviews are in from the premiere of Wah Do Dem, you can check one out here as well as an interview Sean did with the LAist.  You can also see a VIDEO Interview of Sean here in 3D!!

Kidding about the 3D.

Also, check out a 20 Minute in concert video from NPR of the Antlers at The Black Cat in Washington!

Big News Day!
The remastered version of Hospice by The Antlers is now available digitally at iTunes. If you get the record from itunes, you’ll also get 2 bonus tracks: “Sylvia, An Introduction” & “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”. Hospice will be released in physical form on August 18th, but in the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered on CD or VINYL at Insound. All pre-orders come with a free poster! Click here to pre-order the record from Insound.

Sean Bones is in LA for a few shows and the premiere screening of Wah Do Dem at Landmark 4.  If you are in the area, check out his myspace for the details!

Hey!  We have a limited amount Super Sexy Sweaty Summer Shirts from Les Savy Fav back in stock!  They are available right now in your size!  Also- check out our boutique for special Summer combo deals! 

The Dodos, who just played an outstanding performance here in New York at the Northside Fest, will release Time To Die on September 15.  We can’t wait for you to hear this!  Keep up with us for more news. 
Sean Bones‘ debut, RINGS, is now available for presale over at iTunes.  Head on over there, where you can sample the songs too!  And also check out this interview that the Bostonist did with The Antlers. 

Behold! The cover of Sean Bones’ debut album RINGS !  Look for Sean and that gang on tour near the 7/21 release date.  You can check out his myspace for some of the sweet jams in the meantime!

Hey Everybody-- Passion Pit’s debut album Manners drops today.  You can pick the vinyl and cd right from our boutique now for the nice price!  You can preview the album now over at AOL Music, then take your pick of digital storefronts to snag your copy from.

The album is Amazon.com’s Deal Of The Day, meaning you can DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM FOR $2.99!!! Lala.com has Manners for $3.99 all week.

Other than that, you can also pick up the album on iTunes! Or wrangle it on eMusic! Finagle it from Napster! Or procure it from rhapsody!

Anyway you do it, get your hands on it now!!

We are proud to announce that we will be working with The Antlers.  Frenchkiss will release a remastered edition of their stellar album Hospice on August 18.  They have plenty of tour dates upcoming and we will keep you posted on this hot-off-the-presses news.  For now, check out their myspace!

Sup yall, wanted to let you know something special.  Cut Off Your Hands made a stunning appearance on the AOL Spinner Interface show, which you can watch in it’s entirety here!

The Dodos recently talked to Pitchfork about their new album, cooking, and Huey Lewis.  Read the entertaining article and don’t forget to buy tickets to their upcoming June 14 Northside Festival show!

Check out the poster for FKr’s split Northside showcase on June 12!

Frenchkiss is happy to be taking part in the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, this June.  We will be doing a split showcase with Kanine Records, featuring Sean Bones and more tba.  The Dodos will be playing a showcase at Studio B on June 14 with our pals Phil and the Osophers.  You can get tickets to that show here!

Download our brand new sampler, chronicling 10 years of releases! Now on iTunes!

We are feeling very accomplished today!  Usually when we get to the office, it’s a few hours of dickin’ around on the internerd, several cigarette breaks and then a couple hours for lunch before getting to anything substantial.  But we have such big news today and the first thing we want to do is share!!
PASSION PIT will be playing a New York City release show for Manners ON A BOAT!  Not just any boat, a ROCKS OFF Concert Cruise Boat.  The date is May 18th and the ship’s hatch opens at 7pm!  Get your tickets here before their all gone. It’s sold out! Thank you! Let’s party and hear the new tunes!  A few more UK tour dates have been added too!
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS will be playing a live Lounge Act Details for WOXY.com Lounge Act performance this Monday May 4th @ 2 EST!  All you have to do is go to www.woxy.com to listen in!

Hey everyone, got some big special sounds for you to listen to today!  Passion Pit are debuting another track from Manners today.  Head over to Pitchfork to download it!

Cut Off Your Hands recently recorded a session for Daytrotter and it’s up today.  Read the review, listen, and see the portrait of Nick here!

Get your freebees on!

Passion Pit‘s video for “The Reeling” is right over there to your left.  Press Play!  “The Reeling” is the first single off Manners, which is coming out soon!  Look for them out on tour very soon.  You can check out our tour page for all the dates, including their two now sold out New York shows at Bowery Ballroom!

Sean Bones new album will be called RINGS.  It’s coming out July 21.  He’s playing a few New York shows, including the Frenchkiss showcase at the Northside Festival in New York!

Cut Off Your Hands have unleashed a massive amount of tour dates, many with Viva Voce.  Check out our tour page or their myspace for deets!

Passion Pit has just launched their official website!  Go here to check out news, tour dates, videos, pics and more! 

Sean Bones was recently featured on IFC Music Blast.  The show followed him around SXSW this past March and also caught a bit of the band playing at the Frenchkiss Showcase. Check it out!

Look out for new Cut Off Your Hands news coming soon!  New dates in May, including Daytrotter… Recording live for AOL.  They got some big plans about to hatch!

I want to shout it from the top of the Mt. Everest!  Cut Off Your Hands recently performed 2 awesome songs for FUEL TV and you can watch them if you click on the Hillary Step!

Hey you can now preorder Manners by Passion Pit at Insound!

Awesome! Passion Pit has debuted a new track from their upcoming album Manners entitled “The Reeling”.  The only place you can check it out is their myspace- go now and have a listen!

We are back from SXSW and almost have our speaking voices back!  Seriously, we’re overcoming with a case of Margaritis we caught in ATX.  We would like to share some of the awesome love that Passion Pit got down in Austin (including being Paste’s buzziest band of the fest), as well as some that awesome love Cut Off Your Hands received. More news to come!  We’ll put up pictures of our showcases when find our cameras…

Check out our complete SXSW ‘09 schedule:

Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase
Thursday March 19th
Emo’s Main Room
603 Red River
Peter, Bjorn, & John – 1am
Passion Pit – 12am
Cut Off Your Hands – 11pm
Wild Light – 10pm
Sean Bones – 9pm
Francis & The Lights – 8pm

Passion Pit
Thursday March 19th at 5pm – Brooklyn Vegan Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St
Thursday March 19th at 12am – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street
Friday March 20th at 1:30pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River

Cut Off Your Hands
Wednesday March 18th at 3:40pm – Spaceland Day Party Maggie Mae’s 323 E. 6th St
Wednesday March 18th at 8pm – Rockband Showcase Vice 302 E. 6th St.
Thursday March 19th at 4pm – Bird’s Barbershop Day Party Bird’s Barbershop 1107 E. 6th St
Thursday March 19th at 11pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street
Friday March 20th at 12:40pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River
Friday March 20th at 3pm – The Onion Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St
Friday March 20th at 6pm – New Zealand BBQ West Tent (Brush Square Park) 5th & Neches
Friday March 20th at 10pm – NME Showcase Aces Lounge 222 E. 6th St.
Saturday March 21st, 1pm – Mess With Texas Day Party Waterloo Park Red River Rd & 15th St.
Saturday March 21st, 4:30pm – RollingStone.com Day Party Peckerheads 402 E. 6th St

Sean Bones
Thursday March 19th at 9pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street

Check out this rad poster for the LSF and Sean Bones show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on March 13!

The only good news is good news!  Sean Bones’ 7” of “Easy Street” is up on our boutique for the player price of $5.  It’s a limited edition secret version you should get while the gettings good.  Check out our updated tour section for Sean’s upcoming shows, including one at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple w/ Les Savy Fav.  You can preorder tickets here. In fact, our tour page is loaded down with dates, with Passion Pit and Cut Off Your Hands spending a lot of time on the road.  You’ll surely be able to see a FK band soon!