Indie rockers The Vaccines have announced a run of US live shows promoting their second album ‘Come of Age’.

The confirmed live dates – taking place at the beginning of next year – are as follows:

January 29, 2013 Boston, MA Paradise
January 31, 2013 New York, NY Terminal 5
February 1, 2013 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club
February 2, 2013 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
February 4, 2013 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Hall
February 5, 2013 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
February 6, 2013 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
February 8, 2013 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
February 9, 2013 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
February 11, 2013 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
February 14, 2013 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre
February 15, 2013 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

As yet, it has not been confirmed who will be filling the support slots.

‘Come of Age’ was a hit in the UK, reaching the #1 spot on the album chart. It also scored the band a top ten hit album in Ireland.

Australian alternative/atmospheric rock band Lowlakes have released a new video. The clip is for a previously unheard track ‘Cold Company’ and can be viewed below.

‘Cold Company’ is a taster for Lowlakes’ first full-length album, due for release early 2013. [A review of their debut EP can be found here.]

The band are also visiting the US at the end of October for four live appearances, as follows:

17/10 – Parkside Lounge, NYC
(CMJ SHOWCASE, 10PM)

20/10 – The Delancey, NYC
(CMJ SHOWCASE, 4:40PM)

22/10 – Pianos, NYC

25/10 – Silverlake Lounge, LA

Swedish folk-pop duo First Aid Kit will play their first live shows of 2013 in Australia.

Fans can catch Johanna and Klara at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 2nd January, followed by an appearance at the concert hall, Sydney Opera the following night (3rd January).

The duo’s well-received second album ‘The Lion’s Roar’ was reissued in September as a limited edition CD/DVD box set, just seven months after the album was originally released.

Unbelievably, it’s been ten years since Killswitch Engage released ‘Alive or Just Breathing’. With original vocalist Jesse Leach now firmly back in the band, Killswitch are to embark on a US tour celebrating the album in November.

Support at all shows will come from Shadows Fall and Acaro.

The conformed dates are as follows:

November 24, 2012 San Bernardino, CA NOS Event Center
November 25, 2012 San Francisco, CA Slims
November 27, 2012 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
November 28, 2012 Portland, OR Hawthorne
November 30, 2012 Boulder, CO Fox Theater
December 1, 2012 Kansas City, KS Beaumont Club
December 2, 2012 Dallas, TX Trees
December 4, 2012 Tampa, FL State Theater
December 5, 2012 Pensacola, FL Vinyl
December 7, 2012 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
December 8, 2012 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
December 10, 2012 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
December 11, 2012 Columbus, OH Alrosa Villa
December 12, 2012 Toronto, ON Opera House
December 14, 2012 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
December 15, 2012 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
December 16, 2012 Brooklyn, NY Willamsburg Music Hall
December 18, 2012 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
December 19, 2012 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
December 20, 2012 Portland, ME State Theater