Pitchfork

It's 90 degrees outside, we're stressing out about the festival, everybody's computers seem to be breaking down at the same time, and the new Basement Jaxx isn't as good as we'd hoped it would be.

In other words, Pitchfork's in the mood for a Tussle.

Tussle the band are ready to satisfying the cravings of fighters everywhere with their second record, Telescope Mind, due October 16 on Smalltown Supersound.

The San Francisco four-piece have pulled together 12 new tracks for the follow-up to 2004's Kling Klang, all of which were recorded last year with Quinn Luke. The closer, "Pow!" features Liquid Liquid's Sal Principato and Dennis Young, and the disc's artwork was created by Kim Hiorthoy.

Tussle plan to release a limited edition 12" single titled "Warning" also on Smalltown Supersound on September 25. In addition, it features a 10 minute Hot Chip remix containing several TM numbers and an Optimo remix. Fans can preview a clip on Tussle's MySpace.

Tracklist:

01 Bell-Lyra
02 Warning
03 Second Guessing
04 Kindermusik
05 Cloud Melodie
06 Elephant
07 The Story of Meteorites
08 Flicker / 33.3
09 Invisible City
10 Trappings
11 Cloud Melodie ii
12 Pow!

The band has a 2006 U.S. trek in the works, and will head to Europe for 2007. These dates, however, have not yet been finalized. At the moment, Tussle only have one performance scheduled-- an August 26 gig at San Francisco's Cafe du Nord with Black Fiction.