Stereogum premieres a beautiful live video of Anna von Hausswolff performing "Mountains Crave" off of her forthcoming album, Ceremony. Directed by Mikal Cee Karisson, Anna's band here features Daniel Ögren and Karl Vento on guitars, drummer Christopher Cantillo and Filip Leyman. Ceremony is out in North America on July 9th via Other Music Recording Co and June 17 in the UK and Europe via City Slang.

Ex Cops made their Los Angeles debut last night at the Troubadour, wrapping a two-week run of dates supporting Bleached. Today they announced two additional LA performances, this Sunday, May 12 at The Federal Bar in N. Hollywood, for the KCRW Mimosa Series (11am-2pm) and Monday, May 13 at The Bardot. Ex Cops will spend June on the road supporting Local Natives and perform at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN, and also at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC in September. The band also premiered a session with Daytrotter earlier today. More tour dates are listed here.

The singer / pianist Anna von Hausswolff hails from Sweden, the land of midnight sun, black metal and Ingmar Bergman. Her album Ceremony is primarily inspired by the death of her grandfather three years ago, and is informed by Anna’s childhood, when she and her sister sang in choirs and spent so much time around their father, the renowned avant-garde artist and composer Carl Michael von Hausswolff, as he worked with artists ranging from William S. Burroughs to Union Carbide Productions. To record this tribute to her grandfather, Anna, a unique and powerful singer, accompanies herself on that most sacred of instruments, the church organ. The result is a striking and deeply felt work that combines intimacy and majestic grandeur. Other Music Recording Co. (distributed by Fat Possum) releases Ceremony in North America on July 9, with a U.K. / E.U. release by City Slang the month before on June 17. Von Hausswolff will perform July 10 at Glasslands in Brooklyn, and will tour North America in the fall. "Mountains Crave" is streaming on Pitchfork and you can also watch the song's video here.

 Ex Cops pull into Texas for a string of dates this week during Austin's SXSW Music Festival. Here's a full listing of their shows below and check out the rest of their tour schedule here.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 - 3:00 P.M.
Consequence of Sound Party at The Parish: 214E. 6th St.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 - 11:30 P.M.
High Road Touring Party Showcase at The Parish: 214E. 6th St.

February 5, 2013

Tour Dates:
02/15 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
02/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milk Boy
02/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Shadow Lounge
02/25 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
02/26 - Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre
02/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/01 - Madison, WI @ Frequency
03/02 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
03/03 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
03/04 - Columbus, OH @ Kobo
03/05 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
03/06 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
03/12-16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW Music Conference
04/23 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^
04/27 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean ^
04/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club ^
04/30 - Missoula, MT @ Old Beck VFW Post 209 ^
05/01 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey ^
05/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club ^
05/03 - Portland, OR @ Star Theatre ^
05/04 - San Jose, CA @ Blank Club ^
05/05 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
05/08 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour ^
^ w/ Bleached

There's been some real nice press this week for Ex Cops' just-released True Hallucinations, including album reviews on Consequence of Sound and Pitchfork, and a print feature in INTERVIEW Magazine. AllMusic also covered the record and talked to Brian about what he and the band have been into lately for their Poplist blog.  

01/30 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met
01/31 - Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears
02/15 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
02/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milk Boy w/ Leagues
02/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Shadow Lounge
02/25 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Wagons
02/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
03/01 - Madison, WI @ Frequency ^
03/02 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club ^
03/03 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
03/05 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
^ w/ Young Buffalo

The first video off the debut full-length from Ex Cops has just premiered on ConsequenceOfSound.net -- the clip for "Ken" finds the Brooklyn band paying homage to the Replacements' classic anti-video for "Bastards of Young." True Hallucinations arrives in stores on January 22, and the group will be celebrating that night with a performance at Glasslands in Brooklyn.