Following the release of Dark Matter, Randy Newman will tour Europe in February and March. The tour includes three UK shows—at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on March 8, Gateshead’s Sage on March 12, and London’s Palladium on March 14—as well as performances in Germany and Ireland, with further European dates to be announced shortly.

Tigran Hamasyan has shared a video giving a behind-the-scenes look in the studio during the recording of his new album, An Ancient Observer. The album was produced by Hamasyan and recorded by Antoine Gaillet at Studio de Meudon in Meudon, France, in June 2016. The video was made by Armen Catanasyan. You can watch it here.

k.d. lang launches Canadian leg of Ingénue Redux Tour … Devendra Banhart DJs in Boston … Fleet Foxes play Outside Lands … Rhiannon Giddens is in Alberta and Wyoming … Kronos Quartet performs in San Francisco … Lake Street Dive tours Midwest … Pat Metheny plays solo in Annapolis, Richmond … Conor Oberst brings Salutations to Scandinavia … Offa Rex, Olivia Chaney play Travelers' Rest … Punch Brothers continue American Acoustic tour in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Grand Rapids … Joshua Redman concludes Still Dreaming tour … and more …

Sam Amidon was on WNYC's Soundcheck to talk with host John Schaefer about his new album, The Following Mountain, and perform three songs from it live with electric guitarist Grey McMurray: "Juma Mountain," "Warren," and "Another Story Told." You can listen to the interview and performance here. Earlier this week, Amidon announced a fall tour of North America and added new Scandinavian dates to his previously announced European tour.

Lianne La Havas has just released the official video for "Tokyo," a song she co-wrote with Matt Hales for her Grammy-nominated album Blood. The video was shot on location in Tokyo by director Ravi Dhar. You can watch it here. Pitchfork called Blood "dynamic and poignantly self-assured in its introspection … an almost seamless album."

Fleet Foxes have shared two videos from their four nights of concerts at the Sydney Opera House during Vivid LIVE earlier this year. The Australian called the shows "spellbinding." You can see why in the performances of the songs "Fool's Errand" and "If You Need To, Keep Time on Me," from their new album, Crack-Up, here.

Nonesuch releases French singer/composer Camille's new album, OUÏ, in the US on October 13, 2017. Recorded over the course of a year in La Chartreuse—a fourteenth-century monastery-turned-artist’s residence in Avignon, France—OUÏ was released internationally earlier this year to critical and popular acclaim. Debuting at #1 in the French charts, the album was called "a celebration of a vocal instrument as dexterous as it is delicate, with sounds given new shapes and word play at a premium" by the UK’s Evening Standard. Mostly sung in French, the album also includes one song in English, "Seeds." That track and "Fontaine de Lait," the video for which can be seen here, are available to download now with album pre-orders. Camille performs at NYC's (Le) Poisson Rouge on October 16.

Randy Newman was a guest on NPR's Morning Edition. He performed in the NPR studio and spoke with host Steve Inskeep about his new album, Dark Matter. You can hear the on-air piece and their extended, full interview here. The album has been named WFUV's New Dig. "Dark Matter arrives at the right time and delivers the commentary and insight we crave from Newman," says WFUV. "The man is one of the era’s great songwriters, composers, and storytellers, and Dark Matter perfectly fits in his legacy." WFUV recently recorded a live session with Newman at NYC's Electric Lady Studios; it airs tonight and is available now at wfuv.org.

Sam Amidon has announced a fall tour of North America, in support of his latest album, The Following Mountain. The tour starts at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle on September 23 and continues with stops in Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Milwaukee, Chicago, Toronto, DC, and Philadelphia, before culminating with a performance at New York City’s Mercury Lounge on October 10. He has also added new Scandinavian dates on his previously announced European tour.

Dark Matter, Randy Newman's first album of new material in nine years, is out now on CD and digitally from Nonesuch, with the vinyl due August 18. Produced by long-time Newman collaborators Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, and David Boucher, the album includes songs about Vladimir Putin, the Kennedy brothers, Sonny Boy Williamson, science vs. religion, love and loss, and more. NPR says Newman is "capable of telling ordinary stories in ways no one quite has before." He is "still at the top of his game," says the AP.

Sam Amidon plays a free set for Celebrate Brooklyn … Fleet Foxes tour Toronto, Detroit … Rhiannon Giddens is at Newport Jazz Festival … Emmylou Harris performs in Norway … Randy Newman plays benefit in Aspen … Conor Oberst launches European tour in Germany, Poland … Punch Brothers continue American Acoustic tour in upstate New York … Joshua Redman brings Still Dreaming to UK, Sweden … 

Randy Newman, whose new album, Dark Matter, is out on Nonesuch tomorrow, was on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show today. He spoke with Lopate and performed songs from the album live in the WNYC studios. You can hear the conversation and performances here.