When a band drops an unreleased jam on Minnesota public radio, chances are most people outside of the Twin Cities won’t really catch on. But when that band is Girls, chances are most people outside of the Twin Cities will be trying to figure out how to cop said jam. The kid-tested, Pitchfork-approved act busted out a San Francisco treat for the listeners of the Land of 10,000 Lakes in the form of “Heartbreaker” – a mid-tempo lament that finds lead Girl Christopher Owens pining for a lost youthful love. “When I said that I loved you honey, I knew that you would break my heart.” I think this dude needs a hug. Check it out below or over at the Current, where you can take in a gab sesh with Mr. Owens and hear live takes of Album faves “Ghost Mouth” and “Lauren Marie.”

We’ve made no secret of our affections for San Francisco pop duo Girls over the past few months, their self-titled debut lodged in our hi-fi at the moment. They just announced some brand new dates for the forthcoming new year/decade via the Matablog, a string of winter shows that has them wandering into the Midwest before turning and heading straight home to California where the weather’s more forgiving that time of year.

Tour dates:

11.12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.14 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11.17 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11.18 Portland, OR @ Jackpot Records (in-store)
11.18 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11.20 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
11.21 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
12.04 San Diego, CA @ The Loft
12.05 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
12.06 Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters

New dates!

01.25 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
01.26 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
01.27 Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
01.29 Austin, TX @ The Parish
01.30 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
01.31 Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington
02.02 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
02.04 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
02.05 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02.06 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
02.07 St. Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle
02.08 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
02.10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
02.12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
02.14 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

Things this actually means: like Girls before them, worthwhile acts like Glasser and Tanlines will get a huge step-up in aid for getting their music out there. Also, the imprint will continue to be managed by founder Dean Bein. So, the whole thing seems like a win-win.

Things this means in bizarro world: Jay Reatard cameo in the next NSFW “Lust For Life” video? On some strange level you can almost picture this making sense can’t you? Think about it… or don’t.  (No, we don’t really want to either).

Matador just announced the signing, and part of their statement included this gem.

“What would possess Matador to become involved with another label in this capacity? As Victor Kiam once explained his decision to purchase the Remington Shaver operation, “I liked it so much, I bought the company.” Needless to say, we like Dean, Girls, Glasser, Tanlines, Lemonade and Hunx & His Punx much more than than Mr. Kiam appreciated those razor blades.”

So, you know, it’s always good to know the dudes over there are pretty sure they love good music more than some rich dude loved knicking his face with a razor. But seriously fooks, this is a good thing. (Via: Brooklyn Vegan)

New Jersey’s a weird place. The outside world marvels at the state, wondering how one can even survive in such conditions. (note: NJ state slogan- only the strong survive.) Residents, both home and abroad, however, hold the Garden State in a high regards, noting the unparalleled sweet corn, uber-ripe tomatoes and Susan Sarandon’s breasts as some of the state’s most prized output. Soon to be added to that fine list of Garden State crops is Real Estate’s self-titled debut full-length, to be released by Jeremy Earl’s Woodsist label on November 17th. In proper fashion, Real Estate will tour in preparation of the release. Like any good group of suburban boys would do, the band, which has a bunch of shows lined up during CMJ, will promote the album with a 10 day tour with everybody’s current favorite Girls. The jaunt, which will take the band out to Chicago and even has them crossing International borders (stash your weed at the border boys!), will begin at Maxwells, the infamous Hoboken, NJ haunt, which Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley had a hand in reviving. Mom’s will be proud.

Tour Dates

10. 14 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island Basement
10. 15 Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
10. 16 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
10. 17 Atlanta, GA @ 529*
10. 18 Chapel Hill, North Carolina @ Local 506*
10. 19 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel*
10. 20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Barbary @
10. 21 New York, NY @Pianos- CMJ
10. 21 New York, NY @ Santo’s Party House- CMJ
10. 22 Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands- CMJ*
10. 23 New York, NY @ The Delancey- CMJ
10. 24 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg- CMJ
10. 25 New York, NY @ The Living Room- CMJ @
10. 30 Storrs, CT @ UCONN $
11. 02 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells %
11. 03 Washington, DC @ Black Cat %
11. 04 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie %
11. 06 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom %
11. 07 Boston, MA @ Great Scott %
11. 09 Montral, QC @ Il Motore %
11. 10 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo %
11. 12 Chicago, Il @ Empty Bottle %

* w/ Japandroids
@ w/ Neon Indian
$ w/ Vivian Girls
% w/ Girls

With their first full-length hitting stores today, Girls are posed to take on the world. If you poke around the Internets today, you’re bound to find at least one mention of Girls on any site where the words “seminal” appear often. But, here at the Tripwire, we ain’t even talking about the narcotic Album, rather four unreleased, acoustic tracks the band laid down for KDHX Radio. The session, which contains “Heartbreaker,” “Lovelife,” “Broken Dreams Club,” and “How Can I Say I Love You,” plays out like a “How to Deal with a Broken Heart, While Breaking Hearts” manual. It’s sad and sweet, and a lot like looking back on old relationships, knowing what went wrong, pining for your ex, then crushing up some Xanax and calling it a night, only to awake the next morning and find out its Groundhog Day all over again. Head over to KDHX to peep the agonizingly beautiful set.