New Music Roundup: Highlife, Hark The Herald, Kirkland, Alphabet Star

Denton, Texas' Highlife were recently in the studio finishing up recording their Drink Yourself to Freedom 7". The band still needs to track the vocals and mix. The record features 6 songs in under four minutes, and will arrive this fall on Cowabunga Records. The band will also soon record songs for a split 7" with Spazm 151.

Louisville, KY's Hark The Herald and Dixon, IL's Kirkland are heading out together on the Branchout Tour from September 19th through October 17th. You can find dates and details on Hark The Herald's website

Cincinnati by way of Nashville act Alphabet Star has released some new material. The man behind the band, Casey Weissbuch, also plays in Cincinnati's Till Plains and the Pinstripes. Casey is planning on soon releasing an EP of between 5 to 7 songs of new material. Three of those songs can be heard at MySpace.