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The unlikely pairing of Dirty Projectors and Björk just released seven-song EP Mount Wittenberg Orca, with all proceeds going to the National Geographic Society’s Ocean Initiative. Stream “All We Are” … Other unlikely pairings will take place at the 31st Calgary Folk Festival, which will put artists onstage together to collaborate, including St. Vincent with Man Man, Frank Turner with the Burning Hell and Joe Henry with the Swell Season. The fest takes place July 22-25 at Prince’s Island Park … In order to help out fellow musician and friend Jeremy Wilson, who is battling Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome, the Decemberists have announced a charity poster auction benefiting the Jeremy Wilson Foundation, which dedicated to helping uninsured and under-insured musicians. The auction features 10 limited-edition silkscreen posters, six of which are signed by the band. Go here to place a bid. In other Decemberists news, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey recently joined the band in the studio for work on its upcoming album, due out early next year … My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel is releasing solo album All Birds Say (ATO) on August 31. Download “Heaven Knows”Ra Ra Riot has announced a North American tour supporting the August 24 release of sophomore album The Orchard (Barsuk). Watch a video preview of the LP … The 10th album from Of Montreal, False Priest, is out on September 13 via Polyvinyl and features guest appearances from Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles. Download “Coquet Coquette” … You can check out the new School Of Seven Bells album, Disconnect From Desire, in its entirety now on the band’s website. The record is officially out July 13, and the band will hit the road for a headlining U.S. tour this fall … Old 97’s just embarked on a U.S. tour, and will be selling a newly recorded four-song EP, Mimeograph, at each show … Postcards From Downtown/Gone Away is a limited-edition split seven-inch between My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden and Dayna Kurtz. It’s available July 20 through Kismet Records … From October 1-3, Matador At 21 will take place in Las Vegas, featuring performances by Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, classic-era Guided By Voices and many other MAGNET faves … Hurricane Bells’ new EP, Down Comes The Rain, will be released September 7 … Black Francis just kicked off a string of solo acoustic shows, including dates with the Swell Season … Jagjaguwar just welcomed the Cave Singers to the family. The trio has plans to play at the Pickathon Festival and the No Depression Festival in August.

—Emily Costantino