Author: bella.king

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Traffic – Denim Blue & Miclain Keith

2. I’m Full – The Narwhals

3. Echo – Tall Tales

4. The Heat – The Moon and Me

5. Evol – The Blue Wavers

6. Pretty Face – Public

7. If You Say So – Vinyl Theatre

8. Pull Me Closer – Static Waves

9. Tear in My Heart – Twenty One Pilots

10. Daydreams – The Blondies

11. Alright – Village Psychic

12. Young Blood – Saint Raymond

13. Fornication – Midnight Faces

14. Way With Words – Mideau

15. Elegy – Hotel Cinema

16. Wonderskin – Clifflight

17. Beauty Spot – Mana Island

18. Galaxy – Paperwhite

19. Take You Away – Golden Coast

2o. Native – Lisbon

Download Wilco’s first-ever all acoustic show 

Wilco’s yearly three-day Solid Sound Festival began last Friday. Two years ago, they played their set of fan-requested covers and they year, they performed their first ever set all-acoustic. Check out the setlist below and listen to “Hesitating Beauty” here. Tweedy said the song was “so much nicer” to sing “now that everyone can get married” after last Friday’s Supreme Court decision. You can download the entire show through NYCTaper here.

SETLIST

01 “Misunderstood”

02 “War On War”

03 I’m Always In Love”

04 “Company In My Back”

05 “Hummingbird”

06 “Bull Black Nova”

07 “Handshake Drugs”

08 “Hesitating Beauty”

09 “She’s A Jar”

10 “One Wing”

11 “Kamera”

12 “New Madrid”

13 “Forget The Flowers”

14 “It’s Just That Simple”

15 “Airline To Heaven”

16 “Dawned On Me”

17 “I Got You”

18 “Passenger Side”

19 “Outta Mind (Outta Site)”

20 [Happy birthday To Mikael Jorgensen]

21 “Whole Love”

22 “Jesus Etc”

23 “Walken”

24 “The Thanks I Get”

25 “Theologians”

26 “Shot In The Arm”

Father John Misty Explains The Origin Of His Arcade Fire Cover

Father John Misty has unleashed a great cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” this week and in an interview with NME, he spoke the inspiration on choosing the song and revealed that the decision was for mundane and contractual reasons. His manager said he had to do a cover for CBC and that it was supposed to be a Canadian artist. After being shot down for Neil Young and Leonard Cohen, he went with Arcade Fire because he was hanging out with Win Butler before shooting.

Misty said: “That’s how these radio things go and then, on the internet, it gets spun into this like … ‘I just love doing these covers, I got so many under my belt, I just love whipping ‘em out at a moment’s notice and regaling the internet with reappropriated music.’ But I do love that song, and I really enjoy performing it.”

Watch the full video below.

Tame Impala releases behind-the-scenes video for Currents

Currents, the upcoming album from Tame Impala is due out on July 17. The band shared a behind-the-scenes video following the creation of the album, directed by Matt Sav and Kevin Parker. Watch the video below.

Artist to Watch: Transporting Planets

Hailing from Southern California, Transporting Planets is a shoegaze band consisting of Omar Akrouche, Eric Van Thyne and Gavin Baker. Self-described as “lively shoegaze,” the band initially took foot when Van Thyne recorded songs, that are on their first EP, and Akrouche and Baker joined when Van Thyne needed a live band. Since then, Van Thyne still records much of the instrumentals, however, Akrouche and Baker appear on various parts of the band’s album, especially on their recent self-titled record, Transporting Planets. The band plans to release an EP that includes b-sides from their previous EPs and albums. Transporting Planets encompasses an eclectic sound that dives listeners right into the world of shoegaze.

Grammy Camp Los Angeles 2015 Playlist

Just a few of the amazing musicians that came out of Grammy Camp this past week in Los Angeles are featured on this playlist. The camp held an eclectic mix of artists, whether they create electronic music or alternative. For more on any of these artists, follow them on their Soundclouds.

The Melodic Tree’s 5 Favorite Albums of 2015 So Far: #1 I Love You, Honeybear

Josh Tillman, under the pseudonym of Father John Misty, has returned this year with I Love You, Honeybear, the much-anticipated follow-up to Fear Fun, and gives a passionate performance throughout the album. The obvious stand-out track on the LP is the hit, “Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)” in which it has a massive sound to it with its brass and strings arrangements. Another stand-out track was the following song, “True Affection” which maintains Tillman’s classic lyrics but with an electronic sound to it, straying away from the general vibe of the album as a whole. Overall, this album is an ode to his wife, and a sincere one, demonstrating the intimacy and closeness he has felt out of it.

 

The Melodic Tree’s 5 Favorite Albums of 2015 So Far: #2 Goon

The heart-wrenching debut album from Tobias Jesso Jr. will pull at the heartstrings of anyone, no matter whether or not they have experienced the same level of heartbreak as Jesso expresses on Goon. He has an ability to express simplicity and yet still display his emotions in a powerful way. The moving and slow stand-out track, “How Could You Babe” builds up until it reaches the climatic chorus and stays that way until the contemplative ending, where there is still the hint of desperation from his heartbreak. In general, this LP is a simple and yet special album that anyone could relate to.

The Melodic Tree’s 5 Favorite Albums of 2015 So Far: #3 Vestiges And Claws

Singer-songwriter, José González, returned this year with self-produced Vestiges and Claws and even when there are other instruments, González seems alone throughout each track. Through the subtle layers in every song, his voice remains soft and gentle with the cyclical guitar. In “The Forest”, the flute and cello seem to add to the solitude expressed in the album. Although his songs are soft and gradual, they have big themes such as how one could situate in the world and how to make your voice heard. As a record that meditates on the nature of humans, González manages to carry that theme throughout.

The Melodic Tree’s 5 Favorite Albums of 2015 So Far: #4 To Pimp A Butterfly

The highly anticipated album from Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly, has a cinematic way of dealing with its themes, networking a variety of dramas and a variety of characters. Lamar has an overarching mood of chaos and wryness, seemingly all at once sometimes, but underneath the chaos, there is the narrative of trying to avoid the sultry manifestation of the devil, Lucy as well as saying his fame has not helped his family at home in the track “u”. Behind the tragedy shown throughout the album, it is a celebration to continue living no matter what.