Arcade Fire played an intimate secret show in Montreal over the weekend, as the Montreal Gazette points out. The performance which was played to a crowd of about 50 people, reportedly featured six new songs. Footage from the concert have yet to show up as the Gazette reports that attendees were asked to check their phones at the door.
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The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Sober to Death – Car Seat Headrest
2. Margot – Minks
3. Waves – Bahamas
4. Scattered Pearls – Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
5. Fireworks – Radiator Hospital
6. Drowsy – Banes World
7. Only You – Mac DeMarco
8. Nothings Gonna Hurt You Baby – Cigarettes After Sex
9. Camelblues – Mndsgn
10. Evaporar – Little Joy
11. Pains – Silk Rhodes
12. Girl! – Terror Pigeon
13. A Stick and Slacks – Shintaro Sakamoto
14. Myth – Beach House
15. Sarah – (Sandy) Alex G
16. Nothing in Rambling – Helvetia
17. Grand New Spin – Cold Celeste
18. The Brae – Yumi Zouma
19. Sandy – Jackson Scott
20. Benny – Mauno
Sob Dylan, Pro Teens, Acid Smoker at Le Voyeur in photos
Watch Fleet Foxes’ new “Fool’s Errand” video
Fleet Foxes shared a new song from their upcoming album Crack-Up called “Fool’s Errand” last night. They have now shared a music video for that track. It is directed by Robin Pecknold’s brother, Sean Pecknold and was shot on 35 mm film, and features art direction by Adi Goodrich. The video shows interpretive dancing, nature imagery, and, at the end, a wolf. Watch it below and find Sean Pecknold’s statement on the visual below that. The Pecknold brothers also collaborated on the videos for Helplessness Blues’ “Grown Ocean” and “The Shrine/An Argument,” as well as the Crack-Up album trailer.
Crack-Up will arrive June 16th via Nonesuch.
Perfume Genius analyzes “Slip Away” on “Song Exploder”
Perfume Genius was a guest on the “Song Exploder” podcast recently and he discussed the making of “Slip Away,” from his latest album No Shape. Mike Hadreas, producer Blake Mills, and recording engineer Shawn Everett discuss the song’s creation, and Hadreas shared an acoustic demo and isolated tracks from the recording. “I wanted the song to sound American,” Hadreas says. “I wanted that sort of Springsteeny spirit to it.” He also notes that it’s “definitely a love song” and that it’s “joyous and free in a way that [he] had never written before.” Listen to the full episode below.
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Thom Yorke scoring Suspiria remake
Thom Yorke is scoring the upcoming horror movie Suspiria. This is the first time that Yorke has scored a feature-length film. Suspiria is the remake of a 1977 film of the same name. The remake is directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, and Chloë Grace Moretz. The movie does not have a release date yet, but filming has been completed and is in post-production. In a statement, Guadgnino said, “Thom’s art transcends the contemporary. To have the privilege of his music and sound for Suspiria is a dream come true. The depth of his creation and artistic vision is so unique that our Suspiria will sound groundbreaking and will deeply resonate with viewers. Our goal is to make a movie that will be a disturbing and transforming experience: for this ambition, we could not find a better partner than Thom.”
Modest Mouse announce fall tour
Modest Mouse have expanded their American tour dates. In February, the band announced a number of shows starting on May 23rd at Knitting Factory in Spokane, WA. Their tour itinerary has now been extended through October, with dates in Michigan, Kentucky, Rhode Island, New York, and more. Check out the updated schedule of dates below.
Modest Mouse:
05-23 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory *
05-24 Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater *
05-26 Napa, CA – BottleRock
05-27 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic *
05-28 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater *
05-30 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre *
05-31 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom ^
06-02 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues ^
06-03 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl ^
06-05 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell Room @ the Complex ^
06-06 Denver, CO – The Fillmore ^
06-08 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom ^
06-09 St Louis, MO – The Pageant ^
06-10 Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl ^
09-21 Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair $
09-22 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
09-23 Boise, ID – Summerfield @ Memorial Stadium
09-24 Missoula, MT – Big Sky Brewing Co
09-26 Fargo, ND – Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
09-27 Sioux Falls, SD – The District
09-29 Saint Paul, MN – Myth Live
09-30 Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field #
10-01 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
10-03 Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
10-04 Columbus, OH – Express Live
10-06 Ithaca, NY – State Theater
10-07 Northampton, MA – John M Green Hall, Smith College
10-08 Portland, ME – State Theater
10-10 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
10-11 Sayreville, NJ – Starland, Ballroom
10-13-14 Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater
* with Mattress
^ with Morning Teleportation
$ with Built to Spill
# with Gogol Bordello
Acid Smoker, Silver Saturn, Molten Salt, NULL STATE at Mahayana Studio in photos
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Objects of My Affection – Peter Bjorn and John
2. Adult Diversion – Alvvays
3. You Make Me Wanna Die – The Shivas
4. Impossible – Lyla Foy
5. Cold Lips – The Beets
6. Roky Said – Dead Ghosts
7. Back To You – Twerps
8. All I Wanna Do – Splashh
9. Cut Your Bangs – Girlpool
10. You Are Dead – Mind Spiders
11. My Mine – H. Hawkline
12. Made Up in Blue – The Bats
13. Mirrors – Crocodiles
14. Waste A Lot of Things – Jaill
15. I Need a Woman – Hockey Dad
16. Time Being – Surface to Air Missive
17. Night Song – Young Rival
18. We Bros – WU LYF
19. Summer Solstice – Crystal Antlers
20. Orlando – Exploded View
Acid Smoker shares video for “Under the Sun”
Portland Maine-originated and Olympia-based band, Acid Smoker have released their self-titled follow-up to their 2013 album, Ergot. Today, to celebrate the release, they have also released a video to go along with the track, “Under the Sun.” The video shows a man in the dumps in his life and while watching television, sees an ad for cigarettes, and figures it is his best chance to get over his “post-college slump.” Watch it below.
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