Aphex Twin shared a new track on December 25th on his user18081971 Soundcloud account, as RA points out. Listen to “tnodvood104” below. Aphex’s most recent official release was his Cheetah EP in June.
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Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan shares new song “Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again)”
Frontman for Superchunk, Mac McCaughan, has released a new song titled “Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again).” Stream it below. McCaughan posted the song on his Bandcamp with the note: “Written and recorded Dec 24, 2016 in a moment of trying to look at any possible bright side of the coming new year after the disaster that was this one.” The lyrics include “It was a year when everybody died” and “Next year might be better but I don’t see any proof.”
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Like a Child – Oketo
2. Drugs & Liquor – The Cooper Children
3. For Love, From the Law – Humeysha
4. Anywhere – Shoos Off
5. You’ve Got Me Running in Circles – Sonny Cleveland
6. Sun Go Down – Fat Night
7. Lay Down – Son Little
8. A Selfish Man – Francis Lung
9. Melted Rope – Wand
10. Hatcher Creek – Strawberry Runners
11. Diana – FRIGS
12. Growing Concern – Land of the Loops
13. Vanessa – Del Water Gap
14. Junk Food Chimney – Ezra Bell
15. Some Sunsick Day – Morgan Delt
16. Everything is Happening Today – Flock of Dimes
17. Expanding Anyway – Morning Teleportation
18. Keeping U In Line – Ex Reyes
19. Wonderful – Francobollo
20. Life Crisis – River Whyless
Lupe Fiasco announces new album DROGAS Light
After announcing his retirement from music recently, Lupe Fiasco has announced a new album, DROGAS Light. Lupe shared the release date, February 10th, and what seems like cover art on Twitter. See the tweet here. His last album was 2015’s Tetsuo & Youth.
Lupe announced his plans to release a trilogy of albums in 2016 which he later took back due to “clearance and mixing issues.” He later shared a track named “Made in America,” reportedly from an album called Drogas Light planned to be released “at the top of 2017 via 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers.”
His plans come to a halt when a lyric in a new song “N.E.R.D.” started anti-semitism claims among listeners. After defending the track on Twitter, Lupe announced his decision to retire from music: “Yo Lupe fans it’s been fun and I hope you’ve had fun,” he wrote, “I’m officially not releasing anymore music. Albums cancelled.” He briefly put his Twitter to private before starting debates with the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
Ryan Adams shares new song “To Be Without You”
Ryan Adams has shared a new song, “To Be Without You.” It is the latest track from his upcoming album Prisoner. He also shared the album’s first song, “Do You Still Love Me?” earlier this month. He rerecorded and pressed a new version of that song earlier this week, which he will put in some of his upcoming box sets. Listen to “To Be Without You” below. Prisoner is set to be out February 17th through Pax Am/Blue Note.
Watch Bon Iver play an hour-long set for NPR
NPR have released footage from an entire Bon Iver concert, filmed in Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works earlier this month.
During the hour-long set, the band performed tracks from their latest album mostly as well as a few older tracks like “Beach Baby” and “Minnesota, WI” and “Creature Fear.” Justin Vernon was accompanied by two drummers and a five-piece sax ensemble for the concert. Watch it here.
Bon Iver launched a campaign called 2 A Million at the start of their current tour which seeks to raise support, raise support, awareness and “person-to-person connections in an effort to end gender inequality, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.” The band has been partnering with local nonprofits in each city they are performing in.
Strawberry Riot, Goblin Bones, Old Sport, Mom Jeans. in Albuquerque in photos
Highlights of Day For Night 2016 in photos
Day for Night festival 2016 brings music and art together in Houston
Day for Night festival launched its second year to a hot and humid December day in Houston TX. This immersive festival full of art installations and music set the stage for some of the most innovative artists in all ends of the spectrum. During its first day artists like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Thundercat, ODESZA, Nick Murphy, DJ Windows 98, Tycho and Run The Jewels lit up the festival with Aphex Twin returning for the first time to the United States after 8 years.
During Aphex’s performance, festival goers felt the icy breeze come through as they cheered from relief, later to be rained on as they continued to dance to Aphex’s hits. It was reported that Björk was dancing in the front row in the rain. Art installations included works from NONOTAK, Ezra Miller, Tundra, and Shoplifter among many others.
During its second day welcomed in artists like Ariel Pink, powerful duo Lightning Bolt, Mykki Balnco, Kamasi Washington, hip hop veteran RZA feat. Stone Mecca, the reunion of Butthole Surfers, Kaskade and Travis Scott.
Björk performed an 80 minute DJ set complete with shrubbery around the stage, sporting a beautiful red outfit with an ornate lighted mask as her followers danced along to various sounds from tribal chants to pop hits. The packed stage where she performed was virtually inaccessible as the sea of people surrounded the stage.
Day for Night festival is among one of the most remarkable music festivals I’ve ever covered since the mixture of art and music coexisting in one place opened the minds and hearts of festival goers that are used to typical grass and mud festivals. It’s surely set a precedent in that community and we cannot wait for next year’s installment.
By: Oscar Moreno
St. Vincent says new album due next spring is a “real sea change in her sound”
St. Vincent is on the cover of the January issue of Guitar World. In the interview in the magazine, Annie Clark talks about the beginning of her career and her work on the follow-up to her self-titled album, which came out in 2014. The new album does not have a name yet, but it is “due for release this spring” and Clark believes it to be a “‘real sea change’ in her sound.”
“I’ve been able to step back and reflect and not just be in the tour, record, tour, record cycle that I’ve been in for about 10 years. I think it’ll be the deepest, boldest work I’ve ever done,” Clark said about the album. She continued, “I feel the playing field is really open for creative people to do whatever you want, and that risk will be rewarded—especially now that we have such high stakes from a political and geo-political standpoint. The personal is political and therefore the political can’t help but influence the art. And only music that has something pretty real to say is gonna cut the mustard.”
Clark made a statement to go with her appearance on the Guitar World cover itself as well. Past “buyer’s guide” editions of the magazine have had scantily-clad women displaying the guitars. Clark holds her signature Ernie Ball guitar and wears a bikini t-shirt you would typically see in a gift shop on her cover, making her “own absurdist comment” on the magazine’s past. Check out the cover here.
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