Waxahatchee, aka Katie Crutchfield, has shared a new video for “Recite Remorse,” a track from her recently released album Out in the Storm. The ethereal video was directed by artist Ricardo Rivera. In a statement about the video, he said, “I created an immersive space with layered translucent fabric and video projections and filmed Katie Crutchfield reacting to those elements.” Watch it below.
Susanne Sundfør appeared on the BBC show “Newsnight” yesterday where she covered Scott Walker’s Scott 4 track “On Your Own Again.” Watch it below. The performance is to promote the BBC Proms’ upcoming Scott Walker tribute night, which will feature Sundfør, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley, and others performing his songs. The reclusive singer-songwriter will appear tomorrow on Jarvis Cocker’s BBC 6 Music show, his first interview on the radio in four years. You can hear a series of clips now. Watch here on Tuesday evening to stream the Proms.
The Tallest Man on Earth has released a new EP in collaboration with yMusic, the New York City-based chamber ensemble. The songs features new versions of tracks spanning the Tallest Man on Earth’s catalog, as well as a cover of Joan Baez’s “East Virginia.” Stream it below. A vinyl edition of the EP is set to be out in early October. The Tallest Man on Earth’s last album was 2015’s Dark Bird Is Home.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/711K2fUEj8kXDT3qz0LYSX
Millican, a company that makes eco-friendly bags, have announced a new backpack in collaboration with Radiohead. Working with Stanley Donwood, the band’s designer, they have announced a new, sustainable bag that features the artwork from the group’s latest album, A Moon Shaped Pool. The bag is made of 40 recycled plastic bottles and features adjustable shoulder straps, a padded laptop sleeve, and “hidden functions that make life easier on the road.” Check it out at Millican’s site and Radiohead’s online shop and runs for $110. Check out a picture of the bag above.
Tyler, the Creator has a new song from his upcoming album Flower Boy. It is called “I Ain’t Got Time!” and it can be listened to below. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Tyler explained that he started working on the track while at Kanye West’s studio during the recording of The Life of Pablo and Tyler says he started on “I Ain’t Got Time!” when Kanye went to take a nap. Flower Boy is out July 21st through Columbia.
The Replacements have announced a live album entitled For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986. The two-disc performance will feature their performance at the Hoboken, N.J. venue. It is set to be out September 29th via Rhino and will include new liner notes from Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements and never-before-seen photos from writer and photographer Caryn Rose. Mehr writes in the liner notes, “More than 30 years after the original concert, Replacements for Sale finally offers high-fidelity proof of the peculiar alchemy and unadulterated majesty of one of rock and roll’s greatest bands.” Check out the full tracklist and listen to the For Sale rendition of “Can’t Hardly Wait” below.
For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986:
Disc One:
01 Hayday
02 Color Me Impressed
03 Dose of Thunder
04 Fox on the Run
05 Hold My Life
06 I Will Dare
07 Favorite Thing
08 Unsatisfied
09 Can’t Hardly Wait
10 Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
11 Takin’ a Ride
12 Bastards of Young
13 Kiss Me on the Bus
14 Black Diamond
Disc Two:
01 Johnny’s Gonna Die
02 Otto
03 I’m in Trouble
04 Left of the Dial
05 God Damn Job
06 Answering Machine
07 Waitress in the Sky
08 Take Me Down to the Hospital
09 Gary’s Got a Boner
10 If Only You Were Lonely
11 Baby Strange
12 Hitchin’ a Ride
13 Nowhere Man
14 Go
15 Fuck School
Ministry and Death Grips have announced a co-headlining tour. It will begin in October and the two groups will play in New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and more. See the joint itinerary below. Death Grips recently released a new 22-minute song called “Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix),” and they said they were working on their next album.
Slowdive singer-guitarist Neil Halstead appears on the newest episode of “Song Exploder,” the podcast where artists break down their songs and explain the process in which they were made. He talked about “Sugar for the Pill” from their recently released self-titled LP. Halstead goes into the song’s gestation, played clips of a demo and explained how he merged electronic and live drums, as well as filling his guitar with bubble wrap to control the feedback. He also drew parallels between the song’s themes and Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, which he was reading around the time the song was written. Listen to the episode and hear the song below.
Classixx have covered Van Halen’s “Right Now,” the hit single from the 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Listen to it below. The track is on a new compilation album named Loosies, which shows off rare cuts, remixes, and B-sides from independent label Innovative Leisure. Nosaj Thing, Aesop Rock, De Lux, and more are also featured on the album that is set to be out July 14th. See the full tracklist below.
Loosies
01 Classixx: “Right Now”
02 De Lux: “It’s A Combination” (Peaking Lights Disco Dub)
03 Superhumanoids: “Anxious In Venice” (Hanni El Khatib Remix)
04 Lazer Sword: “Shot In the Nite”
05 Hanni El Khatib: “You Rascal You” (Aesop Rock Remix)
06 De Lux “Moments” (Tom Vek Remix)
07 Mexicans With Guns: “Highway to Hell” ft. Freddie Gibbs & Bun B (Ridin’ Dirty Remix)
08 De Lux: “LA Threshold” (DJ Harrison Remix)
09 Feeding People: “Island Universe” (Free the Robots ft. Phil Nisco Remix)
10 Nosaj Thing: “P8”
11 Nick Waterhouse: “I Cry”
12 We Break Cameras: “Burning Japan”
13 De Lux: “Marquee Moon”
14 Classixx: “A Mountain With No Ending” (Blue Motel Remix)
15 Superhumanoids: “See It All” (Gossamer Remix)
16 Tropics: “Let Go”
17 Crystal Antlers: “We All Gotta Die” (Scientist Remix)
18 Two Eights: “Manifest Destiny”
19 Hanni El Khatib: “Penny” (Classixx Remix)
20 Tijuana Panthers: “Boardwalk” (Delta Spirit Remix)
21 Classixx: “Ndivile” (Daniel T. & Turbotito Remix)
22 De Lux: “Better At Making Time” (Yacht Remix)
23 Classixx: “Just Let Go” (Ray Mang Remix)
24 Superhumanoids: “Feel Good Hit of the Summer”
25 Hanni El Khatib: “Loved One” (Scotty Coats & Wes The Mes Wes Coats remix)
26 De Lux: ”Oh Man The Future” (Daniel T. Remix)
Olympia-based indie rock band, Molten Salt, has released two songs, “Absolutely Nothing” yesterday and “Two Cares” today. The tracks are from their upcoming album Quiet Hex which is set to come out in August according to their Facebook via 2060 Records.
Listen to both of the tracks below.
The Melodic Tree 