MSTRKRFT has returned from a five-year hiatus this last March with “Little Red Hen,” and now the dance duo have announced their next album and shared a new track. Operator is due out July 22nd through Last Gang, and streaming for their new single “Party Line” is available below. The new track has vocals from Chain and the Gang’s Ian Svenonius. MSTRKRFT’s previous full-length, Fist of God, was released in 2009. The duo have announced North American tour dates for June as well; see those below.
MSTRKRFT:
06-01 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
06-02 Cambridge, MA – Middle East
06-04 Chicago, IL – Double Door
06-08 Denver, CO – Club Vinyl
06-10 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
06-11 Los Angeles, CA – Exchange
06-13 Ottawa, Ontario – Ritual Nightclub
06-14 Toronto, Ontario – The Horseshoe Tavern
X-Men ’92 are published Marvel comic set in the ’90s X-Men continuity. The Flaming Lips, as Billboard reports, will appear as themselves in an upcoming issue. They’re on the cover, which you can see above. “Being in an X-Men comic where they (the X-Men themselves) actually run security at one of our shows… I should have written a song about that,” Wayne Coyne said in a statement. “I mean… before it really happened.” The Toadies will appear as well in the issue. “As an X-Men fan since 1977 this is a dream come true,” Toadies bassist Doni Blair told Billboard. The issue will be out in August.
Beach House have extended their tour to support last year’s Depression Cherryand Thank Your Lucky Stars. They will be out on the road from now until September. Find their updated schedule below.
Beach House:
06-01 Bordeaux, France – Theatre Barbey
06-03 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
06-05 Nimes, France – This Is Not a Love Song
06-06 Nantes, France – Stereolux
06-07 Toulouse, France – Bikini
06-10 Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound
06-12 London, England – Victoria Park
06-13 Bexhill, England – De La Warr Pavilion
06-14 Paris, France – Casino de Paris
06-17 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret
06-18 Aarhus, Denmark – Northside
07-11 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
07-15 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
08-05 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
08-07 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
08-08 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
08-09 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
08-10 Missoula, MT – The Wilma
08-12 Sioux Falls, SD – The District
08-12-13 Eau Claire, WI – Eaux Claires Music Festival
08-14 Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
08-16 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe @ Old National Centre
08-17 Louisville, KY – Headliners
08-19 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
08-20 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
08-22 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
08-24 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
08-28 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Festival
09-09 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
After meeting at Grammy Camp in Los Angeles, California, Tristan Mendoza and Lynz Munich wanted to make music together and she sent him Atmospheric Distortion after the week they spent together. Listen to it below via Soundcloud.
On Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today, James Blake announced that his new album The Colour in Anything, the follow-up to 2013’s Overgrown, would be released today. He debuted a new collaborative track with Bon Iver named tracks from the album: “I Need a Forest Fire,” and “Radio Silence,” which used to be the title track. Listen to both below. Both tracks were also quickly released on Spotify.
Grizzly Bear announced they would start recording soon last month making it their first new album since Shields in 2012. Singer Ed Droste has now announced on Instagram that they will start “to officially record” their new album on June 1. See his announcement, which comes with a “sick selfie,” below.
After Grizzly Bear’s recording announcement in April, the band performed a Bernie Sanders rally in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. At the rally, they played “While You Wait for the Others,” “Two Weeks,” and “Knife,” where they changed the words “can’t you feel the knife” to “can’t you feel the Bern.” Droste went to college campuses for Sanders and said why he endorses of the Vermont senator.
Mitski’s Puberty 2 is the follow-up to her 2014 album Bury Me at Makeout Creek, and is due out June 17th on Dead Oceans. After releasing “Your Best American Girl,” she has returned with another track from the album called “Happy.” Listen to it and see her upcoming tour dates below.
Watch the video for “Your Best American Girl:”
Mistki:
06-20 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
06-22 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *
06-23 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle *
06-24 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA *
06-25 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel *
06-26 Durham, NC – The Pinhook *
06-28 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade: Purgatory *
06-29 Birmingham, AL – The Syndicate Lounge *
07-01 Houston, TX – Walter’s Downtown *
07-02 Austin, TX – The Sidewinder *
07-03 Dallas, TX – Three Links *
07-05 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge *
07-06 Santa Ana, CA – The Constellation Room *
07-07 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo *
07-08 San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill *
07-09 Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club *
07-11 Portland, OR – Analog Theater *
07-12 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Cobalt *
07-13 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile *
07-15 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court *
07-16 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
07-19 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
07-20 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
07-22 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern *
07-23 Montreal, Quebec – Bar Le Ritz *
07-25 Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery *
07-27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
09-20 Dublin, Ireland – The Workman’s Club
09-22 Berlin, Germany – Berghain Kantine
09-24 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
09-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
09-27 Frankfurt, Germany – Brotfabrik
09-28 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
09-30 Paris, France – Le Pop Up Du Label
10-01 Brighton, England – Green Door Store
10-02 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
10-04 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
10-05 Manchester, England – Deaf Institute
10-06 London, England – Dome Tufnell Park
The Kills have announced a tour to support their upcoming record Ash & Ice, which is dueout this June on Domino. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince will go on the three continent tour this fall, with L.A. Witch with them on the first leg of the tour in North America. Find a full itinerary of their dates below, along with a new video forAsh & Ice’s “Heart of a Dog.”
The Kills:
05-03 Paris, France – La Cigale
05-04 London, England – Village Underground
05-13 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05-14 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
05-15 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club*
05-17 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
05-19 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *
05-21 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall *
05-22 Detroit, MI – St Andrew’s Hall *
05-23 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
05-25 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
05-26 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre *
05-27 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
05-28 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot *
05-31 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom *
06-01 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo *
06-02 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
06-04 San Francisco, CA – Fox Theater *
06-11 Newport, England – Isle of Wright Festival
06-14 Clermont-Ferrand, France – La Cooperative de Mai
06-16 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
06-29 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
07-01 Coulau, France – Garorock Festival
07-02 Herouville-St-Clair, France – Festival Beauregard
07-03 Beflort, France- Eurokeenes
07-06 Kiev, Ukraine – U-Park Festival
07-09 Moscow, Russia – Park Live Festival
07-14 Carhaix, France- Festival Les Vieilles Charrues
07-15 Biarritz, France – Big Festival
07-16- Benicassim, Spain – Benicassim
07-22 Byron Bay, Australia – Forum Theatre
07-23 Melbourne, Australia – Forum Theatre
07-26 Newtown, Australia – Enmore Theatre
08-06 Katowice, Poland – Off Festival
08-07 Prague, Czech Repbulic – Roxy
08-08 Leipzig, Germany – Täubchenthal
08-09 Vesterbro, Denmark – Vega
08-11 Oslo, Norway – Øya Festival
08-12 Goteborg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-13 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08-20 St. Pölten, Austria – FM4 Frequency Festival
09-02 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
09-03 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
09-04 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
09-07 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
09-08 Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
09-09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
09-12 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
09-13 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
09-14 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
09-17 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
09-18 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
09-20 Portland, ME – State Theatre
09-21 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
09-23 New York, NY – Terminal 5
09-29 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
09-30 Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow O2 ABC
10-01 Leeds, England – Leeds Beckett Students’ Union
10-02 Nottingham, England – Nottingham Rock City
10-04 Oxford, England – Oxford O2 Academy
10-05 Avon, England – Bristol Anson Rooms
10-06 Birmingham, England – Birmingham O2 Institute
10-07 London, England – London Roundhouse
10-18-19 Paris, France – Olympia
10-22 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
10-23 Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit 36
10-25 Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
10-26 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
10-27 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkhaus
10-29 Milan, Italy- Fabrique
10-31 Lyon, France- Le Radient
11-03 Lisbon, Portugal – Lisbon Coliseum
11-08 Nantes, France – Stereolux
11-09 Antwerp, Belgium – Arenbergschouwburg
After releasing his last mixtape, Acid Rap, Chance the Rapper has worked with Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment on Surf, freestyled on Free with Lil B, fought with director Spike Lee over the portrayal of Chicago in the film Chi-Raq, been a guest on The Life of Pablo by Kanye West, and appeared on a mixtape for the musical Hamilton. He has now officially announced his first solo project in nearly three years, Chance 3, and teased that the project will be arriving soon. Find the cover artwork below.
Recently, Chance released the video for “Angels,” watch it below.
Except for a few remixes and covers, Local Natives have had low visibility after the release of 2013’s Hummingbird until this week. After social media teasers and a last-minute announcement of an intimate San Francisco show, the LA indie rock band have released a brand new song called “Past Lives.”
The band’s Taylor Rice spoke about the track in a statement, saying:
“The world is not static, it’s made new over and over again. But we tend to live the same patterns in a loop, loving the same way, wrestling the same demons, the same dynamics playing out around us again and again. Untangling every moment and decision that led us to where we are now can make fate feel concrete, inescapable. But our world is not fixed, it’s constantly reemerging, and we can change it into whatever we want.”
The band has revamped its website, uploaded a new press photo, and played new material at last night’s Bay Area show. Local Natives are also set to perform at a number of festivals this summer, including Lollapalooza and End of the Road.
The Melodic Tree 