The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Pray for Rain – Pure Bathing Culture

2. Cut to the Chase – Fort Lean

3. No Idea – Young Buffalo

4. Little Notes – lles

5. Mystery – Boxed In

6. Good As New – Vacationer

7. Long Drive – Club Kuru

8. Lovers – Compny

9. Fly Into the Mystery – Cloud

10. Drive (Los Angeles) – Lolawolf

11. Potluck – MIAMIGO

12. Sleeptalker – TOPS

13. Disparate Youth – Santigold

14. Day Glo – Brazos

15. Balance – Opus Orange

16. White Light – Waterstrider

17. Pretend We Live Forever – Chelan

18. Lightshow – Plants and Animals

19. It’s Okay – Land of Talk

20. Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl – Wet

David Bowie’s A Reality Tour getting vinyl reissue

David Bowie released a concert film named A Reality Tour in 2004, which was filmed at the Dublin performances of his final tour in 2003. In 2010, a live album of these performances was released. On June 3rd, Friday Music will reissue the album in a 3xLP box set on 180-gram blue vinyl. Find more details here

Publicist Heathcliff Berru: “I Am So Sorry to Everyone I Hurt”

Publicist Heathcliff Berru has given his first interview since he was accused publicaly of sexual misconduct by many women. In a Brooklyn Magazine article about sexual assault in the music industry, Berru talked to writer Caitlin White via the phone from a rehab facility in California, where he is getting treatment for his drug, alcohol, and sex addiction. “My behavior was wildly inappropriate, hurtful, and terrible,” he said. “But I have never raped or drugged anyone. I can’t accept that.”

Read more of his statements below, and read the story here, which hass a statement from Pitchfork founder and editor-in-chief Ryan Schreiber. Berru apologized for his initial statement, which was given after the allegations first emerged:

I am so sorry to everyone that I hurt. I was made an example of in a way that was necessary given the circumstances. It was time for me to pay for all my mistakes and accept responsibility and face what I did do. When I first spoke out and made that statement, that was me reacting as a fucking publicist. That dry, almost insincere response was the last bit of publicist in me, trying to put out a fire. I tried to live this lifestyle with disgusting disregard to those I hurt.

He continued:

I was a terrible husband, a terrible friend, a terrible human being on every level, and I found my escape through my drugs, alcohol, and sex addiction. That’s something that’s hard, and really hard to admit. In the blind throes of my addiction I tried to live this lifestyle and disgusting fantasy out. What am I left with? Just a path of destruction out there. The life I built was a joke based on an unstable foundation. I can’t believe it went this far and I did so many things that upset so many people to such a degree that it consumed their lives and it is an issue they have to deal with in a very real way.

Berru maintained that even though “made mistakes,” he “never raped or drugged anyone”:

I made mistakes, but I am not a mistake. I had a hard time coming to that realization. I’m in detox and treatment right now; I’ve surrendered everything. I look back, and I can’t help but obsess over it. I look at the things I did, I have to say this: My behavior was wildly inappropriate, hurtful, and terrible. But I have never raped or drugged anyone. I can’t accept that.

He also talked about his decision to talk about his problems:

I think it’s very brave and bold when people stand up. I hope this motivates women and anyone to stand up, and put one foot forward in a situation that makes them feel uncomfortable. Particularly sexism in music or entertainment, or in industries where people drink, use drugs and do other things that they’ll use to excuse themselves the next day when they clean up. I want to be a good example for people that have addiction issues. The reason I’m even speaking today is to express sincere apology and to acknowledge that I was a really shitty person and upset a lot of women. Men everywhere are shaken as a result of these stories, and you know what? It’s time that people own up.

Watch Twin Peaks’ single-shot “Walk to the One You Love” video

Twin Peaks have shared their video for “Walk To the One You Love,” which is the first track from their forthcoming record Down in Heaven. The single-shot video that was filmed around Chicago, directed by Ryan Ohm, follows a group of people getting into trouble around the city. Watch the video below.

Singer Cadien Lake James shared statement about the video:

When Ryan, Jackson [James, director of photography], and I began to tackle coming up with a concept for the video, we started with a few simple ideas (moving feet, odd settings), playing with the idea of overlapping them. As we continued to flesh it out, we realized we could unite them fluidly while also challenging ourselves to do something new for us (both the artist and the filmmakers) by doing a one-shot video with feet leading you between these different scenes. Ryan and Jackson did some scouting and we landed on a stretch of Ravenswood St. here at home in Chicago where there would be enough variation in setting to keep a one shot video visually grabbing; abandoned house, sidewalk, viaduct, stretch of fence, an alley underneath the elevated train. It was fun casting a video with friends and doing a video where the band wasn’t the center of attention, it felt more like a making a piece of art from our end of things. We made it in an afternoon, everyone pulling their weight and executing well together. It was a lot of fun and a very gratifying experience!

Twin Peaks:

02-25 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
02-26 Sioux Falls, SD – Total Drag [two shows]
02-27 Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose Tap House
03-09 Champaign, IL – The Accord
03-10 Nashville, TN – Exit In
03-11 Columbia, MO – Cafe Berlin
03-12 Bloomington, IN – Blockhouse
04-15 Sheffield, England – Picture House Social Club
04-16 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
04-17 Manchester, England – Deaf Institute
04-19 London, England – Camden Barfly
04-21 Paris, France – La Mécanique Ondulatoire
04-22 Évreux, France – L’abordage
04-23 Reze, France – Festival L’Ere de Rien
04-29 Austin, TX – Levitation
05-13 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06-02 Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
06-09 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
07-23 Detroit, MI – Mo Pop Festival

Modern Baseball announce new album Holy Ghost

Modern Baseball have announced a new album. Holy Ghost will out May 13th through Run for Cover. Check out the cover art above and the tracklist below. Find a teaser video, below, which was filmed by Kyle Thrash and has new music.

Their last album You’re Gonna Miss It All came out in 2014.

Modern Baseball are currently on tour now. Find their dates below.

Holy Ghost:

01 Holy Ghost
02 Wedding Singer
03 Note to Self
04 Mass
05 Everyday
06 Hiding
07 Coding These to Lukens
08 Breathing in Stereo
09 Apple Cider I Don’t Mind
10 What If
11 Just Another Face

Modern Baseball:

02-25 London, England – Electric Ballroom
02-26 Manchester, England – Gorilla
03-07 Sydney, Australia – Oxford Art Factory
04-08 Fortitude Valley, Australia – Crowbar
04-09 Melbourne, Australia – The Rev
04-10 Footscray, Australia – The Rev
04-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands – The Sugar Factory
04-18 Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher
04-19 Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
04-20 Cologne, Germany – Blue Shell
04-22 Brighton, England – Sticky Mikes Frog Bar
04-23 Norwich, England – Owl Sanctuary
04-24 Skelmanthorpe, England – The Parish
04-26 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
04-27 Liverpool, England – Studio 2
04-28 Derby, England – The Venue

Woods share new song “Can’t See At All”

Woods are set to release their ninth album, City Sun Eater in the River Light, in April. This is the follow-up to 2014’s With Light and With Love and features the band including new elements into their style of psychedelic folk. Last month they released the impressive lead single “Sun City Creeps,” and now they shared their latest single “Can’t See At All.”

Stream it below.

City Sun Eater in the River Light will hit stores on April 8th via the band’s longtime label Woodsist. Woods will embark on a US spring tour in support.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Crust Bucket – The Frights

2. Miley – SWMRS

3. Live Free And Die – Bonsai Trees

4. Twin Size Mattress – The Front Bottoms

5. Tears Over Beers – Modern Baseball

6. Constant Headache – Joyce Manor

7. Bathtubs – Royal Canoe

8. Honeybee – Seahaven

9. Cutting My Fingers Off – Turnover

10. Wanderer Wandering – Slow Club

11. Orpheus Under Influence – Buttertones

12. If You Could – Twin Cabins

13. Song for CA – field trip

14. Aubrey Plaza – Del Sur

15. Reverie – Steady Sun

16. Southbound – Smooth Ends

17. Life Tourist – Foreign/National

18. Stones in My Shoe – Born Joy Dead

19. Growing Mould – Ha the Unclear

20. In Thailand – Kane Strang

Arcade Fire perform with David Byrne at Montreal charity gig

The Montreal’s Society for Arts and Technology last night hosted a benefit concert for KANPE, the pro-Haiti charity that was co-founded by Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne. Régine, her husband Win Butler, and guitarist Richard Reed Parry performed as the house band performing alongside with David Byrne, Saul Williams, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Arcade Fire have also confirmed three festival dates for the summer. During the time between, they will continue working on the follow-up to 2013’s Reflektor. 

Arcade Fire 2016 Tour Dates:

07/07-09 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live

07/07-09 – Oeiras, PT @ NOS Alive Festival

07/22-24 – Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Music & Arts Festival

Frightened Rabbit announce new album Painting of a Panic Attack, tour dates

Frightened Rabbit have announced a new album, Painting of a Panic Attack, which is due out April 8th on Canvasback/Atlantic. It was produced by Aaron Dessner from the National at his studio in Brooklyn. They’re also going on tour with Caveman, their first U.S. dates in almost three years. Check out the dates below, and hear new track “Death Dream” below.

Painting of a Panic Attack:

01 Death Dream
02 Get Out
03 I Wish I Was Sober
04 Woke Up Hurting
05 Little Drum
06 Still Want to Be Here
07 An Otherwise Disappointing Life
08 Break
09 Blood Under the Bridge
10 400 Bones
11 Lump Street
12 Die Like a Rich Boy

Frightened Rabbit:

04-21 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04-22 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert
04-23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
04-24 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
04-27 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04-28 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
04-29 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
04-30 Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
05-02 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
05-03 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
05-05 New York, NY – Terminal 5
05-06 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
05-07 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
05-08 Washington, D. C. – 930 Club
05-09 Boston, MA – House of Blues
05-12 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
05-13 Knoxville, TN – The International
05-15 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival
05-17 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
05-20 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
05-21 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
05-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
05-26 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
05-27 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
05-28-30 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival

Poliça shares new song “Lately,” expands tour

United Crushers, the third studio album from Poliça, is due out next month through Mom + Pop. The Shulamith follow-up was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso, and is teased today with “Lately.”

“Don’t let love become a distraction,” frontwoman Channy Leaneagh said of the track in a statement. “I want to be moved by my lover but not put in a lethargic state of apathy for doing anything else but be with another person. Love is a place where we make each other better and inspire each other to make cool shit.”

Listen in below.

United Crushers is due out on March 4th.

The band has expanded their 2016 tour to include fall dates all across Europe in support of the album.

Poliça 2016 Tour Dates:
03/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
03/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/08 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews *
03/09 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
03/10 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard *
03/11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live STudio *
03/12 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
03/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom *
03/23 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
03/26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
03/28 – Portland, OR @ Dour Fir Lounge *
03/29 – Portland, OR @ Dour Fir Lounge *
03/30 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial *
03/31 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
04/14 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon #
04/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom #
04/16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
04/18 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig #
04/20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace #
04/21 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus #
04/22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
04/23 – New York, NY @ Warsaw #
04/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
04/26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
04/28 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
04/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
04/30 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge #
05/01 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight #
05/04 – Covington, KY @ Madison Live #
05/05 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement #
05/06 – Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall #
05/07 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck #
05/22 – St. Paul, MN @ The Fitzgerald Theater
10/07 – Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
10/08 – Prague, CZ @ Rock Cafe
10/11 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
10/12 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo
10/14 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus
10/16 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
10/18 – Bristol, UK @ Anson Rooms
10/19 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
10/20 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
10/21 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
10/23 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
10/24 – Brussels, BE @ AB
10/26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
10/27 – Cologne, DE @ Die Kantine
10/29 – Hamburg, DE @ Uubel & Gefahrlich
10/31 – Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
11/01 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
11/02 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11/04 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
11/05 – Munich, DE @ Technikum

* = w/ Clara-Nova
# = w/ MOTHXR