Justin Vernon says there’s no plans for a new Bon Iver album or tour

Upon hearing that Bon Iver would headline Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Music Festival, there was hope that there would be more in the near future. Even though he expressed disinterest in continuing the group, Vernon confirmed that the festival appearance would be the “beginning of its third cycle” for the band. According to a Grantland interview, Vernon said there is no plans for a comeback album just yet. 
“I’ve been taking it really slow,” Vernon said about his writing process. “I don’t mean to get all cerebral about my art, but I’ve been trying to collect improvisations and collect moments. Like, real moments, [and] put them in a pot and serve them up.” He continued, “I’m thinking more, I guess, like a painter or a sculptor, like Andy Goldsworthy or something, in the way I’m putting songs together. To be clear, I’m not doing that to try and be fancy. I just think maybe I ran my course with being able to come up with new moments on the guitar.”
In the same way, the singer-songwriter does not want to get too ahead of himself with Bon Iver’s long term future. Currently, Vernon wants to focus on the immediate future, which does not include a new album or tour:

“As far as putting a record together, I don’t really know what’s happening. Our show is our main focus. We don’t have anything booked after this. We don’t have any plans. We’re not being secretive — we just don’t have any plans. It’s just about, ‘Play the show and put all of our energy into one show’ — for once in my life, let’s just play one fucking show and care just about this one show for a goddamn change. It’s better than, ‘All right, we’re going out on tour and we’re going to hit these markets and this, that, and the other.’ We might play some new stuff. I don’t know, we’re going to figure it out. I go home next week for two weeks of rehearsals and play with my boys.”

Vernon is new approach seems to be related to the band’s “overwhelming” success. During the same interview, he talks about his Bon Iver was used in Bushmills’ whiskey advertisement. “It’s run by a corporation, and you kind of forget that they’re not interested in you or really what you’re doing,” he said. “They’re interested in your popularity and your reach, and it felt really sickening after a while. Not badmouthing Bushmills the company, but I regret it. I regret it because it wasn’t us and they put my face on a fucking billboard, even though it was a cool billboard and I was with my brother and my sound engineer and we’re buds and we got drunk while we had the photo shoot.”

Vernon admits, “I just missed it. I missed the mark on that one and I let it all kind of get to me.”
Eaux Claires will take place July 17th – 18th in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The lineup features The National, Sufjan Stevens, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more.

Death From Above 1979 cancel tour dates, Third Man Records live album session

Indie rock band, Death From Above 1979, have been forced to cancel a handful of US tour dates this month, which includes their Third Man Records’ live album recording session.

The Canadian band announced the cancellations through Twitter last night, saying they were due to unforeseen visa/immigration issues. citing unforeseen immigration/visa issues. They planned to visit Third Man on July 16th to record a show directly to acetate, following the likes of Parquet Court and Benjamin Booker.

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The show at the label is planned to be rescheduled. Death From Above 1979 are expected to return on tour July 22nd, where they officially go on tour with Incubus and Deftones. The tour is in support of their first album in 10 years, The Physical World. Consult the updated itinerary below.

Death From Above 1979 2015 Tour Dates:
07/16 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
07/17 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa Theatre
07/18 – Richmond, VA The National
07/20 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
07/22 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre *
07/23 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/24 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
07/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *
07/26 – White River, IN @ Lawn at White River State Park *
07/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
08/01 – Chicago, IL @ Grant Park Main Stage
08/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altbar
08/04 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center *
08/05 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *
08/07 – Manfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *
08/08 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
08/09 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion *
08/10 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
08/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood *
08/13 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORDIA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
08/14 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre *
08/16 – New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champion’s Square *
08/17 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater *
08/18 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
08/19 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
08/20 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion *
08/21 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
08/24 – Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
08/26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *
08/28 – Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows *
08/29 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum *
08/30 – San Diego, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre *
10/24-25 – Sacramento, CA @ Gibson Ranch County Park
11/21 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival

* = w/ Incubus and Deftones

In related news, the indie rock outfit have released an acoustic version of “Virgins” from The Physical World. 

 

The Weeknd announces new album, Beauty Behind the Madness

Everyone knows that the Weeknd has been working on a new album, however, no one expected it to be going to the shelves this soon. According to numerous overseas iTunes pre-order pages, Beauty Behind the Madness is planned to be released on August 28th through XO/Republic Records.

Abel Tesfaye showed the album title and artwork via a tweet not long after the pre-order pages went live. The follw-up to 2013’s Kiss Land, has 14 tracks  including the singles, “Often,” “The Hills,” and “Can’t Feel My Face,” which debuted last month at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

Check out a one of iTunes pre-order pages below. For now, iTunes in the United States is not offering the pre-order.

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Madi Walsh announces debut EP

Madi Walsh, an electronic and ambient singer-songwriter based in Southern California who recently attended Grammy Camp in Los Angeles for the second year, announced last night that she would release her 5-track debut EP on July 20th. As a teaser, she released previews from two of the songs on the EP, “Chivalry” and “Bricolage.” Listen to both snippets below.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor announces fall tour dates

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have released a tour in support of their recent album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. It will begin in the start of September and wi go through October where it it will end at Pitchfork Festival Paris. Check out the itinerary below.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor tour dates:

09-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

09-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival

09-11 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

09-12 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre

09-14 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

09-16 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Ballroom

09-17 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory

09-18 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall

09-19 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

09-21 Bloomington, IN – The Bluebird

09-22 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom

09-23 Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead

09-26 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

09-27 Boston, MA – Paradise

09-28 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

09-29 New York, NY – Terminal 5

10-22 Coventry, England – Warwick Arts Centre

10-23 Bristol, England – Simple Things Festival

10-24 Gateshead, England – The Sage

10-27 Liverpool, England – Camp and Furnace

10-28 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome

10-29 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris

Damon Albarn refuses to end performance and gets carried off stage by security

This weekend at Rockslide Music Festival in Denmark, Damon Albarn went far past breaking curfew. Africa Express, his collective, which includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Seye Adeklan, and Songhoy Blues as members, performed a set that lasted five hours until 4 a.m. If he had it his way, we would have probably kept going.

Albarn was apparently in a high spirit, and also probably had drunk a little too much, leading to the collective to cover the likes of The Clash, Randy Newmanx and the Gorillaz. He also brought out guests including his Blur bandmate Graham Coxon and Laura Mvula. 
Once it got to 4 a.m., however, organizers of the festival asked Albarn to end the show. He refused and encouraged the audience to cheer to support. Eventually, he was carried off stage.  

Watch fan-shot video here.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Traffic – Denim Blue & Miclain Keith

2. I’m Full – The Narwhals

3. Echo – Tall Tales

4. The Heat – The Moon and Me

5. Evol – The Blue Wavers

6. Pretty Face – Public

7. If You Say So – Vinyl Theatre

8. Pull Me Closer – Static Waves

9. Tear in My Heart – Twenty One Pilots

10. Daydreams – The Blondies

11. Alright – Village Psychic

12. Young Blood – Saint Raymond

13. Fornication – Midnight Faces

14. Way With Words – Mideau

15. Elegy – Hotel Cinema

16. Wonderskin – Clifflight

17. Beauty Spot – Mana Island

18. Galaxy – Paperwhite

19. Take You Away – Golden Coast

2o. Native – Lisbon

Download Wilco’s first-ever all acoustic show 

Wilco’s yearly three-day Solid Sound Festival began last Friday. Two years ago, they played their set of fan-requested covers and they year, they performed their first ever set all-acoustic. Check out the setlist below and listen to “Hesitating Beauty” here. Tweedy said the song was “so much nicer” to sing “now that everyone can get married” after last Friday’s Supreme Court decision. You can download the entire show through NYCTaper here.

SETLIST

01 “Misunderstood”

02 “War On War”

03 I’m Always In Love”

04 “Company In My Back”

05 “Hummingbird”

06 “Bull Black Nova”

07 “Handshake Drugs”

08 “Hesitating Beauty”

09 “She’s A Jar”

10 “One Wing”

11 “Kamera”

12 “New Madrid”

13 “Forget The Flowers”

14 “It’s Just That Simple”

15 “Airline To Heaven”

16 “Dawned On Me”

17 “I Got You”

18 “Passenger Side”

19 “Outta Mind (Outta Site)”

20 [Happy birthday To Mikael Jorgensen]

21 “Whole Love”

22 “Jesus Etc”

23 “Walken”

24 “The Thanks I Get”

25 “Theologians”

26 “Shot In The Arm”

Father John Misty Explains The Origin Of His Arcade Fire Cover

Father John Misty has unleashed a great cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” this week and in an interview with NME, he spoke the inspiration on choosing the song and revealed that the decision was for mundane and contractual reasons. His manager said he had to do a cover for CBC and that it was supposed to be a Canadian artist. After being shot down for Neil Young and Leonard Cohen, he went with Arcade Fire because he was hanging out with Win Butler before shooting.

Misty said: “That’s how these radio things go and then, on the internet, it gets spun into this like … ‘I just love doing these covers, I got so many under my belt, I just love whipping ‘em out at a moment’s notice and regaling the internet with reappropriated music.’ But I do love that song, and I really enjoy performing it.”

Watch the full video below.

Tame Impala releases behind-the-scenes video for Currents

Currents, the upcoming album from Tame Impala is due out on July 17. The band shared a behind-the-scenes video following the creation of the album, directed by Matt Sav and Kevin Parker. Watch the video below.