The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. 40 Watt – ELEL

2. Toxin – Mating Ritual

3. Wait and See – Monogem

4. Glow – IYES

5. U Make Me Feel Good – astronomyy

6. Sienna – The Night VI

7. Steal You Away – Gold Spectacles

8. Magpie – Khushi

9. We Prefer the Dark – Bat and Ball

10. Charlamagne – Malpas

11. Everest – Looks

12. Young in Mind – Waitress

13. We Are Ordinary People – ATTU

14. Goodness – Liu Bei

15. Paper Shell – Frett

16. The Fisherman – Thor Rixon

17. Rosary – Deaf Kid

18. Aurescent – Kodak to Graph

19. Conflict – Different Sleep

20. Ocean Tides – Kyson

Pond releases video for “Man It Feels Like Space Again”

Pond have recently released a surreal video for the track, “Man, It Feels Like Space Again,” which comes from their upcoming album with the same name.

The track is the newest to be released from Pond’s upcoming album after “Sitting Up On Our Crane” and Elvis Flaming Star.” Man, It Feels Like Space Again is set to release on January 26th. This will be the band’s sixth album, which follow-ups their 2013 Hobo Rocket.

Black Keys cancel upcoming shows due to Patrick Carney’s shoulder injury

Blues rock band, The Black Keys, were forced to cancel most of their tour dates due to a shoulder serious injury drummer Patrick Carney sustained.

The entire European tour which was supposed to begin on February 16th and go through March 10th has been cancelled. The band said in a press release, “Due to prior scheduled commitments and venue availability, efforts to reschedule the original dates were unsuccessful; therefore all tickets will be refunded in full at their point of purchase.”

Carney suffered a dislocated shoulder after a wave slammed into him into the floor of the ocean in early January. He was hospitalized for a brief amount of time.

The band wants to return to touring in April for their Australian tour.

The Black Keys 2015 Tour Dates:
02/16 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion
02/17 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum
02/19 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
02/20 – Berlin, DE @ Max-Schmeling-Halle
02/21 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
02/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
02/24 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
02/25 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
02/27 – Manchester, UK @ Phones 4U Arena
02/28 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
03/01 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro
03/03 – London, UK @ The O2
03/04 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
03/05 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
03/07 – Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier
03/09 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
03/10 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
04/02 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
04/03 – Byron Bay, AU @ Byron Bay Bluesfest
04/05 – Yarra Valley, AU @ Rolling Green at Rochford Wines
04/07 – Melbourne, AU @ Margaret Court Arena
04/10 – Sydney, AU @ Qantas Credit Union Arena
04/11 – Hunter Valley, AU @ Rolling Green at Bimbadgen Winery
04/14 – Perth, AU @ Red Hill Auditorium
04/16 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre Theatre
04/18 – Christchurch, NZ @ Horncastle Arena
04/19 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
04/22 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
04/23 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
05/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/30 – Athens, GR @ Rockwave Festival
06/06 – Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam
06/07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/12 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Festival
06/14 – Aarhus, DK @ NorthSide Festival

Parquet Courts to release Live at Third Man Records

The indie rock band Parquet Courts played a set at Hack White’s Third Man Records in June. The recording of the performance will be released on March 3rd.

Named Parquet Courts: Live at Third Man Records, the band played 11 tracks from their discography including Sunbathing Animal “Black & White,” “Always Back In Town,” and “Dear Ramona” from Sunbathing Animal.

Listen to the clips of live versions of “Vienna II” and “Sunbathing Animal” here and see the tracklist below.

Parquet Courts: Live at Third Man Records Tracklist:
01. Duckin & Dodgin
02. Bodies
03. Black & White
04. Vienna II
05. Always Back In Town
06. Dear Ramona
07. Descend
08. Instant Disassembly
09. Raw Milk
10. Into the Garden
11. Sunbathing Animal

The live album is the latest of the installment in the label’s direct-to-acetate live album series. Previous bands and artists that have performed were The Shins, King Tuff, Divine Fits, and The Kills.

Damon Albarn writing an Alice in Wonderland musical

Never working on only one project at a time, Damon Alban in this last year released a solo album, worked with Brian Eno and Nick Zinner to rework “In C” by Terry Riley, and teasing a new Gorillaz album. He is now working on a theater production of Alice in Wonderland.

After composing the operas, Monkey: Journey to the West and the Dr Dee, Albarn is writing music for an adaption of the classic, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll. The musical is entitled Wonder.land, and will be put onto the stage next July at the Palace Theatre in Manchester as a portion of the Manchester International Festival. Rufus Norris will be the show’s director and has previously worked with Albarn for Monkey.

This version of Alice in Wonderland has been reworked to the digital age and follows the story of Aly, a 12-year-old girl, who creates an alter-who named Alice and puts herself into a virtual world.

“I’m fascinated by the idea of going down a rabbit hole, the otherworldliness and what that might mean,” Albarn explains.

Nikolai Fraiture from the Strokes starts new band, Summer Moon

Nikolai Fraiture from the Strokes starts begins a new band, Summer Moon. Fraiture is in the band on bass and vocals. Also in the group is Tennessee Thomas, the drummer of The Like, and Erika Spring from Au Revoir Simone, and guitarist Lewis Lazar.

The band already have a website and although there is no music yet, the band made their live debut at a birthday party for Thomas in Brooklyn, New York. The Examiner reports that their music is “harder than the melodic pop of both Strokes and Like, with Tennessee Thomas giving it jet propulsion.”

Fraiture worked with Au Revoir Simone for a cover of “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star in June of last year. Everyone said the collaboration was a one-off and that it was unlikely to record more together in the future.

The Strokes, on the other hand, were announced to headline for Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Also on the list are Pixies, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tame Impala and James Blake.

The Strokes also confirmed that they were a headlining act at the Primavera festival in Spain in May.

Modest Mouse release new song and video

Modest Mouse recently released new song, “Coyotes” along side a video that follows the story of a coyote riding a train through Portland.

Fan site, Interstate-8, pointed out that the song is inspired by the real story of a coyote that took the MAX light rail train in Portland in 2002. To watch, visit Interstate-8.

The new track will be on the upcoming Strangers to Ourselves which is set to come out March 3rd. The track will be available for purchase digitally tomorrow and the 7-inch vinyl for the song will be included in the first 2,500 pre-orders of the new album from the official website.

Strangers to Ourselves was announced last month and it is the band’s first studio album since We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank in 2007.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Get It – Matt and Kim

2. Bamboo – Deers

3. Montreal Rock Band Somewhere – Happyness

4. Flowers – TRAAMS

5. On Leaving – Hookworms

6. Hypnotic Regression – Girls Names

7. Replicate – Disappears

8. Fog Cutter – Cold Pumas

9. Back to the Tricks – Brilliant Colors

10. Wasting Time – Reading Rainbow

11. Don’t Lie – The Mantles

12. (They Found Me On The Back Of) The Galaxy – The Intelligence

13. In Transit – Albert Hammond, Jr.

14. Shake It Off – The Spinto Band

15. The Start of Something – Voxtrot

16. Let’s Get Tired – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

17. Lolita – Throw Me The Statue

18. Let’s Talk About Spaceships – Say Hi

19. Plumage – Menomena

20. Lust for Life – Girls

Björk announces New York tour dates in support of new album, Vulnicura

Björk officially announced earlier this week the release of her new album, Vulnicura as well as tour dates in March. As well as her already announced addition to the New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, she will also perform a few shows at Carnegie Hall and City Center, beginning on March 7th. On Facebook, Björk said she will perform at the venue March 7th and 14th and then again later on March 25th, 28th, and April 1st and 4th. Pre-sales for fans begin January 19th and the general public will begin purchasing the 24th. The album’s co-producer, Arca, will be the opening all the matinee shows on tktktk. Björk is also set to play Governor’s Ball June 5-7, the final weekend of her show at MoMA.

Björk tour dates:

March 7 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
March 14 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
March 25 – New York, NY @ City Center
March 28 – New York, NY @ City Center
April 1 – New York, NY @ City Center
April 4 – New York, NY @ City Center
June 5-7 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball

Grateful Dead to reunite for a series of concerts for 50th anniversary

This year is the 50th anniversary of the legendary band, Grateful Dead and the surviving members have plans to mark the event by reuniting to play a trio of shows at Soldier Field in Chicago in July.

Set for July 3rd to the 5th, the show’s will be nearly 20 years since the band played their final show with their late singer, Jerry Garcia, which was at Solider Field as well. Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann chose Phish frontman Trey Anastasio in place of Garcia. They will also bring in Bruce Hornsby on the piano.

The band had many chances including an offer for $3 million to headline this year’s Bonnaroo but decided to play this trio of shows. The Dead say it’s unlikely that they will go on tour, Weir saying, “These will be the last shows with the four of us together.”

A pre-sale for the fan-club will take place February 12th and 13th and the tickets will go on-sale the next day on the 14th.