Of Montreal premieres new song and announce tour dates

Psych PPP band of Montreal shared another track from Aureate Gloom, their 13th studio album, due out on March 3rd. Listen to the song here.

Aureate Gloom Tracklist:
01. Bassem Sabry
02. Last Rites At The Jane Hotel
03. Empyrean Abbatoir
04. Aluminum Crown
05. Virgillian Lots
06. Monolithic Egress
07. Apollyon Of Blue Room
08. Estocadas
09. Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other
10. Like Ashoka’s Inferno of Memory

The band has expanded their Us tour and they will be on the road in the latter half of January and through most of March.

of Montreal 2015 Tour Dates:
01/13 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
01/14 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
01/15 – Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
01/16 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
01/16 – Orlando, FL @ Afterparty at Olde 64
01/17 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
01/18 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central
01/19 – Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
01/20 – Macon, GA @ Cox Capitol Theatre
01/21 – Charleston, SC @ The Pour House
01/22 – Greensboro, NC @ The Blind Tiger
01/23 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
01/24 – Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm and Brews
03/05 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
03/06 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/07 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club
03/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/09 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s
03/10 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
03/11 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
03/13 – Chicago, IL @ The Metro *
03/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *
03/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *
03/16 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *
03/17 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM@UCO Performance Lab *
03/18 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown *
03/19 – Austin, TX @ Polyvinyl Showcase at Cheer Up Charlie’s
03/20 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
03/21 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto
03/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
03/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet
03/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
03/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
03/26 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/27 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
03/28 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival
03/29 – Salt Lake City, @ Urban Lounge
03/30 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
03/31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird
04/01 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
04/02 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
04/03 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
04/04 – New Orleans, LA @ Howlin’ Wolf
05/01 – Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ Bard College Spring Fling
05/16 – Suffolk, VA @ LAVA Music Festival

* = w/ Deerhoof

Coachella’s 2015 line-up has been announced

The 2015 Coachella line-up has been revealed including headliners such as Jack White, Drake, and AC/DC, as well as sub-headliners such as Florence & the Machine, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ryan Adams, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian, Alt-J, Ride, and The Weeknd.

Amongst the other acts are Steely Dan, Alabama Shakes, Lykke Li, Caribou, Ratatat, Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, SBTRKT, The War on Drugs, Run the Jewels, Swans, Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, FKA twigs, Drive Like Jehu, Desparecidos, Built to Spill, Action Bronson, Jamie xx, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco, Eagulls, Angel Olsen, Vic Mensa, Todd Terje, Squarepusher, The Orwells, The Cribs, Brand New, Antemasque, Marina and the Diamonds, Haerts, St. Lucia, and Parquet Courts.

The California-based music festival will take place between the weekends of April 12th – 14th and April 17th – 19th. Tickets will go on-sale tomorrow (January 7th).

A new Florence and the Machine album coming soon

Florence and the Machine are finally returning to the scene this year. In October, the band made their return to the stage at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Concert. Now the band has revealed that there is a new album in store.

The fansite, Florence and The Machine Army, had posted a picture online recently showing that the follow-up to Ceremonials is currently being mixed. There appears to be a title as well but that has been hidden on purpose with a permanently marker.

The band also have festival dates lined up including Way Out West and Flow Festival.

Florence and the Machine 2015 Tour Dates:
06/19-21 – Scheeßel and Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Hurricane Southside Festivals
06/25-28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
08/09-15 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/10-17 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
08/13-15 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Way Out West
08/14-16 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Our Roofless Home – Good Field

2. All the Sleeping – The Deer

3. We Do Not Belong – Psychic Friend

4. Sunrise – Grandchildren

5. N.Y.E. – Dinosaur Bones

6. I Move Around – Gospel Claws

7. Beauty Meat – Sun Club

8. Flat Bones – Tallows

9. So Many Things – The Caldwell

10. Grow Up Tall – Future Loves Past

11. Next To You – The Yugos

12. I Could Go – Oberhofer

13. Dance All Night – Free Energy

14. Strange Overtones – We Barbarians

15. Leaves – Cheers Elephant

16. Dear Pressure – Miracles of Modern Science

17. North by North – Faded Paper Figures

18. I Already Forgot Everything You Said – the Dig

19. Come Back to Life – Hospital Ships

20. Heat & Hot Water – Arms

Bassist Jeremy Kelshaw quits Cloud Control

Bassist, Jeremy Kelshaw has quit Cloud Control.

Kelshaw announced that he was leaving the band on their Facebook page, citing that he wanted to return to “civilian like” and confirmed that the band will carry on.

“Dear music lovers. After 10 years of blissfully rocking out & playing bass all over the world, I’ve decided to step out of cloud control & return to civilian life,” he wrote. “I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished & it’s not been easy arriving at this point, but that’s ok. I love my band & I love our fans. To Heidi, Al & Ulrich: thanks for creating this dream with me, you guys are the best. To everyone who has worked with us, played with us, come to a show or listened to our music: you guys are second best & I love you all. CC album #3 is being worked on, never fear, but these Falls & Southbound shows are my last.”

The band’s upcoming third album follows their debut, Bliss Release album and Dream Cave released in 2013.

PJ Harvey to record new album in front of public audience

Singer-songwriter, PJ Harvey plans to record her new album in front of an audience as a part of an art installation in the London Somerset House.

Entitled, “Recording in Progress,” the project was created by Harvey and will be inside an installation constructed of one-way glass that will allow viewers to watch Harvey and her band. The singer’s long-time collaborators, Flood and John Parish will produce the album.

Harvey told The Independent: “I want ‘Recording in Progress’ to operate as if we’re an exhibition in a gallery. I hope visitors will be able to experience the flow and energy of the recording process.”

The recording will take place in between January 16 to February 14, and according to the Somerset House’s website, the installation has already sold out.

This will be the singer’s first album since 2011 with Let England Shake. As well as this installation, Harvey is working on her first poetry book, The Hollow Of The Hand, which is due out later this year.

Trailer for NWA biopic released online

The trailer for the upcoming biopic for hip-hop group, NWA, was recently shared online.

Ice Cube showed the trailer in a concert in Sydney, the video below is a fan shot clip of the trailer. The film is planned to be released in the summer of 2015.

The film was directed by F Gary Gray and Ice Cube will be played by his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Jerry Heller, NWA’s manager, will be taken on by Paul Giamatti.

Passion Pit confirms work on new album

After having a fairly inactive year, Passion Pit is gearing up to have a fairly busy year next year with a release of a new studio album.

In a recent Facebook post on Christmas Eve, the band confirmed that they have begun work on a new album. The post included a photo that looked like a blacked-out tracklist with two uncovered song titles, “Intro” and “Five Foot Ten.” There are spots for covers that are yet to be determined and acoustic tracks.

The Melodic Tree’s top 10 albums of the year

10. Post Tropical – James Vincent McMorrow: The dramatic change between Post Tropical and Early In The Morning was something that was shocking and yet extraordinary at the same time. McMorrow’s shift from folk to a more soulful sound seems to suit his voice that can hit beautiful falsettos.

9. Be Impressive – The Griswolds: Australian pop-rock rarely sounded as good. With catchy guitar riffs, such as in their hit song, “Beware the Dog,” and infectious lyrics, this is a stellar debut album from the Griswolds.

8. Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters: The concept of this album is one-of-a-kind and the way the Foo Fighters recorded it was original to say the least. Collaborating with different bands in each of the cities where they recorded, it is undoubtedly the most creative album of the year. Even with all of these collaborations, there is still the climatic sound of the band laced into it.

7. Supermodel – Foster the People: Foster the People returned this year with what feels like one of the best pop albums of the year. The dark lyrics are matched cool and bubbly instrumentals making the themes in this album virtually inconspicuous.

6. Everything Will Be Alright in the End – Weezer: The comeback from Weezer seems like a breath of fresh air from their previous two records, Raditude and Hurley. The hooks on this album return and gives the fans just want they want. It is reminiscent of their old days and yet guides us into their future.

5. They Want My Soul – Spoon: This follow-up to their 2010 Transference feels as though it’s a new era for Spoon and this is their first album with new guitar and piano player, Alex Fischel. This is a great comeback for the band after taking a few years off. There are hints of new influences throughout the album and yet, there is still the grit that has given Spoon their signature sound.

4. Sun Structures – Temples: The debut from Temples is the perfect album for anyone nostalgic for the 1960’s and 1970’s. With mellow vocals and keyboards, there is no doubt that Temples understand their abilities. The rhythms from drummer, Samuel Toms, on this album are beyond what most bands as young as they are capable of doing.

3. Singles – Future Islands: 2014 was quite the breakout year for Future Islands and it’s obvious with this album why so. The emotions in the lyrics and voice of Samuel Herring are strong and the backing instruments are just as climatic. The synthesizer on this album is one of the many elements that make this album so phenomenal. Singles is of those albums that will be on anyone’s playlist.

2. Young & Sick – Young & Sick: Artist and musician, Nick Hofwegen goes under the pseudonym of Young and Sick for both his art and music. His self-titled debut is a synth-driven R&B album with infectious bass lines. Whether or not you like R&B, Hofwegen seems to incorporate so much into the songs on this album, there is at least one element that everyone will like.

1. Strange Desire – Bleachers: Bleachers’ debut album Strange Desire can seemingly transport its listeners to a John Hughes movie. With climatic songs such as “I Wanna Get Better” and “Rollercoaster” that brings his melancholic lyrics together with intricate melodies and create something refreshing in the world of alternative rock. Frontman, Jack Antonoff creates new and exciting concepts on this album whether it is eccentric collaborations with Yoko Ono or incorporating Grace Dunham’s, Lena Dunham’s younger sister, talking about graduating college into his music.