The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Girl From The North Country – Dear Nora

2. Push – Fog Lake

3. High Fantasy – Lace Curtains

4. Soft Stuff – Emily Yacina

5. Hey Good Lookin’ – Blonde Tongues

6. Rivers Bend – The Doorbells

7. The Not Real Lake – Loving

8. Just how I love you – Tyler Burkhart

9. Just Kiss Her – Concorde

10. Mistakes – Poppies

11. Nice Boys – Temporex

12. Swing Lynn – Harmless

13. Key Lime Pie – Bent Denim

14. I’m So Ugly – Good Good Blood

15. Sad Eyes – Mini Dresses

16. Steady – Strongboy

17. Sink Into the Floor – Feng Suave

18. Wet Mouth – Nanami Ozone

19. Darkroom – Ten Sleep

20. Sweet Bird – Young Hunting

Charlyne Yi accuses Marilyn Manson of harassment, racist comments

Actor and comedian Charlyne Yi has accused Marilyn Manson of racist comments and harassment. Yi went on Twitter detailing an incident on set of the medical drama “House.” “On the last season of ‘House’ [Manson] came on set to visit because he was a huge fan of the show & he harassed just about every woman asking us if we were going to scissor, rhino & called me a China man,” she wrote, continuing with, “I genuinely hope he gets help.” The tweets have been deleted. Yi also called out comedian David Cross for racist comments he made towards her at a 2007 party.

Tanlines share new EP of children’s songs

Tanlines have shared a new EP for childrens called Presents where they play classic kids songs like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” and more. Listen to it below. “Eric and I have been stay-at-home dads for the last two years,” said Jesse Cohen of the band in a statement. “The EP started as a way for us to make something for our kids, but we quickly realized that other kids (and their parents) might enjoy it too.” He continued, ‘We worked one day every week while a babysitter watched the kids, and soon enough… Presents was born.”

Watch Kendrick and Future in new “King’s Dead” video

Jay Rock has released the music video for “King’s Dead,” his song for Black Panther with Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake. It shows Kendrick, Jay, and Future partying in a corporate office with the other scenes seem to have been filmed in Los Angeles’ Bradbury Building. Watch the “King’s Dead” video, directed by Dave Free of the little homies & Jack Begert, below.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover Big Star’s “Thirteen”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs recorded a Spotify Singles session, as Stereogum points out. They played their classic “Maps” during their set as well as a cover of Big Star’s “Thirteen.” Listen to both songs below.

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The Voidz share new song “Pointlessness”

The Voidz have release another single from their upcoming album Virtue. Listen to “Pointlessness” below. The album is set to be out March 30th via RCA. Their debut album Tyranny was their last release. They performed unreleased music last year, which included a song named “Wink,” at a secret L.A. show.

Courtney Barnett teases new music

Courtney Barnett has shared a video showing her trying out various musical instruments. She goes from an acoustic guitar to an upright piano while Barnett sings what seems to be pieces of new songs she has been working on with the video ending with text that says “Tell Me How You Really Feel.” Watch it below.

 

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. National – James Vincent McMorrow

2. Too Much – Tora

3. Contra – Talos

4. 5 a.m. – The Millennium

5. Back Around – Dessert

6. Crab Supernova – Percolator

7. Sorrow – Life Without Buildings

8. Forest Fires – Axel Flovent

9. Colerain – Way Yes

10. Hallucinate – Oliver Riot

11. Fear of the Water -SYML

12. The Wisp Sings – Winter Aid

13. Epicurists – Jack in Water

14. Porz Goret – Yann Tiersen

15. Migratory Birds – Western Skies Motel

16. Cheeks – Shoecraft

17. Them – Nils Frahm

18. Februray Tales – Pill-oh

19. I’m Here – Rosemary & Garlic

20. The Quiet at Night – Mary Lattimore

Watch Anderson .Paak talk Radiohead in new documentary trailer

A hip-hop documentary called Word Is Bond is going to premiere on Showtime on Friday, February 16th. The network shared a trailer featuring Anderson .Paak discussing his influences tody. “I consider myself someone that’s coming up out of the hip-hop culture. And when I really was trying to write music, I thought I was going to be an MC. I thought I was going to be a gangster rapper,” he says. “I was influenced by Snoop and Dre, and there was nothing bigger than that.”

.Paak continues, “I love Radiohead’s stuff. I like sad white boy music, too. That stuff is all important to me, and it all goes into my artistry, but it’s coming from a hip-hop perspective. I feel like it’s coming from a drummer’s perspective.” Watch below.

Word Is Bond is directed by Sacha Jenkins and according to a press release, “the film explores the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop.” The documentary will also feature interviews with Nas, Pusha T, J. Cole, Rapsody, Big Daddy Kane, and others. Word Is Bond will premiere at 10 p.m. Eastern on Friday, February 16th.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra announce new album Sex & Food

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced their new album called Sex & Food. It is set to be out April 6th via Jagjaguwar. They have also shared a video for the track “American Guilt.” Watch the Greg Sharp-directed clip below. The record was recorded in Seoul, Hanoi, Reykjavik, Mexico City, Auckland, and Portland.

Sex & Food:
01 A God Called Hubris
02 Major League Chemicals
03 Ministry of Alienation
04 Hunnybee
05 Chronos Feasts on His Children
06 American Guilt
07 The Internet of Love (That Way)
09 This Doomsday
10 How Many Zeros
11 Not in Love We’re Just High
12 If You’re Going to Break Yourself