Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples appear in the new trailer for Marvel’s upcoming movie Black Panther with what seems to be a new song. Watch it below. The soundtrack for the film, Black Panther: The Album is produced and curated by both Kendrick and Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. Black Panther is to be in theaters February 16th while the soundtrack is out February 9th. The film is also scored by Ludwig Göransson.
New Flight of the Conchords TV special in the works
Flight of the Conchords, aka Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, have teased at returning plans with an hour-long special. In an interview with ET, Clement said, “We’re going to film a little something this year. We’re going to shoot an hour thing.” Their HBO show “Flight of the Conchords” premiered in 2007 but ended in 2009. It is currently uncertain whether or not their new special will be for HBO as when A.V. Club reached out for comment, a spokesperson for HBO replied, “The deals are not fully in place. We’ll hopefully have news soon and will be back in touch.”
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Prospect Hummer – Animal Collective
2. Everybody Wants to Be Famous – Superorganism
3. Come On Home – Lijadu Sisters
4. Party at Sunday – Cosmonauts
5. Gold Dust – Duster
6. Zombie – Fela Kuti
7. Didn’t I – Darondo
8. Soul Alphabet – Colleen
9. Le goudron – Brigitte Fontaine
10. Don’t Take My Soul – Jane Weaver
11. Merry Go Round – The Equatics
12. Moonstruck – Sinkane
13. Sunday Morning – Margo Guryan
14. Paulette – Balla Et Ses Balladins
15. Seabird – Alessi Brothers
16. If I Gave You My Love – Myron & E
17. It’s Not Easy – Ofege
18. Poor Moon – Canned Heat
19. Nomalizo – Letta Mbulu
20. Bra – Cymande
Watch the Tallest Man on Earth cover Adele
The Tallest Man on Earth appeared on Swedish television recently to cover Adele’s 25 song, “When We Were Young.” Kristian Matsson played the song with the group Augustifamiljen on a game show called “På Spåret.” Watch it below.
Watch Julien Baker perform “Turn Out the Lights” on “Colbert”
Julien Baker made her late night debut performance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night.” She played the title track from her album Turn Out the Lights. Watch her performance below.
Watch “Portlandia”’s final season’s new trailer
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen will return to IFC on January 18th for the eighth and final season of their show “Portlandia.” They have now shared a trailer for the new season and it features their feminist bookstore characters Toni and Candace, a goateed Fred Armisen with a guitar, and Kyle MacLachlan. Check it out below.
Justin Timberlake announces new album Man of the Woods
Justin Timberlake has announced his next album titled Man of the Woods, and it is set to be out February 2nd. A new song will also come out January 5th. Watch the announcement video below and it features new music and an appearance from Pharrell. “This album is really inspired by my son, my wife, my family, but more so than any album I’ve ever written, where I’m from,” Timberlake says. “And it’s personal.” Man of the Woods will be Timberlake’s first LP since The 20/20 Experience 1 and 2. He also shared what could be the album cover and features photos by Ryan McGinley. Find it below.
Flying Lotus shares new song “Quarantine”
Brainfeeder has shared a new mix to start off the new year. The collection was mixed by PBDY and features tracks from artists on the label. The very last song on the mix is a new track from Flying Lotus called “Quarantine.” Listen to the 46-minute collection below. The mix features remixed Thundercat songs as well as music from Iglooghost, Lapalux, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and more.
The Melodic Tree’s Top 3 Albums of the Year
Ben Varian seems to have perfected the craft of pop music. with somewhat absurd lyrics and upbeat melodies and instrumentations makes it the ultimate pop album. Bringing the mundane into lyrics and making it actually enjoyable is a very difficult feat but somehow he made it. The name of the album is also aptly titled as it filled the time Ben was not doing something else, like going on tour with Dent May or recording a 24-hour live album.
2. Florist – If Blue Could Be Happiness
Florist is one of those bands that will tug at every one of the heart strings in your body whether you want it or not. The simplicity of this album is what intitally draws the listener in and the fragility in the lyrics keeps them in. In order to make sense with a parent’s death, Emily Sprague finds logic and comfort in everyday affairs while somehow still showing empathy through the lyrics about coping with loss.
One of my favorite projects of the last few years recently put out its final release under the name. Filled with songs digging deep into his childhood and the pain that came with it. “At home there’s blood on my bed/and no running water/there is a room i don’t go in/i see myself through the door/me and my mom used to hide there/crying our prayers through a window.”
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Window – Coma Cinema
2. Veil – The Washboard Abs
3. Cassette Jam One – Ada Babar
4. Capacity – Big Thief
5. Bread – Ben Varian
6. Time On Her Side – Future Islands
7. Heart Basel – The Drums
8. Glowing Brightly – Florist
9. Losing All Sense – Grizzly Bear
10. Road Head – Japanese Breakfast
11. Never Been Wrong – Waxahatchee
12. Baybee – Jay Som
13. 123 – Girlpool
14. Star Roving – Slowdive
15. Hard to Say Goodbye – Washed Out
16. Appointments – Julien Baker
17. The Embers – Vagabon
18. Apocalypse – Cigarettes After Sex
19. Real Death – Mount Eerie
20. Kept Women – Fleet Foxes
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