Clarke and the Himselfs, Psoriasis, Linda & the Coexist Stickers at Le Voyeur in photos
Moses Sumney announces new album Aromanticism
Moses Sumney has announced a new album, Aromanticism, which is set to be out September 22nd on Jagjaguwar. See the artwork above and tracklist below. The record includes “Doomed,” a track that was released last month. A live performance of the song can be found below as well. It is from a set recorded at St Stephens Uniting Church in Sydney, Australia in January, which will air in full on Double J at 1 a.m. Eastern tonight, with an archived stream set to be out a week from today.
Aromanticism:
01 Man On The Moon (Reprise)
02 Don’t Bother Calling
03 Plastic
04 Quarrel
05 Stoicism
06 Lonely World
07 Make Out In My Car
08 The Cocoon-Eyed Baby
09 Doomed
10 Indulge Me
11 Self-Help Tape
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Church Candy – Booty Feet
2. Slip Away – Perfume Genius
3. I Think You’re Really Beautiful – Starry Cat
4. Weird Around You – Eerie Summer
5. manhattan – small dad
6. There’s No Use in Trying – Acid Ghost
7. Lover is a Day – Cuco
8. Gap in the Clouds – Yellow Days
9. Strange Boy – The Shacks
10. Ran Ran Run – Pavo Pavo
11. Your Version of Me – Steady Holiday
12. Shark Smile – Big Thief
13. unreal tournament – Freya Crescent
14. Good Luck – The Undercover Dream Lovers
15. Key Largo – Arbes
16. Brown Study – Vansire
17. Get Upset – Soy Christmas
18. Away – Mons Vi
19. It Feels the Same Everyday – Yellow House
20. Ever – Tiny Deaths
Watch Eric B. & Rakim play first show in over 20 years
Eric B. & Rakim performed at the Apollo Theatre in New York City last night, their first show together in over two decades. The duo performed their entire debut album Paid in Full in its entirety on the 30th anniversary of its release. Watch them do perform classics like “My Melody,” “Ain’t No Joke,” and “I Know You Got Soul” below. The pair brought out Flavor Flav, Ice T, Fat Joe, Roxanne Shante, and Kool Herc as surprise guests. It is unclear whether or not Eric B. & Rakim will continue playing shows after the one-night concert at the Apollo.
Japanese Breakfast announces tour, shares new video
The solo project of Michelle Zauner, Japanese Breakfast, has shared a new music video for her track “Road Head.” The clip, directed by Zauner, follows her character as she eats instant ramen, chain smokes cigarettes, and shares her life with a masked monster. “‘Road Head’ is the fifth music video [director of photography] Adam Kolodny and I have collaborated on,” Zauner said in a statement. “For this one we wanted to focus on staging and an exaggerated color palette. We were inspired by Fallen Angels and ‘Twin Peaks.’” “Road Head” will appear on Japanese Breakfast’s upcoming album Soft Sounds From Another Planet, which is set to be out July 14th via Dead Oceans.
Zauner has also announced new tour dates. She has shows with Tegan and Sara, (Sandy) Alex G, Cende, Yohuna, Mannequin Pussy, and Spirit of the Beehive. Find her schedule below.
Japanese Breakfast:
07-06 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg !
07-07 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom !
07-08 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer !
07-15 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool ~
07-27 Halifax, Nova Scotia – Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^
07-28 Portland, ME – State Theatre ^
07-29 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom ^
07-31 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^
08-02 Covington, KY – Madison Theater ^
09-07 Washington, DC – Black Cat $
09-08 Richmond, VA – Stranger Matter $
09-09 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival $
09-10 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory) $
09-11 Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub $
09-12 Tampa, FL – Crowbar $
09-13 New Orleans, LA – Hi Ho Lounge $
09-14 Houston, TX – Walter’s $
09-15 Austin, TX – Barracuda $
09-16 Dallas, TX – RBC $
09-18 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar $
09-20 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo $
09-21 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall $
09-22 Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club $
09-23 Eugene, OR – HiFi $
09-25 Portland, OR – Holocene $
09-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – Fox Cabaret $
09-27 Seattle, WA – Crocodile $
09-28 Boise, ID – Neurolux $
09-29 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court $
09-30 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge $
10-02 Minneapolis, MN – The Triple Rock $
10-04 Chicago, IL – Subterranean $
10-05 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop $
10-06 Detroit, MI – UFO Factory $
10-07 Toronto, Ontario – The Garisson $
10-08 Montreal, Quebec – Bar Le Ritz PDB $
10-11 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair $
10-12 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg $
10-21 Bristol, GB – Simple Things Festival
10-23 Cologne, DE – Blue Shell
10-24 Hamburg, DE – Hakken
10-25 Berlin, DE – Badenhouse
10-26 Paris, FR – Pop Up Du Label
10-27 Gent, BE – NEST
10-28 Amsterdam, NL – London Calling
11-02 Brighton, GB – The Joker
11-03 Manchester, GB – Soup Kitchen
11-04 Edinburgh, GB – The Mash House
11-05 Glasgow, GB – The Hug and Pint
11-06 Leeds, GB – Headrow House
11-07 London, GB – The Dome Tufnell Park
! with (Sandy) Alex G & Cende
~ with Yohuna
^ with Tegan & Sara
$ with Mannequin Pussy & Spirit of the Beehive
SZA announces tour
SZA has announced a tour for her new record Ctrl, it begins in August and goes until December and includes shows in the United States and Canada. Ravyn Lenae and Smino, both of the Zero Fatigue collective, are joining SZA at some shows. See her tour poster below.
Watch Foo Fighters debut new song “Dirty Water”
Foo Fighters debuted a new song last night called “Dirty Water” at their show in Paris, as Rolling Stone points out. It is from their upcoming album, Concrete and Gold, which is set to arrive September 15th. Watch the footage below. Foo Fighters have also shared the video for “Run,” and debuted “Lah Di Da” and “Sunday Rain” ahead of the LP’s release. Dave Grohl said recently that their new record would include a guest spot from “probably the biggest pop star in the world.” Foo Fighters are on tour through mid-December and they recently announced a new festival, Cal Jam ’17, which will feature Queens of the Stone Age, Liam Gallagher, the Kills, Japandroids, and more.
Listen to Broken Social Scene’s new album Hug of Thunder
Broken Social Scene have started streaming their first album in seven years, Hug of Thunder on NPR. Listen to it here. The record comes after 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record and is set to be officially out Friday via City Slang/Arts & Crafts. Leading up to the LP, the band shared songs including “Skyline,” “Halfway Home,” and the title track and they performed a number of new tracks on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.”
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2. Caroline, Please Kill Me – Coma Cinema
3. Trojan Horse – Cuddle Magic
4. Feels – Walrus
5. Don’t Watch Me Dancing – Little Joy
6. Change My Mind – Autolux
7. Summer of Our Discontent – Sugar Candy Mountain
8. Blonde on Blonde – Nada Surf
9. Dg Blowing a Clarinet – Chris Staples
10. Everything is Scary – German Error Message
11. Fear & Force – Vagabon
12. O.K. – Whatever, Dad
13. Awake – Boosegumps
14. Porch – Long Beard
15. Thinning – Snail Mail
16. #23 – IAN SWEET
17. Flower Glass – Hand Habits
18. Sun’s Out – Hoops
19. Marcel – Her’s
20. Drowsy – Banes World
Adele cancels final shows, citing voice problems
Adele has canceled the final two nights of her tour at Wembley Stadium in London during a four-night run at the arena. She cited damage to her vocal cords, the singer said in a statement, “To say I’m heartbroken would be a complete understatement. I’m already maxed out on steroids and aids for my voice. I’ve considered doing Saturday night’s show but it’s highly unlikely I’d even make it though the set and I simply can’t crumble in front of you all and walk out on you in that way.” Read her full statement below. The shows are yet to be rescheduled and refunds will be made available to fans if makeup shows are not planned. The singer has suffered from vocal issues before, which has also resulted in canceled tour dates.
Adele also recently revealed that she was unsure if she’d ever tour again which she wrote in a handwritten note included in tour programs at her first two Wembley Stadium shows, Rolling Stone points out. She wrote, “I wanted my final shows to be in London because I don’t know if I’ll ever tour again. And so I want my last time to be at home.” She continued, “Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn’t suit me particularly well. I’m a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things.” She ended it by thanking her fans and affirming, “I will remember all of this for the rest of my life.” Read that full note below as well.
