Grizzly Bear announce new album Painted Ruins

Grizzly Bear are coming back with the follow-up to 2012’s Shields. Their new album is named Painted Ruins, and it is set to be out August 18th through RCA. It was produced by the band’s Chris Taylor. Listen to a new track from it, “Mourning Sound,” below. The album announcement comes after the scheduling of the band’s first tour in four years and the release of new song “Three Rings” after a series of teasers. Find the album artwork above, and listen to “Three Rings” as well as “Mourning Sound” below along with the band’s schedule.

Painted Ruins:

01 Wasted Acres
02 Mourning Sound
03 Four Cypresses
04 Three Rings
05 Losing All Sense
06 Aquarian
07 Cut-Out
08 Glass Hillside
09 Neighbors
10 Systole
11 Sky Took Hold

Grizzly Bear:

10-05 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
10-06 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
10-08 Glasgow, Scotland – O2 ABC
10-09 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
10-12 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
10-13 Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
10-14 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
10-16 Paris, France – L’Olympia
11-01 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11-02 Brooklyn, NY –  Brooklyn Steel
11-03 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11-07 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
11-09 Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
11-12 New Orleans, LA – Civic Theater
11-14 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11-15 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
11-16 Miami, FL – The Fillmore
11-18 Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital NOV 18 – NOV 19
11-26 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
11-27 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
11-28 Park Township, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
12-01 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
12-03 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
12-07 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
12-08 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
12-09 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
12-11 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
12-13 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

Thundercat announces tour

Thundercat has announced a tour in support of his new album Drunk. The prolific bassist will play shows throughout the United States, Japan, Canada, the UK, and Europe. The tour includes festival stops at Los Angeles’ FYF, Sónar in Barcelona, Afropunk Brooklyn, and more. Find Thundercat’s tour dates here.

Watch his video for “Them Changes:”

Arcade Fire debut six new songs at secret Montreal show

Arcade Fire played an intimate secret show in Montreal over the weekend, as the Montreal Gazette points out. The performance which was played to a crowd of about 50 people, reportedly featured six new songs. Footage from the concert have yet to show up as the Gazette reports that attendees were asked to check their phones at the door.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Sober to Death – Car Seat Headrest

2. Margot – Minks

3. Waves – Bahamas

4. Scattered Pearls – Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

5. Fireworks – Radiator Hospital

6. Drowsy – Banes World

7. Only You – Mac DeMarco

8. Nothings Gonna Hurt You Baby – Cigarettes After Sex

9. Camelblues – Mndsgn

10. Evaporar – Little Joy

11. Pains – Silk Rhodes

12. Girl! – Terror Pigeon

13. A Stick and Slacks – Shintaro Sakamoto

14. Myth – Beach House

15. Sarah – (Sandy) Alex G

16. Nothing in Rambling – Helvetia

17. Grand New Spin – Cold Celeste

18. The Brae – Yumi Zouma

19. Sandy – Jackson Scott

20. Benny – Mauno

Watch Fleet Foxes’ new “Fool’s Errand” video

Fleet Foxes shared a new song from their upcoming album Crack-Up called “Fool’s Errand” last night. They have now shared a music video for that track. It is directed by Robin Pecknold’s brother, Sean Pecknold and was shot on 35 mm film, and features art direction by Adi Goodrich. The video shows interpretive dancing, nature imagery, and, at the end, a wolf. Watch it below and find Sean Pecknold’s statement on the visual below that. The Pecknold brothers also collaborated on the videos for Helplessness Blues’ “Grown Ocean” and “The Shrine/An Argument,” as well as the Crack-Up album trailer.

Crack-Up will arrive June 16th via Nonesuch.

Sean Pecknold:

“Fool’s Errand” couldn’t have been shot on anything but 35mm film. The timeline was tight, but shooting on film made us focus and shoot only what we absolutely needed for the edit. There is still nothing like the look of film and it matches the sonic quality of the Foxes music quite well.

Perfume Genius analyzes “Slip Away” on “Song Exploder”

Perfume Genius was a guest on the “Song Exploder” podcast recently and he discussed the making of “Slip Away,” from his latest album No Shape. Mike Hadreas, producer Blake Mills, and recording engineer Shawn Everett discuss the song’s creation, and Hadreas shared an acoustic demo and isolated tracks from the recording. “I wanted the song to sound American,” Hadreas says. “I wanted that sort of Springsteeny spirit to it.” He also notes that it’s “definitely a love song” and that it’s “joyous and free in a way that [he] had never written before.” Listen to the full episode below.

https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-perfume-genius

 

Thom Yorke scoring Suspiria remake

Thom Yorke is scoring the upcoming horror movie Suspiria. This is the first time that Yorke has scored a feature-length film. Suspiria is the remake of a 1977 film of the same name. The remake is directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, and Chloë Grace Moretz. The movie does not have a release date yet, but filming has been completed and is in post-production. In a statement, Guadgnino said, “Thom’s art transcends the contemporary. To have the privilege of his music and sound for Suspiria is a dream come true. The depth of his creation and artistic vision is so unique that our Suspiria will sound groundbreaking and will deeply resonate with viewers. Our goal is to make a movie that will be a disturbing and transforming experience: for this ambition, we could not find a better partner than Thom.”

Modest Mouse announce fall tour

Modest Mouse have expanded their American tour dates. In February, the band announced a number of shows starting on May 23rd at Knitting Factory in Spokane, WA. Their tour itinerary has now been extended through October, with dates in Michigan, Kentucky, Rhode Island, New York, and more. Check out the updated schedule of dates below.

Modest Mouse:

05-23 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory *
05-24 Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater *
05-26 Napa, CA – BottleRock
05-27 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic *
05-28 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater *
05-30 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre *
05-31 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom ^
06-02 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues ^
06-03 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl ^
06-05 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell Room @ the Complex ^
06-06 Denver, CO – The Fillmore ^
06-08 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom ^
06-09 St Louis, MO – The Pageant ^
06-10 Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl ^
09-21 Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair $
09-22 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
09-23 Boise, ID – Summerfield @ Memorial Stadium
09-24 Missoula, MT – Big Sky Brewing Co
09-26 Fargo, ND – Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
09-27 Sioux Falls, SD – The District
09-29 Saint Paul, MN – Myth Live
09-30 Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field #
10-01 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
10-03  Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
10-04 Columbus, OH – Express Live
10-06 Ithaca, NY – State Theater
10-07 Northampton, MA – John M Green Hall, Smith College
10-08 Portland, ME – State Theater
10-10 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
10-11 Sayreville, NJ – Starland, Ballroom
10-13-14 Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater

* with Mattress
^ with Morning Teleportation
$ with Built to Spill
# with Gogol Bordello

Acid Smoker, Silver Saturn, Molten Salt, NULL STATE at Mahayana Studio in photos

Song Review: Love Galore

Last week, SZA released a new song. It features Travis Scott and is named “Love Galore”. A music video was released along with it and I would advise against watching it at work. Those are the facts. Now for some opinion. The song is great. SZA, as she often does, is able to pair her smooth and sultry voice with minimalistic beats that get out of the way of her voice. Crooning about lost lovers sounds like it could almost turn into the song of the summer between her great singing and Travis Scott’s auto tuned emotion. While Scott often uses auto tune, this slowed down and mellowed song puts the full effect of the software on display. Scott is able to reach out to the listener through the disjointed notes, perfectly capturing the disconnect of emotions. When contrasted with SZA’s clear voice, the effect is nothing short of great.

The music video however, while the butterflies are stunning, comes up short. See for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHXfCOjb3fk