Yaeji has released a new Alex Gvojic directed music video for her single “One More.” The video shows multiple versions of the Kathy Lee in a dimly lit apartment, hanging out until a house party shows up. Watch it all below.
Helado Negro announces new album and tour, shares new song
Helado Negro has announced a new album called This Is How You Smile set to be released on March 8th through RVNG Intl. The project has also released a new single from the album, “Please Won’t Please.” Listen to it below. Helado will also be touring with Beirut across North America in February, check out the itinerary below.
Helado Negro:
02-10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
02-11 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
02-12 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
02-14 Washington, DC – The Anthem ^
02-15 Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theater ^
02-16 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre ^
02-18 Montreal, Quebec – MTELUS ^
02-19 Toronto, Ontario – Sony Centre ^
02-21 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre ^
02-22 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre ^
02-23 Minneapolis, MN – Palace Theatre ^
02-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre ^
02-27 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre ^
02-28 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall ^
03-03 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre ^
03-26 Düdingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
03-27 Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne
03-27 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
03-30 Berlin, Germany – Funkhaus ^
03-31 Berlin, Germany – Funkhaus ^
04-02 Brussels, Belgium – Forest National ^
04-04 Groningen, Netherlands – De Oosterpoort ^
04-05 Paris, France – Le Grand Rex ^
04-06 Cologne, Germany – Palladium ^
04-08 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg – Ronda ^
04-10 Manchester, England – Albert Hall ^
04-11 Leeds, England – Leeds Town Hall ^
04-12 London, England – Eventim Apollo ^
04-14 Vienna, Austria – Gasometer ^
04-15 Munich, Germany – Zenith ^
04-17 Lugano, Switzerland – Studio Foce
04-18 Milan, France – Alcatraz ^
04-19 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus ^
04-20 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Motel Mozaique Festival
05-10 Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Hall !
^ with Beirut
! with Lila Downs
Watch Big Red Machine perform “Gratitude” on “Colbert”
Big Red Machine, the group made up of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner performed “Gratitude” from their debut self-titled album on the latest episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Watch it below.
Sufjan Stevens releases rare song “Lonely Man of Winter”
Sufjan Stevens’ extremely rare song from 2007, “Lonely Man of Winter,” which he wrote for the winner of his “Xmas Song Xchange Contest.” The winner Alec Duffy played it for fans at exclusive listening parties around the world, and has been unavailable publicly ever since. Listen to the full “Lonely Man of Winter” single below.
The full single arrives with a brand new version which was produced by Doveman and features Melissa Mary Ahern. The single also includes Duffy’s contest-winning song “Every Day Is Christmas.” The release will be available on vinyl December 7th via Asthmatic Kitty. All proceeds will go towards JACK, a Brooklyn non-profit venue which Duffy serves as founder and artistic director.
Watch boygenius perform “Me & My Dog” on “Seth Meyers”
Last night, boygenius performed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” The new supergroup consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus played “Me & My Dog” from their recently released boygenius EP.
Kevin Morby announces 2019 tour
Singer-songwriter, Kevin Morby, has announced a 2019 tour just in time to follow-up this year’s tour with Waxahatchee. Nest summer, he will perform dates in North America in May and June. Find the full list of dates on Morby’s website.
Andrew Bird releases video for song “Bloodless”
Andrew Bird has shared a new song called “Bloodless and it arrived with a new music video directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin. Watch the black and white video. The video’s caption is:
We find ourselves in a cold civil war. Everyone is playing their part too well. Certain actors are reaping power and wealth from divisiveness. Echoes of the Spanish civil war when fascists and clergy win because they put up a united front against the individualistic and principled (yet scattered) left. We can turn this ship around but need to step back and be honest with ourselves about what’s happening while it’s still relatively bloodless.
Mitski shares new “Washing Machine Heart” video
Mitski has shared a video for her Be the Cowboy song “Washing Machine Heart.” The video is directed by Zia Anger, who also had directed Mitski’s video for “Geyser.” Watch it via Tidal below.
Matt Berninger, Kurt Vile, more on new Swing Left benefit album
Songs for Swing Left is a new album to raise awareness for voting Democrat in swing districts. The compilation is available for free download and includes new recordings from Cass McCombs and the Chapin Sisters, The National’s Matt Berninger and Blake Mills, Andrew Bird and Adam Levy, and William Tyler. It also includes new versions of tracks from Kurt Vile, Jim James, Bedouine, Warpaint, Jackson Browne, and more. Stream it and download at Bandcamp.
For more information on the Swing Left campaign, visit their website.
Khruangbin cover “Christmas Time Is Here”
Khruangbin have shared their cover the Vince Guaraldi classic “Christmas Time Is Here,” from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Listen to it below. The cover will have a 7″ release on November 16 via Dead Oceans/Nigh Time Stories. The physical edition will have two different renditions of the song.
The Melodic Tree 