Kendrick Lamar has shared a new music video for his new song, “Humble.” The video was directed by Dave Meyers & the Little Homies. The Little Homies are the duo of Kendrick and TDE president Dave Free. The new song was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It. “Humble” is the follow-up to Kendrick’s “The Heart Part 4,” which was released last week. His last studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly, was released in 2015 and last year, he released the compilation untitled unmastered. Watch the new video below.
Molten Salt, Husky Boys, Star Ghost at Le Voyeur in photos
Listen to The Washboard Abs new song “Comfortable”
Photo by: Lena Rose Hindes
Yesterday, Olympia-based indie pop outfit, The Washboard Abs shared another single from their upcoming album, Recurring Chasms. It follows their first single released at the beginning of March, “Submission.”
The album is set to be out April 7th via Antiquated Future. Pe-orders for the album have started on the label’s Bandcamp.
Listen below.
Phoenix announce world tour
After announcing a number of live shows earlier this month, Phoenix have released the itinerary for a full world tour. Find the dates below. Whitney, the Lemon Twigs, and Miike Snow will join them on select dates. The band’s last album was 2013’s Bankrupt!. They came back to cover the Beach Boys’ “Alone on Christmas Day” in 2015 with Bill Murray for his Netflix Christmas special. Phoenix also recently updated their social media accounts, hinting at new music to come.
Phoenix:
05-12 Miami, FL – Fillmore *
05-13 Orlando, FL – House of Blues *
05-14 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05-15 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
06-02 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ^
06-03 New York, NY – Governor’s Ball
06-04 Toronto, Ontario – Field Trip
06-05 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom ^
06-07 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks ^#
06-11 San Diego, CA – 91x Valley View Casino Center
06-13 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater ^
06-14 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
06-15 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl ^
06-29 Vilanova I la Geltrú, Spain – Vida Festival
06-30 Coulau, France – Garorock Festival
07-06 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
07-07 Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live
07-08 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France – Festival Beauregard
07-09 Belfort, France – Les Eurockeenes
07-13 Aix-Les-Bains, France – Festival Musilac
07-14 Carhaix-Plouguer, France – Festival les Vieilles Charrues
07-12-16 Dour, Belgium – Dour Festival
07-14-16 Berlin, Germany – Melt! Festival
07-20-22 Wiesen, Austria – Out of the Woods
07-22 Rome, Italy – Rock in Roma
08-11-12 Bali, Indonesia – Sunny Side Up Festival
08-11-13 Jakarta, Indonesia – We The Fest
08-15 Manila, Philippines – Araneta Coliseum
08-18-20 Osaka, Japan – Summersonic Festival
08-18-20 Tokyo, Japan – Summersonic Festival
09-02 Dublin, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-29 Paris, France – AccorHotels Arena
09-30 London, England – Alexandra Palace
* with Whitney
^ with The Lemon Twigs
# with Miike Snow
Revisit the tour trailer, which features new music:
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Old Friends – Pinegrove
2. The Ocean – Young Rival
3. You Belong To Me – Nico Yaryan
4. Tummy Ache – Diet Cig
5. Lonely Jones – Post Animal
6. Scott Get the Van, I’m Moving – Cayetana
7. That Kind of Girl – All Dogs
8. Tour – The Courtneys
9. Dust In the Gold Sack – Swearin’
10. tennessee – P.s. Eliot
11. Sore Tummy – Paws
12. Dog – Lemuria
13. Get Disowned – Hop Along
14. Girl! – Terror Pigeon
15. Henry – Soccer Mommy
16. Nova Scotia 500 – Boyscott, N/A
17. Cinnamon – Palehound
18. Constant Headache – Joyce Manor
19. Emotions and Math – Margaret Glaspy
20. (I’d Rather Be) Anywhere But Here – Honeyblood
Listen to Sob Dylan’s first single “who knows?”
Last night, Olympia-based singer-songwriter, Laith Scherer, aka Sob Dylan, has shared, “who knows?” The Le Grotto frontman’s latest project’s EP, Boi Bizkit, is set to be out on April 1st via 2060 Records. This is the first single off of the EP and released under the new project. It will be his first release since last year’s Le Grotto’s self-titled debut album.
Listen to junkie’s new song “32oz Fountain Drink”
Junkie, San Antonio-based surf rock band, released a new song today titled “32oz Fountain Drink.” The song is the second single from their upcoming album, feliz, the follow-up to last year’s w/e.
Listen to the track below.
Kendrick Lamar ignites new album rumors with Instagram post
Kendrick Lamar has posted an “IV” image on Instagram and cleared all of his other posts, sparking rumors that his fourth album is coming soon. See the post below. Kendrick also hinted at some themes of the upcoming record. “I think now, how wayward things have gone within the past few months, my focus is ultimately going back to my community and the other communities around the world where they’re doing the groundwork,” he said. “To Pimp a Butterfly was addressing the problem. I’m in a space now where I’m not addressing the problem anymore.”
Local Natives’ new song will only play if your eyes are closed
Local Natives have released their new song “I Saw You Close Your Eyes.” Before you give the song a listen on its website, CloseYourEyes.net, the band have a very specific set of instructions that you need to follow. “In order for this experience to work best, please turn the lights off in your room and turn the brightness up on your laptop,” begins the directions. “If you’re wearing glasses, remove them for a moment. Then click the link to grant access to your eyes below, position your head about 12 inches from the screen and close your eyes when you’re ready to listen.” The website will then use your computer’s camera, and the song will play only if you keep your eyes closed the entire time. Listen to it here if you are ready.
The band also shared their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk.” They recorded the cover in the same studio where Fleetwood Mac recorded their original. It is part of a new Spotify series called “Music Happens Here.” Listen to it below.
Missy Elliott announces new Supa Dupa Fly vinyl reissue
Missy Elliott’s debut album, Supa Dupa Fly, is finally getting reissued on vinyl, as The FADER points out (via Modern Vinyl). It is set to be out July 14th via Atlantic. This new reissue is the first vinyl repress of the album since it initially came out in 1997. Pre-order the Supa Dupa Fly reissue here. Missy was announced to perform at this year’s FYF Fest in Los Angeles. It is her only show set for 2017 so far and is also her first show in the United States since 2008.
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