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.
Spoon extends world tour
Spoon have extended their world tour in support of their new album Hot Thoughts. The new dates include shows with Tennis, the New Pornographers, and Cherry Glazerr in the U.S. and Canada. Find the list of newly announced dates below.
Spoon:
03-23 Sydney, Australia – Metro Theatre
03-25 Thornbury, Australia – The Croxton Bandroom
04-27 Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
04-28 Oxford, MS – The Lyric
04-29 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
05-01 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
05-02 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
05-03 Athens, GA – Georgia theater
05-05 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
05-06 Asheville, NC – TBA *
05-07 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05-09 Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
05-11 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
06-17 Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzberg
06-18 Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby Festival
06-19 Munich, Germany – Technikum
06-27 Manchester, England – Gorilla
06-28 Glasgow, Scotland – The Arts School
06-30 London, England – O2 Forum
07-07 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
07-08 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
07-14 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07-15 Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
07-18 Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
07-19 Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion ^
07-21 Boston, MA – TBA
07-22 Portland, ME – State Theatre ^
07-23 Montreal, Quebec – Métropolis ^
07-25 Toronto, Ontario – TBA #
07-26 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
07-28 New York, NY – Panorama Festival
07-30 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
08-01 Detroit, MI – TBA #
08-06 Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
08-08 Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
08-09 Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheatre
08-19 New Orleans, LA – TBA
08-20 Jacksonville, FL – TBA
08-22 Savannah, GA – TBA
08-23 Columbia, SC – TBA
08-28 Spokane, WA – TBA
08-30 Edmonton, Alberta – TBA
08-31 Calgary, Alberta – TBA
09-02 Vancouver, British Columbia – TBA
09-05 Boise, ID – TBA
09-06 Salt Lake City, UT – TBA
09-08 Omaha, NE – TBA
09-10 Kansas City, MO – TBA
09-13 Milwaukee, WI – TBA
09-14 – Madison, WI – TBA
09-15 Saint Paul, MN – TBA
* with Tennis
^ with the New Pornographers
& with Cherry Glazerr
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Ready, Able – Grizzly Bear
2. Come On – Mikhael Paskalev
3.Icarus – White Hinterland
4. American Daydream – Electric Guest
5. Hold Me Down – Mansionair
6. Say U Want Me – Chris Farren
7. Bills – Ultimate Painting
8. The Place Lives – Mount Eerie
9. Rituals – Pill Friends
10. Reservoir Dawgs – Beach Goons
11. You Love Nothing – L.A. Witch
12. Blue School – Jurassic Shark
13. Hideout – Triptides
14. Settle Down – Furnsss
15. I Couldn’t Wait So Long – Mars Water
16. Sad Trip – Fog Lake
17. Sad over You – Guantanamo Baywatch
18. My Spotless Mind – Current Joys
19. All Things Come To Pass – The Babies
20. My Face – Skegss
The Dawn Bombs, Heat Shimmer, Step Dads, Chimney at Le Voyeur in photos
Listen to ANOHNI’s new PARADISE EP
ANOHNI has released a new EP named PARADISE, a companion piece to last year’s album HOPELESSNESS. Stream it here and here. The new EP was made in collaboration with producers Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke like HOPELESSNESS.
ANOHNI announced that she will give the final song from PARADISE, “I Never Stopped Loving You,” to fans in exchange for “a gesture of anonymous vulnerability.” ANOHNI described the track as “the final piece of the puzzle.”
Listen to Mount Eerie’s new album A Crow Looked At Me
Phil Elverum, aka Mount Eerie’s new album, A Crow Looked at Me, is streaming now via NPR. Listen to it here. The album, set to be out next week, was written and recorded in the weeks after the death of his wife, the artist Geneviève Castrée. Elverum recently announced a short North American tour, find the dates below as well.
Mount Eerie:
04-04 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
04-06 Big Sur, CA – Henry Miller Library
04-09 Santa Ana, CA – When We Were Young Fest @ Observatory
04-10 San Diego, CA – Irenic
04-11 Los Angeles, CA – The Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever
04-14 Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
04-17 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
04-18 Olympia, WA – Obsidian
04-12-14 Arcosanti, AZ – FORM Arcosanti
Ryuichi Sakamoto Announces New Album async
Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced a new album, async, set to be out April 28th via Milan. It is the Japanese composer’s first studio album since Three in 2012, with Jaques Morelenbaum and Judy Kang, and his first solo album in 8 years. Sakamoto recorded the album in New York, having inspiration from “everyday objects, sculpture, and nature,” according to a press release. Find the tracklist below and artwork above. The world premiere listening event for the album will be at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, which takes place from March 23-26th. Sakamoto is set to perform also on April 25th and 26th at Park Avenue Armory Veterans Room in New York. The album will follow the 2015 score he did for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film The Revenant. It is his first studio album since his recovery from cancer in 2015 as well.
async:
01 andata
02 disintegration
03 solari
04 ZURE
05 walker
06 stakra
07 ubi
08 fullmoon
09 async
10 tri
11 Life, Life
12 honj
13 ff
14 garden
15 water state 2 [vinyl-only bonus track]
The Melodic Tree 