Eagles and Fleetwood Mac have released the full details for their bicoastal festival series, Classic East and Classic West. The festivals will be at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles and Citi Field in New York City, on July 15-16th and July 29-30th respectively. Earth, Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Journey, and the Doobie Brothers have been set to perform at each festival, as Billboard points out. It will be the Eagles’ first performance since Glenn Frey’s death last year.
Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett recording together
Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett have been teasing fans about a collaboration on social media, uploading photos of themselves in the studio. Australian recording studio, Newmarket Studios has revealed the duo are now working on a “forthcoming compilation,” as Triple J points out. Full details of the collaboration on the project are scarce, the studio notes that producer/engineer Callum John Barter is involved.
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Away – Mons Vi
2. A Moment – Dean Sullivan
3. Shake Off the Present – Good Good Blood
4. Exhale – Treasureseason
5. Lucky Girl – Fazerdaze
6. ❤ – Broen
7. Morning Before My Planet Dies – Thalab
8. Found Weekend – Winterpills
9. Tell Me What You’re Made Of – Baby Guru
10. One Mississippi – WHY?
11. Astronaut – The Dig
12. Apophenia – ginla
13. Ubu -Methyl Ethel
14. Aimless – Johnny Goth
15. Shiny People – Leaf house
16. Laptop – Jonathan Bree
17. Mind Fields – No Vacation
18. Lone Star – Trance Farmers
19. Heavy Steps – Wilsen
20. Sore Spores – BOBBY
Listen to Frank Ocean’s new song “Chanel”
Frank Ocean has released a new song. Find “Chanel” via Spotify below, and on iTunes here. It is his first piece of solo music since his 2016 albums Blonde and Endless. He premiered it on the second episode of his radio show, “blonded RADIO” last night. Check out the lyrics to the song on Ocean’s Tumblr. Recently, Ocean was on Calvin Harris’ new single “Slide” with Migos. The first episode of “blonded RADIO” premiered last month where Ocean interviewed Jay Z about the state of modern radio.
Watch Spoon perform “I Ain’t the One” on “Corden”
Spoon’s newest release, Hot Thoughts, is set to be out March 17th via Matador. The band went on stage on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” last night to perform “I Ain’t the One” from the new album. Check out the performance below. Spoon announced that they had partnered with an Austin restaurant to create a Spoon signature taco and performed “Hot Thoughts” on “Kimmel” earlier this week.
Watch P.O.S and Justin Vernon’s new “Faded” video
Minneapolis rapper P.O.S released a new album called Chill, dummy in January. It features collaborations with Kathleen Hanna, Allan Kingdom, Lizzo, Open Mike Eagle, and Busdriver. Today, he has shared the video for the song “Faded,” which has vocals from Justin Vernon and Lady Midnight. In the clip, directed by James Gundersen, P.O.S is in the woods as images are projected onto him. Watch it below.
Woods announce new album Love Is Love, share new song
Woods have announced a new album, Love Is Love. It is the follow-up to last year’s City Sun Eater in the River of Light and is set to be out April 21st via Woodsist. Love Is Love was written and recorded in the few months after the election and is “a meditation on love, and on what life means now,” according to the press release. The announcement is joined by the title track. Find it below, along with the tracklisting. Find the album art above.
Love Is Love:
01 Love Is Love
02 Bleeding Blue
03 Lost in a Crowd
04 Spring Is in the Air
05 I Hit That Drum
06 Love Is Love (Sun on Time)
Verisimilitude release Liquid Sunshine Experience video
Psychedelic instrumental band, Verisimilitude, have shared the video for Liquid Sunshine Experience, their interactive liquid light show.
The San Antonio-based outfit use several colors, oil, and water on overhead projectors to create the projected “liquid sunshine.” The band calls to their fans to be in the show with them as they create the moving backdrop to their shows.
Watch the video below and you can catch them next at the second ever Imagine Fest on March 12th.
Anna Don’t Disappear, album review
Anna Don’t Disappear is a strong showing out of Toronto based indie band Red Nightfall. The front half of the album sounds okay, slightly predictable even. The front half is reminiscent of bands trying too hard to fit a specific mold. On the second half however, the music becomes more stripped and raw. The band seems to really find a rhythm and a purpose. The second half is considerably more soul baring and raw than the first. It is refreshing to see a band evolve throughout the album. Namely, on the track “St. Petersburg”, it feels like the band is coming into their own as soul felt indie rockers. The track seems to highlight just what the band can do.
All in all, the album warrants a listen. The emotional honesty of the second half is enjoyable and nice listening. While the front half of the album could use some work, the second half cements Red Nightfall as a band to keep an eye on.
You can listen to the album here.
Car Seat Headrest announce tour
Car Seat Headrest have announced a number of new tour dates for 2017. The band will be performing headlining shows as well as festival appearances at Coachella, Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, and more. Check out the full itinerary below. The band’s latest album, Teens of Denial was No. 1 on Melodic Tree’s Top Six Albums of 2016.
Car Seat Headrest:
03-10 New Orleans, LA – The Buku Music + Art Project
03-14 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Paradiso Grote Zaal
03-15 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
03-16 Cologne, Germany – Gebäude 9
03-17 Berlin, Germany – Musik & Frieden
03-18 Schorndorf, Germany – Manufaktur
03-19 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk / Kranhalle
03-20 Zürich, Switzerland – Mascotte
03-22 Paris, France – Divan du Monde
03-23 London, England – Electric Ballroom
03-24 Manchester, England – Manchester Gorilla
03-24-26 Glasgow, Scotland – BBC Radio 6 Music Festival
03-26 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
03-27 Dublin, Ireland – Academy
04-15 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts
04-17 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theatre *
04-19 Pomona, CA – The Glass House ^
04-20 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriets *
04-22 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts
05-12 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival\
05-26 Allston, MA – Boston Calling
05-28 George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
06-01 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
06-03 New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
06-04 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
06-05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
06-07 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06-08 Louisville, KY – Headliners
06-09 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-18 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre $
06-24 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre #
06-30 Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island
07-28-30 Oro-Medonte, Ontario – WayHome Music and Arts Festival
08-01 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
08-03 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
08-04-06 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
* with Preoccupations
^ with Future Islands
$ with Local Natives and Portugal, the Man
# with Weezer
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