The guitarist for My Morning Jacket, Carl Broemel has announced his latest solo album, 4th of July. The album will be released August 19 through Stocks in Asia/Thirty Tigers. Listen to the first single, “Sleep Lagoon,” below. It was recorded in his downtime from My Morning Jacket, and Broemel’s new LP will feature contributions from Neko Case, Laura Veirs, and Jacket bandmates Bo Koster and Tom Blankenship. See the cover artwork above and upcoming solo dates below.
Patti Smith recites Nico poetry on “Killer Road” from new album
Killer Road is the upcoming album from Soundwalk Collective—the trio of Stephan Crasneanscki, Simone Merli, and Kamran Sadeghi—with Patti Smith and her daughter Jesse Paris Smith. It is a tribute to Nico and was put together specifically as a narrative about the singer’s tragic death in 1988. Through the album, Smith reads Nico’s poetry and lyrics over music from Soundwalk Collective. The album also has melodies performed on Nico’s harmonium, which was rescued from a pawn shop by Smith in 1978. Killer Road was conceived as a live performance initially and was performed in 2014. The album is due out September 2nd through Sacred Bones in the US and Bella Union in the UK. Hear the title track below.
In a interview with Zoo about the project, Smith talked about Nico’s influence as a performer who “sung in such a unique way, not in a traditional way.” She also said, “That was interesting and instructive for me when I was young because I had no ambition to be a singer—I was simply trying to deliver my poetry as she did—in a unique way.”
Killer Road:
01 Killer Road
02 My Heart Is Empty
03 Evening of Light
04 Saeta
05 Secret Side
06 Fearfully In Danger
07 I Will Be Seven
08 The Sphinx
09 My Only Child
The Tallest Man on Earth shares new song and video “Time of the Blue”
The Tallest Man on Earth, aka Kristian Matsson, has released a new song. “Time of the Blue” is accompanied by a video from Rolf Nylinder, where Matsson performs in a bedroom. Watch the video below, and find a full itinerary of his current tour.
Tallest Man on Earth:
06-21 London, England – Royal Albert Hall
07-01 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall ^
07-02 Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre ^
07-03 Albany, NY – Hart Theatre ‒ The Egg ^
07-05 Portland, ME – State Theatre ^
07-06 Portsmouth, NH – Prescott Park Arts Festival ^
07-08 Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Bluesfest
07-09 Québec, Québec – Festival d’Ete International de Quebec
07-11 Toronto, Ontario – The Danforth Music Hall ^
07-12 Toronto, Ontario – The Opera House ^
07-13 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark ^
07-15 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre ^
07-16 Eau Claire, WI – State Theatre ^
07-17 Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barnstormers ^
07-18 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
07-19 Fargo, ND – The Sanctuary ^
07-21 Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Folk Festival
08-06 Edmonton, Alberta – Edmonton Folk Festival
08-13 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-14 Copenhagen, Denmark – Konserthuset Studio 2
08-15 Leipzig, Germany – Geyserhaus
08-17 Bloemendaal, Netherlands – Openluchttheater Caprera
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08-19 Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Paredes de Coura Festival
08-28 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
09-03 Rattvik, Sweden – Dalhalla
09-05 Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
09-09 Gdansk, Poland – Shakespeare Theatre
09-10 Warsaw, Poland – Palladium
09-12 Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Bar
09-13 Budapest, Hungary – A38
09-15 Zagreb, Croatia – Kino SC
09-17 Vienna, Austria – Wiener Konserthaus
10-07 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre *
10-08 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre *
^ with Lady Lamb
* with The Head and the Heart
Rogue Wave at the Paper Tiger in photos
Local Music Week Hot Dog Social Kick-Off at Frank in photos
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Past Lives – Local Natives
2. Confidence – The Dodos
3. Eyes – Rogue Wave
4. Broadripple is Burning – Margot & The Nuclear So-So’s
5. Japanese Gun – Her Space Holiday
6. Cherry Tulips – Headlights
7. Chariot – Page France
8. Brother – Annuals
9. The River – Anathallo
10. White Daisy Passing – Rocky Votolato
11. Clementine- Sarah Jaffe
12. Two of Us on the Run – Lucius
13. Specks – Matt Pond PA
14. Manchester – Kishi Bashi
15. Chemicals Collide – Cloud Cult
16. With Arms Outstretched – Rilo Kiley
17. Paper Knees – The Careful Ones
18. What The Loney Say – Parlour Steps
19. Gold In The Air – Jesse Wood
20. Eileen – Tin Sparrow
Watch Kurt Vile perform and chat on “CBS This Morning: Saturday”
After his appearance on “The Best Show,” Kurt Vile was the musical guest on this morning’s episode of “CBS This Morning: Saturday.” He had a conversation with Anthony Mason, where he discussed about how he started writing music on banjo, “those sweet bubblegum harmonies” on “Pretty Pimpin’,” getting recognized in public now, his friendship and working relationship with the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, and going with his family on tour. He and the Violators performed three songs from b’lieve i’m goin’ down: “Pretty Pimpin,” “Dust Bunnies,” and “I’m an Outlaw.” Watch it all below.
Yasiin Bey shares new song “Dec 99th – Local Time”
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has just released a new song called “Dec 99th – Local Time” through the A Country Called Earth Soundcloud, which he recently used to share new music. You can listen to it below. “The local time is always now,” the song’s description says on Soundcloud. “Forever is a current event.” “Dec 99th – Local Time” was produced by Ferrari Sheppard. The song was recorded at DPlanet Studios in Cape Town. It’s the second collaboration between Bey and Sheppard recently, earlier this month they also shared “Dec. 99th – Tall Sleeves.” Listen to it below, too.
Bey is currently facing legal issues in South Africa because of the use of a false passport and travel documents. Earlier this the year, he shared a freestyle on Kanye West’s website announcing his retirement from music and an upcoming final record.
Aphex Twin announces new EP Cheetah
Record stores recently received flyers that advertised a new record from Aphex Twin. It has now been confirmed that Richard D. James’ Cheetah EP is on the way. The artist tweeted a link this morning to a website for the EP. It is due out July 8th through Warp. The follow-up to Syro, the Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP, and the Orphaned Deejay Selek (2006-2008) EP will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette, and as a digital download and is seven songs long. Find the art above and tracklist below.
Cheetah:
01 CHEETAHT2 [Ld spectrum]
02 CHEETAHT7b
03 CHEETA1b ms800
04 CHEETA2 ms800
05 CIRKLON3 [ Kolkhoznaya mix ]
06 CIRKLON 1
07 2X202-ST5
Bon Iver shares professionally shot “Cercle” videos
Bon Iver recently performed a four-night series of special concerts as a part of the Sydney Opera House’s VIVID Live series. After phone footage had surfaced of his “Cercle” shows, VIVID have released three different songs that were professionally shot. Watch Justin Vernon and the band perform “Creature Fear,” “Heavenly Father,” and “Michicant” below. Bon Iver also recently played shows in Asia and will headline Eaux Claires Music Festival again.
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