M83 debut “Laser Gun,” new member Kaela Sinclair at first stop on Junk world tour

M83 began their extensive tour in support of their new album Junk in New Orleans at the Civic Theatre last night. The band had a few surprises, first debuting Junk’s “Laser Gun” and introducing new singer-keyboardist Kaela Sinclair, who won the spot after the band had open auditions to replace Morgan Kibby in February.

Watch a clip of M83 performing “Laser Gun” with Sinclair below, via Stereogum, and watch additional clips of ““Echoes Of Mine,” “Wait,” and “Steve McQueen”.

“Echoes Of Mine”:

“Wait”:

“Steve McQueen”:

M83’s current tour schedule:

M83 2016 Tour Dates:
04/08 – Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory *
04/09 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
04/10 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater *
04/12 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
04/13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre *$
04/15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl *
04/17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
04/09 – Ponoma, CA @ Fox Theater *
04/22 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/23 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Club *
04/25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
04/26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
04/27 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theatre *
04/29 – Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre !
04/30 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre !
05/04 – Hong Kong, CN @ Kitec Star Hall
05/07 – Kuala Lumpur, MY @ KL Live
05/10 – Melbourne, AU @ Forum Melbourne
05/11 – elbourne, AU @ Forum Melbourne
05/14 – Brisbane, AU @ Tivoli
05/16 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre
05/19 – Sentosa, SG @ Hard Rock Coliseum
05/21 – Jarkata, ID @ Lapangan D
05/24 – Seoul, KR @ Blue Square – Samsung Card Hall
05/26 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
05/28 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair #
05/31 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
06/01 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland #
06/03 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
06/04 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE #
06/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s #
06/08 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues #
06/10 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
06/12 – Richmond, VA @ The National
06/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
06/15 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
06/16 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
06/18 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
06/22-26 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Music Festival
06/24-26 – Paris, FR @ Solidays Festival
06/28 – Istanbul, TR @ Zorlu Center for the Performing Arts
06/30 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/01-03 – Marmande, FR @ Garorock Festival
07/01-03 – Belfort, FR @ Les Eurockeenes Festival
07/07 – Bilbao, ES @ BBK Live Festival
07/09 – Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive! Festival
07/14-17 – Ostrava, CZ @ Colours of Ostrava Festival
07/15 – Gräfenhainchen, DE @ Melt! Festival
07/17 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/20 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
07/21 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
07/23 – Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Music & Arts Festival
07/24 – Detroit, MI @ MoPop Festival
07/25 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
07/27 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
07/29 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/23-31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/10 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
08/11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/13 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
08/15 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
08/19 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
08/20-21 – Sankt Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/20-21 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/24 – Zurich, CH @ Zurich Openair Festival
08/25-28 – Charleville-Mézières, FR @ Le Cabaret Vert

* = w/ YACHT
$ = w/ Børns
# = w/ Bob Moses
^ = w/ Tame Impala

Listen to Xiu Xiu cover Julee Cruise’s “Into the Night” from “Twin Peaks”

Xiu Xiu will release Plays the Music of Twin Peaks, a cover album of Angelo Badalamenti’s ,music from David Lynch’s show on Record Store Day. They previously released their version of the show’s theme, “Falling.” Today, they released their cover of “Into the Night” by Julee Cruise. The song originally was on “Twin Peaks”‘s sixth episode. Hear Xiu Xiu’s cover below.

Listen to Julee Cruise’s “Into the Night”:

Dave Harrington Group announces tour dates, shares “Social and Folk”
Darkside member Dave Harrington on April 15th will release Become Alive, the debut album from the Dave Harrington Group. The eight-track LP was recorded with his “favorite musicians and closest friends” and has Harrington exploring jazz record sounds from the ’60s and ’70s.

Harrington has announced a spring tour in anticipation for the release and will include dates in the US and Europe, as well as an improvised scoring of Seijun Suzuki’s 1967 filmBranded to Kill live on April 14th.

Harrington has also shared a bonus song from the Become Alive sessions, called “Social and Folk”.

Listen in below, followed by the full tour schedule.

Dave Harrington Group 2016 Tour Dates:
04/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust
04/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Trans Pecos
05/26 – London, UK @ Jazz Cafe
05/28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
06/03 – Belgrade, RS @ Barutana Fortress
06/05 – Paris, FR @ We Love Green Festival

Charles Bradley shares “Ain’t It a Sin” video

Charles Bradley released his new album Changes last week. He has released the the Poull Brien-directed video for “Ain’t It a Sin” today. Watch him dance below. Bradley will head out on tour soon. See those dates below.

Charles Bradley:

04-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
04-07 Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royale
04-08 Koln, Germany – Live Music Hall
04-09 Berlin, Germany – Astra
04-12 Hamburg, Germany – Grunspan
04-13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
04-15 Bristol, England – Colston Hall
04-17 Gateshead, England – Gateshead International Jazz Festival at Sage Gateshead
04-23 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
04-24 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
04-27 Evanston, IL – SPACE
04-28 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
04-29 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
04-30 Madison, WI – Majestic
05-04 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
05-05 St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House
05-06 Davenport, IA – Daytrotter
05-07 Kansas City, MO – Middle Of The Map Festival
05-12 San Diego, CA – North Park
05-13 Los Angeles, CA – Theater At The Ace Hotel
05-16 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
05-17 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
05-19 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
05-20 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
05-21 Denver, CO – Project Pabst
05-23 Seattle, WA – Neumos
05-26 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
05-27-28 Suffolk, VA – Lava Music Festival
05-29 Boston, MA – Boston Calling Music Festival
06-02 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
06-03 Cincinnati, OH – Bunbury
06-04 Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
06-05 Toronto, Ontario – Field Trip Music & Arts Festival
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA – Three Rivers Arts Festival
06-25 Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole
07-08 Liege, Belgium – Les Ardentes Festival
07-09 Bruges, Belgium – Cactusfestival
07-16 Pori, Finland – Pori Jazz
07-17 Salacgriva, Latvia – Positivus Festival
07-24 San Sebastian, Spain – Heineken Jazzaldia
07-26 Lucerne, Switzerland – Blue Balls
07-30 Cambridge, England – Cambridge Folk Fest
08-26 Arrington, VA – Lockn’ Festival
08-28 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest

Explosions in the Sky expands tour

Explosions in the Sky have expanded their tour with new worldwide dates including performances in Japan, Europe and the United States. The band is touring in support of their latest album, The Wilderness. Check out the itinerary below.

Explosions in the Sky:

04-19 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland
04-20 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
04-22 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
04-23 Bristol, England – Colston Hall
04-24 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome
04-25 London, England – Royal Albert Hall
05-02 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre *
05-03-04 San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre *
05-05-06 Los Angeles, CA – Theatre at The Ace Hotel *
05-07 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater *
05-09 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot *
05-10-11 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
05-13 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater *
05-15 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Fest *
05-17 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa *
05-18-19 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club *
05-19-22 Durham, NC – Moogfest
05-20 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia *
05-30 Rome, Italy – Orion
05-31 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
06-02-04 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
06-04 Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby
06-06 Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
06-07-08 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
06-09 Paris, France – Trianon
06-13 Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller ^
06-14 Stockholm, Sweden – Berns
06-15 Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
06-16 Helsinki, Finland – Sideways
06-17 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret
06-20 Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
06-21 Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
06-22 Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
07-22-24 Yuzawa, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
08-21 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
08-22 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
08-24 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
08-25 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf Block Party
08-26 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
08-28 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
08-30 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
09-01-02 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
09-04 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Commodore Ballroom
09-06 Missoula, MT – The Wilma
09-09 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-10 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
09-11 Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheatre
09-13 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
09-15 Detroit, MI – Cathedral Theatre at the Masonic
09-18 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis Theatre
09-20 Northampton, MA – Calvin Theatre
09-21 Boston, MA – House of Blues
09-22 New York, NY – Terminal 5
09-23 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
10-08 Leeds, England – Beckett University
10-09 Liverpool, England – Philharmonic Hall
10-10 Birmingham, England – O2 Institute
10-11 Gateshead, England – Sage
10-12 London, England – O2 Brixton Academy
10-14 Thessaloniki, Greece – Principal Club
10-15-16 Athens, Greece – Gagarin
10-18 Prague, Czech Republic – Roxy
10-19 Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
10-21 Vienna, Austria – Arena Vienna
10-22 Zagreb, Croatia – Lauba
10-25 Munich, Germany – Strom

* with Disappears
^ with Low

Watch their video for “Disintegration Anxiety”:

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Days – The Drums

2. Oxygen – Grand Cousin

3. Seventeen – Sjowgen

4. We’re Not Just Friends – Parks, Squares and Alleys

5. I Can Do No Wrong – American Wrestlers

6. Anemone – The Brian Jonestown Massacre

7. Find You – Super City

8. Such A Drag – Tennis System

9. Houdini Crush

10. Cheers – Sleepwalkers

11. To Get To Know You – Winterbourne

12. Black Lemon – Generationals

13. That’s Chemistry – Young Rival

14. Running Home to You – Bee Caves

15. Tony Stark – The Symposium

16. Grizzly Adams – Breakfast

17. Too Beautiful to Work – The Luyas

18. Black Mold Grow – Levek

19. I Know It’s True – Ben Taimi

20. Back 2 U – SISTERS

Mandala, The Pickups and Octahedron at the McNay’s Teen Night in photos

A$AP Ferg collaborates with Big Sean for new song “World Is Mine”

A$AP Ferg’s getting ready to release his follow-up to Trap Lord, Always Strive and Prosper on April 22nd. He released “Let It Bang,” a collaboration with Schoolboy Q last week. (He also teased a new song, “Psycho,” in the video.) He premiered another cut from the record on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show yesterday. “World Is Mine” features Big Sean, and you can hear it below, it premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today.

Ferg also announced a tour with Tory Lanez. Find the full itinerary below.

A$AP Ferg:

05-18 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore #
05-19 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring #
05-24 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre #
05-26 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom #
05-27 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre #
05-28 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion Nautica #
05-29 El Paso, TX – Neon Desert Music Festival #
05-31 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee #
06-01 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park #
06-02 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory #
06-04-05 Houston, TX – Houston Free Press #
06-07 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom #
06-08 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades #
06-10 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex #
06-12 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre #
06-13 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
06-15 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #
06-16 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre #
06-17 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room #
06-18 Columbus, OH – Express Live! Indoor Pavilion #
06-20 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s #
06-21 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE #
06-22 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place #
06-23 New York, NY – Irving Plaza #
06-24 Boston, MA – House of Blues #

# with Tory Lanez

Read our interview with Ferg.

“Let It Bang” video:

Destroyer announces “My Mystery” 12″, shares video for remix

Destroyer released his latest album, Poison Season last year and during the sessions for that LP, Dan Bejar also recorded a song named “My Mystery” that did not make the final cut to the tracklist. Now, it is finally going to be released on a new 12″, set to be out May 6th via Merge. (It will also be available digitally.) The new song is backed with the remix from DJjohnedwardcollins@gmail.com, who is the New Pornographers’ John Collins and a member of Bejar’s live band. It is not Collins’ first Poison Season remix; he also released his remix of “Forces From Above.” Bejar has shared a video for the remix. Directed by Nicolas Bragg, the visual shows him exploring the streets of Mexico City. Watch it below. Additionally, Bejar has announced more tour dates for Poison Season. Find his itinerary below.

Read what Bejar said about “My Mystery” and its remix in a press release:

We recorded a song called “My Mystery” a year and a half ago. Kind of a light number, vaguely danceable. Wistful, looking back not unfondly on time spent and dull misadventures had within the dead-as-a-doornail music industry. And the feeling of where it leaves you, like a rat in the middle of the ocean, though not as harsh as that; as if rats could swim an ocean’s length.

Then one day DJ johnedwardcollins@gmail.com called me up and said, “You got any shit for me?”…

Destroyer:

04-16 Beijing, China – Yugong Yishan
04-17 Shanghai, China – Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
04-20 Seoul, South Korea – V-Hall
04-22 Taipei, Taiwan – The Wall
04-23 Bangkok, Thailand – Live RCA
06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera
06-03 Nimes, France – This Is Not a Love Song
06-04 Paris, France – Le Divan Du Monde
06-05 Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby Festival
06-06 Dornbirn, Austria – Conrad Sohm
06-07 Rome, Italy – Teatro Quirinetta
06-08 Marina di Ravenna, Italy – Beaches Brew
06-10 Porto, Portugal – Primavera
06-11 St Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
06-12 Liege, Belgium – Reflektor
06-14 Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Rockhal
06-15 London, England – Oval Space
06-16 Ghent, Belgium – DOK
06-17 Lucerne, Switzerland – B-Sides
06-18 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret
06-19 Erlangen, Germany – E-Werk
06-20 Leipzig, Germany – Werk 2
06-22 Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
06-23 Kosice, Slovakia – Tabacka
06-24 Bialystok, Poland – Halfway Festival
06-26 Oslo, Norway – Picnic in Parken
06-27 Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
06-28 Malmö, Sweden – Babel
06-29 Hamburg, Germany – Knust
06-30 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

Surfer Blood and Lil Bub announce split 7″

Surfer Blood has paired up with the Internet-famous cat Lil Bub (who released an album last year) for a split 7″ which will be released May 13th through Joyful Noise. The split will feature the brand new Surfer Blood track “Evil Cat” on the A-side and “Bub the Builder” by Lil Bub on the B-side. Surfer Blood will be touring with Sound of Ceres in May as well.

Find the upcoming tour dates below.

Surfer Blood:

05-04 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
05-05 Chattanooga, TN – Revelry Room *
05-06 Bowling Green, KY – Tidballs *
05-09 Kansas City, MO – Tank Room *
05-10 Lincoln, NE – Vega *
05-11 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews *
05-12 Champaign, IL – The Accord *
05-16 St. Louis, MO – Firebird *
05-18 Indianapolis, IN – White Rabbit *
05-19 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme *
05-20 Detroit, MI – UFO Factory *
05-21 Columbus, OH – The Basement *
05-22 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *
05-23 Lexington, KY – Cosmic Charlie’s *

* with Sound of Ceres