M83 has released a new track from his upcoming LP, Junk, which will be out April 8 via Mute. “Solitude” succeeds “Do It, Try It,” which came out earlier this month. Listen to the six-minute song here via Apple Music, and below via YouTube.
Andrew Bird was the musical guest on the episode of “Ellen” today. He was accompanied by Fiona Apple for a performance of “Left Handed Kisses,” their song together from Bird’s upcoming album Are You Serious. Watch their performance below as well as his upcoming tour dates. Are You Serious is set to be out April 1st.
Andrew Bird:
03-29 Savannah, GA – Savannah Music Festival
03-30 Nashville, TN – The Ryman *
04-01 Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
04-02 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle *
04-04 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory *
04-05 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
04-07 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre #
04-08 New York, NY – Terminal 5 *
04-09 Boston, MA – Citi Wang Theatre *
04-11 Montreal, Quebec – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre *
04-13 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall *
04-14 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *
04-15 Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion *
04-16 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues *
04-18 Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater $
04-19 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue $
04-21 Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland $
04-22 St. Louis, MO – The The Pageant $
04-30 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
05-02 Edinburgh, Scotland – Queen’s Hall
05-03 Manchester, England – Cathedral
05-04 London, England – Roundhouse
05-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
05-08 Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royale
05-09 Paris, France – Trianon
05-13 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park !
05-14 Los Angeles, CA – Ace Theatre !
05-15 Los Angeles, CA – Ace Theatre !
05-16 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic !
05-18 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall !
05-19 Seattle, WA – The Showbox !
05-21 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre !
05-23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot !
05-24 Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
At SXSW yesterday, Eric Andre shared a preview of his upcoming season of “The Eric Andre Show,” as Pigeons and Planes pointed out. He premiered a sketch called “Rapper Warrior Ninja,” a hip-hop parody version of “Ninja Warrior,” the show where people attempt to complete a strenuous obstacle course. Danny Brown, A$AP Rocky, and Go Dreamer freestyled their way through Andre’s hazardous course while blindfolded. The MCs attempted to perform while they navigated through soiled underwear, a mouse trap plank, “ball swing alley,” and a snake pit. Co-host Hannibal Buress watched, telling them, “Don’t stop rapping!”
Last week, Majical Cloudz announced that they would be breaking up. The duo played their final live show on Thursday at La Sala Rossa in their hometown of Montreal. As announced, there was no opening performance, with the band choosing to play an extended set as a farewell to their fans. See fan-shot footage from the concert below via Stereogum.
Both members of Majical Cloudz are going to continue working on music after the band splits. Devon Welsh will pursue a solo project as Matt Otto will release music under The Dahlia while continuing to compose and produce records.
Welsh formed Majical Cloudz with Matthew E. Duffy, and the duo released their self-titled debut cassette in 2010. Otto joined the band after Duffy’s departure in 2011. Welsh and Otto released two albums, 2013’s Impersonator and last year’s Are You Alone?, and the EPs Turns Turns Turns and Wait & See.
EL VY have released videos for “Sad Case/Happiness, Missouri” and “It’s A Game,” continuing their journey of releasing a clip for every song from last year’s Return to the Moon. “Sad Case/Happiness, Missouri,” was filmed by Michael Brown and Ben Krall and edited by Kelly Lyon and is a lyric video with EL VY performance footage. “It’s A Game” is directed by Tom Berninger, Matt Berninger’s brother, who also directed the award-winning film Mistaken for Strangersand features a time lapse of his art. Watch the videos below.
The Melodic Tree 