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Record Store Day 2016 announces release list

Record Store Day will return on April 16th. The list of releases available at independent record stores exclusively that day was announced today. Find the full list here for the U.S. and here for the UK. Artists like David Bowie, Run the Jewels, the Weeknd, Outkast, J Dilla, Mac DeMarco, Bob Dylan, Chvrches, the Flaming Lips, Jay Reatard, the Shaggs, Big Star, Fleetwood Mac, Foals, Best Coast, Jason Molina, and many more are included. Here are a few of the highlights of what is coming out:

  • David Bowie reissues of “TVC 15” and “The Man Who Sold the World” on picture disc, and the 50th anniversary release of his singles, I Dig Everything – The Pye Years 1966 
  • A 16-track album of Mac DeMarco demos, Another (Demo) One, which were in his bedroom
  • Unheard songs by the Shaggs on a 7″, “Sweet Maria” b/w “The Missouri Waltz (Missouri State Song)”
  • J Dilla’s long-lost vocal album The Diary
  • Big Star’s reunion show Complete Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93, on double-LP
  • Patti Smith’s Horses Live Electric Lady Studios, a live version of the classic album, recorded last year in the same studio
  • The Weeknd’s The Hills Remixes, which features Eminem and Nicki Minaj
  • Run the Jewels’ own virtual reality viewer (for watching their “Crown” VR video, which is coming soon)
  • Metz and Mission of Burma cover one another on “Good Not Great” b/w “Get Off,” available on starburst 7″
  • Florence + the Machine’s “Delilah / Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” which has studio and demo versions of “Delilah” alongside the Neil Young cover
  • Outkast’s “Elevators (Me & You),” reissued as a “glow-in-the-dark alien vinyl” for the 20th anniversary of ATLiens
  • The Feelies’ Uncovered, which features covers of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Doors, Patti Smith, and more
  • Fleetwood Mac’s (Alternative) Tusk, that features the alternative version of the album on double-LP
  • A 7″ including new songs from Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval
  • Best Coast’s “Late 20s” b/w “Bigger Man” 7″, including two previously unreleased B-sides
  • Chvrches’ Every Open Eye Remix EP, including takes on the song by Four Tet and others
  • Low/S. Carey’s 10″ single “Not a Word” b/w “I Won’t Let You,” including two exclusive seven-minute collaborations
  • The Flaming Lips’ alternate mix for Cloud Tastes Metallic, which also includes an accompanying comic written and illustrated by Wayne Coyne, and an 8xLP albums boxset called Heady Nuggs Vol.II Studio Albums 2006 – 2012
  • Jay Reatard’s Blood Visions 10th anniversary reissue on red vinyl, with a bonus demos 7″
  • A Bob Dylan EP called Melancholy Mood backed by four tracks from his upcoming Fallen Angels album
  • Husker Du’s “In A Free Land” with the long out-of-print 1982 single to 7″
  • A 7″ featuring Townes Van Zandt covers by the late Jason Molina
  • Death Cab for Cutie’s “Tractor Rape Chain”/”Black Sun,” two live tracks that also includes a Guided by Voices cover
  • The Runaways’ single “Right Now/Black Leather” reissued on cherry-red vinyl
  • Lush’s five album reissues in the Origami boxset
  • New York performances by Sun Ra and His Arkestra, recorded in 1966 and ’68, on colored vinyl
  • Foals’ “Rain” 7″ backed by a cover of Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker’s “Daffodils”

Foals perform “Mountains At My Gates” on Colbert

During the recording process of Foals’ latest album, What Went Down, singer Yannis Philippakis said he had channeled his “inner madman.” Philippakis’s feeling of chaos can be heard on the new LP as well in the live show.

The English band’s performance on Colbert last night showed this immensely. Foals gave a passionate performance of their single, “Mountains At My Gate.” Watch the replay below.

 

Stream Foals’ new album, What Went Down

Foals returned today with their latest album, What Went Down, through Warner a Music. Spotify users can stream it completely here. 

The UK indie rock band’s fourth full-length album has 10 tracks and is the followup to Holy Fire from 2013. It was produced by James Ford, who is known for his work with Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, and Florence and the Machine and recorded in France. What Went Down was released after the singles, “Mountain at My Gates,” “A Knife in the Ocean,” and the title track. 

What Went Down Tracklist:

01. What Went Down

02. Mountain at My Gates

03. Birch Tree

04. Give It All

05. Albatross

06. Snake Oil

07. Night Swimmers

08. London Thunder

09. Lonely Hunter

10. A Knife in the Ocean

Foals cover Mark Ronson and Tame Impala’s “Daffodils”

Funk and R&B are not typically the first things to come to mind when thinking of Foals. This could change after the band performed a cover of “Daffodils” by Mark Ronson and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker.

The UK rock band performed the cover at Australia’s triple j radio station, passing it as if it was one of their own songs. Frontman of Foals, Yannis Philippakis stood in place of Kevin Parmer and added his own spin to the vocal arrangements. Watch here.

Foals’ new album, What Went Down, is set to be released on August 28th. 

Foals release video for “Mountain at My Gates”

Foals will return with their fourth studio album, What Went Down, next month. The British band has premiered the music video for “Mountain at My Gates.”

The clip is a visual experience, for it is the first of its kind to be made with GoPro’s Spherical virtual reality technology. The video was directed by Nabil, who has also worked with Kanye West, FKA twigs, and Frank Ocean. The panoramic footage can be manipulated on Google Chrome or the YouTube app on phones by play with a mouse or the AWSD keys. Watch the video below.

What Went Down is due out on August 28th via Warner Music.

Foals announce new album, What Went Down

Except for a few festival shows and remixes, Foals have been fairly quiet since their 2013 release, Holy Fire. That will change though this August with their much anticipated follow-up, What Went Down. 

The 10-track LP, which is set to be released on August 28th through Warner Music, was recorded with producer James Ford, who is known for his work with Arctic Monkeys, Haim, and Florence and the Machine, in France. The title track, which is the lead single, will air on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show Tuesday.

Check out the artwork above and the Tracklist below. 

What Went Down Tracklist:

01. What Went Down

02. Mountain at My Gates

03. Birch Tree

04. Give It All

05. Albatross

06. Snake Oil

07. Night Swimmers

08. London Thunder

09. Lonely Hunter

10. A Knife in the Ocean

The band have a line of festival dates planned, including Sziget Festival and Krakow Live, which you can find here.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Cigarette Daydream – Cage the Elephant

2. I Won’t Let You Down – OK Go

3. Bandages – Hot Hot Heat

4. Destrokk – MGMT

5. 1517 – The Whitest Boy Alive

6. Radar Detector – Darwin Deez

7. Under Control – Good Shoes

8. Needle – Born Ruffians

9. Best In The Class – Late of the Pier

10. Generator – The Holloways

11. Meantime – The Futureheads

12. Fiona Coyne – Saint Pepsi

13. Going Back to New York – Pary Supplies

14. Holding On For Life – Broken Bells

15. Honey – Swim Deep

16. Bloodshake – Peace

17. Inhaler – Foals

18. Finale – Funeral Party

19. It’s Over! It’s Over! It’s Over! – The Answering Machine

20. Hurricane Jane – Black Kids

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1.Locuras De Amor – Velazquez

2. Suburban Kid – Joey Briggs

3. Hello San Francisco – Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s

4. Antichrist – 1975

5. Hotel – The Antlers

6. Elevate – St. Lucia

7. Think of You – Ms Mr

8. All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers

9. Welcome to Japan – The Strokes

10. Day Will Come – Keane

11. The World is Watching – Two Door Cinema Club

12. Cry Like a Ghost – Passion Pit

13. Inhaler – Foals

14. Me And You – Jake Bugg

15. Rearrange – Miles Kane

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist