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The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Seasons (Waiting On You) – Future Islands

2. Sleep – Summer Heart

3. Like A River Run – Bleachers

4. Keep in the Dark – Temples

5. Down and Out – The Griswolds

6. I’ve Had It Up To Here – Weezer

7. Do You – Spoon

8. Heartache Fetish – Young & Sick

9. Pseudologia Fantastica – Foster the People

10. Lampshades on Fire – Modest Mouse

11. Crystalized – Young the Giant

12. Honeymoon – SomeKindaWonderful

13. In the Summer – Finish Ticket

14. Through the Dark – The Mowgli’s

15. Texas – Magic Man

16. Karaoke – Smallpools

17. Kathleen – Catfish and the Bottlemen

18. Fiona Coyne – Saint Pepsi

19. Uma – Panama Wedding

20. Red Eyes – The War on Drugs

Top 10 Moments of Austin City Limits Weekend Two

10. The Calvin Harris set in its entirety. It was as if the audience almost shook the ground during the set. Mixing a variety of songs, such as “I Don’t Care” by Icona Pop, Harris seemed virtually unstoppable and looked as though he was on top of the world. Many fans had been at the festival since 9, or even earlier, in the morning waiting for Harris, thus making the experience all the worthwhile.

9. When Davy Havoc from AFI crowdsurfed. He went into the crowd various occasions while singing. However, this time, he climbed over the front few rows and balanced himself amongst audience members  to finish off one of the songs. Many fans were glad he had stepped over, and on, them, receiving bragging rights for the rest of their lives.

8. The absolute raw energy during Spoon’s set. The Austin natives seem to have an unwavering attitude to them that keeps crowds coming performance after performance. Their set during this festival was no exception. There is absolutely no beating watching Spoon play as the sun begins to set in the background.

7. Temples’ style and performance. The way the band dresses and sound makes their listeners and audience time travel back to the 1970’s. With that sort of early Led Zeppelin influenced style and psychedelic rock sound, there is nothing that could make Temples’ set more enjoyable.

6. Mø’s general vibe towards the audiences. It seemed as though she treated everyone as if they were on stage with her as she spent a few songs actually in the crowd.

5. How happy Fitz and the Tantrums seemed to be performing at the festival. Performing both weekends and a show in between in Austin, it seemed as though they were still genuinely ecstatic that they were able to perform three times in a row in the Austin.

4. Jack Antonoff’s energy. Playing during what felt like the hottest part of the day, Bleachers seemed unstoppable when it comes down to their energy, and maybe a part of that were a part of that.

3. When St. Vincent pulled an Eddie Vedder and climbed up on the side of the stage and began acting as though she was falling off. Her set overall was the typical wildness that she is so closely related to. At the end of her set, she stole a hat, glasses, and a crutch from various audience members in the front row and wore them until she left the stage.

2. Outkast. Currently on a reunion festival tour, Outkast seems to be just as exciting as they were when they were just starting out.

1. Finally, Young and Sick never seem to disappoint in a live setting. The feeling from listening to their music is so unmatched.

 

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Digital Witness – St. Vincent

2. Every Time the Sun Comes Up – Sharon Van Etten

3. October – Broken Bells

4. I’m Only Joking – Kongos

5. Four Walls – Broods

6. Silhouettes – Colony House

7. Do You – Spoon

8. Do It Like You Do – Lettuce

9. Pressure – My Brightest Diamond

10. I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff

11. Take It As It Comes – J. Roddy Walston and the Buisness

12. How Good Does It Feel – Empires

13. Long Time Coming – Saints of Valory

14. Water Fountain – Tune-Yards

15. Girl That I Love – Falls

16. Ordinary Girl – Rebelution

17. Bad Wings – The Glitch Mob

18. I’m a Cuckoo – Belle and Sebastian

19. Give Me A Reason – The Rosebuds

20. Right Time – Nikki Lane

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

Spoon Covers Jay Reatard at Their Milwaukee Performance

Spoon, who have been spending the last few months on tour for their newest album, They Want My Soul, performing to local and festival crowds weekly. Last night, the band played a show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This show was important, as it was the first time the band had played in the city since New Year’s Eve 2009. Spoon brought in the new year with Jay Reatard that night, who was found dead in his Memphis home two weeks later.

As a tribute to the late punk musician and his final performance, Spoon began their encore with a cover of Reatard’s “No Time.”

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Ragged Wood – Fleet Foxes

2. Mansard Roof – Vampire Weekend

3. The World at Large – Modest Mouse

4. Don’t You Evah – Spoon

5. Caring is Creepy – The Shins

6. You Only Live Once – The Strokes

7. Lazaretto – Jack White

8. Glacier – James Vincent McMorrow

9. Not A Crime – Gogol Bordello

10. Pink Wonton – Man Man

11. Cayucos – Cayucas

12. For Someone Far Away – Jordan Velez

13. Grand Optimist – City and Colour

14. Sugar – Shout Out Louds

15. Change Your Mind – The Killers

16. Out of Control –  Clear Static

17. Many of Horror – Biffy Clyro

18. Would That Not Be Nice – Divine Fits

19. Percussion Gun – White Rabbit

20. You, Me and the Bourgeoisie – The Submarines

Watch Spoon’s New Video: “Do You”

They Want My Soul, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2010’s Transference is set to release on August 5th. Recently, Spoon released a video for their single, “Do You.”

As part of a video series for Urban Outfitters, the video has Spoon vocalist, Britt Daniel, driving around, surrounded with apocalyptic events going on around him.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Lonesome – Dr. Dog

2. Turn on Me – The Shins

3. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service

4. Havana Affair – Ramones

5. Put Me to Work – PAPA

6. Dancing Song – Little Comets

7. High – Young Rising Sons

8. No Fit State – Hot Chip

9. Cheated Hearts – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

10. Wolf Like Me – TV On the Radio

11. Small Stakes – Spoon

12. Little Numbers – BOY

13. Mayonnaise – The Woolen Men

14. Old White Lincoln – The Gaslight Anthem

15. Hang Loose – Alabama Shakes

16. Lady Touch – Sugar Glyder

17. Santa Fe – Beirut

18. If You Wanna – The Vaccines

19. A Little – Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls

20. Doctor – Finish Ticket

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist