Young the Giant

Hangout Festival reveals 2017 lineup: Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper set to headline

Hangout Music Festival have released its 2017 lineup. The three-day festival will take place May 19th – 21st in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Frank Ocean will headline with Chance the Rapper and Mumford and Sons. Other acts include MGMT, Weezer, Sigur Rós, Band of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Mac DeMarco, Local Natives, Charli XCX, Warpaint, ASAP Ferg, Lil Yachty, DJ Snake, and Young the Giant.

Three-day tickets will be on sale starting Thursday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. CT.

Free Press Summer Fest reveals 2016 lineup

Free Press Summer Fest have announced its 2016 lineup. The two-day music festival will take place June 4th – 5th at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, Texas.

The lineup features The National, Modest Mouse, Refused, Jamie xx, Mac DeMarco, Built to Spill, Big Grams (Big Boi and Phantogram), ASAP Ferg, Against Me!, Thee Oh Sees, and The Black Angels

Also playing are deadmau5, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Leon Bridges, Young the Giant, Big Giantic, Gogol Bordello, Matt and Kim, Violent Femmes, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, San Fermin, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Chicano Batman, White Denim, BØRNS, and more.

Single-day and two-day tickets are on sale now.

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Osheaga Music festival announces 2015 lineup through mobile driving game

Montreal’s Osheaga Music Festival released its 3015 lineup in a immensely creative way today by releasing a mobile driving game called The Road to Osheaga which gives the users the ability to find out the names of the artists through collecting musical notes.

Some of the lineup includes The Black Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Florence and the Machine, St. Vincent, Alt-J, The Decemberists, Hot Chip, Weezer, Nas, Tyler the Creator, Interpol, The Kills, Caribou, Run the Jewels, Future Islands, The War on Drugs, and Father John Misty.

Also on the lineup is Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, The Avett Brothers, Of Monsters and Men, Brand New, Tove Lo, Charli XCX, Gary Clark Jr., Action Bronson, ScHoolboy Q, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Young the Giant, Patrick Watson, Twin Shadow, First Aid Kit, Toro y Moi, Philip Selway, MS MR, Viet Cong, Alvvays, Slyvan Esso, Milky Chance, Marina and the Diamonds, Raury, Strand of Oaks, Glass Animals, San Fermin, and Young Fathers. 

The music festival will take place the weekend of July 31st – August 2nd at the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal. The full lineup will be released on March 24th which is the same day that tickets go on sale. 

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

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Crystallized – Young the Giant

2. Hannah – Freelance Whales

3. Fader – The Temper Trap

4. You & I – Local Natives

5. Here (In Your Arms) – Hellogoodbye

6. We Intertwined – The Hush Sound

7. On Your Porch – The Format

8. Hallelujah – The Hello Sequence

9. Abandon – French Kicks

10. Pass Away – Pomegranates

11. Roman Candles – Suckers

12. Lose Your Mind – So Many Wizards

13. Away For the Weekend

14. Walkability – Way Yes

15. Day Glo – Brazos

16. Love Is All I Got – Crystal Fighters

17. Lions In Cages – Wolf Gang

18. Face the Facts – The Little Ones

19. Teen Lovers – The Virgins

20. Temple – Kings of Leon

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Kings of Leon Live at Austin360 Amphitheater (9/13)

The cold front going through Austin did not stop Kings of Leon, Kongos and Young the Giant performing at their best. If anything, the gloomy weather added a memorable touch to the show. And nothing beats a free general admission ticket from Nacho Followill, Kings of Leon’s cousin and guitar technician.

Opening the night, Kongos, played song after song, stopping only to introduce themselves and their songs and their friend, MO Gordon for a cover of “Come Together” by the Beatles with their own twist. An alternative rock band consisting of four South African brothers with their last name as their pseudonym, Johnny (accordion), Jesse (percussion, vocals), Daniel (guitar, vocals), and Dylan (bass guitar, lap guitar, vocals) are based in Phoenix Arizona but originally born in South Africa. The young band recently released their latest album, Lunatics, off of their label, Epic Records. The energy that came out of Kongos is phenomenal and goes to show how invested they are in what they do. Their set included their recent hit single, “I’m Only Joking.”

Following Kongos was the popular Young the Giant. Opening with Anagram, the band continued playing songs from their new album until there was a technical mishap during the opening piano slide on “Mind Over Matter.” Waiting for the piano to be fixed, Sameer Gadhia (vocals) beckoned bassist, Payam Doostzadeh to do a hair flip with his sensationally long hair. Immediately after, the piano began to work again and the band continued on. Recently coming off their own tour, Young the Giant, consisting of Sameer Gadhia (vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass guitar), and Francois Comtois (drums), have been supporting Kings of Leon alongside Kongos since the beginning of the Mechanical Bull Tour in support of their recent album, Mind Over Matter.

The main act, Kings of Leon came in with a bang with their song, Supersoaker, and continued through their setlist virtually nonstop, playing hits such as “Family Tree,” and Temple.” Watching Kings of Leon perform in such a large and beautiful venue mind-boggling with their lights and background imagery throughout the gig. It came as no surprise that the had show sold out with such an impressive band. Kings of Leon, Caleb Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Matthew Followill (lead guitar, keyboards), Jared Followill (bass, keyboards), and Nathan Followill (percussion, drums), have been a band since 1999 and have recently released their sixth LP, Mechanical Bull. Still touring in support of the album, the band had recently had to cancel tour dates following a bus accident in which a pedestrian “jumped in front” of their tour bus and causing Nathan Followill to break a few of his ribs. However, the band powered through their setlist and ended with fantastic pyrotechnics while playing their smash hit, “Sex On Fire.”

And nothing beats a free general admission ticket from Nacho Followill, Kings of Leon’s cousin and guitar technician.

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

Summer is officially upon us and these songs will help you get through these longer and hotter days:



1. Dreaming – Smallpools

2. Undercover – Nightmare & The Cat

3. Cayucos – Cayucas

4. Crag – Human Behavior

5. The Best – The Rocketboys

6. Love Lust – King Charles

7. Daydreamer – Young the Giant

8. Horchata – Vampire Weekend

9. The Wire – Haim

10. I Can Lift a Car – Walk the Moon

11. Head On [Hold On To Your Heart] – Man Man

12. Little Games – The Colourist

13. Bitin’ The Bullet – Grouplove

14. Dirty Night Clowns – Chris Garneau

15. Homecoming Heroes – The Head and the Heart

 

Mind Over Matter – Young the Giant

There are few bands that can redefine their genre as well as Young the Giant. Rising to fame in 2011 after the release of their first debut self-titled album, they came back strong with the release of Mind Over Matter. There is no doubt that members, Sameer Gadhia on lead vocals, Eric Cannata on guitar, Payam Doostzadeh on bass, Jacob Tilley on guitar, and François Comtois on drums. The band has a certain chemistry that has allowed them to become as successful as they are.

Mind Over Matter has a much heavier feel to it than their debut album, Young the Giant. It shows that the band has put all of their effort towards making this album. Two songs in particular, Firelight and Camera, have a more somber feel to them but they display that the band can go from a full band rock sound to a minimalist and slower feel.

Anagram quickly follows the slow and melodic Slow Dive with its upbeat guitar riff and energetic lyrics, which sets the mood for the rest of the record.

Sameer Gadhia utilizes his wide vocal range greatly in the record and the lyrics have a poetic nature to them. His soaring vocals suit the new sound Young the Giant seem to be going for as he uses soothing falsettos as well as choruses that will make you want to listen to the album more than once, especially the title track, Mind Over Matter.

The guitars on the album are reminiscent to the band’s earlier work and both guitarists, Jacob Tilley and Eric Cannata have their own individual styles that make the album as unique as it is. The percussion and bass throughout the album show incredible technique throughout the album, especially in the song, Eros.

Overall, Young the Giant completely transform their sound in this new album and the members have superb performances in the record. Mind Over Matter has a vast difference in sound from Young the Giant but there is no argument that Young the Giant has matured in sound since their debut. As Young the Giant explores new sounds, they will no doubt push themselves into further musical depths.