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KEXP Playlist
Australian production duo Flight Facilities released this remix of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic, “Let’s Get It On,” in honor of Black History Month in 2022.
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Almost exactly one year ago, SASAMI released her album Blood On The Silver Screen. Today, she's announcing a new deluxe edition called Blood On The Silver Screen: Director's Cut. It'll include the version of "Just Be Friends" with Soccer Mommy, and it'll also have some remixes from friends and collaborators, including Patti Harrison, the comedian and actress from Shrill and I Think You Should Leave. --Stereogum tinyurl.com
SASAMI is playing TONIGHT in San Francisco at the Swedish American Hall!
sasami.bandcamp.com
sasamiashworth.com

Crafted by London-based trio Night Tapes, this new version of "Supernatural Feelings" feels like a psychedelic trip through genres and an effortless blend of hard-hitting UKG elements, breakbeat, and psychedelia. A song that has the power to negate any weird start-of-the-year energy and thrust you into a powerful, feel-good realm. www.stereofox.com
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Manchester band Nightbus is composed of Olive Rees and partner-in-crime Jake Cottier. Their new album was recorded at The Nave in Leeds with producer-engineer Alex Greaves (Heavy Lungs, Working Men’s Club).
nightbusuk.bandcamp.com
Double Mixte is Parisian duo Clara Apolit and Thomas Maan. The duo met in Paris & there was an immediate pull to create music together. They pooled their combined interest in powerful narrative & dark 70’s French film music to write lyrically vivid songs. In 2017, Thomas reached out to Johnny Jewel who joined them in this collaboration.
Featuring Via Rosa's sultry vocals and Na'el Shehade's genre-blurring production, Chicago's DRAMA transforms the history of R&B, dance music, jazz, and pop into their own "happy sad" style. --Allmusic tinyurl.com
DRAMA is playing the Fox Theater in Oakland TONIGHT!
thedramaduo.bandcamp.com
thedramaduo.com
Scandinavian indie-pop four-piece Hater end a three-year hiatus following their formidable third album Sincere with the release of Mosquito. The Malmö-based band sound rejuvenated — creating a mix between the raw indie-pop energy they’ve become known for with a more direct, polished approach to songwriting. Read more about them here: www.firerecords.com
Their new album 'Mosquito' just released today!
hatermalmo.bandcamp.com
The Dream Syndicate is one of the leading acts of Los Angeles' neo-psychedelic Paisley Underground scene.
www.thedreamsyndicate.com
thedreamsyndicate.bandcamp.com
They stopped by for an in-studio back in 2017:
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Australian indie rock band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return after four years with “Sunburned in London,” a radiant, late-night indie groove that drifts between cities, memories, and the lingering glow after the party ends. www.youtube.com
Here they are bringing their songs to life during Live on KEXP in 2022:
www.youtube.com
rollingblackoutscoastalfever.bandcamp.com
www.rollingblackoutsband.com
Andy Bell is the bassist for both the band Ride and the band Oasis! "Vapour Trail" is the closing track of the bands debut record 'Nowhere' 1990.
Ride played live on KEXP, watch it on our YouTube channel: tinyurl.com
rideox4.bandcamp.com
www.thebandride.com
Seattle band TV Star–vocalist Ashlyn Nagel (they/them), guitarists Bryan Coats (he/him) and Che Hise-Gattone (he/him), drummer Waylon Trim (he/him), and with former member KT (she/they) performing bass on the recordings–formed in 2020/
They'll perform at The Sunset Tavern in Seattle on Friday, April 24th.
Check out the official video for this jangly new song: www.youtube.com
tvstar.bandcamp.com
Anita Ward cover! From L'Eclair's new record "Lagniappe Sessions", their fourth album and debut on Innovative Leisure.
L'Eclair were recently at KEXP. Watch the full performance, recorded in November, at www.youtube.com
leclairband.bandcamp.com
leclairtour.com
London based artist Alexis Taylor, of Hot Chip, has announced a solo album entitled 'Paris in the Spring'. The album will be out in full on March 13th! "The album title references a psychological test where things are not as they seem, and though Taylor is happy to explain his lyrics to some degree, he adds that 'you have to look for those double meanings, or what’s hiding under the surface."'
The new album comes out on March 13.
alexistaylor.bandcamp.com
New music from Chicago-born/NYC and Berlin-based DJ, producer and electronic musician Honey Dijon!
DJ Honey Dijon, born Honey Redmond in Chicago, Illinois, is an internationally acclaimed DJ, producer, and fashion icon. Known for her deep knowledge of house music and dynamic mixing style, she draws from her roots in Chicago’s vibrant music scene. Read more about her here: tinyurl.com
The new album 'The Nightlife' comes out on April 17.
Honey Dijon will be in San Francisco at The Great Northern on June 27.
honeydijon.bandcamp.com
Detroit producer Moodymann masterfully samples Al Green's 1972 soul classic "Love & Happiness" on this track.
moodymann.bandcamp.com
www.moodymann.com
From Ghostland Observatory's third studio album, released on February 29, 2008 under Thomas Ross Turner's label, Trashy Moped Recordings. The track Club Soda appeared on the game The Sims 2. bit.ly
Native American rock band Redbone is a member of the Native American Hall of Fame, as well as the legendary Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.: redbone-band.com
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Redbone is a band from Coalinga, California, led by the brothers Pat and Candido ("Lolly") Vasquez. The word "redbone" is a Cajun term for a mixed-race person, which the band dopted to signify their mixed ancestry
Based in Brisbane
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Kurilpa Reach are an enigmatic 7-piece band born out of Meanjin’s (Brisbane) vibrant music scene.
kurilpareach.bandcamp.com
South Indian
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The brainchild of Gloria Ragesh, Wild Gloriosa creates music that is prayerful and seductive - a marriage of smooth and soulful influences sitting at the intersection of R&B, Neo Soul and Jazz.
wildgloriosa.bandcamp.com
Coast Salish, Cree
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Tia Wood is a Cree and Coast Salish native artist based out of Vancouver BC. Growing up in a home rich with music and culture, she began singing as soon as she could talk, inspired and nurtured by her parents, siblings, and her dual Plains Cree and Coast Salish heritage.
tiawood.ca
Mi'kmaq (Wolf Castle)
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Wolf Castle is a Mi'kmaq rapper, producer and singer from Pabineau First Nation, New Brunswick.
realwolfcastle.bandcamp.com
Odanak First Nation
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The duo Deerlady (Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego) released ‘Greatest Hits’ early this year, describing it as “a collection of songs about intimacy under colonialism”.
mali-obomsawin.bandcamp.com
Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung
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Since her first release in 2021, Jem Cassar-Daley has become a successful figure in the Australian indie-pop scene, winning NIMA’s New Talent of the Year and QMA’s Indigenous Artist of the Year within her first year.
jemcassardaley.com
Native American'
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The Tewa, a three-piece band based in Albuquerque, describe their sound as both 'twinkle emo' and 'Midwest emo flying squirrel'.
thetewa.bandcamp.com
Inuit
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Canadian Aboriginal Music Award-winning singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer crafts songs with deeply personal lyrics and blends indie rock and modern folk with traditional Inuit stories and throat singing. beatricedeer.bandcamp.com

