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Wednesday, Dec 29 2021, 7AM
The video for this song was directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, daughter of Ron Howard. The video features Phil Collins’s daughter, Lily Collins. You can watch it at www.youtube.com
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Here's Sharon Van Etten live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
Ladytron by request!
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Troy got to sit down with Ladytron in 2019. Check out their great session right here! youtu.be
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The War on Drugs are playing The Paramount on February 21st and 22nd. Tickets here - bit.ly
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"If Words Were Flowers" was #25 on KEXP's Top 90.3 Albums of 2021: www.kexp.org
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Watch Curtis Harding perform LIVE on KEXP at Home, which included a live version of this song: www.youtube.com
From the debut studio album by Handsome Boy Modeling School, this song features Róisín Murphy, formerly of Moloko and now a solo artist, and J-Live.
According to Ibibio Sound Machine’s Eno Williams, even in trying times, “without love, there’s no electricity.” - bit.ly
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See Ibibio Sound Machine in a live performance for KEXP listeners from London during International Clash Day in 2019: www.youtube.com
"Why?" is a single by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1984 album The Age of Consent. The song is energetic, while the lyrics focus more centrally on anti-gay prejudice. - bit.ly
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Steve Bronski, who died on December 7th of this year, formed Bronski Beat in 1983 along with singer Jimmy Somerville and the late Larry Steinbachek in 1983. - nyti.ms
Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth) has a new track titled “Grass Jeans,” and throughout the month of December, all proceeds from the song will benefit Fund Texas Choice, a nonprofit that pays for Texans’ travel to abortion clinics. - bit.ly
This video features a boy and girl (wearing a Nirvana t-shirt) who meet and fall in love at a Sonic Youth concert. Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
"People see rock 'n' roll as, as youth culture and when youth culture becomes monopolized by big business, what are the youth to do? Do you, do you have any idea? I think we should destroy the bogus capitalist process that is destroying youth culture." This opening quote on this track is from Thurston Moore.
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Here's Cuffed Up playing this song and others live in the KEXP studio on November 24, 2021: www.youtube.com
“There are touches of R&B, touches of jazz, touches of hip-hop, touches of classical, Cuban music, West African music, house music,” Martin said of his album in a statement. “You’re going to hear all elements of Black music within this record. It’s not one element I can leave out if I call myself a true Black artist.” - bit.ly
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Big Daddy Kane joins the multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning group Arrested Development for an epic “Vibe” -officialarresteddevelopment.bandcamp.com
In Troy's top 10 of 2021!! HARD FEELINGS (aka Amy Douglas and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard) came to existence after Goddard publicly tweeted at Douglas, “Amy, can we make a thing?” Now, the duo is signed to Domino Records, released their debut single, “Holding On Too Long,” and has just released their self-titled debut album on November 5th. Here's the official video for "Holding On Too Long": youtu.be hardfeelings.net
Désolé is the French word for "sorry," and also this 2020 single from Gorillaz that features vocals from Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.
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“Making Désolé with Fatou was a real moment for me, you know,” Gorillaz drummer Russel Hobbs said. “She’s an African Queen. This lady made the song what it is, beautiful, like life. What can I say about ‘Désolé’? They say sorry is the hardest word, but that’s not true… Try saying antidisestablishmentarianism with a mouth full of gluten-free cronuts on a speed boat without licking your lips.” - bit.ly
From their forthcoming ninth album. J. Spaceman plays 16 different instruments on Everything Was Beautiful which was put down at 11 different studios, as well as at his home. www.spiritualized.com
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Playing Neptune on April 7th, 2022: bit.ly
New claymation video for this song! Check it out www.youtube.com
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Their new album, Sympathy for Life, is out now! - parquetcourts.bandcamp.com
New music from Chastity Belt! Read KEXP's Jasmine Alberton's article about the making of the new video for "Fake": www.kexp.org
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This vibey track was featured in the HBO series, Satellite!
Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi perform as the duo Knower, and they're featured on the latest single from Thundercat: youtu.be
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Debut album from A Tribe Called Quest.
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From the fourth studio album by the Canadian band - bandhttp://www.blackmountainarmy.com
Soulwax have turned their attention to ‘A Hero’s Death’ with their latest remix, with the Dewaele brothers saying in a statement about the track: “Whatever the part of the brain is that sparks the idea for a remix when you hear a great song, even though it doesn’t always work, it was definitely fully functional when we heard ‘A Hero’s Death’.” bit.ly
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Cover of the song from Alan Vega of Suicide that appears on his debut solo album from 1980.
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"Ghost Rider" is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character.
New single from Haitian-Canadian producer Louis Kevin Celestin (KAYTRANADA). His new EP includes collabs with Thundercat, rising Haitian artist Mach-Hommy, and on this track, Grammy-winner H.E.R. - bit.ly
One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry is equal parts politically conscious activism, cultural awareness, polemic, and social commentary, inspired a legion of intelligent rappers. He was known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
"I'm New Here" was released in 2010 and was his first new album in 16 years.
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Check out Cibo Matto's 2014 KEXP Live In-Studio set from back in 2014: www.youtube.com
From their ninth studio album. Underworld's Rick Smith came up with the title of the album from his father. Rick's mother's name is Barbara; she told Rick's father that she was fearful of the future without him, and Rick's father replied "Barbara, Barbara, we face a shining future" - bit.ly
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Röyksopp partnered with Genero and invited filmmakers across the world to create the official music video for "Running To The Sea", featuring Susanne Sundfør taken from the album The Inevitable End. www.youtube.com
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"Fade to Grey" is a 1980 song by British new wave band Visage, released as the second single from their debut album, Visage. The song was the band's most successful single!
www.therealvisage.com
Beach House is playing The Paramount Theatre on Sunday, April 3.
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Ahead of the arrival of 'Once Twice Melody' in February, Beach House with the second batch of songs - “Runaway,” “ESP,” “New Romance,” and “Over And Over”.
Together, the tracks help to add a few more pieces to the puzzle that is Once Twice Melody all while leaving fans waiting for more.
In an interview back in January, Victoria Legrand spoke about her and bandmate Alex Scally’s songwriting process. “I’ve always said music is very personal to Alex and I, but it’s not just that I got my heart broken by this guy or girl, it’s I got my heart broken by the whole world,” she said. “Or all the things I ever heard about somebody’s heartbreak, it’s in me somehow. It’s like this stain and it’s coming out because I hear these tones and these chords and these notes, and they make me feel like crying or they make me completely euphoric. That’s the thing that hasn’t changed, but I think it’s become amplified. And that is why I don’t think we’re done making records.”
Chapter 2: youtu.be
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