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Released in 2018, this track was on Jim James', vocalist and frontman of My Morning Jacket, third solo LP, 'Uniform Distortion.' --- Watch a live performance of "No Secrets' by Jim James in 2018: www.youtube.com --- jimjames.com

Olympia, WA super-trio CCFX gave their first live radio performance at KEXP on The Morning Show in 2018. It included the wonderful "The One to Wait.": youtu.be --- Check out this Q&A with the trio ,done by Owen Murphy here: www.kexp.org --- ccfx.bandcamp.com

This 1996 debut single from Primitive Radio Gods was released from the soundtrack to the 1996 black comedy film The Cable Guy and was also included on the band's first album, Rocket. Its chorus consists of a sample from the 1964 B.B. King song "How Blue Can You Get", and the enigmatic lyrics of the song describe a troubling relationship in which two people cannot connect on an emotional level.

New Ibibio Sound Machine record out May 3rd! - ibibiosoundmachine.bandcamp.com --- "Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, and modern post-punk and electro. Evocative Nigerian poetic imagery set against an edgy Afro-Electro soundscape gives the band a unique space within the wave of modern Afrocentric sounds sweeping the globe." --- Check out the official music video for 'Got to Be Who U Are' here, enjoy: www.youtube.com --- ibibiosoundmachine.com

New music from English band Ride, whose upcoming album 'Interplay' is out on March 29th! www.thebandride.com -- “‘Peace Sign’ started life as a jam recorded at Marks’ OX4 studio, in early 2021,” guitarist and singer Andy Bell said in a statement. “We called it ‘Berlin’ and initially it featured Loz on drums, Steve on bass, and myself on a prophet 5 synth. About six months later I got hold of the recording and wrestled it into song form. Lyrically I was inspired by a film called The Alpinist about the visionary free climber Marc-André Leclerc." tinyurl.com rideox4.bandcamp.com

DIIV is a four-piece from Brooklyn, featuring the artists from Beach Fossils and Soft Black. In 2012, DIIV performed "Air Conditioning" live for KEXP listeners from CMJ. youtu.be diiv.bandcamp.com

A unique blend of 70's groove and 80's electro-funk has been coined as "nu disco" or "future boogie" by their fervent fans. cannonstheband.bandcamp.com www.cannonstheband.com

This track was released on "Remixes," a vinyl set produced exclusively for Record Store Day 2018. The Dewaele brothers (AKA Soulwax) reveal, "We have been Charlotte Gainsbourg's fans from when she was still a teenager until now, so we were of course honoured to be asked to rework one of her songs, especially since she had written it with our friend Sebastian. This remix was made with our favourite club, Despacio in mind and is our ode to Charlotte's voice." tinyurl.com --- charlottegainsbourg.bandcamp.com

This is a collaboration between New Jersey artist 070 Shake and Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. , known professionally as Ken Carson, rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. --- IG: www.instagram.com www.070shake.com

HEALTH will be in Seattle, March 28th at Showbox Marketplace! --- "On RAT WARS, HEALTH, are not only making the heaviest, most genre-obliterating music of their career, they’re documenting just how insane it feels to be alive right now. It’s The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency. “RATWARS” is a definitive statement on the insanity and the insipidness of contemporary life." youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com

Released on this day in 2001, debut record from Liverpool based electronic band Ladytron. The group consists of Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, and Daniel Hunt. Reuben Wu was a member from 1999 until 2023. They have released seven studio albums. --- ladytron.bandcamp.com www.ladytron.com

This is from Jessie Ware's 4th album, released summer 2020, www.jessieware.com --- In addition to composing bangers like this track, Jessie Ware also hosts a podcast entitled "Table Manners with Jessie Ware" which features special guests, as well as her "chef extraordinaire mum" Lennie. www.jessieware.com

'Cause privacy is my middle name My last name is control No, my first name ain't baby It's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty --- Check out the official video for 'Nasty' here, enjoy: www.youtube.com --- genius.com

Laura Mvula is a British singer native of Birmingham, England and this song is off her third studio album "Pink Noise" which was released in 2021. Check out the official video for 'Got Me' here, enjoy: www.youtube.com --- www.planetmvula.com

See a live performance by !!! (Chk-chk-chk) in our studio: www.youtube.com --- chkchkchk.bandcamp.com

Dan Boeckner is most known for fronting Wolf Parade, as well as playing in Operators, Divine Fits, and Handsome Furs. He’s announced his new project Boeckner! and an eponymous debut album due out March 15th! --- Check out the official video for 'Lose' here, enjoy: www.youtube.com boeckner.bandcamp.com

The debut album, 'Lighthouse,' will be out in March from the Luxembourg-based band. Pre order it here francisofdelirium.bandcamp.com ---- See the original video for Blue Tuesday here, enjoy: youtu.be

This song was written by Kim Deal. -- The Breeders' history began when Kim Deal, bassist of the Pixies, began writing new material while the Pixies were touring Surfer Rosa in Europe with Throwing Muses. As neither band had plans in the immediate future, Deal discussed possible side projects with Throwing Muses guitarist Tanya Donelly. Rest was history! thebreedersmusic.com

From Lucy Dacus' debut album - released in 2016. Here is Lucy Dacus performing "I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" live on KEXP in 2017 - www.youtube.com - --- lucydac.us

Of this brand new collab, Justice's first album in eight years, the French duo share, "We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker... Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. www.stereogum.com --- Peep the official video for 'One Night/All Night' here: www.youtube.com www.justice.church

Fat Dog's follow-up single to 2023's 'King Of The Slugs' - fatdogfatdogfatdog.bandcamp.com --- About the track, they said in a statement, “What if you could turn the clock back and make a change? Just a single, well-placed kick, that perhaps could change the whole course of your life. Perhaps the party never has to stop?” - www.stereogum.com --- IG: www.instagram.com fatdogfatdogfatdog.com

London-based artist Barry Can't Swim plays at Neumos on February 9th! barrycantswim.com --- barrycantswim.bandcamp.com

New music from Pet Shop Boys a English synth-pop duo formed in 1981! Their brand new studio album, “Nonetheless”, will be released on April 26 on Parlophone Records --- IG: www.instagram.com www.petshopboys.co.uk

All profits from this cover of the Pet Shop Boys’ iconic single is going to the homeless charity, Shelter. The Nottingham duo created a version of the 1986 classic between tours for their latest album UK GRIM, and then sought the blessing of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe to put out the track. Not only did Sleaford Mods' version meet with the pair’s approval, but the Pet Shops Boys were inspired to remix the cover which will feature as one of the tracks on the limited edition single. tinyurl.com

This is London-based singer/producer Miso Extra's take on Little Dragon's "Constant Surprises." linktr.ee --- Check out the original here: www.youtube.com --- misoextra.com

Night Tapes started out as evening jams between housemates Max Doohan, Sam Richards and Iiris Vesik in London. Nighttime London, genre-blending, multi-fidelity recordings, and honest reflection contribute to their atmospheric soundscapes that ultimately make for fresh and envelope pushing dream pop. About the track, the band reveals, "We wrote this song over a few weeks in the middle of summer. It contains a paradox and to be honest we’re still in the process of discovering the nuances of meaning in it. I think that sometimes drifting can take you where you need to be, other times it can take you to the open sea where your feet can’t touch the ground anymore." tinyurl.com -- nighttapesmusic.bandcamp.com

Dan Snaith has described his seventh album as both “mind-numbingly simple” and “something for everybody to listen to”. These are phrases almost guaranteed to give his fanbase pause: over the course of his career – first under the name Manitoba, then as Caribou. An expat Canadian, he started out making complex laptop electronica that variously referenced British psychedelia, bedsit singer-songwriters, the output of Warp records, krautrock and shoegazing indie. www.theguardian.com

February16th serpentwithfeet will release his new album "Grip,"and this is the first single. Alongside big-deal R&B star Ty Dolla $ign and ascendant South African artist Yanga YaYa, serpentwithfeet sings about a dancefloor encounter that seems like it’s about to lead to something more.: www.youtube.com --- IG: www.instagram.com

"I sound great....when I'm singing in the shower..." -- Watch the delightful music video: www.youtube.com

Pure Bathing Culture is a Portland based pop duo comprised of Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman -- You can buy their album "The Chalice" here: purebathingculture.bandcamp.com www.purebathingculture.com

Playing at The Tractor on May 10th with RUB, Chinese American Bear and DJ Marco Collins. Find tickets here: www.ticketweb.com

New Local Music out of Olympia, WA! Catch their Live on KEXP Performance from November 2019 right here: tinyurl.com ohrose.bandcamp.com

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In 2006 Sigur Rós shared a special version of ‘Hoppípolla’ that was created specially for the David Attenborough-presented BBC series Planet Earth II. The band shared, "In Iceland we are blessed with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of wild and untamed places. But even here, in the very furthest flung corners of Europe’s largest wilderness, the scars of human industry are visible, the plans for future encroachments, by dam and smelter, legion." bit.ly If you're in for a cozy night, consider snuggling in with Heima, a documentary film covering Sigur Ros' tour of Iceland, bringing music to smaller communities which might not otherwise have access to larger-scale concerts: bit.ly