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Monday, Nov 12 2012, 6AM
"Godless" was the second single from The Dandy's third album, and also received the remix treatment from Massive Attack
Warpaint are playing on the S.S. Coachella, a cruise ship bacchanal from Florida to the Bahamas and Jamaica in December, along with Pulp (!), Hot Chip, Grimes, Father John Misty, Sleigh Bells and more... uh, where do we sign up? - ss.coachella.com
Just-released solo album from the Interpol frontman, the first under his true name; he previously recorded under the moniker Julian Plenti
Brief Candles hail from Milwaukee, which means "the good land" - youtu.be
Debut album from L.A. beatmaker Lorn, whose second LP Ask the Dust came out earlier this year on Ninja Tune
Natasha Khan a.k.a. Bat for Lashes said her third album, The Haunted Man, was inspired by her "family history"
New from NZ-born, SF-based musician Tamaryn
Time to break out those baggy clothes, affix some acid-house smiley face stickers to the wall and start dancing like Bez!
New album from Guided by Voices, their 194th full-length (not really, but it is the reunited group's third album of 2012)
Never too early to start thinking of your Top 10 of the year... will Shearwater make the cut? IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN
Married to the equally cool-sounding Australian rapper Maya Jupiter... their kids will undoubtedly be too cool for school
Australia's Tame Impala make self-described "psychedelic hypno-groove melodic rock music," which is pretty spot-on, actually
What do The Beatles, The Byrds and Peter Fonda have in common? An appetite for lysergic trips, of course - en.wikipedia.org
New EP from immaculately coiffed New Yorkers School of Seven Bells - sviib.com
Skewed pop project of NY musician Hisham Bharoocha (who once belonged to NY experimental noise bands Lightning Bolt and Black Dice)
Thom Yorke's project Atoms for Peace with Nigel Godrich, Flea, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco are expected to put out their debut album sometime in early 2013. An update and interview with Mr. Yorke here - pitchfork.com
Their new EP also includes a wicked Strawberry Switchblade cover
LIVE on KEXP - Saturday, November 24th at 8:30 pm | Playing the Crocodile - Monday, November 26th with Master Musicians of Bukkake and Brain Fruit!
In the awesome-news-you-never-thought-would-actually-happen department, My Bloody Valentine are, according to Kevin Shields, going to release their follow-up to 1991's Loveless at the end of this year!
The Parisian singer's album was produced by Kevin Parker of Tame Impala
These young British lads put on a rollicking good show here at their KEXP in-studio last month - kexp.org
Grimes' frantic, ethereal, FX-crazy in-studio performance here at KEXP - youtu.be
Off a limited-pressing 12" Record Store Day release featuring four tracks recorded at Shabazz Palace's immaculate KEXP live in-studio - youtu.be
Happy Born Day Neil Young! He turns "timeless" today, and is rocking harder than ever with the recently reunited Crazy Horse (this is their second album this year, and first featuring new material in over 10 years)
Happy Birthday Day as well to Canadian heartthrob, and #1 Troy Nelson man-crush, Ryan Gosling! He fronts Dead Man's Bones along with Zach Shields
LIVE on KEXP - this Wednesday, the 14th at 1:00 on the Midday Show! | Playing that night at Neumos with Ceremony (who will also be LIVE on KEXP - Wednesday at 3:00 on the Afternoon Show)
The Austin band's 8th album! They found some, uh, heretofore misplaced songs in their back catalogue to record
Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould has had a productive year, putting out a new album - Silver Age - earlier this year
Playing a stacked local show at the Showbox Market - Friday, December 7th - with Poor Moon and Rose Windows
L.A.'s Flying Lotus enlisted Erykah Badu and Thom Yorke for vocal duties on two tracks off his new Until the Quiet Comes LP and a galaxy of cosmic weirdness for the others
From Philadelphia, the city of "Brotherly Love," so-named for the short-lived '90s NBC sitcom (maybe)
M83's latest Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is getting the deluxe treatment, with an included CD of remixes out now from Trentemøller, Mylo, Team Ghost (aka former M83 member Nicolas Fromageau) and White Sea (aka M83 collaborator Morgan Kibby)
Minneapolis trio Night Moves re-recorded their Colored Emotions album upon signing to Domino last year
Seattle label Light in the Attic is in the midst of a massive Lee Hazlewood reissue series; this one is well-worth purchasing on vinyl for the gatefold alone (if unencumbered free-spirited nudity is your thing) - www.discogs.com
Playing this FRIDAY with Ben Gibbard at the Showbox Market!
New from the Grandaddy frontman! Here's another cut from Dept. of Disappearance - blog.kexp.org
The Liverpudlian art-rock weirdos are BACK! Back with Free Reign, out today in your friendly neighbourhood record store
Debut album from 20-year-old Sydney, AU producer Harley Streten
The Boston group is currently touring with... wait for it... Counting Crows!
S.C.U.M. bassist Huw Webb is cousin to The Horrors' Rhys Webb (played earlier in the show)... CONTINUITY!
Joy Division playing "Disorder" live on the BBC - youtu.be
Newly signed to Sub Pop, Daughn Gibson samples label-mates Shabazz Palaces on "Reach into the Fire"
Soul, funk and good vibes from San Francisco, courtesy of Monophonics
