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Check out the heart punching effects of Lilo live here: www.youtube.com
Valerie Teicher (born 4 October 1990), best known by her stage name Tei Shi, is a Colombian and Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer based in New York City. Tune to her 2017 KEXP session here: www.youtube.com
Canadian electronic artist TR/ST is turning his attention to the release of volume two, due out this November.
Says Yamada: “We have changed, the nature of our collaboration has changed, the world has changed, and we wanted the new music to reflect that.” Branching out from Occult Architecture Vol. 2, the album has a sonic physicality that is at once propulsive and undulating; it puts dance at the heart of an expansive nexus that connects the body to the stars. These are songs about embodied human experience — love, change, misunderstanding, internal struggle, joy, misery, alienation, discord, harmony, celebration — rendered as a kind of dance of the self, both in relation to other selves and to the eternal dance of the cosmos.
‘War on This World’ was the first single off of her new record, ‘Mood Rock’, set for release in early 2020. This past Friday, Glenham returned with this gem, Friday Night Lights.
August 29th at Marymoor Park! Live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
It was given its title because several band members had recently lost members of their families; Régine Chassagne's grandmother died in June 2003, Win and William Butler's grandfather (swing musician Alvino Rey) in February 2004, and Richard Reed Parry's aunts in April 2004.
“You belong here,” Hunter sings on it. “If you feel distressed, that’s OK too/ We’ll hold you here.”
Confidence Man are an electro pop band from Brisbane, Australia formed in 2016, who released their debut album "Confident Music For Confident People" on April 13, 2018.
Saturday, Oct 12th at Barboza! KOKOKO!’s distorted polyrhythms and spontaneous lo-fi sounds provide a chaotic soundtrack to their home country. When most people think of culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s The Rumble in The Jungle fight of Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman and the accompanying Soul Power concert with James Brown in the 70s, Mobutu in his abacost and leopard print hat, les sapeurs in their elegant tailoring, and the king of Congolese rumba Papa Wemba. A faded vintage postcard. KOKOKO! represent the antithesis of tradition, and their debut album Fongola - which translates to “the key” - is a torrid, anarchic, youthful journey smashing a new path through modern life in Africa’s third most populous city.
Songwriter and poet David Berman has passed away at 52. Berman is perhaps most known for his work with the seminal group Silver Jews, a group he founded with Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich – though Berman would be the only consistent member throughout the band’s tenure. Silver Jews released six studio albums between 1994 and 2008, including landmark releases like 1998’s American Water. www.kexp.org
Khruangbin is a three-piece band from Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums. Taking influence from 1960's Thai funk - their name literally translates to "Engine Fly" in Thai - Khruangbin is steeped in the bass heavy, psychedelic sound of their inspiration, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool. Live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Since the release of their sophomore album Multi-task on Trouble In Mind two years ago, Atlanta indie-rockers Omni have signed to Sub Pop. Back in April, the trio released a pair of singles, “Delicacy” and “I Don’t Dance,” on the recently reactivated Sub Pop Singles Club. Omni are announcing their label debut called Networker.
The Dismemberment Plan was a Washington D.C. based indie rock band formed on January 1, 1993. Also known as D-Plan or The Plan, the name came from a stray phrase uttered by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the popular comedy Groundhog Day
Clipping has returned with There Existed an Addiction to Blood, the group’s fourth effort and the follow up to Splendor and Misery, their acclaimed album of 2016.
Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known by his stage name Aesop Rock is a hip hop recording artist and producer residing in Portland, Oregon.
Simbiatu 'Simbi' Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is an English rapper, singer and actress.
The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper/producer Pras Michel.
Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) will release new album Bigger Than Life, his first album for Sacred Bones, on October 25. It’s the first record Stewart has made since moving from NYC to Los Angeles and he says the album “comes out of seeing and experiencing a lot of turmoil but wanting to create something positive out of it.”
Teaming up with Sky Ferreira on new track ‘Cross You Out’, it’s a dark electro-pop bop about getting rid of a shitty person in your life.
Now, Now, formerly known as Now, Now Every Children, is an American indie rock duo formed in Blaine, Minnesota, United States, and based in Minneapolis. The band is composed of Cacie Dalager and Bradley Hale.
DJ Haram is a producer and DJ who distinctively ties her New Jersey musical history with more recent involvement in the Philadelphia DIY noise scene, whilst paying homage to her Middle Eastern roots www.kexp.org
Joey Beltram (born September 6, 1971 in Queens, New York City) is a DJ and record producer, best known for the pioneering recordings "Energy Flash" and "Mentasm" and for remixing Human Resource's "Dominator".
According to the Québecois producer the track was designed specifically for her Working Class Woman tour, and is “a fast and energizing musical journey that is meant to keep you moving from start to finish”. She also calls the track her “final effort regarding Club music”
Skux is the alter ego of Ayisha Jaffer in her new, emerging project that was spawned musically from a love of punk and a life-long admiration of the riot grrl movement. With the material co-written with Dan Walker of The Death Set, Jaffer performs live with her band between New Zealand, New York, and everywhere in between. Current location: Alaska.
Sleater-Kinney guitarist and singer Carrie Brownstein spoke with Sound & Vision host Emily Fox about The Center Won’t Hold, how she’s seen the music industry change for women and the departure of drummer Janet Weiss from the band. www.kexp.org
"'The Hunger' is the result of a late-night discussion with a female friend about the difficulties of dating in the city. There's a line, 'why'd I wear these fucking shoes,' that's basically lifted right from that conversation. I think there's something heroic in the process of getting your hopes up time and again, even in the face of constant disappointment. The singer is Samia, who came into the studio and nailed it right away, with this mixture of I-don't-give-a-shit energy and vulnerability that's perfect for the song. In the verse, she describes an endless string of bad dates-even the melody is a relentless monotone that leaves her out of breath. But then when the chorus hits, there's a modulation in the harmony that reflects the mental gymnastics required to do it all over again. It's both a release and an attempt to psych herself up for another round. Trying to project confidence while dealing with disappointment and insecurity is an experience I think a lot of people can relate to."
Speaking of "Heartbeat" Boman noted: “I wrote this song on a summer’s day in Stockholm and then recorded the piano and vocals in my apartment in Malmö shortly thereafter. The rest has been recorded on different locations. For example Tom recorded the saxophones when he was on his own and then sent it to me. I remember exactly where I was and how moved I was, listening to it for the first time.This song is special to me, but I always want people to make their own interpretations of what songs are about, to let them be what they want them to be. That’s the magic.”
She Makes War is the solo project of Bristol based multi-instrumentalist producer and visual artist Laura Kidd. shemakeswar.bandcamp.com
“The Cleaner” is a lost acquaintance, one that we’ve spent the last year trying to get to know… tirelessly working and turning up whenever needed. We work for the money to spend our time doing other things. “The Cleaner” imagines the divided work and play structure and thinks about breaking from it.
Kenny Dixon Jr., better known by his stage name Moodymann, is an American musician based in Detroit, Michigan. He is the owner of the record labels Mahogani Music and KDJ Records. He is a member of 3 Chairs.
DJ Shadow is back with his first new music since 2016's The Mountain Will Fall and his 2017 EP The Mountain Has Fallen.
Girl Ray recorded Girl with Christine And The Queens/Metronomy collaborator Ash Workman, and the new album features synths, something that wasn’t there on Earl Grey. This time around, Girl Ray are playing around with pop and R&B sounds; a press release specifically cites Ariana Grande and Rihanna as inspirations.
