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Tuesday, Jan 1 2019, 10AM
UNKLE is a British trip-hop outfit founded in the '90s. Watch their KEXP in-studio performance of "Dust" here: www.youtube.com
The Chemical Brothers are a pioneering English electronic duo founded in the late '80s.
Elite Gymnastics is an electronic duo from Minneapolis, MN.
Watch the KEXP documentary on trip-hop founders Massive Attack here: blog.kexp.org
Toro y Moi is the chillwave project of South Carolina artist Chaz Bundick. Keep an eye out for a new album from Toro y Moi this year, and watch his full live performance on KEXP here: www.youtube.com
SBTRKT is the UK-based project of Aaron Jerome, who teamed up with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig for this groovy track.
"Feels," Animal Collective's 2005 studio album, was produced by KEXP engineer Scott Colburn and recorded in his Seattle studio. Watch their KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Seattle-based trio Spirit Award are performing at the TIMBRRR! Music Festival in Leavenworth, WA on January 26th. Watch their KEXP performance: www.youtube.com
Miya Folick's debut album, "Premonitions" was released in October 2018. Catch her show at Barboza in Seattle on February 19, 2019.
Glasgow-based CHVRCHES released their second studio album, "Every Open Eye," in 2015. Check out their live KEXP studio performance: www.youtube.com
English garage rock band The Horrors released their latest album in 2018. Catch their KEXP in-studio performance: www.youtube.com
The House of Love's debut self-titled album was released in 1988. The London-based band influenced such shoegaze greats as Slowdive and Ride.
"La Onda de Juan Pablo" is a collection of songs recorded with local musicians during Juan Wauters' trip across Latin America. Catch him live in Seattle at the Crocodile on January 29th, 2019.
Nairobi-based Blinky Bill is a singer-songwriter, beat maker, producer, and one-fourth of the Kenyan art collective Just a Band. His debut album was released in 2017.
Rosalia is a Spanish singer who blends traditional Flamenco style with modern pop. Her second studio album, El Mal Querer, was released in 2018.
A Tribe Called Quest, the legendary hip-hop collective formed in 1985, released their latest album in 2016.
Black Thought is the lead MC of Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove. He teamed up with producer Salaam Remi for this track.
Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band broke up in 2000, but later reunited in 2011. Their name was cheekily inspired by American basketball payer Lucious Jackson.
Men I Trust is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Canada. Catch them live in Seattle at Barboza on February 23rd, 2019.
Grimes is the electronic project of Canadian artist Claire Boucher. "We Appreciate Power" is the first track Grimes has released since her 2015 full-length album Art Angels.
Legendary Icelandic electronic artist Bjork released her latest album, Utopia, in 2017. Check out a KEXP audio documentary on her work as an electronic innovator: blog.kexp.org
Avant-pop artist Matthew Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was influenced by the sound of Detroit Techno. He released his fifth album, Bunny, in 2018.
Gold Panda is the electronic project of British producer Derwin Schlecker. His 2016 album Good Luck and Do Your Best was inspired by a series of trips he made across Japan.
Michael Kiwanuka is an English soul musician who released "Black Man in a White World" in 2016. He'll be touring across Australia throughout 2019.
Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli released his album Quality in 2002. Perhaps you caught his DJ set at the Thompson Hotel in Seattle last night on New Year's Eve!
Brother Ali is a rapper, activist, and member of the hip-hop collective Rhymesayers Entertainment.
L.A.-based funk musician Harriet Brown's new album, Mall of Fortune, is set to be released in February 2019.
L.A.-based multi-instrumentalist Anderson .Paak released his latest album, Oxnard, in 2018. He teamed up with iconic rapper Kendrick Lamar on "Tints."
NYC-based garage rock band The Strokes released their first EP, The Modern Age, in 2001. Watch guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr.'s KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Together is the fifth studio album from Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. Catch their live, in-studio performance at KEXP here: www.youtube.com
The Racounteurs are a Detroit-based supergroup headed by Jack White (of The White Stripes fame). Look forward to a new album to be released in 2019.
Elvis Costello began his career in London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s, and now has a career that spans five decades.
Iggy Pop, "the Godfather of Punk," has a decade-spanning career. "Lust for Life" was released in 1977 and continues to be a hit to this day.
British punk band Idles released their second studio album, "Joy as an Act of Resistance" in June 2018. Catch them live in Seattle at Neumos on May 28, 2019, and watch them perform "Danny Nedelko" live in the KEXP studios: www.youtube.com
Vancouver-based rock band Japandroids are known for their first-pumping anthems. They released their latest album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, in 2017.
HEALTH is a noise rock group based in Los Angeles. Catch them live in Seattle at Neumos on April 14, 2019.
Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails released their latest album in 2018. Listen to an interview with frontman Trent Reznor and KEXP's John Richards: blog.kexp.org
Request for Leisa's fav show of 2018! French artist Christine and the Queens released her second studio album, Chris, in 2018.
The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music collective formed in 1997. The main vocals in "Subways" were pulled from a 1980 song by 12-year-old Chandra Oppenheim.
A Certain Ratio combines post-punk with funk and disco for a wonderfully dance-able sound. Formed in 1977, they played sporadic shows throughout the 2000s.
St. Paul, MN-based Dizzy Fae self-released her Free Form Mixtape in 2018. DJ Abbie lists it as her #6 top album of 2018! www.kexp.org
Ring in the new year with some dream pop! "New Year" comes from Beach House's excellent album Bloom, released in 2012 on Sub Pop Records.
RIP Dolores O'Riordan (died on Monday, January 15th in London at the age of 46) The Cranberries were formed in 1989 under the name Cranberry Saw Us. They changed their name after O’Riordan took over as lead singer in 1990. In the next few years, they sold over 40 million records worldwide., with eight top 20 singles on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Sun Breaks is the band of singer/multi-instrumentalist John Atkins and drummer/producer James van Leuven from Seattle,WA.
Chicago-based soul singer and poet Jamila Woods released "Giovanni" in 2018. Watch her full in-studio KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Black Velvet was released one year after Charles Bradley's death to stomach and liver cancer in 2017 (RIP). The album is comprised of stray tracks that Bradley recorded during his last decade, backed by the Menahan Street Band.
The Mynabirds provided DJ Abbie's soundtrack for moving to the PNW, and for that they hold a special place in her heart. The Omaha-based group was founded by singer and pianist Laura Burhenn in 2009. Watch their in-studio performance at KEXP: www.youtube.com
Desperate Journalist are a London-based post-punk band formed in 2012. They are touring throughout Europe in 2019.
