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Friday, Jul 10 2020, 6AM
Good morning Seattle, and welcome to the Friday edition of The Morning Show. How you feeling today? Reach out to us during the show at dj@kexp.org.
Paul Weller of The Jam guest stars on lead guitar and backing vocals in this closing track for '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' It was never released as a single in the U.K., but was a big success in the U.S.
Frontman Ian Brown told Clash Magazine in a 2009 interview that he, "didn't actually want people to adore me. I was trying to say then, if you want to be adored, it's like a sin, like lust or gluttony or something like that."
Off the debut full-length album from the British shoegaze band. Watch the video for "Black Metallic" (which managed to weave its way into MTV's heavy rotation) here: www.youtube.com
Nothing's strange
It was in our hands from 6 to 10
Much like this show, but strange does happen here.
Part of the Madchester movement in the late 80's and early 90's, 'Life' is Inspiral Carpets debut studio album.
First single from Belly's debut album 'Star', and led by Tanya Donnelly of Throwing Muses and Breeders.
My Morning Jacket just released their first new album in five years! This follow-up to 2015’s 'The Waterfall' can be found digitally now, and on physical release on August 28th. www.mymorningjacket.com
Request this morning for this one off Kristin Hersh's debut solo album, with R.E.M's Michael Stipe on backing vocals.
Request for Jason in Madison, who went to bed last night with this one in his head
This one goes out to Chip and his office out there in Colorado, have a great weekend all.
"I'm hoping you can play Cranberries "Linger" for my best friend Nicole. She lost her mom this week and I'm trying to support her during this impossible time. Nicole and I met freshman year of college in 1993 while she and her roommate were popping popcorn in the common room microwave. When she casually mentioned to her roommate she wanted to check out the Cranberries' album, I could not contain my enthusiasm and heartily recommended it, even though I was definitely not a part of their conversation. It was one of the few albums my roommate and I could agree on, so it was on heavy rotation in our room.
This memory has nothing to do with Nicole's mom, but it was the first time the two of us spoke, and it brings us back to a time when we were young, carefree and too blissfully ignorant to even appreciate it. Growing up and being an adult is hard, but music, memories and dedicated friends make it bearable. I just want Nicole to know she is not alone. Thanks, John for keeping the music spinning. We are not alone." - Kristen
Danielle Haim told Apple Music, "This song literally took five minutes to write, and it was written with Rostam. It’s about waking up to a reality that you just don’t want to face. In a way, I don’t really want to explain it: It can mean so many different things to different people. This is the heaviest song we’ve ever had. It’s really cool, and I think this one will be really fun to play live. The guitar solo alone is really fun."
Going out to our East coast folk dealing with tropical storm Fay right now!
For Stacie, who is blistering in the sun out in Denver today
This sophomore release from New Zealand's The Beths is out today! Find it here: thebethsnz.bandcamp.com
A reference to Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who designed... the Eiffel Tower!
Oh, the rush of a new love. Found on 'Automatic,' the third album from JAMC, released in 1989.
This new album from Arca is out now. She said that this song is about “the tenderness behind expressing who you are without shame, and the confidence and bravery it requires, because expression of gender-nonconforming self-states in a public space can often result in static within your environment.”
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“We can’t just succumb to the darkness, we need to talk about everything that’s happening now. While I was making this record, I kept thinking over and over, when you go to turn on music, ‘what is it you want to hear?’”
Find this new album from Angelica Garcia here: angelicagarcia.bandcamp.com
It's been a few years since we've seen anything new from Santigold, but it was announced recently that's she signed a new deal with Warner records, so a new album should be coming soon!
We're all asking this.
This one's for Anthony, who notes "We’re in a tropical storm here in NYC because that’s what happens in NYC now. If we can’t get to the tropics, they will come to us."
Isaac Hayes's backing vocal group Hot Buttered Soul featured on this track from Funkadelic's 1971 album 'Maggot Brain'
Speaks of the police brutality that young black men face in America
Here's the Smashing Pumpkins performing this one live on SNL in 1993: www.youtube.com
"I'd like to request a song for my BFF's birthday. We've been friends since the 80s and have pretty much always lived in different states. One of the ways we keep in touch now is through KEXP. Lisa listens live from Seattle and I listen online from Salt Lake City. At least once a week, one of us texts the other about a song or set we're listening to. It stinks to have a birthday during a pandemic and since I know she's listening, I was hoping that you could play Prince's Let's Go Crazy for my oldest friend, Lisa, so that we can have a Friday morning birthday dance party. Thanks for all you do" - Christie
"My grandmother passed on Wednesday. To say she was adventurous is an understatement. Her and my grandfather lived in many places around the world before settling in Ontario, Canada. I will always cherish those memories at backyard barbecues listening to stories like the one where they reflected on discrete wine bottle disposal on ATV rides in deserts of the Middle East.
My grandfather passed two and a half years ago. They were together 65 years. I still remember them receiving a letter from the Queen [Commonwealth thing] on their 50th wedding anniversary and how they played it off like it was nothing. She had a hard time the past few months with quarantine compounding the loneliness of losing her husband. The last trip they went on together was to ride in gliders over canyons in Western Canada. Can I hear "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd for Gerry and Shirley, a beautiful model of a joyful union." - Ken, Somerville, MA
"Today, my life makes another huge change as we finalize the sale of our Seattle home and are no longer city dwellers, but full time Port Townsend residents. This little town is full of musicians, artists, farmers, progressives and generally good vibes and we've been welcomed by so many so I have no doubt it will be a good thing. BUT, saying goodbye is so hard and I know I will have some future FOMO for sure.
Could you play Naive Melody for Chuck and I? I know no matter where we are, as long as we are together, we are home!" - Christine
Listener request for their 58th birthday today!
The Three O'Clock originally called themselves The Salvation Army before changing it due to the obvious conflict with the actual organization of the same name.
Perry Farrell wrote this song about the loss of two people in his life... his mom, who died of suicide, and his girlfriend Xiola Blue, who died of an overdose.
Doves have just announced their first new album in 11 years! 'The Universal Want’ will be out on September 11th. Vocalist Jimi Goodwin told NME, “We find ourselves in the middle of such strange world events. It’s still exciting to be releasing music, because I’m dead proud of what we’ve managed to pull together after 11 years."
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Another Cracker request, but this one is for Kevin in Ottawa
Here's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah doing this one live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
Check out our exclusive podcast interview with Bikini Kill about their role in the Riot Grrrl movement here: www.kexp.org
Suzi Gardner could have almost died during the making of this video when a crane fell and hit her on the head, almost taking her ear off. www.youtube.com
Because waking up and getting up has never been easy. www.youtube.com
This song was written on the spot by Joan Jett and Kim Fowley when they had Cherie Currie come in to audition for The Runaways
The Bristol band is back, find their third LP 'Ultra Mono' on September 25th: www.idlesband.com
Killer Mike and El-P dropped this one as a free download, but if you choose to add a donation at checkout, it will go to the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Fund.
Donate for it here: us-preorder.runthejewels.com
Song that was once proclaimed by Beavis and Butthead as being "yeah yeah it's not bad" - www.youtube.com
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Kenny Rogers passed away on March 20 of this year at the age of 81 from natural causes. See a recap of his life here: www.biography.com
This has been The Morning Show! We'll return bright and early on Monday. Have a safe and healthy weekend, friends.