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Monday, Jul 27 2020, 7AM
Good morning Seattle, and welcome to the new 7:00 AM edition of The Morning Show! (It's so bright outside already?!) How are you all? Reach out to us during the show today at dj@kexp.org.
New music from The Avalanches that features a sample from 1977’s 'The Voyager Golden Record,' which Stereogum describes as "NASA’s mixtape for aliens." The track also features vocals from Neneh Cherry and CLYPSO, and was co-produced by Jamie xx.
Released in 2008 as the lead single (and also as a free download) from this second album of Byrne and Eno collaborating together.
“This attempt marks the seventh song of my career that deals with the issue of race in America, a deep, seemingly intractable problem that never seems to be solved in any satisfactory way- until, hopefully, now."
Jamila Woods guest stars on vocals for this new song, which also got some production help from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Hornsby's new album is out on August 14th: orcd.co
New from Seattle's Left at London, and features guest vocals from Pacific Northwest rapper Nobi. Proceeds from this single will be donated to the National Police Accountability Project. Find out more here: www.kexp.org
Once based out here in Seattle (and played with local band Motopony for a few years), you can catch up with what's he done after that in L.A. here: archive.classfare.com
The NYC band recently released a 7" via Sub Pop with two new songs (including this one) here: guerillatoss.bandcamp.com
Request for listener Anthony in NYC, going through a rough time right now. <3
How about a slime visualizer video for this one! It's... kind of soothing? www.youtube.com
It's been six years since we've seen a new album from Ana Tijoux, but a new LP is coming later this year! This new single references police brutality in South America. She notes about this song: "While we are at home, we are not not asleep. To those below us, we continue to weave the nets, holding ourselves up with open hearts. From the confinement, the deficiencies have become evident. There are thousands of us and solidarity makes us one.”
Sample from Jimmy Smith's 1972 song "Root Down (And Get It)" in this one from the Beastie Boys fourth album.
Lou Reed gets a songwriting credit on this one from the Haim sister's new album 'Women in Music Pt. III'. Get it here! haimtheband.com
A song about the volcanic eruption that destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 AD
Fourth album from the English artist, which she expressed as being a release of "escapism [and] groove"
Spencer. is based out of New York, and is currently working on his debut LP. Both of his parents are chemists, and named him Spencer Miles Allen after Miles Davis. Keep up with his work here: spencermus.com
New chillwave is coming your way from Washed Out on August 7th. You can pre-order 'Purple Noon' now here: smarturl.it
Watch Buju Banton performing this live on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah here: www.youtube.com
"Eddie realised that when Levi hit the top of his vocal range, it sounded like someone hurting, so he made him sing right up there. Levi complained, but we knew he loved it. Every time they thought he was at the top, he would reach a little further until you could hear the tears in his voice. The line "Just look over your shoulder" was something he threw in spontaneously. Levi was very creative like that, always adding something extra from the heart." - Four Tops singer Duke Fakir to the Guardian in 2014
"Back in late March as lockdowns were just hitting in earnest, I sent a birthday request for my niece, Claire. It was a smash hit, and "Sir Duke" will long be known as "Claire's birthday song" in their house.
Today is her big sister, Lucy's, birthday. If you could tell Lucy "happy birthday from Uncle Josh" and play "Dance to the Music" by Sly & The Family Stone, then it would bring a lot of joy." - Happy birthday Lucy, this one's for you!
A summer classic, which DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince gifted to us in May 1991.
Back in May, DJ Abbie compiled 132 clips of KEXP listeners dancing at home to this one! Watch it here: www.youtube.com
The new Leeds band is back with another single! Vocalist James Smith says about this one that focuses on a fictional character: “Graeme was inspired by an amalgamation of people who lived on my street growing up. I think everyone knows a Graeme, maybe a neighbour or an uncle… sorry if he’s your dad. Not a bad man at heart, he just sincerely believes he’s from a country and generation that achieved the apex of everything so therefore can’t ever be wrong about anything."
yardact.bandcamp.com
Formed in 2018, the self-titled debut album from L.A. band SPICE is out now here: spiceispain.bandcamp.com
Fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his iconic work with David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, has passed away at the age of 76.
Listener Douglas wrote in this morning, "Welcome to your new shift! Seattle X-ray Tech Amplifier just checking in.....still plugging away. Thanks for all you do. How about something off Stoned and Dethroned?" You got it Doug!
Happy 33rd birthday to Molly Rankin, singer/songwriter for Alvvays, born on this day in 1987!
Happy 78th birthday today to Bobbie Gentry, (born Roberta Lee Streeter in Choctaw County in Mississippi), one of the first country artists to produce her own material.
Happy 53rd birthday to Juliana Hatfield, born on this day in 1944! She was at KEXP earlier this year (which feels like multiple years ago now) watch her full performance here: www.youtube.com
Happy 46th birthday to Pete Yorn, born on this day in 1974!
Another single off Throwing Muses first album in seven years, 'Sun Racket,' out on September 4th: throwingmuses.bandcamp.com
Happy 27th anniversary to the Smashing Pumpkins second album, 'Siamese Dream,' released on this day in 1993!
You can find this new album from the Toronto band, 'Atlas Vending,' on October 9th via local label Sub Pop: smarturl.it
RTJ4' is out now as a free download, but any donations made to it will benefit the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Fund. The Mass Defense Committee (MDC) is a network of lawyers, legal workers and law students providing legal support for political activists, protesters and movements for social change. us-preorder.runthejewels.com
Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio) and Daniel Ledinsky have a new band, The Neverly Boys, and their debut album 'Dark Side Of Everything' is out now: theneverlyboys.com
Happy 48th anniversary to The Temptations album 'All Directions,' released on this day in 1972! The group was certain that this song from the album would be a flop, but it ended up being a number one hit, and won three Grammy Awards in 1973.
Michael J. Moore from NPR wrote about this one, "SAULT's latest and best album, is a capital-B Black record that funnels rage and sorrow into contemplative streams of thought, over equally brooding music meant to slow your heart rate."
saultglobal.bandcamp.com
Jessi requested this Nina Simone song and told us, "I’ve been away from Seattle for 10 years and I just moved back two weeks ago and resetting my radio in my car to include 90.3 ... it was like seeing an old friend again for the first time and I can’t tell you how much I missed you. I became an Amplifier last week to show my support, and man it feels good to be HOME."
Request from Annie in Magnolia, who has a pup named Chanel that "loves road trips, and one day when Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere" came on I looked at her in the back seat of the car and she just looked so happy."
Make sure to tune into The Morning Show on July 31st, where we'll have special guest Chong the Nomad live for a Lawn in the Morning session!
This has been The Morning Show at its new time, 7-10AM. Cheryl is up next! See the full new schedule here: www.kexp.org