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Wednesday, Dec 2 2020, 7AM
Hey Wednesday, it's day 262 of pandemic quarantine and time for The Morning Show!
"Luca," the debut solo album for Alex Maas of The Black Angels, is named for his firstborn; "Luca" means "bringer of light." -
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The music for "I've Been Dazed" has a melancholic feel, which led Michael Kiwanuka to write lyrics about his struggles with self-doubt. "I was singing about waking up from the nightmare of following someone else's path or putting yourself down, low self-esteem. - bit.ly
Harrison said, "‘Isn’t It A Pity’ is about whenever a relationship hits a down point – instead of whatever other people do (like breaking each other’s jaws) I wrote a song. It was a chance to realise that if I felt somebody had let me down, then there’s a good chance I was letting someone else down. We all tend to break each other’s hearts, and not giving back – isn’t it a pity." - bit.ly
"‘In Reverse’ was basically written in mixing through a series of beautiful coincidences," according toAdam Granduciel of The War On Drugs. - bit.ly
The song tells the story of a guy named Eddie who moves to Los Angeles, meets a girl and becomes a rock star. While the future is wide open, Petty, who knows a thing or two about record company machinations, leaves it to the listener to decide what happens next. There's a good chance it doesn't go so well. - bit.ly
Ela Minus’ debut album is a collection about the personal as political and embracing the beauty of tiny acts of revolution in our everyday lives. Throughout, a sense of urgency and a call to arms is mixed with this love and appreciation for reality—because even revolutionaries need to leave space for simple human interaction. - elaminus.bandcamp.com
"I have been blind
Emotionally behind
I have faith I will find
The mercy in you"
www.depechemode.com
Written by lead singer Bryan Ferry, this song is about a love affair that fell apart.
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Duo out of Vienna, Austria. This is their first record in 22 years.
KEXP Wo Pop DJ Darek Mazzone recently interviewed Kruder and Dorfmeister. You can watch it on Darek's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com
Moby explained this track is: "Basically just me playing slide guitar over a vocal sample. I added what I thought were hip-hop drums to it. In the '80s I was DJing a lot of hip-hip. At one point I was working at Mars and I used to keep a microphone by the turntables. Big Daddy Kane and Run-D.M.C. and 3rd Bass and Flavor Flav and everybody would go to this club and get drunk, and I had the microphone. I was the weird white DJ for all these rappers who were drinking and rapping to impress their girlfriends." - bit.ly
Kevin Rhomberg, better known by his stage name Knox Fortune, is an American singer and record producer from Chicago, Illinois, known for providing a guest vocal on Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book track "All Night".
www.knoxfortune.com
John, Sitting here listening to Do You Realize and the tears are starting. My 82 year old brother-in-law died on Sunday, the same day my 93 year old mother-in-law fell and broke her hip. Due to her age, dementia, and other health conditions, surgery is not possible, so basically it’s a palliative death watch. We can’t visit her because of Covid restrictions. So this song, which is I play when the grief of loss overcomes me, is very appropriate for this morning.
Thanks for being there. Thank you KEXP. I am not alone.
Vince
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By request!
Wayne Coyne told NME in 2013 that he considers this song to be his proudest moment. He explained: "A part of you makes it and you don't really think that much of it. Then someone comes up and says, 'we used that song at my mother's funeral'. You can say it's just a dumb song, or you can say, 'I understand.'"
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Good morning John and Owen -/ just turned on the show and loving "more than this"
I just dropped off my kitten pixel for surgery and I'm pretty messed up. Would you please play something w good vibes for him, maybe some new order or something?
Jim in Woodinville
"“Two years ago, walking the back streets to avoid the sprawling Christmas markets of Manchester city center, Ebony spoke to me in a playful lament “We are really going broke for Christmas this year”. We laughed and thought this could be the title for a satirical christmas song; for every year my Dad would say to me “Why don’t you write a Christmas song, perhaps then you will make some money!'" - bit.ly
Here's Frightened Rabbit performing live at The Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club Concert series in 2013: www.youtube.com
Julien Baker joined frontman Scott Hutchison for vocals on this song, and after his death in May 2018 she stated: "Been trying to find the right words but there are none; Frightened Rabbit’s music had a huge impact on my life, and what interaction we had was always marked by such kindness. My heart is broken for this loss and for those who loved and were close to Scott."
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Elle tweets: turning on @kexp to hear @julienrbaker on @loserboy show was just everything I needed today...
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New music by Julien Baker, who said of this song, "Put most simply, I think that “Faith Healer” is a song about vices, both the obvious and the more insidious ways that they show up in the human experience." - bit.ly
"The title of this traveling song comes from the English metaphor for optimism, "every cloud has a silver lining." The tune finds the Swedish Söderberg sisters contemplating life on the road as a mixed blessing, as they wake up one morning in a hotel room with no idea, "who or what or where I am." However, they add that there's always something good to balance out the bad." - bit.ly
Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile teamed up with Soundgarden to release versions of two Soundgarden classics, “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed.”Released on September 26th as part of Record Store Day, the collaboration brought Carlile and her backing band together with Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron. Here's a live performance at a Chris Cornell Tribute Concert in 2019 that included Peter Frampton on guitar: www.youtube.com
Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver recently chatted with KEXP Sound and Vision Host, Emily Fox, about a heavy bout of depression and her journey to creating this third album. Listen in on it here: www.kexp.org
“The Day You Flew Away” is Mr. Gnome’s first full-length album to arrive since 2014′s “The Heart Of A Dark Star.” The double album includes 26 songs which draw inspiration from a jarring series of events: the unexpected death of Nicole Barille’s father in late 2017 and, two weeks after the tragic event, the discovery that Barille was pregnant. More deaths occurred--Barille's cousin and Sam Meister's brother. “You never understand what other people are going through with loss until you go through it yourself,” said Barille. “There’s no road map. “It’s a really hard process. I think a lot of people lose themselves when they lose other people.”: www.cleveland.com
The True Loves performed this song and others at The Little London Plane during Upstream Music Fest in 2018: www.youtube.com
Husband and wife Hip-hop duo out of Colorado, the ReMINDers, collaborated with DJ/Producer/Creative Director, CRLCRRL, on “Lumumba”.
www.theremindersmusic.com
Eli Fola is a Nigerian born, New York based multi disciplinary artist, saxophonist, DJ, Producer and talking drummer. He works to authentically preserve Yoruba culture and history through his immersive performances.
elifola1.bandcamp.com
Chicago-based jazz drummer and beat maker Makaya Craven has reimagined Scott-Heron's final album for its ten-year anniversary.
Labcabincalifornia is the second album by The Pharcyde, released in 1995, three years after their debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.
The band said, “‘Burn the Heather’ is a song deeply rooted in where we come from. The lyrics are our interpretation of some of the darker aspects of where we live, and our personal reaction to them. Musically, ‘Burn the Heather’ is intended to be an adrenaline shot to the brain." - bit.ly
John,
Thank you for playing Hysteric. I did not request it but oh how I needed that. Just turned up the volume, sat down on my living room floor and cried. This year has been an awful mess and has recently gotten exponentially harder for me as I await a cancer diagnosis. Hysteric is "our song" for my husband and I and I can't imagine where I would be right now without him. Thank you for reminding me of how much love I have in my life. Thank you for helping us all get through this year with your music and your good vibes. You are a lifesaver.
Marissa
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"You suddenly complete me..." - www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Thurston Moore performed live in the KEXP studio in 2014:
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The synth-based track is a commentary on the absurdism of the class disparity comparing it to the ocean’s bottom feeders. “We are the creatures that steal your copper/ We don’t need sleep, we never bothered..." - bit.ly
Hi John. It's so good to have you back. We missed you. I was hoping you could play a song sometime today for a good friend of mine Traci (and huge fan of your show) who lost her canine soulmate, sookie, a couple days ago. She's having a rough go right now (as we all are) and just want her to know that she's loved and people are thinking of her. If you can't get to it today, maybe tomorrow? I trust your judgement on whatever song you think is best (I won't request Tears for Fears this time although her and I do love the 80's 😬) Thank you for all you do. ❤️
Nikki in Seattle
From Terrence in the Hudson Valley. Troy did a great job but always good to have the Man back on the Mic.
Any song from Public Image Limited would be awesome.
From the debut studio album of this Brooklyn, NY band.
interpolnyc.com
Seattle band is donating 100% of proceeds through 12/31/20 to King County Equity Now, Real Rent Duwamish, & NW Community Bail Fund.
- theyoungevils.bandcamp.com