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Earlier this year, frontman Alec Ounsworth described ‘New Fragility’ as a “pretty personal” record.
“It’s about what I think we’re all experiencing at the moment, certainly here in the United States anyway – trying to move forward amidst an almost cruel uncertainty.”
Cover of a song off of Samia's 2020 album 'The Baby.' This compilation of covers from 'The Baby' is set to release on January 15th here: samia.lnk.to
Take an in-depth look at ODESZA's third studio album, "A Moment Apart": thesightsandsounds.com and check out the local group's KEXP live performance in 2017 here: www.youtube.com
"We Are All Made of Stars" was written by Moby in New York after the September 11 attacks to express a sense of hopefulness.
Hear a great anecdote about this amazing song from Dave Sitek, here.
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Way back when the grass was green and unicorns roamed free, The Cave Singers performed "Seeds of Night" live on KEXP from the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland during Musicfest NW. Recorded 9/10/2010. See it here: www.youtube.com
Frontman José González says 'Your Life, Your Call' was meant to be an unambiguous meditation on growing up, moving on and taking responsibility for your life.
Mark Hollis, founder and lead singer for Talk Talk, passed away in February 2019 at the age of 64. Read our tribute to him here: www.kexp.org
Lost Horizons is the brainchild of former Cocteau Twin bassist/Bella Union label head Simon Raymonde and Dif Juz’s (former 4AD post-punk outfit) Richie Thomas. They've recently released a new song, “Every Beat That Passed,” featuring a Swedish singer Kavi Kwai (real name Julia Ringdahl).
Raymonde says finding her was "...akin to roaming the beaches...with a defective metal detector and discovering a whopping blue diamond. (O)n hearing her music, I vowed to create a track especially for her. When I received her vocal back, I had that unusual experience of simultaneously laughing and crying at the same time. Laughing because I couldn’t believe how incredible it was, and crying because she turned our tune into a beautifully sad song which really moved me.”
The title never appears in the lyrics. An iceblink is a reflection of light off of large masses of ice, which can cause optical illusions in the sky.
Vocalist Krissy Vanderwoude: “Reality” was inspired by the feeling that happens when someone is waking up from a dream that felt so real, is still in a delirious in between state, where they are trying to decipher what was a dream and what is reality. Having a hard time accepting that it’s not their reality, they quickly close their eyes and try to fall back into dreaming, hoping to pick up where they left off and continue on in that moment.”
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band The Sundays. The album's title is a reference to the band's hometown, Reading, Berkshire.
Here's the official video: bit.ly
Need more of the inoocence mission? "On Your Side", from the 2020 album See You Tomorrow was the KEXP song of the day www.kexp.org
It will be 11 years in May that The Black Keys released their amazing "Brothers" album. Late last year, the Black Keys announced they’d be reissuing the album for its anniversary, and this new expansion would feature some outtakes. “Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth” and “Black Mud Part II.”
The lyrics on the album mostly dealt with relationship turmoil. Just days before entering the studio, Carney had filed for divorce. While Auerbach said the songs were not written about his bandmate’s life, Michael Carney — Patrick’s brother, who does the band’s artwork — observed: “I think Dan wrote the songs from his own experience. But I think he wrote them for Pat.”
Little Bastards is a compilation of The Kills' B-sides and rarities dating back from the band’s first 7-inch singles in 2002 through to 2009.
Need a Shatner fix now? Here he is performing Common People on the Tonight Show: www.dailymotion.com
ah 1989 - nice to have you back! throw on some Stone Roses?
-Mo in SF
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This was originally released in '88 as a non-album single and then was tacked onto the US version of the debut album
This is Ellie from Phinney Ridge. Today is my dad’s birthday (his name is Tim), and I was hoping you could play Yellow Submarine by The Beatles. I realize that that’s not usual for you, but he used to sing it to me when I was little and I thought he would appreciate it.
-Ellie
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Happy birthday Tim!
‘Tryin’ to Get to Heaven’ is from Dylan’s 1997 Grammy-winning album ‘Time Out of Mind’. It was originally recorded by Bowie in 1998 while working on his live album ‘LiveAndWell.com’
In the song, Bowie describes Bob Dylan's voice "like sand and glue" which is similar to how Joyce Carol Oates described it upon first hearing Dylan: "When we first heard this raw, very young, and seemingly untrained voice, frankly nasal, as if sandpaper could sing, the effect was dramatic and electrifying."
“’Caroline’ is an exercise in people watching and seeing situations unfold without context,” Nigerian-French artist Arlo Parks said of this song from her new album, "Collapsed in Sunbeams," set for release on January 29th. “It’s an exploration of how something once full of healthy passion can dissolve in an instant.”
Watch the lyric video for this song: www.nme.com
Sevda Alizadeh was born in 1987 in Tehran, Iran. She is of Azerbaijani, Persian, and Russian descent. She moved with her family to the Netherlands at the age of five. At 16, she left home after obtaining a basketball scholarship, eventually playing on the Dutch national basketball team. Sevdaliza's latest was reviewed on KEXP: kexp.org
Find her music here: www.sevdaliza.com
Nilüfer Yanya Reflects On A Tumultuous Year In 'Feeling Lucky': n.pr
“I had just been in Tom’s,” Suzanne Vega said in 2010, “and I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to have a song called ‘Tom’s Diner’ about alienation, where you’re not connected to anything you see, you’re kind of seeing everything through a pane of glass. Lately on the internet I’ve been reading people saying this song is really random and it’s about nothing. It’s not about nothing! It’s about something! Every single scene has been set up to show that this person is alienated from life in general.”: ig.ft.com
The hook samples the line, "I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met" from a live performance of B.B. King singing "How Blue Can You Get?," which can be heard on his 1971 album Live in Cook County Jail. That song was written by a British songwriter/music journalist named Leonard Feather, along with his wife Jane. They each shared composer credits on "Phone Booth" as a result of the sample.
Tamara Lindeman said in a press release:"Trying to capture something of the slipping feeling I think we all feel, the feeling of dread, even in beautiful moments, even when you’re a little drunk on a sea cliff watching the sun go down while seabirds fly around you; that slipping feeling is still there, that feeling of dread, of knowing that everything you see is in peril. I feel like I spend half my life working on trying to stay positive. My whole generation does. But if you spend any time at all reading about the climate situation circa now, positivity and lightness are not fully available to you anymore; you have to find new ways to exist and to see, even just to watch the sunset. I tried to make the band just go crazy on this one, and they did. This is one where the music really makes me see the place in my mind; the flute and the guitar chasing each other, wheeling around like birds, the drums cliff like in their straightness; I love the band on this one.
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A 2009 article in Magnet called this album a "lost classic", and said that on the album, "the Fibbers' warped alt-country twang haunted the City of Angels like ghosts of California country’s past, full of grinding violin and poisoned tales of junkies, madness and lost innocence."
Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano opens up this one from the side project of Talking Heads members Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz
"Why Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Head Like a Hole’ Is Still the Anti-Anthem for Our Times": read the Rolling Stone article here: www.rollingstone.com
Shadow of Fear, the first new Cabaret Voltaire album in 26 years, finds the UK post-punk/proto-industrial act reduced to just one person: founding member Richard H. Kirk. Much of the album’s throwback sound is due to simple technology choices. Kirk’s recent Cabaret Voltaire performances didn’t make use of laptops, but rather stuck to his array of older synths and drum machines. According to the press notes for Shadow, when he tried to upgrade his setup for the recording, his computer melted down. Read more at Pitchfork pitchfork.com
“With this remix I was going for like, Britney-concert-in-outer-space-on-DMT vibes,” Lynx said.
Talking about the EP, Eli shares, “Soundscape To Freedom is inspired by events happening in America: the pandemic, watching the news and police brutality, the killing of innocent Black people. Making music was therapy for the times. I wanted to create soundscapes for a Black person living in America.”
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. www.elifola.co
Good morning! I would love to hear ripple by Jane's Addiction. I had read what I thought was a poem my friend had posted and suddenly realized it was a lyrics to this beautiful song by The Grateful Dead. I love the hope and happiness I feel when I listen to this song! Wishing everybody out there and amazing day! Love and peace to all.
-Mike D
Amplifier in Renton
Deconstruction was a band formed by former Jane's Addiction members, guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery. Originally their former Jane's Addiction bandmate drummer Stephen Perkins was slated to be Deconstruction's drummer but instead joined Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell's new band Porno for Pyros. Drummer Michael Murphy was instead recruited for percussion duties.
Deconstruction released only one self-titled album and one promotional single, "L.A. Song", and did not tour due to Eric Avery reportedly being still weary from extensive touring in Jane's Addiction.
In an interview, Murphy, was asked what it is that cuts you up and spits you out. He replied: "The path of discovery, self-knowledge, wisdom... once you feel you have it. Then the path will spit you out or off the way and ruin your assumptions of this path. In fact, a great mighty necessity for those spiritual seekers or so-called 'holy state' desires when getting arrogant."
Happy birthday to Zack de la Rocha! 51 years old today
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Here's what happened when he met Noam Chomsky: faroutmagazine.co.uk