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'Toward the Within' is the first live album from Dead Can Dance. It was recorded in Santa Monica, CA at the Mayfair Theatre in 1993. The theatre would be heavily damaged in an earthquake only two months later, and it has remained closed since then.
Live album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds that was recorded at various venues during the band's Abattoir Blues Tour in 2003 and 2004
"Good morning! It really feels like a good morning today. Can you play People have the Power? That song has stuck with me the last few days. Be well" - Timm
Yes, this is exactly the Tom Jones you are thinking of. His next LP, a covers album, is due out on April 23rd. About this Todd Snider cover, he noted to NME: “I was there when TV started – didn’t know I’d become a part of it – but it could be that its power is to remind us how wonderful, crazy and inventive we are, but also how scary the reality it reflects can be."
Watch the video for "I Might Be Wrong", filmed in a barely lit parking garage, here: www.youtube.com
Request for Mike in Seattle who notes, "Today seems like a day for joy."
A live version of the closing track that appears on 2010's 'This Is Happening' album
Watch the video for "Love Will Tear Us Apart", recorded on April 28th, 1980, here: www.youtube.com
Shirley Manson to Spin in August about the group's new album: "We finished our record literally a week before lockdown really happened. So we got all the recording done, which was astounding for us, so we now have that record sort of in the can... There were plans literally the week before the shutdown that we were going to release it in early spring of next year. Now I have no idea."
Watch Jim Reid shuffling about miserably for this rainy day classic here: www.youtube.com
The Brooklyn band noted to Stereogum about this new single: ""Deliver Me From Wondering Why” is a bit of an exploration, rooted in a desire for something repetitious and a bit spacey — something that would make you really want to zone out or go for a long drive on the highway."
Find the band here: www.nationoflanguage.com
"I thought the very nature of the song was, you know, enjoy the silence, so it ought to have a very serene atmosphere. It took me a while to get used to the idea, but as we took it further that way with the guitar riff, it really pulled together." - Martin Gore to Select Magazine in December 1990.
Another new single from the Leeds band! In a statement, frontman James Smith notes about this one: "Despite all the advances humanity has made, the threat of devolving feels increasingly possible in the modern world, and on my bad days when I’m spiraling I can’t help but get trapped in my own head envisioning this post-apocalyptic future we’re seemingly headed toward..."
Find them here: yardact.bandcamp.com
It's local label Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary this year! They're releasing cover singles all year to celebrate, including one from Mike Watt + The Black Gang's take on this Bikini Kill classic. Watch this space for more things to unfold: killrockstars.com
The sophomore release from this British band is out now! Find it here: shamebanduk.bandcamp.com
Request for Jake!
Orginally a vinyl-only single for 1999's 'Do The Collapse' LP. Ric Ocasek of The Cars did production work and keyboards for this 11th studio album from Guided By Voices
Opening track off the Athen's band fourth studio album. The title was taken from a quote by fictional character Inspector Clouseau in the 1964 film A Shot in the Dark.
Request for Rhiannon!
Nada Surf performed "Happy Kid" in the KEXP studio in 2018: www.youtube.com
"Good morning John and crew, I'm hoping you can find some time this morning to play something by The Rentals. Thanks!" - You got it, Aaron in Sacramento!
'Rest' is the fifth album by French musician and actor Charlotte Gainsbourg. She performed live here in the KEXP studios back in April 2010: www.youtube.com
Stone Roses cover that The Raveonettes did as part of Dr. Martens 50th anniversary celebration in 2010
Nineteen different studios were used over the course of February 1989-September 1991 before this second album from My Bloody Valentine would see the light of day.
Request for Severn!
Watch this Toronto band performing live in our Gathering Space (remember live shows there?!) in April 2019 here: www.youtube.com
"Hey John, I was thinking of Cat Stevens “Morning Has Broken” all day yesterday, maybe if it fits your schedule and vibe? Enjoy this glorious day, and thank you for all your good work to help bring it!!!" - Kathryn
Sandy writes us this morning: "Will you play Fresh Feelings by the Eels? That’s how we feel after yesterday’s celebration. Thanks a bunch."
Happy 5th birthday to Oscar, from your mom, dad, and big sis Oona Buzz! Oh, and The Morning Show!
This Seattle trio describe themselves as "a booty-shake blend of 1960s soul-jazz; slinky New Orleans funk; vintage instrumental soul; and a splash of acid-rock guitar."
Find their work here: delvonlamarrorgantrio.bandcamp.com
The lines from this 1993 song, "My friend says we're like the dinosaurs, only we are doing ourselves in much faster than they ever did" reflect the unfortunate things the human race does to themselves.
"Hi my name is Bitsy I am 10 years old and I live in New Hampshire. We listen to the morning show every day. I was asking my mom if I could request a song can you play Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2?" - We sure can, Bitsy!
New single from The Hold Steady that will appear on their forthcoming eighth LP, 'Open Door Policy,' out on February 19th: orcd.co
Written while Richard Hell was still in the band Television, and released on his debut studio album as Richard Hell & The Voidods in 1977.
Japanese singer Haru Nemuri's statement about "Bang" begins: “I cried a little in the bath when Donald Trump won the US presidential election four years ago..."
Read more, and find her here: harunemuri.love
In an (unreferenced) interview found on Unmask Us, Kurt is quoted as saying about this one: "It’s not necessarily about religion; it’s about depression and turning to religion as a last resort." www.unmask.us
Local artist Brandi Carlile teamed up with Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron for this cover released on September 26th as part of Record Store Day.
"I'd love to request a song for my boyfriend Chuck in Mountlake Terrace. We both work in the mental health field and he's just starting his long day at work of helping others. He's my inspiration everyday for doing what I do. Please play for him,
"The Story" covered by Dolly Parton. Thank you!" - Melissa from Edmonds
Check out our interview with this supergroup (Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby) about their origins on our Sound and Vision program here: kexp.org
That's Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan, Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan, Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel, Walking Papers' Jefferson Angell, Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, and Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock doing this classic tune from 1977 for SMooCH 2020! Watch our full video here: www.youtube.com
Another country supergroup alert! This one was composed of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.
This is the final track from the supergroup's debut album, and their second single. Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty made up this group.
This has been The Morning Show! Thank you for joining us this morning, and take care of yourselves out there!
KEXP Listeners' #1 Album of 2020, voted by you!
Check out KEXP's Isolated Tracks Episode 4: Deep Sea Diver with Jessica Dobson, and KEXP Audio Producer Julian Martlew. Here, they dissect the sounds that make up the song "Impossible Weight": youtu.be.