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This is the first single from Wolf Alice's third album, "Blue Weekend," due out on June 11th. Ellie Rowsell says that the song is about "the arrogance of humans."
See the video for "The Last Man on Earth.": www.youtube.com
Go back, back, back to 1993 to watch a live performance of this song that "broke, and betrothed Catherine Wheel to the American public": www.youtube.com
The song's lyrical concept is about being abandoned by previous generations who promised us so much. Frontman Yannis Philippakis explained:
"Our ancestors built up, progressed and built civilizations and they built amazing cities. And now at the point of precipice where we're kind of in a perilous situation in many ways socially and environmentally, they're not around to help. And we're not adults. Sometimes I'm just like, where are all the adults?"
Thank you for that song this morning, John! Our first concert at the ShowBox after moving here in 1996 was The Dandy Warhols. It was a mind blowing experience - especially coming from middle America. No wonder we stayed in Seattle - and eventually became KEXP amplifiers. 😘 ---Jane
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"In my good, good morning...
I'm up before what the sun can bring...
Early morning, and
Everyone like a shiny thing ...." Here are the lyrics: genius.com
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was live in the KEXP studio in February, 2018. Watch that entire session: www.youtube.com
"Strangers' is a new single from the forthcoming album, "Acts of Worship," from this Vancouver four-piece post-punk band.
ACTORS frontman and producer Jason Corbett muses about the new release: “The new single reflects some of the weight and uncertainty we felt coming off the road to deal with everything that’s been going on. Making music as ACTORS has been cathartic for us. We hope that resonates.”: post-punk.com
Here's the video for "Strangers.": www.youtube.com
Berlin duo Lea Porcelain's eagerly-awaited sophomore release, "Choirs to Heaven," comes out in May.
They say of this song" “...the world has become something we don’t seem to understand anymore. Forced to be alone and to keep the distance from most of the people we know and long for. We are isolated on the inside and out, extended every week anew without an end in sight. “Ohio” is the story of two lovers who in a future scenario see the end coming and want to spend it together any way possible.": bit.ly
"Ongoing Dispute' is Danish band Yung's frst new album since 2015. The band says “Above Water,” is inspired by Yo La Tengo.
Here’s their statement: "Lyrically, the song is an ode to individuals taking a stand against injustice and structures in society which oppose equality. These people often become the voice and the talisman of movements and generations, something that might come at a personal cost, but nonetheless something that makes way for dialog, discussions and hopefully positive change." yungband.bandcamp.com
In an interview, Cure vocalist and primary songwriter Robert Smith said: "I was thinking of Bourbon Street in New Orleans when I wrote it - I was getting ready to go there and I thought: what the f--k do I think I'm going to find? It's about the incredulity that I could still be fooled into looking for a perfect moment."
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Even though this was and still is a fan favorite, it was only released as a single in the United States.
Happy birthday, Sharon Katharine Van Etten, born on this date in 1981. Visit her at her official website: www.sharonvanetten.com
Impostor is Margaret Sohn’s second EP as Miss Grit. "Impostor addresses Miss Grit's life-long navigation through the racial impostor syndrome she experienced as a half-Korean girl 'trying to fit into the white space' of the Michigan suburbs where she grew up." missgrit.bandcamp.com
See the official video of Hole performing "Miss World": www.youtube.com
In this episode of KEXP's Isolated Tracks we talk to Jessica Dobson from Deep Sea Diver. KEXP Audio Producer Julian Martlew dissects the sounds that make up the song "Impossible Weight" from the album Impossible Weight.: www.youtube.com
More than fifty years after the release of Rodriguez's debut album Cold Fact, the retro-soul band the Black Pumas have released a cover of the album’s opening cut “Sugar Man.”
Of the Rodriguez cover, Adrian Quesada says, “‘Sugar Man’ is one of those songs we’ve both been attracted to for years, from Rodriguez’s songwriting and performance to the production of Dennis Coffey, it’s inspired us in more ways than one and is one of those true timeless pieces of music. It was a total blast to dissect it and reinterpret in our voice.”
Leon Bridges teamed up with fellow Texas-based musician Keite Young for this wonderful cover. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir released the original “Like A Ship (Without A Sail)” as the title track on their 1971 album.
The track was released today ahead of its inclusion on Truth To Power Project’s "Soundtrack To Empowerment" which is due on Record Store Day 2021. The Truth To Power Project is a creative endeavor working to engage people with inspiring new music and multimedia content to encourage community involvement.: uproxx.com
In this recent interview, Roberto Carlos Lange, better known as Helado Negro, talked with KEXP's Albina Cabrera about the healing power of music and about everything that happened in 2020: www.kexp.org
Speaking of Bowie covers....
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Happy birthday, Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe, born on February 26th, 1975. He's also a quite talented actor. Here's a recent Huffington Post feature on this artist: www.huffpost.com
Now, here's a cover BY David Bowie.... He's covering The Who's classic here.
The track featured on Bowie’s tremendous seventh studio album "Pinups," a record which was released in October 1973 by RCA Records. It is a covers album, featuring unique renditions of songs by bands such as The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, The Kinks and Pink Floyd alongside The Who.: faroutmagazine.co.uk
No cover here....
This was The Who's first single released after their very successful Rock Opera "Tommy." The song summed up Pete Townshend's dilemma at the time: how to handle the success that came from "Tommy" and stay true to the spiritual journey he had been following during the year he wrote and produced the album.
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Roger Daltrey was not a fan of the song. He admitted: "I was never ever fond of 'The Seeker.' To sing that song, to me, was like trying to push an elephant up the stairs. I found it cumbersome, the first song we'd ever done where I thought, 'Nah, this is pretentious.'"
Ahhh...the Friday song. Thank you, thank you, Amelia, and a very happy birthday!
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(And thank you, Susan).
Good morning! I was hoping you could send a Friday birthday shoutout to my daughter, Amelia, who is turning 14 tomorrow. The Friday song has always been a favorite of hers and key to celebrating the end of a week. It's always been a fantasy of hers to introduce the song - maybe next year. She is super awesome and we love her and are proud of her and want to wish her a happy bday! --Susan
Thanks, Lynder in Oly, for this request.
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"Hey ladies...." You must procure this delightful song for yourself. It's available as a free KEXP Song of the Day: www.kexp.org
Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand were asked by Blondie themselves to cover "Call Me" for the War Child charity album.
Danish band Iceage have announced their fifth album, "Seek Shelter." It arrives May 7 via new label Mexican Summer: bit.ly
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The video for the new single, "Vendetta," features Croatian-Danish actor Zlatko Burić in various scenes – wearing sunglasses, peeling apples, and smoking cigarettes – while the band perform the epic track.: www.youtube.com
According to frontman James Smith, ‘Dark Days’ serves as “the last of four singles before we start work on the album, of which none of those songs will be on”.
“It’s a world-building song, this one, everything we’ve put out so far is from the same universe, which is based on an imagined Yorkshire 100 years in the future,” Smith said of Yard Act’s latest offering.: www.nme.com
Did you know that there is a website for "the annotated Fall"?
It says about this song that originally appeared in 1977: "... in 1977 it is a Bo DIddley-type workout, whereas the later version drifts along poppily atop a repeating Steve Hanley bounce, and features syrupy "lalala" backing vox from either a multi-tracked Brix, or some combitionation of Brix and another uncredited female or two." (Whew!): annotatedfall.doomby.com
Formed in 2011 by school friends Brodie J Brümmer and Gemma O'Connor, Melbourne's Flyying Colours released their debut single ‘Wavygravy’ in 2013 with a self-titled EP following later that year. They released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Mindfullness’ in 2016.
You can order "Fantasy Country," out today, right here: flyyingcolours.bandcamp.com
Enjoy a KEXP "Review Revue" of The Breeders' album "Pod." See what the DJs had to say about way back then: www.kexp.org
"'Alphabet' is a direct question, to the audience and the performer, on whether any of this will ever be enough to reach satisfaction," Shame frontman Charlie Steen shared in a press release. "At the time of writing it, I was experiencing a series of surreal dreams where a manic subconscious was bleeding out of me and seeping into the lyrics. All the unsettling and distressing imagery I faced in my sleep have taken on their own form in the video."
Watch the bizarre, slapstick video: bit.ly
Just-released "Uppers' is the "charged debut" from these UK post-punks.: pitchfork.com
You should play this song "lout.": faroutmagazine.co.uk
The new three-track EP "Lout" is The Horrors' first release in almost four years. It's out on March 12th.
The Horrors played live at KEXP in 2018. You can watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Learn a little more about Billy Nomates, aka Tor Maries: www.theguardian.com
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Purchase this acclaimed new album from Sleaford Mods: sleafordmods.bandcamp.com
Billy Nomates' new EP "Emergency Telephone" will arrive on March 5 and will predominantly deal with “communication breakdowns; personally, mentally, physically.": bit.ly
In this feature, supermodels recall intimate moments and "naughty" antics from the making of the iconic video for "Freedom! 90": www.smoothradio.com
Moon Palace is a queer Seattle rock band led by identical twin sisters Cat Biell (guitar, vocals) and Carrie Biell (bass, vocals). They are joined by Jude Miqueli (drums) and Gabriel Molinaro (synth).: www.moonpalacemusic.com
Moon Palace first worked on "Faultlines" during the Covid-19 stay-at-home order in Washington state. Carrie Biell wrote the song in her basement studio and sent Jude the track on May 10, 2020. From there each member began writing parts at home and working together remotely to bring you this first single off their new EP.: moonpalacemusic.bandcamp.com
Enjoy a 2019 in-depth interview by Northwest Music Scene with Carrie and Cat Biell: www.northwestmusicscene.net
