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A resident of Topanga Canyon for many years, Tim Booth wrote the lyrics of "Beautiful Beaches" in response to climate change migrations and the subsequent increasingly regular Californian fires bringing devastation to his community. It was inspired by a friend who lost his 'fire proof' home and had to flee for his life to the beaches. and a recurring vision Tim had last year of earthquakes and fires in California - a vision which resulted in his family packing up and leaving the Canyon. 'That life we left behind, we're racing down to those beautiful beaches'. bit.ly

Express is the second studio album by Love and Rockets. It was released on September 15th, 1986 which means it turns 35 years old in a few months. Holy crap. When we asked David J about it, he said something like "well, that was certainly a psychedelic one." Indeed. And perfect. It's a perfect album.

Darkside is Chilean-American electro musician Nicolás Jaar and American multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington. The pair have been on a musical hiatus since the release of their debut LP "Psychic" in 2013 and "Spiral" will be out on July 23 on Matador Records.

Oh nothing. Just another incredible record from this secret supergroup. Get it while it's hot because in less than 99 days, it'll no longer be on ye olde bandcamp. saultglobal.bandcamp.com

Happy 49th to DJ Shadow, (Joshua Paul Davis) who you may recall was also in the first incarnation of UNKLE.

Last Wednesday I was on a beer crawl in Brooklyn and stopped by Other Half Brewery. The bartender commented on my KEXP t-shirt and we chatted a bit about the Morning show. On my way out he gave me a can of beer to go for free, which I enjoyed later in Adam Yauch park. I figure that beer was a sign to donate to KEXP. Any chance you could play Sure Shot from the Beastie Boys in honor of paying it forward and of course MCA?! Thanks, Eric from Portland -- The Beastie Boys were influenced by Miles Davis' jazz rock albums Agharta and On the Corner while recording Ill Communication. This track features a sample from jazz flutist Jeremy Steig's "Howlin' For Judy", which provides the main instrumental part of the song. www.kexp.org

This London-based electronic duo will be here in Seattle, playing The Moore Theatre on Friday, October 22nd! (Live music!) --- Their third studio album, "Loving in Stereo," will be out on August 13th. You can order a marbled vinyl version here: www.roughtrade.com Yep, buy enough and you can use it for a new kitchen counter top.

Released on this day in 2018, which makes it 3-years old in regular years, and 46 in pandamic years.

Frank in Brooklyn: Glad to hear the heat has broken in Seattle. Those 100+ degree temperatures are no joke and can definitely wreck havoc on the health. Just ask your neighbors to the south in Portland. Here in Brooklyn NYC it’s will be 96 in the shade today and we won’t be breaking the heat until tomorrow evening. But to celebrate your cool down I would like to request an oldie but a goody for play today, the song “Cool Places” from Sparks featuring GoGos member Jane Weidlin from their 1983 album “In Outer Space.” While you're at it, here's the trailer for the new Sparks documentary in theaters now. www.youtube.com

Speaking about the new single, Torres' Mackenzie Scott explained, "...the song’s ... about being ready to drop everything to do something essential for someone you love. In this instance, it’s bringing my girlfriend lunch so she can keep painting." bit.ly -- Hi Morning Show crew! I currently can't get enough of "Hug From a Dinosaur" from Torres. If you can get it into the mix this morning, I'd love to hear it. Appreciate you all! Jackie

Driving from Ohio to Long Island today. Shows sounding great! Could I hear Chase Lounge from Wet Leg? Jeff == Wet Leg is a duo who hail from the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. Here's the official video: www.youtube.com

Thank you so much for making me laugh every day and being an absolute delight! KEXP is the BEST!! Today I turn 43 and I have an uncontrollable urge to hear some DEVO!! LOVE YALL!! Dustin from Vancouver

An interview to get to know The Lounge Society. www.penny-mag.com

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Wolf Alice is coming to the Showbox Market on October 25th! bit.ly -- "Smile" was inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s desire to fight back against those who try to define her. “It’s about people that make assumptions about you,” she said. “ bit.ly

Shirley Manson of Garbage has agreed to answer your questions. All you have to do is send an email to stories@kexp.org to find out how you can record a question for the Garbage singer. Ask anything you want (well almost anything), and she'll answer it on KEXP! -- DEADLINE THURSDAY!!!

Manson had written most of the lyrics for the album by the end of 2019, with a few finishing touches at the end of the sessions in February/March 2020. She had interviewed George Clinton for her podcast The Jump, and was inspired by his P-Funk Mothership concept. Described as the album's "pop song", and referencing the Two Wolves legend, "Wolves" recalls the power of youth and the danger therein

"March Of The Pigs" is the fourth track on 1994's "The Downward Spiral." It has one of the most unusual meters of any song to enjoy popular radio play, alternating three measures of 7/8 time with one measure of 4/4 time in the verses (in effect, a 29/8 time signature). The chorus is in the common 4/4 time signature. As a result, with eighth notes getting the count, the song has a BPM rate of 269. #NewMath Pigs 1 - Us, 0

South London's Wooze new single, ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’ will appear on the band’s forthcoming second EP, ‘Get Me To A Nunnery’. -bit.ly youtu.be -- Remember that time we tweeted at the Sisters of Mercy to get then to record a station ID, and it turned out that it wasn't the goth band, but, well, a group of nuns. Man, those were the days. We were so young. So free.

"Woo-hoo!" I LOVE THIS SONG. WOO WHOM! According to bassist Alex James, he had a "really bad, sweaty" hangover the day they wrote the song.

Bachelor, the new project from Melina Duterte (Jay Som) and Ellen Kempner (Palehound), is not a band, it’s a friendship. bachelortheband.bandcamp.com

Daniel in the Sudan was asking about great songs to run to. If you haven't already checked it out, may we suggest our running podcast? www.kexp.org

Ride was the last band we hosted for a live in-studio session before we moved to our current home in Seattle Center. Watch the full performance, including "Dreams Burn Down," here: youtu.be

Last week, Dominican/Mexican-American singer Ambar Lucid unveiled her highly anticipated EP 'Get Lost In The Music'. On a mission to touch as many souls as possible, Ambar is manifesting radical self love and empowerment with her music. In her own words, "I'm healing our generational trauma." bit.ly ambarlucid.com

Santigold told Spin that she matched the song's angry emotion with an "epic" sound, layering her vocals, "into my own choir and getting producer Greg Kurstin to play percussion on a glass bottle to match a marimba sound. "It's really grand. It's my way of painting a musical landscape. These songs are multi-layered and ambitious sounding, like a Peter Gabriel epic," she said.

Yes, Yves Tumor will be at Neumos on November 3rd.: www.songkick.com

Hi John! I recently watched a Terribly sad documentary about Michael Hutchence and as I’m mowing the lawn in the North Carolina summer heat I’d love to hear Don’t Change. My affection for INXS has grown exponentially lately. Any chance you could put it on? Stay outta the heat and good luck! Kent www.amazon.com

Brock recently sat down with Kyle Meredith for an episode of Kyle Meredith With…, during which he discussed how fatherhood affected the making of The Golden Casket. You can listen to that here. consequence.net

They love Seattle, and we love TacocaT. And tacos. We love tacos. Watch a KEXP live version of "I Love Seattle" in their 2018 performance at The Little London Plane during Upstream Music Fest: youtu.be tacocat.bandcamp.com

pronoun, aka Alyse Vellturo, has shared about this track: "[It's] about the uncomfortable feeling that everyone around you is growing into their own lives while I feel like nothing’s changing within myself. It’s the uncomfortable feeling of not wanting to be on this planet but knowing I really have to put in effort and figure out how to make life work for me. It’s about the uncomfortable, but at the same time comforting feeling that others feel the same." bit.ly bit.ly

Today's KEXP song of the day. Vocalist Sam Nicholson breaks down the LP title. “Golden, because musically we daydream with the guitars of Teenage Fanclub and The Cure, the singing of The Roches’ sisters, the basslines of Another Sunny Day, and the drums of Lower Dens or Car Seat Headrest,” he says. “Golden Doubt, because hitting your thirties after losing people knocks you off balance for a while, but no longer caring what the world thinks is always a breakthrough feeling.” www.kexp.org

Happy 64th to Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens. BTW, did you know that he is the father of Louis Forster (same last name!!!) of The Goon Sax? Well now you do.

Lead single from Brisbane, Australia band's third studio album - thegoonsax.bandcamp.com

Arcade Fire cover www.listentoladies.com

Released on this day in 1999. 22 years! 22 years! As an aside, if any members of the band see this, WE NEED MORE LUSCIOUS JACKSON. Yes we do.

At the Paramount August 21st AND 22nd. We're giving tickets away all day long on KEXP!!! www.ticketmaster.com

Hey hey! Can you please play some Built to Spill? I'm taking my 14 year old to see Doug tonight at Slight of Hand. He has learned all of his songs over quarantine and he's so excited!! Thank you! -Beth

Good morning and happy (albeit hot) Tuesday! Welcome to The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters! -- "There are many cases of Malkmus' guitar genius at work on even the earliest of Pavement albums, but for me his crowning achievement is the second-to-last song on their last album Terror Twilight, which is entitled 'The Hexx.'" Read a tribute to the great guitar playing on this song: bit.ly