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Monday, Jul 19 2021, 7AM
New album and world tour including here in ye olde Seattle next year
02/21 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02/22 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
The War On Drugs have just announced the release of their first new album in four years, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, out October 29th via Atlantic Records. Plus, a 2022 North American and A NEW SONG called “Living Proof.” The band has two shows next year here in ye olde emerald city...AND THERE SHALL BE NO CASE OF THE MONDAYS ON THIS DAY...
Mon. Feb. 21 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Tue. Feb. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Where Do the Children Play?" is the opening track on Cat Stevens' November 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.
Watch Kurt Vile in a great live performance in KEXP's Gathering Space in 2018: www.youtube.com
Off 1992's 'Let Me Come Over', which was the third full-length release from the Boston band. They performed live on the Morning Show in 2018: www.youtube.com
Half Waif is the music of New York singer/songwriter/producer Nandi Rose. halfwaif.bandcamp.com
British trio London Grammar released a new album, "Californian Soil," this past April. Enjoy Live Video from the stunningly beautiful London Grammar KEXP In-Studio in 2013, hosted by Cheryl Waters: bit.ly.
HÆLOS hails from London, UK. Enjoy Live Video from their 2019 KEXP In-Studio: bit.ly.
Released by Columbia Records in July of 1996, this record was initially credited to the band's original name, Hoover. It is Hooverphonic's only album with lead singer Liesje Sadonius.
Lead singer Ellie Rowsell shared a brief statement about “Last Man on Earth”:
"It’s about the arrogance of humans. I’d just read Kurt Vonnegut’s "Cat’s Cradle" and I had written the line “Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god” in my notes. But then I thought: “Uh, your peculiar travel suggestion isn’t a dancing lesson from god, it’s just a travel suggestion! Why does everything need to mean something more?”
Husband and Wife Don and Karen Peris lead this band that hails from Lancaster, PA.
theinnocencemission.com
Debut album fom Norrköping-born, Stockholm-based singer/songwriter Linn Koch-Emmery. The digital is out but you can pre-order 'Being the Girl' on red vinyl: linnkochemmery.bandcamp.com
Liz Phair performs "What Makes You Happy" live here: www.youtube.com
The album title refers to "Sweet F*ck-All," a modern variant of "Sweet Fanny Adams", which is common British naval slang for "nothing".
James' 16th studio album came out Friday, June 4th. A reviewer says it "might just be their strongest offering to date from the band's 38 year history.": www.clashmusic.com
Happy birthday, Ivan!
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"We all have fears; 'Disintegration' was Robert Smith’s way of letting go of his apprehensive doubts. There’s a beauty in the smiles that Smith shares in 'Plainsong.' What at first sounds like chorus of funeral now sound like nervous wedding bells, heartbeats overwhelming those moments of life that define us.": dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com
Georg Holm explained the meaning of "Hoppipolla": "We like to play with words a lot, put two words together for example, and make a new word out of it. It means jumping into puddles. It should be two words but it's almost like a name now. The lyrics describe an atmosphere, a memory or something, like being a kid jumping into puddles, falling down and getting a nosebleed, getting back up... It doesn't really matter when you're a kid."
Here's ODESZA performing live in the KEXP studio in 2017:
www.youtube.com
This review of the 2011 double album "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" says that it "serves as a framework to realize the marvelous capability of our dreams and daily lives.": pitchfork.com
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Watch the video for "Midnight City" which is a tribute to the films 'Village of the Damned' and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' here: youtu.be
For Bob! A song so good, you'll form underground fighting organization. www.pixiesmusic.com
For Alyssa, who says: "Good morning John. If you think it fits into your line up, would you consider playing bitter sweet symphony this morning? I am going through a break-up, and it is the only song I can think of that would help me feel less sad and numb. Hope you have a nice day"
Hey John it’s my wife Meghan bday today. She loves your show and we are listening together now. If you are able to say happy bday to her it would mean a lot !
She loves talking heads so anything from them! Once in a lifetime or anything really
Thank you so much 😊
Hope you are having a great day
-Buddy
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David Byrne says that the lyric is pretty much about what it says it's about. In an interview with NPR, Byrne said: "We're largely unconscious. You know, we operate half awake or on autopilot and end up, whatever, with a house and family and job and everything else, and we haven't really stopped to ask ourselves, 'How did I get here?'"
Read the story behind this song: faroutmagazine.co.uk
Nation of Language are playing a 21+ show at The Crocodile in Seattle on October 14; get tickets: www.nationoflanguage.com
The first of two records OMD worked on with producer Stephen Hague. www.omd.uk.com
Scotland's Chvrches have announced their fourth studio album. It’s called "Screen Violence" and it arrives August 27. The video for this fourth single features The Cure's Robert Smith appearing on a television screen (He filmed himself at home in front of a greenscreen.).: www.youtube.com
TORRES plays the Tractor Tavern on Monday, Sept 27th - torrestorrestorres.bandcamp.com
“I want total freedom, total possibility, total acceptance. I want to fall in love with the rock.” That’s how Lillie West describes the theme of “DIVER,” the song she calls the thesis of Lala Lala’s third record. 'I Want The Door To Open' will be released in October:
lalabandlala.bandcamp.com
Aldous Harding's on tour -- she'll play the Neptune Theatre in Seattle on Tuesday, June 28 *2022*. Get your tickets: www.ticketmaster.com
Cheryl Waters hosted Aldous Haring Live in the KEXP Studio back in 2019: youtu.be
aldousharding.bandcamp.com
Requested by Brendan in Chicago.
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And Ann writes: John- wow. Waiting to drop my dog off for surgery as Strangers comes on. Going to try to not burst into tears right now. 'We are not two we are one'. Thank you, as always.
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Here's an exclusive interview last year with Dave Davies about one single song: “Strangers,” "his superb, elegiac song about the power of addressing uncertainty and how we find companions on the open road to fearlessness.": rockandrollglobe.com
Greg from Stevens Point, Wisconsin says, "Thanks for showing up today and you are not alone.."
'Everything All the Time' is the debut album of indie rock band Band of Horses and was released on March 21, 2006 on Sub Pop Records. The album is the only one to feature original band members Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.www.bandofhorses.com
"Wow- we really aren’t alone, I’m ALSO an Alyssa, ALSO going through a breakup… and Wounds of Love is my kitchen dance by myself anthem right now. Thanks, other Alyssa- thanks John! (Thanks to my friend Michael who thought I was the one who called in.)
I really am not alone.
Would love some breakup Clash or Specials to kick off this heart healing week.
Thank you"
A short-lived side project from Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash
LEATHERS is the darkwave dream of visual artist and musician, Shannon Hemmett of Vancouver, BC based outfit, ACTORS. leathers.bandcamp.com
For more Cold Cave, check out episode 22 of the Running Podcast! www.kexp.org
"Faît Accompli" is the first single from the album Doppelgänger by alternative rock band Curve.
This is the Seattle trio's version of the Marvin Gaye tune, and the first release in Colemine Records' "Brighter Days Ahead" series that launched a year ago: www.americanbluesscene.com
"For over 30 years Biz projected joie di vivre easily through humor that was always wholesome and good spirited. His artistry felt inclusive, he wanted us to laugh, to be entertained by his toys and record collection and beats and songs and jokes and the faces he'd make. And we were."
Rest in power:
www.npr.org
