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In honor of their 25th anniversary, record label Jagjaguwar pairs the Chicago-based eight-piece Hypnotic Brass Ensemble with singer-songwriter Moses Sumney for a reimagining from Richard Youngs' album "Sapphie". - bit.ly
Checkout this amazing interview with Michael in the latest edition of Tape Op Mag'.
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Tuned in to a song i so very much needed to hear today. Love is Stronger than Death. Thank you for being there. No request right now, just gratitude.
Amy
Baltimore
Janelle Monaé's new single from the new Netflix animated series "We The People", produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. The series centers on civic engagement, with musicians like Monaé, H.E.R., Andra Day, Brandi Carlile, and Adam Lambert. www.netflix.com
Love this YOLA interview from NPR....
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When the artist Yola was a bump in her mother's belly, she was already bopping to disco.
YOLA: My mother used to DJ disco music.
SHAPIRO: Your mother was a disco DJ.
YOLA: Yeah, but in a mental institution.
SHAPIRO: Oh, my goodness. That sounds like a story.
YOLA: Yeah, it is. She was a SEN registered nurse, and, like, they had, like, hospital radio. And they played records. And she goes, I've got loads of records. I'll play. And so then she starts, like, deejaying. And it just - it chills everyone out.
www.npr.org
On this day in 1972, the movie Super Fly was released.
NOTE: The soundtrack was released July 11th, 1972.
Yes, there will be a test.
SAULT dwells on gang activity across NINE, painting a complex portrait of their world: “It’s a fight for life / No one’s doing it right,” opens “London Gangs,” the album’s second track. Likewise, singer Cleo Sol isn’t passing judgment on “Bitter Streets,” a play on the word “bittersweet”; instead, there’s a tinge of worry in her voice as she describes the friend going missing or maybe losing touch with her.
Read more here in Vulture: www.vulture.com
Dominican/Mexican-American singer Ambar Lucid spoke to our Emily Fox for KEXP's Sound & Vision. In the wide ranging interview she talks about a wide range of things including a documentary about being reunited with her dad years after he was deported to Mexico, and how she hopes to heal her own and others' generational trauma through her music. kexp.org ambarlucid.com
For Scott in NC shouting out Carol and Bob in Ballard.
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"I wanted to write a song that presented a resigned, even joyful look at doom," recalls David Byrne in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads. "At our deaths and at the apocalypse… (always looming, folks). I think it succeeded.
For our pal Sachi in Japan.
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Bridwell told The NME April 24, 2010 that this song was inspired by his feelings of paranoia. "I suffer from paranoia really badly," he said." And the thing that inspires me most is, once I get into that horrible isolated area, I think I'm being watched." He added: "I've written songs that are based specifically on that feeling. 'Is There A Ghost' was based on an ice-maker in my house that was freaking me out."
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To be fair, the ice-maker was the gloomiest, most deathiest, evil doer of ice-makers, ever.
Day 2 with a new puppy, (Arlette. 8week old Rhodesian Ridgeback), and our hands full. And our days starting early! Yours too. What a treat. Maybe a day for Harvest Moon by Neil Young…
Eric
Now on tour and playing The Gorge on Saturday, August 14th! - www.amythystkiah.com
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros played this song live on KEXP in 2013! More here: www.kexp.org
“It’s kind of my way of asking if anyone is still listening,” frontman Jeremy Earl said of this song. - bit.ly
Happy birthday, Louis Armstrong, who was born on this day, August 4, 1901!
From the 16th studio album by English rock band James!
‘All The Colours Of You’ looks at the end of Donald Trump‘s presidency. Frontman Tim Booth said of the record: “With all the shit that went down in 2020 this was a miraculous conception and another big jump forward for us on the back of the last three albums. I hope it reflects the colours of these crazy times." - bit.ly
TORRES plays the Tractor Tavern on Monday, September 27th! - torresmusicofficial.com
Loma’s Dan Duszynski says of the song, “Songs are like cats—sometimes they just pick you. Emily and I first heard "Going Out" while we were playing at a record store in Austin a few years ago. I went to the counter to ask who it was, and the album (Dinner’s Three EPs) is still in rotation at our home/studio. We couldn't resist making our own version because it always cheers us up. Who doesn't need that right now?" -
lomamusic.bandcamp.com
Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan wrote the music for this song before Dolores O'Riordan joined the band. When O'Riordan auditioned for the band, she wrote her own set of lyrics. Dolores O'Riordan described this as "a love song." In the lyric, she describes being mistreated by her love and seeing him with another girl, yet unable to break free because he lets their relationship linger. - bit.ly
My friend John (known to all as "LTJ") died yesterday way too young. He loved the Church. It would be great to hear "Under the Milky Way." LTJ was for "Long Tall John" because he stood at least 6'4". A sweet dude who gave big hugs, he was a gentle giant. He played the guitar and loved bands with loud, crunchy guitars, like Dinosaur Jr and Built to Spill. He simply loved music and we went to several shows together, like Mark Lanegan at the Neptune and Drive By Truckers at the Showbox. The Church might've been his favorite band. I found a funny facebook post from him in which he wrote "I made out with at least 11 people during Under the Milky Way.” The post is indicative of how LTJ would share the music he knew you'd like with you.
DOUG.
Wallingford
So whilst talking to my next door neighbor who is visiting from NYC…it turns out that she’s (Tamar Cohen) is also a huge KEXP fan, as I am and we started talking about the various DJ’s and I mentioned how much I love your (Yes, yours John) music selection, and how it helps me get through the day. The world is truly a patio.
Could I request the following song:
"With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker
Peas and luv’ from Mallorca (Galilea),
Warmest regards,
Miguel
Hi John,
It’s my husband Doug’s and my 30th anniversary today. If you could fit a song in for us it would mean so much.
- Stevie Wonder - I believe (when I fall in love with you it'll be forever)
Or whatever makes you feel good!
You and your music have been a bright light for us in tough times.
Thank you so much,
Trish
For Jerilyn in Richmond, Virginia
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Kristen adds....
Life's funny. It's a bitch and unexpected and beautiful. Hug the people that matter to you OFTEN. Give grace to the stranger that's having a bad day. Be kind to the grumpy old person because they probably feel forgotten and alone. We all struggle and we all want to be seen. Music is my life force. Art and nature my purpose and connection my greatest need. Thank you KEXP for providing the soundtrack to the roller coaster of life.
This track backs Jamiroquai's best known music video. At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, it earned ten nominations, and won four awards, including "Breakthrough Video" and the "Best Video of the Year". www.youtube.com
Is it time to play Wicked Game covers. Maybe These Electric Lives - Wicked Game
Angela
Bragg stated, “To me, ‘I Will Be Your Shield’ is the heart and soul of the album. I’ve come to the conclusion that empathy is the currency of music — that our job as songwriters is to help people come to terms with their feelings by offering them examples of how others may have dealt with a situation similar to that in which listeners find themselves. After what we’ve all been through, the idea of being a shield, physically, emotionally, psychologically, really resonates." - bit.ly
“Polaris,” is the lead single from Damon Albarn's upcoming solo album The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.
www.damonalbarnmusic.com
BRONSON is a group collaboration between local duo ODESZA, and producer Golden Features. wearebronson.bandcamp.com
Translation: "With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly" - sigurros.com
"Need You Tonight" segues seamlessly into the next track, which is a poem Andrew Farriss wrote and put to music called "Mediate." Both tracks are in the same tempo and based on the same drum machine groove, so they flow together very well. When the band heard how well they stitched together, they decided to segue them - bit.ly
Hey John,
I know that an extra hour is more work for you, but it is nice to have another hour of you on the radio. I may have told this story before, but in 2008, someone in California reached out to me on FB- "you listen to KEXP? you like (a poet we both read)? we should be friends!" And so it was. I'm in New Jersey, and we've exchanged mixes and albums and suggestions over the years. We first met in 2010 when I visited San Francisco, and again in 2016 at a family wedding. In 2018, he came to MY wedding. He visited Seattle for the first time this past weekend, stopping at your bar and other places familiar to us from listening. He texted last night that he stopped by the studio and that no music was playing and it was so empty, but it made him happy to see it. My favorite memory is driving around with my friend in SF when Thoughts of Rena came on. I said how much I loved that song, and he said "YOU KNOW IT?" I mean, of course. We listen to your show!
So if you have time today, can you fit it on for my friend Steven, from his friend Jayme?
Hope you're doing alright. This is a very heavy week.
Jayme, NJ
Hello, my office listens to KEXP every day from Richmond, VA! I'd like to request Chaise Longue by Wet Leg
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Elizabeth
Dry Cleaning plays the Crocodile in Seattle on Sunday, November 14! drycleaning.bandcamp.com
Happy 59th birthday to `Flock' guitarist Paul Reynolds!
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Original video with legendary hair: www.youtube.com
Nation of Language are playing The Crocodile on Thursday, October 14th: www.nationoflanguage.com
Yaz, or Yazoo to the Brits (apparently a lawsuit forced the band to change their name for the US market due to an American rock band of the same name). yazooinfo.com
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of pop superstar Lady Gaga’s Born This Way album, masked country singer Orville Peck released a twanged-up cover. Peck said, “I am so honoured and excited to be a part of the iconic legacy of this song and album. Thank you @ladygaga for askin me and Happy Pride y’all !!” bit.ly
Willie Nelson covered this song originally written by Latin country musician Ned Sublette.
Recorded on this day in 1975.
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This was the only one of ABBA's 14 US Top 40 hits to make it to #1. This song also reached #1 in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sweden and West Germany.
bit.ly
Arcade Fire has been working on a new album! It's coming "…eventually…not soon…": www.kexp.org
Today is Wednesday. Also Wednesday is a band from Asheville, NC. wednesdayband.bandcamp.com
Heavy energy in the air this week. Thanks for the reminder to breathe deep and that we're not alone in this. Better is coming! I've had GROUNDS by IDLES stuck in my head for days. I know you're heading out soon, John, but YOU ARE ALSO NOT ALONE. Thank you.
-Patrick
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IDLES by request!
IDLES will play two sold out nights at The Showbox in November. Here they are performing "Grounds" live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
johntimestwo.bandcamp.com
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Remember that time they were part of International Clash Day in 2019, and then we talked to them in the bathroom. Yep, JOHN in the john, with John.
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Australian punk rockers Amyl & the Sniffers just wanna be let into the pub (and your heart)!
www.amylandthesniffers.com
pronoun, aka Alyse Vellturo, shared, ‘I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN’T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING)’ is 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." - bit.ly
Kurt Vile and the Violators cover Velvet Underground!
I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more. - bit.ly