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Tuesday, Aug 23 2022, 7AM
The final track on Odesza's dazzling new record, The Last Goodbye.
"If you continue to let Light Of Day play through the end you’ll find yourself at the beginning of This Version Of You. There is no Last Goodbye." - Odesza
Damon Albarn originally intended for this new album to be an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, but during the Covid lockdown of 2020, he began writing narrative lyrics around the sounds.
www.damonalbarnmusic.com
Collaboration of The National and Bon Iver. The song features a string arrangement by Bryce Dessner, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. Per Matt Berninger, “It’s about letting go of the past and moving on, then later being overwhelmed by second thoughts.”
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Fiona Apple covered The Waterboys’ The Whole of the Moon for the series finale of Showtime’s The Affair. She asked Tony Berg to produce the record. Tony called in Matt Chamberlain, Patrick Warren, Ethan Gruska, Wendy Melvoin, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Fiona has worked often with Matt and Patrick and knew Ethan as the brother of her former bandmate, drummer, Barbara. This was the first time she had met Wendy and Phoebe and fell in love with both of them.
In a few hours they produced this beautiful rendition of a classic written by Mike Scott. After Mr. Scott (@ MickPuck) heard the performance he tweeted – “Prepare ye to receive goosebumps.”
Fiona practiced the first take in a small vocal closet but when it came time for the main event, Tony moved Fiona into the big room where she had a great expanse to sing into. I tagged along with my new camera which I could barely work because I had forgotten my glasses – couldn’t see the buttons, couldn’t focus. Despite the crappy camera work of a blind photographer, the magic that is Fiona shines through. I hope you enjoy this captivating version of a sublime song.
Drums – Matt Chamberlain
Chamberlin – Patrick Warren
Bass – Wendy Melvoin
Piano – Ethan Gruska
Background Vocals – Phoebe Bridgers
PJ Harvey and composer Tim Phillips joined forces for this Leonard Cohen. The collaboration was part of the series soundtrack for 'Bad Sisters.'
Sharon Horgan, executive producer of the show, sought out PJ Harvey specifically for the cover.
In a press release, Harvey said of the cover: “It was a very enjoyable day spent recording the version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who by Fire’ for Bad Sisters. I had spoken to Sharon Horgan in advance of the recording session, so I understood why she felt the song’s lyric was so perfect for the series, but also understood what nuances of Leonard’s performance she most loved, and therefore what to try and recapture but in my own way."
Horgan revealed that Harvey had composed the theme tune and co-written its soundtrack.
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First written by Leonard Cohen, first released in 1967.
The song was inspired by Marianne Jensen, born Marianne Ihlen, whom Cohen met on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. The two lived together throughout the 1960s.
Hi John and Owen,
It's that time of the year again - my son Liam here in Ottawa (a long time KEXP listener and amplifier) turns 11 tomorrow.
Over the years Liam has made many birthday requests - this year he's asked for either Swim Until You Can’t See Land by Frightened Rabbit..
If you could play one and give my little guy a shout out, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks again for this and everything you do for our World Community! Very much appreciated.
Bill
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Happy birthday, Liam!
First Aid Kit says of the new single, "We wrote this song last year together with songwriter and producer Björn Yttling. It was the first time we wrote for First Aid Kit with someone else and it was very inspiring. The song was written in the spur of the moment, almost like a stream of consciousness. It's about feeling stuck inside your own thoughts and desperately wanting to escape."
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Why are Saturdays stronger than Tuesdays? Because Tuesday is a weekday.
Morning John,
Could I please hear some new Cheekface this AM? I've been obsessed with that one, and thank you so much for turning me onto them.
Thanks,
Mike
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Rubberneck was released on this day in 1994.
"Possum Kingdom" is the name of this 1994 hit and also a state park in Texas.
Jeff Buckley released his one and only studio album "Grace" on this day in 1994.
On “Easy On Your Own?” Molly Rankin sings about feeling disaffected and worrying about the future.
Alvvays have announced their new album, Blue Rev, due in October of this year.
Expert In A Dying Field will be out on September 16th!
“I really do believe that love is learned over time,” explains Elizabeth Stokes in a statement. “In the course of knowing a person, you accumulate so much information: their favorite movies, how they take their tea, how to make them laugh, how that makes you feel. And when relationships between people change, or end, all that knowledge doesn’t just disappear. The phrase ‘Expert in a Dying Field’ had been floating around my head for a few years, I was glad to finally capture it when writing this tune.”
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Luscious Jackson released their debut album, "Natural Ingredients," on this day in 1994!
Black Grape was formed in 1993 by former Happy Mondays members Shaun Ryder and Bez. It was Ryder's first musical project after the disintegration of Happy Mondays. The formation of the new band was intended to draw a line between his past life and his new one.
I've found myself in bluer skies staring outside on this foggy Seattle morning.
While recording the Disintegration album, Robert Smith created a strange restriction: He wouldn't speak during the sessions. To communicate, he passed notes to his bandmates, sometimes when they were in the middle of playing. He was trying to foster a kind of nonverbal communication.
The New Yeah Yeah Yeahs' album drops on September 30th!
“To all who have waited, our dear fans, thank you, our fever to tell has returned, and writing these songs came with its fair share of chills, tears, and euphoria when the pain lifts and truth is revealed,” Karen O said of the album. “Don’t have to tell you how much we’ve been going through in the last nine years since our last record, because you’ve been going through it too, and we love you and we see you, and we hope you feel the feels from the music we’ve made. No shying away from the feels, or backing down from what’s been gripping all of us these days.”
yeahyeahyeahs.com
The label describes the latest Working Men's Club album as "Songs created in the shadow of terror and loss, but that crackle and pop with defiance, wrestled into being over one of the most extra-ordinary years in recent history. Ideas born of pandemic and isolation, but that demand sharing and then celebration. A statement of desperation, but also of intent. Of two-fingers anger, and two-footed celebration."
Kevin Cole hosted them - Live on KEXP at Home -- in April 2021 -- youtu.be
Happy birthday to Joe Talbot, lead singer, IDLES, born on this day in 1984!
Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill passed in 2020. His spouse, author and activist Catherine Mayer, appeared on KEXP's Sound & Vision in 2020 to discuss his legacy. Enjoy the full segment here:
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Busy schedules had forced Danger Mouse and Black Thought to shelve this project for over a decade. However, after several false starts, the duo finally reached the finish line with their first full-length collab, now called Cheat Codes.
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Hot Chip's new record Freakout/Release is out now.
The album features contributions from Cadence Weapon, Soulwax, and Lou Hayter. “We were living through a period where it was very easy to feel like people were losing control of their lives in different ways,” Joe Goddard said. “There’s a darkness that runs through a lot of those tracks.”
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"Funkytown" spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100!
Band member Steven Greenberg, with dreams of moving to New York, wrote this song while the band was living in Minneapolis.
William Antranig Maranci is an American YouTuber from Massachusetts. He created his main channel in 2017 and is known for uploading bizarre mashup videos of popular songs. He also has a second channel called DumphopTV where he uploads full albums.
The soundtrack of our corner in the multiverse.
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The Jesus and Mary Chain released their fifth album, "Stoned & Dethroned" on this day in 1994!
When recounting Channel Z, the B-52s said it's “probably our most straightforward political song up until then,” said Fred Schneider in a 2008 interview. “It was about the state of the country. And who knew nearly 20 years later it’d be worse?” (bit.ly)
And who knew that 14 more years later... never mind.
New album BLUSH coming October 14th! - www.pva.band
Here is PVA Live on KEXP with host DJ Troy Nelson in 2021 - www.youtube.com
A classic from LA band, Animotion.
Here is the official 1985 big-haired music video: www.youtube.com
Good morning!
Love to hear some Ministry if it fits in before you head out.
Take care,
Brendon
Speaking about ‘Cold House’, frontman Harrison Swann says; “I wanted to write something big but less dark and focussed on those noughties bands coming out of New York."
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Watch the video for this new track here: www.youtube.com
"House of Jealous Lovers" is a dance-punk song. Its percussion section features disco hi-hat patterns and snare drums doubled with handclaps. The song includes prominent cowbell rhythms that grow louder through the course of the song.
This song received a bell score of 3.41336 on the Ultimate Cowbell website. www.ultimatecowbell.com
Good morning, happy Tuesday (possibly the best day of the week), and welcome to The Midday Show with the fabulous Evie! Thanks so much for being here!
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Evie was the host when Australian band Flyying Colours played on KEXP Live at Home last year. They played this song, among others.: youtu.be
Nabihah Iqbal is a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster from London.
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Iqbal explained about this second track off her debut album: “‘Something More’ is a song about a universal feeling that everyone shares, even if they try to hide or ignore it. It's about how true happiness and freedom only exist in the dimension of our fantasies, dreams, and private thoughts. The reality of our physical existence constantly leaves us dissatisfied, frustrated and yearning for ‘something more,’ even though we'll never find a way to remedy these feelings.": bit.ly