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Tuesday, Jun 11 2024, 7AM
Good morning and welcome to the Morning Show with John! BRONSON, Grammy-nominated duo Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight of ODESZA and ARIA-platinum-selling Australian producer Tom Stell of Golden Features, said of this single, ‘DAWN' and working with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, "Not only do the lyrics provide this renewed sense of hope, but his vocals complement the tone and energy of the song perfectly – ‘DAWN’ is a song meant to take you on a journey and explore various concepts and emotions of the record. We couldn’t think of a more fitting song to end the album with.” - bit.ly
"This is a place where I don't feel alone... This is a place where I feel at home...": genius.com -- The vocals and piano are performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson.
This tale of anxiety and self-harm was very real to Sia. The very night she wrote it, she attempted suicide by taking 22 Valium and downing a bottle of vodka, something she didn't reveal until a series of interviews in 2018. After, a phone call from an old friend convinced her to get sober.
Did you know that this was supposedly written by Bono in response to the notion that it’s possible to identify a person’s religion and income based on the street where they lived? -- He said: "On reflection I suppose I want to write about that 'other country,' the country of the imagination. I want to run out of hiding, to tear down the walls that hold me inside myself. I want to touch the flame." -- Don't miss the Grammy-winning video: www.youtube.com
Dark Matter was recorded over three weeks in 2023 at Shangri-La in Malibu, California and, according to a press release, "channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it"
Chicago band Dehd performed at KEXP in 2022: www.youtube.com
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Slave Ambient is the second studio album by Philadelphia-based band The War on Drugs, released in 2011 - www.thewarondrugs.net --- Here's The War On Drugs performing "Come To The City" live in the KEXP studio in 2011 - www.youtube.com
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs cover of Madonna's 'Borderline'. Steven Drozd, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor of The Flaming Lips was born on this day in 1969
Perseids was the somesurprises' first new LP in five years and was recently selected as Bandcamp's Album of the Day! "Natasha El-Sergany’s voice is spectral in tone but crystal clear over a dense network of layered guitars that stick loosely to a set groove but seem to be in the process of a cosmically slow unraveling" Playing at the Tractor Tavern on July 10th! somesurprises.bandcamp.com
I just saw this movie and the soundtrack was KILLER!
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This song from Midnight Oil touches on both the mistreatment of the indigenous people in Australia, and to raise awareness of the Aboriginal children that were taken from their families between the years 1910 and 1970.
New from Seattle's own Early Internet. -- earlyinternet.bandcamp.com
Here's Buffalo Tom performing live in the KEXP studio in2018: www.youtube.com www.buffalotom.com
Formed by Pamela Connolly (lead singer, bassist and guitarist), Sarah Corcoran (guitar, bass and vocal), Cathy McGuinness (vocal and guitar) and Rachel Lyons (drum and guitar), the Irish band define the track as "the notion of finding safety and comfort in the presence of love of limerence is emphasized, contrasting with the paralyzing fear of making mistakes or ruining your life or someone else's. "It delves into the feeling of being a lesson for someone, a side character in someone else’s story." tinyurl.com
yeahyeahyeahs.com --- Karen O described this song as "a love song to despair." She added: "It's a feeling that you have that visits you time and time again. It's an incredibly uplifting song , though, about wanting to run away from certain darkness in your life." - www.songfacts.com
Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. -- Here's a review of their eighth album, "I'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore": www.popmatters.com
Edinburgh's Ballboy and four things they want in this song: a springboard, a pair of shorts, a plain white t-shirt, and a perfect backflip. ballboy.bandcamp.com
The Twilight Sad performed live in our studio in 2018. Watch that wonderful session here: www.youtube.com -- The Twilight Sad wrote, "'That Summer, At Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy’ was the first song we wrote when we were 20, and features on our debut album 'Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters.' To still be playing it now at such iconic venues with our friends are memories that will stay with us forever. "
We Were Promised Jetpacks performed live at Triple Door for a KEXP VIP session in 2019. They opened up the monster show with this track. youtu.be wewerepromisedjetpacks.bandcamp.com
Japandroids are a Vancouver, BC duo who met while attending the University of Victoria in the early aughts. 'Celebration Rock' is their sophomore album, released in 2012. --- Watch their previous KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com japandroids.com
Released in 1977 on the Lust for Life album , The Passenger was written by Iggy Pop while riding in the S-Bahn (suburban metro railway) in Berlin. The lyrics reflect the nomadic, loner spirit of a punk outcast. David Bowie originally sang backup vocals for the repeated "La-La"s in the chorus. - iggypop.com
"When you feel embarrassed Then I'll be your pride When you need directions Then I'll be the guide For all time For all time..." - www.deathcabforcutie.com
Cars frontman Ric Ocasek wrote this song, but he didn't sing the lead vocal: their bass player Ben Orr did. "Orr, who sang on previous Cars hits like “Just What I Needed” and “Let’s Go”, was the wise choice. Ocasek had a knack for putting a wry, ironic spin on his lyrics, but “Drive” demanded tenderness and emotional connection to the words. In an era where histrionics and affectations often passed for singing, the lonely ache in the bassist’s voice haunted and captivated listeners." americansongwriter.com
"Eyes Be Closed" was released on Washed Out's 2011 debut studio album. Washed Out performed this track Live on KEXP the year of its release: www.youtube.com
Neon Indian is an American electronic music band from Denton, Texas. The music is composed by Mexican-born Alan Palomo, who is also part of the band Ghosthustler and releases solo music under his birth name and the stage name VEGA. - alanpalomo.com --- Here's Neon Indian live in the KEXP studio in 2011 - www.youtube.com
Chrissie Hynde was once married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, and encouraged him to record this song for "The Breakfast Club' after some initial reluctance. It would go on to become the biggest hit for Simple Minds, hitting number one on the U.S. and Canadian charts
Jungle will play Friday, September 20th at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, WA! In the meantime, you can check out their Live on KEXP session from this past September! www.youtube.com
Hi! Just bought tickets to go see LCD Soundsystem at the Shrine Expo in LA November 3rd! Committing to seeing more live music this year, and sooo psyched for this! If you have room for a track by them that would be the icing on the cake!! Thanks for a great show!
Jamie in Eugene
After this track was released in the United States, Maryland Governor and future Vice President Spiro T. Agnew lobbied to have the song banned because he believed it was about drug use
Out August 23rd! Playing Showbox SoDo on September 20th in Seattle and The Warfield on September 24th in San Francisco. Fontaines DC sited the dystopian anime Akira as an inspiration for the new record. “I’m fascinated by that—falling in love at the end of the world,” he says. “The album is about protecting that tiny flame. The bigger Armageddon looms, the more precious it becomes.” fontainesdc.com
Chrome is Catherine Wheel's second studio album, released in 1993. In a 2006 interview, Rob Dickinson described "crank" as a British slang term for an odd or eccentric person. When he sings "call me crank," he is referring to how he views himself and that he's comfortable in acknowledging that he's unusual.: bit.ly
Cardinals is an alternative rock, folk, shoegaze with accordion band from Cork, Ireland cardinalsie.bandcamp.com
Welcome to the Midday Show! We're so glad to have you with us today. Stay tuned for DIIV Live on KEXP at 12 PM! And make sure to listen for ticket giveaways to Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco!
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New from Los Angeles-based Hana Vu, "Romanticism" focuses on themes of youth and it's embedded grief.
“Being young, there's so much that I experience for the first time, all the time. But as I experience more things, I become more desensitized to those things,” Vu explains. “You get wiser–– I feel quite wiser–– but less fervent, less hopeful.”
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Hana Vu is playing in San Francisco on July 9, Portland on July 11, Seattle on July 12 and Vancouver, BC, on July 13.
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Melbourne, Australia artist Grace Cummings just recently performed Live on KEXP last month! Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when the video posts: www.youtube.com
Malmö, Sweden-based Danish-Faroese artist Brimheim is performing Live on KEXP on July 25th at 4 PM!
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The second full-length album from Brimheim is a revelatory set of arty, emotional, expansive alt-pop that consistently packs a gritty, grungy punch, yet also delivers delicate, crystalline, and deceptively groovy moments. Cohesively held together by her stunning, soaring vocals, RATKING is a cathartic record that she wrote “as a way to understand the intense emotional pain of my youth,” ultimately finding liberation in her own self-worth
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