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On this day 53 years ago in 1971 The Rolling Stones single "Wild Horses" was released from their album Sticky Fingers. Interestingly it was first released in 1970 by The Flying Burrito Brothers (with Graham Parsons) on Burrito Deluxe as the Stones didn't think the demo was worth recording fully. Others who have covered the song include The Sundays, Labelle and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. On First Aid Kit's "Wild Horses II" they sing "We played Wild Horses on the car stereo. You prefer the Rolling Stones' and I like Gram's."
We played Wild Horses on the car stereo
You prefer the Rolling Stones' and I like Gram's
Two-fer-Twednesday!!!!
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In 2012, the sisters performed the song in front of Paul Simon at the Polar Music Prize, and he rewarded them with a standing ovation.: www.youtube.com
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Read the story behind this bittersweet folk song: ig.ft.com
Simon wrote the song as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referencing in the first stanza a specific incident where Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film Catch-22. Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for Bridge over Troubled Water, hence the very lonely feelings of "The Only Living Boy in New York." Simon refers to Garfunkel in the song as "Tom", alluding to their early days when they were called Tom and Jerry, and encourages him to "let your honesty shine . . . like it shines on me".
Happy 51st birthday to our pal Sean Nelson, born on this day in 1973. Hope you are well, pal!
Happy 48th birthday to Silversun Pickups’ frontman Brian Aubert.
"Final Summer" is Cleveland band Cloud Nothings' eighth album: pitchfork.com
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Cloud Nothings was live on KEXP at noon on Wednesday, May 29th. You can listen back to the session on our two-week streaming archive! www.kexp.org
‘Sweet’ is the third track to be released as a single from the band’s forthcoming debut LP ‘Scream from New York, NY’. - beenstellar.bandcamp.com
1981 - The Psychadelic Furs release the original "Pretty in Pink" single.
Rubblebucket will be playing live in Seattle at the Ballard Seafood Festival on July 13th.
www.rubblebucket.com
08-12 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
08-13 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
08-15 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club
Spanish duo Hinds will play a 21+ early show at The Crocodile in Seattle on Friday, October 18th. They'll also be at The Chapel in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 15th!
hinds.bandcamp.com
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Check out this 2015 Live on KEXP performance from Hinds here: www.youtube.com
Hi John and Owen,
Here's another end-of-school-year note and request! My 10-year-old daughter Tali (Tall-ee) and I listen to the morning show every day on our looong commute. The music, the stories, the special days (especially World Goth Day), all mean so much to us. Driving in a metal box down a dilapidated highway can be monotonous, even depressing. Your company kept our sprits up.
Tallee would like to request a song to celebrate the end of school. She's a big fan of Collect by Torres and Sabotage by The Beastie Boys. And for a completely random option, she also likes the Major General's song (I am the very model of a modern major general). We donated during this drive to show our appreciation for the music and the community that KEXP provides. Have a great summer!!
-Aliza (Ah-lee-zah)
Ohr is a Seattle-based band led by songwriter / producer Craig Klein, of the Chicago band The Race.
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"Red Pill" is the first single from the "Afterglow" EP, out on August 30th.: ohrmusic.bandcamp.com
Thanks for the donor gifts. I got three compliments on the t shirt. Met a girl who listened to you as well. I've lost a lot in the month, but it seems that I'm not alone. Told her I'd request a song & one for myself, the same one I always do, but seems appropriate today. She wanted to hear the Beatles I am the walrus & I wanted to hear all the people who died, if you could fit those in, you'd make the day for a couple of people in Spokane very happy. It's funny how much attention I get just from wearing a t shirt from your awesome station.
Tyler
The first Lightning Seeds single release, "Pure" is significant in that it was the first song Ian Broudie had "completely written and sung, ever".
He said later "I didn't think that many people would be interested if I'm going to be honest, I suppose I didn't have the confidence really and I wasn't in a band but I did want to put my music out and get it heard."
Nonetheless, Broudie proceeded to record "Pure" at a studio in Kirkby. 200 copies of the single were originally pressed, but after some radio play and attention at The Haçienda, the song became a classic. Well done, Ian.
Call A Doctor’s eleven songs are literally plucked from Kai James’ personal history, as he reworked older recordings with newer lyrics reflecting his past struggles as well as new anxieties that emerged prior to the album’s recording. “I’ve struggled with mental health for a lot of my life,” he explains, “and I went through a particularly difficult patch when we were making the album; the band had started to get some attention, and I felt an enormous amount of pressure to live up to it.” www.subpop.com
Speaking of quality pints, check out the new KEXP pint glasses!
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Cool orange vinyl edition available here: manmanbandband.bandcamp.com
Happy birthday to the late Lyn Collins, American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, "Think".
Also samples Lyn Collins' classic "Think (About It)."
Does this sample Lyn Collins' "Think (About It)." Why yes, yes it does. It also contains 6 samples including The Isley Brothers's Shout, Steve Miller Band's Take the Money and Run, and yes Liberace's Chopsticks !!!
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This is "transcendental outernational funk and psychedelic jazz from mystery L.A.- based collective Sun Atlas."
Little is known about Sun Atlas. The group members are hidden behind masks and costumes to keep their identities secret and to put the focus entirely on the music and oneness. A sense of community and universal spirit as an alternative to idolization and individualism is heavily reflected in their eclectic musical style.: mocamborecords.bandcamp.com
Childish Gambino will be playing Chase Center in San Francisco on September 21st and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on September 25th!
He released Atavista in May as a revised version of his 3.15.2020 album.
Jamie xx has finally announced his highly anticipated second solo album. "In Waves" arrives September 20 via, Young, and boasts guest features from a variety of artists, including Robyn, Panda Bear, Kelsey Lu, the Avalanches, xx bandmates Romy and Oliver Sim, and more.
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The music video for this single was made in collaboration with photographer and filmmaker Rosie Marks and features a neon-streaked wedding party gone awry.: www.youtube.com
Besides sampling Herbie Hancock's "Bring Down the Birds" it features the vocals of Q-Tip AND Bootsy Collins, baby.
It was on this day in 1981 that The Go-Go's release their debut CLASSIC "Our Lips Are Sealed," a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and the late Terry Hall, singer of the Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Coloufield.
I master bass lines on the track
I master bass lines on the track
If he rocks with me once he won't go back
Is it true?
Does your heart beat for me?
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Pretty Sick was founded in 2014 by Manhattanite musician and model Sabrina Fuentes, who was just 13 at the time.
The word röyksopp is a stylized version of the Norwegian word for the puffball mushroom, "røyksopp". This Norwegian electronic duo has stated that the word could also evoke the mushroom cloud resulting from an atomic blast. : royksopp.com
RIP Françoise Hardy who passed away yesterday at the age of 80. She was a French singer-songwriter and actress. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure of the yé-yé wave. In addition to her native French, she also sang in English, Italian and German. Her career spanned more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released.
New music from LA indie rock trio!
Brought together by their shared philosophies and love of 90's indie rock, they started writing songs and developing Easy Sleeper's distinct sound — drawing influences from Real Estate, Built to Spill, and the Velvet Underground. The band moved to Los Angeles in 2019, where they found community by hosting DIY shows out of their Koreatown home.
easysleeper.bandcamp.com