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Thursday, Sep 19 2019, 6AM
The influential ESG (Emerald, Sapphire, Gold) was born in the Bronx in the late 70's and has been sampled in over 500 songs to date. In an interview with Quietus in 2015, vocalist Renee Scroggins said about their sound, "We just went out there trying to create a new sound and do our own thing. The thing that I am always appreciating is that we helped to open it up for other women to get in the business. I mean, I appreciate starting out in 1979 and still being here at 2015, because I know how hard it was, as a woman. I been through a lot of crap, but to be able to ride the bumps and still do your thing and still be respected in this industry...
that's a lot."
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) will be back in town on October 2nd at the Crocodile touring for their newest album 'Wallop'. Relive their energetic (and memorable) performance in our Gathering Space in 2017 here: www.youtube.com
Formed by Bobby Gillespie while he was still drumming for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the 80's. 'Chaosmosis' is the last full-length we've seen from Primal Scream, released in 2016
A live take of "Get Innocuous" from the NYC band's 'Sound of Silver' album from 2007
"No matter where I am, I always have Detroit dust and dirt on the bottom of my feet." Find Moodymann's (Kenny Dixon Jr) latest release, 'Sinner' here: moodymann.bandcamp.com
From 2018's 'Bunny' album, the sixth LP from this Texan-born producer and DJ
Our live studio performance with TR/ST (hosted by Abbie, our DJ of the Quarter!) is up now for your enjoyment: www.youtube.com
Joy Division/New Order bassist, Peter Hook, is currently on tour and will make a stop in Seattle at the Neptune on November 5th! Find show info here: www.stgpresents.org
California's Ceremony recently released their sixth album 'In the Spirit World Now,' and you can keep up with them here: www.ceremonyhc.com
A remixed version of "Obstacle 1" off the instant-classic Interpol album, 'Turn on the Bright Lights' from 2002
Singer/guitarist Dave Wakeling to Songfacts about this track: "I just started thinking about different situations where people would ostensibly look like they were doing something, but in fact they were checking their own reflection out. And you'd see it perhaps on Saturday afternoon with people window shopping, half the time they're actually just looking at their own reflection. Then this restaurant opened, and it was a big deal at the time because it had glass tables, and I was like, oh, you can watch yourself."
Odds are pretty damn good you know this one from its appearance in scenes from Clueless, Sixteen Candles, or Weird Science
Yup, the title of this new release is a nod to The Lost Boys film and also gets a bit of inspiration from Pat Benatar! Read Refinery29's interview with Bat For Lashes Natasha Khan about this new album here: r29.co
Happy 31st birthday to Cocteau Twins 'Blue Bell Knoll' album, released on this day in 1988!
Sonic Youth vocalist doing a cover of the 1983 song from New Order's 'Power, Corruptions & Lies' album
The first single released off the Manchester band's new album 'Giants of All Sizes,' due out on October 11th!
Described by AllMusic as "the thinking person's hardcore band", Fugazi formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987. 'End Hits' is their fifth album, released in 1998
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman will be in town to promote her first solo album, 'Jaime', on November 18th at the Moore Theatre. Get your tickets here! www.stgpresents.org
Watch 100% that Lizzo performing live at KEXP in 2017 here: www.youtube.com
'Back to Black' was recently voted by the Guardian as the best album of the 21st century. Read their reasons why here: bit.ly
London's Hot Chip will be live right here at KEXP at noon today! Find out how you can come view this public in-studio performance here: www.kexp.org
New Zealand's Aldous Harding will be here in Seattle at the Tractor Tavern on October 15th and 16th! More info here: bit.ly
This one's for long-time listener Ben as he drops his only child, Alex, off at their new dorm at UW! Best of luck in this new era in both of your lives <3
Well, high school seemed like such a blur // I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections // And in class I dreamed all day // About a rock 'n' roll weekend
The Hold Steady were recently in our studio for a new live session, but while you're waiting for that one, how about the time they were here in 2014? www.youtube.com
Find this New York band's self-titled new album here: bit.ly
The new - and third - album from London's Michael Kiwanuka is set to arrive on October 25th! Get your pre-order in for it here: bit.ly
Come on dim the lights, it's party time! This song samples from "Should I Stay or Should I Go", a song from Mick Jones previous, super obscure, band The Clash
Maybe this band should be celebrated in an international holiday or something? Hmmm...
In an interview in 2018, Roger Daltrey of The Who says that "Baba O'Riley" is now a warning about today's version of "teenage wasteland" - social media: bit.ly
About the vocal sample in this one from The Avalanches: “It’s based around a sample from a 12-year-old singer called Chandra… We came across her EP, called The Transportation EP, made in 1980 and it’s this crazy No Wave post-punk random music… It must be very strange for her today to hear her 12-year-old self sampled in another dimension exploded around in space and time, coming back out through the radio again.”
Fun fact, the intro for this one from the French electronic band is a sample from Britney Spears' "Me Against The Music"
From the Australian band's sophomore effort, 'In Ghost Colours', which got an 8.8 from Pitchfork: bit.ly
Octo Octa is Maya Bouldry-Morrison, a DJ and producer currently based in Brooklyn. Find her here: octoocta.bandcamp.com
Watch the Bellingham-bred duo ODESZA performing live for us in 2017 here: www.youtube.com
Released in April of this year, 'No Geography' is The Chemical Brothers ninth full-length album to date. "We’re always searching for that feeling of intensity" says member Tom Rowland about their process .
"Musically, we were moving more towards straight dance and I was keen on keeping the New Order I'd known and loved. I eventually managed to get my bass on the original version. But, of course, the first thing any remixers do is take off my bass and put their own on. I sometimes feel like attaching a note saying, "How about keeping the bass?" - Peter Hook to Q about this song and era of New Order
According to his Facebook bio, Seattle artist Rudy Willingham is "an electronic producer who smashes futuristic synths, obscure samples, and soulful vocals into epic funk burritos." MMM, BURRITOS! You can also find him here: www.rudycorp.com
Read about Sampa the Great and her journey to making her new (debut!) album 'The Return' here: n.pr
The appropriately titled opening track for this London trio's debut album. Watch them performing live at KEXP in 2017 here: www.youtube.com
Local rap group Blue Scholars sampling The xx's "Intro" for this one. Check out the story for this song from member Sabzi here: bit.ly
And now for something more thundering! Find this Miami band's new album here: www.torchemusic.com
There must be something over there in the water in Dublin, cause we've got more punk noise coming at us from Ireland. 'The Talkies' is Girl Band's sophomore album, due out on September 27th!
Battles will be at Neumos on December 1st, find your tickets here: www.neumos.com
Brighton and London's most insatiable underwater boy band! Interests include pickles, jazzcam, and Beefheart! bit.ly
Request for Gordon! Here's the official video for "Call Me Blue" - www.youtube.com
Formed in England in 1986 with the original lineup of Miles Hunt (vocals/guitar), Malcolm Treece (guitar/vocals), Rob Jones (bass), and Martin Gilks (drums)
Originally formed as The Salvation Army, but had to change names shortly afterwards due to legal conflict with the actual Salvation Army
Found on the second album from London's House of Love, commonly referred to as the "butterfly" album due to the album art
Aldous Harding will be at the Tractor Tavern on October 15th and 16th, so get those tickets now! This has been The Morning Show, Cheryl's got y'all for the next four hours, byeee!