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Tuesday, Sep 3 2019, 6AM
‘Aberdeen’ is a new experimental song cycle from the creative force behind the intricate pop band Lost Lander. In 2008, Matt Sheehy, a forester in addition to a songwriter, took a job in Kurt Cobain’s hometown. Living in a run-down, remote cabin, he soon became entangled with an eccentric local couple. Those experiences are now a one-man, musical storytelling performance that Sheehy describes “as a rock concert, meets The Moth, meets The Twilight Zone.” Told through song and spoken word and accompanied by live-action and animated projections by Stefan Nadelman, ‘Aberdeen’ is also Lost Lander’s third studio album, which features contributions from bandmate Sarah Fennell, Drew Shoals (Train), Brent Knopf (EL VY, Menomena), Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie), Scott Magee (Ural Thomas & the Pain), Dana Bouy (Akron/Family), and Justin Miller. It’s available on June 14 to all who attend these live performances or publicly on August 9.
Remember that time they played live on KEXP? THAT WAS AWESOME. www.youtube.com
Moby has been a great friend to KEXP over the years and here he is performing "Mistake" live in the KEXP studio back in 2009!. www.youtube.com
Enjoy a recent live performance by Cigarettes After in the KEXP studio www.youtube.com
Amen Dunes performed "Miki Dora" live in the KEXP studio on August 14, 2018. See it here: bit.ly
According to Merriam-Webster, "sault" means "a fall or rapid in a river" or is a (now obsolete) definition for "jump/leap." Think somersault! soundcloud.com
Michael Kiwanuka said this new album "is about self-acceptance in a more triumphant rather than melancholy way." - bit.ly
"World Shut Your Mouth" was written during Cope's 1983 retreat to the village of Drayton Bassett (close to his childhood home of Tamworth), following the breakup of his former band, The Teardrop Explodes. Two of the tracks, "Metranil Vavin" and "Pussyface," had in fact been intended for The Teardrop Explodes, and different versions of each appear on the belated 1990 release of the band's scrapped third album.
Beautiful, mellow cover of a Whitney Houston classic. Read more about it here: bit.ly
In 2014, The Cure played "Harold and Joe" live for the first time since 1991 - here's the video bit.ly
Dexter and Sinister is Latin for Right and Left. The more you know™. elbow.co.uk
"Obvious Child" was recorded live in the streets of Pelourinho Square of Salvador, Brazil in 1988. According to Simon, microphones were hung from windows or on telephone poles to capture the performances. "Hundreds of people gathered. It was an amazing day — an amazing recording experience."
"Doot, do, doot, do, doot, do, doot, do, do..." Danielle Haim dedicated the song to Lou Reed, likely a nod to the song's similarity to Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side." In a press statement, she said she started writing the song after her partner was diagnosed with cancer. “ I was on tour and felt like I was trying to send positive energy his way almost telepathically. Whenever I would come home in between shows I wanted to be his sunshine - his summer when he was feeling dark. His hope when he was feeling hopeless.” Here's the video: www.youtube.com
Official video for this 1985 U.S. number 1 hit, which you know you want to watch right now: www.youtube.com
"If You Leave" was written after John Hughes decided to change the ending to "Pretty in Pink" after poor test audience reactions. Hughes had asked the band for a song for the new ending two days before they were due to begin a tour, and "If You Leave" was written and recorded in under 24 hours as a result.
The robotic vocal sound was created with a Vocoder, which is an electronic device originally created to encode speech. Other songs that used a vocoder around this time include "Believe" by Cher and "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65.
Here’s what Shadow has to say about “Rocket Fuel”: It’s been awhile since my last album The Mountain Will Fall, and the corresponding tour…and since the tour ended, I’ve been mostly silent. This is because I’ve been focused and working on a ton of music. I usually try to avoid hyperbole, and I’m not super-comfortable hyping up my own stuff, but things are about to get pretty exciting. My heroes De La Soul were kind enough to join me on the debut single, “Rocket Fuel,” and the collab encapsulates so much of what I love about hip-hop…energy, beats, and fun.
The ideal song to start the school year. In 1979, Rock 'n' Roll High School was adapted into a movie, produced by legendary producer Roger Corman, and starring PJ Soles. The Ramones were also featured.
The Afghan Whigs performed live in the KEXP studio back in 2017. Watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Black Pumas will be live on KEXP Friday, October 18th at 12:00 PM. Black Pumas will also be in Seattle on Friday, October 18 at Neumos! bit.ly
'Train in Vain' was not originally listed on the album's track listing, appearing as a hidden track at the end of the album. This was because the track was added to the record at the last minute, when the sleeve was already in production. Some editions include the song in the track listing. It was the first Clash song to reach the United States Top 30 charts
This is their first new release in five years. Check out Bombay Bicycle Club performing live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
"Where am I going? Where have I been? Where are you going? Where have you been? I've been here, I've been there..."
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PNW giants The New Pornographers are gearing up to release a new album called The Morse Code of Brake Lights on September 27th. The album’s second single, “The Surprise Knock,” is like a shot of pure adrenaline and signals a raucous forthcoming collection of songs.
"Mister Impossible" was written in Phantogram's Laurel Canyon studio and recorded at Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, where they've been working on new music. www.phantogram.com
You can check out the live in-studio session with TR/ST here: www.youtube.com
Pop Will Eat Itself will be here at El Corazon on Wednesday September 11.
Frontman and producer Danio says “I Think You’re Wonderful” is a song about universal love, about forgiveness, about empathy, about resilience.
!!! just released Wallop. Check out their super fun website: chkchkchk.net
According to their bio: "Africa Express was founded in 2006 and brings together musicians from different cultures, genres and generations to break boundaries and offer a new perspective on Africa and its music. Each record and event is unique, based upon on-the-spot collaboration and filled with unique moments of magic; the collective have hosted trips and concerts in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mali and UK to date." Pre-order the new album (out July 12th!) here: bit.ly
Antibalas means 'bulletproof'! Here is a link to a recording of their KEXP live performance, as well as other in-studios around the country: antibalas.com
Eye Know is an upbeat love song featuring guitar and horn samples from The Mad Lads' "Make This Young Lady Mine", whistle sample from Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", guitar, keyboard and vocal samples from Steely Dan's "Peg" and drums from Lee Dorsey's "Get Out of My Life, Woman".
We've got another going back to school song! Looking forward to meeting new people or reconnecting with old friends?
Super special recording from Mr. Rogers! Here's Mr. Rogers' 2002 commencement address that includes this story that reminds us of what's important, "deep down": news.dartmouth.edu
Karen O from Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote the soundtrack for the film "Where the Wild Things Are."
It took 10 takes for this tune to end up as a "keeper" on the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Read an in-depth feature on "With a Little Help From My Friends" here: rol.st
"Then it's the memory of our betters... That are keeping us on our feet..." LCD Soundsystem performed this song live at Madison Square Garden in 2011: www.youtube.com
New music from the London band. Out, September 6th. squiduk.bandcamp.com
Here's the New Yorker story behind Devo's iconic 1978 cover of this Rolling Stones song: bit.ly
Big Thief plays at The Moore Theatre on Saturday, October 26, 2019, and have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to support Little Kids Rock and their work transforming lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in schools and Youth Speaks; creating safe spaces that challenge young people to find, develop, publicly present, and apply their voices as creators of societal change.
Black Belt Eagle Scout will be playing Tractor Tavern on Thursday October 24th!
Sleater-Kinney will be playing at the Paramount November 23 and 24! From KEXP Music Director Don Yates on the new Sleater-Keaney album: "Produced by St. Vincent, the album brings a stronger pop sensibility, fuzzy synths and dark electronic beats to the band’s visceral rock sound on a musically diverse set of songs soaked in anxiety and dread." www.kexp.org
Did you know: Hatshepsut was the second historically-confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu? We love Rapsody, and the N. Carolinian artist will be playing the Neptune on October 12.
Queen Latifah third studio album released back in 1993. Black Reign was her most successful album yet and was declared gold by the RIAA.
From the Seattle band's 3rd album, which also features a series of short films inspired by the music. The video, for this track is a commentary on basketball in Seattle and the memories it left behind. youtu.be
classic.motown.com/artist/the-temptations/ Here's a live version: www.youtube.com
The title for this song comes from the 1962 science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. Want to know more about musician, composer, photographer and filmmaker Barry Adamson?: thequietus.com