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Monday, Jul 22 2019, 6AM
Good morning and happy Monday! And a very happy birthday to George Clinton, classic leader of the P-Funk movement, born on this date in 1941 in Kannapolis, NC: www.allmusic.com
During his most intense period of collecting, Josh Davis, alias DJ Shadow, would spend several hours a day in the basement of Rare Records in his native Sacramento, California, only breaking from his hunt for unusual sounds when he was out of money or in need of sunlight.
The same shop was immortalised on the cover of his debut album, 1996's Endtroducing…, which put some of that secondhand vinyl to creative new use.Here's his list of the songs that influenced his life: www.theguardian.com
"Even on his album about dreams, Yorke’s clearest message still seems to be 'wake the f**k up.'" Read a thoughtful and in-depth review of Thom Yorke's new solo album, "ANIMA": www.stereogum.com
Let us remind u that Flying Lotus will be here in Seattle at The Showbox on Sunday, August 11th, 2019.
Bon Iver (with Sharon Van Etten) will be at The Gorge on Friday, September 6th, 2019. See the official lyric video for "Hey, Ma": www.youtube.com
Speaking of "With My Whole Heart" (released in celebration of Pride Month), Sufjan Stevens says that he challenged himself to “write an upbeat and sincere love song without conflict, anxiety, or self-deprecation.”: music.sufjan.com
"The song itself has the feel of something being constructed right before you. A simple beat is answered with chords played on a bass guitar. With each verse and chorus another layer is added, encasing what came before it, like a sonic Matryoshka, until the chiming guitar finally arrives to resolve the whole thing, and usher the listener to the end of the song." Read more about this song (and see the artist-created video) at the Trentemoller website: www.trentemoller.com
Watch Austra perform "The Beat And The Pulse" live on KEXP from the Caffe Vita Bean Room during the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party.: www.youtube.com
Harriette Pilbeam, known professionally as Hatchie, just released her debut studio album "Keepsake" in June. She will surely sing "Without a Blush" at Barboza on Saturday, September 28th, 2019.
"Wax and Wane" was on Cocteau Twins' initial release, "Garlands," and is on this list of their "10 best.": www.theguardian.com
This is a cover of Hole's "Petals." Read more about the song in this KEXP feature: www.kexp.org
Drab Majesty is the solo project of Deb DeMure, the androgynous alter-ego of L.A.-based musician Andrew Clinco. A talented multi-instrumentalist, DeMure composes all of the elements of Drab Majesty. However, rather than taking personal credit for the music, DeMure insists that the inspiration for the songs is received from an other-worldly source and that Deb is merely a vessel through which outside ideas flow inward. You can hear Drab Majesty at Neumos on Monday, August 26th, 2019.
Go hear The Psychedelic Furs and James at The Showbox SoDo on Tuesday, July 30th, 2019.: www.showboxpresents.com
Learn more about this Pittsburgh band ("the modern rock and roll sensation that has always sounded like they love to play") at the Sub Pop website: www.subpop.com
Here's the official video for Sunny Day Real Estate's "Seven": www.youtube.com
San Fermin, the orchestral rock band led by Ellis Ludwig-Leone, will be at Neumos on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019. Here's the official video for this song we love: www.youtube.com
This 20-year-old Norwegian musician will play a sold-out show at The Crocodile on Monday, September 23rd, 2019.
Alvvays released their self-titled debut album, "Alvvays," on this date in 2014. It's five years old today!
Our condolences to you, Erin, and to all of those who mourn the death of your friend. You are not alone. For those who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) .
"My comfort level with being vulnerable is probably my superpower,” wrote Jeff Tweedy. Learn more about this lead single from Wilco's first new album in three years: pitchfork.com
Watch The Jayhawks perform this song live from Minneapolis in 2016: www.youtube.com
Frightened Rabbit's Grant Hutchison recently shared a track-by-track breakdown of "Tiny Changes": www.pastemagazine.com
"Mary sticks her tongue out, it's a sign..." See the video for "Show Me Mary": www.youtube.com
Watch a mini-documentary that celebrates ten years of hard touring by this Athens, Georgia band: www.jambase.com
John Richards welcomed Langhorne Slim into the KEXP studio last year for a live performance that include "Life Is Confusing": www.youtube.com
Did you know that Mr. Elvis Costello released his debut album, "My Aim Is True," on this date in 1977?
This is Bob Mould's cover of The Buzzcocks. Listen to both versions (and compare) here: www.stereogum.com
According to Pitchfork, “Georgia” is the album’s earliest composition, dating back to Bridgers’ teenage years, when she crafted her own lyrics out of a misremembered Feist track. According to Bridgers,“The track “Georgia” comes from the fact that I dated someone from Georgia. I was just feeling super self-conscious in a relationship for the first time and just needing constant validation. That’s definitely what it’s about."
In May, First Aid Kit cancelled their summer tour, citing "unforeseen medical circumstances": www.billboard.com
Melina Mae Duterte, better known by her stage name Jay Som, will be at Neumos on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019. “Superbike" was inspired by a retreat she took to Joshua Tree for her album "Anak Ko" (“my child” in Tagalog).: pitchfork.com
"Jane Says" uses only two chords for most of the song. The original recording from Jane's Addiction features bongos and is sung in a lower register than later versions. The version that appears on "Nothing's Shocking" makes extensive use of steel drums played by Stephen Perkins in place of the original's bongos.
You can purchase "Rainforest Town" by Seattle musician Ess Ford at his Bandcamp page: essford.bandcamp.com
Kurt Vile is part of the great lineup for the inaugural THING Music Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th, 2019. Read the story of this song: storyofsong.com
The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his long-time engineer, Simon Thornton. Emmy the Great is English singer-songwriter Emma Lee-Moss.
Black Pumas will be at Neumos on Friday, October 18th, 2019. "They sound like woo oo woo oo woo oo ya..." Get the lyrics to "Colors" here: www.theblackpumas.com
Brittany Howard's solo LP is named after her older sister Jaime, who taught Howard to play piano and write poetry, and who died of cancer as a teenager.
“I wrote this record as a process of healing. Every song, I confront something within me or beyond me. Things that are hard or impossible to change, words and music to describe what I’m not good at conveying to those I love, or a name that hurts to be said: Jaime,” Howard wrote.: www.pastemagazine.com
Citizen Cope performed this song on Austin City Limits in 2010: www.youtube.com
The song is the second single from Sault, a trio that features London-based musician Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover.: thesoundsniffer.com
The Damon Alband-collaborative Africa Express' "EGOLI" is an "end-to-end party album": www.theguardian.com
"Don't let the deceptively upbeat track deceive you, "Boogieman" takes a hard look at what it is to move through the world as a black man." Learn more about this politically-charged track: www.bustle.com
Get "Mustn't Hurry," a KEXP Song of the Day from Karen Dreijer's (Fever Ray) 2017 album, "Plunge": www.kexp.org
John Richards was the host when Sylvan Esso came to the KEXP studio in 2014 for a live performance: www.youtube.com
Enjoy a live performance of "Full Circle" from the KEXP studio earlier this year in March: www.youtube.com
"Reznor's early angst is on full display here, asking the big questions about faith and religion, begging for a sign of a higher power, and becoming dismayed when his questions aren't answered." Read more about this song and the other "best Nine Inch Nail songs": loudwire.com
Ride will perform at The Crocodile on Tuesday, October 8th, 2019. they were live in the KEXP studio in September, 2017: www.youtube.com
Were they only the third most-popular band in Manchester in the late 80's and early 90's?: www.allmusic.com
You can hear Hot Chip at The Showbox on Thursday, September 19th, 2019.
"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
The posthumous album "Originals" features Prince's self-recorded versions of songs he wrote that were made famous by others. Here's a rundown of how every song on the album compares to the song recorded by another: www.billboard.com
Spoon's greatest hits collection is called Everything Hits at Once (after a song from Girls Can Tell) and it’s out July 26th. The compilation includes this new single, “No Bullets Spent.”: pitchfork.com
See the official video for "The Rat": www.youtube.com Here's a tribute to the "thumping" song: www.independent.co.uk
Sleater-Kinney will be at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th, 2019.
Learn more about Doe Paoro's "Midnight Choir," originally written for another artist: northerntransmissions.com