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Wednesday, Jul 17 2019, 6AM
The first track off Elbow’s second LP Leader’s of the Free World describes that familiar feeling of returning home to the city that you love, documenting singer Guy Garvey’s walk from Piccadilly Station along Station Approach. - bit.ly
In an interview with Daily Mail in 2009, Gary Lightbody said of writing "Run": "We had nothing. I was in a flat in Glasgow. No doubt it was raining. The song was me writing about an imagined world, projecting myself into better times." - bit.ly
"Get out of bed, come out and sing, blue skies ahead, the man who told
everything..."
Thom Yorke plays a SOLD OUT Paramount Theatre on Sunday, October 20th! - www.wasteheadquarters.com
"What is it you notice?
All that we do are think in sounds
Can help you figure it out..." - bloodorange.net
Tycho performs Sunday, September 8th at the Paramount Theatre. Info here: www.stgpresents.org
"A thought that never changes
Remains a stupid lie..." - www.youtube.com
One of South Africa's most celebrated musicians, Johnny Clegg, has died at the age of 66, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Clegg wrote his 1987 song "Asimbonanga" for Nelson Mandela. It became an anthem for South Africa's freedom fighters. After Nelson Mandela was freed from prison and had become president of South Africa, he danced onstage with Savuka to that song that Clegg had written for him. - n.pr
"Biko" is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. When Gabriel sings "yihla moja," he's singing in Xhosa, which is a language spoken in South Africa, notably by activist Nelson Mandela. "Yihla Moja" means "spirit come down" or "spirit descend." - bit.ly
Instrumental Austin-based band Explosions in the Sky performed live in in the KEXP studio a few years back! Here's the video: www.youtube.com
Bonobo performed live in the KEXP studio. in 2017. Here's the video: www.youtube.com
From Nicolas Jaar's alias, Against All Logic (A.A.L). As the album title infers, these songs from Jaar were produced between the period of 2012 and 2017, and the album was a surprise release in early 2018.
Fever Ray is Karin Elisabeth Dreijer, a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer.
Hot Chip will perform at The Showbox on Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th! - www.hotchip.co.uk
Was OMD on your mix tape? We want to hear about it! Yes, Mix Tape week is coming: www.kexp.org
Here's a video from when ODM was live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Here's a video from when ODM was live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Tyler, the Creator is playing at Bumbershoot! - bumbershoot.com
Happy 48th birthday to DJ Minutemix! P.M. Dawn is an American R&B and Hip hop act, formed in 1988 by the brothers Attrell Cordes (known as Prince Be) and Jarrett Cordes (known as DJ Minutemix). This song is built around samples of Spandau Ballet's 1983 hit "True", as well as samples from The Soul Searchers' "Ashley's Roachclip." The main drumbeat also samples from Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid In Full". -bit.ly
Hibou celebrates their album release with a show at Chop Suey on Wednesday, July 24th! - www.chopsuey.com
Want to see Broken Social Scene at the Neptune on July 30th? Text "BSS" to text (206) 903-5397
Deerhunter plays The Showbox this Saturday, July 20th! Info here: www.showboxpresents.com
When the band wrote aletter to all the VPs at all the major labels addressing them as ‘Finest Anus,’ no one signed them and then one executive tracked them down and threatened to sue. “We said, ‘Fuck it! We’re not going to be the next cool band. We’re a bunch of old guys from Jersey. We’ll just put out records on our own time and if people like it, they like it.’' - bit.ly
Frontman Jeff Tweedy shared the following statement about the new song: "There MUST be more love than hate. Right?!..." More here: www.kexp.org
Karl Wallinger, who records as World Party, was live in the KEXP studio back in 2012. Watch here: www.youtube.com
Stef Chura will be live on KEXP on Thursday, August 1st at noon, the day after playing Barboza on Wednesday, July 31st - www.thebarboza.com
"Listen here young lady
All that matter is what makes you happy..."
Craig Finn and other artists cover the songs of Frightened Rabbits' 2008 album The Midnight Organ Fight. - bit.ly
The Black Keys play the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, November 23rd! - www.theblackkeys.com
Here's the official video from Patrick Carney's (of The Black Keys) other band: www.youtube.com
Pixies' new album, "Beneath the Eyrie," will be out on September 13th. Here's the official video for "On Graveyard Hill" - www.youtube.com
The Posies are playing a SOLD OUT show at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center on Monday, September 2nd! - theposies.net
New from Belle and Sebastian - here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Best Coast is a Los Angeles-based rock duo (songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno). Here's the video when they performed live at KEXP in 2013: www.youtube.com
San Fermin plays Neumos on Saturday, November 2nd! Info here: www.neumos.com
Miya Folick will play Neumos on Thursday, August 1st, 2019! Info here: www.neumos.com
Phantogram plays Capitol Hill Block Party this Friday - www.capitolhillblockparty.com
There’s up to no information about the band, except that they are part of independent label Forever Living Originals. This mysterious band dropped an amazing 14-track debut album! - bit.ly
KOKOKO! is a collective from the Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are a creative collision of different artists which fused at a block party.
KOKOKO! plays Barboza on Saturday, October 12th! - www.thebarboza.com
KOKOKO! plays Barboza on Saturday, October 12th! - www.thebarboza.com
African Head Charge is a globally-acclaimed, pioneering dub-reggae ensemble led by original co-founder, master percussionist and royal rastaman, Bonjo Iyabhinghi Noah. - www.africanheadcharge.live
"The fourth album from this British-based cross-cultural project was made in South Africa and features a wide variety of South African artists, along with a few other Africa Express regulars like Damon Albarn, Gruff Rhys and Nick Zinner." Read more of KEXP's new music reviews here: www.kexp.org
Gang Starr's Guru was born on this day in 1961! The rapper/producer/actor died after a year long battle with cancer in 2010 at age 48.
Otis Jackson Jr., known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper...who doesn't have a cell phone! So don't call him. Maybe he'll call you? - bit.ly
Dream Warriors were a Canadian hip hop duo from Toronto, Ontario, comprising King Lou and Capital Q.
What's your definition of a Bombastic Jazz Style Mix Tape? We're having a Mix Tape contest!! - www.kexp.org
What's your definition of a Bombastic Jazz Style Mix Tape? We're having a Mix Tape contest!! - www.kexp.org
Pete Rock & CL Smooth are a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. There are rumors of a new album, but it has now been stated that there won't be any third album by the group, due to tensions between Rock and Smooth. - bit.ly
Speaking of running, the KEXP team ran Ragnar this weekend - they beat their goal by nearly an hour and even better had an amazing time doing it! Congrats to everyone who ran!