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Just Mustard are a five-piece band from Dundalk, Ireland. Speaking to about the video to "Frank", singer Katie Ball explained: “We thought it would be interesting to use stop motion animation to emphasise the broken rhythms of the song. Every character and prop in the video and their interactions represents a different musical or thematic element of the song to us. We wrote and directed it together as a band and collaborated with filmmaker Tim Shearwood who shot and edited it.” See the video here: bit.ly
Pure Bathing Culture are coming to the Columbia City Theater on Friday, May 31st! bit.ly
Want another track from Washed Out? Check out "Don't Give Up" from the Kexp song of the day podcast: www.kexp.org
Austin-based Blushing is a dream pop/shoegaze quartet comprised of two husband and wife teams. The familial band released their debut EP Tether in 2017, followed by the Weak EP in early 2018. "Dream Merchants" is the 2nd single from the upcoming full length. You can find “Sunshine,” the B-side off the first single “The Truth” from the same upcoming full length here: bit.ly
This song from Australia's Morning Harvey was the KEXP song of the day, featured on The Morning Show November 17th, 2015: bit.ly
Jeremy is touring with a full band this spring with opening artist Tomo Nakayama. They'll be at Chop Suey on Saturday, May 11th. bit.ly
Telekinesis will be live on KEXP at noon on May 3rd! They night they're at Neumos.
Yeasayer will be at The Neptune on Wednesday, June 26th! Tickets & info: bit.ly
Happy Birthday to Peter Garrett lead singer of Midnight Oil! He served as President of the Australian Conservation Foundation for ten years and, in 2003, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the environment and music industry. He's 66 today.
Seattle supergroup was conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of the bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The lineup included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guitar (both ex-members of Mother Love Bone), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) on lead guitar, and Matt Cameron (Soundgarden and later Pearl Jam) on drums. Eddie Vedder appeared as a guest to provide some lead and backing vocals. This, their only album, is 28 years old today!
You can preorder the new album, Widow’s Weeds on 140g pink and blue vinyl double LP with a metallic, letterpressed jacket bit.ly
Bloc Party is out on tour, performing Silent Alarm. No Seattle date but there are a few US stops. The closest is San Francisco. Find all the dates here: blocparty.com
The collaboration between Danger Mouse and Karen O extends beyond just this album. They plan to pair their music with an immersive art installation at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles in April. The event, which Danger Mouse called the "ultimate listening experience," is fully booked
Beck has announced a new album, Hyperspace, as well as a new single, "Saw Lightning." It's due out, according to a press release, "at an as yet undetermined point in the space time continuum." I'm remembering how long we waited for Colors...
This time, Beck's linked up with Top 40 architect Pharrell Williams, who adds his own distinct stylings to the mix. Beck is out on tour and has a couple Washington dates in July - The Gorge and the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater. Find all the tour dates here: www.beck.com
The Guardian called this song, alongside the Chemical Brothers' "Setting Sun", the "most experimental and sonically extreme hit of the 90s." The newspaper also named it among "the weirdest chart [hits] of all time."
"The conceit of this ninth Chemical Brothers album is a tantalising one: dusting down the kit used on their first two acclaimed albums, Exit Planet Dust (1995) and Dig Your Own Hole (1997). Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have not just endured but prospered since their heyday by redeploying a familiar bag of signifiers – muscular beats, upfront vocals – to reliable effect." Read the full album review on The Guardian: bit.ly
"This Is the Day" was originally released as a single on September 2nd, 1983. It reached number 71 in the UK Singles Chart. This version of the song is from the band's debut album Soul Mining, released in October 1983.
A re-recorded version of the song, re-titled "That Was the Day", was released as the lead track on the Dis-Infected EP in 1993.
Craig says this about the upcoming album, I Need a New War:
"Going in, I saw this record as the third part of a trilogy. Thematically, this was the third group of songs that I had written about smaller moments – people trying to stay afloat in modern times, attempting to find connection, achieving tiny triumphs and frustrating let downs in their day to day lives.
Perhaps forward motion is everything. The characters in the songs on this record, and the last two, are trying to keep up and keep their heads above water. They succeed or they don’t, but their stories are the tales of their attempts at pushing ahead. And so, with my own push forward, I feel lucky and excited to be sharing these songs and stories."
Dusty Springfield would have been 80 today. Her given name was Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien
Durand Jones and The Indications' KEXP in-studio from earlier this month is not posted yet but you can check out their visit in April 2018 here: bit.ly
Aldous Harding is at The Tractor on Thursday night! Looks like there are still some tickets: bit.ly
Minor Poet is opening for Cub Sport at The Columbia City Theater on May 13th: bit.ly
"Quivers make cathartic guitar pop that jangles and shimmers somewhere between 1980s Australia and 1990s America." They were live on The Morning Show on March 21st. The video is not up yet but watch for it here: bit.ly
Another from Midnight Oil with a delayed two-fer Tuesday on Peter Garret's birthday. He was born in '53 . Happy birthday!
Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell has lent her talents to a number of projects over the last few years, from the supergroup Minor Victories to collaborations with Mark Kozelek and Beach Fossils. She also, of course, played a large part in Slowdive’s 2017 comeback album.
Today, she’s announcing a new band named the Soft Cavalry, which is a duo with her husband Steve Clarke, who she married last year. In July, they’ll release their self-titled debut album. “I’d always had ideas but never felt that anything I had to say was worthy of anyone’s attention, let alone my own,” Clarke said of the collaboration. “I wish that I could have done this fifteen years ago but, in reality, I simply couldn’t have. But I’m not one to overly wallow. I’d rather plough the various levels of confusion into songs.” Pre-order here: bit.ly
“Borderline” made its initial debut a couple weeks ago when Tame Impala played SNL and on the 12th its official studio recording came out. The song follows last month’s “Patience,” the first Tame Impala single since 2015’s Currents. A new record is likely on its way but no official announcement has been made. The band are scheduled to make the festival circuit this summer, with a headlining slot at Coachella.
Catch Ibibio Sound Machine at Pickathon! Tickets & info: pickathon.com From their website: "Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, and modern post-punk and electro. Evocative Nigerian poetic imagery set against an edgy Afro-Electro soundscape gives the band a unique space within the wave of modern Afrocentric sounds sweeping the globe."
Rolling Stone's David Fricke described the song: "On the surface, 'Girlfriend Is Better' is a brassy, straightforward bump number sparked by Byrne's animated bragging ... and by the kind of rapid, zizagging synth squeals so common on rap and funk records. But the edgy paranoia smoldering underneath ... is colorfully articulated by guitar and percussion figures that burble along in a fatback echo, sounding like a sink backing up."
"... I vowed to myself that I would write less comic narratives and try to express my sentiments in a more forthright way. I feel I succeeded with "Bittersweet" though at the time I didn't think that a) the band would want to play it and b) our audience would want to hear it. I was happily wrong on both counts." - Frontman Dave Faulkner.
Portland's Soft Kill are playing their hometown this Friday (tickets: bit.ly) and they'll also be at Pickathon in August!
Gothenburg, Sweden-based Westkust have "undergone a transformation anchored in friendship, providing the upbeat undercurrent to the new album."
Following the departure of three of the quintet’s members, vocalist Julia Bjernelind also assumed guitar duties alongside guitarist Brian Cukrowski and drummer Philip Söderlind and added Pär Karlsson on bass.
“We wanted to make songs that just feel good to listen to,” says Bjernelind. “The thing that holds this band together is the friendship we’ve had for several years. We love playing together and enjoy each others company which still makes it fun.”
The video for "Goodbye" includes a moody '90's hallway shot: bit.ly
Andrew Bird is playing The Paramount on October 19th. bit.ly You do remember what to text in to win tickets, don't you?
This song is a tribute to the music of the '50s and '60 that influenced The Ramones. Here's a breakdown of the lyrical references:
"Hullabaloo" - A UK TV show featuring music and dancing that aired 1965-1966.
"Upbeat" - The Upbeat Show, which was a Cleveland TV show (also with music and dancing) that aired 1964-1971.
"Shindig" - The first prime time Rock music show, many top acts performed on the program. It aired 1964-1966.
"Ed Sullivan" - Host of The Ed Sullivan Show, a popular variety show that lasted more than 20 years. Many famous musicians appeared on the show, including The Beatles, The Doors and The Rolling Stones.
"Murray The K" - Murray "The K" Kaufman, a legendary disc jockey who helped promote rock n' roll in the States on his radio show and through concerts he helped organize. He championed The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
"Alan Freed" - Another very influential disc jockey, Freed is credited with coining the term "Rock And Roll."
"Jerry Lee" - Jerry Lee Lewis was a rock originator known for his electrifying performances.
"John Lennon" - Most punk bands wouldn't claim Lennon and The Beatles as an influence, but The Ramones were a nuanced group that shared an appreciation of his work.
"T. Rex" - Glam Rock originators known for their outrageous costumes and stage presence.
"Ol' Moulty" - Victor Moulton, who was the drummer in a group called The Barbarians.
Fontaines D.C. will be at Neumos on May 28th! No ticket link, this one is sold out.
The video, released in 1994, was relatively simple, showing the band sitting on a bench at a barber shop, waiting to get their hair cut. Some strange things happen to each band member when they go and sit on the barber's chair:
Mark Ibold - He shakes his head to mess up his hair and then sneezes. The viewer finds out that he sneezed out a cat. He then gives it to the barber and goes back to the bench.
Scott Kannberg - He comes up to the barber's chair dressed in a clothed gorilla suit and gets his hair cut. We then see him back in human form, and he goes back to the bench.
Bob Nastanovich - When he gets up, he trips over the table of magazines in front of the bench they are sitting on. He tries to drink something out of a flask, and then attempts to drink the barber's Barbicide cleaning solution but the barber will not let him.
Stephen Malkmus - The barber gives him a platter, a king's scepter, a martini, and a paper crown. We see a closeup of him with a tear rolling down his cheek.
Steve West - He asks the barber to cut his hair. Just as he is about to do so, we see that West is suddenly wearing a lizard costume. The barber shakes his head, refusing to give him a haircut.
Each band member has different clothes on when they go back to the bench. After their haircuts, all the band members leave the barbershop very quickly, with Ibold taking a magazine he had been looking at. See it here: bit.ly
The Decemberists' Colin Meloy performing all three parts of "The Crane Wife" live on KEXP from the Ace Hotel NYC during CMJ. Recorded 10/22/10.: bit.ly
Andrew Bird is playing The Paramount on October 19th. bit.ly Text "Bird" to win tickets!
You can pre-order Further on a limited-edition "picture disc" vinyl: bit.ly
Check out a great KEXP in-studio - Mark Lanegan, joined by Jeff Fielder and Johnny Sangster, recorded July 3, 2014. bit.ly
No idea what is going on in the video for "Rechargeable" but nonetheless you can see it here: bit.ly
Lea Porcelain were kind enough to share some history about the track and give us more information on the forthcoming full-length. Read all about it here: bit.ly
OCnotes records as a solo entity, but also as one half of Metal Chocolates , one-third of Indian Agent, one-half of Freekazoidz and is a member of the Black Constellation. He also puts in work currently as a live visual artist & musical collaborator with Shabazz Palaces.
Over the years, he has released over 50 albums, mix tapes and EP’s. He also hosts KEXP's Sunday Soul from 6-9pm!
The question "Are you experienced" was commonly interpreted as Hendrix asking if you have experienced drugs. He said that this song was not necessarily about drugs, but about being at peace with yourself.
In 2007, Tobacco's band Black Moth Super Rainbow opened for part of a North American tour headlined by Aesop Rock. According to Aesop, he and Tobacco had wanted to work together on a project since their meeting during this tour, with Aesop calling Tobacco's production "something special"