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Wednesday, Jan 30 2019, 6AM
Good morning! Nanna Øland Fabricius leads this project that just released this new single. It's a raw, emotional account of Nanna's recent past. Check out a review of this single here: goodbecausedanish.com
Check out this live in-studio session from 2016 that Daughter played live here on KEXP: www.youtube.com
Sharon Van Etten is back with a brand new album produced by John Congleton (of St. Vincent fame), and is laden with synths and showcases the best of Van Etten's songwriting abilities we've seen to date. The album earned an 8.4/10 and "Best New Music" from Pitchfork, and their full review can be read here: pitchfork.com
Sinéad O'Connor famously sang this song for Jon Stewart back in 1994, but I'm convinced this song was written specifically for KEXP Morning Show host John Richards. Prove me wrong. I dare you. www.youtube.com
Tori Amos grapples with the desire to kill someone in this 1994 track
Mercury Rev have teamed up with a whole host of artists to release a cover album in tribute to Bobby Gentry. This track features Hope Sandoval. Other artists featured on this album are Lucinda Williams, Phoebe Bridgers, Norah Jones, and more.
This classic track was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
We're not done with Hope Sandoval yet this morning! This track is from Mazzy Star's second studio album, which received lackluster reviews because, I mean, how are you supposed to follow an album that features a song as great as "Fade Into You"? www.allmusic.com
Husband and Wife Don and Karen Peris lead this band that hails from Lancaster, PA. They rose to fame in the 90s alt-rock community, and have been making music consistently ever since. Karen Peris has been featured as a vocalist on a solo record put out in 2017 by Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins fame.
Marie Ulven is the creative force behind this project. She shared this new single stating that she "wrote 'watch you sleep' in one sitting at 2am. In my head I had this short film playing in my head of a memory I have. I just wrote what I saw and felt. It was really weird and overwhelming. I literally cried while making this cause it made me so emotional. The song is really different from everything that’s out so far. This song shows a completely different side of me. That's exciting and scary." www.thelineofbestfit.com
Aly Spaltro's project Lady Lamb is set to release a new album on April 5th, and just under a month later, on May 3rd, they'll be passing through Seattle and playing the Tractor Tavern. consequenceofsound.net
Check out this live in-studio performance from Sylvan Esso recorded in 2014: www.youtube.com
This album sure seemed to drop out of nowhere recently. A collaboration between Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, it's not one you'll want to miss. And you'll have a chance to see them perform these songs live too, when they pass through Seattle on Sunday, March 17th at Neumos.
This song is aptly titled "Time Baby III", because there are actually two more versions of this song that were released prior but are not as polished. This song was featured in a film titled "The Crow", where the band was filmed performing their song "Time Baby II", which is found on their EP released in '93 titled 5ive, but the soundtrack to the film included this remixed, polished version, titled "Time Baby III". music.avclub.com
This single, a collaboration between Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes, and Beck, was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Twilight: Eclipse.
Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins is joining Massive Attack on a Mezzanine anniversary tour they just kicked off. You can check out some of that performance here: pitchfork.com
Julien Baker's involvement in this track was a welcome addition to this surprise 2017 EP from Frightened Rabbit.
"I tell you what we're gonna do
Hey, you will shelter me, my love
And I, I will shelter you"
This track is from Tom Petty's second solo record released back in '94, and was produced by Rick Rubin.
We've got new Strand of Oaks on the way soon! This is the lead single from the new record. They'll be passing through Seattle playing Neumos on April 26th, and they'll be playing live on The Midday Show on KEXP around the same time.
Vampie Weekend are back with a new single, and have just announced their upcoming tour! They'll be passing through the Northwest in late September, playing a festival in Vancouver, BC on September 25th, Seattle (WaMu Theater) on September 27th, and Portland, OR (McMenamins Edgefield) on September 28th!
Last time Nada Surf stopped by KEXP, they performed the entirety of their 2002 album "Let Go". Check out footage from that session here: www.youtube.com
John Davis of Superdrag and Matthew Caws of Nada Surf met while on tour in 1996, and have been friends ever since. They've been wanting to write together for years, and finally got the chance to do so. www.stereogum.com
Elbow performed this song live with a full orchestra at a BBC benefit concert for children in need back in 2011. Check out video from that performance here: www.youtube.com
The frontman for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros continues the catchy whistling often present in songs by his full band in this solo effort released back in 2011. This song "Truth" was featured in the Season 4 premiere of AMC's Breaking Bad.
Beirut is back with a brand new single from their upcoming record coming out on February 1st. That's this Friday! Check out an early review here: www.popmatters.com
Check out footage from Andrew Bird's live in-studio performance from back in 2016 here: www.youtube.com
Brand new album from Cass McCombs due out a couple weeks from now. This will be his 9th studio album. His last album, Mangy Love, was released back in 2016. www.allmusic.com
This song was written back in '86, and was covered regularly by the band Porno for Pyros during their Good God's Urge Tour. janesaddiction.org
This album was reissued on vinyl back in 2015 after almost two decades being out of print. This song, Car, is ranked at #3 in a list Paste Magazine put together of Built to Spill's best songs of all-time. www.pastemagazine.com
This song is from Pavement's debut record which came out almost 27 years ago now. Billboard calls this record "the definitive indie rock album: www.billboard.com
This track was released back in '91, the music video for which was featured on Beavis and Butt-Head back in the day
This track became a Top 5 hit in the UK upon its 1983 release
This was Sir Mix-A-Lot's first single, and since that time, he's done quite a bit. Most recently, he was featured on the DIY TV network on a home flipping special he did called "Sir Mix-a-Lot's House Remix"www.rollingstone.com
This album from New Order was released on this day back in 1989!
Lead singer of The Beta Band is out with a brand new solo record released earlier this month. He recorded this album with the help of the members of his live band as to capture the energy of their live shows. www.clashmusic.com
Left at London, or /@/, is a project led by Nat Puff, a Seattle-based female trans artist known for her personal, introspective lyricism. Check out the entire album and more info over at their website: leftatlondon.com
Despite the album's abysmal 2.6 rating on Pitchfork, this song is obviously indisputably great. We've been pulling out a bunch of whistling songs this morning, so we figured we'd keep it going. pitchfork.com
Check out video from this song's live in-studio performance here on KEXP from back in 2011: www.youtube.com
The Lumineers performed this track live in-studio here at KEXP in 2016. Check out their entire set from that session here: www.youtube.com
Foals is back with a new record due out March 8th! For now, they've shared this single with us. Check out more details as well as the music video for this song here: pitchfork.com
Here's a brand new track from Interpol! It was released just a couple hours ago, along with an expanded tour announcement. They'll be playing The Moore Theatre here in Seattle on March 2nd! pitchfork.com
The Voom Blooms formed in 2005 and are originally from England. They released two EPs to much acclaim before splitting up in 2009.
This is the lead single from the band's debut LP, which just came out a few days ago. It features other great tracks like "McDonalds (Please Don't Fuck Up My Order)"
The Beat incorporate a wide spectrum of genres in their unique sounds. Here in the US and Australia, they're known as The English Beat, as to not confuse them with the American band of the same name.
Believe it or not, this song didn't find instant success. It wasn't until the band rerecorded the song with Stephen Hague in 1985 and it started topping the charts in both the US and UK. www.rhino.com
EMA, hailing originally from Sioux Falls, SD, returns to Seattle on March 20th to perform at Neumos!
Check out an old KCMU review of this album from '85: www.kexp.org
The Futureheads covered this Kate Bush song for their self-titled debut album released in 2004.
Nilüfer Yanya is about as DIY as they come. She released her music on Soundcloud and caught the attention of independent label ATO, and she has since supported tours from The xx, Interpol, Broken Social Scene, and Mitski. Her debut LP, Miss Universe, comes out March 22nd, and she'll be opening for Sharon Van Etten at Neumos on February 23rd!
Happy birthday to Mark Eitzel of American Music Club! He's 60 years old today.