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Over the past eight years, Mills has tried to rethink the governing principles that shape listeners’ understanding of traditional recording and instrumentation. Mills spoke with Pitchfork by phone about his unique way of making records and his continual shock when pop stars ask to collaborate. bit.ly
Moby speaking about his performance featuring members of the PNW Ballet Orchestra at the KEXP Yule Benefit that took place on December 6th: bit.ly
"Your Hand in Mine" is featured in the films Friday Night Lights, The Big Empty, Love Happens, the TV series Prisoners' Wives and the documentary Gideon's Army.
Kiwanuka's vocals only kick in after a five-minute guitar-led instrumental. He said: "I've always liked soul music from the '70s like Isaac Hayes and Funkadelic. A lot of it is really patient - 'Maggot Brain' slowly evolves, 'Walk On By' slowly builds. They're like suites, but it's hard to come up with that with just acoustic guitar. (Writing) in the studio at the same time as recording you've got keyboards, guitars, effects, electric guitars, so you can really go to town with long structures and passages."
This track is featured in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. Other contributors to the soundtrack include Willie Nelson, Josh Homme, Nas, and Rhiannon Giddens. Arca, Daniel Lanois, Colin Stetson, and Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodore also assisted on the Woody Jackson-composed score.
For those that know “Neon Moon” if familiar but can't quite place it, it is a cover of a 1992 hit by country duo Brooks and Dunn.
Emma Lee Toyoda is playing at Chop Suey on February 7th! bit.ly
Hope Sandoval will appear on an upcoming Bobbie Gentry tribute album, Delta Sweete Revisited, out Februaru 8th. Hear "Big Boss Man" here: youtu.be
Watch Middle Kids performing this Crowded House cover here: bit.ly
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic is The Sundays' debut studio album and was released on this day in 1990. The "Reading" in the title refers to the band's hometown, Reading, Berkshire.
The new album is out Friday (along with all the albums) and Sharon Van Etten will be at The Neptune on February 23rd! bit.ly
Preorder the new album (including on vinyl) on the band's BandCamp page: businessofdreams.bandcamp.com
At the 1981 Werchter Festival in Belgium, The Cure were on before Robert Palmer and were just finishing their set. Robert Palmer, apparently getting a little pushy, tried to have his road crew hurry The Cure off the stage. Robert Smith responded by informing the crowd that they couldn't play anymore, then played an extra-long 9-minute version of "A Forest." Bass player Simon Gallup put a stamp on the performance by shouting "Fuck Robert Palmer" to a cheering crowd.
Lost Under Heaven were live on The Morning Show on October 31st! Check out the full performance here: tinyurl.com
In addition to the Treefort Music Festival, Cherry Glazerr will be at Neumos on Thursday, March 7th! Tickets & info: bit.ly
According to a Rolling Stone interview, Kim Thayil explained the origin of this song:
[It] was definitely a jam at rehearsal. I think Ben was just jamming up this loud and blurry, detuned bass line flopping around there. And Matt starts making it precise and coherent; Matt's drum part is insane – it's so fast and coordinated. And I picked up my guitar, thinking, "What the hell are they doing?" It took me a while to figure out what's going on rhythmically and where to punctuate the one, so what I start hearing is that swirling, kamikaze bat [guitar] sound at the beginning. And that was a groove. Then I revisit the feedback and beneath-the-bridge guitar squeals that I used to do in '84 and '85. I did that mostly out of necessity because I really didn't understand what it was Ben and Matt were playing; it was just too fast and involved.
Eventually, Matt and Ben lost each other, so we recorded it. Chris takes it home. We loved the groove, the action and dynamic of it. So Chris takes a recording home and works lyrics and around the lyrics finds a chorus. So he writes a couple other sections to help flesh out the arrangement dynamic and give room for the vocals. He brought that to rehearsal and we're like, "Holy shit, this crazy, insane car wreck is now a song."
IDLES will be performing on KEXP during the week long International Clash Day celebration Live from London! www.kexp.org
"The Neds" (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their own distinctive T-shirts, reportedly producing over 86 different designs within three years (1987–1990). In 2009, Jonn Penney stated, "We're still adding designs - old habits die hard".
In a press release, Karen O says:
"“Woman” came like a bolt out of the blue when we were in the studio. We did a first pass where I was blurting unintelligible words and Danger Mouse and I were like “Dang! That was intense. What’s that word I keep saying? Woman.” The atmosphere was volatile with it being just after the election. A lot of people felt helpless like you do when you’re a scared kid looking for assurance that everything is gonna be alright. I like to write songs that anyone can relate to but this one felt especially for the inner child in me that needed the bullies out there to know you don’t fuck with me. I’m a woman now and I’ll protect that inner girl in me from hell and high water."
The Cranberries have shared a new song from their final album with Dolores O’Riordan. “All Over Now” leads In The End, out April 26. O’Riordan’s mother said:
"I miss her awfully, specially today, as does the entire family. That said I can't think of a more fitting way to commemorate the first anniversary of her passing and to celebrate her life than to announce to the world the release of her final album with the band. She was very excited about this new album and was really looking forward to its release. I have no doubt that she is happy now and would be delighted with today's announcement."
Today, Tim Showalter announced the sixth Strand Of Oaks album. It’s called Eraserland and it’s out in March. Strand of Oaks will be at Neumos for the Eraserland Tour on April 26th! Find all their tour dates: www.strandofoaks.net
Strand of Oaks have performed live in the KEXP studio a few times. Hopefully they'll have a chance to stop by in April but for now check out their previous performances here: tinyurl.com
Pedro the Lion will be live in the Gathering Space this Friday at noon! Come on down! You can also catch them in Tacoma on February 23rd: www.ticketfly.com
The video was directed by Timothy Hutton, who cast the Czechoslovakian model Paulina Porizkova as the female lead. Auditioning for the role was the first time she met Rick Ocasek, who she married in 1989.
Warpaint have performed a couple times live on KEXP, the latest being in 2016. Check out all their in-studios: bit.ly
A song about mistakes made and opportunities missed... like not smoking weed with Doug Martsch.
This song "broke, and betrothed Catherine Wheel to the American public", hitting No. 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and spawning the band's yearlong American tour after heavy rotation of the song's video on MTV.
If you happen to be in London on February 1st you can catch Swervedriver with The Dandy Warhols! I say head over for that show and stay for International Clash Week!
The new album is out April 12th and you can pre-order it on "signed, limited-edition, blood splattered vinyl" bit.ly
You can get this track here: smarturl.it
Waits has fought vigilantly to keep his songs from being used in commercials. ""It has always been my belief that anything that degrades the value of the work degrades the artist," he said. "The artist has the right to have his work presented as intended and not ruthlessly cannibalized."
The accompanying video was directed by Spike Lee. The band gave Lee full creative rein, and he filmed the video over a few weeks at the tail end of 2018, travelling to the U.S./Mexico border to capture scenes of migrants’ families as they made their way towards the US. Watch the video here: bit.ly
Bikini Kill reunite for first live performances in 20 years!
Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox will play a trio of shows in LA and NYC this spring
"Supernova" received heavy rotation on radio stations and its music video was frequently aired on MTV. The song went on to hit number 6 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1995, the song was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
Hear a previously unreleased Kinks song from 1968: www.rollingstone.com