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Thursday, Jan 10 2019, 6AM
Good morning Seattle, and welcome to the Thursday edition of The Morning Show. This live version of "Bad" appears on a 4-song EP from U2 that was released in 1985 following their tour for The Unforgettable Fire album. At a show in 1987, Bono said about the song - "I wrote the words about a friend of mine; his name was Gareth Spaulding, and on his 21st birthday he and his friends decided to give themselves a present of enough heroin into his veins to kill him. This song is called 'Bad.'"
This live version of "Daughter" appears on the seven disc box set that Pearl Jam released in 2007. It features live performances from their 2005 and 2006 shows at The Gorge Amphitheatre, a 27,500-seat concert venue that is an absolute gem of an outdoor locale here in Washington state
A live version of the song that appears on Depeche Mode's third full-length album Construction Time Again from 1983
The song Lou Reed and Davie Bowie closed out with together at 1997's Madison Square Garden performance celebrating Bowie's 50th birthday. Watch them performing it together here: www.youtube.com
A song written by David Bowie, but recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972 for their album of the same name. (Which Bowie helped produce) Today is the three year anniversary of David Bowie's death from cancer, so expect to hear a lot from the Starman today
Beirut is back, and this single from their forthcoming LP Gallipoli just dropped today! Expect the album on February 1st, and catch the band at the Paramount Theatre on February 27th. Ticket info here: www.stgpresents.org
We're getting not one, but TWO new albums from Foals in 2019! Watch this space for more news regarding the follow-up to 2015's What Went Down - www.foals.co.uk
The latest single from Sharon Van Etten's forthcoming album Remind Me Tomorrow, due out on January 18th. (How many of you have had this song on repeat during your commute to work already?) Tour dates and more here: www.sharonvanetten.com
Sunflower Bean will be opening for Interpol at the Neptune on February 2nd! Get their King of Dudes EP with this new song here: sunflowerbean.bandcamp.com
The follow-up to 2016's Apocalipstick is due to arrive on February 1st! See them at Neumos on March 7th, and get your Stuffed & Ready pre-order in here: cherryglazerr.bandcamp.com
Meow meow meow meow meow, it's the lead single from The Breeders that we were blessed with preceding their 2018 album All Nerve
Ex Hex is back! It's Real, the second effort from the band led by Mary Timony (also known for Helium and Wild Flag) is coming out on March 22nd. exhexband.com
Here's LUH performing this song live on The Morning Show in October 2018: www.youtube.com
For the first time in over a decade, we're getting a new Cure album! Release date and further details are unconfirmed right now, but they're embarking on a European tour soon: www.thecure.com
See our recap of Arcade Fire and Phantogram's show at Key Arena in 2017 here: www.kexp.org
Soulsavers is a British duo made up of producers Rich Machin and Ian Glover. This track off their second album It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land features the vocals of Seattle's own Mark Lanegan
Apparently, Nick Cave's go-to karaoke song is "Blueberry Hill" - bit.ly
I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlor, drinking milk shakes cold and long | Smiling and waving and looking so fine | Don't think you knew you were in this song
Opening track off the British band's fourth studio album Mirror Moves, released in 1984
The new album from Deerhunter Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? is set to arrive on January 18th. Find tour dates and more here: deerhuntermusic.com
Cover of the Radiohead song recorded live by Gillian Welch in Minneapolis in 2004
Salt in the wound and a punch to the gut, right? Stay tuned to our YouTube channel for when Boygenius stopped by to perform for KEXP in November! www.youtube.com
Seattle's own Brandi Carlile has been nominated (6 times!) for a Grammy for 2018's By the Way, I Forgive You: “It’s the biggest level of craziness in almost 20 years for me, the closest to anything mainstream that’s ever happened to me. And it’s happened for the most personal and exposing record I’ve ever made.” Read more from her interview with Rolling Stone here: bit.ly
Check out First Aid Kit's performance at KEXP in 2014 here: www.youtube.com
Remembering David Bowie on the third anniversary of his death today. We chatted with a few artists on the first anniversary of his passing about what Bowie meant to them, listen to them here: www.kexp.org
KEXP is going to London! That's right kids, International Clash Day is actually going international this year with a live broadcast from London’s Hackney Wick neighborhood in February. We'll also have performances from IDLES, Goat Girl, Heavy Lungs, Shopping, and many more: www.kexp.org
The actual Electric Avenue is a street in the Brixton district of London that was the first to be lit by electricity. It's also this song from Eddy Grant that (rightfully) became a hit in 1982
"I’ve been a huge fan of John Davis as an artist and a person ever since Superdrag and Nada Surf toured together when we were both starting out... I’ve been wanting to write a song with John for ages. Well, we finally did ... It’s called “We Are In The Wild And We Are Home.” Read more about the collaborative song between Nada Surf's Matthew Caws and Superdrag's John Davis here: bit.ly
Norwegian band that formed in Oslo in 2016 that, yes, took their name from THAT Spielberg. (Close Encounters of the Third Kind being the inspiration) Find their music here! bythetimeitgetsdark.bandcamp.com
Sugar's Bob Mould doesn't stop. His new solo effort Sunshine Rock is coming February 8th, here's your link: bobmould.com
Charlotte Gainsbourg recently released a 5 song EP of three new songs, a cover, and a live version of "Deadly Valentine." Check out Take 2 here: bit.ly
Toro Y Moi returns to Seattle on January 19th and 20th at the Neptune! Find tickets here: bit.ly
New single from The Chemical Brothers that's set to appear on the new album No Geography, out this Spring! Here's your preorder link: shop.astralwerks.com
International Clash Day is for real going international this year! Here's the deets! bit.ly
David Bowie died on this day in 2016 at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer
The third single released off The Cure's 1987 album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Found on the Scottish band's third full-length album Automatic, released in 1989
Off the New Orleans band's tenth album, coming out on February 8th, with this track featuring the vocals of Miss Charm Taylor. Catch them at the Showbox on March 22nd: www.showboxpresents.com
See The Hot 8 Brass Band's video for this Joy Division cover here! www.youtube.com
Mark Sandman, bassist and sometimes lead vocalist for Treat Her Right, would go on to form Morphine after their breakup
The trio created just for the 2017 re-launch of the tv series Twin Peaks, featuring Dean Hurley on drums, Alex Zhang Hungtai on saxophone, and David Lynch's son Riley on guitar
Bowie's tribute song to Lou Reed. Watch them performing this song together in 1997 for Bowie's 50th birthday celebration here: www.youtube.com
Well kids, this has been The Morning Show, all over the place, as usual. Abbie is in for Cheryl today, stay tuned!