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Opening track from Radiohead's 4th album, Kid A. It was the first song Thom Yorke wrote on the piano after sequestering himself in his Cornwall home after his post-OK Computer burnout.
The album was partly recorded at Bad Animals Studios in Seattle.
from the supergroup that is Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus joining forces.
Covering Tori Amos...
From her 3rd album, produced by Nick Launay (who's worked on many of Nick Cave albums). annacalvi.com
Johnette Napolitano mentioned in her book Rough Mix that the song was written about her relationship with Marc Moreland of the band Wall of Voodoo...
Sylvan Esso and Collections of Colonies of Bees teamed up for this cover of Califone's "Funeral Singers". Read all about it over on the KEXP blog: www.kexp.org
Playing the Capitol Theater in Olympia on October 24th! www.jennchampion.com
The new album tackles issues from gun violence to the refugee crisis and was co-produced by Four Tet and Massive Attack’s 3D.
Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) started as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective The Wild Bunch, and was later a founding member of Massive Attack. He also co-produced the previous Neneh Cherry track.
Dead Can Dance broke up in 1998, but they got back together in 2011, and the next year they released "Anastasis". Next month, they’ll follow it up with their new album Dionysus. www.deadcandance.com
Since 2015, ODESZA has played this track in all of its live sets, but an official studio version of the song has never been released... until now. odesza.com
"Haters. Haters. Haters. This song was inspired by the people who hate things." Read more in the Vents interview with the band: ventsmagazine.com
Remain In Light was released on this day in 1980.
The Dodos will be playing the Tractor Tavern on October 25. dodosmusic.net
After the song became a staple during live shows, Rostam used one of the live recordings as a basis to turn it into the standalone single that was just released. officialrostam.com
Check out the Cave Singers in-studio from a couple years ago for more: www.youtube.com
Chris Cornell: "I don't know how everyone else feels ... but I definitely go through periods of extreme self-confidence, feeling like I can do anything. Perhaps a fan will sense that, like in a performance, and the hero image creeps out. But then someone will say something, however insignificant, or I'll get something in my head and, all of a sudden, I'm plummeting in the opposite direction, I'm a piece of shit, and I really can't do anything about it. That's where "Outshined" comes from, and why I'll never consider myself a hero."
From the band's second album. This is the first "half" of the album that are in memory of singer Perry Farrell's girlfriend Xiola Blue, who died of a heroin overdose in 1987 at the age of 19.
This track is a tribute to the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." (Fun fact: During the recording of the song's final chorus, guitarist Brian McMahan became physically sick from the strain of yelling over the guitars. 🤢 )
Hey, the first Google search result for this song is the KEXP in studio performance! Check it out: www.youtube.com
Tune in to KEXP this Thursday October 11th for Music Heals, as we focus on the power of music and the part it plays for those struggling with mental health. Later that night, join us for Music Heals Mental Health: A Tribute to Scott Hutchison. The evening is hosted by John Richards, with remarks by DJ Shannon, and includes music by artists William McCarthy of Augustines, John Roderick, Shelby Earl, Jon Pontrello of the Moondoggies, Oceanwires, and Secretary. Artists will perform songs from Frightened Rabbit as well as their own original songs. Doors at 6 PM, and show begins at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public. More info at www.kexp.org
From the Dublin band's sophomore album. www.wearevillagers.com
Idles joined us for a GREAT in-studio last week. Stay tuned for a link once it's processed and up on our YouTube page! In the meantime, check out the interview on the KEXP blog: www.kexp.org
Playing at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien on Halloween, as well as a few upcoming shows in Tacoma, Bellingham, and PDX. blackbelteaglescout.bandcamp.com
The "Karen" in this song's title refers to Karen Carpenter, who tragically died from complications related to anorexia nervosa in 1983. “I feel like I’m disappearing - getting smaller every day, but I look in the mirror - I’m bigger in every way”. Kim Gordon was a huge Carpenters fan. Later, Gordon explained "I was trying to put myself into Karen’s body. It was like she had so little control over her life, like a teenager – they have so little control over what’s happening to them that one way they can get it is through what they eat or don’t. Also I think she lost her identity, it got smaller and smaller. And there have been times when I feel I’ve lost mine. When people come and ask me about being famous or whatever and I don’t feel that, it’s not me. But it makes me think about it. The music is definitely about the darker side. But I also wanted to liberate Karen into heaven."
Fun fact: Hole used the song's main riff for their song "Mrs. Jones" on their first album, Pretty on the Inside..
Actors were here for an in-studio performance last week. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel for that soon. They'll be playing a shown in their hometown of Vancouver on October 26th, too. www.actorstheband.com
This was our song of the day a few months back: www.kexp.org
“I don’t wanna stay at your party/ I don’t wanna talk with your friends/ I don’t wanna vote for your president…”
New from the album that's coming out in January. www.sharonvanetten.com
Moaning Lisa is "the product of four Canberra-based music grads who find purpose in making loud noises together." The video for this track features an all women and non-binary cast, and comes with a note from the band: "Don't be alarmed, it's not a dodgy internet connection - this video is intentionally lo-fi. Best viewed on a phone." Check it out at www.youtube.com
The band explain the concept behind this track: “The idea of that song lyrically is that it’s this character ‘The Rover’ who is basically preaching a doomsday type message – but he’s also just a very charismatic and magnetic figure. Once I had envisioned that as the concept and this character that I wanted to describe, it became fun wavering back and forth between his doomsday prophesying and his manipulative word choice and how he’s basically trying to get people to follow him." interpolnyc.com
New from the London trio. (Bio: "We're like The Ronettes filtered through 80s DIY and riot grrrl with a sprinkling of dashikis." YES!) bigjoanie.bandcamp.com
The Kills opened for Interpol at their recent Hollywood Bowl show. thekills.tv
Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written "with me ranting about my frustrations with the record industry." thetingtings.com