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This is the first single off their upcoming album, Animal Companionship, due out September 21st. They will be in Seattle on December 07 @ Barboza
This is the first release from Emma Ruth Rundle's new album, Darkhorse, releasing 9/14. She will be at Barboza on 12/13.
Slowdive recently visited us at KEXP - check it out: www.youtube.com
This is Warpaint's leading single off of their debut studio album. They visited us last year - check it out: www.youtube.com
Lost Lander visited KEXP a few years ago, check it out: www.youtube.com
Today is the birthday of American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Elliott Smith, born this day in 1969. This album contains a more full-sounding, baroque pop sound than any of his previous efforts, with songs featuring a horn section, Chamberlins, elaborate string arrangements, and even a drum loop on the song "Independence Day"
Decker. will be in Seattle at the Conor Byrne on 10/25. He is a singer/songwriter based in Sedona, Arizona. An apt description would be musical mystic. He, himself, describes his sound as “psychedelic desert folk,” drawing inspiration directly from the vortexes of the red rock mountains and canyons where he resides.
Lord Huron visited us back in 2015, check it out: www.youtube.com
Night Shop is the new solo project from Justin Sullivan, drummer for such people and bands as Kevin Morby, The Babies, and Flat Worms
KEXP hosted The Love Language at Doug Fir Lounge during MFNW back in 2013 - check it out: www.youtube.com
Pet Shop Boys released this single in 1985 and then in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 10 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The song's indirect attack on its subject matter exemplifies the Pet Shop Boys as ironists in their songwriting.
Bob Moses will be at the Neptune Theater on 9/26: www.stgpresents.org
Don't miss Erasure at the Moore Theater on 8/14: www.stgpresents.org. This song, written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, is an electronic dance track clearly inspired by disco music. The synthesizer melody in the chorus of "Love to Hate You" is an interpolation of the string break from the Gloria Gaynor disco-era classic "I Will Survive"
"Everything Counts" was released in 1983 and re-released (in live format) in 1989 to support the live album 101. The single introduced a transition in lyrical content for the group. "Everything Counts" specifically addressed the issue of corporate greed and corruption in Britain, as the chorus sings of "grabbing hands" that "grab all they can".
This box set documents the band's 2005 and 2006 shows at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. The band's first show took place in September 1, 2005 at the beginning of its fall 2005 North American tour, while the two July 2006 shows concluded the second North American leg of the band's 2006 tour. Between the three concerts, there were sixty-nine individual songs performed.
Johnny Marr will be performing live at KEXP on Fri, 9/21. Open to the public - come join us. He will also be performing at the Showbox SoDo the evening of 9/21.
This second studio album from Oasis, released in 1995, propelled them from being a crossover indie act to a worldwide rock phenomenon, and according to various critics, was a significant record in the timeline of British indie music
The Posies performed live at KEXP in 2016: www.youtube.com
Seattle's Spesh calls up the rowdy spirits of Madchester and Northern psychedelia on their forthcoming debut album, Famous World. Driven by hi-hat-punishing propulsion and ascending chords, intertwining lines and a sense of overcast optimism. The band says of the song: "Teflon was written to capture a short blip in time which everyone experiences at least once, if not many times in their lives."
Drive that Fast is a 1991 EP from UK alternative rock group Kitchens of Distinction. The EP follows the studio album Love is Hell. The title track later appeared on the full-length album Strange Free World.
Dilly Dally performed live at KEXP in 2015: www.youtube.com. They will be at Showbox Sodo on 10/30.
In case you missed Swearin' at Chop Suey last night, you can catch them at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland tomorrow night.
Desert Mountain Tribe performed live at KEXP in 2016: www.youtube.com
"I Want You Back" is the fourth single released by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus from their debut album Stoneage Romeos, released in 1984.
DCFC will be at the Moore Theater on 8/14: www.stgpresents.org
Possum Dixon was an American rock band between 1989 and 1999, fronted by singer-songwriter and bassist Rob Zabrecky. Zabrecky's lyrical content often described love lost and slacker life in Los Angeles.
Charlotte, North Carolina Late Bloomer's “Sleeve” showcases their ability to seamlessly combine their brand of 90’s alternative hooks with the energy of a band like the Replacements.
Buffalo Tom visited us just this past March - check it out: www.youtube.com
Superchunk as visited us recently (Feb), check it out: www.youtube.com
This is Black Belt Eagle Scout's debut album. In this grungy lead single, “Soft Stud”, songwriter Katherine Paul explores the intersection of her Native American roots and queer feminism
Anna Calvi visited KEXP in 2011, watch it here: www.youtube.com. This English singer-songwriter and guitarist has been called a virtuoso guitarist, although her first instrument is the violin, in which she has a university degree and is noted for her powerful, wide ranging operatic voice.
New Zealand pop-punk quartet the Beths’ melodic new single “Future Me Hates Me” is the title track on their new album. Just as their 2016 debut EP Warm Blood, which was reissued last month on Carpark Records, shined in its versatility, “Future Me Hates Me” is a bright, jingly track that plays with time.
From Amanda: my friend died in a motorcycle accident a year ago today. we used to play Mayonnaise in the jukebox and drink and talk. He had a rescue dog with one ear named George Michael. He always said that you aren’t really dead if people are still telling stories about you. The Smashing Pumpkins will be at Key Arena on 8/24
This song by Seattle based rock band MLB, was featured in director Cameron Crowe's 1989 film, Say Anything (but not included on the film's soundtrack), on the soundtrack for Crowe's 1992 film Singles, also in the One Tree Hill episode "Pictures of You" in 2007, and can be found on The Road Mix: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 3.
The latest album from Spiritualized, an English space rock band. Their musical style relies heavily on sustained 'pedal' notes and drones.
Jungle visited our studio back in 2014, watch it here: www.youtube.com. It's a ways out, but they will be back in Seattle next year: Mar 8, 2019 at the Showbox
This 2010 album from Sufjan Stevens features heavy use of electronics augmented by orchestration, and takes inspiration from the apocalyptic artwork of schizophrenic artist Royal Robertson. Stevens' use of electronics marked a radical departure from much of his previous work—most notably from Seven Swans and Michigan. Unlike Illinois, the lyrics do not explore events, characters or setting, but deal instead with themes and emotions on a personal level.
The idea for this song, about a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman (the "Little Red Corvette"), came to Prince when he dozed off in band member Lisa Coleman's pink Mercury Montclair Marauder after an exhausting all-night recording session.
This album "Blue Lines" was released 27 years ago today. Happy anniversary to Massive Attack.
The latest album from duo Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces & Erik Blood. They recently performed live at KEXP. Look for the video upload soon.
Although having become one of the most popular Marley songs, "Sun Is Shining" used to be a fairly unknown and seldomly-performed number during Marley's lifetime. Only two live performances are documented
The Entrance Band (formerly called Entrance) is a band started by Guy Blakeslee. Their style of music has been described as psychedelic rock or stoner rock.
Mac McCaughan + The Non-Believers visited the KEXP studio in 2015 - watch it here: www.youtube.com
Sub Pop release #1187. This rousing single was originally recorded as part of the 30 Days, 30 Songs project, an initiative led by author Dave Eggers (founder of literary magazine, McSweeney’s) where 30 musicians released a song for every of the last 30 days leading to the 2016 election.
For "Before the Wall”, Craft released the statement: "This song was not written for any politician or agenda. It was written for people and the country I live in. I'm not some unduly political loudmouth and I'm certainly not saying you have to swallow this pill, but for a moment, just think about that wall and what it means to you... Then think about what it means to the people on the other side. Smile at people you don't have to, love each other. I'll do the same."
He adds: "P.S. I know it sounds like Bob Dylan, get over it.”
Sub Pop release #1188. This Seattle rapper follows up a string of promising mixtapes with his official debut album, and it's a powerful set of atmospheric, narrative-driven hip hop with warm, jazz-tinged production featuring spacy synths, dreamy organ and a variety of imaginative beats accompanying his supple delivery and gritty, detail-rich rhymes expressing a poignant blend of clear-eyed honesty and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability.