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Wednesday, Jul 18 2018, 6AM
INXS offering some context for Grant Lee Buffalo's vocal approach on this track. Good sepia video: www.youtube.com.
Part of Matt Berninger's EP of Saline Ballads. The National played an in-studio around the release of their last record, hosted by John Richards: www.youtube.com.
No upcoming live dates for KEXP favorite The Helio Sequence. They have quite a few in-studios from over the years, including one from around the release of Negotiations: www.youtube.com.
Listening to Australian band Death Bells brings up everyone's favorite question: what IS post-punk? There is a video for this track: www.youtube.com
Sweet, sweet Perry Farrell riff. Earlier this year, Porno For Pyros announced that they are reuniting, as part of a Perry Farrell Las Vegas experience. This will feature VR pickpockets, and virtual wrestling monkeys? www.spin.com
At long last, new music from Devotchka. They will be playing a TBA venue in Seattle on September 20th. New album is called This Night Falls Forever.
Featuring the great Kate Pierson on vocals. Love that undervalued Iggy Pop croon. Excellent music video: www.youtube.com.
Excellent new track from Dilly Dally, from a forthcoming record titled Heaven, out 9/14. Lead singer Katie Monks has a quite remarkable voice: www.youtube.com
When Siouxsie Sioux tells you to Kiss Them, you better get at it. Don't wanna anger Siouxsie. Video for this track also includes Peepshow highlight "Peek-a-Boo": www.youtube.com.
One of the great Sky Cries Mary tracks... This Timeless Turning was called "space rock for the whole universe," by AllMusic, which is an excellent descriptor.
A band who desperately needs to release more music. The combination of Olympia favorites CC Dust & Trans FX. Video from their excellent in-studio is available. Mary Jane Dunphe has some moves: www.youtube.com.
New music from Lala Lala is out on the quite respected Hardly Art label. This will be the second LP from the Chicago Artist: lalabandlala.bandcamp.com.
This track comes from 2017's You're Not As ____ As You Think. Sorority Noise played an in-studio late last year, hosted by the lovely, talented DJ Morgan: www.youtube.com.
At long last, Billy Corgan releases a song about his skin color. "Mayonaise" comes from the Siamese Dream LP, which Robert Christgau reviewed as the following: "hooked on sonics." Probably a compliment coming from him.
Hit No. 1 in the UK. 156,000 copies sold in its first week. Manic Street Preachers' This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was certified triple platinum in the UK by a year after its release.
At long last, Versing has been signed to Hardly Art! Let us hope they now will have enough funds to release 2017's excellent Nirvana LP on vinyl. Here's the Silver Dollar video: www.youtube.com.
Much needed pro-immigrant punk anthem from Idles, who play The Sunset Tavern on October 6. Also playing an in-studio on The Morning Show on Oct. 4 at 9:30 AM. Here is the "Danny Nedelko" video: www.youtube.com
Going out in honor of the late Alex Hayden, who passed away this past weekend. A fund has been started in his memory: www.gofundme.com
More Clash for the friends and family of Alex Hayden. From 1982's Combat Rock album.
For Mr. Alex Hayden. Among the best Mick Jones-written Clash tracks: www.gofundme.com.
New music from Spiritualized sounds lovely. Mr. Jason Pierce has a remarkable track record over a three decade career. www.youtube.com. His forthcoming LP is titled And Nothing Hurt.
Title track from the Waterboys album Fisherman's Blues. Mike Scott and The Waterboys played a set on KEXP in 2013, hosted by Cheryl Waters: www.youtube.com.
New material from Cowboy Junkies comes six years after the conclusion of their four-part Nomad Series. The band's All That Reckoning LP came out on July 15th.
New Beach House has received a quite warm critical response. It is their seventh record, titled 7, the first single came out on 2/14, and they now have 77 tracks in their back catalog.
From the second Curve EP, called Frozen. No relation to the Madonna track. Good, very 90's video for "Coast is Clear": www.youtube.com.
Happy Robert Smith still disorients me, no matter how many times "Just Like Heaven" will be played. From the sprawling, varied Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me record. Still unknown what the magic trick he talks about at the beginning is.
New record by The Love Language is their first since 2013. It is titled Baby Grand, and will be out in early August on Merge Records.
From the 2005 Shout Out Louds record Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. Perhaps named in response to the slew of Wolf-related early 2000's bands. No US tour dates for the band as of right now.
Among the best Kurt Cobain melodies? Good guitar effects. At least 30 million copies sold worldwide, which is still a remarkable statistic. Here's a video of the band performing "Drain You" at the Reading Festival: www.youtube.com.
Snuff Redux will play on The Morning Show on August 3 at 9:30. The band premiered a video on the KEXP Blog: www.kexp.org.
Playing September 23 at the Showbox. Parquet Courts and Danger Mouse team up on the Wide Awake LP. This is the fourth Parquet Courts record, depending on how one counts.
This track begs for an anime music video. New project from members of Cave Singers is titled Cold Soda. Full-length came out earlier in July: coldsodaband.bandcamp.com.
Let's hope Bob Mould is doing well this morning. Mould's memoir See A Little Light, co-written with Michael Azerrad, is an excellent read detailing his life and career thus far, as well as his grappling with mental illness.
Crocodiles by Echo & The Bunnymen was released on this day in 1980. It was the remarkable debut for the band, and peaked at No. 17 on the UK Charts. Ian McCulloch's voice sounds so good.
Nothing like some sweet early morning Joy Division. Such good Bernie keyboard work on this track. Closer was released on this day in 1980. Ian Curtis had passed away several months before its release.
Forever to be known as the Iggy Pop Shirt track. About time Iggy reclaimed the power of the shirt. There's a music video for the song that doesn't feature Iggy? Seems like a missed opportunity.
New music from Orbital from a full-length called Monsters Exist. It will be released on September 14th. It is their first since their second reformation in 2017.
A song reportedly about Kevin Cole's dance moves. The "Let's Go Crazy" single was released on this day in 1984. The official video is wild, as expected: www.youtube.com.
Such a great track by Santigold. Does not get old ten years after its release. The music video was inspired by legendary cult movie The Holy Mountain: www.youtube.com.
Google the band name with caution. A band that formed after meeting through Frank Zappa. Lead singer Dale Bozzio and drummer Tyler Bozzio met while working on the Joe's Garage LP.
A song on constant rotation at KEXP, which is a blessing. Lizzo's vocals sound amazing as always. Excellent music video as well: www.youtube.com
New music from The Juan Maclean features vocals from LCD Soundsystem keyboard whiz Nancy Whang. The band is at work on a new album: thejuanmaclean.bandcamp.com.
Who's yr fave Duran Duran haircut-- mine is Nick. Rio vid available here: www.youtube.com
Good accent work from Al Jourgensen. A track from Ministry's 1983 LP With Sympathy. The record is reportedly disowned by Mr. Jourgensen.
New track from Maribou State comes from the full-length Kingdoms In Colour Out on September 9th: mariboustate.bandcamp.com.
In honor of Mr. Nelson Mandela's birthday. Mandela would have been 100 years old on this day. This track by The Specials was released in 1984, and peaked at No. 9 on the UK Charts.
The great jazz musician and vocalist Hugh Masekela with his track in support of Nelson Mandela. Masekela passed away earlier this year.
You know it's a good song when the guitar solo makes you sing along. This track has 46 million views on Youtube, which is quite remarkable: www.youtube.com.
It goes and it goes and it goes. Playing the Sunset Tavern on October 6, which deserves to sell out. Act fast. www.thecrocodile.com.
Every song is the broadsword of Led Zeppelin songs. Written about Iceland.
Trent Reznor collaborating with Karen O and Atticus Ross on this "Immigrant Song" cover. Quite a good, scary video: www.youtube.com.
Loving the Trent Reznor croon on this track. New EP from Nine Inch Nails called Bad Witch, and sounds quite good. Loving the Ministry vibes.
