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Monday, Jun 4 2018, 6AM
Lord Huron is playing at the Moore Theatre this Thursday and Friday - there are still tickets left for Friday's show! More info at www.lordhuron.com
In an interview with Esquire, Elbow's Guy Garvey was asked about the funereal quality of this track. His response? “I’ve not thought about playing it at my own funeral but it wouldn’t be a bad choice, would it? I chose my epitaph the other day. I want my tombstone to say ‘I’d like to do that again, please.’" Read the full interview at www.esquire.com
Damien Jurado is saying goodbye to Seattle after calling the area home for 33 years, as announced at his recent performance here. We'll miss you, Damien!
Off the New York City band's upcoming second album, which they dedicated to Tom Petty. wildpink.bandcamp.com
From the new album that's out August 3rd! (And another Manchester band..) wearejames.com
She played Sasquatch Memorial Day weekend, and will be back in Seattle for a show at the Paramount on November 29th. nekocase.com
The Guardian has a great interview with the Doves from years back. Band members and twin brothers Jez and Andy Williams "have been playing music together since they were six. Their mother taught them Irish songs, and they grew up listening to anything and everything: Abba, Jimi Hendrix, prog rock, Public Enemy, Status Quo. Their biggest influences were Manchester bands such as Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Happy Mondays". Read more at www.theguardian.com
To commemorate the recent 20th anniversary of Modest Mouse's "Long Drive", Pitchfork compiled a list of 20 drives across varying landscapes that roughly correspond to the ebb and flow of the album: pitchfork.com
Norwegian house and techno producer who started experimenting with electronic music in the late '80s in his hometown of Tromsø. As a teenager he was inspired by other Tromsø musicians, especially Geir Jenssen, the musical prodigy later to be known as ambient pioneer Biosphere. Torske started releasing minimalist techno in the beginning of the '90s, primarily under the name of Ismistik. He's collaborated quite a bit with Röyksopp. bjorntorske.bandcamp.com
Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands both moved to Manchester to study. They originally called themselves The Dust Brothers, and their first track, Song To The Siren, was released by DJ/producer Andy Weatherall on his Junior Boy’s Own label. Legal action caused a name change to The Chemical Brothers, and they released their first album, Exit Planet Dust, under that name in 1995. Their seventh album, Born In The Echoes, was released in 2015.
Check out our exclusive interview with Phantogram over at the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Beach House will be playing in Portland and Vancouver on 10th and 12th - www.beachhousebaltimore.com
Out of Portland, Oregon. They'll be playing Billsville West House Shows
in Walla Walla on June 20th. horsefeathersband.bandcamp.com
The band explain in an interview with The Guardian that "Noel Gallagher auditioned to be our singer and didn't get the gig, but we let him down gently by saying he could be our roadie instead. He broke his leg before a tour once, and we must be the only band in history that's had to carry their roadie in and out of gigs." Way to go, Noel Gallagher... www.theguardian.com
From the Brazilian electronic music producer's 6th album, out on the 15th. www.guiboratto.com.br
New Order's Peter Hook recalls the Sex Pistols gig that marked the beginning of the Manchester scene on this day in 1976: " I walked out of that gig as a musician. I came home with a guitar and told my dad, 'I'm a punk musician now', and my father said, 'You won't last a week'. Here I am 40 years later." 👉 Read Hook's description of that show at www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The album was recorded in collaboration with The Deep Throat Choir, who will join the band for the initial tour dates. Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw said "Listening to them moving their voices around a tone, altering the timbre, making chords, was like working with an incredible new synthesiser." www.simianmobiledisco.co.uk
Happy Birthday to Nance! And much love going out to The The's Matt Johnson. ❤️
Future Islands will be swinging through Eugene, Oregon and Victoria BC September 7-9 if you want to road trip it from Seattle! www.future-islands.com
The video for the new track off their upcoming album features roller skates AND Jack Black. Check it out: youtu.be
Johnny Marr will be playing the Showbox on Friday, September 21. johnnymarr.com
Going out to George, Kimberly's partner in crime for the past 22 years.
Arthur Buck is the new collaboration between singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and guitarist Peter Buck. They'll be playing the Crocodile on September 7th: www.arthurbuckmusic.com
Amazing debut from Toronto-based artist MorMor. soundcloud.com
A new project that finds the Benin-born artist reclaiming rock for Africa, bringing the Talking Heads' landmark 1980 album full circle. The record is a track-by-track re-imagination of the original, considered to be one of the greatest albums of the ‘80s and deeply influenced by music from West Africa, notably Fela Kuti's afrobeat. With her version of 'Remain In Light’ (out June 8/Kravenworks Records), Angélique celebrates the genius of Talking Heads, Brian Eno and the touchstones that made the original so revered and injects it with her euphoric singing, explosive percussion, horn orchestrations, and select lyrics performed in languages from her home country.
Madchester! Madchester was a music and cultural scene that developed in and around Manchester, England in the late '80s that combined acid house and alt rock, with a dash of psychedelia and '60s pop thrown in for good measure. By the early 90's, the British music press was banging on about groups such as Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, Northside, 808 State, James, and many more..
Playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 22nd. fatherjohnmisty.com
Electronic = New Order's Bernie Summer + The Smiths' Johnny Marr. The two first met in 1984 when the Smiths guitarist contributed to a Quando Quango track that Sumner was producing. Later in 1988, Sumner was frustrated because his New Order bandmates were not receptive to his desire to add synth programming to their music. He decided to produce a solo album but found that he did not enjoy working alone, so he called Marr for help.
Janelle Monae will be playing a sold-out show at Marymoor Park in Redmond next Monday, June 11th. www.jmonae.com
From A$AP Rocky’s third studio album .. www.asapmob.com
In case you'd care to follow along, Wussy is cataloguing all of their "snack of the day" (SoTD) as they tour the UK. ("SoTD: Tunnock’s Milk Chocolate Tea Cakes - Oh my God, I would kill kittens for one." 🙀 ) www.facebook.com
🆕 from Sudan Archives, a 23 year-old violinist/vocalist who writes, plays, and produces her own music. She is self-taught on the violin, inspired by Sudanese fiddlers, R&B, West African rhythms, and experimental electronic music. sudanarchives.bandcamp.com
Continuing with the Sub Pop count up, here's #724, the European single for Iron and Wine's cover of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights". www.subpop.com
The UK band describes their new EP: "It’s about feelings and figuring out what to do with them. It’s about looking hard times in the eye and then making a big song and dance about them." soundcloud.com
We hope you've danced, danced, danced, danced to the radio this morning!
And finally, the band that started this whole thing, inspiring a generation of musicians... 🤘