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From the band's first major-label studio album, released on August 23, 1988. Diffuser has a great writeup about the album, and the scene that influenced it: diffuser.fm
Fun fact: That string arrangement was created by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. Michael Stipe explains the origins of the song: "A few years ago, I wanted to write a song about night watchmen, so I hired one to guard the R.E.M. offices in Athens. I bought him a uniform and a flashlight and everything. He turned out to be kind of crazy and called me up in the middle of the night to tell me dirty stories about the Kennedys. I wrote the song about him, but he was so paranoid he said he was going to sue me, so I changed the lyric from 'Night watchman' to 'Nightswimming.'"
Originally released in 1972, the song became the UK's number one single for three weeks in 1997 after being featured in the film "Trainspotting".
Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Chicago, Illinois, on the first Monday of every March in memory of Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland.
Jeff Buckley said of this track: "That one I produced live all one moment, the vocal is the first take, all one take. It was three o'clock in the morning."
Ben Harper will be playing Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery on August 24th: www.benharper.com
Damien Jurado will be performing at St. Mark's Cathedral here in Seattle on June 2nd: damienjurado.com
Radiohead recently performed the acoustic version of “True Love Waits” at a live show for first time in 15 years. Watch here: youtu.be
Beach House will be in the PNW, playing shows in Portland and Vancouver on August 10th and 12th. Still hoping some kind of Seattle show will materialize on the 11th...! 🤞 www.beachhousebaltimore.com
Hatchie is Brisbane, Australia native Hariette Pilbeam. hatchie.net
Belly will play the Neptune Theatre on August 12th - bellyofficial.com
Arthur Buck is the new duo with REM's Peter Buck and Joseph Arthur. The pair met up in Mexico at the end of last year, where they wrote eight songs in just three days. www.arthurbuckmusic.com
New track from legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. “It was one of the songs that just fell into my hands and mind as I was playing. The tune evoked something natural so I just followed it and it felt like I had to sing something personal, something we might all feel about someone sometime.” johnnymarr.com
Written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey.
Courtney Barnett will be at the Paramount on October 8th. courtneybarnett.com.au
Released June 9, 2008 as the second single from their third studio album, "Third".
Featuring The National's Matt Berninger. Chvrches will play The Paramount Theatre on October 2nd. www.chvrch.es
The track, with its recurring lyric of "it takes a second to say goodbye", refers to nuclear proliferation. It is the first song in the band's history not sung solely by Bono, as the Edge sings the first two stanzas.
Lord Huron will be playing two nights at the Moore Theatre June 7th and 8th. Tickets still available for the 8th @ www.lordhuron.com
Local Seattle artists L'Orange & Solemn Brigham are Marlowe. lorange360.bandcamp.com
The video is amazing: youtu.be. Childish Gambino will be playing at Key Arena on September 29th: childishgambino.com
Playing in Vancouver September 7, 8, and 9 - florenceandthemachine.net
We were very sorry to hear of the passing of Scott Hutchison last week. He was only 36, and his music touched the lives of so many of us.
The Reindeer Section are a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by members of Snow Patrol, Arab Strap, Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub, and MORE. (!!!)
Out on May 18th, the new album was produced by Charlie Andrew (noted for his work with alt-J). wearejames.com
New 2-song release from dreampop syndicate Soft Science. soundcloud.com
I want to work in Angélique Kidjo's office! youtu.be
In the five years since his last solo album Moon People, Nickodemus has been touring, recording, and scouting new music for his Wonderwheel label. wonderwheelrecordings.bandcamp.com
Del says: “Amp and I both be talking about tech shit, musical trends, how shit evolve, you know, nerding out on music. We’ve known each other for years, and got common interests as far as composing music and dissecting it.” delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com
Happy birthday to David Byrne, born on this day in 1952. 🎂
Features guest vocals from Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal. www.protomartyrband.com
Check out KEXP's Live Review of Preoccupations 2016 Neumos show: www.kexp.org.