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Thursday, Apr 19 2018, 6AM
Good morning, Seattle. You're listening to the KEXP live performance of the song that appears on Alexi Murdoch's 2004 EP Four Songs and later on his full-length album Time Without Consequences. The track has also made numerous appearances on TV shows such as: Dawson's Creek, The O.C., Prison Break, House, Brothers & Sisters, Suburgatory and Ugly Betty.
This local folk duo will be playing at the Tractor Tavern on May 31st with Josiah Johnson and Abakis. Find tickets here: bit.ly
“Every now and then I’ll hear, ‘Thank you so much, you really got me through high school…and I don’t know what to say back… But really in my head I’m like, ‘I manifested that s*** for you! I wanted to get in there like a motherf***** and that’s what I did.” - The ever-cool Karen O, as quoted in the book "Meet Me In The Bathroom"
This Colorado-born singer/songwriter is fresh off the release of her new album The Lookout and will be playing at the Fremont Abbey on May 18th. Find more details here: bit.ly
If you live in the U.K., get thee to your local record store on April 21st for a chance to buy a series of four limited-edition vinyl albums from the Icelandic band for Record Store Day U.K. Limited copies for the US will be available via the internetz on Monday. Find out more here: bit.ly
Make sure to tune in to Damien Jurado's live KEXP performance on May 4th at 8:30 AM. He'll be discussing and playing songs from his forthcoming album The Horizon Just Laughed and there's no way it won't be amazing.
Watch the video of Phosphorescent (Georgia resident Matthew Houck) performing this song live on KEXP in 2009 here: bit.ly
I'm Kingfisher is the stage name of Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Jonsson. His forthcoming fourth album Transit is available now, find him here: www.imkingfisher.com
Revisit Hiss Golden Messenger's (aka Michael Taylor) live performance at Pickathon in 2014 here: bit.ly
This L.A. band's new album Vide Noir is set to release on April 20th, and they'll be playing two nights at the Neptune Theatre! See them June 7th or 8th, more details here: bit.ly
My Morning Jacket frontman, Jim James, has recently announced his third solo album! Find out more and check out his new single here: bit.ly
This San Francisco psych band will be at the Crocodile on May 26th, along with the Black Whales and Prana Crafter. Find details and more info here: bit.ly
The first single off the forthcoming new album from Half Waif (the project of Nandi Rose Plunkett) due on April 27th. Says the singer about this track: "‘Keep It Out’ is a song about the evolution of the self in a relationship: the maintenance of autonomy in the midst of a process of coupling, aging, and decay.” Find her here: www.half-waif.com
Lykke Li announced a new album this morning, and dropped not one, but two songs from it! So sad, so sexy is due to arrive on June 8th, read more here: bit.ly
The opening track off Beach House's new album 7, out on May 11th. Get your pre-orders in here! bit.ly
Off the debut album from this Boston-based electronic act. Check out our recap of his show in 2015 at the Showbox here: bit.ly
On this day in 1986, this Prince-penned single (under the alias 'Christopher') was at #2 on the charts. Can you guess who had the #1 spot?
The #6 song in the U.S. on this day in 1986! (And no, we're not playing these in order or anything right now because why would that make sense)
The #20 song in the U.S. on this day in 1986! (And totally still holds up, right?)
The #5 song in the U.S. on this day in 1986! (And did anyone else used to think the Pet Shop Boys were saying "western girls?")
This track from the Talking Heads film Stop Making Sense debuted on the U.S. charts at #92 on this day in 1986! It also features Bernie Worrell, who was born on this day in 1944.
This Washington, DC trio will be at Capitol Hill Block Party in July! See the full lineup and find tickets here: www.capitolhillblockparty.com
Mastersystem is made up of members of Frightened Rabbit, Minor Victories, and Editors. They formed in 2016, and their debut LP Dance Music is out now! Find it here: mastersystemband.com
This single is off of Wussy's forthcoming seventh LP, What Heaven Is Like. It's due on May 18th, get your pre-order in here: wussy.bandcamp.com
The third (and final) album from Nirvana that was recorded in the span of six days, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts
Off the new EP from The Get Up Kids, out on June 8th. They'll be rolling into Neumos on June 26th, find tickets here: www.neumos.com
Speedy Ortiz will be LIVE here at KEXP on June 13th at noon, and you can come watch! Find out how to view our (free!) in-studio sessions here: www.kexp.org
The opening track off the eighth album from Depeche Mode, released during the period of darker alt-rock/grunge sounds of the early 90's
Hey folks, Preoccupations will be LIVE here at KEXP on May 11th at noon, come watch it in action! Find out how here: bit.ly
New Wave band from Akron, Ohio fronted by Patty Donahue. Check out this "where are they now" feature on the band here: bit.ly
The Prince Estate has released today the original version of the iconic song "Nothing Compares 2 U." This previously unreleased version was recorded in 1984, six years before Sinead O'Connor's 1990 hit interpretation. It was recorded at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie by Prince's long-time engineer, Susan Rogers and features backing vocals by Susannah Melvoin and Paul "St. Paul" Peterson.
The Prince-penned tune made famous by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor in 1990. (And man, does it ever still pack a punch right to the heart) bit.ly
Liz Phair will soon release an Exile in Guyville box set, featuring her early demo tapes (called Girly-Sound tapes, the name she recorded under in 1991). This is a new demo just released from that box set, which later turned into "Stratford-On-Guy" for her debut album. Phair will be playing a sold-out show at the Crocodile on June 2nd.
In addition to the release of the early demo version of this song, Phair has issued a revamped video edition of "Stratford-On-Guy." See more about it here: rol.st
New Courtney Barnett single! Her forthcoming new album Tell Me How You Really Feel (uh, EXCITED, Courtney) is due on May 18th. Pre-order the album, socks, and more here: bit.ly
The follow-up to the Swedish singer's 2014 album I Never Learn was announced today, and due to arrive on June 8th! Watch this space for So Sad So Sexy pre-orders and more: www.lykkeli.com
On this day in 1971, The Doors released L.A. Woman, their sixth studio album. It would be their last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison, who died three months after the album's release
The saxophonist, composer, producer, and bandleader will be at the Showbox on October 17th! Tickets are on sale tomorrow, find more info here: bit.ly
Off the debut album from Josh “DJ Shadow” Davis, who co-founded his own label as an outlet for his original work while in college
Photographer Bruce Davidson about the use of his photo on the cover of this album: “[Someone] called and said, ‘We’d like to run a picture on the cover.’ I said I have to hear the music first. … I mean I’m not musical at all. I don’t go much beyond Bach, you know. Anyway they sent me a little tape of the music and I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. It was like a secret language. It was beyond the realm of my experience. So I called them back and said, ‘The music’s great. You can use the picture.'"
New from electronic producer Jon Hopkins. His follow-up to 2013’s Immunity is scheduled to arrive on May 4th, and you can pre-order Singularity here: bit.ly
The Scottish electronic duo made up of Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin. Geogaddi is their sophomore full-length album, find it here: bit.ly
So this one time, in 2017, we interviewed Trent Reznor about some stuff! Read or listen to it here: bit.ly
Montreal band that formed in 2009. The group is made up of vocalist Megan Louise, producer Johnny Jewel (Chromatics and Glass Candy member), and Nat Walker (another Chromatics member) on synthesizer and drums.
Watch the Unsquare Dance (which kinda looks like the chicken dance at times) here: bit.ly
Wye Oak have a long stretch of tour dates ahead after the release of their fifth LP, The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs. See them at Neumos on July 15th: bit.ly
Happy 76th birthday to Alan Price, The Animals keyboardist who is credited as the arranger of their version of "House of the Rising Sun." According to their drummer, John Steel, Bob Dylan told him that when he heard this version on his car radio, he jumped out of the car and banged on the hood, inspiring him to go electric.