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The Danish band's upcoming album, 'Beyondless' is their first since 2014. As a part of the lead up to the album's release, Iceage are doing a series of “Opening Night” residencies in Brooklyn, LA, Kyoto, and Tokyo. iceagecopenhagen.eu
Lea Porcelain is Berlin-based producer Julien Bracht and vocalist Markus Nikolaus. www.leaporcelain.com
The National will be playing at Sasquatch on May 27th. americanmary.com
Amen Dunes summarizes the new album: "On the surface, Freedom is a reflection on growing up, childhood friends who ended up in prison or worse, male identity, McMahon’s father, and his mother, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the beginning of recording." amendunes.bandcamp.com
Beach House will be in the PNW August 10th and 12th, playing Portland and Vancouver respectively. Fingers crossed that they'll be able to work out a Seattle gig on the 11th! www.beachhousebaltimore.com
Portland, Oregon’s Blackwater Holylight make their self-titled debut on RidingEasy Records. blackwaterholylight.bandcamp.com
blackwater holylight with Sandrider, Museum of Light, and Heldscalla
Saturday, Jan 18, 2025
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The song is about the relationship between psychologist and philosopher Wilhelm Reich and his son Peter. It describes the boy's memories of his life with Reich on their family farm, called Orgonon where the two spent time "cloudbusting", a rain-making process which involved pointing at the sky a machine designed and built by Reich, called a cloudbuster. (OBVIOUSLY we wouldn't need such a device here in Seattle..)
We like what we're hearing from this band out of Vancouver, BC. They played the Crocodile a few days ago, and will be back in the area April 3rd and 4th for shows in Olympia and Everett. www.actorstheband.com
This Dublin band has toured with the Horrors and the Lemon Twigs, and has a new AA Side Single "Chequeless Reckless // Boys In The Better Land" that came out last month. We featured them in KEXP's Music That Matters podcast episode 607 recently - check it out at www.kexp.org
From their third album, following the band being dropped by their label after their second album was deemed a commercial failure even though it was critically acclaimed.
Counting up the Sub Pop Catalog! SP130 is The Afghan Whigs' 3rd album, released on January 31, 1992. After touring for two years in support of their 1990 album "Up in It", the band received $15,000 advance from Sub Pop to record a follow-up album. The album's production and release were hindered by Sub Pop's financial difficulties, which were eventually resolved by the massive commercial success of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind. THANKS, NIRVANA! www.kexp.org
Flasher will be playing at the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 20th. flasherdc.bandcamp.com
Roddy Bottom was in Faith No More, and left to form Imperial Teen. A great 90s pop tune about his late friend, Kurt Cobain.
La Luz will be at the Crocodile on May 17th, and at the Vera Project on May 18th: laluz.bandcamp.com
According to former band intern Ezra Koenig (Of Vampire Weekend fame), ‘The Rat’ was originally called 'Girls At Night'.
“It’s a song of strength and empowerment, rooted in the idea of rising above,” frontwoman Alison Mosshart said about “List of Demands.” “It was one of those songs you’re almost scared to cover, because it carries so much respect. It wasn’t a straight up love song or a drug song. It was defined, serious, and perfect already. With certain songs, you feel like an intruder trying to sing them, but this one felt like my own.”
Talking heads cover! Kidjo on Byrne's "Fire cannot hurt a man/Not the government man" lyrics: "When we play with fire, in human life it's corruption," she says. "So it's about corruption in society and how we don't invest in social development. And don't get me wrong, everybody is corrupted. It's not only the African leaders, but corruption is eating up our system and it's the fire that is step-by-step burning down the house we built."
The New York Times had a great feature on David Byrne recently. Byrne descrbes his new album as neither ironic nor literal: “I’m certainly not describing any utopia.
Some of the verses, especially, are kind of dystopian, or not exactly cheerful. But they’re countered by the choruses, which seem to give a sense of hope.” Read more at www.nytimes.com
Hope you're enjoying our mini set of house music. 🏡
We hope none of you out there were rudely awakened by the dustman this morning.
New album from MGMT! They're playing 2 nights at the Showbox, May 12th and 13th. whoismgmt.com
Okkervil River will be playing June 4th at Neumos. site.okkervilriver.com
From their eponymous debut album released on April 27, 1993.
Playing April 13th at the Showbox Sodo. thebreedersmusic.com
Counting up the Sub Pop Catalog! SP131, released January 1992. www.kexp.org
Love Battery was formed in 1989 by former Room Nine leader Ron Nine, guitarist Kevin Whitworth (ex-Crisis Party), bassist Tommy "Bonehead" Simpson (also ex-Crisis Party) and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters. Their name came from a song of the same name by British punk band the Buzzcocks.
Number 132 in Sub Pop's catalog is Mark Lanegan's second solo album, released October 7, 2016. megamart.subpop.com
Love this ... love that. Nick Cave is a romantic guy! 💘
Elanor Friedberger is one half of The Fiery Furnaces, alongside her older brother Matthew. New album out May 4th! www.eleanorfriedberger.com
The New Jersey quintet's Sub Pop debut! forthwanderers.bandcamp.com
Check out the video for this track: www.youtube.com (I sneezed at the same time as the guy in the video, but a cat did NOT come out. 😕 )
The album title translates to "With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly", and is the fifth full-length studio album by the band, released June 23, 2008. sigur-ros.co.uk
One of our songs of the day last year - check out the KEXP blog for this, and other great songs of the day! blog.kexp.org
