John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Tuesday, Feb 27 2018, 6AM
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6:03 AM
257th spin
This group, hailing from Bristol, helped define the fusion of trap and hip hop. Check out this KEXP documentary about Massive Attack. blog.kexp.org
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Cover of Depeche Mode's original. Kruder & Dorfmeister are an Austrian trip-hop duo. The K&D Sessions™ is the second compilation album from the group.
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6:16 AM
56th spin
Seattle locals, Odesza, will be at WaMu Theater March 29, 30 & 31. Find the link for tickets below, as well as the live in studio video of their performance at KEXP from 2017. www.ticketmaster.com www.youtube.com
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6:20 AM
123rd spin
Culminating six years of work, In Colour is the debut album from XX member Jamie XX. Follow his music here: jamiexx.com
Jamie xx
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025  
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6:25 AM
64th spin
Awake is the third studio album from Tycho. Check out this video from Tycho's live in studio performance here at KEXP: www.youtube.com
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This Scottish electronic duo released The Campfire Headphase is 2005 and it is their third studio album. Find more music here: bleep.com
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6:35 AM
6th spin
First single from Moby's Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, coming out March 2. moby.com Here's an awesome interview with Moby from International Clash Day 2018! www.kexp.org
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Check out the KEXP review of this self-titled, debut album: www.kexp.org Follow the project here: everythingisrecorded.com
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6:43 AM
20th spin
New album from Rhye, side project of Canadian singer, Milosh. Released earlier this month, Blood is Rhye's second album. www.rhyemusic.com
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English electronic band, Morcheeba, is known for their fusion of trip hop and rock. Lead vocalist, Skye Edwards, and Ross Godfrey make up the band, though Ross's brother, Paul, was a founding member as well. morcheeba.uk
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6:55 AM
64th spin
Fifth studio album from Amen Dunes will be out March 30. amendunes.bandcamp.com
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The original Tom's Diner was first released in 1984 on Fast Folk Musical Magazine and later on Vega's 1987 Solitude Standing. DNA used the track in 1991. Enjoy having this stuck in your head all day! :)
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Brand new music from Janelle Monáe, Make Me Feel. Prince helped work on the album. www.jmonae.com
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Lemon Jelly samples Seattle locals, Presidents of the United States', 1995 song Peaches.
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This DJ duo began performing together in the early 90s. Their first two albums were released by ESL, founded by Rob and Eric of Thievery Corporation. www.karminskyexperience.com
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Seventh album from the Beatles combines a wide variety of genres and is an early example of the psych-rock genre that emerged alongside counterculture in the 60s.
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Happy birthday to Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark!! Love, KEXP
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark with Walt Disco
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025  
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7:20 AM
30th spin
New music from Lea Porceain, Gotta Run, is out now. www.leaporcelain.com
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7:26 AM
28th spin
Great music video from LUH www.youtube.com luh.international
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First track off of Disintegration, 8th album from the Cure. Smith's motivation behind it stemmed from his fears of his impending 30th birthday, a melancholy feeling everyone can relate to, this album timeless.
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7:34 AM
190th spin
CCFX will be in studio on April 3rd at 9:30 and at Sasquatch this year! Find tickets and more information about the festival here www.sasquatchfestival.com
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From their second album, Sound of Silver. LCD's newest album, American Dream, out last year. Keep up with the band here lcdsoundsystem.com
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7:47 AM
47th spin
Check out this awesome live review of Arcade Fire's show at the Key from last October by KEXP blog.kexp.org
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7:52 AM
32nd spin
Recorded together in Switzerland, the song hit No 1 in the UK and broke into the Top 30 stateside. Fun fact: sampled by Vanilla Ice, but why listen to anything other than this ever?
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From the debut album of the English electronic group, founded by Andy Dragazis. www.bluestates.com
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8:01 AM
103rd spin
New album from the Decemberists out next month! See them in Seattle June 21 at Paramount! Tickets here bit.ly
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See Modest Mouse this year at Sasquatch! www.sasquatchfestival.com
Modest Mouse and The Black Heart Procession
Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024  
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Featured on the soundtrack for the film, Kids, a coming of age from the 90s. Film debut for both Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.
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KEXP and the Notwist have a long relationship, check out these videos from their 2008 performance at The Triple Door for KEXP's VIP Club Concert Series blog.kexp.org
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Single from their new album out in April. You can catch them at the Moore June 7 & 8 www.stgpresents.org
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8:23 AM
207th spin
Here's an awesome podcast performance and interview from KEXP and The Wrens blog.kexp.org
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From their second LP and is the peak of Tears for Fears' success on the charts. www.youtube.com
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Chris Cornell recorded one of Johnny Cash's poems, part of the album, Johnny Cash: Forever Worlds, a compilation of performers translating Cash's words into song. Out April 6.
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8:38 AM
117th spin
Johnny Cash covers Soundgarden's song off of Badmotorfinger.
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And now the original! From Soundgarden's 1991 album, Badmotorfinger. Metal bands Ektomorf and Soil also do a rendition.
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Social Distortion's cover of Cash's certified gold hit.
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8:49 AM
35th spin
Written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore. Anita Carter, June's sister, was the first to record it.
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8:51 AM
248th spin
Phospherescent's single from Muchacho borrows the first two lines from Cash's Ring of Fire. You can see this song performed from the live in studio performance at KEXP in 2013 www.youtube.com
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See Laura Veirs in Seattle May 18 at Abbey Arts in Fremont! bit.ly Check out this in studio she did in 2014 at KEXP while you're at it! www.youtube.com
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9:02 AM
80th spin
Sufjan Stevens is nominated for Best Original Song for 'Mystery of Love' from Call Me By Your Name this year at the Oscars, you can watch Sufjan Stevens perform at the ceremony this Sunday!
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Happy birthday, Paul Humphreys! OMD is in Seattle at Showbox March 24! bit.ly
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark with Walt Disco
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025  
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Single from the new album out on the 28th. Follow the music jorgeelbrecht.bandcamp.com
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9:15 AM
8th spin
See U.S. Girls at Sunset Tavern March 26! www.thecrocodile.com
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DAVID BYRNE, I repeat, DAVID BYRNE, will be at Sasquatch this year!! Why wouldn't you go?! www.sasquatchfestival.com
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9:22 AM
7th spin
Lead single from their fourth album, The Rise & Fall. Check out the quintessentially British music video www.youtube.com
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Brand new song from Fontaines DC! Follow their music here fontainesband.com/
Fontaines D.C.
Thursday, Apr 17, 2025  
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9:29 AM
22nd spin
The Wedding Present was formed following the disbandment of Lost Pandas. Here's their in studio at KEXP from last year! www.youtube.com
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Bambara, originally from Athens, Georgia, champions the merge of Southern Gothic and noise rock. bambara.bandcamp.com
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Love and Rockets formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members after Bauhaus split in 83.
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Fugees member Wyclef Jean will be in Seattle April 21 at Showbox bit.ly
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9:49 AM
15th spin
Check out this awesome interview we had with Yirim Seck www.kexp.org
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9:53 AM
79th spin
Check out this live in studio performance at KEXP from Grimes www.youtube.com
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9:58 AM
3rd spin
Superchunk will be LIVE on KEXP today, February 27th, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. .This performance is open to the public.
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