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Thursday, Jan 11 2018, 6AM
Released this past November, 'The Greatest Gift' is not a proper album from Sufjan Stevens, but more of a companion mixtape to his 2015 album, 'Carrie and Lowell.' Find it here: music.sufjan.com
The fourth full-length album from this local band, which touches on the theme of long-distance love. 'Transatlanticism' was certified Gold in 2008, five years after its release.
After the release of 'Ritual de lo Habitual,' Jane's Addiction frontman, Perry Farrell, created the traveling music festival Lollapalooza in 1991. It was meant to be a farewell tour for the band, but would continue annually through 1997.
The crowd-funded new solo release from the Sunny Day Real Estate and Fire Theft vocalist. Find 'Ghosts' here: jeremyenigk.bandcamp.com
Found on the Atlanta band's fifth LP, "He Would Have Laughed" is a song dedicated to Jay Reatard, the Memphis musician who passed away in 2010.
The second solo release from The Walkmen bassist/organist, Peter Bauer. Keep up with him here: www.petermatthewbauer.com
Off the new EP from Sarah Assbring (aka El Perro Del Mar), due out on February 2nd. Assbring has stated about this new release: “The ongoings in the world brought me to think a lot about medieval times, how we once became civilized and what being civilized really is. How easy it is to demolish it along with human rights and values generations before us fought so hard for.”
New music from the Seattle duo! Their second album, 'Unearth' is due out tomorrow, January 12th: craterbabes.bandcamp.com
Watch this local band's 2017 KEXP live performance right here: www.youtube.com
Interpol will be playing The Cure's 40th anniversary show in London this year, which will also feature Editors, Ride and Slowdive! (That is one stellar moody lineup) www.thecure.com
There's no set release date yet for TR/ST's new album, but it's expected in early 2018. Watch the video for "Destroyer" here: www.youtube.com
Check out our recap of the French act's appearance at Sasquatch in 2016 here: blog.kexp.org
Hitting just about everyone's Most Anticipated 2018 albums list is MBV, who are expected to release a new LP sometime this year, but no set date yet. According to Kevin Shields: "Basically, the record started off as an EP, and I realized it has to be, like, a mini-album, because it’s going to be at least 40 minutes long. So it’s going to be an album, but I don’t really know how many tracks it's going to be. It'll probably be seven or eight, by the looks of it."
Not just a common dog infection, but also a five-piece band hailing from Leeds, U.K. Find their music here! hookworms.bandcamp.com
Found on the third studio album from the London band. (How do you swallow sleep??)
Hitting #1 on the U.K. charts this day in 1986! www.youtube.com
The song that was dubbed "obscene" by the BBC on this day in 1984 (and later banned) because of the single's artwork and lyrics. Which of course led to it being an inescapable hit in the 80's. Frankie says relax!
So, The Cure is turning 40 years old this year, and they've got quite a party planned: www.thecure.com
Coming to play on The Morning Show on April 3rd at 9:30 AM! And yes, you can come watch this one in action, find out how here: blog.kexp.org
A 90's one-hit-wonder that you were probably waiting to record onto cassette during a Top 40 countdown.
New single from Moby, which will be on his 15th studio LP, 'Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt.' The new album is due out on March 2nd, and KEXP will have an exclusive interview with Moby about it (and International Clash Day!) soon.
Happy 47th birthday to The Chemical Brothers, Tom Rowlands, born on this day in 1971!
Off the fourth LP from the NYC rap group. Watch the 1991 video for "Can't Truss It" here: www.youtube.com
This Scottish trio has new music coming, but the follow-up to their 2015 album 'White Men Are Black Men Too' has yet to get a release date. Watch this space! www.young-fathers.com
The KEXP-born holiday, International Clash Day, is coming soon folks. (February 7th to be exact) You should stay for it, not go.
We're gonna have a ball (down at the KEXP) for International Clash Day this February! Stay tuned to kexp.org for more details.
English Beat singer/guitarist Dave Wakeling on this song: "So it was about being lost, about not really knowing your role in the world, trying to find your place in the world. So, you couldn't find your own way in the world, and you'd have all sorts of people telling you this, that, and the other, and advising you, and it didn't actually seem like they knew any better. So it was like keep your advice to yourself. Save it - for later."
The first solo LP in 14 years is coming soon from the Talking Heads frontman! 'American Utopia' is due to arrive on March 9th, pre-order it here: davidbyrne.com
The debut LP from this Toronto-based band. Find out more here: buzzrecords.ca
One of four songs that Lou Reed sang with David Bowie for Bowie's 50th birthday concert in 1997. Watch it here! www.youtube.com
David Bowie would have turned 71 years old on January 8th of this year. Relive his star-studded 50th birthday concert here: consequenceofsound.net
The Radiohead cover Prince did at Coachella in 2008. It was quickly yanked off YouTube, but reappeared after Thom Yorke realized this..."Really? He’s blocked it? Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment. Well, tell him to unblock it. It’s our song.” Watch here: www.youtube.com
No, Radiohead is not suing Lana Del Rey for "Creep" similarities: pitchfork.com
The London-based producer's new project after shedding her Throwing Shade alias. Find 'Weighing of the Heart' here: nabihahiqbal.bandcamp.com
Goth band founded in Leeds, U.K. in 1980. Watch the video for "This Corrosion" here: www.youtube.com
Created by Groovie Mann and Buzz McCoy in 1987, with the intent to produce a trashy B-movie of the same name. They went with music instead, due to not having access to video equipment or much film experience.
The Swedish sisters will be at The Moore Theater on January 28th! Find ticket info here: www.stgpresents.org
Playing as Lake KEXP slowly forms in our courtyard...
It's the Morning Show, we only listen to sad, sad songs: www.youtube.com
New Breeders album is coming March 2nd! Preorder 'All Nerve' here: thebreedersmusic.com
Check out our recap of Elbow's performance at the Showbox in November here! blog.kexp.org
"Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motorhead passed away yesterday at the age of 67.
White Reaper plays the Showbox with Spoon tonight and tomorrow, January 11th and 12th!