John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Monday, Dec 4 2017, 6AM
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6:02 AM
3rd spin
"I wanted to create the sound of two flickers of light in motion." -Ezra Feinberg on the lead single from his forthcoming solo album, "Pentimento And Others." The debut album by the Citay frontman drops February 2. More here: bit.ly
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The second Led Zeppelin song to reference the rural retreat in Wales where Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote much of Led Zeppelin III.
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Bill Monroe is widely considered to be the Father of Bluegrass. In fact, the genre gets its name from the band he founded in 1939, the Blue Grass Boys.
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6:15 AM
72nd spin
The Los Angeles band recorded an in-studio session at KEXP back in 2015. View the full performance here: bit.ly
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Did you catch the Philly rockers' October show at the Moore? Read our review here: bit.ly.
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The official song of Wings of Blue, the United States Air Force Academy skydiving team!
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The Florida band play the Crocodile Sunday, January 28 with The White Buffalo. Ticket info here: ticketf.ly.
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6:35 AM
81st spin
The project of American-Canadian artist Meg Remy, U.S. Girls will release their sixth studio album February 16.
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6:39 AM
144th spin
This song samples Isaac Hayes' "Ike's Rap II" and the bassline from the Wallace Collection song "Daydream."
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6:44 AM
26th spin
From the local band's forthcoming album "Unearth," due out January 12. Read more here: bit.ly.
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6:51 AM
40th spin
A huge thank you to Phantogram for playing Saturday night's SMooCH benefit and helping us raise 3.5 million dollars to support uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital!
Phantogram
Friday, Feb 21, 2025  
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6:54 AM
89th spin
From the 2003 album whose title references an anti-Bush slogan.
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6:57 AM
27th spin
Olympia-based CCFX is a merger of musicians from the bands CC Dust and Trans FX. ccfx.bandcamp.com
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While the electro-soul band hasn't made any official announcements on a new album, they'll embark on a headlining tour in 2018. More here: bit.ly
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The first single from the forthcoming sophomore album by the Cardiff, Wales duo. Download it for free over on the KEXP blog! bit.ly
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The Dutch band whose sound is described as a combination of funk, soul, metal, hip hop, reggae, jazz and ska was active from 1986-2000.
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The London-based group consisting of Kevin Clark and Don Weekes sampled Them's "Gloria" in this track.
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7:18 AM
2nd spin
People are you ready lets start the show/ Don't worry 'bout the present day, he can't stop us now
Lyrics Born with In Aisle Eight and OG Mambo
Thursday, Oct 24, 2024  
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7:22 AM
164th spin
The New Jersey-based band will play two nights at the Neptune Theater on Thursday, May 31 & Friday June 1, 2018. Ticket info here: bit.ly
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Will this make your Top 10 albums list of 2017? Vote by Friday! polls.kexp.org
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7:33 AM
14th spin
View our Logging Road session with Langhorne Slim at Pickathon in 2015: www.youtube.com
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7:36 AM
111th spin
The doctor asked him what he was afraid of/ Just what was he running from?/ He said, "it's not a fear of success, nor of closeness/ But of going through life feeling numb."
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7:39 AM
259th spin
Watch Nada Surf perform this song live on KEXP at the Triple Door back in 2012. Full session here: www.youtube.com
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7:44 AM
29th spin
Wolf Alice stopped by the KEXP studios in October. View photos from their session here: bit.ly
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Playing TONIGHT with Minus The Bear at the Showbox SoDo! bit.ly
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The Montreal-formed, Vancouver-based band played an extra-long in-studio at KEXP last year. Relive the glory here: bit.ly
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8:01 AM
15th spin
The Los Angeles-based post-punk trio will release their debut album March 2, 2018. bit.ly
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The Scottish rock band was founded in 1983 by brothers Jim and William Reid. Rumor has it they were named after a mail-in offer for a gold Jesus & Mary chain that was advertised on a breakfast cereal packet.
The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Frankie Rose
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024  
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View Car Seat Headrest's full KEXP in-studio session from last January here: bit.ly
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8:18 AM
42nd spin
An unreleased track from The National recorded just last week at the band's KEXP in-studio session! View photos from their visit here: bit.ly
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The Portland-based artist plays an album release show at the Tractor Tavern Thursday, February 1. Tickets here: bit.ly
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8:27 AM
209th spin
From the 39th studio album by the country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, produced by Jack White.
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The new album from BRMC drops January 12th! They'll play the Showbox Tuesday, February 20: bit.ly
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8:36 AM
5th spin
Formerly known as Kiss 1O8: bit.ly
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8:38 AM
58th spin
"The best rock truly is that which manages to be infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. It's an inexplicable quality, really, but the most important in rock." Read a full review of the English rock band's debut album here: bit.ly
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8:41 AM
43rd spin
Don't forget to vote for your top 10 albums of 2017! The polls close Friday: polls.kexp.org
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This song's funky rhythm was inspired by "The Funky Drummer" by James Brown: bit.ly
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8:49 AM
116th spin
The New York-based indie pop band play the Neptune Tuesday, January 23. Ticket info: bit.ly
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8:54 AM
57th spin
This song was featured as our Song of the Day back in October. Download it for free over on the KEXP blog! blog.kexp.org
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The Go-Go's biggest hit spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S.
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The 24-year-old Australian musician plays Chop Suey Wednesday, December 13. Tickets here: ticketf.ly
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9:04 AM
80th spin
The song was called "a hyper-literate alt-rock dissection of the stupidity of the modern age" by PopMatters. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com
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The new album drops February 16! Superchunk play Neumos Tuesday, February 27. Tickets here: ticketf.ly
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Huge thanks to Built to Spill for playing Saturday night's SMooCH benefit and helping us raise 3.5 million dollars to support uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital!
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Called "a masterpiece of pop absurdism" by AllMusic critic Steve Huey. Read the full review here: bit.ly
They Might Be Giants
Friday, Jun 13, 2025  
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From a mixtape of outtakes, remixes and demos from Sufjan’s 2015 album "Carrie & Lowell." Available as an actual mixtape! bit.ly
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9:23 AM
32nd spin
Described by frontman Michael Stipe as a song about oppression. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com
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9:26 AM
35th spin
The latest single from the Swedish sister-duo's upcoming album "Ruins," due out January 19.
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This lovely song was played as the official NASA wake-up call for the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-124 on June 6, 2008, its seventh day of flight.
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9:36 AM
1st spin?!
New from the Detroit singer. Watch her cool music video for the song here: www.youtube.com
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From the fifth album by the Evan Dando-led rock band. www.thelemonheads.net
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Download the catchy tune by the Seattle-based band here: blog.kexp.org
KEXP & Cloudbreak Music Festival Present: Smokey Brights 10 year Anniversary 2024
Friday, Nov 22, 2024  
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"Sometimes simplicity and chaos can work very well together." Read more about the Haley Heynderickx track here: n.pr
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9:49 AM
77th spin
"And I said, 'Jolene. Jolene. Jolene. Jolene.' I said, 'That is pretty. That sounds like a song. I'm going to write a song about that.'" Read more about Dolly Parton's classic tune here: n.pr.
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9:51 AM
60th spin
Watch the video here: www.youtube.com
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