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Tuesday, Jan 17 2017, 6AM
Good morning! No details yet on a full album from LIV but hopefully it is coming soon....
"If Sharon Van Etten were a different person, her brutal honesty would be too much to bear." Watch her latest in-studio from 2014 here: blog.kexp.org and then go check out the KEXP review of Are We There here: blog.kexp.org
Slowdive frontman Neil Halstead says, “When the band decided to get back together in 2014, we really wanted to make new music. It’s taken us a whole load of shows and a few false starts to get to that point, but it’s with pride and a certain trepidation we unleash ‘Star Roving.’ It’s part of a bunch of new tracks we’ve been working on and it feels as fun, and as relevant playing together now as it did when we first started. We hope folks enjoy it.” And while there’s no release date nor title yet, Dead Oceans will be releasing their next LP. Read up on the release here: www.undertheradarmag.com
Deerhunter live from the Doug Fir Lounge from, wait for it.... 9 YEARS AGO. www.youtube.com
The latest from Primitive Radio Gods is entitled "Manmade Sun" and was released December 2016. Give it a listen on their website: www.primitiveradiogods.info
Wayne Coyne and Moby sing the choruses together, and then go back and forth on the verses. Moby told Rolling Stone: "Wayne and I first met in 1995, when the Flaming Lips and I were both opening up for a Red Hot Chili Peppers' European tour. We became friends, shared a dressing room and the same bad craft services, and watched the Chili Peppers from the side of the stage. I thought of Wayne for this song because the Flaming Lips have evolved in this very open, celebratory band when they play live, and that was the perfect vibe for what I was imagining for 'The Perfect Life.' I texted Wayne and said, 'Hey, I have a song – want to sing on it?' Thirty seconds later, he texted me back: 'Yes, send it to me, it will be great.'" Hear the latest from Moby with the Song of the Day podcast: blog.kexp.org
Ben Harper is out on a short spring tour, no Seattle dates. But this one is for Lisa and Gabe. You're not alone.
Wolf Alice performed at KEXP in 2015. They played "Moaning Lisa Smile", "Your Love's Whore", "Fluffy", & "Giant Peach". Check it out here: blog.kexp.org
Waiting impatiently for this album to come out in March. You can pre-order it as Limited Edition 12" Red & Transparent Highlighter Yellow Vinyl and check out the first single "Underground" on Kelli's Bandcamp site kellischaefer.bandcamp.com
In Seattle April 24th at the WaMu Theater! See all the tour dates here: thexx.info
Looks like this album *might* me out in March. On lavender vinyl no less! Check out the track list and a picture of that vinyl: consequenceofsound.net
At the Crocodile January 24th and Live on KEXP at noon. Sign up from 10:30 on and see their in-studio.
In Seattle February 24th at the Tractor. They also released another track, "Beacon Hill" on January 11th, inspired by the devastating wildfires that led to a total evacuation of Nils’ onetime home of Fort McMurray, AB in 2016. Check it out on their site: www.theraa.com
The Lumineers are opening for U2 on many dates of their tour for the 30th Anniversary of The Joshua Tree. But not in Seattle, that's Mumford & Sons.
Under Mountain, Under Ground was featured on the Song of the Day podcast blog.kexp.org
The first single, the title track “Near to the Wild Heart of Life” will be released as a 7” with a cover of Talking Heads’ “Love Building on Fire” on the B-side.
Express was re-released on vinyl in 2015. Red vinyl. www.punkvinyl.com
Crows: "'The Itch' is about a feeling, one that most people will have experienced at some point, a feeling of wanting to be rid of something or someone but with an inability to let it go. The pace of the track mimics the frantic internal monologue of the theme of the song." Check out the rest of the interview about their album, Cold Comfort: www.gigwise.com
"Ever wish for the dark psychedelia of The Black Angels without all the anachronistic Vietnam War stuff? or for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with a bit more balls-to-the-wall Capsula-like rock bombast? Then you’re ready to join Desert Mountain Tribe." Listen to another track from "Either That or the Moon" featured on the KEXP Song of the Day podcast. blog.kexp.org
The Horrors were live on KEXP from the Doug Fir as part of MusicFestNW back in 2011 and performed "I Can See Through You" www.youtube.com
Written by L7 frontwoman Donita Sparks, this song is a call to action, making the point that doing nothing is exactly what the powers-that-be want from their opposition. What was the band fighting for? For one thing, the war in Iraq (which they cover in another Bricks Are Heavy track, "Wargasm"), but also reproductive rights.
Menace Beach will be at SXSW in March. You can also pre-order this album, "Lemon Memory" on yellow vinyl with a scratch-n-sniff sleeve. menacebeach.bandcamp.com
Noel Gallagher told NME May 11, 2013 how this was inspired by a Nirvana B-side. "It was written in the middle of grunge," he explained, "and Nirvana had a tune called 'I Hate Myself And I Want To Die.' I was like, 'I'm not f--king having that,' Kids don't need to hear that nonsense. Here was a guy who had everything and was miserable about it. We had f--k all, and I still thought getting up in the morning was the greatest f--king ever."
Lee Fields & The Expressions have performed at KEXP a few times. Here are a couple of his always unforgettable performances. www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
"It resonates like an AM radio staple from the neighborhood of 1972" All about Lady Wray and the album Queen Alone: www.thevinyldistrict.com
Another track that was featured on the KEXP Song of the Day podcast. Subscribe and get a new track delivered daily! blog.kexp.org
Lytle on getting in the right frame of mind to write Grandaddy songs:
"It was kind of a cool exercise for me to really think of these as being Grandaddy songs. And without watering them down or being true to instinct, I'd think, 'So if this is a Grandaddy song, what should it do right here?' It was kind of a fun exercise, going into that mode. And to tell the truth, over the years I've had the opportunity to listen to a lot of people's input and get suggestions, and even having casual conversations with friends of mine about what Grandaddy was to them, and most of the time when they're telling me this stuff, it's like some of the stuff I knew and some of it was like, 'Whoa, I had no idea.' Just the little things that ended up being like Grandaddy elements."
Galaxie 500's On Fire got 10/10 from pitchfork upon its reissue in 2010. Read all about it and Salaxie 500's other two albums (They were quite short-lived!) here: pitchfork.com
"When frontman Dean Wareham sings, “don’t know why I can’t stop smiling,” he echoes the thoughts of thousands of Luna fans grateful to have the band back together after a decade apart. " Luna stopped by KEXP almost exactly a year ago for an in-studio set: blog.kexp.org
According to Thom Yorke, "Kid A" is his vision of the first cloned baby. The song is about technology - both the possibilities and dangers. Much of the Kid A album, questions what it means to be a human being in the context in which every relationship is mediated by technology and technical rationality.
Canadian indie legends Metric came by KEXP for an in-studio in March 2016. Check it out here: blog.kexp.org
We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service made it to #2 on the listeners' top 10 albums of 2016. Only beat out by David Bowie's Blackstar blog.kexp.org
Jungle performed "The Heat", "Busy Earnin", and "Time" live on KEXPin December 2014 blog.kexp.org
As a power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers in the mid 1960s, the Olympic gold medal winning Lucious Brown “Luke” Jackson probably never expected to live on through a 90’s electro-hip-hop, pop group from New York. Or maybe he did and is the unrecognized modern day Nostradamus. Either way, here is more Luscious Jackson courtesy of the Song of the Day podcast blog.kexp.org
Once regarded as one of the Steel City’s greatest selectors, DJ Parrot now admits to being gripped by fear at the idea of DJing, and refuses to spend any time in nightclubs.
Much like “Wings” and the Hemiplegia EP, the eponymous LP finds a perfect balance between bright indie synth pop and soaring 80s textures and makes for some of the most delightful forty minutes you’ll put in your ears. Watch them perform Wings in-studio here: blog.kexp.org
It was hard for the Depeche Mode to get gigs early on, since the didn't hide the fact that they had no drummer. They would often put the drum machine on the riser for the drums, or out in the middle of the stage to make it obvious.
LOYAL talked about this single... “Moving As One” isn’t about nostalgia, questioning a love or hoping there’s something better ahead (unlike our first two more conscious records) This is about the moment, fearlessness and raw emotion. Think of this as the scream not thinking about having a good old scream or worrying after you’ve done it just the actual scream!!!
Happy Birthday to Steve Earle! In the summer of 2017, Steve Earle will be putting on his fourth annual Camp Copperhead. Each day will focus on different aspects of songwriting, with lessons in the morning and workshops in the afternoon and a series of open mic sessions allowing the participants to show off their tunes. Find out more here: www.campcopperhead.com
In the late 90’s, few bands were like Firewater. The NYC band was mixing Balkan folk with contemporary post-punk for sound that would eventually inspire others like Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Devotchka and even Beirut. Check out their in-studio from 2014 blog.kexp.org
Cherry Glazer will be in Seattle February 8th at the Crocodile. And you can hear this track again on the KEXP Song of the Day podcast blog.kexp.org
Their hometown is Gothenburg, Sweden. Headed by Jose Gonzalez, they make beautiful music.: www.facebook.com Here's a KEXP Song of the Day, "Line of Fire," by Junip: blog.kexp.org