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Thursday, Jan 5 2017, 6AM
Here's Prince's cover of "Heroes" captured in concert by a fan consequenceofsound.net
You can find the original version of this track on 'Born In The Echoes'
The second song released by LIV - Lykke Li's group that includes a few of her fellow Swedes from Miike Snow and Peter Bjorn & John’s Björn Yttling — as well as the American producer Jeff Bhasker. No news yet of an album release, damn them!
I'm just gonna sit back and listen for a while, John's got a great set going...
New album is out in March and then they go on tour...in Europe! those teases! you can sign up for tour updates on their webpage www.grandaddymusic.com
Remember when we saw Wilco perform a live acoustic set at the Columbia City Theater for KEXP during the summer of 2015? We laughed. We cried. It became a part of us. If you missed it, the next best thing is watching it...we'll be here when you get back. www.youtube.com
That's right, you've never heard this Elliott Smith song before - cause it is new and was previously unreleased - but you can tell your friends you heard it first and on KEXP! Aren't you special! Of course you are!
Happyness are a 3 piece band from South London and, according to their bio, they originally formed in early 1973 and then went "on hiatus pending their births and the sufficient progress of the affordable digital audio interface market". Regrouping in 2013, they then spent Saturday nights playing under a bridge until they had enough music for "most of an album"...I can't wait for their album to drop in May!
Their 5th album and it landed them a major record deal. The rest is, as they say...shoot, what do they say anyway? and who the hell are they anyway? Personally, I've always liked Them better..."Here Comes The Night" is a killer song...even Bowie covered it. true story. It's on 'Pin Ups' and maybe you'll hear it during our tribute to David Robert Jones starting this Sunday.
you know what? Car Seat Headrest and Naked Giants are both doing in-studios at KEXP next week and they are both open to the public!!!! Yes, way!!!! Car Seat Headrest is LIVE on Tuesday, January 10th @ noon and Naked Giants will be LIVE on Wednesday, January 11th @ 9 am. you can sign up starting 90 minutes before showtime
JITM trivia - first time John has done that James into Tones On Tail segue. yes, first time. and it effin' killed! I know, right?
"Name For You" off their fifth studio album, 'Heart Worms'. The album will be released on March 10th. Speaking of heart worms, make sure your dog is on heart worm medicine!
'Flood' was released on this date 27 years ago.
Jenn kicks off a tour in March to support her new album's release. No SEA date yet, but she will be in Vancouver, BC (which I believe is a Seattle suburb) on April 8th. jenngrant.com
Austra is the recording project of Katie Stelmanis and was written/recorded while she was living in Montreal and Mexico City; the new album drops January 20th. www.stereogum.com
here's Passion Pit's in-studio from 2012, only from KEXP! And, yes, they play "Moth's Wings" www.youtube.com
This is a reissue of a live concert album from 1961 and it sounds great. Ray rips into a few tunes he’d already made popular, in addition to songs and arrangements crafted by a certain up-and-coming talent named Quincy Jones. (The two men met in their teens; Jones later gave Charles some arrangements that he’d already released on his own.) dig it.
In addition to Stevie Wonder, the remix of "Black America Again" features guest verses from rappers Gucci Mane and Pusha T, alongside the additional guest vocals from BJ the Chicago Kid.
this is a really good song. Know how I know? we're all nodding our heads to the beat in the booth.
Cher's cover of this song is just.so.wrong www.youtube.com
“Errands” is the follow-up to Casper Skulls’ recent single “Devotion,” off of the post-punk group’s debut EP 'Lips & Skull'. Learn more here www.stereogum.com
from our extensive vinyl collection, ladies and gentlemen I give you Mr Pete Shelley!
Pitchfork says that on this album the band "recreates the sounds of the ’70s using the ’90s pastiche techniques of Beck, Ween and Royal Trux, compacting glam-rock, southern boogie, and Stax sax stabs into 8-bit videogame proportions." I don't have a clue what that means, but I dig the song. how 'bout you?
when I run for office, I'm gonna put "North American Scum" on my hats. wear 'em with pride 'murica!
Yep, you heard right, NEW music from the brothers Reid. The new album drops March 24th and they kick off a UK and EU tour in March. No USA dates yet. thejesusandmarychain.uk.com
Have you made your 2017 donation to KEXP yet? well what are you waiting for??? www.kexp.org (seriously, thanks for all of your support, we couldn't do it without YOU.)
Cloud Nothings are on tour and they'll be playing two dates at Barboza - see them live on Friday, February 17th and then again on Saturday, February 18th!
listener request from John's favorite compilation album EVAH!
See Fred live in Seattle on Tuesday, February 7th at Victory Lounge. He's best known as the founder and leader of the celebrated indie pop band Saturday Looks Good to Me, and he recorded and toured with Warren Defever's experimental pop ensemble His Name Is Alive. www.allmusic.com
If you're looking for artists similar to Wolf People, I suggest you use the genre they list on their Facebook page - "Peat bog superfuzz sphagnum moss sludge" - this should make it EZPZ!
If you're in San Diego this weekend, you can catch The Big Pink at Music Box on Saturday, January 7th.
Great band from Ontario. learn more about them here mapstheband.com
