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Tuesday, Sep 27 2016, 6AM
Good Morning! Hope Sandoval (of Mazzy Star) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (of My Bloody Valentine) have announced a new album from their project Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. The new record, which is the duo’s first since 2009’s Through the Devil Softly, is called Until the Hunter, and it’s out November 4
Nada Surf's new album Peaceful Ghosts is out October 28th. Listen to a track on their site: www.nadasurf.com
More Elliot Smith with the Song of the Day podcast blog.kexp.org
Bassist Mike Mills recalled he was playing a piano riff at John Keane's studio in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia. While Mills almost discarded the melody, it attracted the interest of singer Michael Stipe. Mills said, "I never thought it would amount to much because it was just a circular thing that kept going round and round and round. But it inspired Michael."
In the past, TV on the Radio have tried to undercut their more rockist ambitions with dissonant textures and queasy atmospherics, or lace their prettiest ballads with subversively ominous lyrics. But Nine Types of Light shows how TV on the Radio's transmissions can be just as effective and affecting when delivered free of static and noise. Read the rest of the review of Nine Types of Light here: pitchfork.com
Line of Fire, also on this album, was Song of the Day blog.kexp.org
Psychocandy would go on to change the course of popular music, channeling the sneering angst and noise distortion of the live shows into hypnotic sweet melodies layered with dark lyrics that would beguile and bewilder.
Check out some sweet KCMU vinyl along with album reviews... blog.kexp.org blog.kexp.org
Pitchfork described Hysteric as emotionally naked and immediately indelible representing an island of piercing clarity and happy convention in a sea of bewilderment, impulse, and ecstasy. Read their whole review here: pitchfork.com
Wussy stopped by earlier this year for an in-studio session. Check it out here: blog.kexp.org
Drive By Truckers are at the Showbox on Thursday! Check out their latest on the Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
One of the many things your donation supports at KEXP, the Song of the Day podcast. More of The Mountain Goats: blog.kexp.org
Earlier this year Frightened Rabbit stopped by the new home for an in-studio session: blog.kexp.org
The House That Heaven Built was Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
DJ Michelle Myers tells you all about LCD Soundsystem. "...the Sound of Silver tour that established LCD as a kinetic, danceable live band. With a reputation for extended, methodical sound checks headed up by Murphy onstage before the set." blog.kexp.org
Anthony Gonzalez on Raconte-Moi Une Histoire "When I was a kid, I had this cassette with someone telling these weird stories on it, and I was in love with it. My brother and I wrote the story for that song based on those cassettes. With that song, I wanted to start with something so ridiculous and basic and childish that then grows to something very touching and human. It's dangerous, but if you listen to it in the context of the album, it makes sense. There's always one song on my albums that people hate. I feel like that's going to be the case for this album, too. "
Of course Kermit the Frog covered Once In A Lifetime. Complete with the big suit. www.youtube.com
Fool For Love was the Song of the Day blog.kexp.org and Lord Huron also performed a VIP show at the Triple Door blog.kexp.org Two great things your donation supports!
Love this description of Mclusky "Welsh trio Mclusky is compact, stocky, spastic, and duck's-ass tight."
Here are the Afghan Whigs in-studio at the old home: blog.kexp.org
"Seattle, May 2009. It’s raining. Time to put on my favorite record, Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix." Read more from DJ Michelle blog.kexp.org
KEXP premiered VHS or Sharon Stone. Support the station that introduces you to great new music!
Get your fix of West Indian Girl here: blog.kexp.org
The Lumineers played a benefit for the new home at the Columbia City Theater back on April 1st. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Myles MacInnes produced Destroy Rock & Roll on a computer in his own bedroom.
