John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Wednesday, Sep 7 2016, 6AM
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6:07 AM
21st spin
A special edition of this album containing additional artwork and two more tracks will be shipped sometime this month.
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6:12 AM
3rd spin
‘Signal’ is SOHN’s first release in two years since his debut record ‘Tremors’ in 2014. The new track was written and recorded in Vienna, London and Los Angeles
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6:16 AM
197th spin
Jamie xx and Floating Points stopped by London's NTS on August 18th for a DJ session and here's an archived recording thump.vice.com
Jamie xx
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025  
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“Not Myself” was written for the victims of the Orlando night club shooting that happened earlier this year. Proceeds from the track will be donated to the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund.
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6:28 AM
356th spin
Here's video of Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing the acoustic version of "Maps" www.youtube.com
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PJ Harvey won the 2001 Mercury Prize (awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland) and with the win, she became the first female solo artist to receive the Mercury Prize in the award's history
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Michael grew up in North London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime, and he worked as a session guitarist before working as a solo artist.
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6:42 AM
57th spin
Ben is playing in West Linn, Oregon on September 10th. He's playing at Polo Noir; leave your mallets at the door please. www.benharper.com
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They're playing the Showbox on September 29th and the new album drops the next day
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6:57 AM
11th spin
This version of "Radio Song" will be on the upcoming (November) 25th Anniversary release of 'Out of Time' which was released in 1991 and was the group's first Number One album, thanks in part to the hit singles "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People." The LP, which won the Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 1992 and two for "Religion," has since been certified four-times platinum. "Radio Song" made it to Number 48 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart
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Hey Porter, have a great first day of school, you're gonna rock it!
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7:05 AM
209th spin
Timm - thanks for the request!
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request from Matt in DC
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7:12 AM
6th spin
Thanks for the request Beth and since your oldest is starting 2nd grade today, it's time to get your dance on!
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7:18 AM
10th spin
Their new album drops September 30th. Here's the new animated video for "Tenement Song" www.youtube.com
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7:20 AM
13th spin
Decker is on tour and will be playing some dates in California later this year. No Seattle dates...yet deckermusic.org
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7:23 AM
87th spin
by request!
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7:29 AM
9th spin
shhhh, don't tell anyone, but we got an advance copy of their first single
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7:36 AM
56th spin
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7:38 AM
30th spin
From the new Local Natives album. you can pick up a copy this Friday (September 9th)
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7:44 AM
59th spin
Thanks for the request Libby and Finnegan - have a great first day today @ Pre-K!
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Eva starts first grade at a new school today and she's gonna have a great day!
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7:51 AM
26th spin
This is the group’s 10th studio album is a coast-to-coast U.S. travelogue comprising 20 tracks, each with its own video
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They'll be live at Barboza tomorrow night (September 8th) www.agesandages.com
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Augustines announced yesterday that they are calling it quits after they finish their October tour dates. More info, including a letter to fans, is on their Facebook page www.facebook.com
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8:05 AM
138th spin
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8:10 AM
82nd spin
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You can pre-order their new album in a limited edition colored vinyl version on their website. beachslang.limitedrun.com
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8:16 AM
123rd spin
From 2008, The Kills playing "Cheap and Cheerful" live at Desmet Studio, Amsterdam www.youtube.com
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8:18 AM
49th spin
We'll have her most recent in-studio up shortly, but here's her in-studio from 2014 www.youtube.com
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Have a great sophomore year Emma and don't worry about the black eye, you're great!
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Still some tickets available for his Living Room show tomorrow night in Oklahoma City if you're in the neighborhood www.mikedoughty.com
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by request for Amy
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Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij met in 2008 when Vampire Weekend opened for the Walkmen. Turns out their both originally from Washington DC and they get together over the Thanksgiving holiday. Since they were having so much fun singing together in Rostam’s high school bedroom, they decided they should put out an album
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8:39 AM
5th spin
The new album from this Nova Scotia trio will be out at the end of September. kestrels.ca
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When Possum Dixon first started playing together, they would secretly rehearse at night in a warehouse (where lead singer Rob Zabrecky worked as a mailroom clerk by day) and hide their ir equipment with boxes when they finished. The band had a helping hand from Beck, who would frequently get up on stage before the band played to test his latest material. Zabrecky later recorded a bass track on Beck's first Geffen release, Mellow Gold
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8:47 AM
174th spin
Samples in this song include "Hog Leg" by the Melvins and Care Bears dialogue
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8:51 AM
2nd spin
'And The Anonymous Nobody' is the band's first new album in 12 years and was funded on Kickstarter. It was the second highest grossing campaign in the site’s history, raising over $600,000
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"Radio" will get a physical release on a 12" single — paired with "Kick Jump Twist," which has popped up in Sylvan Esso's live sets — and it's due out on Nov. 18
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8:55 AM
147th spin
You can listen to Cut Copy's 2014 in-studio from the Cutting Room Studios right here www.podcat.com
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8:59 AM
28th spin
This song is from Adam Ant's debut album. Enjoy the video! www.youtube.com
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9:02 AM
12th spin
Originally a duo that called themselves "Fauve", the French term for "wild beast", they changed their name to Wild Beasts when they added a drummer and bass player.
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9:07 AM
13th spin
Middle Kids are Hannah, Tim, and Harry. Not sure if they're all middle kids or Tim just gets stuck in the middle when they list their band members. It would kinda suck if he's a middle kid in real life as well as band life...
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9:10 AM
65th spin
"Stay Gold" is this Swedish duo's third album and introduced new elements to First Aid Kit's music, such as a 13-piece orchestra. According to their Facebook page, they're recording some new music, so stay tuned to KEXP where you'll hear it first!
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9:14 AM
32nd spin
If you missed case/lang/veirs when they were in Seattle this summer, you can stream their Portland concert here www.stereogum.com
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9:17 AM
21st spin
by request
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9:26 AM
30th spin
this is the third album from duo Matthew Doty (guitar/bass/synth) and Phil Stancil (vocals/guitar/bass), Heavenly Bodies is the first to feature their new band member, drummer Paul Doyle. Doty and Stancil met in Grand Rapids, MI, though both were initially involved in separate projects. Doty had gained attention in the early 2000s with his band Saxon Shore, co-founded with his friend Josh Tillman, now better known as Father John Misty. www.midnightfaces.com
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BRMC will play Showbox SODO with Death From Above 1979 on October 20th
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9:39 AM
1st spin?!
Kite Base are Ayşe Hassan (bass) from Savages and Kendra Frost (who also plays bass in post-punk band Blindness). According to them "We are a duo comprised of:2 Bass guitars, Vocals and Electronics”. There you have it!
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9:42 AM
78th spin
And here's the video...lots of singing while up to her neck in water...hope they unplugged the gear first...www.youtube.com
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9:46 AM
2nd spin
Their new album is available for pre-order and you can get it in white vinyl from their website - hurry, it's a limited edition! www.bigscary.net
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New from Seattle's Smokey Brights...luckily we did have enough time to play it! www.smokeybrights.com
KEXP & Cloudbreak Music Festival Present: Smokey Brights 10 year Anniversary 2024
Friday, Nov 22, 2024  
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9:53 AM
41st spin
New Zealand band, Garageland, took its name from Garageland, a song by The Clash
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Thievery Corporation is playing Wednesday, October 5th at the Showbox! (They are touring to celebrate their 20th Anniversary as a band)
Thievery Corporation
Monday, Dec 16, 2024  
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