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Wednesday, Aug 17 2016, 6AM
Good use of the classic Nina Simone track. Arguably beaten by Kanye's Nina Simone sample on The Life of Pablo. That one's pretty perfect. Finding Forever was Common's first #1 Album, and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Ms. Nina Simone adding some Nina Simone to the Leonard Cohen track "Suzanne." Definitely a different vibe. Here's video of the recording sessions of "Suzanne": www.youtube.com.
The opening track off the Songs of Love and Hate LP, which is a tough listen on account of being incredibly depressing. Has one of his greatest break-up songs though, in the form of "Famous Blue Raincoat."
New music from two people who were previously in other pretty good bands, and they're also making pretty good music together. Funny how that works out. It's like a math equation. I'm still waiting for that Peter Matthew Bauer & Chris Baio collab.
Came out in 2013, which isn't looking so bad about now. Pitchfork describes Matthew Houck's voice on this track as "sound[ing] like he's died and woken up on an unknown shoreline somewhere," which is a compliment actually.
I bet Sufjan's so tired of playing this song by now. He's like all I want to play is my record about my dead mother, and you idiots want to hear "Chicago" one more time? Still a great track, though.
A song that's almost become shorthand for bad things happening. Elegiac, one might say. The sixth track off Jeff Buckley's so good lone album, titled Grace. That was released in 1994.
Isaac Brock singing about all those drugs he's doing. Which is a lot, coincidentally. From Modest Mouse's second album on a major label, following The Moon & Antarctica. I like the Kidz Bop version of this.
Love the guitar tone on this one. Sort of love the fact that this came out on a major, since it's uncompromising. Keith Richards played guitar on the last track, if you're into that. Otherwise it's Tom.
Interesting career progression from How To Dress Well from making really abstract R&B to making ostensibly sort of weird pop music. It's all good, but sort of a gradual point A to point B situation.
As featured on the Drive soundtrack, during that five minute chunk that's just Ryan Gosling hanging out with Carey Mulligan and her kid, before he starts murdering people. One of Johnny Jewel's many projects.
One of Kate Bush's most sublime moments. The Sensual World doesn't get enough love around here, I tell you. It's all Hounds of Love, which is great too, so I probably shouldn't waste my breath complaining.
It always gets pretty weird when Damien Jurado sings about hoping someone requests this song, and it's being played because someone requested it. Some Jurado self-referentiality for you.
This track also sounds like a hug, but one that's more solicited. Who wouldn't want to hug Tunde Adebimpe or Kyp Malone? Not Dave Sitek though-- I bet he's still covered in Dave Novarro's sweat.
10.0 on P4K. Bowie's second of the Berlin trilogy, and second album of 1977, following Low. Seemingly less coke addled than on Low, though. Named NME's Album of the Year.
I love how resentful Peter Hook's bass sounds on this track. Even though he with the group til 2007, he always had that edge. He's a really good writer though-- new book about Joy Division coming out eventually.
Has a music video involving a serial killer Jake Gyllenhaal, which actually isn't that funny at this point. There's probably a Reddit thread about the vid you can scroll through if you're into it. Lots of creeps, man.
Love how much exposure Dan Snaith got when that last Caribou record came out. Granted, it probably attracted a frattier audience to his music, but let's hope he's making some money off it. Maybe he made some tank tops.
Leadoff track from the Express LP, which came out in 1986. Was the band's second album following the Bauhaus dissolution and the Tones on Tail project, and was considered even more of a departure from the Bauhaus sound.
I feel like the discovery of this album almost always coincides with the start of masterbation. Tailor made for teenage boys that will never read Andrea Dworkin, but they should.
Flight of the Conchords have started to tour again. Mixed Christgau review: "bad things are funnier at a distance, but then again, bad jokes are lamer at a distance."
Broke up earlier this year, which continues to upset me. Let's hope Devon Welsh keeps making music. From the so good fourth Majical Cloudz record, titled Are You Alone? Collabs with Owen Pallett on it.
Playing the Capitol Theater on November 4th, Walla Walla at Main Street Studios on Nov. 12, and the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham on Nov 13. Probably will book a Seattle date somewhere in there.
Love that this was a hit. Reached No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. Such a dirge. Dirge jam. PJ wrote the track to prove to critics that her tracks weren't solely autobiographical.
Arcade Fire have said their fifth record will be out sometime next spring. This track's the overt highlight from Reflektor, not just because of that video where Greta Gerwig free-dances to it.
So sun-drenched it begs the question why it's being released at the end of summer. New Morgan Delt LP out August 26th on Sub Pop Records. Sub Pop's had a pretty busy year.
Some sweet, sweet Perry Farrell for your morning. Man, if I had a nickel for every time I woke up and Perry Farrell was in bed next to me. Cool vid for this one: www.youtube.com.
Phantogram's playing next Monday in KEXP's live space. Stay tuned all week long to get a chance to win tickets. From Phantogram's 2009 LP Eyelid Movies, which was before they sang about the downsides of drug addiction.
From the 2013 Luscious Jackson LP, titled Magic Hour. Still sounds really good. The band was prominently featured on Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. This one came out on City Song Records.
Off the 1994 Beasties record Ill Communication, which was their second chart-topping album, and their second triple-platinum album. They were inspired by Miles Davis's albums Agharta and On the Corner while recording the LP.
Requested for someone who's turning 17 today, which is probably the latest one should be listening to Sex Pistols. For some reason, I've always imagined Sid Vicious & John Lydon being really unpleasant to the elderly. Not cool, guys.
Peaked at No. 2 in the UK. Last Clash album before the band decided to form The Cramps just a year later. Amazing how their look changed over the course of a year.
From the peerless Kala LP. MIA's new album will soon be released, which should be amazing if the new tracks are indicators. If she can make Diplo good, she can do anything. Such a talent.
Playing in Seattle at Madewell at 430 PM on Saturday, August 20 (this Sat.) Will probably be playing these tracks, or some variation of these tracks and additional tracks. Who's to say?
Who's your favorite Davies? dj@kexp.org. That part in the track where he's talking about that "big fat mama trying to break me," always bothered me, because it's probably his fault for being so lazy. On you, Ray.
The Sunset Tree marked the transition where John Darnielle stopped writing about the meth addicts he was friends with, and started writing about his abusive family. He's writing another book evidently.
Man, don't you wish more young indie bands took inspiration from Paul Simon's Graceland? Don't think there's enough of those. Maybe at this point they're just copying Vampire Weekend. Sad world we live in.
It's hard to articulate how much it makes me uncomfortable when Peter Gabriel sings his own name, then acknowledges he just sang his own name. A cover recorded by Gabriel & Hot Chip.
Ranked No. 20 best song of the decade by P4K, who say the track is "a St. Valentine's Day Massacre of relentless drums, bass, and guitar." They always find a way to make a really unpleasant analogy.
Try to analyze the Christian undertones in the lyrics. Enigk strikes again. Diary remains one of Sub Pop's best selling efforts to this day. Weeble wobbles featured on the cover.
