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The second release from this L.A. band (and their first on a major label), 'Nothing's Shocking' is a platinum selling album that is also listed as #312 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time
This classic ballad from the Athens, GA band was the fifth single released from 'Automatic for the People,' their eighth album
Formed by Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland in Scotland while attending college together, they started composing songs as Shrug and Polar Bear before settling on Snow Patrol. Jonny Quinn joined them in 1997 to play drums, and shortly afterwards, were signed by Jeepster Records
Moby enlisted several guest vocalists for this 2013 release, including the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Cold Specks, Skylar Grey, and Seattle's own Mark Lanegan and Damien Jurado
The first U.S. single released by the U.K. band off their second album, 'The Bends' and was inspired by the artificial plants at Canary Wharf
"Ambulance" was our Song of the Day on July 25! Make sure to watch our blog every Monday-Friday for a new song - blog.kexp.org
This Denton, TX band was in our studio on December 12, 2013, you can watch the live session here! blog.kexp.org
The Hotelier will be opening for Joyce Manor on October 9 at The Crocodile, find ticket info here! www.thecrocodile.com
Brand new single from Kristian Matsson, the Swedish singer/songwriter who goes by the stage name The Tallest Man on Earth. See the video for "Time of the Blue" here: www.youtube.com
Active for only two years, (and making only three albums) Buffalo Springfield still managed to make a big impact on folk and country-rock. They formed shortly after Stephen Stills and Richie Furay ran into Neil Young and Bruce Palmer while driving around on driving on Sunset Boulevard in L.A.
The Icelandic singer/songwriter has finally released his first full length album, you can find more info here: juniusmeyvant.com And then make sure to catch his live performance of "Gold Laces" with us at Iceland Airwaves! www.youtube.com
Sydney band that originally formed in 1971 as the Farm by Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst, and Andrew "Bear" James. They changed their name to Midnight Oil in 1975
PJ Harvey, only three months after releasing a new album, has announced that she'll be scoring the music for the play "The Nest" by Franz Xaver Kroetz. Read more about it here! pitchfork.com
See photos and a live review of when this new supergroup played at Woodland Park Zoo on June 30! blog.kexp.org
Recorded in Nashville at Columbia Studios, Dylan is backed on this track by Charlie McCoy, Joseph A. Souter Jr., Wayne Moss on guitar, Henry Strzelecki on bass, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Al Kooper on organ and Kenny Buttrey on drums.
We pulled out the vinyl copy of Combat Rock to see what our former DJ's had to say about it - take a peek here! blog.kexp.org
The new release from the Australian band, sixteen years in the making! Keep track of them here: www.theavalanches.com
Released as the second single from his third solo album, "It Was a Good Day" peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Watch the video for the track here! www.youtube.com
Ice Cube's cousin, and only 18 when he arrived on the scene in 1991, Del tha Funky Homosapien (Teren Delvon Jones) went on to create Deltron 3030, and cameo in the popular Brit band Gorillaz
Hailing from Norwich, Norfolk, and made up of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, who have been best friends since they were four years old. Find them here: www.letseatgrandma.co.uk
This Toronto band made their way over here in March 2015, watch the session here! blog.kexp.org
Originally formed as a duo by Hayden Thorpe and Ben Little under the name Fauve, they added drummer Chris Talbot in 1994 and rebranded themselves as Wild Beasts
Luna (formed by Dean Wareham after his band Galaxie 500 broke up) paid us a visit on November 2015, watch their live session here! blog.kexp.org
Whitney will be LIVE here on KEXP on August 2 at 3:00 PM! Make sure to tune in at kexp.org or come by to watch! blog.kexp.org
The NY band stopped by again to perform in our new studio this past March, watch their session here! blog.kexp.org
New single from the St. Louis born singer/songwriter, with full album coming September 2! See her official video for Shut Up Kiss Me here: www.youtube.com
Vancouver supergroup made up of Zumpano's Carl Newman, the Evaporators' John Collins, Destroyer's Dan Bejar, cartoonist/filmmaker Blaine Thurier, drummer Fisher Rose, and guest vocalist Neko Case. See live video of them here! blog.kexp.org
Began by guitarist Isaac Eiger and bassist Fred Nixon while they were still in high school in Montana, the band relocated to Portland in 2012, and added drummer Ben Scott. 'Rot Forever' is their debut full-length release
Read KEXP staff's memories of the landmark album from Nirvana here: blog.kexp.org
The Kathleen Hanna-fronted band will be playing The Showbox on October 8! Find ticket info here: www.showboxpresents.com
Vancouver, BC band began by guitarist/vocalists Courtney Ewan Bromley and Andrew Bishop. 'Passing Shade' is their third release, rounded out by drummer Dustin Bromley, bassist Malcolm Jack, and keyboardist/percussionist Rebecca Law Gray
This mid-90's formed NY band are releasing early demos of their songs - you can find pre-order info for the album here: numerogroup.com
The new project created by Editors' Justin Lockey, Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, and Lockey's brother James. See the video for "A Hundred Ropes" here: www.youtube.com
This Chapel Hill-based band performed for us at the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2013, you can check it out here: blog.kexp.org
Formed in 1990 in Chapel Hill, NC by vocalists/guitarists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, bassist Steve Popson, and drummer Eddie Watkins
Check out photos and a review of the Chapel Hill band performing at Neumos in 2011 here! blog.kexp.org
Happy album release birthday to Life's Rich Pageant, which turns 30 today!
The debut studio album from this Stockton, CA band, formed in 1989. They took the album's name from a cartoon title by David Berman of the Silver Jews
You can pre-order digital or vinyl copies of this Milwaukee band's new album 'Air Guitar' (out September 16) here! satniteduets.bandcamp.com
This Lou Barlow-fronted band stopped by for a live session with us in August 2013, see their performance here! blog.kexp.org
The second solo album from the Pixies frontman, with production help from former Pere Ubu member Eric Drew Feldman
Make sure to watch blog.kexp.org for when Mitski's recent live session is released! In the meantime, here are photos from her show at the Crocodile this month: blog.kexp.org
The Cincinnati rockers came by our studio in April 2014 to play us a few songs, watch them here! blog.kexp.org
Members of this NY band have been keeping busy with several side projects (EL VY, LZNDRF, and the Day of the Dead comp) and Bryan Devendorf just announced a new one called Pfarmers. Read more about it here! www.brooklynvegan.com
New music from the Tampa band, keep track of them here! www.wmerchandise.com
Playing The Showbox on October 1, get all your ticket info here! www.showboxpresents.com
We trapped Eddie Argos of London band Art Brut in a hallway for a few questions at Bumbershoot 2007, read his responses here! blog.kexp.org
Playing the Crocodile on August 6 with Steep Leans and Partybaby, find more info here! www.thecrocodile.com
The first track off the L.A. band's debut self-titled album, known as "The Blue album"
Watch video of the Besnard Lakes playing a beautiful in-studio set here at KEXP! blog.kexp.org