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Wednesday, Jul 20 2016, 6AM
Ash Wednesday is sequenced chronologically-- the album's first half is songs written by Perkins before 9/11 (and the passing of his mother), the second half is tracks written after the attacks. This is track seven-- the Side B Track 1, if you will.
The most recent release from Justin Vernon's collaboration with Collections of Colonies of Bees came out back in 2013. Was Vernon's first release since the self-titled Bon Iver album came out in 2011.
Pitchfork described The Amazing's most recent LP, 2015's Picture You, as "earthy, molten, aquatic," which is actually a pretty annoying descriptor for a record. Their new one, Ambulance, will be released later this week.
Into this new record from Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs. Saw them live a few weeks ago, which was pretty fun-- k.d. lang's dance moves were on point. As was the banter between lang and Case. Laura Veirs's voice has never sounded better.
Reportedly Lou Barlow of Sebadoh's favorite record of 1996, according to a Sub Pop mailer. Could just be conjecture, but doesn't seem too hard to believe. Was the Sunny Day Real Estate frontman's first solo LP.
Stay Tuned all morning for more Replacements gives! Records will be given away every hour! Of course leading up to tonight's Replacements event in the Gathering Space with Bob Mehr & Twin/Tone founder Peter Jespersen.
Like high key ideal kids music. I probably would've turned out better if I had grown up on this. Wayne borrowed the melody of "Fight Test" from Cat Stevens, and has said in interviews that now all the royalties from that track go to Cat.
Preoccupations will be playing Neumos on November 2nd with Methyl Ethyl, where they will collectively shred. No doubt about it. A quite anticipated record from the band fka Viet Cong, to be released on September 16th.
Everyone's favorite misogynist will release a new album, Skeleton Tree, on September 9th of this year. Been listening to those early Birthday Party record as of late, and they're sort of amazing. Sloppy, angry.
This record has been getting some amazing buzz. DJ Hans- approved. Some are calling it "dazzling." Playing The Showbox on December 8th, which should be a good show.
Today's the birthday of both Stone Gossard and Chris Cornell, both of Temple of the Dog. Of course, that's why they formed the band-- it was completely based on astrological compatibility.
Song that should make you cry just a little. Also features Stone Gossard, whose birthday it is today. In that movie Hype, Jack Endino calls Andy Wood "the only stand-up comedian frontman in Seattle." RIP Andy Wood.
Break out your 90s psychedelic of choice! It's Courtney Taylor-Taylor's birthday! To celebrate, all day KEXP d.j.s will be getting into on-air fights and throwing stuff in the booth. Dig!, the great movie about the Dandys & Brian Jonestown Massacre is at Northwest Film Forum 7/29-31.
Still such a jam. That dude can write such a melody. It IS Tim Showalter's birthday, which makes today even better. From 2014's Heal album, which got quite of a lot of play. Still does.
Off the 2011 full-length from Lonely Forest, Arrows, which was their third album overall. They broke up back in 2014, shortly following a farewell performance at Bumbershoot.
Hopefully you were at the Mitski show at The Crocodile last Wednesday, where I was shaking and sobbing, watching other millennials shake and sob. Mitski killed it. Japanese Breakfast also killed it.
Such a good live band. They killed it at Neumos last year. Also a mind-boggling attractive band. Will blow away your conceptions of how beautiful humans can be. Theo, man. From their 2015 LP My Love Is Cool.
Playing Capitol Hill Block Party this weekend! Playing this Sunday, July 24, at 12 PM LIVE on KEXP as part of our Cap Hill Block Party coverage. Should be pretty cool. From the band's 2011 LP The Big Roar.
Back in the days when 4AD put out Mountain Goats record, amirite you guys? Last 4AD record was The Life of the World to Come. Switched to Merge for the All Eternals Deck LP, which is still the band's home.
Possible mash-up of John Vanderslice's tracks "Pale Horse" and "White Dove"? Hard to research this. From a set John Vanderslice played on The Morning Show a few years back.
Likely among the best records released this year? Gotta love Dan Boeckner. That guy's just the best. Wolf Parade's playing two nights at The Neptune (August 7-8). Here's a vid of Operators playing Blue Wave tracks at Iceland Airwaves: bit.ly.
TONIGHT is Kevin Cole's Touble Boys event, featuring Bob Mehr, Twin/Tone founder Peter Jesperson, Sean Nelson & others. Happening from 6-9 in the Gathering Space. More 'Mats stuff to be given away all morning long.
Sounds sorta like that old Stone Roses song, but it's new, because they've reunited. Have a friend who saw them in the UK, and said they were great. She probably would have loved it no matter what though.
Arguably the crown jewel of the current 4AD roster? Certainly feels that way at the moment. I just can't quit that Bradford Cox. Saw him live as part of the Fading Frontier tour, and there were some serious Talking Heads Stop Making Sense vibes going on, I tell you.
Remember that time Jane's Addiction ate an entire whale on stage? That was so punk. Perry Farrel was so into it, it was crazy. From the Nothing's Shocking record, which set the gold standard for Rolling Stones cover records.
Set of music going out on behalf of the anniversary of the moon landing on this day back in 1969. Here's the first part of the great documentary For All Mankind: www.youtube.com.
From the 2002 Lemon Jelly album Lost Horizons. This track is set to Ed White's 1965 Space Walk on the Gemini 4 mission. Received by and large positive reviews.
The producer Michael Adam Kandel, also known as Tranquility Bass, passed away just over a year ago. This track is considered an ambient house classic, and was featured on the Headz comp.
Released five days before the launch of the Apollo 11 mission (released on July 11, 1969). Seen as lampooning Britain's space program, which to that point had only launched rockets: www.youtube.com.
Written about the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia explosion, from the perspective of the ship's captain. Here's a podcast where John Roderick broke apart making the track: songexploder.net.
From the 2002 compilation Club Anthems, which gathered songs from Ballboy's first three EPs, Silver Suits for Astronauts, I Hate Scotland, and Girls are Better Than Boys. Three very true statements.
The English version of Peter Schilling's 1983 album Fehler im System. This track reached no. 1 in West Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Also no. 2 in Canada. All interesting achievements without a doubt.
Flight of the Conchords is finishing up a tour of the US, which included a date at Marymoor Park about a month ago. Reports were that it was pretty strong. Tribute, of course, to Bowie.
Arguably the only true Wednesday song? Can't think of any others off the top of my head, but I'm not trying that hard. As featured on the debut Flight of the Conchords LP which came out on Sub Pop back in 2008.
Flock of Seagulls' fourth single, which wasn't as commercially successful? Oh, but that hair though? You should Google that at least one time today. Not making fun of it, it's just plain remarkable.
From the third, utterly gorgeous, chaotic Spiritualized album, titled Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Still has the capacity to destroy me like few other records. Often a difficult listen, so worth it though.
Well, if Black Francis believes in it, it must be true, right? Certainly holds true for all the tracks on Doolittle. Bossanova too. Not "Um Chagga Lagga" though. From the last Pixies LP, Trompe le Monde.
Remember Kim Deal? Let's hope she's up to something good. I would also totally read her memoirs. Or a new Breeders record would be pretty cool. New Pixies album out September 30th.
Of course, today is the great Kevin Cole's Replacements event, taking place in the gathering space from 6-9-- Bob Mehr, Peter Jesperson, Sean Nelson, Stag, Prom Queen, and many others.
While in New York, Alex Chilton became acquainted with The Cramps-- Chilton eventually produced the Gravest Hits EP, released in 1979 (recorded in '77), and Songs The Lord Taught Us (released in 1980) in Memphis.
Dumb catchy. Like crazy. Shares the name of Julian's debut solo album, despite not actually being featured on the record. The track comes from his third solo LP, Saint Julian. His most poppy effort.
Second uncontrollable sing-along in a row. This track just gets to me. So infectious. Ben Gibbard approved. From Alvvays' self-titled debut album, which came out back in 2014.
Christgau's favorite thing going right now, which really does say something. He calls them "grizzled fat Chuck Cleaver and lissome tattooed Lisa Walker," which I sort of love. That dude has a way with mean words.
An album to live by. Still waiting for that new Wrens album to come out. They said it's mastered, so we can presume it's done, but now they're just waiting? Wouldn't surprised me if they scrapped it.
