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Tuesday, Jul 5 2016, 6AM
Bob Dylan had been releasing music for over 50 years and just released his 37th studio album! Check it out here bobdylan.com
This website is no longer updated very much, but if you want a massive database of info on The Band you should check it out theband.hiof.no
Cover of Bob Marley, this was Joe Strummer's final album, it was released after his death. Joe Strummer passed away almost 15 years ago and would have been 65 next year
Check out a bunch of Clash videos here www.theclash.com including the video for London Calling shot on a boat on the river Thames
One of John's favorite songs about New York City! Leonard Cohen released this album 45 years ago, his third album overall, and he didn't release his debut record until he was 33! That seems like such a late age now, especially for such a legendary singer!
Band of Horses just released a new album a couple weeks ago and will be playing at the Paramount on August 18th! www.bandofhorses.com
Wilco will be coming through Seattle and playing at the Moore on September 2nd! wilcoworld.net Billy Bragg will also be stopping in Seattle on October 21st at the Neptune!
Released on July 4th 11 years ago! The title of the album is Illinois but the cover says Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel the Illinoise, and for the longest time I thought Sufjan misspelled Illinois on the cover! Definitely go see him live, he will either make you cry or put on a production of a show with costume changes and everything!
DeVotchKa stopped by KEXP last fall, check out the video here! blog.kexp.org
New single from The Tallest Man on Earth, he really isn't the tallest man on this earth, and you can listen to it over and over again on his website! thetallestmanonearth.com He's also on tour, but isn't stopping by the Northwest anytime soon
Icons, Neko Case, k.d. Lang and Laura Veirs, joined forces to release this album last month! Check out more from them here caselangveirs.com
Angel Olsen's new record is coming out on September 2nd, preorder it right here! angelolsen.com And while you wait for the album you can watch the video for this song www.youtube.com
So many new albums coming out this year! New one from Shovels & Rope coming out on October 7th, preorder it here! shovelsandrope.com They'll also be playing in Bellingham on Friday, November 11th and then in Seattle on at the Showbox Sodo on Saturday, November 12th!
Listen to some more from Mistki here mitski.bandcamp.com and then pick up the album there because it's so good! They'll be playing at the Crocodile in just a little over a week on July 13th!
Listen to more music from Harriet on their soundcloud! soundcloud.com
Watch Elliott BROOD perform at KEXP's old home a couple of years ago! blog.kexp.org
New Okkervil River album is coming out on September 9th! Preorder it here www.okkervilriver.com They'll also be playing at the Neptune on Saturday. October 8th!
Belgian Fog is based in Washington, not Belgium! Listen to more here! soundcloud.com
Watch Thao's performance at KEXP's new home from earlier this year! blog.kexp.org
Out on this date, 23 years ago! Zooropa was produce by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge! Check out KEXP's documentary on the legendary, Brian Eno! blog.kexp.org
Physical copies of A Moon Shaped Pool are out now! Grab one here www.radiohead.com or at your local record shop! You can also buy the uber deluxe $86 version on their website, it doesn't come out until September though!
New single from Phantogram! New album is out on September 16th and they'll be playing at the Paramount on October 7th! www.phantogram.com
Released on this date in 1993! As the album title states, this is Bjork's debut record after the Sugarcubes broke up!
Sufjan Stevens released this album on July 4th, 2005 on Asthmatic Kitty, a record label he started with his dad named after a stray cat adopted by Lowell in 2004! The cat lived in Lander, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,300 feet which alleviated a lot of it's asthma problems!
New album from Ages and Ages is out on August 19th! They'll be playing Barboza on Thursday, September 8th! Listen to more from them here www.agesandages.com
Watch Fanfarlo performing at the old home from a couple years ago! blog.kexp.org
Middle Kids are from Australia and recently released this record! They also thanked John Richards last week for playing a song of theirs and said KEXP is one of their favorites! Always cool to see the reach KEXP has across the world
Dev Hynes just released this album a few days ago and it is absolutely blowing up! They'll be playing some shows around the US this summer, but only in the biggest cities! Hopefully a more extensive tour is announced, but in the meantime you can watch some of the beautiful videos that came out with the albumhttp://bloodorange.nyc/
David Byrne has guest DJ's put together a mix every month for his website! Check out July's mix here davidbyrne.com
New album from Bat for Lashes came out last Friday! Watch the video for this song right here www.youtube.com
It seems like everywhere you turn there's a new great album being released, 2016 has been a magical year for releases! Beth Orton just released this about a month ago! Visit her website and learn more! www.bethortonofficial.com
New single from King Khan! Check out his website and learn more about him and because the photo is great! kingkhanmusic.com King Khan is known for his live performances, like this in studio with BBQ where they're wearing shirts with holes for their nipples! blog.kexp.org
Sharon Jones was one of the many amazing artists to play KEXP's Grand Opening! blog.kexp.org
Watch Brother Ali performing at KEXP a few years ago! blog.kexp.org
Project of Will Holland who lives in New York City and has a few different aliases including Quantic and The Limp Twins! Listen to more and then grab the record here www.floweringinferno.com
Brand new DJ Shadow is out now! Grab a copy on his website! djshadow.com He'll be playing at the Showbox on October 3rd!
Long awaited sophomore release from The Avalanches is almost here! The second album, first since 2000, is being released on Friday! Preorder it here www.theavalanches.com
From their sophomore EP! Listen to this song and their first EP here soundcloud.com
Listen to the whole album here and then you can buy a copy for yourself! chainofflowers-alter.bandcamp.com Do you think they're named after The Cure song?
New album from Heaters is coming out on August 5th! Listen to more from them or preorder the album here! chainofflowers-alter.bandcamp.com
The Horrors haven't done much recently, but when they come back around I highly recommend seeing them live, always a great show! Lead singer Faris Badwan is in another band called Cat's Eyes though and just released their sophomore album! catseyes.tv
The Blessed Isles released their debut record just a couple months ago and even comes on what appears to be blood splatter vinyl! www.theblessedisles.com
John Richards put together a Music That Matters podcast last month with some great bands ranging from The Blessed Isles and Navvi to Death By Unga Bunga and Mitski! blog.kexp.org
23rd anniversary of Zooropa! Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge!
New single from Merchandise is out now! Watch the video for it here! www.youtube.com
New music from New York based band, Charly Bliss! Listen to more from them right here! charlybliss.bandcamp.com
Check out all of Modern Baseball's merch, they have a bunch of t shirts and sweatshirts and flip flops! www.modernbaseballpa.com
Released on this day 33 years ago! Watch the awesome video right here! www.youtube.com
Check out a timeline of Bad Religion and their history! www.badreligion.com
Diarrhea Planet released this new album last month and were recently at KEXP, stay tuned for that video soon! They'll also be playing a bunch of shows in the northwest soon including the Tractor Tavern on August 27th! diarrheaplanet.blogspot.com
New album from Cymbals Eat Guitars is coming out on September 16th! They'll be playing at Barboza on October 5th! cymbalseatguitars.com