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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis formed in 2008 in Seattle, Washington. The duo is composed of Ben Haggerty, who goes by the name of Macklemore, and Ryan Lewis, a record producer, DJ, and photographer, who met the former at a photo shoot and they have significantly collaborated ever since. Check out Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' KEXP session from 2011: www.youtube.com
Matt Johnson, the only constant member of The The, wrote this song following the death of his brother. He found that writing this song was helpful in coping with his loss.
'Trouble Will Find Me' is the sixth studio record from The National.The first four days of recording were interrupted by heavy tornado-like winds which subsequently led to a power outage. Guitarist, keyboardist and co-producer Aaron Dessner noted in an interview with Pitchfork, "That night, by candlelight in the total darkness, we got really drunk and played the songs acoustically. It was the kind of scene that has never happened in the history of our band — and will never happen again.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club hails from San Francisco and consists of Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been, and Leah Shapiro. They will be playing the Showbox on October 20th. Check out their session with us from 2013 here: www.youtube.com
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
'Sound of Silver' was released in March 2007. LCD Soundsystem recently announced they have returned after saying their "Last Goodbye" in 2011 and have been hitting the festival circuit.
The Texan outfit, Explosions in the Sky has been playing narratively charged instrumentals since 1999. From an interview on "Slice of the Shiny" guitarist, Munaf Rayani said The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place was the band's "attempt at love songs".
Takk... is the fourth record from Sigur Ros and unlike its predecessor ( ), the Takk's lyrics are mostly in Icelandic. Frontman Jonsi explains to Spin Magazine, "Even though (Hopelandic) a really natural way of singing, it also becomes a little repetitive and monotonous. It’s always the same syllables and words again and again. So it is nice to change it up, and when we did Takk, most of the songs are in Icelandic, and I think it’s good. "
Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1993, consisting of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Paul Wilson, Jonny Quinn, and Johnny McDaid. 'Final Straw' is the third studio album released by the group in 2004.
New single, "Real Love Baby" from Father John Misty with Thomas Brenneck of the Budos Band on guitar.
case/lang/veirs is a trio of powerhouses including Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs and they'll be released their debut LP on June 17th. Catch them on June 30th at Woodland Park Zoo!
On the name of the record, Jeff Tweedy explained to Rolling Stone, "The album has nothing to do with Star Wars. It just makes me feel good. It makes me feel limitless and like there's still possibilities and still surprise in the world, you know?"
U2 released their fourth studio record, 'The Unforgettable Fire' in October 1984.
Flume just dropped their new record at the end of May, 'Skin'. Flume will play The Paramount Theater from August 4th- 6th.
Polly Scattergood and James Chapman (Maps) just released their debut record this past May as onDeadWaves.
Originally titled "KW1" (for "that Kraftwerk one", "Your Silent Face" is one of the key tracks on New Order's Power, Corruption and Lies.
French electronic group, M83 released 'Saturdays=Youth' in 2008 with thunderous dance pop including, "Kim & Jessie"
Happy Monday Morning from locals Death Cab For Cutie. 'Codes and Keys' was released in May 2011. Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer have both been quoted as saying that the album will be "a much less guitar-centric album than we’ve ever made before".
New single from the Madchester crew, The Stone Roses who are set to release a new record this year.
For this year's Record Store Day, Primal Scream and Spiritualized's Jason Pierce teamed up to cover house pioneers S'Express's "Mantra for a State of Mind"
Bat for Lashes returns on July 1st with her new full-length, 'The Bride'. 'The Bride' is described "a concept album that tells the story of a woman who embarks on her honeymoon solo after her fiancé dies in a crash on the way to their wedding."
Folktronica artist, Beth Orton just released her new effort, 'Kidsticks' on May 27th. Beth Orton will play The Triple Door and our studio at noon on June 23rd, check out our in-studio page for more info on how you can attend: www.kexp.org
Duran Duran released 'Rio' in 1982 with one of their most successful tracks, "Save a Prayer".
Eagles of Death Metal cover Duran Duran's 1982 hit, "Save a Prayer". The two groups actually performed the track together for a UK TV Show, "TFI Friday" this past November.
Catherine Wheel's 'Adam and Eve' was designed to be played all the way through to give it a front to back feel with their intro and outro tracks.
New single from Augustines' upcoming record, 'This Is Your Life' set to drop on June 24th. Check out their in-studio session with us here: www.youtube.com and catch them July 30th at The Crocodile.
Seattle's Satchel features Shawn Smith, Regan Hagar, and John Hoag. 'EDC' was their debut album released in 1994.
Seattle's David Bazan just released 'Blanco' via local label Barsuk. He recently stopped by our studio and watch KEXP.org for the video!
Caveman drops their new record, 'Otero War' this month. They'll be playing our Concerts at the Mural series with Naked Giants and Bread & Butter on Friday, August 12th. Find out more info here: blog.kexp.org
The Shins released their joyous debut, 'Oh, Inverted World' on June 19th, 2001. They stopped by our old studio in 2012 and you can watch it over and over again here: www.youtube.com
Rogue Wave recently revealed their new record, 'Delusions of Grand Fur' inspired by surviving recent difficult life events, Zach Schwartz tells EW, “The fact that this band is still standing given all that s— is amazing. I’ve wanted to quit so many times, but then these songs come up and I connect with Pat, and it feels like if we’re surviving it, then it’s for a reason,”
Portland-based Ages and Ages will release 'Something to Ruin' on August 19th via Partisan. Recorded at Isaac Brock’s studio (Ice Cream Party), the new record explores what it’s like to watch your surroundings implode in a frenzy of real estate development and lifestyle branding.
Songwriter Conor O'Brien described his process for making {Awayland} to the Telegraph as a combo of failures with great consequences, "I bought my first synthesizer and learned how to use that and got a drum machine and a sampler and started making terrible techno music. Slowly words started appearing out of all these ambient soundscapes I was making and then I picked up the acoustic again and learnt how to finger pick properly. The whole album is really a by-product of that steep learning curve.
Summer Cannibals released their third record, 'Full of It' on Kill Rock Stars this past May. They will be swinging through to Rock the Dock with Telekinesis and Erik Blood on July 2nd at Seattle Waterfront Park. More info here: blog.kexp.org Check out their October session with us here: www.youtube.com
Sleater-Kinney released their sixth full-length, 'One Beat' via Kill Rock Stars on August 20th, 2002. Corin Tucker said in an interview, it "wasn't really a conscious decision" to write about the attacks, but there was "just such as an overwhelming presence in our minds as we were trying to write songs, that we felt that we really needed to deal with it, and that we really needed to write about it"
After a period of student teaching, Flack was discovered singing at a club by jazz musician Les McCann and signed to Atlantic. "Trying Times" comes from her second album, 'Chapter Two' released in 1970.
Ritchie Havens was the first to perform at Woodstock 1969 and after running out of tunes, he improvised a song based on the old spiritual "Motherless Child" that became "Freedom". He released "Freedom" in 1972. Join us on Sunday, June 19, KEXP will observe Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — with a full day of music that celebrates freedom, achievement, education, and building bridges: blog.kexp.org
"Redemption Song" is the final track on Bob Marley and The Wailers 9th record, 'Legend'. Some of the track's lyrics are derived from a speech given by the Pan-Africanist orator Marcus Garvey entitled "The Work That Has Been Done"
Aesop Rock returns with 'The Impossible Kid' which discusses depression, his sometimes rocky relationship with his family, and the handful of years that resulted in Aesop leaving his adopted home of San Francisco to live in a barn out in the woods, where he recorded the foundations of the new record.
After 6 years, Holy Fuck triumphantly returns with 'Congrats' which was recorded over three days in a studio rather than their Ontario barn. Holy Fuck plays with SUUNS at the Crocodile on June 18th. Check out their 2010 performance with us here: www.youtube.com
dEUS began as covers band in 1991 and after releasing their 'Zea' EP in 1992, they became the first Belgian act to be signed to a major international label (Island).
KEXP & Cloudbreak Music Festival Present: Smokey Brights 10 year Anniversary 2024
Friday, Nov 22, 2024
Event Info
Off the third Uncle Tupelo record, March 16-20, 1992, named after the five day period in which it was recorded. Produced by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Jeff Tweedy has said in interviews that of all the songs recorded by Uncle Tupelo, this track ("Sandusky") holds a special place in his heart.