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Recorded at The Roxy in Hollywood in 1987. Jane's Addiction are currently gearing up for a tour with Dinosaur Jr. and Living Colour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their LP 'Ritual de lo Habitual', find tour dates here! www.janesaddiction.com
The solo debut from the Throwing Muses front woman, recorded in two weeks with producing help from ex-Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye. "Your Ghost" also features vocals with R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe.
You can read, "The Feminist Trailblazing of Sinead O'Connor" a recently published New Yorker article about the Irish singer here: www.newyorker.com
Check out our live review and photos from The Cure's performance at Sasquatch this past Memorial Day weekend! blog.kexp.org
You can catch this Oklahoma band playing at Chop Suey on June 10, check chopsuey.com for ticket info!
New music from local artist Belgian Fog (Robert Dale), who counts Jacques Brel as an influence on his work
Watch Washed Out's live performance in our studio of Feel It All Around from 2011 here! www.youtube.com
New music from the British quartet, who has proclaimed their new album done, but with no release date as of yet! Watch glassanimals.eu for details
No details yet on when Australian artist D.D. Dumbo will release another album, (his last was a 2014 EP titled Tropical Oceans) but you can watch the official video for the new track Satan here: www.youtube.com
Australian band Cut Copy started as a solo project in 2001 by Dan Whitford before adding guitarist Tim Hoey, drummer Mitchell Scott, and bassist Ben Browning to the lineup
Holy Ghost!, Kristin Kontrol, Ejecta, Xenia Rubinos, Escort frontwoman Adeline, Hannah Cohen, and Midnight Magic are all featured on this cover of Prince's song "Pop Life". Watch the video here! www.youtube.com
Watch the official video for Doing It To Death here! www.youtube.com
Liverpool band formed in 1999 by keyboardists/programmers Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu. Vocalist Mira Aroyo and keyboardist/vocalist Helen Marnie joined them in 2000.
Check out photos and our live review of the local band's show at The Paramount on August 25, 2015 here: blog.kexp.org
See our Midnight Album Feature for Morphine's Cure for Pain here: blog.kexp.org
See the Dandy's March 2016 in-studio performance for us here! www.youtube.com
LA band Silversun Pickups played a New Home benefit show for us back in 2015 at Sun Liquor, watch it here: blog.kexp.org
This Is Your Life, the new album from this Brooklyn band, is set to release June 10 and they'll be playing at The Crocodile on July 30! www.thecrocodile.com
The first official international release from this Denmark quartet is due out June 10, find more info here! yungbandstuff.com
To spark interest in the release of Halcyon Digest, the band had fans photocopy a flyer that frontman Bradford Cox posted, which they then distributed around their towns, sending the photographed results back to the band.
The first new material from this NYC band since their 2013 release, "Comedown Machine." A physical release of this EP is due tomorrow via Cult Records, find it here: cultrecords.com
See photos and a live review of the Chapel Hill band's performance at Neumos on September 9, 2011 here! blog.kexp.org
Watch a live performance of "Love Ain't Enough" at Pickathon 2014 here: www.youtube.com
Charles Bissell of The Wrens has announced recently that he is undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a form of cancer, see the band announcement here: www.facebook.com
Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1980 by Steve Kilbey (bass, vocals), Peter Koppes (guitar), and Nick Ward (drums), and originally calling themselves Limosine until guitarist Marty Willson-Piper joined the band
"California" was our Song of the Day on April 7, 2016 - make sure to check our blog every Monday-Friday for a new featured song! blog.kexp.org
The sole American hit song from the British singer - it went to number 12 in the summer of 1979. See the video for "Cruel To Be Kind" here! www.youtube.com
The Swedish band's seventh studio album is coming June 10, find pre-order info for Breakin' Point here: www.peterbjornandjohn.com
Atlanta rap duo OutKast was at Sasquatch in 2014, see our photos and live review here! blog.kexp.org
New Zealand artist Ladyhawke will be playing a show at the Tractor Tavern on June 30 with Pillar Point, find tickets here! www.ticketweb.com
CYHSY co-founder Alec Ounsworth is putting on a tour of solo living room shows this summer (including a stop in Seattle!) watch for details here: cyhsy.com
Back in 2008, we had an interview with Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, you can read it here: blog.kexp.org
Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, you can pre-order the limited edition vinyl of Teenage Movie Soundtrack here: pnkslm.tictail.com
Due August 5, 2016, you can pre-order the new release from this Portland band here: blowoutpdx.bandcamp.com
The son of a model and an attorney, Evan Dando formed Lemonheads in Boston in 1986 with Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz, and initially called themselves The Whelps. They changed their name to The Lemonheads before their debut EP
The Thermals are headlining our Concerts at the Mural on August 5, see the full line-up here! blog.kexp.org
Kyle Craft will be playing our (free!) Concerts at the Mural on August 26, you can see the full line-up here! blog.kexp.org
The second single off the debut album from Joe Jackson, which quickly charted in the U.S. Top 20 after the first single "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" was released in 1979
Playing The Showbox on June 8 with Joyce Manor and Thin Lips, find tickets here! www.axs.com
Formed in Chapel Hill in 1992 by Sooyoung Park, Lexi Mitchell (of Bitch Magnet) and Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk). Bob Rising replaced McCaughan after he left to pursue Superchunk full time, and Craig White later joined on guitars.
The Scottish trio's new album No Grace is due for release on June 17, find pre-order info here: store.fatcat-usa.com
See a live performance from the NYC band Helmet in our studio in 2013 here! blog.kexp.org
Thee Oh Sees will be playing a show at Neumos on November 25 with Alex Cameron, get tickets here: neumos.com
After his band WU-LYF broke up, Ellery James Roberts met Ebony Hoorn at a party and hit it off immediately - they began creating music together in 2014, and Spiritual Songs for Lovers To Sing is their debut album
Read a review of the Birmingham band's performance at The Showbox in 2010 here: blog.kexp.org
Formed in Glasgow in 1984 by brothers William and Jim Reid, Douglas Hart, and Murray Dalglish (later replaced by Bobby Gillespie), they released a string of albums before their disbandment in 1999. Watch the video for "Happy When It Rains Here" www.youtube.com
Playing with The Thermals and Mommy Long Legs at our Concerts at the Mural on August 5! blog.kexp.org
Check out KEXP's recap of Hop Along's set at Sasquatch this past weekend! blog.kexp.org