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Tuesday, Apr 19 2016, 6AM
Cover of Leonard Cohen! Grace Love opened up KEXP's new gathering space on Saturday with an a cappella cover of this song, maybe the best way to start the day, it was so good it gave me chills. KEXP is now open to the public! Come visit our new gathering space and grab a coffee from La Marzocco!
Red House Painters dissolved in 2001 but all the members continued to back Mark Kozelek on his then new project, Sun Kil Moon. The lineup has since changed, but I always find it odd when a band dissolves and forms a new band with all of the same members.
Watch Michael Stipe perform The Man Who Sold the World on the Tonight Show from a few weeks ago www.youtube.com
Sia played Coachella over the weekend and I have heard nothing but amazing things about it! Read more about it here, and hope that you have tickets to Coachella weekend #2! www.yahoo.com
Debut album from Haelos came out last month! Watch their latest in studio here! www.youtube.com And check out more from the band here haelos.com
Former frontman for The Beta Band, Steve Mason, just released a solo album a couple of months ago! stevemasontheartist.com
The Lumineers just released their second album a couple weeks ago and their website features all sorts of packages you can order and limited edition grey vinyl! thelumineers.com
Legendary band, The Jayhawks, stopped by KEXP a little over a year ago for an awesome in studio! www.youtube.com
Ra Ra Riot released their latest album exactly one month ago on the great local label, Barsuk! Check out more from the band here! www.rarariot.com
David Bazan was one of the many great local artists to play a short solo set to open up the new gathering space on Saturday! We are officially open to the public! Come on down and enjoy a coffee from La Marzocco and hang out in the gathering space!
Watch Phosphorescent perform at the old home right after this album came out 3 years ago! www.youtube.com
Part of a compilation put together in 1993 to benefit AIDS relief, No Alternative, features artists from Matthew Sweet and Buffalo Tom to Urge Overkill and Beastie Boys!
Brand new music from SULK! Check out their bandcamp here sulk-uk.bandcamp.com It looks like all the limited edition vinyl is sold out, but you can still buy the album digitally!
I know I'm posting a solo Morrissey video on a Smiths song, but it has to be one of my favorite videos ever, it's just so ridiculous! www.youtube.com Wait until the end where there is a brief scene with a chocolate bar. "And so I drank one, it became four, and when I fell on the floor, I drank more" May be one of the greatest lines ever
Former frontman of the Smith Westerns, Cullen Omori, released his debut solo album last month and it's amazing! Watch the video for this song here www.youtube.com
Animal Collective and it's members always have awesome visuals and websites! Check out the trippy Animal Collective website here myanimalhome.net
Remix of Useless by Depeche Mode! This whole album by K&D is a collection of amazing remixes!
When is the new Radiohead coming out??? Somebody announced it was being released in June but now the band is denying it! We know they are definitely planning on releasing it soon as they have been in the studio for a while, announced a world tour, all of which sold out in seconds, and started a new company, something they do before all of their albums now. All I know is that I've heard it's like nothing you've ever heard before! Also here's Car Seat Headrest covering Radiohead! pitchfork.com
Brand new album from local producer, Erik Blood, comes out on April 29th! erikblood.bandcamp.com Listen to a couple of the songs here and then order it!
Discover more from MS MR on their website! You can watch some videos, look at some photos and then buy some sweet merch! msmrsounds.com
Empress Of is bilingual and also released this song in Spanish so that her mom could listen and understand her music! empressof.com
Listen to more from Mylo here soundcloud.com which includes remixes of TV on the Radio and Niki & the Dove!
NO ZU started what they call Heat Beat, which is best described as a nocturnal sex dream bringing together no wave, funk, house, techno, and global percussion. Listen to the rest of this album here chaptermusic.com
David Byrne has a very active and interesting website, just like the rest of his life! Check out the various radio episodes or articles! davidbyrne.com
One of the many great artists playing this year's Timber! Outdoor Music Festival from July 14th to 16th! www.timbermusicfest.com
Langhorne Slim is another one of the great artists playing this year's Timber Outdoor Music Festival from July 14th-16th! www.timbermusicfest.com
Andrew Bird just released this new album and will be playing at the Showbox on May 19th with John Grant! www.andrewbird.net
The Gourds are currently on a hiatus, but you can learn more about the band here! www.thegourds.com
Bone Machine came out 5 years after his previous album, Frank's Wild Years, and was wildly popular! It features guest appearances by Les Claypool and Keith Richards!
Check out The Mountain Goats store which has some super cool shirts and posters for sale! themountaingoats.kungfustore.com
Brand new album from Underworld, their first in 5 years! Karl Hyde hasn't been relaxing though as he released a couple albums with Brian Eno not too long ago! They are playing Terminal 5 in New York tomorrow! www.underworldlive.com
Watch Operators perform from Iceland Airwaves last year! www.youtube.com They just released this debut album, check out more here operatorsmusic.com
Jane's Addiction is touring for the 25th anniversary of Ritual De Lo Habitual with Dinosaur Jr and Living Colour! www.janesaddiction.com
Watch Longwave perform at the old KEXP home from 2008! 8 years ago! It's weird to see what the studio looked like then and what the current studio looks like now www.youtube.com
Desert Mountain Tribe will be playing on KEXP on Thursday, April 21st at Noon and then playing the Lo-Fi on April 23rd!
Killing Joke was supposed to be touring the US right now but had to cancel for health reasons, let's hope that whoever is ill recovers quickly!
Check out the official video for this song released a few days ago! www.flaminglips.com
PJ Harvey just released a new record last week! pjharvey.net
Iggy Pop just released this record and is backed by the Queens of the Stone Age on the record! It was also recorded at Rancho de la Luna!
The Kills are releasing their new album, Ash & Ice on June 3rd! They'll also be playing at Showbox Sodo on June 1st!
The Dandy Warhols just played on KEXP a couple weeks ago, and although the video isn't up yet you can still watch their in studio from a few years ago! blog.kexp.org
New album from Lucius came out last month! They will be playing at the Neptune on May 11th!
Learn all about Luscious Jackson and all the music they have released! lusciousjackson.us
Deep Sea Diver was one of the many amazing bands that played KEXP's grand opening over the weekend! They also played at KEXP earlier this year! Watch it here! blog.kexp.org
