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Tuesday, Feb 23 2016, 6AM
New music from Massive Attack for the first time in 6 years! This is a 4 song EP all produced by 3D, they'll be releasing another EP later this year all produced by Daddy G and then releasing the full length by the end of the year! This song also features Young Fathers who are embarking on an European tour with them this year, hopefully they add some US dates! www.massiveattack.co.uk
Debut album from British musician, Maps, was released in 2007 and was nominated for the Mercury Prize!
Check out KEXP's documentaries on post punk bands! Siouxsie and the Banshees are on there along with a bunch of my favorite bands like The Cure, The Fall and Joy Division! kexp.org
Phantogram released have been very busy lately, they released their EP with Big Boi last year and are currently working on their third LP! They have been touring sporadically, but nothing in the Northwest yet, in the mean time you can watch their amazing in studio from a year and a half ago! blog.kexp.org
New York based, Porches, will be playing at the Vera, KEXP's neighbor, on Friday, March 25th! Listen to the rest of the album here! porchesmusic.bandcamp.com
New Order cover! This came off a compilation put together by Mojo of all New Order covers by bands like Fujiya & Miyagi and Destroyer! Listen to the whole thing here soundcloud.com
Rostam Batmanglij is a founding member of Vampire Weekend and left the band earlier this year to pursue his solo career, he released this lead single shortly after! Bassist of Vampire Weekend, Chris Baio, has said that Batmanglij will still be involved in some way or another, no specifics were mentioned, but he definitely worked on their 4th album which has yet to be released. www.bbc.co.uk
David Byrne just played a bunch of Talking Heads songs with Arcade Fire as the backing band for a benefit in Montreal this past week! Check out some pictures and short videos of it here! pitchfork.com
Laura Gibson is releasing a new album on Barsuk records on April 1st! She said that they are her favorite songs she has ever recorded! She will also be playing at the Fremont Abbey on Friday, April 15th! www.lauragibsonmusic.com
Beach House is touring after releasing two great albums last year, and will be playing at the Paramount on Wednesday, May 4th! Also here's a Beach House video directed by Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric and starring Ray Wise! www.youtube.com
This is what Alejandra had to say about the new album, "Friends, Benjamin and I wrote this record during a tour break in the summer of 2012. I can easily say that it was one of the most creative and inspired summers of our lives. What followed was the most tragic, soul shaking tidal wave that life could deliver, but even that wouldn't stop the vision for this record from being realized. This is a love letter from start to finish. It's the story of us starting from that first day we met in 2004, and that's the story of School of Seven Bells. So much love to all of you. Thank you for being a constant light in our lives. This record is for you."
One of Sub Pop's latest releases is former Hooray for Earth frontman Noel Heroux's solo project, Mass Gothic! They just stopped by KEXP not too long ago, so keep your eyes out for that in studio to get posted!
Project led by Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh, Folk Implosion is a play off of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion! Listen to Lou Barlow's in studio from 2005! kexp.org
Seattle is like Built to Spill's second home, and they play here at least once a year! Their typical lineup consists of 5 members, 3 guitarists, but they recently played in Seattle with just 3 members! I know some people who hated it and others who loved it like me, definitely a different experience than what you've seen in the past few years! Watch the full band's performance from this past summer here! blog.kexp.org
Debut album from DMA's comes out this Friday! You can listen to both the singles here and check out their European tour dates! www.dmasmusic.com
Happy belated birthday to Michael Hutchence who would have been 56 yesterday! INXS never got a chance to play at KCMU, but Telekinesis played on KEXP from SXSW in 2013 and covered Don't Change! www.kexp.org
Debut album from Smith Westerns' frontman, Cullen Omori, is being released on Sub Pop on March 18th! He'll also be playing Barboza on Friday, April 1st! More details and video here pitchfork.com
New EP from local band Timbre Barons which features members of Slender Means! timbrebarons.bandcamp.com The drummer also gives a mean haircut!
Ambulance LTD played at KEXP a couple times in the mid 2000's, here's their acoustic performance from 2005 where they cover a Velvet Underground song! kexp.org
New album from Nada Surf is coming out on March 4th! They will also be playing at the Neptune on Wednesday, May 18th! www.nadasurf.com
KEXP's Song of the Day today! Subscribe to KEXP's Song of the Day podcast and receive a new song hand picked by John, Cheryl or Kevin every day of the week! blog.kexp.org
Buffalo Tom played at KEXP's Hood to Hood in Ballard back in 2011! Listen to the performance here! kexp.org
The Strumbellas are releasing a new album in April! They don't have many tour dates yet, but they are playing SXSW! And I have a feeling they'll add more after they release their album! www.thestrumbellas.ca
Justin Vernon is currently working on new music for Bon Iver and a collaboration with James Blake! Bon Iver is currently touring Asia, here are a few clips from one of those shows! www.nme.com
I love the beginning of the year because so much new music gets announced and there are so many albums to look forward to! This is definitely one of them, Damien Jurado will be releasing a new album on March 18th, read KEXP's piece on this song and the album as a whole blog.kexp.org
The Kinks are easily one of the greatest bands of all time and produced amazing songs like this one, but they were also one of the first bands to use distortion. There were no distortion pedals in 1964, so they took razors and screwdrivers to their amps to create the sound you hear on You Really Got Me!
Cover of Bruce Springsteen that also features a bit of LCD Soundsystem at the end!
Ahhhh! Can you believe it?? LCD Soundsystem have reunited for an album later this year and touring!!! lcdsoundsystem.com
James played on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios during CMJ a couple years ago! Listen to their performance here kexp.org
New PJ Harvey is less than two months away! The new album comes out on April 15th! Check out more info or preorder here! www.pjharvey.net
Sophomore album from British band, Savages, came out last month! They'll be playing Sasquatch this year with a bunch of other great artists, like The Cure! Oh also, Trentemoller plays synths on this album! savagesband.com
Jehnny Beth and Julian Casablancas have teamed up to cover Sort Sol and Lydia Lunch's song from 1984! They also shot a video for it that is exactly like the original video but their roles are switched! This article has both the videos for you! pitchfork.com
The Soft Boys, led by Robyn Hitchcock, broke up in 1991, but reunited in 2002 and stopped by KEXP on their tour for this in studio performance! www.kexp.org
The Dandy Warhols will be playing with Young Fathers, Battleme and special guests for John in the Morning at Night on Friday, March 18th at Neumos! Get your tickets before it sells out!
Kim Deal is pretty cool, founding member of two huge bands, the Pixies and the Breeders!
The Big Pink will be playing at Neumos on Sunday, April 24th! www.musicfromthebigpink.com
The Horrors haven't done much in the last couple years after the release of their latest album, Luminous, but they did play the Doug Fir Lounge for KEXP back in 2011! kexp.org I also think their website is cool www.thehorrors.co.uk
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Clouds Taste Metallic is turning 20!! In honor the Flaming Lips are releasing a crazy box set with lots and lots of stuff! flaminglips.warnerbrosrecords.com
Editors released a new album last year and are even touring right now! They are only playing San Francisco, New York and a few other US dates before touring Europe! www.editorsofficial.com
It's almost here! KEXP has been anticipating the debut Holy Esque album for over a year now! The debut album comes out this Friday! Watch them perform at KEXP almost a year ago when they only had an EP out! blog.kexp.org
The Black Angels are playing a few shows this year, mostly down south though. Luckily you can still watch them! They played at the Triple Door for KEXP a few years ago! Watch it here blog.kexp.org
The Jesus and Mary Chain just celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Psychocandy, and went on a tour playing the entire album front to back! They're still touring in Asia but they have finished their US tour. Oh also I'm wearing my JAMC tour shirt right now! thejesusandmarychain.uk.com
Deep Sea Diver just had a great in studio on KEXP, and don't worry if you missed it, the video should be posted soon! DSD is currently on touring but will be coming back to Seattle to play at Neumos with Radiation City on Wednesday, March 16th!
Radiation City will be playing at Neumos on Wednesday, March 16 with Deep Sea Diver! radiationcity.net
Ghostland Observatory just played in Seattle, and if you missed it you can still listen to any one of their many KEXP performances! Unfortunately none of them have video which would add so much to it, but here's their performance from Capitol Hill Block Party in 2011! kexp.org
Two of music's greatest voices are gone, but through the beauty of recorded music we can always go back and listen to great songs like this one! This was Queen's second #1 hit in England after Bohemian Rhapsody hit #1 in 1975!
Ladytron haven't done much in the last 5 years, but they did play at KEXP during their last tour! kexp.org You can also check out their website and learn more about the band! ladytronmusic.blogspot.com
Ladyhawke is getting ready to release her third album! You can keep updated on her website! www.ladyhawkemusic.com
Escort is one of those bands that is best looked up with band or music following it, so I saved you the trouble! Here's their website, www.weareescort.com and here's their Facebook www.facebook.com
Luscious Jackson released an EP just a couple months ago in collaboration with Brad Walsh! Check it out and other Luscious Jackson news here lusciousjackson.us
Shearwater will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, March 25th, 2016, at noon. Don't miss this opportunity to hear this fine Austin band. You can also go hear them at the Crocodile that night.
In September, R.E.M. rebuked politicians, particularly Donald Trump, who have used their music without permission in campaigns. Michael Stipe wrote, "Go f**k yourselves, the lot of you — you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men," adding, "Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign.": www.rollingstone.com