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Holy Esque's new album is coming out next month! Find out more info on the band's web site: athopesravine.tumblr.com
Listener request! Mass Gothic will be releasing their record via Sub Pop in almost two weeks. Make sure to check out the band's artist page for more information on the debut release: www.subpop.com
Scottish favorites, Frightened Rabbit, stopped by the KEXP Studios back in 2013 to play some songs off their record "Pedestrian Verse". Check it out on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
The Big Pink are back with new music after three years! They'll be releasing the Empire Underground EP this year with even more releases coming soon. Stay up to date with the band via their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
"Voices in My Head," is the first offering from a new Bob Mould album, Patch the Sky, set to arrive March 25th via Merge Records! Bob Mould will be in town this May 10th at the Showbox. More info on his website: bobmould.com
Steve Mason, from the Beta Band, will release his latest solo album Meet The Humans next month on Domino Records! Find out more info on the release via his website: stevemasontheartist.com
"I will now sell five copies of The Three E.P.'s by The Beta Band"
Embrace the goth from this Siouxsie and the Banshees music video to "Dear Prudence" from 1984: www.youtube.com
Amber Arcades is the moniker of Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf. Having written and recorded songs in a solo setting for some time, she flew out to New York in 2015 and teamed up with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils) to record her debut album. Her album will be coming out this Spring!
If you are just discovering Stereolab and don't know where to start, you can use this list of the 10 best Stereolab songs and then branch out from there! www.stereogum.com
Grimes will be playing Sasquatch Music Festival this May! More info on the festival's website: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
LUSH IN SEATTLE! APRIL 20th. The Showbox. More info on the band's web site: www.lushofficial.com
The Strumbellas will be releasing their third record on February 5th! Find out more here and check out this single! www.thestrumbellas.ca
Crying Lions, A four piece alt rock/garage rock/post punk band from the North East, just released this single a few months back alongside their debut EP -- Rocket Science.
Keep your eyes peeled on Lull. With a self-titled debut EP already out earlier this year, Lull now follow that up in short order with the release of an a/b-side - “Cursed” and “Rusk”. Listen in here: soundcloud.com
Fun Fact : Ex-Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr was once a member of The The! After he left the Pretenders, Marr recorded and toured with The The from 1988 through 1994, recording two albums with the group.
Head over to The James Hunter Six's web site for a free download to their second single "Minute By Minute" : www.jameshuntermusic.com
Quite simply the greatest song, despite never being officially released on any Jam LP. Seems like a bad call, Paul. Also has an endlessly fabulous video. So much Paul Weller hair: www.youtube.com.
Voted as one of the top albums of 2015 by YOU the listener: www.kexp.org
Fun Fact: The Cars sent a demo of their song "Just What I Needed" to WBCN, a large radio station in their hometown of Boston, it quickly became the number one song requested ... The rest is history.
Wussy will be releasing their newest LP Forever Sounds on March 4! In the meantime, be sure to get tickets to their February 18th show at El Corazon. More info on the band's web site: www.wussy.org
Here's a live performance from Guided By Voices from Sasquatch 2011 : www.kexp.org
Revisit Kurt Vile's KEXP in studio from last year! blog.kexp.org
January 20, 1992 is the official day that Ice Cube was rapping about. Today is National Good Day Day. "The ONLY day where: Yo MTV Raps was on air. It was a clear and smogless day. Beepers were commercially sold. Lakers beat the SuperSonics and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…"
New from, Hinds! Formerly known as Deers, this Spanish quartet just released a new album via Mop + Pop: www.momandpopmusic.com
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will be playing Coachella on April 17 and April 24. More info on the band's web site: www.edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com
First single off M. Ward's new record, "March with More Rain", his first solo album since 2012’s A Wasteland Companion. The record is out this April via Merge records: mwardmusic.com
A rewrite of Rod McKuen's 1959 record "The Beat Generation," Richard Hell wrote the new lyrics during his time with the band Television!
Fitting song for all of the recent deaths in the music community.
Public Access T.V. are playing Bonaroo this year! Keep in touch with the band via their web site for more (hopefully) US dates: publicaccesstv.tumblr.com
Philly rockers, Beach Slang, were featured as song of the day back in November! blog.kexp.org
New from Singapore Sling! Apparently the band is named after the art film, Singapore Sling, by the Greek director Nikos Nikolaidis... not the alcoholic beverage.
"Concrete Djungle" was KEXP Song of the Day back in November of last year. Read up more on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Yuck are following up 2013's Glow & Behold and 2014's Southern Skies EP with their new album, Stranger Things, which is out February 26 via Mamé Records. Find out more about the band & the upcoming release via their web site: yuck-band.tumblr.com
Brand new record from Portland based, Battleme! Find more tour dates & download the record via his web site: battleme.tv
Fun Fact: The album cover to "Better Living Through Chemistry" features the image of a 3.5-inch floppy disk, paying homage to the cover of New Order's "Blue Monday" single, which featured a 5.25-inch disk.
Fun fact : The single "Tusk" was recorded live together with the supporting video at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California in collaboration with the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band. The performance was also filmed for the song's music video.
Earlier this month, Explosions in the Sky announced The Wilderness, their first studio album since 2011's Take Care, Take Care, Take Care! According to the band's web site, they will be announcing many tour dates with LOW soon...
Released during the height of the East Vs. West Coast rap rivalries, "Stakes Is High" was an attack on what De La Soul saw as a decline, not only in hip hop music, but also in hip hop culture.
New music from Sydney based band, ADKOB (A Different Kind of Busy). Listen to more from the band here: soundcloud.com
