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Wednesday, Dec 2 2015, 6AM
Remember when Silversun Pickups were here at KEXP in 2012? ICYMI: blog.kexp.org
"Goodbye" was KEXP's song of the day in May 2014. Read more about the band, etc on the KEXP Blog... or here: blog.kexp.org
Listener request for "Vicious Traditions". Here's a video of The Veil's in the KEXP studios back in 2013: blog.kexp.org
Definitely one of Radiohead's spookiest songs, Thom Yorke had this to say about "Climbing up the Walls": ..."This is about the unspeakable. Literally skull-crushing. I used to work in a mental hospital around the time that Care In The Community started, and we all just knew what was going to happen. And it’s one of the scariest things to happen in this country, because a lot of them weren’t just harmless… It was hailing violently when we recorded this. It seemed to add to the mood"
Holy Esque will be releasing their debut album on February 26th, 2016! Watch their in studio from this past April right here: blog.kexp.org
Fun Fact: "Lightshow" was originally released as a 7" single ... with a previously unreleased cover of Wolf Parade's "I'll Believe in Anything" as its B-side. Montreal music scene!
"Preacher" was KEXP's song of the day back last July. Follow the link to see this PDX based band doing a pretty rad handshake under a tree: blog.kexp.org
Watch the video for this song right here! haelos.com So far this band has only released one EP on Matador. Can't wait to hear more in the future!
Throwing Muses released the combination CD and book "Purgatory / Paradise" October of 2013, ten years after they toured KEXP's studios for the first time: kexp.org
New single from local band, DEEP SEA DIVER. Their new album, "Secrets" will be out February 19th! Preoder here: thedeepseadiver.com
Brighton, UK based singer/songwriter/keyboardist Natasha Khan played a stripped-down set featuring songs from her sophomore release "Two Suns" live in KEXP in 2009: kexp.org
Hailing from South Dakota, EMA has been featured as the KEXP song of the day before. Learn more about her at the KEXP Blog blog.kexp.org
Brand new single from Swedish band, Astropol. More info on the band here: www.facebook.com
Not from Scotland, actually from Philly! asunnydayinglasgow.com
Phantogram stopped by the KEXP studio last year to play some songs off "Voices": www.kexp.org
"In theory, the marriage of Merchandise and Dum Dum Girls might seem like a strange one....But on the surprising new "Red Sun", from a one-off single, the pairing makes crazy sense." Read all about the November 27th release.: pitchfork.com
Check out the awesome video for "Your Love is Killing Me" on Sharon Von Etten's website: www.sharonvanetten.com
Australian based Morning Harvey just released "love&loveand"! Listen and purchase the album here: morningharvey.bandcamp.com
Ellery James Roberts, former lead singer of WU LYF, teamed up with Ebony Hoon last year to form LUH. Here is their newest single from last month, "Lost Under Heaven".
Rising from the ashes of post-punk legends, Bauhaus, KEXP had the chance to interview lead singer Kevin Haskins in 2008 before Love & Rockets took the stage at Coachella. Read more at the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
"Strange Free World" turned 25 years old this year!
It's 2015 and Suede are releasing a new album next month! The band's seventh studio LP will be released on January 22, 2016
Read more at www.nme.com
Easily one of Bowie's most underrated albums, "Lodger" is the final piece to Bowie's Berlin Trilogy (Low, Heroes) in collaboration with Brian Eno.
Here's Soulwax remixing the Hot Chip single "Huarache Lights". If you're wondering why the album is titled "Dancing in the Dark EP", that's absolutely because Hot Chip do a cover of the Boss. More info on the band's website: www.hotchip.co.uk
BRAND NEW SINGLE! HISTORY IN THE MAKING! Coming out on local label, Barsuk! "You Know Who You Are" will be released on March 4th. More info on the band's website: www.nadasurf.com
Feeling nostalgic about War on Drugs in studio from last year: blog.kexp.org
Enjoy Live Video from Bob Mould's 2013 KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge performance: blog.kexp.org.
Toronto based band, Beliefs! They just released their debut record "Leaper". Shoegaze & dream-pop fans take note: handdrawndracula.com
School of Seven Bells played "Half Asleep" live at the Triple Door for KEXP amplifiers in 2012: kexp.org
Two years ago, The Dandy Warhols stopped by the KEXP studio to play songs from the re-issue of their classic 2000 album, "Thirteen Tales...." Watch video of that session here: blog.kexp.org
Jenny Lee Lindberg, bassist of Warpaint, is coming out with her new record "right on!" on Rough Trade -- DECEMBER 11th. More information can be found on Rough Trade's website: www.roughtraderecords.com
"REALiTi" was first released as a demo earlier this year. After the demo received critical praise, Grimes decided to include an alternate version of the song on her new record "Art Angels" which was released on November 6th. More info can be found on her website: www.grimesmusic.com
Watch Cut Copy play "Where I'm Going" live in their home town of Melbourne at Parklife in 2010: www.youtube.com
Never forget! 8 million views later this video still doesn't get old. www.youtube.com
New release from this Simi Valley, California band! Listen in and buy their record here: sheer.bandcamp.com
We had the honor of having RIDE play our last in-studio at this current location. Here's a stripped down version of some more RIDE tunes: blog.kexp.org
Car Seat Headrest interview in the New Yorker talking about releasing music in today's music scene: www.newyorker.com
Find out more about this Savannah, GA trio via their label's website: www.graveface.com
The New York-via-Boston indie rock band Hooray For Earth broke up last year, and now former frontman Noel Heroux has gone solo, taking on the name Mass Gothic. Sub Pop will be releasing the record in February. Find out more on Sub Pop's website: www.subpop.com
Watch The Afghan Whigs performance from last year right here! blog.kexp.org
Wolf Alice will be headlining the 2015 KEXP Yule Benefit on December 12th! Proceeds to benefit KEXP’s New Home Campaign. More info on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Pure Bathing Culture will be playing our KEXP Yule Benefit as well! blog.kexp.org
New release from LA based electro-shoegaze band, GEMS. Find out more info via their (unfortunately titled) website: www.killtheoneyoulove.com
Fun fact: "Tomorrow Never Knows" was inspired by Timothy Leary's book "The Psychedelic Experience", which Lennon would read while tripping on LSD. Lennon recorded himself reading from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, played it back while tripping on LSD, and wrote the song.
Seattle’s Vibragun rock the KEXP studio in advance of their first Japanese tour! Watch their full set from last year at www.kexp.org