John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Monday, Dec 15 2014, 6AM
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Off Jane's Addiction's debut, which was also a live album.
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Named after a holiday celebrated in Illinois in honor of Revolutionary War officer Casimir Pulaski.
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6:13 AM
73rd spin
Off the New York-based singer-songwriter's 3rd album. Live video: blog.kexp.org
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The Lion's Roar was First Aid Kit's 2nd album, and a #1 album in Sweden.
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6:22 AM
267th spin
The album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea also features "This Mess We're In", a duet with PJ and Thom Yorke.
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6:27 AM
12th spin
Noel Gallagher (of Oasis) said of Wonderwall: "I never got my head round this song until I went to [see] Ryan Adams play and he did an amazing cover of it."
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6:31 AM
14th spin
The Grammy winner's newest song, featured on the soundtrack to Zach Braff's film "Wish I Was Here"
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6:35 AM
77th spin
A multipart sonic exploration from beloved Alt-J blog.kexp.org
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6:40 AM
264th spin
TV On The Radio's first album after the death of their bassist, Gerard Smith. Described by their singer as "The best thing we've ever done"
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Kexp in-studio with Telekinisis: kexp.org
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6:48 AM
92nd spin
Scandinavian indie pop.
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6:53 AM
22nd spin
Will Butler, also a member of Arcade Fire
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The New Basement Tapes are a new (basement tapes) band (or supergroup?) consisting of Jim James, Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Taylor Goldsmith, and Rhiannon Giddens.
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Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance, an upcoming album slated for January.
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7:08 AM
73rd spin
An album based off Beck's experiences in Mexico.
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7:11 AM
55th spin
Spoon's Kexp in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
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7:17 AM
19th spin
This album on bandcamp: oyamaband.bandcamp.com
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This song was originally titled "World's On Fire". It builds from acoustic guitar and simple drum comp. to deafening powerful chorus.
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7:25 AM
101st spin
Off the debut album by british band Adorable, originally called The Candy Thieves.
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7:31 AM
98th spin
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7:34 AM
256th spin
The Shins' James Mercer's live in-studio: blog.kexp.org
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7:38 AM
208th spin
A five-piecer. blog.kexp.org
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Carl Barat is also a member of the supergroup The Bottletop Band with two members of the Arctic Monkeys and Gruff Rhys.
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A celtic punk band out of London. Happy Holidays.
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7:52 AM
2nd spin
Very prolific guitar/singer/drummer. If you like this, vote for it as best album of the year on kexp.org
Ty Segall with King Tuff
Thursday, Feb 27, 2025  
Event Info
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By request, as played live by Dead Can Dance.
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8:04 AM
1st spin?!
Of course, this is Bauhaus's cover of David Bowie's 1972 hit, surprisingly recorded only 10 years later.
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This time it really is Bowie, with the title track from his 1970 album. This song is about meeting one's doppelganger.
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Inspired by a biography of the actress Frances Farmer.
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This track was just released by Modest Mouse less than an hour ago. From their forthcoming album.
Modest Mouse and The Black Heart Procession
Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024  
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This song is based on a loop of a backwards brass-and-drums sample, though otherwise very poppy and happy, leading to an experimental and intoxicating sound.
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This song was winner of the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition
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From the dance group !!!'s fourth album.
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An upcoming album Mark has been working on since 2013. The other single features Bruno Mars. Mark Ronson has also previously produced Adele's 19 and Paul McCartney's New.
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With any Gorillaz single I have to say, watch the music video if you haven't: www.youtube.com Fantastic work by Jamie Hewlett (and Damon of course)
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8:37 AM
7th spin
The single off Jamie T's newest album. The music video features a very literal interpretation of the title.
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The Cure's first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
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8:46 AM
8th spin
Some photos of Boots at the Showbox: www.flickr.com
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8:49 AM
29th spin
An indie rock band out of Manchester.
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1986 New wave single from New Order, the first dance rock group.
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Korallreven on soundcloud: soundcloud.com
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Originally a fastpaced pop track, "Strangelove" was slowed down to fit in with the rest of the album Music for the Masses.
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The Black Angels' new single, released not but two weeks ago.
Freakout 2024
Thursday, Nov 7, 2024  
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9:13 AM
83rd spin
This song features an excerpt from the 1962 single "she cried" (The spoken part)
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9:16 AM
28th spin
Four-piece british shoegaze rock.
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The Helio Sequence's fourth album, which also features songs that sample Super Mario Bros.
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From the new album, which mixes Brian Jonestown Massacre's usual style with Eastern musical influences.
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The celebratory Brill Bruisers, the sixth New Pornographers album.
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Influenced by the March 1979 accident at a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.
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Celebration Rock uses no studio trickery such as overdubbing or double-tracking, instead going for a similar sound as Japandroids has live.
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Cymbals Eat Guitars is playing Neumos on the 20th as part of the KEXP Yule benefit.
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9:51 AM
192nd spin
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