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Monday, Dec 15 2014, 6AM
Off Jane's Addiction's debut, which was also a live album.
Named after a holiday celebrated in Illinois in honor of Revolutionary War officer Casimir Pulaski.
Off the New York-based singer-songwriter's 3rd album. Live video: blog.kexp.org
The Lion's Roar was First Aid Kit's 2nd album, and a #1 album in Sweden.
The album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea also features "This Mess We're In", a duet with PJ and Thom Yorke.
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."
The Grammy winner's newest song, featured on the soundtrack to Zach Braff's film "Wish I Was Here"
A multipart sonic exploration from beloved Alt-J blog.kexp.org
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"
Kexp in-studio with Telekinisis: kexp.org
Scandinavian indie pop.
Will Butler, also a member of Arcade Fire
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.
Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance, an upcoming album slated for January.
An album based off Beck's experiences in Mexico.
Spoon's Kexp in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
This album on bandcamp: oyamaband.bandcamp.com
This song was originally titled "World's On Fire". It builds from acoustic guitar and simple drum comp. to deafening powerful chorus.
Off the debut album by british band Adorable, originally called The Candy Thieves.
The Shins' James Mercer's live in-studio: blog.kexp.org
A five-piecer. blog.kexp.org
Carl Barat is also a member of the supergroup The Bottletop Band with two members of the Arctic Monkeys and Gruff Rhys.
A celtic punk band out of London. Happy Holidays.
Very prolific guitar/singer/drummer. If you like this, vote for it as best album of the year on kexp.org
By request, as played live by Dead Can Dance.
Of course, this is Bauhaus's cover of David Bowie's 1972 hit, surprisingly recorded only 10 years later.
This time it really is Bowie, with the title track from his 1970 album. This song is about meeting one's doppelganger.
Inspired by a biography of the actress Frances Farmer.
This track was just released by Modest Mouse less than an hour ago. From their forthcoming album.
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.
This song was winner of the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition
From the dance group !!!'s fourth album.
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.
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)
The Cure's first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
Some photos of Boots at the Showbox: www.flickr.com
1986 New wave single from New Order, the first dance rock group.
Korallreven on soundcloud: soundcloud.com
Originally a fastpaced pop track, "Strangelove" was slowed down to fit in with the rest of the album Music for the Masses.
The Black Angels' new single, released not but two weeks ago.
This song features an excerpt from the 1962 single "she cried" (The spoken part)
Four-piece british shoegaze rock.
The Helio Sequence's fourth album, which also features songs that sample Super Mario Bros.
From the new album, which mixes Brian Jonestown Massacre's usual style with Eastern musical influences.
The celebratory Brill Bruisers, the sixth New Pornographers album.
Influenced by the March 1979 accident at a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.
Celebration Rock uses no studio trickery such as overdubbing or double-tracking, instead going for a similar sound as Japandroids has live.
Cymbals Eat Guitars is playing Neumos on the 20th as part of the KEXP Yule benefit.