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Wednesday, Dec 5 2012, 6AM
Departure Songs is Hammock's 8th full length since they began releasing music in 2005.
During last year's tour, Devotchka was kind enough to keep us up to date with a photo blog. Check it out blog.kexp.org Devotchka will be playing two shows in Los Angeles next week.
That compilation put together by Mojo magazine came out earlier this year and might be #1 on top ten comps of the year- don't forget to vote for your favorite albums of 2012 at kexp.org !
ODESZA is production duo consisting of Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. Their first album came out in September and they're already working on a new album.
Fume is an Australian beat maker who found his first inspiration at the age of 13 from a prize in a cereal box!
Washed Out's live in studio performance was very cool- you can see the video at blog.kexp.org
Natasha Kahn, aka Bat For Lashes, says she found inspiration for the Haunted Man from the "down time" she took after touring for her second album- which included working on dance films, writing a script, children’s book illustrations, a spell of volunteer gardening and going back to Brighton University for some informal tutorials with her old art teacher and reading recommended books. One of these, ‘The Enchantment of Art’ provided a small epiphany and planted a seed of change in her approach to what was to become The Haunted Man.
Phantogram had to cancel several shows last month because Josh broke his hand- but they are writing again and should be back soon. See Josh's experience in a German hospital on their site phantogrammusic.virb.com
That song featured as our song of the day! blog.kexp.org
David Byrne said in an interview that this is the only real love song he's ever written (and it's a good one!)
See a review of that album on our blog kexp.org
The Clash played a big part in the evolution of punk kexp.org
Tame Impala's live performance from earlier this year is on KEXP Vol. 8- you're running out of time to buy it! kexp.org
The title track from that album is featured on our song of the day blog! blog.kexp.org
Ghost Town was issued in 1981 amid race-related unemployment riots in Brixton and Liverpool.
Playing the SMooCH benefit on Friday at the Triple Door! with the Young Evils and Rachel Flotard blog.kexp.org
Have you seen the video from the Young Evils' performance at Bumbershoot? Well, ya should. blog.kexp.org
The Babies were in the studio on Saturday- if you missed the broadcast, we should have it up on our blog soon. thebabiesband.tumblr.com
The Cave Singers will be at the Showbox at the Market on Friday with the Rose Windows! That song debuted here on our song of the day! blog.kexp.org
Karl Wallinger was previously in the Waterboys. He also did the soundtrack to Reality Bites! www.worldparty.net
This four-piece out of Minneapolis plays countrified rock with a freak-folk vocal style.
You can expect a new album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in Feb. 2013
A legendary life. Let's be grateful and celebrate his gift of music. As rock & roll began to dominate the landscape of popular music at the dawn of the 1960s, Brubeck enjoyed some of his greatest commercial and critical success, expanding the audience for jazz and making it hip with young adults and college students. David Warren Brubeck was born in Concord, California on December 6, 1920 and passed away yesterday in Norwalk, Connecticut.
A few more US dates before Macklemore and Ryan Lewis head to Australia. Check out one of their in studios on our blog kexp.org
Finley Quaye is a Scottish musician whose latest LP is called 28th February Rd.
Fitz & the Tantrums are touring with Jason Mraz. You can check out their in studio on our blog blog.kexp.org
On Friday, December 7th, Stephin Merritt will perform 3 songs at a benefit for 826NYC, entitled "Rants and Other Suggestions," along with readings from Jonathan Franzen, Gail Collins, Jonathan Ames, Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver, Eugene Mirman and Sarah Vowell. The event will take place at Symphony Space in New York City.
Sufjan Stevens will be at the Neptune this Saturday!
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are touring again!!! www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
If you're in Michigan, then you can go to Fur's record release show on the 15th.
