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Friday, Mar 16 2012, 6AM
The Hunger Games Soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, features two new Arcade Fire tracks.
Playing Monday, April 9th at the Neptune with Posse and Band of Skulls and visiting KEXP for in-studio that same day at 4:30.
New music out from Mazzy Star and California dates scheduled for next month.
First Aid Kit are Klara and Johanna Söderberg, folk-singing sisters from Sweden. See them at the Crocodile on April 11th or listen to their KEXP in-studio at 3PM. Download another track from their release from the Song of the Day blog: blog.kexp.org.
Watch Jessica Lea Mayfield live from last year's SXSW: blog.kexp.org.
Download this track from the Song of the Day blog: blog.kexp.org
Dead Can Dance are touring Europe this fall. Download a 4-track EP for free from their website: deadcandance.com.
New album from Sinéad O'Connor titled "How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?"
Desire's Johnny Jewel and Nat Walker are also members of the band Chromatics.
Visit this local group's site for a free download: lost-lander.com. Lost Lander will be playing the Treefort Music Festival in Boise on March 25th.
Download "Patricia's Thirst" from this Danish group: blog.kexp.org
Read KEXP coverage of Shearwater at SXSW: blog.kexp.org
A House formed in Dublin and made music together throughout the 80s and 90s.
New music from The Shins! James Mercer recently visited KEXP for an in-studio, listen here: blog.kexp.org.
Playing the Crocodile with Little Scream and Let's Get Lost on March 22nd and visiting KEXP for an in-studio at 1PM.
"Senses Working Overtime" was the last major hit of XTC and their first top 10 hit in the UK. Andy Partridge suffered a mental breakdown at the beginning of their tour in Paris.
Listen to more music from this Glasgow band: threeblindwolves.bandcamp.com.
U2 formed in 1978 after Larry Mullen pinned a 'musicians wanted' ad to the notice board at Dublin's Temple Mount School.
Luscious Jackson are on the verge of releasing their first first new album in thirteen years. They were the first to sign to the Beatsie Boys label Grand Royal in 1992 and opened for Cypress Hill and Tribe Called Quest. Download this track here: blog.kexp.org
Band from Liverpool that is also responsible for the hit "All Together Now."
Drummer Sarah Jones has played with Bat for Lashes.
Despite rumors of a breakup, the band collaborated with Angélique Kidjo last year on the track "Aquele Abraço" for the Red Hot Organization, a non-profit fighting AIDS/HIV.
Watch a video of Norway's Ida Maria on the Morning Show: blog.kexp.org
Grouplove are touring North American this spring (no Seattle date posted yet). Free download of this track: blog.kexp.org.
Fans of Fugazi may also like Wugazi, a project from Cecil Otter & Swiss Andy, that combines Fugazi and Wu-Tang acapella. wugazi.com
Debut from this San Francisco trio. Listen here: www.slumberlandrecords.com.
Watch the video from Seattle's Macklemore: www.youtube.com. Macklemore is part of XXL's freshman class.
The Pogues are still touring with dates in Japan, Australia and Europe.
Playing the Crocodile on Monday, April 16th and coming to KEXP earlier that day at 1PM.
Meat Beat Manifesto formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK.
Justice is playing the Paramount on April 25th.
The theme song from The Colbert Report, "Baby Muggles," was written and performed by Cheap Trick.
Hear this song live from this Australian band's visit to KEXP: kexp.org
Robert Smith was convinced that he had accidentally stolen the chord progression, he searched and it turned out it was all his!
