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Jungle will be Live on The Midday Show at noon on Friday, September 15th. They will perform at the WaMu Theater that evening.

Buddy X from the Swedish singer's second studio album Homebrew. nenehcherry.bandcamp.com

"Positive Contact" sampled the vocals/lyrics from De La Soul's "Stakes Is High." -- Deltron 3030 performed "Positive Contact" live at The Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club concert series in 2013. Watch the full set here: youtu.be

This Colors mix of the original "Dreams" song changes the lyric “stop f**king with my dreams” to “stop dragging down my dreams.” Watch the video for the original: www.youtube.com

Courtney Barnett covering Chastity Belt! “This song is so special to me,” Barnett said in a press release. “I remember when the album came out and I listened to ‘Different Now’ over and over, I thought they were singing directly to me. It’s a perfect piece of songwriting, I showed it to Kurt [Vile] and he would always sing it to me on tour. I love Chastity Belt. I’m pretty sure we met in 2014 at a record store in Seattle, then we toured together in 2015 and we’ve been friends ever since.” Cheryl Waters hosted Courtney Barnett - Live in the KEXP Studio in December 2021: youtu.be. courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com

Ambar Lucid will be performing at Neumo's September 16th! --- ambarluc.id

Dengue Fever will be performing at Madame Lou's September 17th! --- This LA band combines Cambodian with 60s and 70s psychedelic rock. --- denguefevermusic.com

Performing at the South Gate Roller Rink September 22nd! Find out more: www.southgaterollerrink.com --- Seattle supergroup Who Is She? is Robin Edwards (Lisa Prank), Bree Mckenna (Tacocat), Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt), and Emily Nokes (Tacocat). Their debut is out now! -- "Thursday" was selected as a free KEXP Song of the Day: www.kexp.org

Celebrating the 20 year anniversary of The Wrens' release of The Meadowlands!

Bully's Alicia Bognanno says: When “Lose You” came about it was the first time I’ve considered having someone else sing on a Bully song. I love Sophie’s [Allison of Soccer Mommy] voice and have always admired everything she does so to me it was a no brainer. Watching her soar out of the Nashville scene and dominate indie music world wide has been a joy. Writing “Lose You” was a way for me to work through the pain and reality of impermanence. It doesn’t make it any easier but reflection is often followed by growth and to me that’s what life is all about.

Smashing Pumpkins recorded their acclaimed sophomore album, ‘Siamese Dream,’ in Georgia to keep away from drugs. In a bid to keep drummer and heroin-addict Jimmy Chamberlin away from his regular drug dealers, Smashing Pumpkins reportedly relocated to Marietta, Georgia to record their second album ‘Siamese Dream’ in 1992. Read some more "geeky" facts about Smashing Pumpkins: www.nme.com

Tkay Maidza has announced a new album, Sweet Justice, coming out November 3rd. --- "'I’m never choosing compliance,' a defiant Maidza utters [on] ‘Ring-A-Ling’; a warning from the Zimbabwean-born, Australian-raised, Los Angeles-based rapper, singer and producer and a mantra for Sweet Justice. Produced by Two Fresh, Tkay says of ‘Ring-A-Ling’, 'I wanted to make an empowering song that tells others that my biggest focus are my goals.'” shop.4ad.com --- Watch the official video here: www.youtube.com

Legendary band Garbage's debut album was critically acclaimed upon its release, selling over four million copies and achieving double platinum certification in the UK, US and Australia.

Melt Yourself Down have never been fully attached to a particular scene or sound, but this ability to stand out has allowed them to survive. As musician Pete Wareham puts it: “We don’t fit the archetype. For too long this has felt like a problem, now we have the opportunity to say: We don’t fit in, we’re in the cracks, we’re ourselves.” Of the single, Gaya adds: “In everything I create there is a tension between wanting to fit in, to feel included and the fear of losing my culture or forgetting where I am from. The refusal to fit in whatever narrative an African man of Asian appearance should play in western society. I started not really caring so much, not second-guessing myself or my vocals so much, which was a huge hurdle to overcome.” www.clashmusic.com

Celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the release of the Lost in Translation soundtrack. --- This third album from the British group features Hope Sandoval, Liam Gallagher, Nicola Kuperus, and Paul Weller on a few tracks. "Girls" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation and 2004 film D.E.B.S..

Blackoak refers to the area where the bulk of this track was written over the winter of 2021, surrounded by snow covered woodland. Watch Maribou State play Live on KEXP in 2019 hosted by DJ Kevin Cole: youtu.be. mariboustate.bandcamp.com

Black Pumas' highly anticipated second album, "Chronicles of a Diamond," will be out on October 27th. -- “’More Than a Love Song’ is a message I borrowed from my Uncle Steve,” Eric Burton explained. “As a songwriter and caregiver, he’d listen to me write songs from afar and if I were lucky he’d have a pointer or two for me. ‘Life is more than a love song.’” -- www.blackpumas.com

TEKE::TEKE was first an homage to legendary Japanese guitarist Takeshi ‘Terry’ Terauchi and has quickly evolved into a band of its own by blending Japanese ‘Eleki’ with elements of modern music such as shoegaze, post-rock and noise. The band is a cocktail of 7 musicians from well known Montreal projects (Pawa Up First, Patrick Watson, Boogat, Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra and Dynamo Cleoptara). -- The original idea behind the main melody and groove of ‘Doppelganger’ was inspired by 60’s Okinawan music and then mixed with a melancholic vibe often found in Japanese pop ballads of the 70’s. --- Watch their Live at KEXP performance from 2021 here: www.youtube.com

Love and Rockets' album Earth Sun Moon was released on this day in 1987.

New music from Metric! Check out KEXP DJ Troy Nelson interview Metric here: www.youtube.com

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the Lost in Translation Soundtrack!

La Sécurité is an art punk collective out of Montreal. Their debut LP, Stay Safe!, came out in June 2023: lasecurite.bandcamp.com

Seattle band La Fonda! They will be playing at the Tractor on September 29th. lafondamusic.bandcamp.com www.lafondamusic.com

Angel Olsen has shared a new remix of “All Mirrors,” from her album of the same name, produced by Chromatics’ Johnny Jewel. “I’ve been listening to Chromatics for years but I never thought I’d get the chance to meet them or work with Johnny, it’s always interesting to me what other people hear in something, how one slight movement can change a song completely,” she wrote in a statement.

Mark William Lanegan was an American singer, poet and songwriter who passed away on February 22, 2022. He was the vocalist for the local band Screaming Trees.

Celebrating 20 Year anniversary of the release of Her Majesty the Decemberists.

Jalen Ngonda will be performing at Madame Lou's on October 5th. --- jalenngonda.bandcamp.com

Chicago rapper Noname will play an all-ages show at the Showbox SoDo on Monday, November 13th! On the new single, "namesake," Noname "disses titans of the music industry as hypocrites for working with the NFL. Spitting in a rapid-fire flow over a slinky instrumental from Slimwav, Noname specifically hits out at JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, and Beyoncé." tinyurl.com

Blur have reached their first Billboard Top 10 since 1997 with "The Narcissist," reaching No. 7 on Adult Alternative Airplay. The band worked with producer James Ford (Depeche Mode, as well as Albarn’s Gorillaz) on the album in London and Devon, U.K. www.blur.co.uk Listen to our most played songs of summer! www.kexp.org

Sea Lemon will play with the Kerrys and Joe Waine at the Sunset Tavern on Sept. 9. --- Cellar was a recent KEXP Song of the Day Podcast selection. www.kexp.org

Sit Down for Dinner is Blonde Redhead's first album in nine years, out on Sept 29th! They will also be Live on KEXP October 19th at 1:30pm! AND performing the Neptune, Oct 18th.