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Tuesday, Jun 5 2018, 2PM
Fever Ray, featured on the KEXP Song of the Day podcast earlier this year: bit.ly
Big Time Sensuality helped boost Björk's popularity worldwide, particularly in the US, where she charted for the first time in 1994.
Check out this KEXP review of the latest release from AAL: bit.ly
Be sure to catch Natalie Prass at Chop Suey on September 24th! ticketf.ly
Check out footage from Charlotte Gainsbourg's 2010 visit to KEXP: bit.ly
Find Anderson .Paak featured on the KEXP coverage of Sasquatch 2018: bit.ly
James Blake's live KEXP set from 2013: bit.ly
Death Cab for Cutie pays tribute to some of their roots while referencing many familiar corners of Bellingham, WA on their 2001 release. Catch them this summer at the Paramount!
The live version of this track, as performed on KEXP last year: bit.ly
Sub Pop's online catalog explains, "This collection of music was written and sung by Joel Thibodeau... While in recent years Joel has toured primarily as a solo performer, and the songs are inarguably mesmerizing and relevant in that setting, on record they take on a new life, thanks to his and [producer, Pete] Donnelly’s inspired, and often unusual, arrangements, and the contributions of numerous friends and players." SP735
Breathe Owl Breathe will play a string of shows this week across Michigan: breatheowlbreathe.com
Jenn Champion plays Chop Suey in Seattle on August 9th: ticketf.ly
David Mallet shot a music video for the single "Fashion" in a famous nightclub owned by his friend Robert Boykin called Hurrah.
Catch Tancred open up for The Joy Formidable at Neumos on October 28th: ticketf.ly
Angel Olsen brings the Tiny Dreams Solo Tour to Seattle this September with opening act Hand Habits: bit.ly
Brand new music from New Zealand group The Beths! Self-described as "a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics."
The Head and the Heart live at KEXP in 2012: bit.ly
HAWAII, the upcoming release from Collections of Colonies of Bees, is set to be released on July 13th!
Aesop Rock (AKA Ian Bavitz) was born on this day in 1976! Known to be a verbose rapper, he's been referenced as having the largest vocabulary in Hip Hop.
The Internet's first single since 2015! New album "Hive Mind" is set to be released on July 20th.
Culture Abuse releases their latest album, Bay Dream, on Epitaph Records June 15!
Happy birthday to Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love! Butler is also a painter and has had gallery exhibits in New York City, Miami, and Florence.
Following a DNA test which revealed that he descends from people of multiple parts of the world, Residente felt inspired to visit those locations and record with local musicians. The trips resulted in the 13-track album, "Residente." A documentary and book were also prepared based on his journey.
Just announced: KEXP and Seattle Center present Concerts at the Mural lineup! Catch Yuno on August 10th at the Seattle Center: www.kexp.org
Happy 71st birthday to Freddie Stone - co-founder and guitarist of Sly & the Family Stone!
The new track from Christine and the Queens is a collaboration with Dâm-Funk, and has two versions: an English version and a French version titled “Damn, dis-moi.”
Edrina Martinez (better known by her stage name Astronautica) is an experimental electronic, indie, hip hop, and beat music producer based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Sudan Archives took up violin in the fourth grade, eventually teaching herself how to play the instrument by ear. When she discovered the violin-playing style of Northeast Africa, her eyes opened to the possibilities of the instrument. "The way they played it was different from classical music. I resonated with the style, and I was like, 'Maybe I can use this style with electronic music,'" she says.
Stevens has cited the poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg as an influence on this track.
Illuminati Hotties will open up for Forth Wanderers at Vera Project on July 11th: ticketf.ly
Founding member of The Ramones Dee Dee Ramone died on this day in 2002.
Dee Dee was the band's most prolific songwriter, writing many of the band's most well-known songs such as "53rd & 3rd," "Commando," and "Rockaway Beach."
FIDLAR have announced a fall North American tour starting in September and ending in November in the band’s hometown of L.A. They'll hit Showbox Sodo on October 30th! Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, June 8th.
Skating Polly will play Bumbershoot this year! Their new album "The Make It All Show" was released last month.
On this day in 1964, David Bowie released his first-ever single, "Liza Jane" with Davie Jones with the King Bees. Bowie was just 17 years old!
Remy Ongala was a Tanzanian guitarist and singer. Ongala was born in Kindu near the Tanzanian border, in what was the Belgian Congo at the time, and now is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ongala died on December 13,2010 at his home in Dar es Salaam. Posthumously, he received the Hall of Fame trophy at the 2012 Tanzania Music Awards.