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Visit this Hungarian band's Bandcamp page here: thequalitons.bandcamp.com
Read about how Radiohead shocked the world with their masterpiece, "Kid A":www.rollingstone.com
The Guardian calls the new album "stunning songs from pop's parallel universe.": www.theguardian.com
This is Sub Pop Number 446 in KEXP's Sub Pop Count Up. It was released as a 7" on July 7th, 1998. "And they wrote their own world. And they lit the whole thing up..." Here are the very dense lyrics to "Impossible Things": genius.com
Did you know that this album is dedicated to a Bulgarian-born psychiatrist? "Sound of Silver" is dedicated to the memory of Dr. George Kamen (1942–2006)," reads the inner sleeve, "One of the great minds of his or any generation." Kamen was a pioneer of psychodynamic and group therapy in NYC – and was reputed to be James Murphy's longtime therapist.
"Find Your Saint" by Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast was chosen as a KEXP song of the Day. You can download it for free here: blog.kexp.org
Oooh, don't miss the cellular figures that grace Everything Is Recorded's website: everythingisrecorded.com
In 2017, Kevin Cole wrote, "I discovered Finnish artist Mikko Joensuu’s solo work in preparation for a meeting with Music Finland last December during Slush 2016 in Helsinki. I was immediately taken by the emotional quality of the songs and lyrics." Kevin chose "There Used To Be a Darkness" as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
According to Win Butler, the song is about the Russian space program sending the dog Laika into space. Laika was the first living creature to orbit Earth. Butler told Pulse, a Minneapolis publication, "It's a great story about a dog being the first living creature in space. Doing this spectacular thing, but not having food and watching itself fall back into the earth."
"Will Toledo has dusted off and sanded down his remarkable meditation on depression, sexual exploration, and self-doubt for a broader audience." Read a glowing review of "Twin Fantasy":prettymuchamazing.com
Watch Polly Jean Harvey performing "Long Snake Moan" live in Haifa in 1995: www.youtube.com
Watch the vibrant video, directed by Jack Whiteley: www.youtube.com
Ms. Monae will perform at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on Monday, June 11th, 2018. Read a complete guide to Janelle Monae's recordings: io9.gizmodo.com
"One could listen to this LP for a month and still uncover additional, rewarding details. The xylophone on ‘Your Teeth In My Neck’ evokes The Psychedelic Furs‘ ‘Love My Way’ whereas ‘In My Dreams’ recalls ‘Plastic Beach’-era Gorillaz, though not overtly." Read a review: www.gigsoupmusic.com
"Republic" came out on this date in 1993. Here's New Order performing the song live in Glasgow in 2009: www.youtube.com
This is a band from Busan, South Korea. They make delicate, bruising music about indecision and loneliness (and lots of drinking).: pitchfork.com
Courtney Barnett's new album will be out on May 18th, 2018. You can pre-order it at this very minute at her Bandcamp page: courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com
This song is about an interracial relationship between a black male and white female.
This is the only song on Surfer Rosa not entirely written by frontman Frank Black; he co-wrote it with Pixies bass player Kim Deal, who was using the stage name Mrs. John Murphy at the time. Deal, who sang lead on the track, took inspiration from a 1986 Bruce Beresford movie, Crimes Of The Heart. In the film, Sissy Spacek plays a married woman who falls in love with a black teenager.
There are very compelling "daily living" images in the video for "Static Resistance": www.youtube.com
This is Sub Pop Number 447. It was released as a 7" single on blue and white vinyl and was part of a limited run of only 1300 copies.
Danish band Iceage and Jenny Hval will play "Nordic Nights" at the Nordic Museum next Thursday, May 10th, 2018: nordicmuseum.org
Read an Allmusic biography of these pioneers of noise rock: www.allmusic.com
Watch Mark Lanegan performing live in the KEXP studio in 2014: blog.kexp.org
See the official video for Baby in Vain's "To Heaven And Back": www.youtube.com
Look at the three-eyed cat at Baby in Vain's official homepage: babyinvain.com
Read a Clash review of Baby in Vain's new LP, "More Nothing": www.clashmusic.com
Baby in Vain (with Mammut, Mikko Joensuu, and Chelsea Wolfe) will be performing at the Grand Opening of the Nordic Museum on Saturday, May 5th, 2018: nordicmuseum.org
Follow this group from Aarhus, Denmark on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
The video for "Comfoting Sounds" was nominated for the Danish Music Video of the Year: www.youtube.com
Watch Icelandic band Mammut perform "Pray for Air" live for KEXP listeners from Reykjavik's KEX Hostel in 2016: www.youtube.com
We were fortunate to have Danish musicians The Raveonettes in KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2010: www.youtube.com
Naked Giants just played an awesome in-studio session at KEXP with Will Toledo (Car Seat Headrest). It will soon be up on our Youtube channel.
"Written by vocalist Fred Schneider and guitarist Ricky Wilson, "Rock Lobster" uses surf-rock as its genre base, with '60s-friendly elements like a Farfisa organ brought in to provide the deliberately nostalgic vibe that was the band's trademark at the time." Read an essay on this rock lobster (er, classic): www.popmatters.com
You can hear these rockers at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018.
Okervil River will be at Neumos on Monday, June 4th, 2018. They'll be LIVE on KEXP the following morning, Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. That performance is open to the public.
"Rod For Your Love" is Sonny Smith's 10th studio album, released on Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label.:www.americanbluesscene.com
Go into the boxing ring with the video to "Your Little Hoodrat Friend": www.youtube.com
Happy birthday, James Brown. Watch him dancing here: www.youtube.com and R.I.P., Jabo Starks, drummer extraordinaire: www.nytimes.com
Sly & The Family Stone's "Stand" was released on this date in 1969.
Read a review of Jon Hopkins' new release "Singularity": drownedinsound.com
Rhye is musician Mike Milosh. Enjoy an interview with him about his sophomore album, "Blood": uproxx.com
Meet Naia Izumi, this year's NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner: www.npr.org