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Their new album "Little Fictions" is out on February 3rd!! elbow.co.uk
They're an English psychedelic jazz band out of Canterbury,formed in 2003 by brothers frontman Liam and bassist Joel Magill, drummer Fred Rother and violinist Raven Bush. you can get their new album now on Harvest Records! www.sydarthur.co.uk Fun fact: Formed in 2003, the band were initially known as "Grumpy Jumper"
New album "Laura Lee" out February 3rd! Hear more at thebesnardlakes.bandcamp.com
Wilson is currently touring Europe with . Tour dates here: songsofjonathanwilson.com - Catch his US Social Club Session performance live on KEXP at www.youtube.com
David Bazan will be playing a live in-studio at KEXP in the gathering space on Thursday, December 22nd at 1:00 PM, FREE, all-ages and open to the public! blog.kexp.org
From this half Kentish/half Australian indie pop group's November release. Hear more at allodarlin.bandcamp.com
Hear the Seattle Rock Orchestra perform Arcade Fire live in the KEXP studio: www.youtube.com
View is a Finnish rapper who brings to mind local favorite Macklemore with this dark, hypnotic track that tells a tale of depression and survival. Check out the official music video at www.youtube.com
Tontario is a young Finnish producer from Vaasa. He teamed up on this track with Swedish vocalist Lucas Nord. soundcloud.com
The Dø is a Paris-based duo consisting of Finnish vocalist Olivia Merilahti and French multi-instrumentalist Dan Levy. They performed live on KEXP last year - check it out here: www.youtube.com
Anni Sinilahti, who goes by the artist name ALBA, is a singer-songwriter and producer from Finland. Her artist name was inspired by a meeting with an old man whilst travelling through Morocco, who told her that the name would bring her fortune in life. After leaving Finland at the age of 16 to busk in the streets of London, ALBA returned to her home country to work on her solo releases and write for other artists.
Mikko Joensuu (once with Helsinki band Joensuu 1685) marries Scandinavian folk style with Armenian and American country. Ja Ja Ja, UK says "Mikko’s wonderful rich vocal tone brings to mind classic singer-songwriters such as Neil Young and contrasts with the delicate electro backdrop and cosmic bleeps, which are subtle nods to psychedelia." www.mikkojoensuu.net
Helsinki quintet The Holy rely on a massive sound (they're backed by TWO - count 'em, TWO - drummers) and adrenaline-filled stage antics. The War on Drugs and Arcade Fire are among the fans of this band. Check out the video for this song at www.youtube.com
Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug teams up with Finnish prog-rock band Siinai on this album that ranges from driving, anthemic rock to dark, atmospheric ballads. Yet another connection to Mikko Joensuu who we heard earlier: Krug met the band Joensuu 1685 when on tour with Wolf Parade in 2009, learning they needed a vocalist. In 2012 they collaborated on the "Heartbreaking Bravery" release. This is their 2nd collaboration. soundcloud.com
Their description of themselves is amazing: "After drinking way too much coffee and playing with their musical toys together, the slightly jazz, glitch and acid influenced pair decided to join forces. They merged into creating sounds to summon the stories of the dead and the unheard into a somewhat haunting mixture of alternative pop, nu-trip hop and electronica." www.wearephantom.com
This is off the second release from Helsinki-based electronic producer Pietu Arvola (aka Albert Swarm). Moody, abstract beats set a dark, meditative tone for his cinematic ambient/downtempo soundscapes. albertswarm.bandcamp.com
Read Kevin's blog post about his recent experience in Finland at Slush Music, which he calls "Burning Man meets TED talks": blog.kexp.org
This Finnish trio recorded the album in Tucson, Arizona with members of Calexico, The Jayhawks, and Wilco. lakejons.bandcamp.com
Tuuletar translates to "Goddess of the wind" in Finnish mythology. They call themselves "vocal folk hop" and are influenced by sounds from all over the world - from American hip hop to South Asian folk music. Tuuletar recently launched a new children's show and are touring it this fall! tuuletar.com
Finnish afro-beat! In January 2012 three musicians from Helsinki, Finland followed their dream and travelled to Benin, West Africa. They hooked up with virtuoso singer/percussionist Noël Saïzonou, called up the best musicians from Cotonou, and so Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble was born. www.helsinkicotonouensemble.com
During the period of six weeks, the group went through some incredible adventures in the homeland of Voodoo, rehearsed daily, played three shows and recorded an album. Later the album was completed and mixed in Finland, and it's release on May 7th 2013 was followed by a tour of 19 concerts in Finland’s major festivals.
VIRTA is a Finnish instrumental trio that combines textures of Nordic jazz, post-rock and electronica with avant-garde sensibilities.
The band's bio asks "Is there such a thing as too many guitarists in a band? Finland's Teksti-TV 666 think not. Formed three years ago, things have escalated rather quickly for the seven-headed shoegazing kraut-punk monster. Armed with no less than five (at times six) electric guitars, Teksti-TV 666 are nowadays one of the most in-demand live acts in their native Finland, and select performances abroad have caused a bit of a storm, as well... Teksti-TV 666 is a band built on contradictions. It is as if Neu! performed Ramones songs; it is a shoegazing Hellacopters; it is a heavy-but-soft wall of noise, a colorful slow-motion explosion." teksti-tv666.bandcamp.com
Synth-driven Finnish band. Ramshackle, high-energy shows. They need to get together with Tacocat!! soundcloud.com
When recording this (their debut album) Marko Nyberg recorded around twenty musicians and singers for use on the album—each of them a good friend of Nyberg's and all Helsinki-based. He explains the album's "vibe": "Every track is designed to be a warm breeze to counter the chill of daily life, whether you live in cold climes or not. All moments from life become part of the music. Husky Rescue reflects our background in Helsinki where the winter nights are so cold and long while the summer is hot and short, but oh so sweet. It's melancholic music but there is always hope. Husky Rescue's music is like the first snow on the ground when you can still see the green grass through the snow. It's like spring's sunbeam after the long, dark, sunless winter time." www.husky-rescue.com
Watch the official video for Coldest Season here: www.youtube.com
#2 on KEXP Listeners’ Top 90.3 Albums of 2016! See the whole list here: blog.kexp.org
The Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) remix of The Chemical Brothers' "Wide Open" (feat Beck) has just been nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Remixed Recording! Give it a watch here: www.youtube.com
Watch the full performance here: www.youtube.com
"Mermaid Avenue" consists of previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, put to music written and performed by Billy Bragg and Wilco. The name comes from a song "Mermaid's Avenue", written by Guthrie. This was also the name of the street in Coney Island, New York on which Guthrie lived. According to American Songwriter Magazine, "The Mermaid Avenue project is essential for showing that Woody Guthrie could illuminate what was going on inside of him as well as he could detail the plight of his fellow man".
Mike Watt co-founded the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and Firehose; and as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges! Happy birthday, sir!
Granddaddy's first album since 2006 will be released on March 3rd.
Fun fact: The song became popular after being featured on the MTV show Beavis and Butt-head, nearly a year after the album's release. The band describe the song: "With its chiming pedal steel chorus breaks and seemingly nonsensical lyrics, the song entered into the realms of novelty hit. It's a happy little ditty about strange people and their individual idiosyncrasies, with pretty melodies laced throughout and punctuated by trademark moments of crunching but still harmonious noise."
Sometimes you've just got to take a walk on the wild side. Fun fact: David Bowie produced this album!
Originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film of the same name, this song has been recorded many times, including twice by Nina Simone, first on the live album Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959) and then in a studio recording included on Wild Is the Wind (1966). David Bowie recorded a version of it for his 1976 album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone’s style, and after meeting her in Los Angeles in 1975, was inspired to record the song for this album.
Jagwar Ma will be touring in Singapore and Australia starting next month. If you'd rather watch them perform from the comfort of your own home, watch them performing live in the KEXP studio from back in September: www.youtube.com
Pearl Jam was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2017! This is their cover of the Dead Boys "Sonic Reducer"
Fun fact: Pearl Jam first played this song at the Showbox here in Seattle on Friday, September 24, 2004!
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced today that Pearl Jam is an official 2017 Inductee. The 32nd annual induction ceremony will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pearl Jam is in good company with the other performers nomiated this year: Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, and Yes.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says "His naked emotion and fearless personal revelation were a direct influence on MCs from Eminem to Kendrick Lamar." and 50 Cent said “Every rapper who grew up in the ’90s owes something to Tupac.” Rolling Stone paid tribute to Shakur as one of the “100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.”
Local music! After a hiatus following his 2014 release "10 Feet", Leroy returned to the hip-hop scene with his latest album in November. Hear more at bruceleroymusic.bandcamp.com
Jurassic 5 is rappers Charles Stewart (Chali 2na), Dante Givens (Akil), Courtenay Henderson (Soup aka Fullee Love/ Zaakir), Marc Stuart (Marc 7); and disc jockeys Mark Potsic (DJ Nu-Mark) and Lucas Macfadden (Cut Chemist) www.jurassic5.com
An excellent collection which dives deep into East African pop from the 70s and early 80s. Featuring primarily Kenyan, Tanzanian, and Congolese musicians, the collection curates a 2-disc set up of jams from the archives of AI Records, a Nairobi-based label which specializes in exporting African music to the West.
