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Friday, Nov 13 2015, 3PM
With the exception of maybe Kendrick Lamar’s epic To Pimp A Butterfly cover, Tame Impala‘s Currents should win the award for 2015’s best artwork. The Australian psych outfit are no stranger to great art – 2012’s Lonerism sported a similarly self-describing title, on the outside of an iron gate looking in at happy people inside. But with Currents, designer Robert Beatty perfectly embodied the sense of adult-contemporary male flux that Kevin Parker conveys so well on the record. An unflinching sphere of steel moves forward through a sea of still lines, all pointing ahead with zeal and conviction, but behind, the ripples make the past a kaleidoscope, and even the trail you rode in on seems to twist and turn into disarray. Currents marks our third Tame Impala outing, and on it, Kevin Parker brings us an act we haven’t seen yet under this moniker. Tame Impala drops a stoney set of fuzzed-out bliss live in the KEXP Studio. kexp.org
Melody's Echo Chamber's song of the day back in January, blog.kexp.org
A lovely acoustic set of summery pop tunes from actress and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg on KEXP's afternoon show. Check out songs from her 3rd studio album "IRM" in this exclusive live set. kexp.org
LA Rockers Grant Lee Buffalo play a set live on KEXP from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge. kexp.org
Alex began his musical career playing bass in the band Orange with future Air members Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin. After the group split, he began to create electronic music and embarked on a successful solo career.
Sending our best wishes out to Ken Stringfellow, Seattlelite living in Paris.
Local power pop legends The Posies perform live on the Morning Show gearing up for Neumo's 20th anniversary weekend. kexp.org
Leeds, England indie-rock band alt-J, performs a live set from The Cutting Room in NYC. This performance features songs from 2014's "This Is All Yours." kexp.org
French artists Tahiti 80 play a stripped down set of sugary pop songs. Their last album, "Wallpaper For The Soul" featured programmed loops and reverse guitar tracks. This live session is your chance to hear their songs in rare acoustic form. www.kexp.org
French band Nouvelle Vague plays dreamy new wave covers live at KEXP. kexp.org
Michelle Myers' show Nite Life airs every Friday night at 9pm. Every week, after 3 hours of danceable sets she chooses one of her favorite records for the Midnight Album Spotlight. This one is an album by MC Solaar, blog.kexp.org/2008/06/18/midnight-album-spotlight-mc-solaar/
Joe Smooth's Promised Land is featured in a video roundup of some of Kevin Cole's classic dance tracks in this blog entry, Video Roundup: The Secret Past of KEXP DJ Kevin Cole blog.kexp.org Kevin Cole was the house DJ at First Avenue in Minneapolis, started and managed record stores, helped build and launch the legendary radio station Rev 105, and started one of the country’s first house and techno nights, as revealed in Michaelangelo Matos’ new article published by the Red Bull Music Academy.
Hailing from Brittany, France, electropop duo Yelle have captured a wide following in recent years with fans from all around the globe. Though all their lyrics are in French, Yelle is a prime example of an act that can truly transcend language barriers. Yelle delivers a totally galvanizing performance that would compel even the shyest of us to break out in dance — check them out for yourself: blog.kexp.org
French trip hop producer Wax Tailor drops by KEXP to play a live set of dreamlike, hallucinatory confections from his newest LP, "Dusty Rainbow From the Dark." kexp.org
KEXP Documentaries: “Electronic Innovators” – Daft Punk is here: blog.kexp.org
Multicultural music superstar Manu Chao stops by KEXP to talk with “The Best Ambiance” host Jon Kertzer about his music, some artists he’s produced, Brazil, and even fútbol. Manu picks up his acoustic guitar for a couple quick renditions of two of his tracks. kexp.org
Rachid Taha is an Algerian singer based in France, covering Clash's Rock the Casbah
