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Friday, Jul 23 2021, 1AM
New single from Amen Dunes (Damon McMahon) featuring Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods. amendunes.bandcamp.com
Having broken off from an early incarnation of Kraftwerk, Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger quickly began the recording sessions for what would become Neu! It was released in 1972 by Brain Records. It was the first album recorded by the duo of Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger after leaving Kraftwerk in 1971. They continued to work with producer Konrad "Conny" Plank, who had also worked on the Kraftwerk recording sessions.
Manchester band Working Men's Club, led by frontman Sydney Minsky-Sargeant, have released their first new music since their acclaimed self-titled debut was released in the autumn of 2020.: www.brooklynvegan.com
New York based band El Michels Affair -
elmichelsaffair.bandcamp.com
Singer Ellie Rowsell said “This is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live." and Wolf Alice will bring this energy to The Showbox on Monday, October 25th, an all- ages show.
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Cherry Glazerr (the Los Angeles-based band led by Clementine Creevy) have shared a new song titled “Big Bang.” It marks their first music release of 2021.
cherryglazerr.bandcamp.com
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"Big Bang":
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Cherry Glazerr performed live in the KEXP studio in 2019:
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To be released as a track on a remix compilation by Brittany Howard herself, Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino shares his rendition of "Stay High". Jaime Reimagined, the forthcoming release, will also feature performances from Bon Iver, Little Dragon, Michael Kiwanuka, and more.
Brittany Howard played live on KEXP back in 2019, check out the full performance here: www.youtube.com
I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more
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New surprise release from Yves Tumor! yves-tumor.bandcamp.com
Some significant shredding occurred when Welsh band The Joy Formidable performed "Whirring" in KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2013. Watch that entire performance: www.kexp.org
Find the work of this New Zealand singer/songwriter, who describes his work as "dark Disney," here: jonathanbree.bandcamp.com
The True Loves (with Smokey Brights) will perform at ZooTunes on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021.
Nice cover of a Karen Dalton tune from Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings. Their new Sub Pop ep also features John Cale and Waylon Jennings covers.
bria.bandcamp.com
Watch Mitski's in-studio with Troy Nelson where he be the cowboy www.youtube.com
Another album anointing a new generation of artists, the posthumous release from Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, 'There Is No End' features newer artists like Sampa the Great, Lava LaRue, Tsunami, and FKA twigs.
This track, "Cosmosis" was co-produced by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and features legendary Nigerian novelist and poet Ben Okri, who added his lyrics later as a tribute to Allen.
www.bluenote.com
Official clip of "Cosmosis":
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tonyallen.bandcamp.com
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Shabaka Hutchings, leader of this UK jazz group, called this song the "central (ideological) axis-point" of the album, adding that "the Source refers to the principles which govern traditional African cosmologies/ontological outlooks and symbolizes the inner journey."
www.shabakahutchings.com
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio playing ZooTunes at Woodland Park Zoo this Sunday, July 25, with Marshall Law Band.
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio recently played Live on KEXP at Home, including an interview with our own Gabriel Teodros: youtu.be.
Watch them on Live on KEXP at Home, hosted by our very own DJ Troy Nelson: www.youtube.com
Playing Thursday, October 14th at The Crocodile -
www.nationoflanguage.com
The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon are releasing their second album under the name Big Red Machine album, 'How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?', August 27th.
They released a new single today from the album, “Phoenix,” a lovely song that once again features Anaïs Mitchell, this time alongside Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold on lead vocals.
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bigredmachine.bandcamp.com
NEW MUSIC! - The third volume in the 'Last Year was Weird' trilogy by the Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper.
'The Last Year Was Weird' project has been described as an unpredictable piece of work which aims to celebrate one's outsider status, and tackle self-representation by envisioning a future modelled after optimism and balance.
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New record features James Krivchenia (Big Thief) and Zach Burba (iji). megabog.bandcamp.com
Melbourne-based funk-soul group Hiatus Kaiyote released "Mood Valiant" in late June.
hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com
Check out the video:
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