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Those vocals are by wonderful singer Jacob Lusk. He and producers Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian are the trio Gabriels.
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Explaining the meaning behind the track, Lusk says, "When examining our life's problems, we hastily assign blame - 'This happened because of this…' Our song 'Blame' seeks to examine the construct of not only fault and shame, but take a deep dive into the world of addiction, and indulgence." -- tinyurl.com
Here's new music from James Blake - joined on this track by Atlanta rapper JID ( from Spillage Village) and Atlanta rapper Swavay (Andre Jones).
www.jamesblakemusic.com
Technically came out on the 24th, but I'm not on air tomorrow, 21st anniversary tomorrow
To commemorate Juneteenth 2020, TV On The Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe released a powerful protest song titled "People."
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Mitski plays two sold out shows at The Moore Theatre with CHAI on Wednesday & Thursday, March 9-10.
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Mitski says 'Working for the Knife' is "about going from being a kid with a dream, to a grown up with a job, and feeling that somewhere along the way you get left behind....it's being confronted with a world that doesn't seem to recognize your humanity, and seeing no way out of it."
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"Performed and recorded over three nights in front of a sold out crowd at The World Famous Theater in Harlem, NY (December 4th - 6th, 2014), this album brings the electrifying performances that helped put Daptone on the map directly to your living room! Featuring live sets from: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires,, Antibalas, The Budos Band, Menahan Street Band, Saun & Starr, and others. This album is lovingly dedicated to the memory of our dear friends Sharon, Charles, Naomi and Cliff."
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Go hear to purchase this new release: shopdaptonerecords.com
La Luz will be playing Seattle’s Neptune Theatre on Friday, November 19th!
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On their self-titled fourth album, La Luz launch themselves into a new realm of emotional intimacy for a collection of songs steeped in the mysteries of the natural world and the magic of human chemistry that has found manifestation in the musical ESP between guitarist and songwriter Shana Cleveland, bassist Lena Simon, and keyboardist Alice Sandahl. To help shape La Luz, the band found a kindred spirit in producer Adrian Younge. Though primarily known for his work with hip-hop, soul, and jazz acts, Younge saw in La Luz a shared vision that transcended genre. “We both create music with the same attitude, and that’s what I love about them,” he says. “They are never afraid to be risky and their style is captivating. It was an honor to work with them.”
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Kurt Vile and the Violators cover Velvet Underground!
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. - bit.ly
Pond's latest album '9,' was released earlier this month. It's their ninth album and the first NOT to be produced by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker since 2012. This new single is about the gentrification of Western Australia after Australia's 1983 win of the sailing trophy:
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The video by Sam Kristofski is a stunner, but contains flashes of light so please be careful before opening: youtu.be
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Boy Harsher recently announced a new album that also serves as a soundtrack for a short horror film that the Northampton, MA duo made called The Runner. www.stereogum.com
Boy Harsher will be playing in Seattle on Thursday, February 10th at the Crocodile!
Kinda Halloween right?
This is the first track from Kristin Hersh's debut solo studio album, Hips and Makers (1994), and features additional backing vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M. It was also featured in the film With Honors that spring, and according to Filmmaker magazine, the music video for the song was directed by Katherine Dieckmann, and is an homage to Maya Deren's groundbreaking 1943 experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon. bit.ly
The Mary Veils are a Philadelphia, PA based garage rock act. The Mary Veils starting out as the solo project of songwriter Brian von Uff, have since evolved into a full band with Justin Mansor, Andrew Mann and Evan Wall. - themaryveils.bandcamp.com
"Hi there! It's my daughter Adele's 2nd birthday and we'd love to hear Idles Danny Nedelko in her honor. It's a family favorite! "
Playin two sold out shows, Tuesday, November 9th at the Showbox and Wednesday, December 10th at Showbox Sodo!
Little Simz is playing a SOLD OUT show here in Seattle at The Crocodile on Monday, May 2, 2022.
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U.K. rapper Little Simz released her fourth full-length in September 2021, the relatably-titled 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'.
This track was KEXPs Song of the Day in July. This song is described as “a soulful love letter to women around the world.”
“I love it when I see women doing their thing and looking flawless; I’m here for that!” Simz said. “It’s empowering, it’s inspiring; I wanted to say thank you and I wanted to celebrate them.”
Read more about the track and download it for free here:
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Little Simz shared a live performance recorded exclusively for KEXP and chatted with Gabriel Teodros in August 2021. Check out the interview and performance, including "Woman," here:
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Great Halloween costume and you could just learn the choreography www.youtube.com
Skepta name checks a couple Fela songs that Tony Allen drummed on in the 70s.
Great interview with Gorillaz about this collaboration album:
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Just released for the 20th anniversary edition of this album!
Playing at The Moore Theatre with Snail Mail on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
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New music from alt-J!
alt-J and Portugal, The Man with special guest Cherry Glazerr will be at the WaMu Theater in Seattle on Tuesday, March 29 - www.altjband.com
New project from BLK ODYSSY (Austin-based musician Sam Houston).
“I want to create something that will be culturally impactful for my people. I want to do something that is impactful on a larger scale, something that is for groups of Black people across the country.”: blkodyssy.bandcamp.com
See the video, directed by Rashad White, here:
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