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Various artists have covered this song, including Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1965 and 1977, the Chambers Brothers in 1968, Bob Dylan in 1975, and Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck in 1985. Australian group Human Nature had a minor hit in Australia with their version in 1997. Vanilla Fudge covered it on their 1967 debut album, and Kenny Rankin covered it on his 1974 album Silver Morning. -en.wikipedia.org

New album drops in June! Hiatus Kaiyote will be at Remlinger Farms in Carnation on July 17th with The Free Nationals and Digable Planets. They appear at the Fox Theater in Oakland on July 20th. hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com hiatuskaiyote.com

In 2019 Noname released the single "Song 31" - a collab with Phoelix. Noname Book Club is an online/irl community dedicated to uplifting POC voices. They do this by highlighting two books each month written by authors of color. Check out this month's reads: nonamebooks.com Watch Noname's NPR Tiny Desk Concert: youtu.be nonameraps.bandcamp.com

Happy Vinylversary to The Cure for releasing 'The Top' on this day in 1984! Atticus, "I'm surprised this is still on YouTube; check out The Cure perform in Orange in 1986!" www.youtube.com

Playing a reunion show on August 10th in Portland, OR! Menomena have surprise-released 'The Insulation EP'. It’s the Portland art-rock group’s first new music since releasing 'Moms' in 2012. Menomena, played for KEXP twice; once in 2010 and again in 2012. Check it out here! www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

You can catch Soccer Mommy in Portland, OR at Project Pabst on July 28 @ Waterfront Park. Get your tickets now! projectpabst.com soccermommyband.com

Going out to my grandma!

Several days into recording, all five members of Real Estate were discussing album titles when someone suggested “Daniel,” simply because it seemed funny to bestow a human name upon a record. Was it for Daniel Tashian? Maybe. Was it a nod to The Replacements’ Tim? Possibly. Was it the sign of a band that has now been around long enough to take its music seriously without taking itself or its perception too seriously? Absolutely. realestate.bandcamp.com Daniel is the newest & sixth studio album by the New Jersey band. - www.realestatetheband.com --- realestate.bandcamp.com Real Estate taped a Live in KEXP session last month! Make sure to subscribe to the KEXP YouTube channel to get notification of when that's posted!

Cold Cave is the creative rebirth of acclaimed musician and writer, Wesley Eisold. Cutting his teeth in legendary hardcore punk and noise bands, American Nightmare and Some Girls, Eisold’s body of work has truly effected a generation of listeners. Eisold was born without his left hand, making his foray into electronic music and singing, the obvious path, situating him as a voice of adversity for the outsider. Cold Cave craft melodic synthscapes with jackhammer beats, songs celebrating the contradictory beauty of the human condition. www.masqueradeatlanta.com

New music from ACTORS! Upcoming shows: Vancouver, BC at The Verboden Festival - Thursday, May 9, 2024 New York at Dice - Friday, November 15, 2024 Seattle at The Crocodile - Friday, April 4th, 2025 actors.bandcamp.com

Future Islands will play The Paramount Theatre on Friday, September 13th! Future Islands touring the West Coast in September 2024! Dates from Vancouver BC through Seattle, Portland, Oakland, and more! We hosted Future Islands - Live on KEXP at Home - in November 2020: youtu.be

In January, Twigs revealed on her Discord that she was personally a fan of Two Shell, making a collaboration inevitable. “Talk to Me” marks her first new music since 2022’s CAPRISONGS mixtape and her April feature on Yung Lean’s “Bliss.” hypebeast.com twoshell.bandcamp.com

Read KEXP'S Tia Ho share her experience at a Fred again concert here: tinyurl.com HAAi and Fred Again both appear on Jayda G's DJ-Kicks mix: jaydag.bandcamp.com This track is a collaboration with Romy of the xx and London-based electronic artist Haai. "I started this song on my laptop on a train up to the Scottish Highlands and immediately sent it to Romy and Teneil (Haai) because it felt super special to me," shares Fred Again... "Romy’s lyrics and voice are just like a hug from a rave angel."

Brand new music from Fontaines D.C.! Their new album Romance will be released August 23rd. fontainesdc.bandcamp.com The Dublin-based group played Live on KEXP in 2022. Watch the session here: www.youtube.com.

Taken from 21-year old London-born songwriter Ella Smoker, aka gglum's debut album The Garden Dream. gggglum.bandcamp.com

ALASKALASKA is the South London group headed by Lucinda Duarte-Holman and Fraser Rieley. alaskalaska.bandcamp.com

Best friends since the age of four, multi-instrumentalists Rosa and Jenny create imaginative and original music that crosses the worlds of experimental pop and progressive weirdness. letseatgrandma.bandcamp.com Check out Let's Eat Grandma's 2022 KEXP in-studio performance here - www.youtube.com

Enjoy this live performance of Common People from Glastonbury in 1995. www.youtube.com Jarvis Cocker also played bass on Big Bottom at Glastonbury 2009!

Mount Kimbie will perform in the Bay Area on May 17 @ Great American Music Hall in San Francisco! mountkimbie.warp.net

Happy Birthday to Mac DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV) born on this day in 1990! You can catch Mac DeMarco on May 7th in Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery, Outdoor Amphitheater Stage. On Fri. May 10th in Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. And Sat. May 11th & 12th in Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo! www.macdemarcotour.com

Hot for Teacher is the last single and music video released by Van Halen before the departure of David Lee Roth in 1985. www.vhnd.com

Considered one of the best and most influential guitarists of all time, Eddie first made a name for himself with the guitar solo on Van Halen’s “Eruption.” The band grew to the level of rock legends, even spawning the popular tale of demanding no brown M&Ms appear anywhere backstage. Their self-titled debut album has sold over 10 million copies to date. kexp.org See the famous guitar solo here youtu.be

Jump! was Van Halen's first #1 hit in America, and their only #1 with David Lee Roth as lead singer. 1984 was David Lee Roth's last album with Van Halen before he left the band in 1985; the video for "Jump" inflamed the tensions that led to his departure. - bit.ly www.kexp.org

The second mixtape from Greentea Peng - the neo-soul and self-described 'psychedelic R'n'B' singer and songwriter from south east London. __ Video for "Stuck in the Middle": youtu.be __ www.greenteapeng.net

The Marias will be performing in the Bay Area @ Oakland's Fox Theater July 16 & 17! www.themarias.us The Marías announced their sophomore album "Submarine." which is out on May 31st. "Run Your Mouth" is the lead single. "Los Angeles indie-poppers the Marías made a name for themselves with their first two EPs, 2017’s Superclean Vol. I and 2018’s Superclean Vol. II, and they were already a big deal when they released their 2021 debut album Cinema.

Third studio full-length album from Melbourne based Mildlife! If you're in the Bay Area, you can catch them @ San Francisco's Independent on October 4! www.mildlife.com.au “Chorus is about a coming together of disparate elements. Not in some sort of utopian aesthetic where everything works perfectly, but in the natural flow and state of things,” shares the band’s Jim Rindfleish. “It’s about cosmic compatibility and chemistry: what makes things work? Not just what makes the band work, but what makes good music, art or love? It’s the rhythm of nature”. mildlife.bandcamp.com

Shout out to Auntie Nanette for this request - wishing Laura at UC Berkeley a Happy Birthday!

Happy Vinylversary to A Flock of Seagulls who released 'A Flock of Seagulls' featuring "Space Age Love Song" on this day in 1982! Did you know that the title of the song "Space Age Love Song" was actually a working title that stuck? The band couldn’t come up with a title for the track, so lead guitarist Paul Reynolds suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song. Interestingly, the song was also used for the 2017 movie Spider-Man: Homecoming, where it was played during the homecoming dance.

Happy Vinylversary to Father John Misty who released 'Fear Fun' on this day in 2012! If you miss Father John Misty in Seattle, you can catch them in the Bay Area @ Chase Center in San Francisco on September 24th! fatherjohnmisty.com You can catch Father John Misty @ Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on September 20th!

Playing in Seattle tonight at the Crocodile w/ Soul Glo! SOLD OUT! They'll be back in Seattle for the Day In Day Out Fest, July 12th-14th.: mannequinpussy.com

IAN SWEET will perform in the Bay Area on May 11 @ The Chapel! In the PNW, you can catch IAN SWEET in Portland, OR @Wonder Ballroom on May 16 AND in Seattle @ Showbox at the Market on May 18! www.iansweetmusic.com

NYC quintet Been Stellar has announced their debut album, Scream From New York, NY, which will arrive on June 14 via Dirty Hit. The LP presents a grimy portrait of New York, which captures the turbulent nature of the city within its relentless tracklist. Drawing from hometown predecessors such as Sonic Youth and Interpol, the band taps into a raw and magnetic sound that strikes mercilessly. www.pastemagazine.com beenstellar.bandcamp.com

Going out to Embry! Weezer will be in Seattle playing at Climate Pledge Arena on October 4. Get your tickets now! www.climatepledgearena.com

Released on this day in 1974! Celebrating 50 years! The second album released by Richard Thompson, and his first to include his then wife, Linda Thompson. Although it did not achieve commercial success initially and was critically overlooked, it has since been described as a timeless masterpiece and one of the finest releases by the duo, whether working individually or together.

Woods are playing with Waxahatchee at Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Friday, August 16. "Woods have always been experts at distilling life epiphanies into compact chunks of psychedelic folk that exists just outside of any sort of tangible time or place." -Sam Hockley-Smith woodsfamilyband.bandcamp.com

Hana Vu will perform at the Rickshaw Shop in San Francisco on Tuesday, July 9th and in Seattle at Barboza on Friday, July 12th. -- "Vu traces her origin story as a musician and performer back to the time at Sherman Oaks Elementary when she was running for class president and gave a speech to her peers. Her teacher lauded her for how clearly she spoke, how commanding her presence was. The validation was intoxicating." Learn more about her at the LA Times: tinyurl.com

'Live Laugh Love' evokes a very specific image of some very basic home decor. Thankfully, there is nothing basic about this beloved Pacific Northwest indie-rock outfit, nor their fifth studio album. Through these eleven tracks each band member has the opportunity to take the lead on vocals as they navigate difficult emotions with delectable guitar tones and a confident ease that can only be achieved in a tight creative unit built on trust. www.kexp.org chastity-belt.bandcamp.com

New single off of Arooj Aftab's album dropping May 31st! pitchfork.com Arroj Aftab will be in Seattle at Washington Hall on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. She'll be at August Hall in San Francisco on January 24th. -- “‘Raat Ki Rani’ is about a person whose allure, magnetism, and charisma floats through a beautiful evening garden party,” Aftab said in a statement. Here's the video: www.youtube.com