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Tuesday, Jun 12 2012, 9PM
The seventh studio album from Stereo MCs, "Emperor's Nightingale", is available to stream on the band's website- www.stereomcs.com
Philly-born singer-composer Santigold started her music career working with ska-punk band Stiffed after moving to Brooklyn in 2005. blog.kexp.org
LIVE on KEXP Friday, July 6th at 1:30pm and playing later that night at Neumo's. Song of the Day: Lower Dens – Brains blog.kexp.org
Playing at Bumbershoot Monday, September 3rd.
Formed in 1987, this short lived shoegaze group shared a label with Spaceman 3 and Cranes.
Dana Buoy is the solo recording alias of Akron/Family percussionist Dana Janssen.
Originally the moniker of Berkeley, California artist Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf, Why? became a full band before their 2005 album Elephant Eyelash with Doug McDiarmid, Matt Meldon and Yoni's older brother Josiah Wolf.
Playing Saturday, July 21st at White River Amphitheater. Ten years after their debut, The Walkmen return with their sixth and most “mature” album to date — that’s not our assessment, though, but the band’s own words, and it’s not a fact they hide. blog.kexp.org
Playing Sunday, July 8th at Neumo's. Liars is a three-piece band formed in 2000 consisting of Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill, and Julian Gross.
CSS is a Brazilian rock band from São Paulo.
Kindness is the alter ego of UK producer Adam Bainbridge. This is a cover of The Replacements’ “Swinging Party” (from 1985′s Tim).
You can listen to an in-studio live performance by Sky Cries Mary from 2007 on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
Soulful country-inflected crooner Daughn Gibson is a Carlisle, Pennsylvania, vocalist who The Guardian recently described as “Johnny Cash meets James Blake.”
This Swedish duo’s debut full-length is an impressive set of expansive electro-pop.
LCD Soundsystem was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records.
Born Amirali Shahrestani, this is the debut full-length album from this Iranian-born, Toronto-raised, London-based electronic producer and vocalist.
Limited edition colored vinyl and download only! Coming out August 7th! Playing June 21st at Barboza. www.erikblood.com
2011 in-studio session with The War on Drugs. blog.kexp.org
New music from Books on Tape, aka San Francisco’s Adam Dishart.
Three Imaginary Boys is English rock band The Cure's debut album, released in May 1979 by Fiction Records.
Influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982's eighth full-length. www.thebats.co.nz myspace.com/thebatsnz
Playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on Sunday, July 22nd. KEXP Live Performance from 9/5/2011 kexp.org
The Charmels started life as The Tonettes singing under the Stax label’s umbrella.
"C.R.E.A.M." ("Cash Rules Everything Around Me") is a song from their 1993 studio album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The song was produced by Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, and samples The Charmels' 1967 song, "As Long As I've Got You".
Womack's first album of new material in 18 years, co-produced by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and Richard Russell (who also did Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here).
Grass Widow formed in San Francisco in 2007, then started touring and releasing albums. They are currently on tour in the Midwest to the East Coast of the U.S. grasswidow.org
Check out this in-studio with Caveman from this past Fall - www.kexp.org
Freelance Whales is an American indie rock band from Queens, New York, formed in 2008.
Co-founder of Ghostly International, Matthew Dear has four aliases Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear- how does he keep track? Check out this fantastic DJ/producer/experimental musician at this year's Decibel Festival happening September 26-30 all around Seattle!
Like what you hear? Into night bus and night beats? Check out CFCF's Do You Like Night Bus Series which you can download at a name-your-own-price here cfcf.bandcamp.com
The fourth album from Beach House has been receiving glowing reviews all around. The track "Myth" is available for free download via KEXP's Song of the Day podcast - blog.kexp.org
Comprised of Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild (vocals), Jonas Kenton (keyboards), Simon Muschinsky (keyboards) and Silas Moldenhawer (drums) -- the four grew up together, decided to form the band back in 2007.
Chillwave artists Craft Spells are part of a “glo-fi” revolution that’s looking fondly back on 80’s New Wave synth pop and marrying it with dreamy shoegaze elements a la Neon Indian and even Seattle’s own Hotels. blog.kexp.org
Second full-length from Vancouver duo Japandroids. They also do a wicked cover of the The Gun Club's "For the Love of Ivy" (!!!) on the album.
Between the Eyes is the debut album of Seattle-based rock band Love Battery.
El-P (originally known as El Producto, born Jaime Meline, March 2, 1975) is an American hip hop artist and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City.
Towa Tei is a DJ, artist and record producer in Yokohama, Japan.
This is NEW from Amadou & Mariam. www.amadou-mariam.com
Brazilian born DJ Gui Boratto is well known in the scene for his unique blend of dreamy French tinged techno.
"Aufheben" is the new album from Brian Jonestown Massacre and you can check out our review of the latest from Anton Newcombe et al at kexp.org