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Electronic, hip-hop, soul/jazz and Latin funk sounds from 2007. Red Astaire was a producer, DJ and breakdancer from Stockholm.

The first single from this upcoming album, due out April 28th. The album will feature guest appearances from The National pals Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, and Phoebe Bridgers! www.americanmary.com --- See them at Marymoor Park on Sunday, June 4th! - bit.ly

Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, 'Shabooh Shoobah'. An Australian reviewer writes, "Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally. There's another way to look at it: this was the last time INXS could really be called "ours" ... what makes the song so powerful? For my money, it's down to two things: that wafty keyboard riff from Andrew Farriss and the vocal harmonies from Kirk Pengilly." www.theguardian.com See a live performance: www.youtube.com

From the Wiseguys debut album, 'Executive Suite' - the British group originally comprised of Touché and Regal were active until 2001, releasing breakbeat and triphop on the Wall of Sound label.

The Arcs' new album is "A heavenly neo-psychedelic roots odyssey, infused with soul fire, dusty grooves & storming rock, featuring a top-shelf crew of studio luminaries (including the late Richard Swift). Produced by Dan Auerbach & Leon Michels." www.thearcs.com KEXP's Emily Fox spoke with Leon Michels about how the album was recorded while Richard Swift was alive and how “the process of finishing the record helped me and Dan [Auerbach] grieve his death” for Sound & Vision: www.kexp.org

Brand new DJ Spinna Remix of this Roberta Flack classic. The new version cut by the NYC DJ/producer is in honor of the pioneering song's 50th anniversary and Atlantic's 75th.

The Presidents of the United States of America was an American grunge power trio band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1993. DJ Marco was involved in breaking the band! Frontman Chris Ballew told the story behind this song. "I overheard a homeless man who was walking by the bus stop where I was waiting for a bus," he said. "He was saying it under his breath over and over again: 'I'm moving to the country, I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches.' And I thought, 'That's interesting. I've never heard a homeless guy talk about his future and peaches and the country like that.'

From the self-titled debut studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America, released on March 10, 1995 via PopLlama Records. Columbia Records signed the band shortly after its release to handle increased distribution for the album. Happy Presidents Day!!

Caroline Polachek is playing an all-ages show (with Sudan Archives!) at Showbox SoDo on Thursday, May 4th. The new album 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' just released February 14th. carolinepolachek.bandcamp.com

Composed by D'Angelo and hip hop producer DJ Premier of Gang Starr, "Devil's Pie" was initially released as a promotional single for his second album. J Dilla also contributed significantly to 'Voodoo''s overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion. "Devil's Pie" is a sparse funk diatribe on the excess of money and materialism in hip hop, with a minor reference to Five Percenter philosophy (“85 are dumb and blind/A third of people compromise.”)

New music! Released this year on Valentine's Day. The duo is from Chicago, based in NYC. gilliganmoss.bandcamp.com

More from the Brooklyn-based duo! Support their full debut self-titled album from 2021 here: gilliganmoss.bandcamp.com

The band took its name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey's last name ('KC') and the 'Sunshine Band' from KC's home state of Florida, the Sunshine State. www.heykcsb.com Watch a live performance of Boogie Shoes from 2016: www.youtube.com

New music from Oddisee! Featured as KEXP's Song-of-the-Day last week! www.kexp.org oddisee.bandcamp.com Oddisee's exclusive 2020 KEXP Live at Home session and conversation with Gabrie: youtu.be

From British R&B/soul singer Seal's self-titled debut album, which debuted at number one in the UK. Whirlpool is one of the few songs from the album to not be released as a single.

"We wanted to come back with something modern-sounding," explains Tracey Thorn of the first new track from Everything But the Girl in some 24 years. And, while "Nothing Left to Lose" is indebted to a strain of dance music that partly defined 1999's Temperamental, it feels of the moment, eschewing retro garage-house ebullience for gloomier emotions. It's also hard to pin down in the midst of U.K. garage's revitalization; it's headier than PinkPantheress and the artists following her lead, darker than those in the Shall Not Fade camp, and more pop-minded than U.K. bass acts like Overmono. As always, Everything But the Girl is attuned but inimitable. n.pr

After the departure of their vocalist Shara Nelson, the Massive Attack trio concluded they could never replace her, so they chose to bring a new diversity to their sound with a selection of rotating guest vocalists. For their sophomore album's title track and lead single they recruited Everything but the Girl's Tracey Thorn, who penned the haunting love song's lyrics. Tracy Thorn had competing feelings after she received the tape of this song's backing track.

The first single from Lana Del Ray's upcoming album featuring collabs from Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, Judah Smith, SYML, Tommy Genesis, and Jack Antonoff. Read more at Rolling Stone: tinyurl.com

RIP to Jeremiah Green, longtime drummer and founding member of local legends Modest Mouse. He passed away December 31, 2022 at the age of 45. "Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves... But not the skills to make a shelf with... Oh, what useless tools ourselves..." Here are the lyrics to "Missed the Boat": genius.com

Copper Blue is the debut album by Sugar, led by Bob Mould, released in 1992. During the 1980s, Bob Mould was the guitarist and a lead vocalist of the rock band Hüsker Dü. Initially rooted in hardcore punk, Hüsker Dü eventually developed a sound based around alternative rock, with an emphasis on melody. When Hüsker Dü disbanded in 1987, Mould continued as a solo artist, and released two albums in 1989 and 1991. bit.ly Sugar's Bob Mould performed live during KEXP's New Home Grand Opening in April 2016. youtu.be

Brand new music from duo Joey Valence & Brae - Beastie Boys energy in full effect! Watch the music video: www.youtube.com Joey Valence & Brae are playing a show at Madame Lou's on February 24th: www.ticketweb.com

On this track, Stevie played Hohner clavinet, drums, and Moog bass. Two of his band members also contributed: Steve Madaio played trumpet and Trevor Lawrence played tenor saxophone.

Sampling the classic 'Bittersweet Symphony' and dubbed the "The Verve retake" - from UK-based Ren. Watch the music video: www.youtube.com

Happy birthday Rihanna!! Lemon by N.E.R.D appeared as the opening track on their 2017 album, 'No One Ever Really Dies' and is one of few appearances by Rihanna on a song since her 2016 album 'ANTI'. This remix adds Drake into the mix as an opening verse to the track.

1970 classic from the Spinners. The song was co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder.

Cover of Fleetwood Mac by Ontario-based Blinker the Star. blinkerthestar.bandcamp.com

Yves Tumor has just announced a tour that includes an all-ages show at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle on May 20th.: bit.ly Their new album comes out on March 17 - preorder physical and digital editions of "Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)" - yves-tumor.bandcamp.com

Happy birthday to the Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman, fresh off her Super Bowl LVII halftime performance. Kiss It Better comes from her eighth studio album ANTI.

From this Scottish Rock band's third studio album, Treasure. The Cindy referenced in the song's title is Cinder Sharp, Scottish singer, musician and record producer.

Witten by Gary White, landing Linda Ronstadt a hit, included as a single on her second album Silk Purse. Recently featured in the new HBO hit show The Last of Us, episode 3.

The latest single from French artist M83 led by Anthony Gonzalez, included on the upcoming album Fantasy. The first half is out now! The full album drops March 17th. Playing Showbox SoDo on Wed, May 10 and Thu, May 11! ilovem83.bandcamp.com

Demo version of Courtney Love-led Hole's 'Asking for It' - which later appeared on their second studio album Live Through This. This version features backing vocals from Kurt Cobain and was leaked directly to DJ Marco from Courtney when he visited their home. Happy birthday to the legend Kurt Cobain.

KEXP is sending birthday love to Kurt Cobain today. He would be 56 today. Breed was originally written in 1989 and later included on Nirvana's pivotal Nevermind. The song was performed for the last time live at Nirvana's final concert, at Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany on March 1, 1994, about a month before Cobain's death.

This track was written by Scottish band The Vaselines about the Scottish actress Molly Weir, who played Hazel The McWitch in late '70s/early '80s BBC children's show 'Rentaghost'. Nirvana included this on their 1992 compilation album Incesticide - full of covers, b-sides, other deep cuts and alternate takes.

Originally known as ‘Perky or Punky New Wave Number’, this is a song about masculinity, likening the modern man to an ape. The song's drums were recorded in a nearby kitchen, with producer Steve Albini surrounding Dave Grohl’s kit with over 30 microphones. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KURT!

Rapper/singer Lil Yachty takes on a new psych-rock sound on his new album - with guest co-producers including Justin Raisen, Sad Pony, Patrick Wimberly, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait, Nick Hakim, Magdalena Bay, and Jam City -- tinyurl.com