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This track features additional vocals by singer Lisa Papineau. www.airfrenchband.com

Listen to Helado Negro's guest DJ set on KEXP: kexp.org Helado Negro shared a live performance recorded exclusively for KEXP and spoke with DJ Chilly, co-host of El Sonido in October 2021. He opened the set with this track. Enjoy! youtu.be heladonegro.bandcamp.com

The dreamy closing song from Jay Som's 2016 debut album! jaysom.bandcamp.com Cheryl Waters hosted Jay Som Live in the KEXP Studio in September 2019: youtu.be

New Music! ODESZA (Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight) introduce their new song: "'To Be Yours' was a track that we had originally started back at the end of 2018. We loved the idea but struggled to find the right fit for the song until Claud sent us back their incredible vocal top line. As soon as we heard what Claud put together we knew we had something special. The vocal melodies and delivery compliment the track in such a perfect way. We couldn’t be happier with how this one came together and are really excited for people to hear it.” odesza.bandcamp.com odesza.com

Yves Tumor will perform at the Showbox SoDo on Saturday, May 20th, 2023. -- Here's an NPR review of Yves Tumor's great new release: www.npr.org

Fever to Tell was the Yeah Yeah Yeah's debut studio album. The band wanted to finance their debut album themselves and chose to record at the low-budget Headgear Studio in Brooklyn. "It was really important for us to do it on our turf, on our terms", lead singer Karen O later told Spin. "We were all living together, and all the money we used to fund it came out of our pocket."

New album from Glüme featuring new music as well as old favorites spanning her career. "Self-proclaimed as the Wal-Mart Marilyn Monroe, Glüme has an allure that, even on a label as richly adorned with the spectacular as Italians Do It Better, stands out as an artist with nonpareil sonic presence." Enjoy this interview with the artist: bit.ly

Here's a guide to the lyrics in "I'm That Girl": www.elitedaily.com -- For the extremely non-FCC compliant version of this track, head to www.youtube.com

Masterpiece from 2001 -- Check the latest episode of our 50 Years of Hip-Hop podcast! www.kexp.org Released on Sep 11 2001, with samples and production by Kanye West, Just Blaze, Bink, Timbaland, Trackmasters, and Eminem. 'The Blueprint' made it on many, many lists for top album of the year, the decade, and greatest of all time sensitive thugs, y'all all need hugs!

While little is known about this British music collective, all four of their albums credit Inflo as producer. He co-wrote the Mercury Prize-winning album of 2020, "Kiwanuka," with Michael Kiwanuka. He also co-wrote Little Simz' fire album, Grey Area. bit.ly

The Swedish band's latest single, "Slugs of Love", follows on from Little Dragon's 2022 Opening The Door EP, and a string of collaborations and remixes featuring artists such as Moses Sumney, JID, Kelsey Lu, Yo Yo Ma and many more. Get the song on this Bandcamp Friday: littledragon.bandcamp.com

"It occurs to me that later this week will be the 7th anniversary of Prince’s death, which was a huge loss for the world and especially for us here in Minneapolis. How about “7” by Prince and the New Power Generation? Or another other song by the Purple One you may wish to play? Thanks Evie! Nick in Minneapolis"

Prince contributed lyrics, vocals, bass, and guitar to this track, off of Janelle Monáe's second studio album. It would end up being the only time the two artists officially collaborated in the studio.

New music! At the end of the month, she is releasing a new album with the emphatic title That! Feels Good!, her follow-up to 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure? This is the third single that Jessie Ware has released off of this new album.

New music from Unkown Mortal Orchestra - led by Ruban Nielson "The album was created amid band leader Ruban Nielson's pandemic travels back and forth from New Zealand and Portland to Hawaii, where his mother is from. “In Hawaii, everything shifted off of me and my music. Suddenly, I was spending more time figuring out what others need and what my role is within my family. I also learned that things I thought were true of myself are bigger than I thought."

Covering Betty Hutton's 1951 song -- in turn, covering Horst Winter's 1948 "Und jetzt ist es still" "If I put something out in this world, it would be the courage to go ahead and invent things, so it's ironic 'It's Oh So Quiet' became my biggest song. The best bit was the video." -- youtu.be Björk (Record Collector, August 2002 taken from Björk.com)

WITCH'S new album is their first in 4 decades!! Watch the video for this one (with Sampa the Great!) right here: www.youtube.com

Tanukichan will perform at the Sunset Tavern on April 23! Find tickets: www.tanukichan.com The second Tanukichan album from Bay Area artist Hannah van Loon - like the debut album, this one was made in collaboration with Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bear.

Beautiful single from the Manchester, UK writer, spoke-word artist, and musician- his EP Poems to Dance To is due out later in 2023. "When I was writing this I found myself consciously slowing down and trusting myself to find the space between the music rather than being 'on' it all the time,” Szmierek explains of the song’s creation. “So it's quite conversational, really, and then skippy where it needs to be. I like that despite the content - I was in a bit of a weird headspace and not sleeping much - it still sounds cautiously optimistic.” - tinyurl.com

Brian Eno and Talking Heads developed "Once in a Lifetime" through extensive jams, inspired by Afrobeat musicians such as Fela Kuti. David Byrne's vocals were inspired by preachers delivering sermons, with lyrics addressing existential crisis and the unconscious. The music video, directed by Byrne and Toni Basil, has Byrne dancing erratically over footage of religious rituals. Here's that video: www.youtube.com

The mysterious German steel pan outfit is working on their fourth studio album now - their new single features covers of Drake's "Hotline Bling" and El Michels Affair's "Mirkit Gem". It's due out on May 23 - you can preorder it: bacaorhythmandsteelband.bandcamp.com

"Since I Left You" was released in 2000. "following a guitar introduction from Tony Mottola, the majestic vocal hook is a pitched up slice of American soul group The Main Attraction’s 1968 song ‘Everyday’, supplemented by German keyboardist Klaus Wunderlich and the drums of Lamont Dozier’s ‘Take Off Your Make Up’." Read the story of this celebrated debut album: classicalbumsundays.com

Brand new from English band Temples! "Welcome to Exotico, set beyond the horizon in azure blue waters your holiday destination awaits. A voyage through postcard vistas, cascading melodic waterfalls and tropical lagoons. Each song is a place on this atoll, from the beaches where you can soak up the rays to the forest canopies enveloped in rare birdsong you are sure to find a place to relax, unwind or dance into the twilight hours. Welcome drinks will be served in The Crystal Hall upon arrival. Enjoy your visit …" - templesofficialuk.bandcamp.com

To accompany "Shore", Fleet Foxes released a 16mm road movie of the same name showcasing the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. youtu.be Check out Fleet Foxes live in the KEXP studio from 2017: youtu.be fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com

Released on this day in 1991! It is a tribute to Andrew Wood, the former lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone, who died on March 19, 1990, of a heroin overdose.

Blondshell will perform at Madame Lou's on July 8! Sabrina Teitelbaum is Blondshell. On the release of her debut she had this to say: “It’s hard to summarize what this album means to me. I was able to work through so much by writing and singing these songs... I wasn’t intending to write an album as much as I was just trying to get relief from an intense and difficult time in my life. My biggest hope is that people can see the album for what it is: there’s no happy ending or ‘message,’ it’s just a window into what it’s like when you’re trying to figure out who you are and what you want.”

Scottish band, formed in Grangemouth, with Elizabeth Fraser on vocals and Robin Guthrie on guitars and drum machine - check out this article about Elizabeth Fraser's use of glossolalia in her songwriting process: tinyurl.com

Brand new from British singer Jorja Smith! the video was directed by Amber Grace Johnson, and was shot in the suburbs of Marseille, France - youtu.be

Sampling Marvin Gaye's "Turn On Some Music," this track is Sermon's most popular song, and was included on the soundtrack of the Martin Lawrence/Danny DeVito film "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" The music video for the song features scenes from the film intermixed with clips of Gaye performing in archived music videos and music programs: youtu.be IG: @erick_sermon

You should not miss seeing all the instruments for Simian Mobile Disco's live performance in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com

Nation of Language are performing two sold-out shows at The Crocodile on Thur May 18 and Fri May 19 - and they'll return on August 12-13 for Day In Day Out Fest! - www.dayindayoutfest.com

Happy 40th Birthday, Dillon!

San Diego group Thee Sacred Souls - Alex Garcia on drums, Sal Samano on bass, and Josh Lane on vocals - have shared their first new song of 2023, “Running Away” - the B-side features a fan favorite making its recorded debut, "Love Comes Easy". Larry Mizell Jr hosted Thee Sacred Souls - Live in the KEXP Studio - in April! - youtu.be theesacredsouls.bandcamp.com

This song has been covered and adored by musicians from Prince to Sam Smith - George Michael selected it as his top desert island single for a program he hosted on BBC Radio Four

By request from Melissa! Read a remembrance of the song that "solidified Boston's nocturnal sound": www.wbur.org

Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and producer - born on this day in 1947! He co-founded Stealers Wheel, and also had several solo hits in the 1970s This was a follow up to Rafferty's enormously popular 'Baker Street," both from the album "City to City." Rafferty, known for these songs and "Stuck in the Middle with You," died in 2011 at the age of 63: www.theguardian.com

"Evie! Happy Sunday! We hope you've had a great week! We've really bee loving the new Boygenius album, is there anyway you could play their song Anti-Curse? We hope you have an awesome rest of your weekend! Love, Nelle and Haley in Portland, Oregon"

M83 is playing in Seattle at Showbox Sodo on Wednesday, May 10th and Thursday, May 11th! -- Anthony Gonzalez said of the new album, "Fantasy," released last week: “I wanted this record to be very impactful live. The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of ‘Before the Dawn Heals Us.’ The combination of guitars and synths is always in my music, but it’s maybe more present on this new record than on the previous ones.”