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Thursday, Aug 22 2024, 10AM
Welcome to The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters - it’s almost the weekend! Thanks for listening today - we're glad that you're here!
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Honeyblood's "Ready for the Magic" was KEXPs Song of the Day, available to download for free here: kexp.org
honeyblood.bandcamp.com
Watch a great live performance by London-based artist Heartworms in the KEXP studio from March 2024 (hosted by Cheryl): www.youtube.com
When studying Production and Performance at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Orme, who records under the name Heartworms, said, “That was a very male-concentrated course...and me being me, I didn’t let it get to me, but none of [my classmates] would let me be in their band, and they would say that I wouldn’t last long on the course. At the end of the two years, I won the college’s Student of the Year award, and I look at it sometimes and cherish it.”
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www.nme.com
Liverpool, UK's King Hannah released their sophomore album, Big Swimmer, this past May. The album’s title track and lead single features vocals from Sharon Van Etten.
“I think Sharon just remembers what it’s like to be a new artist,” the band’s Craig Whittle shared in a statement. “She’s made us think about how we move through the world, how we treat people."
Read the full interview here:
www.stereogum.com.
kinghannah.bandcamp.com
Upcoming dates for English Teacher include:
--Seattle at Madame Lou's on Wednesday, October 2nd
--San Francisco at the Rickshaw Stop on Sunday, October 6th
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Like this? The Leeds band's debut album came out in April. You can order it right here: shop.englishteacherband.com
Local music from Seattle's own New Age Healers (led by KEXP's own Owen Murphy)!
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"It’s rare to find an album where every track is so intense that it could be a maxi single on its own. The group from Seattle, however, managed to create such a masterpiece. They have written an album that is simply marvelous." www.whitelight-whiteheat.com
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Go right here to purchase "The Spin Out": newagehealers.bandcamp.com
If you've ever wanted to own this classic album on vinyl, you can still grab a remastered version right here - www.katebush.com
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Hounds of Love is the fifth studio album by English musician Kate Bush, released on September 16th 1985 by EMI Records. It was a commercial success and marked a return to the public eye for Bush after the relatively low sales of her previous album, 1982's The Dreaming. The album's lead single, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)", became one of Bush's biggest hits, giving Bush her second UK number-one single in June 2022.
This 1992 track contains a vocal sample from Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting", which had been a top-20 UK hit in 1985. The BBC used the song during its coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992
Orbital takes its name from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene during the early days of acid house. The cover art on three of their albums showcase stylised atomic orbitals.
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KEXP is excited to announce a new partnership with AFROPUNK and Friends of Waterfront Park; presenting AFROPUNK Seattle. This all-ages event will take place from 2-8:30 PM on Saturday, September 7th at Pier 62 at Seattle’s new Waterfront Park.: www.kexp.org
Text "Eva Walker" right now for your chance to win 2 tickets!!
GUM is the project of Tame Impala/Pond member Jay Watson, who teamed up with Ambrose Kenny-Smith of King Gizzard and the Murlocs. Watson and Kenny-Smith’s friendship traces back to 2009, when they met at a bar after Tame Impala performed at the Eureka Hotel in Kenny-Smith’s hometown of Geelong, Victoria. The collaboration came naturally, sparked by DMs with links.
Their collaborative album, "Ill Times," was released last month in July.
Oakland-based garage punk quartet Shannon and the Clams recently stopped by for a Live on KEXP performance. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified as soon as their session is posted!
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La Luz also graced us with their presence this past May. Check out their Live on KEXP session here - www.youtube.com
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Catch La Luz on tour:
- In Tacoma at McMenamins Elks Temple on Saturday, November 2nd
- In San Francisco at Great American Music Hall on Thursday, November 7th
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Pawpaw Rod, known by his Instagram handle @pawpawrodney, is an emerging rapper and singer making waves from the scenic shores of Hawaii. Not too long ago, he released a funky alternative R&B single, “Cherry Tree,” via GODMODE. So far, the song is capturing the attention of listeners both locally and worldwide.
Read more about PawPaw and check out the video for "Cherry Tree" right here: www.bongminesentertainment.com
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" has six verses but no chorus. The song's lyrics describe a vision of the narrator's experiences in Juarez, Mexico, where he encounters poverty, sickness, despair, available women, indifferent authorities, alcohol and drugs before finally deciding to return to New York City.
The song took more attempts to perfect than the other songs recorded that day; it wasn't until take 16 that Dylan and his band captured on tape the version that was released on the album. The backing musicians on the take that was used on Highway 61 Revisited were Mike Bloomfield on electric guitar, Al Kooper on Hohner Cembalet; a type of electro-mechanical piano, Paul Griffin on piano, Harvey Brooks on bass guitar and Bobby Gregg on drums.
Released this past June, 'Hot Sun Cool Shroud' packs a lot of quality music into this 17-minute EP.
wilcohq.bandcamp.com
Singer/songwriter Heather Nova has built a cult following around the UK thanks to her infectious, emotionally raw live shows. 'Blow', a nine-song set recorded in London at the rise of her career in the early nineties, illustrates her vibrant nature as a performer. She's far more aggressive in a live setting, wild in making her passion come alive. "Sugar" takes things further. Nova's dark vocalic cries on "Sugar" tango with haunting orchestration for something seductive and distressing.
www.allmusic.com
The music video for "Wolf Like Me" starring poet Beau Sia was directed by Jon Watts and mixes two cinematic styles: black-and-white silent film and 1980s B-movie. America's Next Top Model cycle 4 winner Naima Mora was also featured in the video.
Get a jump on Halloween and check out the video here - www.youtube.com
Be sure to come down and see Been Stellar Live on KEXP on Thursday, Sept. 19th at noon for a FREE performance that is open to the public. They're also opening for Fontaines D.C. at Seattle's Showbox SoDo on Friday, September 20th and The Warfield in SF on September 24th.
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From our KEXP review of Been Stellar's debut album: "New York-based Been Stellar’s remarkable debut finds the young outfit pulling no punches, delivering a tight set of hard-hitting, urgent and melodic post-punk with shoegaze undertones. Led by Sam Slocum’s powerful vocals, the ten tracks on Scream from New York, NY showcase the band’s insane guitar work, commanding drums and exceptional songwriting. File under: one of the strongest debuts of the year." www.kexp.org
Nation of Language released this Pixies cover in 2020. nationoflanguage.bandcamp.com
Watch video of Nation of Language's August 2023 Live on KEXP performance in the gathering space: www.youtube.com
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Jazz Is Dead announces another offering of top-shelf recordings taking listeners on a journey through the funky sounds of Ghana all the way to down to the psychedelic soul and samba of Brazil. Produced by label founders Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jazz Is Dead Series 3 features new analog recordings from living legends Ebo Taylor, Hyldon, Dom Salvador, Antonio Carlos e Jocafi, Carlos Dafé, Joyce e Tutty Moreno as well as an unreleased LP from The Midnight Hour: Lost Tapes.
jazzisdead.bandcamp.com
Jamie xx has tapped Australian electronic group the Avalanches for another new song from In Waves, his long-awaited sophomore album. “All You Children” is a reunion for the artists, who previously collaborated on “Wherever You Go,” from the Avalanches’ 2020 album, We Will Always Love You.
“The Avalanches have always been an inspiration for me,” Jamie xx said in a statement about the new song. “Their sample technique and how they piece together different sounds is incredible, and collaborating on a track with them has showed me new ways of making music.”
Seattle native Rudy Willingham is a DJ and producer who's also made a splash in the global arts community as a designer, copywriter, street artist, photographer, and product designer who's collaborated with the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, and some of the world's biggest brands.
You can have this wonderful call-and-response song for your very own self, since it was a KEXP Song of the Day: kexp.org
Spoon just wrapped up a headlining performance at the THING Festival in Carnation earlier this month. They're currently working their way through the Midwest so be sure to catch them if you can!
spoontheband.com
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"This one started out as a piano ballad...And I'd tried maybe ten different versions. But somehow we took it to this one that felt like it was sort of based on 'And Your Bird Can Sing' by The Beatles — I was very obsessed with Revolver at the time. Revolver and Prince's Around The World In A Day.
Double Spoon!!
"'We’ve never had a guitar solo like the one that’s on "The Hardest Cut,"' says [Britt] Daniel of this track. 'I can’t play a solo like that, but Gerardo [Larios], it comes very natural to him. We’re now able to do a lot of things we couldn’t do before.'"
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Here is Cheryl's wonderful interview with Britt Daniel about "Lucifer on the Sofa": www.kexp.org
Amyl and the Sniffers are coming back with their first album since 2021’s Comfort to Me. The Australian rock outfit’s third studio album, Cartoon Darkness, comes out on October 25. The record features the May single “U Should Not Be Doing That” and the brand new song “Chewing Gum.” Watch the video for the latter track below.
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Happy belated birthday to English drummer Budgie, best known for his work in Siouxsie and the Banshees. He turned 67 yesterday.
Lol Tolhurst & Budgie joined Cheryl Waters in the studio this past June and played songs from their album, ‘Los Angeles’. Be sure to watch this incredible performance!
www.youtube.com
Stereogum even got in on our Live on KEXP session:
"Former the Cure member Lol Tolhurst, former Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Budgie, and veteran producer Jacknife Lee teamed up for an album called Los Angeles last year. Tolhurst and Budgie headed out on the road to promote it a few months back, a voyage that brought them to the KEXP studios in Seattle. In a session recorded on June 4 and published today, with Liam Hayden on bass, they performed a cover of the early Cure single “A Forest.” Tolhurst has a songwriting credit on “A Forest,” so maybe “cover” is not exactly the right word here. The point is these gothy post-punk veterans performed a gothy post-punk classic in a historically rainy West Coast locale, and you can watch it below."
www.stereogum.com
Dark Chisme is a Seattle-based dark wave band started by Chicago-raised Latina DJ and Producer Christine Gutierrez (Vocals, Synths) and E (Bass, Synths). They brings dark wave influences to their music, with latin, house, and techno elements as well!
Their latest album, 'Dark Chisme' was released last month. darkchisme.bandcamp.com
LA-based psych-rock band Wand has returned with their sixth studio album, 'Vertigo.'
They're on tour!
- San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 14, at The Chapel
- Seattle on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Madame Lou's
More dates here: www.dragcity.com
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Wand last performed Live on KEXP last year in this session hosted by Cheryl Waters: www.youtube.com
The Decemberists visited KEXP last April and played songs from their newest album, 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again'. You can relive it right here on our YouTube channel!
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Sonic Boom Records in Seattle will be having a listening party for Romance at 5:30PM TODAY!! Be sure to swing by what is sure to be a fun celebration of Fontaines D.C.!
www.sonicboommusic.com
Romance comes out this Friday August 23rd!!
Zambian psych-rock band WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) formed in the 1970s; they returned last year with their first album in nearly 40 years - titled "Zango", which means "meeting place"
The band joined us Live in the KEXP Studio last August: youtu.be
Belgian trio of brothers David and Stephen Dewaele and Stefaan Van Leuven have been creating original tracks and remixing artists like LCD Soundsystem Sugababes, and Robbie Williams for 20 years. bit.ly
That's the Hohner Clavinet that's playing the riff at the core of this song. A Clavinet looks like an electric keyboard, but it is an electro-mechanical string instrument originally developed for the performance of classical harpsichord and clavichord music. : www.clavinet.com
The video for "Capricorn" was directed by the band's longtime creative director Nick Harwood, and features clips capturing the essence of life in New York City during the late 1980s, concluding with the band performing the song. The video ends with a message of thanks to artist Steven Siegel, whose clips were used in the video, and whose photography inspired the title of the album.
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Local Seattle artist Mikey Moo is doing a Live on KEXP session next week with Troy!
He will be Live on KEXP Monday, Aug. 26 at 12p - come and join us for this free session!
www.kexp.org
Quivers joined us in the KEXP studios back in March of 2019 - www.youtube.com
Happy Thursday and welcome to The Afternoon Show with the fabulous Larry Mizell, Jr.! On today’s OG Thursday, we’ll be looking at the “Godfather of Go Go,” Chuck Brown, and the OGs of Go-Go including Trouble Funk, EU, Rare Essence and more! We’re so glad you’re here!
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The Soul Searchers were the band of guitarist and bandleader Chuck Brown. He co-wrote this song with producer Maxx Kidd.