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Thursday, Nov 15 2018, 10AM
In an interview addressing fallout from Elbow's traditional fanbase and those who favored the arena anthems of The Seldom Seen Kid, frontman Guy Garvey noted "...when heartbreaking melancholia is your currency, success and contentment can be a problem." The group's frontman admitted that due to being "too happy" he had to "look elsewhere for lyrics." "I can't sincerely write about where I'm at because I'm doing OK. It wouldn't work."
Learn more about this South African singer and his second album "Interloper" here: www.theguardian.com
This supergroup composed of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus will be performing in Seattle at The Moore Theatre on Saturday, November 24th.
Snail Mail will be visiting Seattle and playing at the Neptune Theatre on Monday, January 28th. Until then, enjoy video from her recent performance in-studio at KEXP: www.youtube.com
"The Family Stone itself never thought very highly of Dance to the Music while they were recording it; its existence was the result of CBS executive Clive Davis' request for Sly Stone to make his sound more pop friendly...The formula not only worked in selling records, but influenced the entire music industry. When "Dance to the Music" became a Top 10 pop hit, R&B/soul producers and labels immediately began appropriating the new "psychedelic soul" sound. By the end of 1968, The Temptations had gone psychedelic, and The Impressions and Four Tops would join them within the space of two years." en.wikipedia.org
The first single from the band's seventh album was hailed as their comeback single. Pitchfork Media called the song as "possibly one of New Order's best singles". Drowned in Sound rated it a 9/10 and described it as "fantastic" and the "confident, strutting return of a band that knows that the music industry has missed it."
Learn more about Sting's most recent (and surprising) project - A collaboration and tour with Jamaican dancehall star Shaggy - here: www.rollingstone.com
This track from UK artist Obaro Ejimiwe was featured as the KEXP Song of the Day - Redeem your free download and subscribe to future releases here: www.kexp.org
“Vanishing Heart” is the lead single off of the first album in 16 years from Rustin Man (the former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb). For more info and the accompanying music video visit the link below: pitchfork.com
Thom Yorke recently unveiled another song from his soundtrack for the Luca Guadagnino’s horror film 'Suspiria' along with details from his new forthcoming solo album - Visit KEXP for more info! www.kexp.org
This Seattle-based band performed 'Black Sail' live in the KEXP studio - Check it out on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
Cash wrote "I Still Miss Someone" with his nephew, Roy Cash, Jr. and later recorded the song as a duet with Dylan during sessions for Dylan's album Nashville Skyline in 1969
Learn more about inventive and inspirational artist Lonnie Holley: www.lonnieholley.com
On their 2015 tour, The Rolling Stones began incorporating "Moonlight Mile" into their sets for the first time in many years - Amidst speculation for the reintroduction of the song and its meaning, the WSJ sat down with Mick Jagger to discuss the lyrics: www.wsj.com
KEXP recently sat down with Courtney Barnett to discuss emotions, detective shows, and 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' - Read the interview (and stay tuned for footage from her in-studio performance) here: www.kexp.org
This track was recently featured on the KEXP Song of the Day podcast - Download and subscribe here! www.kexp.org
There is a circuitous quality to Alejandro Escovedo’s latest album, “Real Animal.” The album is essentially a work of autobiography that details, in allusory song form, the cultural, musical and personal path that Escovedo has carved over the past 30 years. www.alejandroescovedo.com
Released in 1976, "Songs in the Key of Life" is Stevie Wonder's eighteenth album. It was released as double LP with a four song bonus EP and became the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Wonder's career. In 2003, it was ranked number 57 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, which deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Discussing the album, Arcade Fire noted that it was inspired by band members Win and William Butler's upbringing in The Woodlands, Texas, a suburb of Houston. According to Win Butler, the album "is neither a love letter to, nor an indictment of, the suburbs – it's a letter from the suburbs". It won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards, Best International Album at the 2011 BRIT Awards, Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards, and the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album. bit.ly
The True Loves will be performing at Seattle On Ice! along with Smokey Brights and Cumulus at The Neptune Theatre on Thursday, December 6th.
Sylvan Esso have teamed up with tourmates Collections of Colonies of Bees to record a cover of experimental folk-rock band Califone’s “Funeral Singers,” the quasi-title track off of 2009’s All My Friends Are Funeral Singers...The two touring bands began covering the song while on tour and felt they needed to record the cover for posterity and chose Wilco’s Chicago studio The Loft for recording. “The distance between Sylvan Esso’s crisp electro-pop and Califone’s dark, shambling indie-folk is shorter and more direct than it might seem,” says writer Josh Modell in the bio for the single." Read more: www.kexp.org
Kurt Vile will be performing The Moore Theatre on Saturday, December 15th. Read more about 'Bottle It In' on KEXP.org: www.kexp.org
Another track from "Goners" was recently featured as the KEXP Song of the Day - Download "Tenderness" for free here: www.kexp.org
Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA will be performing at The Showbox on Thursday, February 14th.
This trio of Londoners will be at The Crocodile on Saturday, March 23rd.
Snuff Redux will be playing with Sloucher at Barboza on Friday, November 23rd. Check out footage from their recent KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Soccer Mommy will be at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, February 19th.
Red Ribbon will be playing with Sloucher and Snuff Redux at Barboza on Friday, November 23rd for Sloucher's album release show.
"Cities in Dust" describes the city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Imagery describing the volcano and its magma chamber, the condition of the victims of the eruption, and the subsequent discovery and excavation of the city comprises the bulk of the lyrics. The lyrics also mention a shrine to Lares Familiares. bit.ly
KEXP sat down with Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver a few years ago - Check out the Q&A here: www.kexp.org
Phosphorescent will be LIVE on KEXP Wednesday, November 21st, @ 12pm and plays the Neptune Theater later that night.
Black Velvet is a celebration of the Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and family at Dunham/Daptone Records. shopdaptonerecords.com
The most recent release from Seattle based hip-hop artist and KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros. Check out the full album here: gabrielteodros.bandcamp.com
"It’s been 10 years since L.A.’s Army Navy jangled their way into the hearts of guitar-pop fans, riding the sunbeams of artists such as Big Star, Teenage Fanclub and the Posies along the way. Their single “Her Makeup” (which came out Nov 2) was their first release since 2014’s third full-length “The Wilderness Inside” — a milestone marker and a signal that their hiatus is over. It’s not a “new” song but a “lost” one." buzzbands.la
Matthew Dear's most recent release, "Bunny", is first album under his own name in six years. Read his statement on the release here: www.kexp.org
Parisalexa will be a guest speaker at this weekend's Mastering the Hustle event at KEXP. Learn more and RSVP here: www.kexp.org
Fontaines D.C. will be opening for IDLES at Neumos on Tuesday, May 28th. Until then, enjoy video from their recent KEXP in-studio performance: www.youtube.com
"This Albany, NY band’s third album is a strong set of ‘90s-influenced post-hardcore with grungy guitars, punchy rhythms and sardonic, often-politically charged lyrics." www.kexp.org
This Toronto based band will be performing at The Crocodile on Tuesday, December 11th. "Dose Your Dreams" was this past Tuesdays featured KEXP Song of the Day - Download and subscribe here: www.kexp.org
Tune in to hear Film School perform live on KEXP Tuesday, November 20th at 12pm. They'll also be playing this Saturday, November 17th at Barboza. This track is also featured as today's KEXP Song of the Day - Download and subscribe here: www.kexp.org
Debut album from this local Portland trio that formed in 1996
Hear more from these Seattle rockers: beverlycrusher.bandcamp.com
Exactly one year ago The Minus 5's Scott McCaughey suffered from a harrowing stroke. With the help of his friends and fans he has been able to raise funding to help him on his road to recovery. Learn more about Scott and his heartfelt story here: www.billboard.com