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This ubiquitous track has appeared in such movies as Dark Shadows, Jarhead, and The Trip, as well as the reboot of 90210.
MGMT's new self-titled album, which came out earlier this year, has been described as an "uncomfortable, yet transcendental journey."
To accompany her brand-new record, M.I.A. wrote a lengthy essay about the album's inspirations, and how it was inspired by events throughout her life: www.miauk.com.
After Dark 2, compiled by Chromatics founder Johnny Jewel, features tracks by Glass Candy, Desire, Symmetry, and Mirage.
Vaadat Charigim's new album, The World is Well Lost, is a great blast of Israeli shoegaze.
Back in August, Sharon Van Etten played a brand-new track live on KEXP at the Pickathon Music Festival: blog.kexp.org.
Grant Lee Buffalo frontman Grant Lee Phillips has a podcast where he interviews and performs with other notable musicians: www.earwolf.com.
KEXP favorites Built to Spill are performing at Neumos on December 27th + 28th, with local band La Luz.
Arcade Fire are playing at The Gorge Amphitheater on Friday, August 8th of 2014. Please note: The Gorge is three hours away from Seattle, and formal attire is encouraged.
Mind Spiders' latest album, Inhumanistic, was released earlier this year on Dirtnap Records.
Earlier this year, The Babies were live on KEXP, performing songs of their latest album, Our House on the Hill: blog.kexp.org.
Waxahatchee will be at Chop Suey tonight, with Swearin' and Dead Bars.
Waxahatchee's latest record, Cerulean Salt, came out earlier this year.
Frankie Rose will be at Showbox at the Market on February 7th, with White Lies. Her new album, Herein Wild, features an excellent cover of The Damned's Street of Dreams.
Noted supergroup The Golden Palominos has featured members of such bands as The Feelies, Pere Ubu, The DBs, Husker Du, and R.E.M.
Minus The Bear's new album, the aptly titled Acoustics II, is the follow-up to their 2008 EP Acoustics. The album is reportedly entirely acoustic.
Punk veterans The Wedding Present just put out a new single, Two Bridges, in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hit Parade series of singles.
Devo's Blockhead was recently used as the soundtrack to this awesome animated short designed by a Polish film student: www.clubdevo.com.
"Couldn't You Wait? The Story of Silkworm" is a brand-new documentary about the local band: buy.couldntyouwait.com.
Ravenna Woods' brand-new album is titled The Jackals. Last month, the band premiered a music video on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org.
While Choir of Young Believes have no Seattle dates as of right now, they just announced a European stadium tour with Depeche Mode for early next year.
Shearwater will be at The Crocodile on February 15th, in support of their new album, Fellow Travelers. This latest record is a collection of songs written by bands that Shearwater has toured with.
Anacortes band The Lonely Forest released an album last month, titled Adding Up The Wasted Hours.
Surprisingly, the Damned have released more live albums (15) than studio albums (just 10). This track comes from their 1982 record, Strawberries.
Vampire Weekend will be at Key Arena on December 3rd, with such KEXP favorites as Foals, The Head and the Heart, Phoenix, and Alt-J.
This track by Courtney Barnett features multiple puns, as well as a reference to the Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction. She will be touring the US early next year.
Earlier this year, the wonderful Laura Marling was LIVE on KEXP, in support of her album Once I Was an Eagle: blog.kexp.org.
Did you know that noted bluegrass musician Gillian Welch wrote the theme song for Squidbillies? She is currently on tour with the Dave Rawlings Machine.
Jack White's record label, Third Man Records, just put out an extensive box-set detailing the Rise and Fall of Paramount Records. It costs $400, but is definitely worth the expense.
Sweetheart 2014 features a variety of notable artists covering their favorite love songs. This classic Harry Nilsson tune is covered by The Head and the Heart.
While Husky have yet to announce a follow-up to their 2011 debut, be sure to check out their in-studio from last year: kexp.org.
Pinback are touring the California deserts this upcoming January, but sadly will not be making a Seattle appearance. Earlier this year, they were LIVE on the Midday Show: blog.kexp.org.
Spoon is currently at work on a new album, which will be their first since 2010's Transference. Check out their song titles here: pitchfork.com.
You know what's better than one Spoon song? Two Spoon songs. This track is the B-side to their 2000 single The Agony of Laffitte.
The Sisters of Mercy took their name from a Leonard Cohen song, and their look from The Velvet Underground, but their three albums are entirely original. This track is from 1987's Floodland.
Motohead just released their 21st album, titled Aftershock. For a complete timeline of the band's torrid, scandalous history, check out this link: imotorhead.com.
Azure Blue is the latest project from Swedish songwriter Tobias Isaksson, who previously fronted Irene and Laurel Music. His sophomore album is titled Beyond the Dreams There's Infinite Doubt.
Swearin' will be at Chop Suey tonight, with Waxahatchee and Dead Bars.
Swearin's second album, titled Surfing Strange, was released earlier this year to much acclaim.
In the tradition of musical siblings, Swearin' features Allison Crutchfield, the twin sister of Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield.
Jonathan Wilson was featured on Live at KEXP Volume Nine, which is available now in a variety of stores throughout Seattle: kexp.org.
On Sunday December 8th, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will be at the Moore Theater. Hopefully that night, he will finally explain what the lyrics from "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" mean.
Wooden Shjips will be at The Crocodile on January 17th of next year, in support of their excellent new album, Back to Land.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will be at The Paramount Theater on July 2nd of 2014. This track is from The Boatman's Call, and was supposedly inspired by Cave's breakup with PJ Harvey.
Local band Hotels' upcoming album is titled Cinemascope III, and features Gabriel Mintz on vocals.
This track comes from Slowdive's beautiful second album, titled Soulvaki.
