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DJ Comment:
You can check out Sonic Youth's in-studio performance from back in 2004 right here, playing songs from their 2004 release "Sonic Nurse": http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=14206
Peace Attack
Sonic Nurse
Released in 2004 by Geffen Records
Northwest Artist!
3:54 PM
DJ Comment:
Yo La Tengo stopped by KEXP just about a week ago for an awesome in-studio performing songs off their newest release "Fade" - http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=34321 They are also playing at record stores and various places all across the globe: http://pitchfork.com/news/49064-yo-la-tengo-announce-mini-tour-of-record-shops/
Before We Run
Fade
Released in 2013 by Matador
Northwest Artist!
3:48 PM
...air break...
3:47 PM
DJ Comment:
British trip-hop Morcheeba came by KEXP back in 2005 for an amazing in-studio performance, you can stream the full performance here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=14827
Trigger Hippie
Who Can You Trust?
Released in 1996 by China Records
Northwest Artist!
3:42 PM
DJ Comment:
One of Jurassic 5's rap members included Cut Chemist, who you can read about in the KEXP blog here: http://blog.kexp.org/2006/07/13/kexp-suggests-cut-chemist/
What’s Golden
Power in Numbers
Released in 2002 by Interscope Records
Northwest Artist!
3:38 PM
DJ Comment:
You can watch the new music video of Stones Throw artists The Lions here: http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2012/11/video-the-lions-this-generation
Bird On A Wire (feat. Malik Moore)
This Generation
Released in 2013 by Stones Throw
Northwest Artist!
3:35 PM
...air break...
3:34 PM
DJ Comment:
Author, musician, biker, thinker David Byrne just released a new book, "How Music Works," you can check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936365537
The Big Country
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Released in 1978 by Sire
Northwest Artist!
3:28 PM
DJ Comment:
Books on Fate's song "Memory" was one of our Song-of-the-Day podcasts back in September, pick it up for free here: http://blog.kexp.org/2012/09/10/song-of-the-day-books-on-fate-memory/
Coast Starlight
Memory
Released in 2012 by Ephemerata
Northwest Artist!
3:24 PM
DJ Comment:
Multinstrumentalist Dave Hartley of Nightlands is also bassist for Philadelphia band the War on Drugs. Nightlands will be performing at Neumos with Efterklang on 3/15/13: http://www.secretlycanadian.com/tour.php
Nico
Oak Island
Released in 2013 by Secretly Canadian
Northwest Artist!
3:20 PM
DJ Comment:
Seattle's Kris Orlowski & Andrew Joslyn are working on a music and art project entitled "Pieces We Are," read more about it here on their webpage - http://krisorlowski.com/pieces/
All My People Go
Pieces We Are
Self-released in 2012
Northwest Artist!
3:16 PM
...air break...
3:15 PM
DJ Comment:
Playing at the Sunset Tavern - February 20th. http://feymoth.com/?page_id=760
Blam
White Blind
Self-released in 2012
Northwest Artist!
3:10 PM
DJ Comment:
You can grab The Joy Formidable's catchy, rhythmic song, "Whirring," on the KEXP blog, for free right here: http://blog.kexp.org/2011/03/31/song-of-the-day-the-joy-formidable-whirring/
Forest Serenade
Wolf's Law
Released in 2013 by Atlantic
Northwest Artist!
3:06 PM
DJ Comment:
Peter Murphy was also the lead singer of goth-rock band Bauhaus. You can find out all about Bauhaus and other great post-punk iconic bands in the KEXP documentary, "Portraits of Post-Punk" here: http://kexp.org/learn/documentaries.aspx?docid=10
Deep Ocean Vast Sea
Deep
Released in 1989 by Beggars Banquet
Northwest Artist!
3:02 PM
...air break...
3:01 PM
DJ Comment:
You can read the full review of this synth-infused album "Sun" from Chan Marshall a.k.a. Cat Power here: https://www.kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=4606
Silent Machine
Sun
Released in 2012 by Matador
Northwest Artist!
2:57 PM