I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction from our occasionally snobbish friends at KCMU circa 1989 to the eponymous major label debut by Indigo Girls (who I'm assuming need no introduction, but maybe millennials have no idea who I'm talking about; well, I guess this record is as good a place to s…
Working with the textural limits of sound, Jim Evans and Kurt Delaney deliver some hard love to the politics of listening.
Our third rocking set from Iceland Airwaves at Kex Hostel was Dublin droning noise act Girl Band. This younger Irish band has no girls, nor do they sound anything like the poppy sound their name might suggest. Instead, this four piece is driven by Adam Faulkner's fast, energetic drums and loud, Dan…
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The Cure's Robert Smith covered the Twilight Sad's Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave track "There's a Girl in The Corner." The cover will be featured as the B-side of the Twilight Sad's new single "It Was Never The Same," which drops on June 15. [Pitchfork]
The Decemberists have announced a new album to be released this March entitled I'll Be Your Girl. The album is said to be a departure from their signature indie folk and takes on a synth pop, glam sound courtesy of super-producer John Congleton, who the band is working with for the first time. In a…
The yuletide cover is the A-side of a 7-inch benefiting the Girls Rock Camp Foundation
Martin Douglas takes a deep dive into the punk trio's four full -lengths.
M Ward, the Oregon based singer-songwriter and half of the duo She & Him, will release his new solo LP More Rain on March 4. The album features collaborations with the Secret Sisters, k.d. lang, Nekko Case, and many more. Listen to the album's breezy track "Girl From Conejo Valley" below. [Pit…
The song comes the first of Adams' three studio albums intended to be released this year.
KEXP presents M. Ward performing live in the KEXP studio.
KEXP presents Tobacco performing live at KEXP. Recorded October 07, 2016.
Five years ago, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch dropped God Help the Girl, an album of songs that he planned to use for a musical movie. Well the film, which stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) finally has the release date of September 5 in the US. Listen to Browning sing the film's dr…
Autumn calls for fuzzy sweaters and fuzzy music. Listen to Midday Veil, Blank Realm and more with fuzzy songs, feedback drenched guitars and lo-fi indie rock on this latest mix that emotes the dark days of the season. 1. Pony Boy - When Tomorrow Never Comes 2. Midday Veil - Babel 3. Ms. John Sod…
Watch Marie Ulven's performance from Iceland Airwaves 2019 and read an interview.
