L.A. artist Miguel shares his fourth full-length, an album KEXP Music Director Don Yates declares "a potent set of psych-tinged R&B and funk featuring a hazy, groove-driven sound with echoing psych-rock guitars, spacey keyboards, and blunted beats accompanying his soulful vocals and lyrics of transcendent love as a balm for these troubled times."
B-52s vocalist/founding member Cindy Wilson releases her debut solo album, "a diverse, well-crafted set ranging from spacy electro-pop and disco-tinged dance-pop to a bit of spiky New Wave." Nicholas Krgovich (formerly of No Kids, Gigi, and P:ano) shares "another solid set of breezy, timeless, sophisticated pop with a soulful, cinematic R&B streak." And Swedish band Hater "follows up their 2016 debut album You Tried with this solid 4-song set of jangly, melancholy indie-pop."
Just in the time for the holidays, Wilco reissue their first two albums in "deluxe edition" form. Both feature remastered audio, along with unreleased tracks, alternate versions, and live recordings. The band's 1995 debut A.M. is available on CD and 2xLP, and 1996's double album Being There is being released on 5xCD and 4xLP. And, beloved Northwest collective The Minus 5 -- led by Scott McCaughey -- share a guest-packed holiday album featuring Ben Gibbard, Colin Meloy, M. Ward, Chuck Prophet, Kelly Hogan, and more.
Seattle band Special Explosion release their second album, To Infinity, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls "a softer, dreamier and more melodic take on the band's dynamic, '90s-steeped Northwest rock, combining jangly guitars, shape-shifting rhythms, emotive lyrics and shimmering pop melodie…
It may have been a holiday weekend, but some new releases still hit the stores, including the highly-anticipated ninth album from Icelandic icon Björk. Seattle's own Dude York shares a full-length holiday album, featuring mostly original material. And Sufjan Stevens shares a collection of demos, re…
