This Saturday’s Record Store Day will be kind of like the Easter egg hunt for me and my fellow music lovers and record collecting geeks. We’ll gleefully race down the aisles in search of that colorful surprise and treat. And, this year there are plenty of goodies — rarities, long out-of-print re-is…
Australian quartet Cut Copy have shared the b-side from their forthcoming Record Store Day 10" single — stream the track "Like Any Other Day" below, and get ready for the RSD scramble on Saturday morning, as the 10" is limited to 2,000 copies. Cut Copy will be in town on Saturday, May 24th at the …
In the wake of their 2013 full-length Folly, the first new album from Kitchens of Distinction in 19 years, the UK trio celebrates Record Store Day with the limited-edition 10-inch single "Extravagance," featuring two B-sides culled from the band's KEXP in-studio session last year. I asked Patrick F…
In quite possibly the best music news of the day (IMHO), Parquet Courts have unveiled the music video to the track "Sunbathing Animal," starring the inspiration for that song, Frida, beloved cat companion to frontman Andrew Savage. The song is also the title track of the band's forthcoming album, …
Highlights this week include the first new album in 16 years from veteran rockers, The Afghan Whigs. KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes their latest, titled Do To the Best, as "a strong return-to-form of brooding, soul-inflected rock with atmospheric guitars and keyboards and occasional string…
Twin Shadow has shared his new song "To The Top," an intense, pounding percussion anthem about starting over. His statement about the song offers a glimpse into the song's inspiration. He said, "What is it when you realize that someone isn't right for you? Or when you find that you do not and can …
Every summer, the streets of Capitol Hill fill with thousands of fans screaming for their favorite bands. The Seattle neighborhood is wild enough, but when the Capitol Hill Block Party takes over in late July (25th-27th), it's a heck of a good time. Today, the celebrated local festival offers the f…
Every summer, the streets of Capitol Hill fill with thousands of fans screaming for their favorite bands. The Seattle neighborhood is wild enough, but when the Capitol Hill Block Party takes over in late July (25th-27th), it's a heck of a good time. Today, the celebrated local festival offers the f…
Black Keys band member Patrick Carney played the title track for the duo's new album, Turn Blue, today. This is the second song, along with "Fever", to be released from the new record. The bluesy tune features rumbling drums and a thoughtful lyrical tone. The new record is also a collaboration betw…
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.
