Texas indie band Shearwater have been dabbling in the world of covers for a while now. They released an all covers collection called Fellow Travelers late last year, and it seems their letting this trend continue. The band's newest cover is Nina Simone's melancholy "Black is the Color." [Stereogum]
Hometown heroes The Head and the Heart appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to perform the track “Another Story,” from their most recent release, Let’s Be Still. Watch below: [Under the Radar]
Beck has shared yet another track from his upcoming release Morning Phase, out February 25th via Capitol Records. Stream the track "Waking Light" below. [Pitchfork]
February is kicking off with lots of interesting stuff for your ears, most notably, the sophomore release from duo Broken Bells -- Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins. KEXP's Music Director, Don Yates, describes the new album After the Disco as "a strong set of psych-tinged rhythmic pop that…
With Thee Oh Sees on “indefinite hiatus,” frontman John Dwyer is forging ahead with his "hand-made electronics" solo project Damaged Bug. Visit Pitchfork to download the track "Photograph" from his forthcoming debut, Hubba Bubba, via Dwyer's Castle Face label. [Pitchfork]
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.
