It turns out I have previously blogged in this space about a Dead Moon album, but I'm going to do it again, because 1) that was over four years ago, which on the Internet is like a whole nother geological age; 2) they have fourteen albums, I think I can write about two of 'em for crying out loud; 3…
Noah Gundersen is a smooth singer-songwriter from Seattle, WA. He has played with bands like Beneath Oceans and The Courage, but is poised now to release a solo album, Ledges, February 11th. KEXP had a chance to chat with Noah about what instrument (besides guitar) he would choose if alone on a des…
Kurt Vile does a surprising cover of "Down In It" by Nine Inch Nails for A.V. Club - while the pairing seems totally odd the result actually works well as a Vile/Reznor hybrid. Where Reznor's original felt like a something from a 90s action sci-fi movie, Vile's take is fuzzier and has a slightly ps…
Seattle's La Luz will be releasing their LP It's Alive on Hardly Art this fall - and today they've released "Big Big Blood". "You're like me, no where to be", croons Shana Cleveland - the track is so delightful in how it mixes old school riffs with bad girl bossiness. [Pitchfork]
Imagine if one of the world’s coolest record labels threw a free, all-ages party for you and a few thousand of your friends. Imagine if it included bands like Father John Misty, Shabazz Palaces , Built to Spill and Mudhoney. Imagine there was tons of food, beer. activities and artwork! Now imagine …
DJ Larry Rose tr/sts that you'll not be a hater and love this podcast that dude, is like a washed out fantasy about a lost horizon on the moon and we're not liars. 1. TR/ST - Destroyer 2. Washed Out - Hard To Say Goodbye 3. Nabihah Iqbal - Zone 1 to 6000 4. Dude York - Break Up Holiday…
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best and Seattle's Bread & Butter like to keep it free and easy with big, crunchy chords and juicy power pop hooks. The quartet are no joke though - the crashes and choruses on their debut album are plenty effective and sound best turned up loud. Pa…
You've probably watched a lot of our in-studio videos, but you probably haven't seen one quite like this one from Seattle's eccentric, Johnny Cash-saddled Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. Having been around for ten years, Brent Amaker and the Rodeo certainly have their sound and live performance down pa…
To those of you who might not know, Nirvana will soon be inducted by R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees will include Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl. The latter two members will be performing with Pat Smear (who will not be inducted); however, …
What does the passing of time sound like? That's the question that Santa Barbara retro synth-pop band Gardens & Villa seem to be asking often on their sophomore record Dunes, out this week on Secretly Canadian. We first met Gardens & Villa back in 2011 with a self-titled LP decorated with j…
While many people are compiling their year-end lists and shopping for gift-worthy deluxe reissues for the upcoming holidays, some bands are still releasing excellent new albums that you'll want to hear before you make any final decisions. A few of this week's releases see some KEXP favorites making…
Late November might seem like a crazy time to visit Helsinki, Finland, but not if you’re going for Slush 2016, a high-energy gathering of global tech heads focused on entrepreneurship and new developments and ideas in technology. This was the first year they had a full day of music programming, br…
What's better than beer and music? Beer, music, and supporting all ages venues; that's what. This Saturday, Elysian Brewery brings their Search Party festival to Seattle Center and they're donating all the proceeds from the event to The Vera Project. Not just that, but you'll get to see fiery perfo…
It goes without saying that David Bowie was an inspiration to generations: his influence can be heard in every genre from grunge to new wave to classical. Bowie transcended every style over the past 50 years, and there will truly be no one else like him in music history. As KEXP pays tribute to Dav…
Foals have accompanied their electronic crescendo-filled track "Bad Habit" off their most recent album Holy Fire with a video that's fit for the big screen. Wandering through the desert after a siren like woman, singer Yannis Philippakis is desperate for something more than water. Slowly the illusi…
This Saturday, April 20th, is Record Store Day, which has become like a national holiday for me and my fellow music lovers and record collecting geeks. It’s an annual event to celebrate independent record stores — and tons of artists contribute cool, one-of-a-kind, limited edition releases that are…
I think it's safe to say that at some point in the history of your life, you watched an infomercial. Be it to fall asleep, out of boredom, or for a laugh. Pissed Jeans "Bathroom Laughter" video is nothing like those infomercials - imagine if that infomercial was a nightmare. Set to their frantic, s…
The first of several videos we'd like to share with you this morning is Dinosaur Jr.'s new clip for "Pierce the Morning Rain," a cut from last year's I Bet on Sky. The video stars actor James Urbaniak as a man obsessed with finding the perfect car stereo and comedian Maria Bamford as his concerned …
Last week the straight outta the mosh pit quartet The Men released the first song from their upcoming album New Moon - "Electric" carries on their direct and loud, but sincere and present, approach to punk. If anything can remind us what it's like to sweat gallons at a show and wash it all down wit…
Audioasis host DJ Sharlese dishes up the first in a two-part 2014 Pacific Northwest Round Up! Featuring sounds that came out of the region this year like Vox Mod, Fruit Juice, Low Hums and more!1. Cabana - Wet Brick2. Helms Alee - Pinniped3. Kithkin - Altered Beast4. Low Hums - It's in the Air5. L…
