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If you were listening to The Morning Show on KEXP this morning, you heard DJ John Richards play the new LCD Soundsystem. As reported yesterday, two songs debuted last night -- "Call the Police" and "American Dream" -- both available now in digital format, and streaming below. No definite news on t…

Scribes Sounding Off: Three Must-Own New Music and Pop Culture Books from Fantagraphics

The best collection of rock and roll comics of late recently premiered at the Emerald City Comic Convention in Seattle this past weekend, but won’t be available en masse from publisher Fantagraphics Books Inc. till May 17. Be sure to pre-order Peter Bagge’s Other Stuff soon though, because it is an…

ODESZA & Yellow House - Heavier

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ John Richards is "Heavier" by Odesza and Yellow House from the 2023 album Flaws In Our Design on Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune


 
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Upper Wilds - Short Centuries

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Short Centuries" by Upper Wilds, from the 2023 album Jupiter on Thrill Jockey.


 
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Ghost of Vroom - Still Getting It Done

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Still Getting It Done" by Ghost of Vroom, from the 2023 album Ghost of Vroom 3 on Mod y Vi.


 
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Shamir - Our Song

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Our Song" by Shamir, from the 2023 album Homo Anxietatem on Kill Rock Stars.


 
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Temple of Angels - Waving to the Wind

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Waving to the Wind" by Temple of Angels, from the 2023 album Endless Pursuit on Run for Cover.


 
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Daisies - Blue Cowboy

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Blue Cowboy" by Daisies, from the 2023 album Great Big Open Sky on K Records.


 
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Grandaddy - The Town Where I'm Livin Now

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "The Town Where I'm Livin Now" by Grandaddy, from the 2023 album Sunday: Excess Baggage on Dangerbird Records.


 
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Small Paul - Miner for a Dream

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Miner for a Dream" by Small Paul, from the 2023 self-released album Come Alive & Live Again.


 
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Middle Kids - Dramamine

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Dramamine" by Middle Kids, from the 2024 album Faith Crisis Pt 1 on Middle Kids/ AWAL.


 
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Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the Crab

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Dance of the Crab" by Barry Can't Swim, from the 2023 album When Will We Land? on Ninja Tune.


 
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Matt Pond PA - Imagining Everything

Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "Imagining Everything" by Matt Pond PA, from the 2024 album Call and Response on 131 Records.


 
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Song of the Day: Jay Som - 1 Billion Dogs

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Mor…

Album Review: Will Butler - Policy

If you call yourself an Arcade Fire fan and have seen the band at least once in the live setting, there's a good chance that you need absolutely no introduction to Will Butler. When Arcade Fire skyrocketed to the moon amongst the Reflektor hype of 2013, it was clear that the one facet of their musi…

Song of the Day: Broken Social Scene - Halfway Home

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unrealeased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mo…

Decibel Festival 2015, Day 1: dB2015 OPTICAL Kick-Off Party at Re-Bar

The sounds that come out of a computer aren’t often what we enjoy listening to. The sound of your email, the sound of an error, the sound of typing, it’s all mundane. To some, however, the computer is an endless opportunity for sound. The artists beginning Decibel Festival 2015 have made their comp…

Live at Pizza Fest 2015, Day 2: Mean Jeans, Useless Eaters, Gazebos, and more

Mean Jeans guitarist and vocalist Billy Jeans (Christian Blunda) took the stage for his second set of the night (he also performed in openers Patsy’s Rats). He was joined by Jeans Wilder (Andrew Bassett) on drums, and Jr. Jeans (Richard Messina) on bass. It was late, but the crowd at Chop Suey wasn…

The Weekly Mix, Vol. 755 - Burn Bright

Morning Show host John Richards presents a mix to wake up to, to take on the day and burn brightly when it feels like the world is already on fire.


 
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