As usual, things have slowed way down in the new release world as we close in on the end of the year. A few noteworthy releases include the debut solo EP from Spencer Tweedy, half of the duo Tweedy with his father, Jeff. Omar Rodríguez-López shares his 12th solo album, a collection of archival mate…
Next on the KEXP video stream live from KEX Hostel at Iceland Airwaves Music Festival were genre-bending Icelandic post-punk band Mammút. Formed as a trio called ROK in 2003, the band expanded in 2004 and changed their name before winning Iceland’s Músiktilraunir (a battle of the bands similar to S…
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…
Music That Matters, Vol. 437 - Music Mix from Melly Join Variety Mix host Mel for a new installment of KEXP's weekly Music That Matters podcast. This mix draws inspiration from the brooding and dark Seattle weather, and also gathers some of the songs that Mel couldn't get enough of during 2014. …
His new album Pure Comedy may be in stores now, but Father John Misty hasn't stopped sharing new music. FJM (real name: Josh Tillman) covers the Velvet Underground classic "Who Loves the Sun" off their 1970 LP Loaded for the Mondo Boys score to Shangri-La Suite, a feature-length film from Los Ange…
Father John Misty has released a new, polished version of his laid-back love song "Real Love Baby". The track, which first burst onto the scene in May on SoundCloud, was recorded with The Budos Band's electric guitarist Thomas Brenneck. [CoS]
The forthcoming Kurt Vile album may be titled b’lieve i’m goin down..., but the songs on this release only reveal an artist on the rise. KEXP is excited to premiere the streaming debut of Vile's sixth (and strongest) full-length, out September 25th on Matador Records. The Philadelphia-based art…
Midday Show host Cheryl Waters recently discovered a slew of great bands that she loves -- Coals, Maszer, Plastic Pinks and more. Enjoy these discoveries along with a heavy helping of fantastic local bands. 1. Coals - Weightless 2. New Order - Restless 3. Gwenno - Patriarchaeth 4. MASZER - Fata …
So much music, so little time. Midday Show host Cheryl Waters has compiled a collection of summer songs that she loves, listen to find out why Cheryl always plays more than one Spoon song. 1. Luluc - Without A Face 2. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances 3. Sleepy Kitty - Don't You Start 4. Liars - …
Variety host Mel Trejo is your DJ for the 2013 CMJ Preview edition of KEXP's Music That Matters podcast. The mix highlights artists participating in this year's CMJ Music Marathon taking place in New York beginning Tuesday, October 15th, through Saturday, October 19th. The playlist includes choice…
You may have seen those "Life of Pedro" tees that Kanye West has been selling. Well, now Father John Misty offers his own version: Life of Padre. The sleeves also read "Juan" and "Misty," I guess because he couldn't find a Spanish version of the word "Misty." It may be a joke, but it's also kinda …
Spring is here, and Cheryl Waters' latest mix comes into bloom with rootsy, sparkling, and exuberant new songs from artists including PWR BTTM, Gillian Welch, and Guided By Voices. 1. Gillian Welch - I Don't Want To Go Downtown2. Happyness – Falling Down3. Father John Misty – Total Entertainment F…
Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters for a new podcast featuring songs that will stick in your mind and hopefully get you singing along as you while away your days. 1. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear 2. The Amazing - Picture You 3. Yellerkin - Tools 4. Django Django - First Light 5. Mat…
KEXP's Resident Runner and host of the Morning Show, John Richards, returns with Volume 3 of our new Runner Powered Podcast series. It's another high energy hour of KEXP faves and new tracks to keep you moving! 1. Akron/Family - River 2. Cloud Control - Dojo Rising 3. Porcelain Raft - Drifti…
Holy shit. St. Vincent played a show last night at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, dressed as toilet. The evening also included performances from Father John Misty and Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Joan As Police Woman, and more, although none of them dressed as a sanitation fixture. Proceeds…
As we waited at the Paramount Theatre for the Father John Misty show to begin, a fellow show-goer said to me, "Sometimes he walks around the crowd during the opener. He followed me on Twitter today and I literally died, so I'm gonna say hi to him if I can find him." I wondered in my head how this g…
Country Music Hall of Fame artist Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81. His family has written online: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell, at the age of 81, followin…
Pulling this album from my digital pile of photos brought up an interesting (to me, anyway) bit of synchronicity. The last time I posted about the Smiths, I wasn't yet a father - being an adoptive dad, I didn't even know that I would have a son in a matter of weeks. Now I have a boy who will turn …
