Monday Music News

09/15/2014

Janice Headley

Many have responded to the emotional strength of the new Strand Of Oaks’ album Heal, and now frontman Tim Showalter turns his attention to a song that holds emotional resonance for him. Stream his cover of The National's "Pink Rabbits" below, a song he tells Magnet Magazine, "saved me and destroyed me simultaneously." [Stereogum]

Over the weekend, Death Cab for Cutie performed their very last show with founding member Chris Walla. From the stage at Rifflandia Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, frontman Ben Gibbard thanked Walla for the last 17 years before they launched into "Marching Bands of Manhattan" off their 2005 album Plans. It's hard not to get teary at those final moments. Watch below: [Rolling Stone]

Walla's not the only one moving on: this morning it was announced that founding member and drummer Kurt Dahle is stepping down from The New Pornographers. In a statement, the band says, "It has been a great 15 years playing with an amazing drummer, singer and performer. We wish him the best." Let's see who'll be keeping the beat for the band when they're LIVE on KEXP on Monday, October 6th at 1 PM PT! [Consequence of Sound]

Seattle's own Perfume Genius is stopping by the KEXP studios on Tuesday, September 23rd at 1:00 PM PST to celebrate the release of his new album, Too Bright. Today, he presents a stream of that upcoming full-length, which you can listen to below: [Under the Radar]

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Folk songstress Angel Olsen will release a deluxe edition of her successful album Burn Your Fire for No Witness on November 18. Today she has shared "All Right Now," one of the album's five new bonus track. You can also check out her self-directed video for "High and Wild," below. [Pitchfork]

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Jack White looks very dapper and mysterious in his video for Lazaretto track "Would You Fight For My Love." Directed by Robert Hales, the video was filmed at Denver's Oxford Hotel, and according to a press release, "conceived and created within 24 hours." Now that's impressive. [Pitchfork]