Wednesday Music News

03/11/2015

Janice Headley

The fabulous Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are back with their latest garage-rock freak-out Freedom Tower – No Wave Dance Party 2015, out March 24th via Mom + Pop. The boys go drag in this John Waters-inspired video for the track "Betty Vs. The NYPD", directed by Michael Lavine. Check it out below, and tune in to The Morning Show on KEXP tomorrow, Thursday, March 12th, for a LIVE session from the Blues Explosion from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. [Stereogum]

Enigmatic singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens returns this month with his first new album in five years, titled Carrie & Lowell. Today, he shares the soothing single "Should Have Known Better," which you can stream below. Stevens will be stopping in Seattle for a two-night stand at The Paramount on Wednesday, June 10th and Thursday, June 11th. Carrie & Lowell hits stores on March 31st via Asthmatic Kitty Records. [Pitchfork]

If you missed the song's premiere on The Afternoon Show on KEXP yesterday, stream the latest track from Tame Impala below. The Australian psych-rock band serve up eight-minutes of fuzzed-out bliss, natch. No news on the new album yet, but you can catch the band on Monday, May 25th at the Sasquatch! Music Festival. [Stereogum]

Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Will Butler hit the stage on the Late Show with David Letterman last night: watch the Canadian giant perform the track "Take My Side" off his solo debut, Policy, out now on Merge Records. Read an intensive review of the album on the KEXP Blog here, and check out our TV Eye column to keep up with all the late night TV musical highlights! [Consequence of Sound]

Related News & Reviews

Daily Roundups

Björk opens her heart to the world today... literally! Check out the video for "Lionsong," a stunning track from her latest Vulnicura. The video was created in collaboration with Björk, Inez & Vinoodh, and visual effects production house Framestore, and features the Icelandic artist dancing in…

Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

Best Coast will drop their new album California Nights on May 5. They've shared the lyric video for album track "Heaven Sent." This spring the band heads out on a North American tour, which will bring them to The Showbox on June 4. [CoS]