Out This Week 6/16

This week's highlights include the latest from Hudson Mohawke. The Scottish producer, a.k.a. Ross Birchard, shares his sophomore full-length, and KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the release "finds him bringing a bit more restraint to his maximalist blend of various electronic styles with R&B and hip hop, with songs ranging from anthemic hip hop and rave instrumentals to widescreen, R&B-inflected electro-pop and moody orchestral music." LA-based artist Pat Grossi, a.k.a. Active Child, releases "an impressive set of R&B-tinged electro-pop with a spacious sound featuring atmospheric synths, stately piano, delicate harp and spare beats accompanying his souful choir-boy vocals and love-centered lyrics."

Mates of State, the married couple duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, release "a well-crafted 5-song set of sparkling pop-rock with bright synths, chirpy harmonies and sparkling pop hooks." Canadian punk band Fucked Up present the latest in their Chinese Zodiac-themed EP series, Year of the Hare, including the 21-minute (!!!) title track. Saint Etienne frontwoman Sarah Cracknell premieres her first new solo album in 15 years. Giorgio Moroder has her beat: last Friday, he released his first solo album since 1985. His 17th full-length features guest appearances from Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko, Foxes, Matthew Koma, and (making her first-ever appearance on the KEXP Blog?) Britney Spears.

• Active Child – “1999”
• from Mercy on Vagrant
• Amos Lee – “Windows Are Rolled Down”
• from Live at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony on ATO
• Azure Blue – “Beneath The Hill I Smell The Sea”
• from Beneath the Hill I Smell the Sea on Fika Recordings
• Calvin Love – “I Wanna Know”
• from Super Future on Arts & Crafts
• Christopher Paul Stelling – “Hard Work”
• from Labor Against Waste on Anti
• Dog Party – “Peanut Butter Dream”
• from Vol. 4 on Asian Man Records
• Evan Caminiti – “Overtaken”
• from Meridian on Thrill Jockey
• Fucked Up – “California Cold”
• from Year of the Hare on Deathwish Inc.
• Giorgio Moroder – “Déjà Vu ft. Sia”
• from Déjà-Vu on RCA
• Heartless Bastards – “Black Cloud”
• from Restless Ones on Partisan
• Hudson Mohawke – “Very First Breath ft Irfane”
• from Lantern on Warp
• Jaakko Eino Kalevi – “Hush Down”
• from Jaakko Eino Kalevi on Weird World
• James Taylor – “Montana”
• from Before This World on Concord / Decca
• Ken Camden – “Curiosity”
• from Dream Memory on Kranky
• KEN mode – “Blessed”
• from Success on Season of Mist
• Mates of State – “Staring Contest”
• from You're Going to Make It on Barsuk
• Migos – “John Wick”
• from YRN Tha Album on Quality Control
• Part Time – “The Cost Of Living”
• from Virgo's Maze on Burger Records
• Ryn Weaver – “The Fool”
• from The Fool on Mad Love/Interscope
• Sarah Cracknell – “On The Swings”
• from Red Kite on Cherry Red
• The Silver Lake Chorus – “Heavy Star Movin' (written by Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd)”
• from The Silver Lake Chorus on Six Degrees
• The SteelDrivers – “River Runs Red”
• from The Muscle Shoals Recordings on Rounder
• The Wooden Sky – “Maybe It's No Secret”
• from Let's Be Ready on Nevado Records
• Yukon Blonde – “Saturday Night”
• from On Blonde on Dine Alone