A new album from DJ Shadow dropped last Friday, his first since 2011's The Less You Know, the Better. The LP -- the fifth from the west coast DJ/producer -- features guest appearances from Run the Jewels, Nils Frahm, and several others.
Deerhoof return with what KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes as, "one of their most visceral releases, with a raw, electric sound incorporating elements of punk, glam-rock, metal, funk, doo wop and more." Alice Bag (a.k.a. Alicia Armendariz) was a member of the pioneering late '70s-era LA punk-rock duo The Bags. She steps into the spotlight with her solo debut, "an impressive, politically charged blend of raging garage-punk, '60s girl-group pop, Spanish ballads and more, combining a raw but brightly melodic sound with her often-acerbic lyrics aimed at date rapists, corporate malefactors and other deserving targets."
L.A. sister duo of Piper and Skylar Kaplan -- better known as Puro Instinct -- share their sophomore full-length, "a more polished, '80s synth pop-oriented take on their hazy dream-pop sound, combining shimmering synths, atmospheric guitars and drum-machine rhythms with ethereal harmonies and soaring melodies." North Carolina band The Avett Brothers release their ninth album, which "finds them broadening their folk-pop sound by incorporating more diverse instrumentation and more modern production (courtesy of Rick Rubin) on a variety of well-crafted songs reflecting on love, loss and faith." And Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds curates the latest Late Night Tales, choosing tracks from Julianna Barwick, Four Tet and James Blake, and featuring a new song from his project Kiasmos, and his cover of Destiny Child's "Say My Name."
(Various Artists) Colm K – “Dream”
from Future Society: Curated by Seven Davis, Jr. on R2 Records
(Various Artists) Tackhead – “Mind At The End Of The Tether (SATC 2 Edit)”
from Sherwood at the Controls, Vol. 2: 1985-1990 on On U Sounds
Alice Bag – “Poisoned Seed”
from Alice Bag on Don Giovanni
Augustines – “Are We Alive”
from This Is Your Life on PIAS
The Avett Brothers – “True Sadness”
from True Sadness on American/Republic
The Bangles
from Ladies and Gentlemen...the Bangles! on Omnivore
Broods – “Conscious”
from Conscious on Capitol / Island
Bun E. Carlos – “Do Something Real (feat. Robert Pollard)”
from Greetings from Bunezuela! on Entertainment One Music
Cash Cash – “Sweat (feat. Jenna Andrews)”
from Blood, Sweat & 3 Years on Atlantic / Big Beat Records / Elektra / Warner Music
Cassius – “Ibifornia”
from Ibifornia on Polydor
Christian Fennesz / Jim O'Rourke – “I Just Want You To Stay”
from It's Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry on Editions Mego
Comet Control – “Dig Out Your Head”
from Center of the Maze on Teepee Records
Daedelus / Kneebody – “Drum Battle”
from Kneedelus on Brainfeeder
Deerhoof – “Plastic Thrills”
from The Magic on Polyvinyl
Delorean – “Contra”
from Muzik on Phlex
DJ Shadow – “Nobody Speak (feat. Run The Jewels)”
from The Mountain Will Fall on Mass Appeal / Relativity
Drowners – “Cruel Ways”
from On Desire on Frenchkiss Records
Eggs Over Easy
from Good 'n' Cheap: The Eggs Over Easy Story on Yep Roc
The Explorers Club – “Quietly”
from Together on Gold Star Records
The Felice Brothers – “Life in The Dark”
from Life in the Dark on Yep Roc
The Hairs – “Barbarians”
from While I Hated Life, Barbarian on Old Flame Records
The Interrupters – “By My Side”
from Say It Out Loud on Epitaph / Hellcat
Jeff Parker – “Get Dressed”
from The New Breed on International Anthem
Kandace Springs – “Soul Eyes”
from Soul Eyes on Blue Note
Landing – “Delusion Sound”
from Third Sight on El Paraiso
LUKA – “Why Don't You Go To Her”
from Summon Up a Monkey King on CTD
Marisa Anderson – “Into the Light”
from Into the Light on Mississippi
Marquis Hill – “Moon Rays”
from The Way We Play on Concord Jazz
Math and Physics Club – “In This Together”
from In This Together: EPs, B-Sides, Rarities, and Unreleased Songs 2005-2015 on Matinée
Mick Harvey – “Don’t Say A Thing (Ne Dis Rien) feat. Xanthe Waite”
from Delirium Tremens on Mute
Mikey Erg – “Boys & Girls & Tentative Decisions”
from Tentative Decisions on Don Giovanni
Mindless Behavior – “#SongCry”
from #OfficialMBmusic on Conjunction
The Mystery Lights – “Follow Me Home”
from Mystery Lights on Wick Records
Oh Pep! – “Doctor Doctor”
from Stadium Cake on Dualtone Music
Ólafur Arnalds – “Kinesthesia I”
from LateNightTales on LateNightTales
Promise of the Real / Neil Young – “Wolf Moon”
from Earth on Atlantic / Elektra / Warner Music
Puro Instinct – “Tell Me”
from Autodrama on Manifesto Records
RiFF RAFF – “Carlos Slim”
from Peach Panther on Sony BMG
Sunburst – “Simba Anguruma”
from Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 on Strut
There's some pretty great releases for a holiday weekend, like the third LP from Dev Hynes — a.k.a. Blood Orange. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the album "another masterful set of expansive, moody R&B blended with funk, synth-pop and other styles, combining a diverse sound and a variety o…
Brooklyn band Caveman are back with their first new album since their 2013 self-titled LP. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it "a well-crafted blend of driving, War On Drugs-style rock and atmospheric, '80s-steeped pop-rock." We can't wait to hear the new songs live when the band perform at Conc…
