Jim Noir, courtesy of Kevin Goodall
“The debut full-length from this British singer-songwriter compiles songs from his three earlier EPs and adds a few new ones. It’s a charming album combining sunny, ‘60s-influenced psych-pop with indie electro-pop textures.” - Don Yates
Tower of Love will be released in the U.S. on August 8. Until then, you [...]
Colin Meloy of The Decembersits, courtesy of Kathryn
On October 3, The Decemberists are set to release their fourth LP, The Crane Wife! Apparently, they’ve been locked away, working feverishly to complete the record. We thought it’d be a good time to dive into the archives and bring you a live in-studio performance.
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TIG makes their picks: a very Capitol Hill Block Party sort of weekend…
The modern music festival ranks as one of our favorite contemporary inventions. Surely today’s versions of bringing together music artists from far and near to a centralized locale for the masses to enjoy evolved from an ancient Roman tradition in something B.C. As [...]
Photo courtesy of Prototypes
“Comprised of songs from their first two French albums, this French band’s self-titled US debut, is a fun outing of New Wave-influenced, angular electro-rock combining dance-friendly rhythms with spunky vocals from Isabel Le Doussal (aka Bubble Star) on ultra-catchy songs that also reference everything from ‘60s garage-rock and bubblegum to punk and [...]
The Rakes at KEXP - 7/14/06, courtesy of DJ Shannon
I’m still a buzzin’ from July 14th. The Rakes made their first (and long-anticipated) appearance in Seattle playing at El Corazon.
Flashback to my first exposure of The Rakes: Brighton , England . Concorde 2 in May 2005. Playing the NME Tour. They were one of the [...]
Fleet Foxes at Neumos, courtesy of cerealandmilk
“Their delightful, pop-styled songs sounded tight but not rigid and got the crowd swaying along straightaway. With bell-toned guitars, bright keyboards, and a dash of shimmer round the edges, the Fleet Foxes craft deliciously melody-driven songs that are intensely charming. Lyrics reference textbooks, classrooms, and Romeos on bicycles, all [...]
Dirty on Purpose at Beat Kitchen - 7/21/06, courtesy of roconnor
After a few days off, it’s in-studio time again… In a big way! We have two great Brooklyn based bands in-studio Wednesday. Say Hi to Your Mom are performing at 9:30 on the Morning Show with Chilly and Dirty on Purpose are live [...]
Lily Allen at Yo Yo, Notting Hills Art Club - 5/18/06, courtesy of neil 365
“This 21-year-old British singer-songwriter blew off her record label’s advice to make a more conventional pop record and went her own way through myspace, posting songs and humorous blogs that gained her a ton of fans, forcing her label to put [...]
By Andrew | Published:
July 25, 2006
Hey everyone, we’d like to once again recognize a couple of our hard working employees and volunteers at KEXP. While there are so many people we can (and will!) thank, we’d like to take a few minutes to point out two outstanding members of KEXP. Lisa Shimizu and Melissa Collett:
Lisa Shimizu, Assistant to the [...]
