Seattle’s David Bazan, formerly of Pedro the Lion, has finally released his official solo album. The classically self-deprecating (just read his bio!) songwriter has written possibly his most probing album to date — given his relatively recent disillusionment with his faith — and yet it’s also perhaps his most listenable still. [For a fascinating article [...]
Arctic Monkeys release their third LP this week, channeling a slightly different sound by working with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme for part of the recording, but fans will find their trademark style intact. Among other new releases this week: Jemina Pearl’s first solo effort since the demise of Be Your Own [...]
The summer releases are starting to heat up again. This week, there’s a strong showing from the Pacific Northwest from The Cave Singers, who will be performing during KEXP’s broadcast from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge on Labor Day weekend, and Portland band Ramona Falls, who will be live on KEXP next Friday (8/28). NW label [...]
Can you believe it’s already been two months since the last Robert Pollard-related release? I know, right?! It felt almost like three months! I mean, single-celled organisms have gone through at least a couple of life cycles, and the loaf of bread you bought back then might be a little moldy now. But Bob Pollard [...]
It’s a Japandroids kind of week around KEXP. Today, their debut, Post-Nothing, gets its official label release (on Polyvinyl Records) and the band is also spotlighted in an ABC News/Pitchfork co-produced segment that features footage from their live session at KEXP a short while ago. Not only that, Japandroids are playing the KEXP BBQ this [...]
The height of summer sees the lowest number of hot releases, proven by the lack of familiar names among the new albums out this week, but that shouldn’t stop you from checking out some new music that you might otherwise miss, like the debut from Timber Timbre, a one-man project from Toronto’s Taylor Kirk. Don’t [...]
Just in time to cool down for the summer, Sigur Ros vocalist/guitarist Jon Thor Birgisson and his partner Alex Somers, aka Jónsi & Alex, who have been collaborating on visual art (and raw food recipes) for several years, are releasing their music debut, Riceboy Sleeps, today. Fans of Sigur Ros will definitely recognize the same [...]
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The biggest release this week is obviously The Dead Weather’s debut. As if The White Stripes and The Racounteurs weren’t enough, Jack White teamed up with the The Kills’ Alison Mosshart for yet another project of raw bluesy rock. This time, though, White takes a back seat, but only physically, behind the drum kit and [...]
Just this morning, John Richards featured a live in-studio performance of Stellastarr*, whose long awaited third album hits stores today. Be sure to go back and listen on our 14-day Streaming Archive if you missed it. Don’t miss picking up Civilized, though, and while you’re at it, why not also grab the side project from [...]
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A pretty slow week, but then again, how do you compete with a new Wilco album? That alone should send you to your local music store, but while you’re there, be sure to pick up Moby’s latest, the Bjork DVD, which we reviewed here, and Levon Helm’s second release in two years — it’s [...]
