photo by Lydia Daniller
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we deliver songs by local artists. Today’s selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “Careful With That Hat” by Citay from the 2010 album Dream Get Together on Dead Oceans.
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Being the shortest month of the year, February gave me 28 days to find the best videos for your eyes and enjoyment.
Fortunately, I found some really great videos help me remember childhood memories or create fantasy ones, understand the difference between good and bad and to start considering what I want to be for Halloween, birthdays and other random things!
So let’s go!
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You may not have heard much of them yet, but Choc Quib Town are creating a stir worldwide. Already nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, the Colombian trio creates a funky mix of hip-hop, native folk, and Afro-Colombian rhythms that’s now infecting the airwaves in the U.S. Their American debut, Oro, out today, is actually a collection of hits from their two previous albums, released only in Columbia, and has landed top shelf in KEXP’s rotation and hopefully right in your shopping basket as well. Also out today is the latest from These New Puritans, a complexly cinematic post-punk affair involving a 13-piece orchestra (particularly featuring a bassoon), electronic beats, and dark rhythms composed to seem both triumphant and adversarial — and it’s definitely a winning hand as far as the critics are concerned. New Zealand’s The Ruby Suns also return this week with their third LP of sun-kissed psychedelic pop. If there were any logical space between TNP and The Ruby Suns, then Athens, GA, band Twin Tigers would find it. Their long-awaited Gray Waves is an affecting album emotive pop lyrics and psyched-out guitars.
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photo by Brittney Bush Bollay
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today’s selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “None Shall Sleep” by Pepper Rabbit, from their set of 2009 self-released EP Shakes & Clicks on Daq Shaq.
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Whenever Bloodshot artist Justin Townes Earle comes to town, we feel compelled to put him on air — no matter how bleary-eyed he might be when he reaches the station or what kind of night he had before. Though he claimed to be a bit worse for wear from the travails of the tour, the always-charming songwriter didn’t show it as he performed a solid solo set of roots-driven songs, which included a few new ones plus the title track to his 2009 album, Midnight at the Movies.
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Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we deliver songs by local artists. Today’s selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “Acts of Man” by Midlake from the 2010 album The Courage of Others on Bella Union.
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The New York Report is a weekly look into up and coming NYC based bands. We’ll keep you updated on which bands to look out for and where to check them out if you’re 5 Borough-based.
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Seattle-based All-Ages Movement Project (AMP) has been chosen as a contender for a $50,000 prize in the Refresh Everything campaign.
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Hello, round, bright thing in the sky! Should we be afraid of you? Spring is upon us, and as we emerge mole-like from our winter hidey-holes, we here at Three Imaginary Girls are squinting at the retina-searing magnificence that is our concert calendar.
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