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Out This Week 4/9

By Jim Beckmann | Published: April 9, 2013

To call James Blake‘s second LP “greatly anticipated” may be a bit of an overstatement, but only because it’s been hardly two months that we’ve even known that a new album would be available some time this year. Despite the short time to process the news, fans certainly were eager to hear what the angelicallyRead more...

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Out This Week 4/2

By Jim Beckmann | Published: April 2, 2013

Record Store Day may yet be three weeks away, but you’ll find a ton of great new music at your favorite record shop today, including the latest from The Black Angels. KEXP listeners have long been fans of this Austin band, and in fact we even had them perform in-studio before the release of theirRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Bleached, Bonobo, British Sea Power, Charles Bradley, Merchandise, Milk Music, Mudhoney, Olafur Arnalds, The Besnard Lakes, The Black Angels, Vox Mod | 2 Comments

Out This Week 3/26

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 26, 2013

This week’s short list of new releases sees some old names returning with fresh new sounds. 80′s electronic alternative icons Depeche Mode return with their thirteenth studio album, perhaps their strongest effort yet in this post Y2K world. Delta Machine contains the familiar tropes: dark eroticism featuring Dave Gahan’s swooningly romantic lyrics amid swirling keysRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Crime & The City Solution, Depeche Mode, Little Green Cars, The Strokes, Warm Soda, Wavves, Wax Idols, Wire | 2 Comments

Out This Week 3/19

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 19, 2013

It should be no surprise that several of the artists topping this week’s list of new releases were making appearances at SXSW last week, but two of them were also previewing their new songs live on KEXP during our broadcast from Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop. Billy Bragg and Palma Violets both gave memorable performances. Bragg,Read more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Billy Bragg, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Low, Palma Violets | 1 Comment

Out This Week 3/12

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 12, 2013

It’s a short list of new releases this week, as all eyes and ears are on the SXSW festival, but there are a few key releases you’ll want to pick up in stores today. First and foremost, the latest from David Bowie, whose first album in ten years is not only a surprise to allRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged David Bowie, Devendra Banhart, Golden Grrrls, Pickwick, The Mary Onettes | Leave a comment

Out This Week 3/5

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: March 5, 2013

Two Seattle bands top this week’s list of new releases. Since 2011′s full-length No Witch, The Cave Singers added Blood Brothers/Past Lives/Fleet Foxes (among others) member Morgan Henderson to their lineup and teamed up with Fleet Foxes producer Phil Ek for their fourth LP Naomi out on Jagjaguwar. Our Music Director Don Yates points toRead more...

Also posted in KEXP, Local Music | Tagged Ólöf Arnalds, Bill Baird, Chelsea Light Moving, Cloud Cult, Cy Dune, Doldrums, Helado Negro, Hey Marseilles, Highasakite, Hollis Brown, How to Destroy Angels, Javelin, John Amadon, John Murry, Judy Kang, Kate Nash, rhye, Robyn Hitchcock, Shlohmo, Son Volt, Stubborn Heart, Superhuman Happiness, Suuns, The Cave Singers, The Men, The Woolen Men, They Might Be Giants, Ulfur, Water Liars, waxahatchee, Young Dreams, Youth Lagoon | 3 Comments

Out This Week 2/26

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 26, 2013

Radiohead fans are tweaking for today’s release of Thom Yorke’s new project, Atoms for Peace. The group - featuring producer Nigel Godrich on keys, Ultraista’s Joey Waronker on drums, Flea on bass, and Forro in the Dark founder Mauro Refosco on additional percussion - formed originally as the backing band to tour Yorke’s solo album,Read more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Atoms for Peace, Autre Ne Veut, Deathfix, Doldrums, Emmylou Harris, Gold Fields, Grave Babies, Ivan & Alyosha, Johnny Marr, Rodney Crowell, Shout Out Louds | Leave a comment

Out This Week 2/19

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 19, 2013

It’s a big week for new releases, so let’s get right into it. First thing on your shopping list: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‘ latest, Push The Sky Away. Fifteen albums in and Cave & Co. still create unique stunners. As our Music Director, Don Yates, says, it’s “a masterful set of brooding, minimalistRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Beach Fossils, Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn McCarthy, Flume, Iceage, inc., Jamie Lidell, Lady Lamb The Beekeeper, Lusine, Mitzi, Natasha Kmeto, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Pony Time, Psychic Ills, Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, Sin Fang | 1 Comment

Out This Week 2/12

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 12, 2013

This week’s list of new releases may be one of the shortest of the year, but it’s also topped by one of the year’s most anticipated scorchers. Foals rain Holy Fire with their third release, treating fans to a big new sound to match their big new label. Their third release, but first on WarnerRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Fear of Men, Foals, MillionYoung, Pissed Jeans, The Deer Tracks, The Little Ones, Veronica Falls | Leave a comment

Out This Week 2/5

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 5, 2013

Damn, 2013, you are looking good! You just keep hitting us week after week with one killer list of new releases after another. This week, there’s no way we’re not going to run out to pick up the latest from long-time KEXP favorite Frightened Rabbit. As if there was any doubt that this would landRead more...

Also posted in KEXP | Tagged Eels, Frightened Rabbit, Jim James, my bloody valentine, Night Beds, Richard Thompson, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Unknown Mortal Orchestra | 1 Comment

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