Song of the Day: Yeasayer - Henrietta
photo by Anna Palma Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased...
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For those who didn’t get their Coachella fix this year (or didn’t get tickets to next year’s fest), festival promoter Goldenvoice has a solution: the S.S. Coachella. Departing from Ft. Lauderdale,...
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Yeasayer have created an internet video scavenger hunt, dubbed PSCYVOTV, to promote their new album Fragrant World, due out August 21 via Secretly Canadian. According to a press release, the band will...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World
It’s tough being Yeasayer. Out of all the bands to spawn around the time of the “Brooklyn band” tag (and survive the initial onslaught of hype), they always seem to be overshadowed by their...
View ArticleOut This Week 8/21
Brooklyn group Yeasayer top this week’s list of new releases as they continue down the path away from their initial indie-tribal leanings with, what our Music Director, Don Yates, calls “a darker and...
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Divine Fits play at Crocodile this Thursday This week as everyone gets geared up for Bumbershoot, we should also mention some other great shows going on out there. Starting with some heavy rock on...
View ArticleKEXP Suggests: Yeasayer @ Neptune Theatre 8/30
photo by Anna Palma Although Yeasayer were first recognized for their shifting, psych-influenced soundtrack to the mid-2000s Brooklyn indie renaissance, it was their sophomore outing, the pop...
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A little over a week after the release of their third LP A Fragrant World, Yeasayer has put out a video for the album’s track “Longevity.” Watch lead singer Chris Keating age quickly throughout the...
View ArticleLive Review: Yeasayer w/ Daughn Gibson @ Neptune Theater 8/30/12
all photos by Dave Lichterman Anyone whose seen Yeasayer live can attest to the awesome power of their onstage presence. Their Neptune Theater show last week was no exception. Complete with a...
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photo by Morgen Schuler Beer-loving punks Fidlar have been kicking around the tour circuit for a while, and now they have a full-length that they can sell to pay for more beer. The Los Angeles band’s...
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photo by Dave Lichterman Yeasayer submerged themselves into the mysterious world of science for their “Glass of the Microscope” video. It may seem like a very literal approach, but the colorful cells,...
View ArticleAlbum Review: The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 1
The Grand Theft Auto video game series has never been a stranger to good music. Old school fans still cling to the 2002 Vice City entry for the precious Wave 103 radio station, where you can listen to...
View ArticleVideo Roundup: Summer Solstice
Summertime in Seattle // photo by Brittney Bush Bollay It doesn’t quite feel like it in Seattle — we’ve been alternating from jackets to tank tops, boots to sandals, all in the same day — but the...
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photo by Ron Henry Two weeks after the death of Stone Temple Pilots’ ex-frontman Scott Weiland, his surviving bandmates have shared a moving tribute video. Guitarist Dean DeLeo, drummer Eric Kretz, and...
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photo by Jimmy King Tomorrow, not only will iconic rocker David Bowie celebrate his 69th birthday, but he releases his 25th studio album ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”) via Columbia Records. Today, he...
View ArticleMusic That Matters: Eyes on You
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the...
View ArticleSong of the Day: Yeasayer – I Am Chemistry
photo by Eliot Lee Hazel 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,...
View ArticleGo Your Own Way: A Rumours Tribute Video Roundup
It was on this day in 1977 that soft rock icons Fleetwood Mac released their most successful album ever, Rumours. The now-classic LP won the Grammy Award for “Album of the Year” in 1978, and is easily...
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photo by Morgen Schuler (view set) We’ve got more new music from Portland punkster trio The Thermals: check out the single “My Heart Went Cold” below. The track will appear on the band’s seventh...
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photo by Dan Massie Scottish band Frightened Rabbit share a video for the song “Get Out,” a single off their upcoming album Painting of a Panic Attack. The poignant clip, directed by Greg Davenport,...
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