Recent blog posts tagged with "kexppremiere" from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/tag/kexppremiere/ 2013-05-24T21:36:58+01:00 text/html 2013-03-08T16:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4822057/video-premiere-little-children-the-wake-up/


photo by Niklas Alexandersson He might look like a tough guy in the photo above, but 28 year old Swedish singer-songwriter Linus Lutti performs under the disarming moniker Little Children and creates lush, calming pop in the vein of Junip and Nick Drake. The songs on his recently released EP, In Hau , tend to be somber without seeming dull or drawn out, maintain a constant urgency driven primarily by Lutti's vocals, which range from a hushed husky drawl to a bold Bon Iver-esque falsetto. Little Children is currently performing in the U.S., [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-22T16:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4734798/album-preview-amor-de-das-the-house-at-sea/


It's hard to feel sad about British band The Clientele's uncertain future and potentially permanent hiatus while Amor de Das glows brightly. With songwriting partner Lupe Nez-Fernndez (also of the duo Pipas), Clientele frontman Alasdair MacLean continues to carry the torch of happy-sad songs of brightly performed melodies and melancholic lyrics. Finished in a fraction of the time it took to record their debut, The House at Sea , due January 29 on Merge, features a much more confident blend of woozy Spanish guitar, jazzy bossa nova rhythms and the pair's seductively breathless vocals. At moments, the [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-07T17:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4706063/kexp-album-premiere-indians-somewhere-else/


photo by Beth Crook This summer we were treated to an early look at Indians , a new one-man project by Denmarks Sren Lkke Juul, who dropped by KEXP to preview four new songs during a recent in-studio session . Already, with just a rough demo, the Copenhagen-based artist had thrilled so many with his wholly accessible, airy blend of ambient electronica and psych-tinged folk-pop, that he earned touring spots with a variety of artists like Beirut, Bear In Heaven, Dan Deacon, Lower Dens, Perfume Genius, Savages, and most recently Other Lives. Later this [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-27T22:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4691973/kexp-debut-the-head-and-the-heart-josh-mcbride/


Today on the Afternoon Show, Kevin Cole will be debuting a new 78 rpm single by The Head and the Heart . Recorded using all vintage analog gear by Seattle's groove-O-matic , who operate under the premise that "Recordings made from 1953 to 1965 tend to sound better than recordings made before or since," the new single features a song from the band's regular playlist. "Josh McBride" was originally written by one of their friend's about her boyfriend, the actual Josh McBride, and put to music by The Head and the Heart's Josiah Johnson. It has since become [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-04T15:39:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4653158/song-premiere-the-cave-singers-have-to-pretend/


If 20112s No Witch was The Cave Singers ' "rock album", then on their forthcoming album, Naomi , the Seattle band lets it roll. At first listen, the songs seem breezier than those recorded with Black Mountain producer Randall Dunn, though they're hardly insubstantial at all. In fact, Naomi is rich and full, thanks to the warm tones added by Seattle producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Band of Horses, too many to list) and to the addition of new band member Morgan Henderson (Blood Brothers, Fleet Foxes), who provides bass and other [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-20T16:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4458642/video-premiere-young-fresh-fellows-a-fake-hello/
Although not all members of the band currently live in Seattle, long-time local garage pop/rockers Young Fresh Fellows continue to make "the fabulous sounds of the Pacific Northwest." Out tomorrow, 8/21, on Yep Roc records is their new album, Tiempo De Lujo , possibly their 13th, and the cohesive result of a 12-hour jam session that brought members Scott McCaughey, Jim Sangster, Kurt Bloch and Tad Hutchison back into the same room (their last album was 20092s I Think This Is ). Today, though, you can watch the premiere of their new video for "A Fake [...]]]> text/html 2012-06-28T17:16:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4358416/video-premiere-james-apollo-the-days/


photo by Tracy Clayton KEXP is proud to premiere the new video from rising roots-rock icon James Apollo . Apollo has a new release out now called Little War, Little Less , and this video is for the last track on the album, "The Days." As Apollo's drummer tells the story, most of these songs were first sketched in complete isolation in the canyons of Utah. A heavy-hearted sense of isolation echoes through this song, as Apollo quietly croons "It's not the nights, but it's the days." The song builds and builds until the [...]]]> text/html 2012-05-16T20:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4269910/listen-to-the-new-sigur-rs-album-tomorrow/


Tomorrow, Thursday, May 17, Icelandic band Sigur Rs is throwing a worldwide listening party for the forthcoming album, Valtari (due May 29). No matter where you are, whatever time zone, the hour-long full-album stream will be available at 7PM. If that wasn't exciting enough, or if you're just too anxious to wait until 7PM, tune in to KEXP tomorrow morning at 6AM PST sharp to hear the entire album on the Morning Show with John... or set your alarms to it! Talk about the perfect way to start your day!]]> text/html 2012-05-08T17:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4252433/video-premiere-mark-lanegan-band-harborview-hospital-4ad-session/


photo by Lauren Slusher Although he may have traded the misty forests of Washington for the sunny beaches of southern California, Mark Lanegan just can't seem to shake the influence of the Northwest. one of the standout tracks on his excellent new album, Blues Funeral , the former Seattleite has a foreboding yet mystical experience at our public hospital, known for dealing with heavy trauma and hard luck cases. Whether he his haunted by his own memories of being in that place or of those lost or lingering, Lanegan recalls a part of his past [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-22T16:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4080405/new-song-premiere-exitmusic-passage/


Exitmusic at the Cutting Room Studios NYC photo by David Andrako Today on the Morning Show, John Richards debuted the brand new single "Passage" by indie electro-pop group Exitmusic . The band is made up of married couple Aleska Palladino and Devon Church, and whatever single-word, genre-inducing monikers that might be slapped onto this duo's sound are essentially meaningless after a couple trips through this track. Exitmusic are among the new breed of lo-fi electronica (if there could be such a thing) alongside acts like Youth Lagoon , Washed Out , and [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-25T15:59:20+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4013438/video-premiere-snorri-helgason-mockingbird/


Last year, we had the great fortune to discover Icelandic singer/songwriter Snorri Helgason , whose latest album, Winter Sun , is a stunningly beautiful mix of folky melodies, retro vocal stylings and ambient textures, and features masterful production by Sindri Mr Sigfsson (Seabear, Sin Fang) and contributions by other notable Icelandic musicians including Sley Stefnsdttir (Sley), Gumundur skar Gumundsson (Hjaltaln), and Sigurlaug Gsladttir (Mm, Mr. Silla). We've since featured Snorri in our podcasting ( here ), hosted him during our broadcast at Reykjavik's KEX Hostel during Iceland Airwaves ( here ), and invited him back to Seattle for [...]]]>