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photo by Dave Lichterman ( view set ) For good reason, Foals have earned a reputation for some wild and frenetic peformances, mixing high energy math rock with modern take on 902s Britpop. It's not really a show if frontman Yannis Philippakis isn't surfing the crowd or climbing the walls. Yet Foals have never been one-dimension and through the choas, the band members' individual talents inevitably shine through -- Jimmy Smith's shimmering fingerpicking, Walter Gervers' melodic bass and angelic vocals, Edwin Congreave's atmospheric keys and Jack Bevan's ridiculously tight and ferocious drumming. In-studio, though, [...]

Hot off the Live Lounge session at BBC1, is PEACE covering the insatiable Disclosure track, 'White Noise'. A brilliant rendition by the lads, casually throwing in a nice little Pink Floyd number to finish.

photo by Beth Crook ( view set ) Recently, David Schelzel of The Ocean Blue stopped by the KEXP studios to play a live acoustic set, which included a cover of Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without A Face.” Stripped down – accompanied only by one other guitarist for the final tune (Schelzel’s friend Michael Morris) – and in preparation for a full band show at the Tractor Tavern, Schelzel sang for DJ John Richards on The Morning Show, his voice full of some sonic mourning-melancholy-remorse, as if a crooner serenading outside the window of a [...]

photo by Brittney Bollay "Nothing is more dangerous than a man," Hutch's guitar declared as The Thermals blazed through an incendiary set live at KEXP. The songs on the Portland band's latest album, Desperate Ground , carry the same message: guns kill, people kill, wars kill. In the studio, the trio (Hutch, Kathy and Westin) were so fired up and rocked so hard that Kathy broke a bass string barely half a song in. While a mishap like that might topple a lesser band, The Thermals quickly reloaded and took it again from [...]

photo by Beth Crook When Laura Marling first emerged out of the West London folk scene in 2008, her age (then 18) belied her eloquent lyrics, deft guitar playing and strong voice, but as her has career progressed, critics have stopped using her age as a talking point and begun championing her consistency. Her fourth album in six years, Once I Was An Eagle , is her most accomplished and ambitious collection of songs yet, building on the full-band leap of 20112s A Creature I Don't Know and 20102s sharply poetic [...]

photo by Renata Steiner ( view set ) You won't find many wallflowers growing among the hills and dales of Scotland. Even in their quieter moments, Scots tend to go big. Witness Glasgow band Frightened Rabbit , who on their latest album, Pedestrian Verse , play "folk rock" at its most anthemic. The lads are no strangers to KEXP and have performed live on air no fewer than six times over the years, since their 2008 indie breakout, The Midnight Organ Fight . Recently, they brought their impassioned set to The Triple Door [...]

photo by Beth Crook After years of extensive touring, Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha released a new album called All the Times We Had . The group celebrated its release by hanging with DJ Cheryl Waters earlier this year and playing a live set at the KEXP studios. “I want to be the man who understands his woman and you know she do right by me. Do you understand?” sings lead vocalist Tim Wilson. “And I want to be the boy who gets you all the little pretty things in your magazines. Oh, [...]

photo by Dave Lichterman ( view set ) Like goths on a beach, the dark sounds of Daughter may seem out of place on sunny summer day, but few bands make "moody" music that's not downright depressing as well as this UK trio. Their atmospheric debut LP, If You Leave , arrives just in time for the warmer weather, and you may find yourself, windows down, heading west, singing the words to "Smother" ("In the darkness I will meet my creators / They will all agree, I’m a suffocator"). Okay, that may be [...]

We're generally not the type of blog to rehash the late night shows musical guests, but today is an exception as Broken Social Scene reunited after a two year hiatus in advance of the Arts and Crafts 10 year celebration. The bonus was that Feist joined them and they rocked two fantastic versions of "Almost Crimes" and "7/4 Shoreline." Watch below: "Almost Crimes" "7/4 Shoreline"

photo by Bebe Labree Besch ( view set ) As far as guitarists who have stopped by KEXP recently go , Kurt Vile is the most-laid back of the bunch, letting his gauzy guitar playing do the talking as he hides behind his now-trademark long, brown hair. (In fact, one of the few points in the video where you can actually see his face is when Vile charmingly almost breaks an FCC rule.) Kurt Vile's newest album, the appropriately-titled Wakin on a Pretty Daze , finds the songwriter [...]

photo by Renata Steiner If you saw them on the street, it's very possible that you'd mistake Black Rebel Motorcycle Club for, well, members of an actual motorcycle gang. Bassist Robert Levon Been and guitarist Peter Hayes have been playing together since high school (drummer Leah Shapiro has been with them since 2007), and their rough, grimey sound has only grown stronger with the band's maturation. When the band stopped by KEXP's studios recently, the material from their seventh and latest LP, Specter at the Feast , took on a more visceral feel [...]

photo by Dave Estep ( view set ) Few bands pack the emotional wallop of Cloud Cult . Ever the seekers, the Midwest band has always tackled the big questions, the universal, philosophical and existential one -- who are we, where do we come from, where do we go, what do we do with each other while we're here? Cloud Cult albums are like roadmaps, self-help guides and (non-denominaitonal) theological treatise all wrapped together, yet despite any resulting soul-searching, or maybe because of it, the band's music remains at the forefront. Orchestral, experimental, anthemic pop [...]

photo by Amber Zbitnoff Not many bands can successfully transition from performing a heartfelt lament into a vicious murder ballad, much less on a sunny April morning, but that's exactly what Dublin's Little Green Cars did this past April. Since the last time they played KEXP , the quintet has not only grown by leaps and bounds as musicians, but also released their debut album, Absolute Zero . When they played CMJ in October, the band's greatest strength was their earnestness - a slightly damaged, but optimistic outlook that seeped through their [...]

photo by Beth Crook Although it began as an anonymous solo project, Arthur Ashin's Autre Ne Veut has emerged as one of the leaders of the current electronic and indie-tinged R&B explosion. Now that the project has evolved into an entity outside of his bedroom, Ashin's live takes on the songs from Anxiety, his second album under this moniker, are rawer and heavier, but no less tight. With Xambri's Cristi Jo Zambri performing some compelling backing vocals throughout, Ashin's is in control of his own voice throughout, but for a voice that was once [...]

photo by Brady Harvey LA garage pop outfit Bleached have been rising strong on the scene in the last year with a number of fantastic singles and well known strong live presence. The band mixes West Coast surf tendencies with the gorgeous melodic punk of bands like Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls, delivered through tight musicianship, longing vocals harmony between sisters Jennifer and Jessie Calvin, and joyous hooks. Recently, Bleached stopped by KEXP on the last US leg of touring for their debut LP, Ride Your Heart , [...]

photo by Dave Lichterman ( view set ) British DJ/producer Simon Green, a.k.a. Bonobo , has been known to tear up the dance floor during his regularly sold-out shows, but when he dropped by KEXP for an in-studio with Cheryl Waters recently, the vibe was breezy and chill. Accompanied by a full band, Green featured songs from his atmospheric new album, The North Borders , while adeptly mixing samples and live instrumentation. In fact, Green himself sometimes played the bass with one hand while triggering and modulating samples with his other. British singer Szjerdene, [...]

photo by David Lichterman May has been a big month for Mary Lambert . In the wake of the success of " Same Love " - her 2012 collaboration with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis that served as a rallying cry to same-sex couples worldwide - the Seattle-based singer/songwriter has been writing new songs, playing a series of local shows, and prepping for her biggest concert yet, making an appearance at Macklemore's headlining set at Sasquatch! this weekend. That's a lot to take in, but when she stopped by KEXP's studios for her first live session [...]

photo by Morgen Schuler Australian band San Cisco ’s first time in Seattle included a stop by KEXP for an in-studio with Cheryl Waters. “That was more fun than a barrel of monkeys,” joked Waters, describing the performance. Formed in 2009 in the small city of Fremantle, Australia (the same town home to Tame Impala), San Cisco is a four-piece jangly group with roots in folk music that now features an indie, reverb-infused, high-energy pop sound. The band has toured Europe and recently shook the stage at Neumo’s in Capitol Hill. Upon conclusion of their [...]

photo by Renata Steiner ( view set ) Earlier this month, Alice Russell graced KEXP’s studios with her breathy, soulful style. With a rhythmic push tempered like a slow-build, her set kicked off with the song “For A While.” Donning a gold heart-shaped ring on her left hand, Russell belted her heart-felt “Ooos” and “Yeahs” that clutched at listeners' heartstrings. The British-born Russell is known as a soul singer with roots in gospel music – she lists Jill Scott, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder as influences. It’s hard not to hear similarities between her [...]

This Land Press and Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer has started a new series: This Land Live. The series features live videos from Oklahoma's top musicians. This episode features Tulsa's OK Sweetheart with a new song, "Traitor". Watch other live videos from This Land here .