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Album Review: FFS – FFS
FFS, the eponymous debut album from the collaboration project between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, feels a bit like a beautiful car crash in slow motion. I say slow motion because the two objects that...
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Sound and Vision: A Collection of David Bowie Covers
photo by Jimmy King It goes without saying that David Bowie was an inspiration to generations: his influence can be heard in every genre from grunge to new wave to classical. Bowie transcended every...
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KEXP Suggests: BITE of Seattle 7/15-7/17
Dan Deacon // photo by Dave Lichterman (view set) This weekend, in our backyard of Seattle Center, it’s BITE of Seattle, a three-day food festival featuring over 50 local restaurants and over 30 food...
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Wednesday Music News
photo by Renata Steiner (view set) Anticipation is high for the forthcoming full-length from Temples, totally heightened by last month’s awesome performance in the KEXP Gathering Space. While we have...
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Monday Music News
photo by Alan Lawrence (view set) Father John Misty continues to roll out new music from his forthcoming full-length Pure Comedy, out April 7th via Sub Pop/Bella Union. (Check out the title track on...
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Song of the Day: BNQT – Restart
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...
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Tuesday Music News
photo by Dave Lichterman (view set) Local duo Shabazz Palaces have announced a new album on the way, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star out July 14th via Sub Pop. Check out the first single “Shine a...
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Monday Music News
photo by Brittany Brassell (view set) Scottish indie band Franz Ferdinand are releasing their first album in five years, Always Ascending, in early 2018. Today they’ve shared the video for the title...
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Monday Music News
photo by Jimmy King Today would have been David Bowie‘s 71st birthday and in honor of that, a previously unreleased demo of his 1983 hit “Let’s Dance” has been unearthed by producer Nile Rodgers. The...
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Friday Music News
photo by Alexandre Fumeron Former Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto has shared her take on Tommy James & The Shondells’ 1968 song “I’m Alive.” Ditto said of the cover: “Being alive is radical right now....
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