Spoon has unveiled a remix of “Can I Sit Next To You” off of last year’s record Hot Thoughts by none other than Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz of the Beastie Boys. Horovitz gives the song a pulsing break beat while tweaking and warping frontman Britt Daniel’s vocals. Spoon are embarking on a tour with Grizzly Bear this summer, with $1 per ticket sold going to PLUS1 in support of the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. Unfortunately, they won’t be stopping in Seattle. [ Paste ]
St. Vincent has also received the remix treatment from electronic duo DJDS (also known as DJ Dodger Stadium) on the MASSEDUCTION track “New York.” DJDS’ reinterpretation brings added tension and vulnerability to the already beautiful track. They previously remixed “Los Ageless” earlier this year. DJDS is Jerome LOL (Jerome Potter) and Samo Sound Boy (Sam Griesemer). [ Stereogum ]
Mark Oliver Everett released his 12th Eels album, The Deconstruction, today via E Works/PIAS. In one last promotional effort, Everett also shared a video for the single “Bone Dry.” Directed by Sofia Astrom, the animated stop-motion clip has a Halloweeny, Nightmare Before Christmas vibe. Everett previously shared a video for the single “Today Is the Day,” which starred Everett’s co-star in the Netflix comedy Love, Mike Mitchell. Eels will be in Seattle on Saturday, June 2. [ Under the Radar ]
Portland rapper Aminé is back with a new song, his first of 2018, titled “Campfire.” Featuring Arizona rap trio Injury Reserve, the song is signaturely energetic and funny and comes with a video directed by Aminé himself. The clip sees them whip around a fancy car through a deserted landscape, wearing colorful wigs. Aminé released the joyous Good For You last year and shared a one-off single “Squeeze” this past fall. [ Pigeons & Planes ]
Portland-based/New Zealand-born Unknown Mortal Orchestra released their fourth studio album, Sex & Food, today. Last night, ahead of its release, the Ruban Nielson-led band shared a video for “Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays.” The clip features a wild drug, alcohol, and sex-fueled party animated and directed by Greg Sharp. It follows the videos for “Not in Love We’re Just High” and “American Guilt.” UMO will make a stop in Seattle on their forthcoming tour on Monday, May 7 to play the Moore Theatre with Makeness. Sex & Food is out now on Jagjaguwar. [ Stereogum ]
An album announcement from L7, new music from Wand, and a video from IAN SWEET.
New music from Bob Dylan, St. Vincent, Kele Okereke, Benjamin Gibbard, The Get Up Kids, and Saba.
St. Vincent stopped by the KEXP studios to share songs from her latest LP, Masseduction. Revisit her interview with DJ Cheryl Waters, where she talks about her recent film work, designing guitars, and her time hiding out in a bathroom here in Seattle.
Although they hit you immediately, the depth of Unknown Mortal Orchestra's songs belies their urgency. Underneath a pulsating rhythm or Ruban Nielsen's expressive vocals is always a subtle, just-as-infectious keyboard melody or a texture that alters Nielsen's voice. On the Portland group's latest a…
Twenty-plus years into a varied and universally celebrated career, Spoon can still surprise and delight us. They Want My Soul, the Austin-based band's follow-up to 2010's Transference, has all the Spoon hallmarks you expect: the fiery voice of frontman Britt Daniel, the wry if sometimes bittersweet…
As frontman and principle songwriter of rock band Eels for over 20 years, Mark Oliver Everett has created a cast of unique characters, but none may be as interesting as the one that is himself. On The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, the band's eleventh studio album, Everett, or just "E", p…
