New York synthpop duo Chairlift have shared a surprise, new track called "Get Real" on Spotify. They first mentioned the song on twitter 3 years ago, but it was never officially released, until now. It's a smooth, soulful number that showcases Caroline Polachek's amazing vocals. [SPIN]
For the single "You Don't Get Me High Anymore," Phantogram seem pretty pissed about not getting high anymore. Watch the New York duo tear apart a house in the desert in this clip directed by Grant Singer, and filmed at the Salton Sea, a drought-afflicted saline lake in Southern California. In an i…
Are you going hungry... for Seattle grunge nostalgia? Supergroup Temple of the Dog (comprised of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and drummer Matt Cameron of both bands) are reuniting for the 25th anniversary of their self-title…
Wilco's upcoming, and tenth, studio album, Schmilco, drops on September 9. They're latest song "If I Ever Was a Child" and is available for immediate download if you pre-order the album on iTunes. Thanks to Spotify, you can check out the track below. [Pitchfork]
As the music world reels from the news of Alan Vega's passing, several fans have shared cover versions of Suicide songs online. Check out Win Butler of Arcade Fire's take on the 1979 single "Dream Baby Dream" below, shared under his DJ Windows 98 name, and MGMT's resurrection of Vega's 1983 track …
Today, the music world lost another star, as Alan Vega, co-founder of '70s proto-punk duo Suicide, passed away. Vega's friend and fan Henry Rollins announced that "relentlessly creative" and "startlingly unique" artist died peacefully in his sleep. According to Vega's family approved statement:
M.I.A. and Skrillrex have teamed up on a new single called "Go Off." The song will be featured on her upcoming studio album AIM, which drops on September 9. Yesterday, M.I.A. announced that this album will be her last, she said: "I wanna go and do some other stuff and take some time out." Watch th…
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of Wilco's surprise release of Star Wars (voted #15 in KEXP's Top Albums of 2015 countdown), and to celebrate, the band have done another surprise release. Check out the single "Locator" below, which you can download for free in exchange for an email address…
7/14 update: The GoFundMe has since been removed. Soulful singer/songwriter Shawn Smith has come across bad times. The vocalist for Pigeonhed, Brad, and Satchel, to name a few, is currently "homeless" (i.e. he has temporary housing, but friends aren't sure how long that will last). A longtime frie…
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.
