Every once in a while, James Blake will use his weekly BBC Radio 1 DJ residency to debut a new song. Yesterday he unveiled his track "Building It Still," a synth heavy number that's reminiscent of Blake's older material. It's just a little tease of what he's been working on with Justin Vernon and …
New jazz music from this Portland, Oregon trio. Andrew (guitar), Sam Hallam (bass) and James Ford (drum kit).
New releases from James Blake, Jack White, Lord Huron, Jay Som, and more in today's music news round-up.
The tour follows a busy 2018 that saw Blake becoming a heavy-hitting hip hop collaborator
It's James Mercer and Danger Mouse's first single since 2015.
Hybrid art falling from the skies of Seattle, Bombay and Berlin with Sebastian Lange (violin, synth, beats) and James Whetzel (voice, sarod, synth and beats).
New jazz music from James DeJoie (bari sax, flute, clarinet), Walter White (bass), Evan Buehler (vibes), Randy Doak (drums).
After playing an excellent lunchtime set live on KEXP, British dub pioneer James Blake moved down to the Neptune for a sold out gig in support of new record Overgrown. Fans were lined up more than an hour before the show and the place packed out quickly once doors were open, and all for good reason…
Earlier this month, UK electric crooner James Blake released his stunning new album, The Colour in Anything. Now, thanks to some fans, there's footage of Blake performing the album tracks "Modern Soul" and "Timeless" during a show at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Revel in Blake's amazing sta…
New music from Gorillaz and Jim James, plus Jack White performs at a DC high school and Perfume Genius gets remixed by Mura Masa.
The My Morning Jacket frontman recorded the cover for Spotify's Singles Series
New jazz music for quartet. Rik - guitar, composer, James Dejoie - reeds, Geoff Harper - bass and Greg Campbell - drums.
Interstellar soul-jazz featuring James DeJoie (reeds, flute), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Ryan Berg (bass), Everett Sarono (guitar), and Dylan Savage (drums).
New electric jazz music with Rik on guitar, Jim Parsons on drums, James DeJoie on sax and clarinet, and Walter White on bass.
Canadian electronic duo Purity Ring has released a new song called "Asido" today, on the five year anniversary of their debut LP Shrines. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 and comes with a lyric video that was written and directed by frontwoman Megan James. In a statement, James said of the track…
Surprise! UK singer/producer James Blake quietly released a new double 7" single today, via his own brilliantly-named label 1-800-Dinosaur. Stream tracks from the single 200 Press below, which concludes with the poem "Words That We Both Know." The mini-release will hold you over 'til Blake release…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s selection, featured on the Af…
In only a few quick years, James Blake's name and reputation have grown exponentially. Back in 2010, he pioneered the "post-dubstep" genre (consisting of pretty much just him back then) with the much-loved CMYK EP. His mixture of jazz, soul, and bassy undertones made for a rich and unique listening…
Jim James picked a pretty lofty title for his first solo LP. But after a dozen listens or so, I can say in confidence that he has every reason to do so. He's led Kentucky psych-rock band My Morning Jacket for almost 15 years, releasing six studio albums and a dozen or so EPs (their 2005 LP Z and 20…
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