A long-awaited U-Men 2-CD set has hit the streets. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the compilation "collects the complete 1984-89 recordings of this legendary Seattle band, whose pre-grunge sound was a feral, adventurous blend of pounding post-punk, raucous Sonics garage-rock, psychobilly and more."
Daphni -- the dancefloor-focused project of Canadian producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Snaith (aka Caribou, aka Manitoba) -- deliver what KEXP's Alex Ruder describes as "cerebral house grooves that fuse hypnotic rhythms with immersive analog synths, crafty looped samples, and body-moving beats. A majority of these songs were previously featured on Daphni's Fabricelive 93 mix in mixed format." Portland band Blitzen Trapper share "a solid set of expansive folk-rock inflected with psych-rock, power-pop, country-rock and more." Danish band Liima -- featuring members of Efterklang -- share "a fine set of prog-tinged electro-pop." British experimental electronic producer Bibio releases his eighth full-length studio LP, which he describes as "a collection of mostly improvised musical pieces, that for some years now, have provided me with a mental portal into places and times — some real, some imaginary, some a combination of both." And Billy Bragg shares a new EP of politically-inspired pop; read an in-depth review on the KEXP Blog here.
We've been sharing sneak peeks at the new Angel Olsen album in our Music News Roundups, and now we have the complete collection of b-sides, cover songs, previously unreleased recordings, and other rarities. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it "a first-rate collection...ranging from bristling fol…
Earlier this week, Fever Ray surprised fans with a new album, the first in eight years for this solo project from Karin Dreijer Andersson, frontwoman for the Swedish duo The Knife. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it "an excellent set of adventurous, noise-addled electro-pop combining buzzing sy…
