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New Music Reviews (5/3) KEXP
Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP s rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from
Dawn Richard,
Dawn Richard –
Second Line (Merge)
This New Orleans singer/songwriter/musician/producer’s sixth solo album is an adventurous blend of R&B, house, footwork, New Orleans bounce and more, combining moody synths and propulsive rhythms with her elastic vocals and lyrics of love, lust, struggle and resilience.
Dinosaur Jr. –
On
Second Line, Dawn Richardâs first album for Merge, the former Danity Kane singer introduces an alter-ego called King Creole: âassassin of stereotypes, a Black girl from the South at a crossroads in her artistic career.â It includes the singles âBussifameâ and âJacuzzi.â Read more about Richardâs new album in the interview âFrom Bad Boy to Merge Records, Dawn Richard Reflects on Her One-of-a-Kind Career.â
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Matt Sweeney Loves âGuitar Playing That You Donât Understandâ April 1, 2021
Matt Sweeney s career amalgamates an uncommon blend of indie- and roots-rock-cred, high-profile session gigs, membership in the Billy Corgan-led supergroup Zwan, and collaborations with Josh Homme and Bonnie Prince Billy. Photo by Chris Shonting
The Superwolf, Zwan, and Chavez guitarist s tone secrets: fingerpicking, flatwound strings, and overdriven amps.
Matt Sweeney thinks you should fingerpick. I don t want to sound like some sort of dick who hates guitar picks, he says, after about 20 minutes railing against guitar picks. But try it. It s worth it.
Sweeney is passionate, and when given a soapbox he doesn t hold back when he s advocating for something he believes in. Otherwise, he s self-effacing and humble. For example, check out the