There are so many good things to report, as
Dreamers/Lovers continues to work its way out into the world. This month, it feels like we'll be blowing up the podcasting universe.
KEXP DJ Kevin Cole has become something of a patron saint for Explone, most recently by including us on the
KEXP Music That Matters Podcast #207. This show is #37 on the iTunes podcast charts, so this is a great break for us and we are most grateful to Kevin and KEXP for their support.
But the generosity of KEXP doesn't stop there:
"Michigan" is also slated to be the KEXP Song of the Day this Wednesday, July 21st. The KEXP Song of the Day podcast is #13 on the iTunes charts, and reaches a huge audience of listeners who want to explore new sounds and artists. It's an absolutely great podcast, and I encourage everyone to subscribe and check it out.
Additionally, the fine folks at CD Baby have selected "Michigan for their own collection, the
Music Discovery Podcast. We'll be featured in the episode that comes out on August 17th.
All of these podcasts are available for subscription, for download off the respective blogs, etc.

Summer (finally) landed on Seattle just as soon as the smoke cleared from all the holiday fireworks. We had a great visit from our friends
The Devil Whale, who stopped in for a week to do some recording, play a couple of shows and generally live it up. Their new EP
Young Wives is fantastic, and highly recommended for fans of beautiful, ornate pop music. Their show at the Comet with local band
The Head & The Heart was one for the ages.

Next Seattle show is August 21st at the High Dive. Get some sunshine, we all deserve it.
Cheers,
Patrick