Daniel Johnston – Yip/Jump Music (1983)

from The Cobain 50 Hosted by KEXP

On our penultimate episode—and the final album on Kurt Cobain’s list—Martin Douglas dives into Yip/Jump Music by Daniel Johnston. Johnston rose from obscurity by self-recording (and self-dubbing) his own tapes and handing them out at McDonald’s, eventually finding a massive audience after Cobain was repeatedly spotted wearing a t-shirt featuring the cover of Hi, How Are You. Live in Seattle? Join us in the KEXP Gathering Space on April 26, 2025, for our Come As You Are live finale event. Details here. Hosts: Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas Written & Produced by: Martin Douglas Mixed & Mastered by: Matt Martin and Roddy Nikpour Special thanks to: Isabel Khalili and Larry Mizell Jr.

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