"It's not the average, kind of whiny divorce record... You can dance to half the record and cry your eyes out to the rest of it." That's how Sondre Lerche describes his seventh and newest album, Please. Despite the innate heaviness of the subject material, Lerche is eager to explore every facet of the demise of his marriage, both in song and in conversation. Across the four tracks from the album played during his sixth visit to KEXP's studio, Lerche, along with drummer Dave Heilman and bassist Chris Holm, dove headfirst into the highs and lows of his now-ended romance. Augmenting the performance with a particularly direct discussion of the ideas and experiences that went into making the record, Lerche showed that, over a decade into his career, the Brooklyn-via-Bergen songwriter remains as bold, insightful, and vibrant as ever. Watch it all unfold below.
To call Mammút's live act "emotive" is a huge understatement. Frontwoman Kata Mogensen seems to enter a completely different state onstage, even covering herself in fake blood or painting her face ominously, while the rest of the band unleashes a colossal sound. We've been fortunate to watch the yo…
Not surprisingly, a country known for its epic landscapes like Iceland also produces similarly cinematic music, like that of Kiasmos. The breathtaking sound of this new duo, featuring composer Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen (also of Bloodgroup), was the perfect intro for the first day of KEXP's…
