Moon King is the project of Daniel Benjamin originally from Toronto, and now spending most of his time in the Detroit area. When Benjamin released his first tape as Moon King in 2011, he caught the attention of fellow Toronto band Fucked Up’s guitarist Mike Haliechuk who released his first two EPs.…
We're turning the mic over to our behind the scenes staff, volunteers, and interns who help keep the station running. Here are their favorite albums of 2017.
Tom Kha is the collaborative effort of Seattle-based DJs Peter Merritt (aka SHTICKYKEYS) and Sasha Dorit-Kendall (aka THALO), an integral duo on the local electronic music scene for the past four years. Under their Tom Kha Music handle, they've been responsible for bringing world-class talent to Se…
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2017. Check out the Top 90.3 Albums of 2017, as voted on by our listeners. And check out more top albums from KEXP DJs, staff, and volunteers here.
Sufjan Stevens recently released the mixtape The Greatest Gift, which features remixes of songs from 2015's Carrie & Lowell along with a few previously unreleased tracks. Yesterday he shared a video for Helado Negro's remix of "Death With Dignity," off The Greatest Gift. The emotional clip focu…
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2017. Check out the Top 90.3 Albums of 2017, as voted on by our listeners. And check out more top albums from KEXP DJs, staff, and volunteers here.
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.
