It's our last month celebrating KEXP’s 50th anniversary. Each week in 2022, KEXP has paid homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. This week, for our final installment of the series, KEXP's Jasmine Albertson looks back at Di…
Baauer (IRL the now Brooklyn-based moniker of Harry Rodrigues) never stopped producing infectious, mood-elevating cuts of mutant beats, trap ’n’ electronica.
Nabil Ayers is a former Seattleite and the President of Beggars Group, US in New York. His memoir My Life in the Sunshine was published with Viking/Penguin in June 2022.
KEXP spoke with Samira Winter, the Los Angeles-based artist who makes dreamy soundscapes under the name Winter. Her latest album 'What Kind of Blue Are You?' came out in October and sees the artist lean heavier into her shoegaze influences with some help from Sasami, Hatchie, and Joo Joo Ashworth. …
KEXP's Janice Headley looks back at Sparks' breakthrough 1974 hit and the power of television to propel a single..
Midnight in a Perfect World: dreamcastmoe
KEXP turned 50 years old this year. Each week, we’ve been celebrating by looking back at a different year over the last 50 years to remember that moment in music. This week, we’re remembering the year 2011. KEXP’s Dusty Henry tells us about the rise, fall, and return of Jai Paul starting with his s…
Cellist Lori Goldston has been carving her own path in the world of rock music for over three decades. She’s performed and recorded with some iconic artists like Nirvana, David Byrne, and Cat Power among many others. She is also an unsung hero of Seattle’s music scene, continuing to work with new a…
Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from SZA, Seun Kuti & Black Thought, Darbet Shams, and more.
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.
