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Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Mountains and Rainbows - See How They Run

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Aft…


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KEXP Presents

Celebrate With Us at KEXP's Father's Day Dance Party

At KEXP, Father's Day ain't just for fathers - it's for loving parents and children of all types to celebrate life and family in an open and caring environment. This Sunday, join us for KEXP's annual Father's Day Dance Party at our new home at Seattle Center, featuring fun, crafts, pizza dough toss…


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Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

Last weekend, Disclosure headlined their Wild Life music festival in Brighton, UK. During their performance they premiered a new song called "Boss." You can get a pretty good feel for the song thanks to some fan footage. Hopefully a studio version will be out soon. [Pitchfork]


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Song of the Day

Song of the Day: PAWS - No Grace

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Aft…


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In Stores Now

In Stores Now 6/13

Nashville band Diarrhea Planet get this week's gold star with their third LP, Turn To Gold. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the album "features a bigger, more polished sound for their hook-filled blend of punkish power-pop and epic hard rock, along with crisper, more sophisticated songs with mo…


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

Over the weekend, elderly folks everywhere were introduced to well-tressed Philly rocker Kurt Vile as he was spotlighted on Saturday's CBS This Morning (a show whose key demographic tends to skew older). Watch Vile perform "I’m An Outlaw," "Dust Bunnies," and "Pretty Pimpin," as well as chat with …


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Song of the Day

Song of the Day: The Sun Days - Don't Need To Be Them

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Aft…


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Music That Matters The Morning Show w/ John Richards

Music That Matters: Unga Bunga Podcast

Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

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.


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