Enjoy a "short" film about The "Tallest" Man on Earth: Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson presents an eight-minute behind-the-scenes clip on the making of his latest album Dark Bird Is Home. Directors Dan Huiting and Lauren Josephine show Matsson at home and in the studio, and the musician…
This week, you can finally get your hands on the debut from London trio HÆLOS. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it "an excellent set of moody electro-pop with a dark, haunting sound featuring atmospheric synths, hypnotic hip hop and electronic beats, ethereal vocals, melancholy lyrics and anthem…
Monday, March 21st:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: The Lumineers (R)The Late Late Show with James Corden: Lianne La Havas (R)Last Call with Carson Daly: GoldlinkAt Midnight with Chris Hardwick: Aimee MannEllen: Santigold
Despite keeping busy with his Run the Jewels project, Atlanta MC Killer Mike shares a previously unreleased track "Saks Fifth" which you can stream below. Stereogum points out, it's mostly likely an older track as Mike shouts out his old Grind Time Rap Gang crew and his short-lived Grand Hustle la…
Folk rockers The Mountain Goats have dropped a new song called "Going Back to California." According to frontman John Darnielle, the song is “about about the plane crash that killed [Ozzy Osbourne guitarist] Randy Rhoads, which happened right in the middle of a tour." The track belongs to a larger…
OMG, it's new M.I.A! The eccentric artist shares two tracks on her Soundcloud: the single "MIA OLA," which was originally composed for the Fall 2016 Stella McCartney fashion show, and "Foreign Friend," a banger on issues of immigration. "MIA OLA" features a sample from "Circle of Life" from The Li…
It's hard to imagine, in the social media age, a band who've managed to maintain complete anonymity. But, since 1969, that's exactly what The Residents have achieved. This influential, avant garde group has released over 60 albums, gone on world tours, and released numerous music videos, all withou…
Electropop pioneers New Order stopped by the Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night in support of their most recent release, Music Complete -- their first new release in over a decade, and their first without founding bassist Peter Hook. Watch them perform the single "Singularity" below, compl…
Monday, March 14th:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: New Order The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon: AuroraLate Night with Seth Meyers: Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden)Jimmy Kimmel Live: Sia
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.
