Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats - Santa Claus Is A Monster - a 2014 single from Soundflat Recordings.
Monster Movie - Keep the Voices Distant - from the 2017 album Keep The Voices Distant on Graveface Records.
Of Monsters and Men discuss the new sound on their third LP.
Of Monsters and Men discuss their latest album, musicians who have lived in larger cities discuss if Seattle's growing population and cost of living is really that bad, KEXP DJ Darek Mazzone talks about how extreme vetting is making it harder for international musicians to tour in the US, Washingto…
A little night music from Vashon Island featuring Ken Jacobsen (guitar), Jason Lollar (B-3 and keys), James Harrington (bass), Nigel Browne (drums) and Donovan Curry (percussion).
When Seattle prog-rock purveyors Merso released last year's Red World, they sought to examine what it's like to become a monster, drawing heavily from Alan Moore's iconic run of the Swamp Thing comics. Monsters can be a hard thing to define. They're not always the mythic beasts we see in literature…
The deluxe version will have the original album, a remixed version from producer Scott Litt, a CD of previously unreleased demos, and a live album that captures a 1995 show in Chicago.
It's finally here: the long-awaited sophomore release from KEXP's Iceland discovery Of Monsters & Men! The album was co-produced by the band and Los Angeles-based producer Rich Costey who's worked with artists such as Sigur Rós, Death Cab for Cutie, and The Shins, just to name a very few. (And …
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 Mid…
One of Iceland's most popular musical exports, after Björk and Sigur Rós, has to be Of Monsters & Men. We were fortunate to discover this talented young band early and capture them on video as they practiced for their first ever performance at Icelandic Airwaves Festival back in 2010. They've s…
New York band Uni unveil NSFW mini-film for new single "Predator's Ball"
Seattle 5-piece Smokey Brights plays new songs off their debut album, "Taste For Blood" in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 02/04/2015 - 4 songs: If I Can't Change Your Mind, Catacomb, Baby Marmalade, Monster House.
Monster guitar, power bass, attack drums and dramatic tempo changes that are mysteriously dark and psychedelic. They write it and then they play it. Wah Wah Exit Wound is Dave Webb (guitar), Bowie Mclean (bass, vocals), and Warren Pease (drums).
Portland-based folk-monster M. Ward brings an all-star cast to the KEXP studio to perform songs from his doo-wop influenced eighth album, "More Rain". Recorded 01/12/2016 - 5 songs: I'm Listening, Girl From Conejo Valley, Little Baby, Confession, Michelle.
Of Monsters and Men are no longer the undiscovered artists who charmed audiences across the web back in 2010 with their intimate, stripped back living room performance, recorded by KEXP, of “Little Talks”. Since signing to a major label subsidiary, Republic Records, for their debut album in 2011, t…
Friends of the station Of Monsters And Men have come a long way since KEXP filmed them playing in a living room in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2010. In fact, they've come a long way even since the station filmed them playing on a bluff at Sasquatch in 2012. KEXP was one of the earliest to discover this b…
Veteran LA-based alt/indie rockers Failure perform songs from their killer new record, "The Heart Is a Monster" and their amazing 1996 album "Fantastic Planet" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 08/28/2015 - 4 songs: Hot Traveler, Another Space Song, At…
It's our second Runcast featuring live sessions from KEXP faves like Of Monsters and Men, Ibibio Sound Machine, IDLES, Melenas, and more.
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…