Broken Bells perform their first ever in-studio session at KEXP featuring acoustic interpretations of three songs from their new album, After the Disco, plus their very first single. Recorded 08/10/2014 - 4 songs: After the Disco, The High Road, Holding On For Life, The Angel and the Fool.
Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of Georgia based Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers give KEXP listeners a taste of their 12th album, “English Ocean”, with a stripped-down acoustic performance. Recorded 04/23/2014 - 4 songs: Primer Coat, The Part of Him, First Air of Autumn, Pauline Hawkins.
Dean Wareham has released his first solo LP in 2014 (self-titled) and treats KEXP listeners to a live in-studio performance of select tracks from this latest body of work and a cover of “Ceremony”. Recorded 06/28/2014 - 4 songs: The Dancer Disappears, Holding Pattern, Happy & Free, Ceremony.
Cleveland, OH indie-rock outfit Cloud Nothings delivers a live in-studio performance on KEXP featuring songs from their new album, "Here and Nowhere Else." Recorded 07/03/2014 - 4 songs: Psychic Trauma, I'm Not Part of Me, Now Hear In, Pattern Walks.
Seattle bluesy garage rock outfit My Goodness stops by the KEXP Studio and delivers a live set featuring tracks from their 2014 album, "Shiver + Shake." Recorded 06/18/2014 - 4 songs: Shiver + Shake, Sweet Tooth, Check Your Bones, Pay No Mind.
Scotland based alternative hip hop group Young Fathers delivers an exciting performance live in the KEXP Studio featuring tracks from their 2014 album, "Dead" and more. Recorded 5/16/2014 - 5 songs: Am I Not Your Boy, War, Get Up, Low, Way Down In The Hole.
Juana Molina, the Argentinian folk ambient electronica singer-songwriter delivers a beautiful performance for KEXP, playing songs from her 2013 release, "Wed 21". Recorded 4/21/2014 - 4 songs: Eras; Wed 21; Ay, No Se Ofendan; Sin Guía, No.
Seminal alternative rock band Throwing Muses make their second visit to KEXP to perform songs from their 2013 LP "Purgatory/Paradise" -- their first new album in 10 years. Recorded 2/25/2014 - 4 songs: Sunray Venus, Freesia, Milan, Static.
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Five albums into their career, Brighton’s The Go! Team remain as vibrant and hard to pin down as ever. Ninja and co.’s kaleidoscopic fifth album, Kaleidoscope, weaves hip-hop beats, vivid horns, and a kinetic energy that shines through in this performance in the KEXP Gathering Space. Recorded 03/30…
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Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Stars Are The Light" by Moon Duo from the 2019 album Stars Are The Light on Sacred Bones Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Nothing Is Safe" by clipping., from the 2019 album There Existed an Addiction to Blood on Sub Pop.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)" by Bombay Bicycle Club, a 2019 single on Mmm...Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "High Alice" by Jenny Hval, from the 2019 album The Practice of Love on Sacred Bones Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "I Got Your Moves" by Dirty Rugs, from the self-released 2019 EP Two Sides.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "I Believe You" by Dead Soft, from the album Big Blue out now via Arts & Crafts.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Red Shoulder" by Squirrel Flower, from the 2020 album I Was Born Swimming on Polyvinyl.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "conventional ride" by Marika Hackman, from the 2019 album Any Human Friend on Sub Pop.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Hardly to Blame" by Sheer Mag, from the 2019 album A Distant Call on Wilsun Recording Company.
