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Song of the Day: Pétur Ben - Cold War Baby

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

Sustainability Segment: Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella

Guests Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella speak with Diane Horn about their book, "Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer”.

Song of the Day: Total Control - Flesh War

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

Song of the Day: The War On Drugs - Red Eyes

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 DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by Midday S…

Sustainability Segment: Jennie Wetter

Guest Jennie Wetter, Public Policy Director at Population Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about the Population Institute's new report titled “Senseless: The War on Birth Control”.

Sustainability Segment: Jerilyn Brusseau and Claire Yunker

Guests Jerilyn Brusseau, Co-Founder, and Claire Yunker, Executive Director, PeaceTrees Vietnam. speak with Diane Horn about the work of PeaceTrees Vietnam to heal communities affected by war.

Wednesday Music News

In KEXP's ongoing bid to make The War on Drugs "The Most Popular Band in the World," we present to you the music video for the track "Red Eyes," which features the Philadelphia boys as hosts of a kooky talent competition. Their album, Lost in the Dream, comes out March 18th on Secretly Canadian, a…

Song of the Day: Karl Blau – Poor The War Away

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 DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Morn…

Live Review: The War on Drugs with Phoebe Bridgers at the Moore Theatre 10/9

Last Monday, at the first of two sold-out shows at The Moore, Philly's The War on Drugs delivered nothing short of a visually and viscerally stunning display of dream rock dopeness with their cascading waterfall of sound. It's like multiple shots of Nixon-defying dope coursing through your veins th…

Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs on the "Certain Optimism" of New Album I Don’t Live Here Anymore

KEXP chats with frontman Adam Granduciel on the making of the new album, the part his two-year-old son played on it, and more.

Craig Finn - Blankets

Today's song, featured on The Morning Show with John Richards, is "Blankets" by Craig Finn, from the 2019 album I Need A New War on Partisan Records.

Album Review: Wilco - Star Wars

What's better than a surprise free album from one of your all time favorite bands? A surprise free album from one of your favorite bands that puts them at the top of their two decades and running game. Wilco wrapped up their contract with Nonesuch back in 2010, after their fourth release on the lab…

Friday Music News

Well, who saw that coming? Wilco have unleashed a surprise new full-length this morning, and are offering it as a free download through August 13th. A CD version hits stores on August 21st, and the vinyl comes out November 27th. The hilariously-named Star Wars is the band's 11th studio album. Stre…

Young Fathers

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.

Monday Music News

Over the weekend, long-running TV series Austin City Limits aired an excellent double-bill featuring The War on Drugs and TV on the Radio. TVotR highlighted five tracks from last year's excellent full-length Seeds, while TWoD focused on 2014's stellar Lost in the Dream. Watch below, and keep track…

Sasquatch 2015, Day 2: The War On Drugs

Philadelphia rockers The War On Drugs have been touring tirelessly on the wide success of their third album, 2014's Lost In The Dream. KEXP listeners voted it as their top album of the year, and with good reason. Singer and songwriter Adam Granduciel wrote the songs during a post-tour period of iso…

LCD Soundsystem Shares Cinematic Video For "Oh Baby" with Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn

American Dream opener "Oh Baby" has received the video treatment from Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson

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