If you were listening to The Midday Show on KEXP yesterday, you may have heard DJ Cheryl Waters present the US debut of a new song from SBTRKT, featuring guest vocals from Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. If you missed it (or just wanna hear it again), you can now stream the track "New Dorp, New Yo…
Just about a month ago, I had the honor of hosting a special all-electronic edition of KEXP's local show, Audioasis, to showcase some of the finest electronic sounds coming from the Pacific Northwest! We did two live in-studio performances, including a video session with 21 year-old Bellingham-base…
Cymbals Eat Guitars will release their new LP LOSE, the band's first since 2011's Lenses Alien, on August 26. According to a press release, the LP was inspired by loss, as indicated by its title. The songs were written at a time when frontman Joseph D'Agostino was dealing with the death of his col…
A documentary about beloved singer/songwriter Elliott Smith is scheduled to make its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 5th. Director Nickolas Rossi describes the film as "an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith." Titled Heaven A…
Where Brooklyn at? No, really. Where is Brooklyn, PA? Because that's where the band Hunters calls home (not the more famous borough of New York City). Nevertheless, the four-piece Hunters incorporates many different influences in their music, from straight up rock and roll to a pinch of metal to a …
Tangerine is the kind of band that puts a smile on your face. They've been playing locally around Seattle for a few years now and have started to hit the summer festival circuit, as well. Their bright pop sound with floating guitar tones and sweet vocals make them one of those bands that you don't …
After the Superbowl, Prince made a hilarious cameo on the hit comedy New Girl where he offered Zooey Deschanel's character some sound relationship advice. The odd couple ended the episode performing a snip of a brand new collaboration and now, after weeks of waiting, you can hear the entire song. …
With a song titled "Live Alone" and a brand new album titled The Jackals, it's clear something is dark and foreboding in Ravenna Woods these days. The Seattle quartet admits: "This album has an underlying current of fear, greed, distrust and malevolence. It's someone talking in their sleep about ra…
Opening our three-day broadcast during Bumbershoot this past Labor Day weekend, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down brought their brand of entertaining indie folk populism to the Music Lounge. On stage, Thao Nguyen and her bandmates alternate their fairly serious, socially minded songs with an easy and…
Pearl Jam have given their upcoming album, Lightening Bolt, a release date of October 15. This will be their first album since 2009's, Backspacer, and to celebrate they have shared their new single "Mind Your Manners." This song seems to be leaning much heavier toward the punk rock side of music …
The darkwave music project of Wesley Eisold, Cold Cave, has released a new single from the two-track EP Oceans With No End. True to Eisold's style, "People are Poison" is a blend of pessimistic lyrics and raving synthesized percussion. The song even ends with the depressing sound of rainfall and,…
2013 is going to be a great year for Seattle music, with so many new bands on the verge of blowing up. Seattle trio Dude York stands out among them with a promising 5-song EP released last June. Though band founders Peter Richards and Andrew Hall are such fans of their male moniker as to label thei…
John Richards brings together some of his favorite tracks from around the world that he's been banging' on the Morning Show this summer all while Beth Orton performs in the studio down the hall. 1. Psychic Ills - I Don't Mind 2. Ghosts I've Met - Songbirds 3. Faye - Ancient Bones 4. Ages and Ages …
Morning Show host John Richards presents a new Runner Powered Podcast. 1. Caspian - Sad Heart of Mine 2. Sharon Van Etten - Words 3. Youth Lagoon - The Knower 4. !!! - Sick Ass Moon 5. Other Lives - Reconfiguration 6. Roger Lion - A Dead Man's Song 7. José González - Leaf Off / The Cave 8. Holy …
Don Slack features some of his favorite new songs from smoldering Italo-Disco and fiery roots-rock to incendiary punk. 1. Daughn Gibson - It Wants Everything 2. Chromatics - In Films 3. Heaters - Mean Green 4. Wild Yaks - Paradise 5. Fort Lean - New Hobbies 6. Hop Along - Waitress 7. Sheer Mag -…
Morning Show host John Richards presents Volume 4 of KEXP's Runner Powered Podcast series. This newest installment is a pure energy boost sure to keep you on track during your next run. 1. Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine 2. Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning 3. Eternal Death - Song 4. Joh…
Music That Matters, Vol. 437 - Music Mix from Melly Join Variety Mix host Mel for a new installment of KEXP's weekly Music That Matters podcast. This mix draws inspiration from the brooding and dark Seattle weather, and also gathers some of the songs that Mel couldn't get enough of during 2014. …
Morning Show host John Richards presents an upbeat mix of cutting edge rock, beats, soul and more as your soundtrack for the summer. Featuring Major Lazer, Don't Talk to the Cops, and Har Mar Superstar. 1. Pigeonhed - The Power Come Over Me 2. Child of Lov - Fly 3. Major Lazer - Watch Out For Thi…
Sounds of Survivance, spanning the globe with sounds from people whose connection to a land goes back before colonization, and in most cases as far back as time itself. Rotating hosts Tory J (Quinault) and Kevin Sur (Kānaka Maoli) will feature global indigenous music from a variety of genres. From …
It’s KEXP’s 50th anniversary, and to celebrate we’re taking an in-depth look at each year of our history – from 1972 to 2022.
