Tycho has seen a marvelous ascent to brilliance in the last couple years. With each album, Scott Hansen seems to find himself in a brighter sense of awareness and emersion in the beautiful, captivating world that the music of Tycho embodies. The band is now two albums deep with a fleshed out live s…
KEXP chats with the now 75-year-old songwriter about her iconic single.
Sleigh Bells have shared a video for their Jessica Rabbit (out November 11) track "It's Just Us Now." I'm not exactly sure what's going on exactly, but it feels very intense. Sleigh Bells will be performing at Neumos on November 19. [Pitchfork]
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…
Passion Pit's third studio album Kindred is now streaming in its entirety. They've already shared a few tracks, but now you can hear the whole thing thanks to iTunes Radio. The seven-track collection will officially release on April 21. Listen HERE. [SPIN]
Folk songstress Angel Olsen will release a deluxe edition of her successful album Burn Your Fire for No Witness on November 18. Today she has shared "All Right Now," one of the album's five new bonus track. You can also check out her self-directed video for "High and Wild," below. [Pitchfork]
San Francisco garage rock band Weekend have been doing some serious growth over the last couple years. On their 2010 debut Sports, Weekend gave us an enjoyable, noisy introduction that put them in tune with the scene and its direction. Now, with a couple years under their belt and a fresh batch of …
Leading up to the latest edition of the awards ceremony, El Sonido spoke with some of the nominees about the progress in Latin music, now and into future.
The 30-minute film RATTY is available to rent now.
London's GIDEÖN has been immersed in the underground electronic music scene for three decades now, driven largely by his first and greatest love: house music.
The self-described "Desert Disco and Outlaw House DJs" brought an exclusive mix to Drive Time on KEXP. Listen now, on demand.
The cover appears on the deluxe vinyl version of her recent record Wanderer
KEXP chats with the Los Angeles based artist about her debut EP, 'Spells,' out now on Leaving Records.
The official US Supreme Court ruling came down last Friday striking down Roe v Wade. That decision now eliminates the constitutional right to an abortion
Guest Wen Stephenson speaks with Diane Horn about his book “What We're Fighting for Now is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice”.
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters is “The Same” by Moaning from the 2018 self-titled album, out now via Sub Pop
of Montreal have shared a new track from their upcoming Lousy With Sylvianbriar album (out October 8). "She Ain't Speakin' Now" sounds like it's straight out of the 60s. It was written by frontman Kevin Barnes while his wife and daughter were ill and he was "pretty paranoid about catching what the…
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 Mor…
What was formerly known as What the Heck Fest, and then most recently known as the Anacortes Unknown Music Series, has now become The Business Presents, a fitting new title as it's being presented by The Business, a long-running record store (and now, distro!) based in Anacortes, WA.
Anyone who's stared at the iconic Seattle landmark the Space Needle has wondered when that thing would blast off. On July 11th, it did as long running Seattle legends Mudhoney rocked the top of the Needle during KEXP and Sub Pop's Silver Jubilee Broadcast, celebrating the label's 25th anniversary. …
