New Zealander, Neil Finn lit up the KEXP Studio with songs from his 2014 album, "Dizzy Heights". Recorded 3/30/2014 - 4 songs: Flying In The Face Of Love, Strangest Friends, Driving Me Mad, White Lies and Alibis.
Expatriate electronic singer-songwriter John Grant performs songs off of his new album "Pale Green Ghosts" live on KEXP from Iceland Airwaves. Recorded 11/1/2013 - 5 songs: Vietnam, GMF, Marz, Pale Green Ghosts, Blackbelt.
Crocodiles stop by the KEXP studio to play songs from their new album "Crimes of Passion" and visit with Cheryl Waters about writing and touring. Recorded 11/13/2013 - 4 songs: Teardrop Guitar, Cockroach, Heavy Metal Clouds, Marquis De Sade.
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs has written a song for Spike Jonze's new film Her, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls in love with a computer. The track is called "Moon Song" and will performed in the film as a duet by Phoenix and his electronic love (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). Chec…
The compositions of the Iraqi oud composer and performer Rahim AlHaj do not have lyrics, but the tension, force, and vitality of his songs speak volumes about the power of music in the face of terrible strife. Backed by a string quartet and bassist on Wo' Pop, AlHaj speaks boldly about valuin…
Courtney Marie Andrews isn't out of her twenties yet, but she's spent more time on the road than most musicians ever will. Yet the inspiration from her newest album, Honest Life, came from her experience getting off the touring circuit and bartending in a small town, and the results are …
Michael Franti will, without hesitation, say that his 20-plus year career was built on one thing: tenacious optimism. And even if you can't see it in the room, Franti's optimism radiates just as brilliantly through the songs of his new album Soul Rocker as anything else in his catalog. Franti, alo…
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. This week we have some special holida…
KEXP is counting down your "Favorite KEXP Songs of All Time" during the upcoming Spring Fundraising Drive. KEXP DJs share their faves to help inspire you to vote now!
The full song title is actually "They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!" but it wouldn't fit in the headline.
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down visit KEXP to play songs from their fourth LP, "A Man Alive". Recorded 03/03/2016 - 4 songs: Hand To God, Astonished Man, Guts, Nobody Dies.
It is an end of an era… Oxford, England based influential shoegaze rockers Ride deliver a fantastic performance of songs from their classic record "Nowhere". Recorded 11/16/2015 - 6 songs: Kaleidoscope, Polar Bear, In A Different Place, Decay, Dreams Burn Down, Seagull.
Pacific Northwest based indie rock trio The Ghost Ease perform songs from their incredible new record, "Raw" live on KEXP's Audioasis with Sharlese Metcalf. Recorded 10/07/2015 - 4 songs: XV, Pareidolia, Gemini Rise, Struck.
Vancouver, B.C based indie group Destroyer perform songs from their brilliant new record, "Poison Season", live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/16/2015 - 4 songs: Hell, Times Square, Bangkok, European Oils.
Seattle based punky power-pop group The Heels perform songs from their rockin' album, "Fetish" live on KEXP's Sonic Reducer with Brian Foss. Recorded 09/05/2015 - 4 songs: Pink Eye, Fetish, All Or Nothing, Lick It.
Los Angeles, California-based indie-pop group The Mynabirds perform songs from their new album, "Lovers Know”, live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 09/10/2015 - 4 songs: Velveteen, One Foot, All My Heart, Wildfire.
Olympia, Washington-based indie-hardcore-grungers Strange Wilds perform songs from their super-incredible new record "Subjective Concepts" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 07/29/2015 - 4 songs: Disdain, Starved For, Pronoia, Outercourse.
Indie-folk singer-songwriter and producer Elvis Perkins performs songs from his incredible new release ‘i aubade' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 5/20/2015 - 4 songs: I Came For Fire, The Passage Of The Black Gene, My 2$, Hogus Pogus.
Belgian, French dance-pop singer-songwriter Stromae stops by Wo' Pop and performs songs from his fantastic album "Racine Carrée" live on KEXP. Recorded 04/06/2015 - 4 songs: Papaoutai, Ave Cesaria, Formidable, Tous les mêmes.
Seattle-based experimental hip-hop group, Shabazz Palaces, delivers a live in-studio performance on KEXP, with songs from 2014's "Lese Majesty." Recorded 08/06/2014 - 4 songs: They Come in Gold, Ishmael, Motion Sickness, Forerunner Foray.
