After a discography of 11 full-length albums, Seattle's own Car Seat Headrest makes their label debut on Matador Records. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes, "The album reworks 11 songs from his extensive Bandcamp catalog with help from a new backing band (this also marks the first time he’s recor…
October 31st. It's a day for candy, costumes, and pumpkins, right? Well, if '80s slasher films have taught us anything, it's also a time for Satan to take your soul, or something, right? (Unless you're a virgin teen... isn't that how it works?) While the origins of Halloween have no definitive vers…
Alan Palomo and company, better known as Neon Indian, have shared an addictive, summer dance track called "Annie" - their first new song in two years. The synthpop outfit hasn't released a full length album since 2011's Era Extraña, but they're working on one now. Hopefully we'll have a release da…
In quite possibly the best music news of the day (IMHO), Parquet Courts have unveiled the music video to the track "Sunbathing Animal," starring the inspiration for that song, Frida, beloved cat companion to frontman Andrew Savage. The song is also the title track of the band's forthcoming album, …
Humming computer drawn lines mimic the synth and steady vocals in Liars' video for "The Exact Color of Doubt" off their 2012 album WIXIW. 3-d faces appear distorted and shimmering, floating in a black background throughout the song, while the lyrics confess "I'll always be your friend" - it's a bea…
Chvrches have a lovely roller rink video for their song "Now is Not The Time." Where previous roller rink videos might focus on the retro dress or mad tricks, Chvrches instead lets the lights play while skaters circle like ghosts and their synth pop song sweetly fills the cavernous space. You can …
Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole brings a mix of poppy punk, hypnotic trance, and narcotic drifter ballads, with new songs from Meatbodies, The Young Evils, the Shivas and more. 1. The Young Evils - It Happens All the Time 2. Meatbodies - Mountain 3. Dream Police - Hypnotized 4. Hookworms - Radio…
When Kate Tempest released a song titled "Europe Is Lost" in late 2015, she showed a eerily foreshadowing fury that preceded the seemingly unending discord of 2016. On the track's parent album, 2016's Let Them Eat Chaos, Tempest reaffirms her status as a singular figure that's both thril…
Those Pretty Wrongs frontman Jody Stephens was a key member of the seminal Memphis band Big Star, but while he was behind the drum kit in that outfit, he's front and center on his new project with Luther Russell (The Freewheelers). In this acoustic performance, Stephens and Russell's so…
The EP is the Swedish quartet's first release through Ninja Tune
The song will be included as a flexi disc for coffee subscription service YES PLZ's latest music zine
KEXP brings you a playlist of holiday songs from The Beths, Say Sue Me, Phoebe Bridgers, and more
The song comes from his forthcoming record Eraserland
The song comes alongside the announcement of an international solo tour
The song comes from the Joy as an Act of Resistance sessions.
The eighth installment of the Runcast features kinetic songs from Slowdive, Low, Eyelids, The Black Angels and and others to keep you motivated on your run.
Today’s song of the day, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "BK" by Sidi Touré from the 2018 album Toubalbero on Thrill Jockey.
Today’s song of the day, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Sister" by Tracey Thorn from the 2018 album Record on Merge Records
Today’s song of the day, featured on The Morning Show with John Richards, is "AZ" by Now, Now from the 2018 album Saved on Trans- Records.
Today’s song of the day, featured on The Morning Show with John Richards, is "Shiny One" by Belly from the 2018 self-released album DOVE.
