Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming" by No-No Boy, from the 2021 album 1975 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
From the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and Suheir Hammad, to the idea that "Hip Hop Never Died, It Lives In Palestine", this week's mix is a time-traveling exploration of resistance music and global solidarity, with the people of Palestine on our hearts and minds.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Boys at School" by SPELLLING, from the 2021 album The Turning Wheel on Sacred Bones.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "(Nothing You Can Do) To End This Love" by Split Single, from the 2021 album Amplificado on Inside Outside Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Be Like Johnny" by Yee Loi, from the 2021 self-released album No One Eats For Free.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Tom" by Damien Jurado, from the 2021 album The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania on Field Painting Music.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Thiante" by Wau Wau Collectif, from the 2021 album Yaral Sa Doom on Sahel Sounds.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "TECH-YES" by Sean Beaver, from the 2020 self-released album Electric Turtle Dreams.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Sorongo" by Susana Baca, from the 2021 album “Palabras Urgentes on Real World Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Macumba de Marea" by Quantic & Nidia Góngora, from the 2021 full-length Almas Conectadas on Tru Thoughts.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Almita" by Guazú & Terror/Cactus, from the 2021 self-released EP Botanas: Guazú & Terror Cactus.
José González speaks with Larry Mizell Jr. about how his two children influenced him to inject more playfulness and creativity into his tunes, as well as write songs in his mother tongue of Spanish for the first time.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Polvo" by Mr Twin Sister, from the 2021 album Al Mundo Azul on Twin Group.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "All Too Soon" by Trentemøller, from the 2022 album Memoria on In My Room.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Šibensko Powerhouse" by JOHN, from the 2021 album Nocturnal Manoeuvres on Brace Yourself Records / Pets Care Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Brian Foss, host of Sonic Reducer on KEXP, is "Cocktail for Christmas" by India Ramey, from the 2021 album Christmas Times A'Comin' 2021 on Medicine Show Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Folk Song" by Qlowski, from the 2021 album Quale Futuro? on Maple Death Records
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Yeah" by Friedberg, from the 2021 album YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH on Marathon Artists.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Incinerate for KG" by Chaka Gettz, from the 2022 self-released Daytime Eraser EP.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Garden of England" by Crows, from the 2022 album Beware Believers on Bad Vibrations Records.