Today’s song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Pretending He Was You" by Claude Fontaine, from the 2019 album Claude Fontaine on Innovative Leisure.
Seattle indie-pop group Ivan & Alyosha drop into the KEXP studios to perform an enthusiastic set of songs from their new record ‘It’s All Just Pretend,’ live on KEXP.
Seattle indie-pop group Ivan & Alyosha drop into the KEXP studios to perform an enthusiastic set of songs from their new record "It's All Just Pretend," live on KEXP. Recorded 05/04/2015 - 4 songs: Bury Me Deep, All This Wandering Around, Tears In Your Eyes, It's All Just Preten…
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. Today’s song comes from Seattle band …
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 Midd…
Surf-influenced post-punk duo The Drums performs songs from their first record in three years, 2014's "Encyclopedia". Recorded 10/09/2014 - 4 songs: I Can't Pretend, U.S. National Park, Kiss Me Again, I Hope Time Doesn't Change Him.
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. This week, we're featuring songs e…
The endlessly prolific Ty Segall has released a new track today called "The Main Pretender." The song is the latest in a stream of songs including "Alta," "Meaning," "My Lady's on Fire," and a cover of the Squidbillies theme. Mikal Cronin is featured on the song, playing sax. All the new singles s…
Tommy Stinson put Bash & Pop on hold for just over two decades before reviving it last year, but the Minneapolis group's raucous, delightfully unhinged energy remains intact because, as the onetime Replacement says, “I'm not pretending to be anything other than what I am.” Stinson and the band…
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…
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…
Summer is here with warm weather, the occasional summer breeze and non-stop great music on KEXP. Check out the latest Music That Matters mix from Midday Show host, Cheryl Waters. 1. The Drums - I Can't Pretend 2. Lady Lamb - Billions of Eyes 3. Roaming Herds of Buffalo - Cereal Prize 4. Alabama …
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. This week, we’ll be featuring song…
The Afternoon Show's Kevin Cole presents a final year-in-review podcast featuring some of the best local releases of 2013. Excellent choices! 1. Big Eyes - Nothing You Could Say 2. Cumulus - Hey Love 3. La Luz - Sure As Spring 4. Mudhoney - Slipping Away 5. Pearl Jam - Mind Your Manners 6. ODESZ…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Stop Pretending" by Deep Sea Diver, a 2020 self-released single.
Ty Segall stopped by Conan last night to announce his forthcoming album Freedom's Goblin and to perform a brand new song "Fanny Dog." He performed the song about his dog Fanny with seven other bandmates, including a three-piece horn section, all dressed in white jumpsuits. Segall has also shared an…
Barely a year away from the release of her sixth album Short Movie, UK singer/songwriter Laura Marling has announced a new album, Semper Femina, due out March 10th on her own label, More Alarming Records (via Kobalt Music Recordings). Via a press release, she elaborates: "I started out writing Sem…
Before a closing performance from Twenty One Pilots, MGMT played a packed set at Sasquatch Music Festival's Main Stage, playing tracks from each of their past records, including several to be featured on the forthcoming Little Dark Age. As evidenced by past live performances, MGMT are unafraid of s…
Perhaps no other duo has collaborated, toured with or been covered by as wide a range of artists as Tegan and Sara. Canadian twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin, who have been making music together since they were in high school, have toured with the likes of Neil Young, whose label they were first si…
This Saturday, August 13th, The Vera Project & Friends of Waterfront Seattle present Vera at the Waterfront: a much needed, free, all-ages excuse to pretend the summer's end isn't rapidly approaching. Complete with a stacked lineup of local musicians and art installation provided by Vera's scre…
