On Thursday, December 3rd, Seattle pays tribute to the music of New Order with Every Little Counts at Neumos. The Manchester-based band have held an influential place in music since the '80s, and local fans Marco Collins and Mike Lucero have curated an evening celebrating their songs.
Poliça will release their third album, United Crushers, on March 4. The Minneapolis synthpop band describe the album as "heavily political and deeply personal with thick references to social injustice, self-doubt and isolation, the rapidly increasing urban decline in gentrification, overcoming mu…
Portland-via-New Zealand band Unknown Mortal Orchestra share a fantastically animated clip for the track "Necessary Evil," off their latest Jagjaguwar release Multi-Love. Artist and director Sean Solomon says, "The video is an abstract love story about two characters whose insecurities and paranoi…
Evocative Canadian artist Peaches shares a fun new video for the track "I Mean Something" off her latest album Rub, out now via I U She Music/INgrooves. In the clip, directed by Silas Howard, Peaches parties at the pool with burlesque legends Kitten Natividad, Satans Angel, Tiffany Carter, Dusty S…
Yesterday, we lost the iconic New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. The legendary composer, performer and producer passed away at 77 years-old from cardiac arrest in Madrid while on tour. In his life, Toussaint carried the New Orleans R&B traditions of Professor Longhair and others through to …
On Wednesday, November 11th, KEXP presents the second annual "Death & Music" event at Seattle's Town Hall, followed by the yearly "Mom Show" on Thursday, November 12th from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on The Morning Show on KEXP with John Richards. KEXP Amplifier Laura Bender shares her thoughts on bot…
Acclaimed Canadian artist Grimes returns with her highly-anticipated album, Art Angels. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls her fourth full-length, "her most brightly melodic and also her most aggressive-sounding release, featuring a cleaner, more luminous sound for her adventurous dance-pop while …
Over the weekend, long-running TV series Austin City Limits aired an excellent double-bill featuring The War on Drugs and TV on the Radio. TVotR highlighted five tracks from last year's excellent full-length Seeds, while TWoD focused on 2014's stellar Lost in the Dream. Watch below, and keep track…
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.
