Seattle boys Beat Connection spotlight the Product 3 track "Rosealene," which you can watch a live performance of below. Watching online not enough? The group are currently wrapping up a North American tour, including some mid-December Northwest dates in Spokane and Vancouver. Product 3 is out now…
Teen Flirt is the alias of Monterrey, Mexico-based electronic producer David Oranday. He's emerged as a standout artist in the Latin electronic music community with his seductive nostalgia-tinged future bass/R&B sound as well as serving as the driving force behind the label Finesse Records. His…
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2015, leading up to our 2015 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Vote today for your favorite albums of the year, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a 10 CD pack of the Top Albums of 2015, as voted on by KEXP listeners. Votin…
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 DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…
It's a holiday week, so for new releases, we get a cornucopia of reissues, remixes, retrospectives, and more. Husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope share a surprise covers album that KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes features appearances "ranging from Shakey Graves and JD McPherson to Lucius an…
Last night at the American Music Awards, Seattle's own Macklemore & Ryan Lewis debuted a brand-new track titled "Kevin," which we can only assume is named for KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole. (Note: it's not.) Soul sensation Leon Bridges joins them on guest vocals. Stream the single and …
When it comes to young bands making self-assured, thoughtful and influence-referencing music, Ought already do. The Montreal-based four-piece formed just three years ago amid a burgeoning DIY scene in the city's Mile End district and, while drawing heavily from sonic inspirations like Talking Heads…
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.
