When Aaron Dessner of The National hands you the keys to his recording studio, you don't say no. That's exactly what happened when Australian indie-folk duo Luluc relocated to Brooklyn to record their second album, Passerby, out now on Sub Pop Records. The duo of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett had b…
KEXP premieres a new track from west coast shoegazers Tears Run Rings, off the EP Somewhere, out October 19th via Deep Space Recordings/Shelflife Records.
The original recording sessions from Give Out But Don't Give Up were unearthed in Andrew Innes' basement and are being released this fall
KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…
Baltimore experimental indie-dream-pop group Lower Dens stop by the KEXP studio and play songs from their haunting new record "Escape from Evil" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/27/2015 - 4 songs: To Die In L.A., Ondine, Sucker's Shangri-La, Société Ano…
London based neo-psychedelic art rock group Django Django perform songs from their 2015 record, "Born Under Saturn", live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/20/2015 - 4 songs: First Light, Shake & Tremble, Love's Dart, Slow West.
Dalarna, Sweden-based indie-folk singer-songwriter The Tallest Man On Earth stops by the KEXP studio and performs a couple of songs from his magnificent new record "Dark Bird Is Home" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 08/21/2015 - 2 songs: Darkness of the Dream,…
One of KEXP's favorite bands of all-time, Built to Spill stops by the studio to lay down a stellar set of songs from their incredible new record "Untethered Moon" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/24/2015 - 4 songs: So, Never Be The Same, Living Zoo, Stab.
Speedy Ortiz describes their music as ‘Snack Rock' and ‘Illegally Loud'. Check their brilliant live performance featuring songs from their new record ‘Foil Deer' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 5/27/2015 - 4 songs: The Graduates, Raising the Skate, P…
PNW-based indie power-pop band Sick Sad World perform songs from their brilliantly smart new record "Fear and Lies" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 05/23/2015 - 4 songs: Alone All The Time, Skateboarding Girl, Orange Lazarus, Barely Hanging On.
Portland punks The Shivas channel vintage 1960's Northwest rock 'n' roll in this bouncy set for Audioasis. Check out this set of tunes from their 2014 K Records LP, "You Know What to Do." Recorded 11/13/2014 - 4 songs: You Know What to Do, Ride On, You Make Me Wanna Die, Stalking Legs.
With their 2014 album, "Half the City" released on Single Lock Records, St. Paul & the Broken Bones gave a live in-studio performance at KEXP with a Southern soul vibe that will stick with you for days. Recorded 4/19/2014 - 4 songs: Like a Mighty River, It's Midnight, Call Me, Grass …
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Sonic Reducer co-host Brian Foss, is "Christmas Time Is Here (Uh Oh)" by Telekinesis, from the 2019 album You Wish: A Merge Records Holiday Album on Merge Records.
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 DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mor…
This Saturday’s Record Store Day will be kind of like the Easter egg hunt for me and my fellow music lovers and record collecting geeks. We’ll gleefully race down the aisles in search of that colorful surprise and treat. And, this year there are plenty of goodies — rarities, long out-of-print re-is…