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Youth Lagoon: “I’m against nostalgia. I view that as a prison.”

Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon talks about how rediscovering home videos inspired his latest album, Rarely Do I Dream.

ODDLY, Heartworms, Obongjayar

KEXP DJ Lisa LeClair joins host Evie Stokes to talk about ODDLY, Heartworms, and women with loud guitars.

Ela Minus’ Journal of Freedom

Ela Minus talks about her new album, DÍA, a fully nomadic project with songs written and recorded between Mexico, Seattle, and her native Colombia.

World Goth Day Cofounder: “Anyone Is Welcome”

Martin Oldgoth, co-founder of World Goth Day, in conversation with DJ Sharlese, host of Mechanical Breakdown, talks about the holiday’s origin.

KEXP DJ Evie Stokes on Wet Leg’s Latest Single

Evie Stokes, host of KEXP’s Drive Time show, talks with producer Lilly Ana Fowler about Isle of Wight band Wet Leg’s new single “CPR.”

KEXP Staff Reporter Martin Douglas on Cincinnati’s post-punks Artificial Go

Staff Reporter Martin Douglas talks about fake British accents, art school kids, and Cincinnati’s fun, post-punk band Artificial Go’s “Lasso.”

KEXP DJ Kennady Quille on Portland’s Night Heron

Audioasis host Kennady Quille talks about Night Heron and their new song “Morning Cloudz” featuring rapper ePP.

KEXP DJ Jyoti B.Fly, co-host of Wo'Pop, on TSHEGUE

Jyoti B. Fly talks about world music, the rise of European Black artists, and TSHEGUE’s new single “Plus de place nulle part."

KEXP Music Director Chris Sanley on Montreal’s WORKS

KEXP Music Director Chris Sanley talks about POP Montreal International Music Festival’s best acts, including WORKS and their song "Taut & Unphased."

KEXP audio producer Roddy Nikpour on Stardew Valley’s soundtrack

KEXP Producer Roddy Nikpour talks about the soundtrack to the popular video game Stardew Valley, and the Seattle creator behind it.

Friday Music News

After bonding during a recent Talkhouse Music Podcast chat, Martin Rev of Suicide has added his touch to the Neon Indian track "Annie," off their latest, VEGA INTL. Night School. Stream Rev's remix below, and check out their Talkhouse chat here. [Pitchfork]

Tory J: Deerlady, Under Exile, Tharun Sankar

Tory J, co-host of KEXP’s global Indigenous music show Sounds of Survivance talks with Isabel about how sound and music inform Indigenous life

Living Singles: Must Hear Songs from Salamanda, Enumclaw, and Toro y Moi

In KEXP's new weekly series Living Singles, the KEXP staff contributors highlight three brand new singles that are resonating with them right now. Listen to Dusty Henry talk about his picks alongside Sound & Vision's Rachel Stevens.

Drop Nineteens on Releasing Their First New Album in 30 Years

KEXP’s Owen Murphy caught up with the band’s singer and songwriter Ackell, singer Paul Kelley and bassist Steve Zimmerman to talk about the things that allowed the band to come back together even though Greg kept saying the band would never happen.

"Every Aspect of His Life Was Set to Be a Star": BrownMark, Bassist of The Revolution, Remembers Prince

The Revolution's legendary bassist BrownMark talks to KEXP about Prince's legacy as an artist, an entertainer and, of course, as a basketball player.

Sound & Vision: The Financial Benefits of Being a Band Down Under

Australia’s federal government will spend more than three times as much money on artists and musicians as the U.S. will this year. Sound and Vision contributor Celine Teo-Blockey talks to the Australian group Haiku Hands about how that money is allowing them to break out internationally.

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on His First Solo Album

Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien talks about his first solo album, EARTH. It was inspired by global travel, music festivals, spirituality, and the words of Walt Whitman and Carl Sagan.

Parisalexa on Body Positivity, the Music Biz, and Being Genuine

Parisalexa reflects on the lessons she’s learned from the music industry, talks about staying genuine in her songwriting and on social media and about the representation and body positivity reflected in her songs, "Chocolate" and "Slimthick."

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