Unknown Mortal Orchestra has not slowed down since releasing the spectacular 2015 album, Multi-Love. The band has been on an ambitious world tour since the release of the album, and solved many people’s first world problem of a lack of new UMO music last week by releasing a new single. Aptly title…
El Sonido is a three hour trip around the diverse world of Latin music and culture from South, Central and North America, as well as Spain and the rest of the globe.
The focus is on new music and the growing Latin alternative scene, but traditional styles, both old and new are also regularly spot…
Bassist Keith Judelman put this new music project together with Andy Coe (guitar), Jason Chambliss (trumpet), Phil Parisot and Ivan Galvez (both on drums), and Lalo Bello (percussion).
Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole proves that the world is a beautiful musical place with a diverse set of new sounds that span the globe, including music from Seattle, San Francisco, Atlanta, Australia, Sweden, Scotland, Niger, and Connecticut's The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Af…
Since the release of his debut 7" single in 2010, this project spearheaded by Seattle native Justin Vallesteros has steadily won over fans with a lush and bittersweet style of dream-pop that has shone brightly on two albums released via premiere NYC-based indie label Captured Tracks. Craft Spells' …
Los Angeles trio Moonchild contribute a supremely smooth guest DJ mix that features a few tracks off their new album Little Ghost alongside new and old favorites that have influenced their own dreamy organic neo-soul and jazzy R&B music.
The Seattle artist's new album, Comfort World, is out Sept. 28 via Trans- Records.
A beautiful new chapter in the fast-evolving world of chamber jazz, featuring Chad (trumpet, composer), Brent Jensen (soprano sax), Christian Pincock (trombone), Paul Gabrielson (bass), and Dan Kramlich (piano).
A fierce new music duo that projects into the sound art world through the jazz music portal, featuring Chris Icasiano (drums) and Neil Welch (tenor and soprano saxes, live loops and pedals).
Remember when The Decemberists performed on the NBC show Parks & Recreation? Well, now one of the stars of that TV show, Nick Offerman, stars in the video for the Portland band's track "Make You Better." Watch their hilarious spoof on a '70s German interview show below. The Decemberists' upcom…
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately or keep up with music news in general, you’ve probably heard people talk about NFTs. Non-fungible tokens, they’re called, and their rise is linked to the world of cryptocurrency. While they’re not an entirely new phenomenon, as digital artists and eve…
Dream-pop chanteuse Tamaryn shares a video as sweet as the song title for "Sugarfix," a standout from last year's full-length Cranekiss. The self-directed clip captures the atmospheric sound from the New Zealand-born, NYC-based artist. Watch below, and check out the exclusive mix she did for KEXP'…
Vietnamese-American multidisciplinary artist Dan Nguyen aka Demonslayer shares an insightful guest DJ mix spotlighting new and old gems from Vietnamese artists.
Fresh off releasing their new album Panic Blooms, Pittsburgh-based outfit Black Moth Super Rainbow unveil a dreamy DJ mix of fuzzy ambient pieces, blown-out instrumental hip-hop, dreamy psych-pop, gauzy slow-motion analog-funk, and more for Midnight in a Perfect World.
Ever since his debut single in 2009 for his longtime label Captured Tracks, Virginia musician Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project has consistently unleashed some of this decade's finest expansive dream-pop and shoegaze music. Now based in Brooklyn, his new third album, Life Of Pause, is yet another K…
Niña Mendoza is a Vancouver, BC-based DJ renowned for her exquisite taste and deep knowledge of soul, R&B, hip-hop, boogie, and funk that spans everything from the deep cuts of past decades to breaking the latest jams from new underground artists. A trusted staple in the nightlife scene of her …
British electronic duo Maribou State (Chris Davids & Liam Ivory) have been producing consistently high-quality deep lush house grooves over the past five years with early releases on Fat!, Southern Fried, and Anjunadeep Records. Their new album, Portraits, marked their debut for Counter/Ninja T…
London-based British Hong Kong musician mui zyu shares a transportive guest DJ mix that swims through ambient, jazz, classical, and new age sounds.
Musical alchemist DJ Kevin Cole provides the soundtrack to penetrate the darkness and fear that obscures our awareness of the divine chord. Includes new songs from Dessa, Sufjan Stevens, Gord Downie, and other cosmic creators.
