One surefire way to break through the gloomy weather of Seattle is with some sunny rock and roll. Lucky for us and all those at our Occidental Stage yesterday, local the Killroom Records power-pop rockers Bread and Butter came to the rescue! The rain that struck Upstream was long-forgotten once the…
It was exciting enough when Slowdive reunited in 2014 for a worldwide tour, but now the Berkshire-based shoegazers will release a self-titled LP tomorrow, Friday, May 5th, via Dead Oceans. It's their fourth album, and first new music in 22 years. Founding member, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist…
We love it when two KEXP artists collaborate, and can't think of a better pairing than Nite Jewel and Julia Holter. Hear Julia's remix of the Nite Jewel track "Running Out of Time" below. You can find the original on her latest Liquid Cool, out now via Gloriette. [Under the Radar]
It's unquestionably the strongest week of new releases this year (especially since it's only the third week of new releases). Leading the pack is the highly-anticipated sophomore releases from UK group Savages. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says, "this British band's excellent second album features…
Nika Roza Danilova, a.k.a. Zola Jesus, is a Wisconsin native and recent Pacific Northwest transplant that has released stunning operatic albums of dark, cinematic electro-pop on the Sacred Bones and Mute record labels over the past five years. She stopped by KEXP to piece together a rare DJ set for…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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 Midday …
Last week, on Thursday, July 10th, music lovers from all across town poured into Seattle Center to help us celebrate All In: The Rally for KEXP’s New Home. It was our first-ever event at the site of our future station, and we were humbled by the outpouring of love and support we received that eveni…
Despite his divorce, after 27 years of marriage, it seems Thurston Moore still sees the beauty in love. The Sonic Youth co-founder has released an artsy video for his Chelsea Light Moving track "Heavenmetal." Get ready for "more Moore," the guitar legend is set to drop his first solo album in June…
DJ Larry Rose tr/sts that you'll not be a hater and love this podcast that dude, is like a washed out fantasy about a lost horizon on the moon and we're not liars. 1. TR/ST - Destroyer 2. Washed Out - Hard To Say Goodbye 3. Nabihah Iqbal - Zone 1 to 6000 4. Dude York - Break Up Holiday…
Morning Show host John Richards presents the 9 gazzilionth podcast featuring a plethora of the finest new music for your ear-hole. 1. Florist - What I Wanted To Hold 2. Cock & Swan - PERG 3. Haley Hendrickx - Oom Sha La La 4. Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness 5. Holiday Ghosts - Paranoia 6. …
Morning Show host John Richards presents a podcast of happy, upbeat music to bring in the Spring. This podcast features great new music from Manatee Commune, Prince Rama, Yuck and more. 1. Manatee Commune - Clay feat. Marina Price 2. Eleanor Friedberger - False Alphabet City 3. Little Scream - L…
Join the host of the very first and the 500th Music That Matters podcast for a mix of new music from all over the world including Greece, Sydney, London, NYC, Copenhagen, Seattle and more! 1. ADKOB - Lung Capacity 2. Fews - The Zoo 3. Sulk - Black Infinity (Upside Down) 4. The Callas - It's Sun…
DJ Larry Rose (host of Larry's Lounge) brings you a fun genre hopping mix of memorable songs mostly from debut releases. 1. Mike Pace and the Child Actors - Summer Lawns 2. Snuff Redux - E-Drone 3. Diet Cig - Harvard 4. Boxed In - Mystery 5. Tkay Maidza - U-Huh 6. Shad & DJ T.LO - Fire 7. F…
Although they've been constant staples in Seattle venues, it had been more than four years since Dude York's last KEXP session, but with the release of their sophomore LP Sincerely, the self-styled “America's Band” have triumphantly returned with a new set of catchy garage jams. Joi…
On September 22nd, it’s KEXP’s Good Mail Day! We’ll be playing all requests and reading messages that we get by mail. So send us a postcard!