Zola Jesus treats KEXP listeners to a powerful live performance of dark-wave electronic music. Recorded 01/09/2015 - 4 songs: Dangerous Days, Dust, Lawless, Hunger.
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 …
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…
Dark western music for post-apocalyptic literature and the geography of the Pacific Northwest played by Blaine Craft (drums), Levi Fuller (bass), Casey Alexander (guitars), David Totten (guitars), and Jeff Forrest (guitars).
This Sonarchy archive show is from August 2000 and features a live exploration into the power of drum n' bass. Reggie Watts is dark and glowing on keys and vocals, DJ Diskeyze on electronics, and Mike Brown on drums.
music that mines the borders of heavy metal minimalism, experimental jazz and the dark soundscape. James on bass and vocals, Bill Patton on guitar, John Fricke on trumpet, and Jay Jaskot on drums.
Rejoice! Indie rock legends The National have announced a new album! Their first since 2013's excellent Trouble Will Find Me, the new album will be called Sleep Well Beast and will be released just in time for the post-summer bummers on Sept 8th via 4AD. Check out the first single "The System Only…
With his 1989 album, Prince created the formula for superhero soundtracks and gave us one of the best Joker portrayals yet.
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is "Your Car" by Red Ribbon, from the 2018 album Dark Party on Union Zero.
To celebrate World Goth Day, KEXP’s DJ Sharlese has curated a mystic mix that reaches deep into the realm of darkness.
The National were almost cut from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, for reportedly "being too dark." Their contribution, which you can hear below, was originally titled "Dying Is Easy." As frontman Matt Berninger revealed to NME, "The song almost didn't make it because it was too…
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 Afterno…
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 …
British dubstep and electronic pioneer Burial gives us a new offering this week with is second ep of the year. Truant/Rough Sleeper is 24 minutes of dark, cloudy dreamscape bliss. More wandering and sporadic than his Kindred EP released in March, the two tracks serve as two sides to a coin. Appropr…
The veteran Portland psych band are back with a new album and an evocative video for its lead single.
John Vanderslice explains the complicated thoughts and feelings that brought about the making of his new tribute EP to David Berman
Los Angeles-based DJ Stacy Christine brings a mix to Mechanical Breakdown that can be playful to deep and dark.
New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams and his band play a live set in the KEXP studio. Recorded 02/01/2016 - 4 songs: Strange Things, Dark Child, Hello Miss Lonesome, When I Was A Young Girl.
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters is "Darkhorse" by Emma Ruth Rundle, from the 2018 album On Dark Horses on Sargent House.
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.
