Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
We may not have understood it when angelic frontwoman Lauren Mayberry started speaking in Jawa to the eager crowd at the Doug Fir Lounge this morning, but the dreamy sounds of Scottish electro-pop band CHVRCHES transcends any language.
In celebration of their brand new album Salt, Long Island band Mr. Twin Sister share an exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World featuring timeless house and funk songs that have inspired their own groovy sound.
Timothy Showalter (aka Strand of Oaks) talks to KEXP about finding himself again through the making of his latest album, Eraserland.
Jim Sullivan was a struggling LA singer/songwriter in the '60s and '70s. In 1975 he left for Nashville to see if he could catch a break there. But on the way, he disappeared in the New Mexico desert and was never seen again.
Ahead of KEXP’s Music Heals: Beyond Cancer event, Sound & Vision host and producer Emily Fox talked with Elverum about tackling grief in his music, performing these harrowing songs in front of festival crowds, and reflects on the art and void left by his late wife.
Fresh off the release of his 5th studio album Blizzards, British electronic producer Nathan Fake puts his sharp ear for cutting-edge electronic rhythms and innovative sound design on full display throughout his guest DJ mix.
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 Tia Ho talk about her picks alongside Sound & Vision's Rachel Stevens or read about the songs below.
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 Albina Cabrera talk about her picks alongside Sound & Vision's Roddy Nikpour or read about the songs below.
DJ Kevin Cole brings you a mix of some of his current faves—songs that gets his heart pounding and hopefully yours too. The sweet sounds of love, friendship, and accepting big life changes with music from Israel Nash, The Love Language, Tancred, and more. Press play, turn the volume way up, and fe…
This week, Sound & Vision host Rachel Stevens shares songs from MIA, Clairmont the Second, and LIVt
This story is about two parents who made music when their daughter was in the womb.
Disclosure is not a new face to Sasquatch! Music Festival, having played the El Chupacabra stage in 2013. Since then they’ve garnered worldwide fame and accolades and influenced the sound of pop music as a whole. So when their 2015 release Caracal was not received with as much universal praise as t…
Back in 2014, legendary shoegaze greats Slowdive reunited for a performance at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival. With their peers Ride and Lush both reuniting after two years and writing new music, it's no surprise that Slowdive have done the same. Stream the track "Star Roving" below, their f…
While KEXP celebrated their landmark 1989 debut last Friday, De La Soul released their eighth album (and first in 12 years). KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it, "a lengthy, somewhat inconsistent set with a diverse sound ranging from funky hip hop and smooth R&B to hypnotic electro-pop and m…
M. Ward’s 2016 release, More Rain, sounds as advertised, offering a perfect soundtrack for rainy days. Ward has admitted to writing it for that particular reason, and while at first listen it doesn’t sound like a festival ready album, it was perfect for Sasquatch! Music Festival. For the songs off …
Good music may be one of the few things Iceland and Austin, Texas, have in common. Kaleo is a perfect example of that bond. The Austin-based Icelandic four-piece dance around their influences while delivering songs with such diverse sound you wonder if their songs all come from the same band. But u…
After a while, it's easy for a British indie pop band to fall into sense of safety and sameness, but Bombay Bicycle Club stay true to their name with their most adventurous and exotic album to date. The newly released So Long, See You Tomorrow channels singer and principle songwriter Jack Steadman'…
