A long-awaited U-Men 2-CD set has hit the streets. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the compilation "collects the complete 1984-89 recordings of this legendary Seattle band, whose pre-grunge sound was a feral, adventurous blend of pounding post-punk, raucous Sonics garage-rock, psychobilly and m…
Music's power comes in its ability to tap into our deepest, darkest, most animalistic emotions and fears. Just strip any classic horror film of its sinister sounds and you've lost nearly all of its suspense. This is why no Halloween is complete without a soundtrack that will make your skin crawl an…
Music heals. Not only has it been scientifically proven to calm anxiety and ease pain, but below, we share anecdotal proof of the power of song. We asked members of the KEXP community to share the songs they turn to during tough times. Check out their picks below.
KEXP’s DJ Riz Rollins and former Street Sounds host Larry Mizell Jr. discuss their own experiences not just living through the release of the record, but living in the world Public Enemy was talking about on the record.
In the spirit of Halloween, KEXP asked Dave Segal from The Stranger and Brad Tilbe of Light in the Attic Records to share their Top 5 Favorite Horror Movie Soundtracks.
2017 is off and running with some long-awaited LPs out now, like the latest from The xx. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says, "This London trio's excellent third album brings a brighter, more varied and pop-inflected sound to their spectral electro-pop courtesy of band member/producer Jamie xx, thou…
Wolf Alice closed out their American tour at Sasquatch! Music Festival Friday night, leaving all venues in their rear-view in flames. The Yeti Stage was no different, as the group alternated between the heavy dissonance of their squealing guitars and the angelic pop-hooks of lead woman Ellie Roswel…
Donning a red jump suit, Olivia Merilahti, vocalist of The Dø, looked as if she took the spacey ambiance of the KEXP studio to heart and, based on the sonic transformation The Dø's sound undertook in the creation of their third album, it was a fitting sentiment. Leaving acoustic instruments behind,…
He's never lived so far away, yet he's never sounded so much like himself. After a move to London, former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore reclaimed his place as a ranking don of noise-rock while reassembling his band with some true ringers, namely former SY bandmate Steve Shelley on drums and D…
Remember how Modest Mouse hinted at a new song earlier this month? Well, here it is! Stream the track "Lampshades on Fire" (via The Current) below, a sneak peek at their upcoming album Strangers to Ourselves out March 3rd. As you'll hear, it doesn't stray far from the trademark Mouse sound you kno…
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, there was a plethora of rapping over rock music. But it didn't long for this amalgamation, which amounted mostly to bad pop music, to fade. Northwest group The Saturday Knights found a formula that really worked, though, avoiding that fleeting (and dare I say, money …
By Justin Farrar 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, fea…
KEXP DJ Kevin Cole talks with Andrea Swensson, author of the book Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound.
As part of Sound & Vision’s mini-series on the history of hip hop in Seattle, we look back at the city's first rap group, Emerald Street Boys.
KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. profiles Vitamin D’s story, how he bridged Seattle's funk and soul era with the beginnings of its rap scene, and eventually created the unmatched sound that persists today.
Sound & Vision talks with Matt and Rachel Wilson, ranchers and musicians by trade who live in the tiny town of Silver Lake in the high desert of rural Oregon.
Sound & Vision talks with Australian group The Avalanches about their third album, We Will Always Love You.
Adrian Younge spoke to Sound & Vision about the stories of Black America not typically taught in the U.S.
Before Seattle's Duff McKagan went on to become the bassist for Guns N’ Roses and before Mother Love Bone started influencing the city’s grunge sound, there was The Living.
Sound & Vision talks with author and activist Catherine Mayer, widow of Gang of Four guitarist, Andy Gill, who died February 1, 2020.
