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. This week, we are featuring Christmas…
A playful sense of experimentation is on thrilling display in the Olympia quartet's distinct brand of art-punk. Martin Douglas explores their pair of quick full-length releases.
The wild-haired bassist for surf-punks Wavves cites Devo, Alex Chilton, The Halo Benders, Pixies, and Björk.
The Portland quartet returns with another stellar set of art-damaged dance music. Martin Douglas takes a look.
Martin Douglas speaks with the Los Angeles experimental punks about their place in the indie music ecosystem, self-producing their latest album, and much, much more.
The creator of the influential African American punk zine speaks to Martin Douglas about her personal highlights from its recent anthology.
Martin Douglas evaluates the new album from the well-traveled, hotly-tipped post-punk band.
Martin Douglas speaks to the band formerly known as Lysol about participating in Seattle's DIY and punk scenes for over a decade, cease-and-desist orders, and much more.
Seattle veterans John Atkins (764-Hero) and James van Leuven (Plan B) joined forces for the scrappy lo-fi art punk project Sun Breaks.
The new album by the feminist hardcore punk band, War on Women takes on issues of race, gender and politics. It’s called 'Wonderful Hell.'
Este episodio presenta a Dark Chisme, el proyecto darkwave-post-punk-synthpop liderado por Christine Gutiérrez.
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…
The most exciting new release this week is The Most Lamentable Tragedy by New Jersey band Titus Andronicus. On this 29-song, 94+-minute rock opera, frontman Patrick Stickles details his struggle with manic depression. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says the album, "features a full, grand sound to ma…
Black Nite Crash delight in shrouding their high-momentum guitar rock in clouds of luminescent distortion, making garage punk that feels warm and fuzzy without losing its bite.
Autonomics, a trio consisting of frontman Dan Pantenberg and identical twin brothers Evan and Vaughn Leikam, filter a self-starting, DIY punk energy into a clean, upbeat form of power pop.
Seattle punks take on vanity and excess with the latest sampling from their DEEP EP, out May 11.
After 15 years and seven albums together, Hutch, Kathy, and Westin say they "look forward to a new chapter in our lives, our art, and our friendship."
A moonlit drive away from the trio's basement-murky art-punk, "Rebirth" is a foray into spacious, resplendent territory for the band.
Martin Douglas takes a look at the modern garage-punk classic and gets a few words from frontman Lars Finberg about the album.
A long-standing member of the UK post-punk band, Dave Greenfield lost his battle against Covid-19 on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020.
