Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks share the second single from their upcoming album The More I Sleep the Less I Dream alongside a sock puppet video.
Little goes in-depth on the band's latest record ahead of their performance tonight (Oct. 19) at the Sunset Tavern
Seattle based dark electro dream-pop group Youryoungbody perform songs from their recent EP, "Betrayer", live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 10/29/2015 - 4 songs: January, Flay, The Garden, Smuther.
The new collection will feature live in-studio renditions of material from American Dream, as well as covers of songs by Chic, Heaven 17, and The Human League.
It is an end of an era… Oxford, England based influential shoegaze rockers Ride deliver a fantastic performance of songs from their classic record "Nowhere". Recorded 11/16/2015 - 6 songs: Kaleidoscope, Polar Bear, In A Different Place, Decay, Dreams Burn Down, Seagull.
What the hell? Are the planets aligned? Did they work this out in advance? Because today, we have a slew of new releases to share. First up, a new solo album from Thurston Moore. We had a hunch it was coming after he shared the stand-alone track "Cease Fire." Now you can check out the track "Smoke…
As the music world reels from the news of Alan Vega's passing, several fans have shared cover versions of Suicide songs online. Check out Win Butler of Arcade Fire's take on the 1979 single "Dream Baby Dream" below, shared under his DJ Windows 98 name, and MGMT's resurrection of Vega's 1983 track …
I'm actually feeling like a pretty bad music nerd right now, because somehow I've never heard The Dream Syndicate's debut album, The Days of Wine and Roses, which the Internet seems to agree is one of the most important albums of the 1980s (and when the Internet agrees on something, you really shou…
Some artists have a real gift for creating worlds. In an interview with Pitchfork talking about Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, M83's Anthony Gonzalez said, "I would rather live in an imaginary world forever. My music is my retreat". You can here the escapism in that record - a neon brilliance of clouds …
Filipino singer, musician, and producer Idris Vicuña (aka Eyedress) delivers an exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that revels in a dreamy and laid-back sound as it journeys through psych-pop, dream-pop, and shoegaze gems.
It's the second record since their 2012 reunion, following 2017's Did I Find Myself Here?
Los Angeles duo Ruby Haunt have been steadily churning out sublime melancholic dream-pop and autumnal slowcore music since releasing their debut album Hurt in 2015.
Seattle-based indie rock group Telekinesis drops into the KEXP studio and delivers a wonderful performance of songs from their new album, "Ad Infinitum”, live on the Midday Show with Troy Nelson. Recorded 09/21/2015 - 4 songs: Falling (In Dreams), Sylvia, In A Future World, Ad Infinitum Pt. 2…
Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon talks about how rediscovering home videos inspired his latest album, Rarely Do I Dream.
Natalie Lew of Seattle dream-pop group Sea Lemon talks about her love for Arlo Parks and her “sad house” sound.
Astro King Phoenix shares the reminders this time of year gives to never give up, dreaming about what the youth will do next, and how Tupac Shakur and Kanye West's poetry inspired him.
Do you wish more people knew about your favorite nonprofit (besides KEXP, obviously)? Do you dream of putting on a kickass concert on its behalf? If you answered “yes” to both of those questions, then KEXP has an opportunity for you.
Miki Berenyi & KJ ‘Moose’ McKillop of Piroshka share the tools they used the craft the dream-pop magic on their latest LP, Love Drips And Gathers.
Merrill Garbus says the lyrics simply poured out of her mouth on several tracks for the new Tune-Yards album, Better Dreaming.
Natalie Lew of dream-pop group Sea Lemon talks about Mini Trees, an artist she cites as inspiring her to pursue music.
