Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play including new releases from Apples with Moya, DIIV, La Luz, and more.
Ahead of his next album I Heard That Noise coming out on April 18th, Portland-based artist quickly, quickly shares a mesmerizing guest DJ mix full of beautiful, obscure, inventive psych-pop gems.
London-based French-Senegalese artist anaiis and Brazilian trio Grupo Cosmo put together a sublime guest DJ mix that spans folk, soul, bossa nova, R&B, jazz, ambient, and more.
PNW-raised, LA-based musician and former Motopony member Buddy Ross shares a beautiful guest DJ mix of late-night gems in celebration of his atmospheric debut solo album, K We're Here.
Cigarettes After Sex is an evocative moniker, and it's brilliant that the El Paso, Texas group's sound is as vaporous, alluring, and nocturnal as they suggest. Joining DJ Morgan in the KEXP Live Room, Greg Gonzalez and co. perform four tracks from their self-titled debut. Recorded 9/8/20…
Los Angeles psychedelic tropical-soul group Chicano Batman deliver a wild live studio session of songs from their new record "Cycles of Existential Rhyme" on KEXP's El Sonido with DJ Chilly. Recorded 08/07/2015 - 4 songs: Magma, Cycles of Existential Rhyme, Black Lipstick, Soniatl.
All this week, we are celebrating Mexican Independence Day (officially on Sunday, September 16th) by featuring all Mexican artists, as selected by DJ Chilly, host of El Sonido. Today’s song is “Tambalea" by Niña Dioz, from the 2018 album Reyna on Nacional Records.
All this week, we are celebrating Mexican Independence Day (officially on Sunday, September 16th) by featuring all Mexican artists, as selected by DJ Chilly, host of El Sonido. Today’s song is “Carnival" by Sávila, from the 2018 self-released album SÁVILA LP.
DJ Kevin Cole previews the 2018 Iceland Airwaves music festival and the rich Icelandic music scene. Episode one, Ice, features a slew of brilliant atmospheric and chill songs along with a bit of goth-tinged electronica and a smoking hot new Júníus Meyvant track.
DJ Kevin Cole unleashes an ambitious mix that is all over the map musically and literally with independent label punk, hip-hop, neo-soul, global folk, and electronica from Ireland, Italy, Turkey, France, Germany, and all over the States including Minneapolis, L.A., New York, Austin, and Seattle.
Grab your passport and join DJ Larry Rose as he takes an international journey to seek out some of the most infectious earworms from South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Germany, London, Canada, and the US. Included in the mix are great new songs from Chromatics, Yaeji, MorMor, Apparat, Nilüfer Yanya,…
Like the extravagant iridescent plumage of the peacock, DJ Kevin Cole’s latest Music That Matters mixtape comes in many musical colors and includes new songs from Hatchie, Kishi Bashi, Jamila Woods, Chong the Nomad, and Ibibio Sound Machine. Silken Peacock is also the color of my new record r…
Put some color into your ears and your life with DJ Cheryl Waters’ mix, featuring vibrant new songs from Just Mustard, Stef Chura, and Charly Bliss.
With new tracks from Bleached, Mal Blum, Apex Manor, and more, DJ Kevin Cole soundtracks the making of your fondest summer memories - from dancing in the streets to strolling on the beach.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Chilly in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, is "Asco" by San Pedro El Cortez, from the 2017 album Un Poco Más de Luz on Intolerancia / Burger Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Chilly in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, is "Flor de Oro" by Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, from the self-released 2018 album El Tren.
DJ Kevin Cole guides you through some of the best of this year’s Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, one of the world’s premier music discovery festivals showcasing awesome new and emerging Nordic artists alongside forward-thinking international acts across all genres!
Start the New Year with new music as DJ Kevin Cole features current favorites from all over the world including Slovakia, Colombia, Canada, Australia, Germany, Iceland, Senegal, Great Britain, Belgium, Croatia, Mexico, the USA, and the Pacific Northwest. Bringing the world together through the powe…
DJ Michele from KEXP’s ”Friday Night” spins Love & Fire: Songs of Devotion & Combustion to heat up your Valentine’s Day, featuring Sampa the Great, The Kills, Tei Shi, Nilüfer Yanya, Caribou, Toro y Moi, & more!
To celebrate Riz's 35-year milestone, we get two extra song recommendations in this episode! Isabel joins Riz at his house to discuss four new songs and two old favorites.
