Anointed early on as the “golden child” of the Black Constellation, Porter Ray’s gifts as a rapper and storyteller skyrocketed him as one of the most exciting young artists to come out of Seattle.
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Emmy the Great talks about splitting her childhood between China and the UK and how she felt conflicted with her biracial identity.
Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians, performers and arts workers who are juggling parenthood with their art.
The indie-pop trio MUNA talks about being an openly queer band since they started in 2014, and why they believe the conversation should go beyond “Representation.”
Zola Jesus breaks down a few songs from her new album, Arkhon.
KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. speaks with Killer Mike about the continued struggle of being Black in America, and how it inspired his track “Run.”
Emily Fox talks with KEXP DJs Evie Stokes and Larry Mizell Jr. about the top five played songs of 2022 on KEXP thus far.
Miki Ratsula recently released a covers EP which changes lyrics of some of their favorite songs to be gender neutral.
Introducing a new Sound & Vision mini-series, “Break It," where we talk to KEXP DJs about how they “break” an artist.
The Washington-born duo ODESZA is now out with their fourth studio album, The Last Goodbye.
Of Montreal's frontperson Kevin Barnes talks with Roddy Nikpour about their vision for their latest release..
In our series about “breaking” artists on KEXP, Emily Fox talks to DJ Morgan about Altin Gün and then Eva Walker takes us down a “Walker Wormhole Wednesday.”
In this episode, Tia travels track-by-track with Fred through the album, and the two discuss choosing to be joyful, keeping journals, and whiskey preferences.
Sylvan Esso’s fourth studio album, No Rules Sandy, is out now.
Sharon Van Etten’s new album addresses the guilt of the working parent, but also gives grace to the subject.
On this episode, Digital Content Producer Jasmine Albertson dives into three songs and also becomes BFFs with host Rachel Stevens.
As part of our series about breaking musicians, Emily Fox talks to KEXP’s video manager Jim Beckmann about what Live on KEXP has done for bands.
On this episode, Digital Content Producer Janice Headley gets deep with some amazing, some emotional, and some amazingly emotional music with host Rachel Stevens.
In this episode, KEXP listener and amplifier TJ Shushereba shares his story dealing with an abrupt loss, and how music continues to help him heal from tragedy.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Albina Cabrera and DJ Chilly, hosts of El Sonido, in honor of Aquí y Ahora: Without Borders, is "Aprendiendo por las Malas" by Doris Anahí, from the 2022 Aprendiendo por las Malas EP on Casa Mija..
