The latest from Australian band Royal Headache doesn't hurt KEXP's ears: our Music Director Don Yates calls it, "another first-rate set of urgent, soul-steeped garage-rock and post-punk, combining buzzing guitars and energetic rhythms with emotive lyrics and lead singer Shogun’s gritty, soulful voc…
Five years ago, Italian songwriter/producer, Mauro Remiddi had a watershed moment. While tinkering away on the personal projects, he would record at home during time off from other bands and thought, “What if I opened the door of this room I’m in and let people see?” Luckily for us he did, and Porc…
Revolution Girl Style Now! Or, err, September 22nd, when Northwest icons Bikini Kill release their 1991 demo tape of the same name on vinyl, CD, and digitally, via Bikini Kill Records. The reissue will also feature three previously unreleased tracks. The cassette was originally recorded by Pat Mal…
Beloved bad boy Mac DeMarco shares "another one" from his upcoming EP titled Another One. (See what I did there?) Stream the track "I've Been Waiting for Her" below. The new EP hits the streets August 7th via Captured Tracks, and Mac and band hit The Moore Theatre in Seattle on Thursday, October 2…
Kick off the summer solstice with these great releases! UK band Wolf Alice release their debut full-length, which KEXP's Music Director Don Yates describes as "an expansive blend of ethereal dream-pop, shoegazer psych-rock, bristling grunge-pop and much more, with a dynamic, wide-ranging sound on s…
In honor of Father's Day, Future Islands have shared the video for their Singles track "A Song For Our Grandfathers." The clip shows the band spending some quality time at a family reunion in North Carolina before performing the sweet song for everyone. Future Islands have also posted a site where…
Last week, three generations of Northwest rock converged to shake the dust off the walls of Seattle's venerable Moore Theatre. Headlining the night, Tacoma band The Sonics, celebrated the release of their first album in 48 years, which, if you've been hearing us spin it regularly on KEXP, sounds li…
To call a band brimming such powerful emotion Holy Esque is like calling Scottish indie music in general "kind of sad". The Glasgow quartet has already built a ton of buzz with their 2012 EP while touring with the equally impassioned (but sadly defunct) Wu Lyf, but they took time since then to deve…
Even after releasing a pair of EP's, Wolf Alice has yet to show their teeth. The young London four-piece have grown from a folky duo into a gnashing, shoegazy, guitar-heavy band steeped in 90's alternative rock but with a freshly energized take. But their past singles “Fluffy” and “Moaning Lisa Smi…
Caught in a spin cycle of updated 70s punk and hard rock aesthetics, LA’s Meatbodies drop by KEXP shred out a hot plate of marinated melodies from their self-titled release on In the Red Records. Cooking up a rich mixture of fuzzed out genre-blurring jams and high strung vocals, this is a band that…
How does K Records label impresario Calvin Johnson feel about Pink Floyd? DJ Sharlese may not get the local legend to reveal how he feels, but one thing we know for sure is that he loves Portland surf-rockers The Shivas. Not only has he released the young band's fourth album You Know What To Do on …
Don't think Pond a lesser Tame Impala. Though they drink from the same cosmic pool as their fellow Perthians (and share members, past and current), the Australian five-piece ride a heavier wavelength. Friends Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson and Joseph Ryan formed the band originally to play whatever the …
In the Nordstrom Recital Hall during Decibel Festival's Optical 4 showcase, the sound of WIFE was equal parts exciting and heavy - the sound was swelling with an emotional intensity unparalleled, and the room felt thick with listening. Visuals tracked through architectural yet emotive abstractions …
When it comes to songwriting, Cloud Nothings frontman Dylan Baldi has a solid plan. "I think about trying to getting better," Baldi explains to DJ Cheryl Waters, adding with a laugh, "I don't want to get worse!" It's a technique that is clearly working out for for the young Cleveland-based musician…
It took ten long years, but eight amazing albums later, KEXP finally got Brooklyn band Woods in our studio. Their most recent release, With Light and With Love, is their strongest yet: the result of two years of writing, and their first-ever time recording in an actual studio. After years of home r…
Danish post-punk band Iceage have been pretty quiet since last year's sophomore release You're Nothing on Matador Records, but today they break the ice with a new track, "The Lord's Favorite", which you can stream below. They've also shared dates for a North American tour, with no Seattle date... …
Buddy Holly-esque bad boy and KEXP favorite Nick Waterhouse returned to the station to perform songs from his new album, Holly. This time around, he brought two saxophonists, a pianist, and a bassist, as well as another vocalist to complement his R&B milieu, giving his entire in-studio performa…
We caught up with Nila K Leigh and Sam Ford of Goodbye Heart to converse about some new projects, gain a little insight into the band's history and, of course, discuss their fascination with Tina Turner. The Seattle-based synth-pop duo just recorded an album, Restless Nights, with Shawn Simmons at …
Happy Sibling Day, everyone! In today's Video Roundup, KEXP is bringing you a slough of bands comprised of brothers and sisters. Our list includes: HAIM, The Jackson Five, The National, Kings of Leon, The Bee-Gees, Radiohead, CocoRosie, and First Aid Kit. It's a wonderful demonstration of the poten…
It's no wonder people can't help but use fiery rhetoric when describing Angel Olsen and her new album, Burn Your Fire For No Witness. Whether they're referring to the heated passion of her lyrics, her smokey voice or occasionally scorching melodies, listeners can't help notice the bright quality sh…
