Podcasts by Song of the Day
KEXP’s Song of the Day podcast features stand-out tracks from independent and emerging talent alongside the best new music from more established artists. Curated by KEXP DJs with listeners’ adventurous taste in mind, Song of the Day is delivered daily, Monday through Friday. Finding new music can be hard. Let KEXP help!
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Oun Jweinat - Love We Battle from 2023-12-13T08:00
Oun Jweinat - "Love We Battle" from the 2023 compilation album By the People, For the People on House of Afandi Records
DJ/producer Oun Jweinat divides his time ...
ListenArabian Panther - Gaza’s Tears from 2023-12-12T08:00
Arabian Panther - "Gaza’s Tears" from the 2023 compilation album By the People, For the People on House of Afandi Records
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Moktar - Free Palestine from 2023-12-11T08:00
Moktar - Free Palestine from the 2023 compilation album By the People, For the People on House of Afandi Records
Egyptian-Australian artist Moktar proudly infuses influen...
ListenODESZA - In the Rain from 2023-12-08T08:00
ODESZA - "In the Rain," a 2023 single on Foreign Family Collective
Beloved Bellingham-based boys ODESZA share a new single, both as a stand-alone track and available on v...
ListenGolden Features - Flesh from 2023-12-07T08:00
Golden Features - "Flesh" from the 2023 album Sisyphus on Foreign Family Collective
With today's techno-tinged Song of the Day, Australian DJ/producer Golden Features Listen
Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the Crab from 2023-12-06T08:00
Barry Can't Swim - "Dance of the Crab" from the 2023 album When Will We Land? on Ninja Tune
Scottish DJ/producer Barry Can’t Swim found inspiration from '70s-era...
ListenMiddle Kids - Dramamine from 2023-12-05T08:00
Middle Kids - "Dramamine" from the 2024 album Faith Crisis Pt 1 on Middle Kids/ AWAL
Sydney, Australia-based trio Middle Kids celebrate love on today's Song of t...
ListenM83 - Mirror from 2023-12-04T08:00
M83 - "Mirror," a 2023 single on M83 Recording Inc/Mute
It's not déjà vu: if you feel like you've heard this M83 song before, you may have! Today's Song of the Day dates ...
ListenMaya Marie&Night Wizards - The Garden from 2023-12-01T08:00
Maya Marie & Night Wizards - "The Garden," a 2023 self-released single
Earlier this year, Seattle psych-pop band Night Wizards teamed up with soulful siren Ma...
ListenKing Gizzard&the Lizard Wizard - Theia (Extended Mix) from 2023-11-30T08:00
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - "Theia (Extended Mix)" from the 2023 album The Silver Cord on KGLW
The Australian psych sextet King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard...
ListenAutogramm - WannaBe from 2023-11-29T08:00
Autogramm - "WannaBe," a 2023 single on Stomp Records
Today's Song of the Day comes from mostly-Northwest new wavers Autogramm: drummer/synths/guitarist/vocalist The Silo...
ListenAlex Vile - Stainless from 2023-11-28T08:00
Alex Vile - "Stainless," a 2023 self-released single.
Tacoma's own Alex Vile began as a solo project of vocalist/guitarist Alexandra Vilenius, but are currently a power q...
ListenThe Veldt - Aurora Borealis (feat. Elizabeth Fraser) from 2023-11-27T08:00
The Veldt - "Aurora Borealis (feat. Elizabeth Fraser)," a 2023 single on 5BC Records
Back in August, weListen
Gabriel Teodros - An Open Letter to My Cousins in Israel from 2023-11-24T08:00
Gabriel Teodros - "An Open Letter to My Cousins in Israel" from the 2023 self-released album From the Ashes of Our Homes
Today's Song of the Day comes from beloved local artist/a...
ListenKauwila&Inalihi - Pae ʻĀina to Palestine from 2023-11-23T08:00
Kauwila & Inalihi - "Pae ʻĀina to Palestine" from the 2023 album Rise Up: BDS Mixtape vol. 2 on Amplify Palestine
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by DJs Miss As...
ListenRiad Awwad, Hanan Awwad, and Mahmoud Darwish - I'm from Jerusalem from 2023-11-22T08:00
Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad, and Mahmoud Darwish - "I'm From Jerusalem" from the 2023 album The Intifada 1987 on Majazz Project
In December 1987, the First Intifada of protests and v...
ListenAlsarah&the Nubatones - Men Ana from 2023-11-21T08:00
Alsarah & the Nubatones - "Men Ana" from the 2023 album Rise Up: BDS Mixtape vol. 2 on Amplify Palestine
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by DJs Miss Ashley, Kev...
ListenAl-Fajer Group - Halalalalayya هلالاليا from 2023-11-20T08:00
Al-Fajer Group - "Halalalalayya - هلالاليا" from the 2022 (reissue) album Al Fajer (The Dawn) on Majazz Project
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by DJs Miss A...
ListenLusine - Dreaming (feat. Asy Saavedra) from 2023-11-17T08:00
Lusine - “Dreaming (feat. Asy Saavedra)" from the 2023 album Long Light on Ghostly International Records
Seattle-based producer Jeff McIlwain — aka Lusine — returns with ...
ListenGen and the Degenerates - Big Hit Single from 2023-11-16T08:00
Gen & the Degenerates - "Big Hit Single," a 2023 single on Marshall Amplification Plc Records
When you ask the Liverpool-based band Gen & the Degenerates to write...
ListenSiula - Ischia from 2023-11-15T08:00
Welsh duo Siula are new on the scene but you’d be remiss to not realize it given their big and refined sound. Based out of Cardiff, the group brings together the forces of Cotton Wolf’s Llion Ro...
ListenMelenas - Bang from 2023-11-14T18:44:02
Based out of Pamplona, Spain, Melnas are evoking a refreshed, revamped, and revelatory take on dream pop. Supposedly they started out work on their new album Ahora with a basic premise:...
ListenAthlete Whippet - U Look at Me from 2023-11-14T08:00
The moniker of Robin Paul Braum, Athlete Whippet is always challenging himself to push beyond his own boundaries. Studying music at London’s renowned Goldsmiths, he brings that same academic rig...
ListenSwamp Wife - The Spit from 2023-11-10T08:00
Swamp Wife - "The Spit" from the 2023 EP Swamp Wife EP on LACE Records
Seattle quartet Swamp Wife are so new, they just played their first live show back in June...
ListenDrop Nineteens - A Hitch from 2023-11-09T08:00
Drop Nineteens - "A Hitch" a 2023 single on Wharf Cat Records
It's been 30 years, but Boston shoegazers Drop Nineteens returned last week with their long-awaited third fu...
ListenSheer Mag - All Lined Up from 2023-11-08T08:00
Sheer Mag - "All Lined Up," a 2023 single on Third Man Records
Philadelphia-based punks Sheer Mag have been signed to Third Man Records, who will not only be reissuing th...
ListenIAN SWEET - Your Spit from 2023-11-07T08:00
IAN SWEET - "Your Spit" a 2023 single on Polyvinyl Records
Ian Sweet — the project of L.A.-based artist Jilian Medford — returned last week with her fourth full-length, t...
ListenAngélica Garcia - El Que from 2023-11-06T08:00
Angélica Garcia - "El Que," a 2023 single on Partisan Records
The title to today's Song of the Day roughly translates to English as "He Who," and songwriter Angélica Garcia Listen
Wire Spine - Safe from 2023-11-03T07:00
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by Sharlese, in hon...
ListenBrixx - Erotomania ft. Kim Little from 2023-11-02T07:00
Brixx - Erotomania (feat. Kim Little) from the 2023 album Erotomania on SYNTHICIDE
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XTR HUMAN - I want more from 2023-11-01T07:00
XTR Human - "I Want More" from a forthcoming full-length out 2024 on Wie ein Gott Records
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by Listen
Nature Nvoke - Shadow from 2023-10-31T07:00
Nature Nvoke - "Shadow" a 2023 self-released single
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by Listen
El Ojo y La Navaja - CUERPO MUERTO from 2023-10-30T07:00
El Ojo y La Navaja - "Cuerpo Muerto" from the 2021 self-released album Extimidad
This week’s Song of the Day picks were chosen by Listen
Small Paul - Miner for a Dream from 2023-10-27T07:00
Small Paul - "Miner for a Dream" from the 2023 self-released album Come Alive & Live Again
When you've got four talented musicians in your COVID bubble, the only thing to do ...
ListenJungle - Dominoes from 2023-10-26T07:00
Jungle - "Dominoes" from the 2023 album Volcano on Caoila Records/ AWAL.
British production duo Jungle return with their fourth LP, Volcano, and this ti...
ListenActivity - Department of Blood from 2023-10-25T07:00
Activity - "Department of Blood" from the 2023 album Spirit in the Room on Western Vinyl
The latest LP from Brooklyn band Activity — titled Spirit in the Room — is appro...
ListenGrandaddy - The Town where I'm Livin Now from 2023-10-24T07:00
Grandaddy - "The Town Where I'm Livin Now" from the 2023 album Sunday: Excess Baggage on Dangerbird Records
Long-time KEXP faves Grandaddy recently a digital-onl...
ListenTycho - Time To Run from 2023-10-23T07:00
Tycho - "Time to Run" a 2023 single on Mom + Pop Records
It should come as no surprise that our host of The Runcast should choose ...
ListenLongstocking - Creating Space from 2023-10-20T07:00
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ListenExplore KEXP Podcasts! from 2023-10-19T07:00
During KEXP’s fall fund drive, discover the variety of music podcasts we produce at KEXP and hear some of our favorite clips from each one. We’re thankful to the thousands of amplifiers who alre...
ListenDabda - Flower Tail from 2023-10-19T07:00
Dabda - "Flower Tail" from the 2023 album Yonder on Electric Muse Records
Korean quartet Dabda / 다브다 call their unique brand of math-rock "Pastel Psychedelic," w...
ListenSubsonic Eye - Performative from 2023-10-18T07:00
Subsonic Eye - "Performative," from the 2023 album All Around You on Topshelf Records.
Singaporean dream-pop group Subsonic Eye continue their exploration of nat...
ListenJames and the Cold Gun - Something To Say from 2023-10-17T07:00
James and the Cold Gun - "Something to Say" from their self-titled 2023 album on Loosegroove Records
Often referred to as “South Wales’ loudest group,” the Cardiff, UK-based garage rocker...
ListenDAIISTAR - Speed Jesus from 2023-10-16T07:00
DAIISTAR - "Speed Jesus" from the 2023 album Good Time on Fuzz Club Records
Austin, TX psych-rock band DAIISTAR shine on their debut LP Good Time. The a...
ListenDrew Martin - Second Nature from 2023-10-13T07:00
Drew Martin - "Second Nature," from the 2023 album Where's Your Feet on Kritter Records
Kānaka Maoli singer/songwriter Drew Martin recently returned to Seattle f...
ListenMiiesha - Made For Silence from 2023-10-12T07:00
Miiesha - "Made for Silence," from the 2022 self-released album Smoke & Mirrors
Though still in her early-20s, R&B artist Miiesha is already a five-time ...
ListenBobby Sanchez - the premonition (lethalneedle) from 2023-10-11T07:00
Bobby Sanchez - "the premonition (lethalneedle)" from the 2023 album Melancholy Tgirl on Harawiq Records
"Indigenous people is who I pray for / The past can be painful so we ...
ListenJeremy Dutcher - Ancestors Too Young from 2023-10-10T07:00
This week’s Song of the Day picks, as chosen by DJ Miss Ashley, coincide with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While Indigenous Peoples’ Day is recognized on October 9, KEXP will be paying tribute t...
ListenMali Obomsawin - Lineage from 2023-10-09T07:00
This week’s Song of the Day picks, as chosen by DJ Miss Ashley, coincide with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While Indigenous Peoples’ Day is recognized on October 9, KEXP will be paying tribute t...
ListenShabazz Palaces - Binoculars (feat. Royce the Choice) from 2023-10-06T07:00
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ListenSpeedy Ortiz - You S02 from 2023-10-05T07:00
Speedy Ortiz - "You S02," from the 2023 album Rabbit Rabbit on Wax Nine Records
On today's Song of the Day, Speedy Ortiz songwriter Sadie Dupuis finds inspiratio...
Listennour - wana from 2023-10-04T07:00
nour - "wana," a 2023 single on Ra Records
On her debut EP Daydreaming, Egyptian artist Nour shares a sparkling synth-pop, with lyrics in both Arabic and English...
ListenTara Clerkin Trio - The Turning Ground from 2023-10-03T07:00
Tara Clerkin Trio - "The Turning Ground," a 2023 single on World of Echo
On today's hypnotic and dreamy Song of the Day, the Bristol-based band Tara Clerkin Trio draw inf...
ListenLittle Dragon, April + Vista - Rebels from 2023-10-02T07:00
Little Dragon & April + Vista - "Rebels," from the 2023 album Slipping Into Color on Ninja Tune
Grammy-nominated quartet Little Dragon are about to head out ...
ListenEmi Pop - Lo Se from 2023-09-29T07:00
Emi Pop - "Lo Sé," a 2023 self-released single
Now based in Seattle, Emi Pop began her musical journey in her home of Puerto Rico. Following stints in bands like Mely y L...
ListenPachyman - Trago Coqueto from 2023-09-28T07:00
Pachyman - "Trago Coqueto," a 2023 single on ATO Records
L.A.-based artist Pachy García — who records as Pachyman — reflects on his homeland of Puerto Rico on today's Son...
ListenVerito Asprilla - Letras Millonarias from 2023-09-27T07:00
Verito Asprilla - "Letras Millonarias," a 2023 single on Discos Pacífico
Colombian artist Verito Asprilla arrived on the scene from Tumaco-Nariño at the age of 18, yet p...
ListenLuisa Almaguer - Wey from 2023-09-26T07:00
Luisa Almaguer - "Wey," a 2023 self- released single
It's been four years since we last heard from Luisa Almaguer (check out her previous Song of the Day pickListen
Diego Raposo - EL UNDERGROUND (feat. mediopicky) from 2023-09-25T07:00
Diego Raposo - "EL UNDERGROUND (feat. mediopicky)" from the 2023 album YO NO ERA ASÍ PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, SÍ on GRAN VAINA
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP...
ListenNada Rosa - Reversal of Fortune from 2023-09-22T07:00
Nada Rosa - “Reversal of Fortune" from the 2023 album Nunca Te Olvido on OTHERWORLDS
Based in Seattle, but with roots in the Dominican Republic, Brandi Diaz celebrates her family...
ListenBlack Pumas - More Than a Love Song from 2023-09-21T07:00
Black Pumas - "More Than a Love Song" from the 2023 album Chronicles of a Diamond on ATO
"More than a love song," indeed! The Grammy-nominated Austin, TX-based duo Black ...
ListenHand Habits - Something Wrong from 2023-09-20T07:00
Hand Habits - "Something Wrong" from the 2023 album Sugar the Bruise on Fat Possum
Sugar the Bruise, the latest LP from Hand Habits — led by LA-based ar...
ListenSparklehorse - Evening Star Supercharger from 2023-09-19T07:00
Sparklehorse - "Evening Star Supercharger” from the 2023 album Bird Machine on ANTI-
Today's Song of the Day is a bittersweet one: the track comes from the posthumous Spa...
ListenJuan Wauters - Modus Operandi (feat. Frankie Cosmos) from 2023-09-18T07:00
Juan Wauters - “Modus Operandi (feat. Frankie Cosmos)" from the 2023 album Wandering Rebel on Captured Tracks
On today's Song of the Day, Queens-based Uruguay-born artist Juan Wau...
ListenDaisies - Blue Cowboy from 2023-09-15T07:00
Daisies - "Blue Cowboy," from the 2023 album Great Big Open Sky on K Records
On their latest LP, Great Big Open Sky, Olympia, WA-based band Daisies flex...
ListenTemple of Angels - Waving to the Wind from 2023-09-14T07:00
Temple of Angels - "Waving to the Wind" from the 2023 album Endless Pursuit on Run for Cover.
It's no surprise that the gothic dream-pop of Austin, TX-based band Temple O...
ListenDeeper - Tele from 2023-09-13T07:00
Deeper - "Tele," from the 2023 album Careful! on Sub Pop Records
On today's Song of the Day, Chicago-based quartet Deeper gets vulnerable. The track can be found...
ListenShamir - Our Song (clean edit) from 2023-09-12T07:00
Shamir - "Our Song (clean edit)," from the 2023 album Homo Anxietatem on Kill Rock Stars
Last month, Shamir spoke with KEXP's Listen
Fan Girl - falling (ft Elizabeth M Drummond) from 2023-09-11T07:00
Fan Girl - "falling (ft Elizabeth M Drummond)," a 2023 single on Mandatory Music
Australian pop-punk outfit Fan Girl returns withListen
Prometheus Brown - (East | West) feat. Leua from 2023-09-08T07:00
Prometheus Brown - "(East | West) feat. Leua" from the 2023 album Taglagas on Beatrock Music LLC
Seattle's own Prometheus Brown has long been an important voice ...
ListenBlack Milk feat. Phonte&Raphael Saadiq - No Wish from 2023-09-07T07:00
Black Milk feat. Phonte & Raphael Saadiq - "No Wish," from the 2023 album Everybody Good? on Mass Appeal / Computer Ugly
Detroit-based producer, MC, and musician Blac...
ListenMMYYKK feat. Ricki Monique - Bliss from 2023-09-06T07:00
MMYYKK feat. Ricki Monique - "Bliss" from the 2023 album The Midst of Things on SwayHeavy Records.
On his latest LP, The Midst of Things, Minneapolis-based musician and ...
ListenC.S. Armstrong - SOUL SURVIVOR (feat. Buddy) from 2023-09-05T07:00
C.S. Armstrong - "SOUL SURVIVOR (feat. Buddy)" from the 2023 album COME AS YOU ARE on TOP OF THE BOOT RECORDS.
Today's Song off the Day is more than just a song; as C.S. Armstrong...
ListenDea Galore, The Melodiks&Georgia Anne Muldrow - Soft Inside from 2023-09-04T07:00
On her latest EP, California-based artist Dea Galore teams up with L.A. group The Melodiks for a sunny, soulful set of songs. On today's Song of the Day, she in...
ListenBread Pilot - Crook from 2023-09-01T07:00
Bread Pilot - "Crook," from the 2022 album New To You on Double Double Whammy
Bread Pilot began in 2011, when high school students Taylor Hayden (guitar/vocals),...
ListenGlasser - Vine from 2023-08-31T07:00
Glasser - "Vine" from the 2023 album crux on One Little Independent Records
Cameron Mesirow — who records under the name Glasser — returns this fall with her fir...
ListenThe Budos Band - Frontier’s Edge from 2023-08-30T07:00
The Budos Band - "Frontier's Edge," a 2023 single on Diamond West Records.
After six soulful albums and two EPs on Daptone Records, the New York collective The Budos Band...
Listenbdrmm - It’s Just a Bit of Blood from 2023-08-29T07:00
bdrmm - "It's Just a Bit of Blood," a 2023 single on Rock Action Records
When post-rock icons Mogwai sign you to their label, Rock Action, you know you gotta be doing something right. Suc...
ListenDengue Fever - Touch Me Not from 2023-08-28T07:00
Dengue Fever - "Touch Me Not," from the 2023 album Ting Mong on Tuk Tuk Records.
Los Angeles-based Cambodian psych band Dengue Fever return with their sixth stud...
ListenHigh Pulp - Unified Dakotas (feat. Jeff Parker) from 2023-08-25T07:00
High Pulp - "Unified Dakotas (feat. Jeff Parker)" from the 2023 album Days In The Desert on ANTI-.
Los Angeles-based jazz collective High Pulp team up with
Sweeping Promises - You Shatter from 2023-08-24T07:00
Sweeping Promises - "You Shatter" from the 2023 album Good Living Is Coming For You on Feel It Records.
Sweeping Promises weren't kidding when they titled their ...
ListenKiller Mike - SCIENTISTS&ENGINEERS (feat. André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane) from 2023-08-23T07:00
Killer Mike - "SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (feat. André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane)" from the 2023 album MICHAEL on Loma Vista Recordings / Concord
It's been 11 years since the...
ListenPozi - Slightly Shaking Cells from 2023-08-22T07:00
Pozi - "Slightly Shaking Cells" from the 2023 album Smiling Pools on PRAH Recordings
On their sophomore full-length Smiling Pools, London-tro Pozi break...
ListenSen Morimoto - If The Answer Isn't Love from 2023-08-21T07:00
Sen Morimoto - "If The Answer Isn't Love" from the 2023 album Diagnosis on City Slang Records.
Chicago-based artist Sen Morimoto has signed with City Slang Recor...
ListenRUB - Contentment from 2023-08-18T07:00
RUB - "Contentment," a 2023 single on RUB Sounds.
Today's Song of the Day is the debut single from Rub, a Seattle supergroup featuring members of Trick Candles, Salt Lick...
ListenThe Veldt - The Everlasting Gobstopper from 2023-08-17T07:00
The Veldt - "The Everlasting Gobstopper," a 2023 single on 5BC Records.
Flashback to 1989. North Carolina-based identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis had formed The Veldt Listen
Obongjayar - Just Cool from 2023-08-16T07:00
Obongjayar - "Just Cool," a 2023 single on September Recordings
London-based Nigerian artist Obongjayar shares his first new single in a year, declaring, "Everyone is on ...
ListenBeverly Glenn-Copeland - Africa Calling from 2023-08-15T07:00
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - "Africa Calling" from the 2023 album The Ones Ahead on Transgressive Records
Late last month, celebrated vocalist/composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland...
ListenMJ Lenderman - Rudolph from 2023-08-14T07:00
MJ Lenderman - "Rudolph," a 2023 single on ANTI-
When not playing guitar in the band Listen
Tomo Nakayama - Contigo from 2023-08-11T07:00
Tomo Nakayama - "Contigo," a 2023 single on Ricebelly Music
Long-running Seattle singer/songwriter Tomo Nakayama continues to capture the hearts of his listeners, this ti...
ListenGhost of Vroom - Still Getting It Done from 2023-08-10T07:00
Ghost of Vroom - "Still Getting It Done" from the 2023 album Ghost of Vroom 3 on Mod y Vi
Ghost of Vroom — a project of former Soul Coughing-frontman Mike Dought...
ListenUpper Wilds - Short Centuries from 2023-08-09T07:00
Upper Wilds - "Short Centuries" from the 2023 album Jupiter on Thrill Jockey
Brooklyn trio Upper Wilds continue their exploration of their solar system, followin...
ListenFilm School - Tape Rewind from 2023-08-08T07:00
Film School - "Tape Rewind" from the 2023 album Field on felte
Long-running west coast shoegazers Film School share a sneak peek at their forthcoming full-length...
ListenODESZA&Yellow House - Heavier from 2023-08-07T07:00
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ListenKimmortal - Get Better from 2023-08-04T07:00
The newest jam from the Vancouver-based multihyphenate comes with a light touch. Its slowly mutating beat starts with the melancholy peace of its ukelele lick and ends up floating through space ...
ListenCaptain Planet - Moqueca from 2023-08-03T07:00
By your powers combined, Captain Planet has ignited crowds across the world. The ever-world-traveling DJ has picked up steam touring constantly since shows opened up again in the wake of the pan...
ListenNAVVI - Clemency from 2023-08-02T07:00
After spending the last four years finding new approaches to recording, NAVVI's first new music in four years displays the Seattle duo functioning in a new gear. The sleek aesthetic is still the...
ListenJah9 - Open Heart from 2023-08-01T07:00
Jamaican singer Jah9 has built a remarkable career bridging dub music with jazz vocals. Taking inspiration from Nina Simone and Billie Holiday with the dancehall aesthetics of her native Kingsto...
ListenYussef Dayes - Rust (feat Tom Misch) from 2023-07-31T07:00
South London’s Yussef Dayes has made a name for himself as one of the most exciting jazz drummers and composers to emerge in recent years. Anticipation has been mounting for a full-length album ...
ListenLove&Pain - Deep Space (Soft Faith remix) from 2023-07-28T07:00
Love & Pain - “Deep Space (Soft Faith remix),” a 2023 self-released single.
Seattle duo Love & Pain — Natalia Czajkiewicz and Brad Clifford — tea...
ListenCode Industry - Crimes Against The People from 2023-07-27T07:00
Code Industry - “Crimes Against The People” from the 2023 self-released album Structure.
Formed in 1989 after changing their name from Code Assault, Code Industry Listen
Neu-Romancer - Superposition from 2023-07-26T07:00
Neu-Romancer - “Superposition” from the 2023 EP Neue Romantika on Fleisch.
Neu-Romancer is the solo venture of Australian musician Laura Bailey, currently residi...
ListenCarlo Onda - Kette (feat. Blanche Biau) from 2023-07-25T07:00
Carlo Onda - “Kette (feat. Blanche Biau)” from the 2023 self-released album EURO89.
Swiss darkwave artist Carlo Rainolter composes music as both Carlo Onda and K...
ListenEscuela de Aviación - Escalera infinita from 2023-07-24T07:00
Escuela de Aviación- “Escalera infinita” from the 2023 album Fabrica de uniformes on Flexidiscos
Escuela de Aviación (translated to English: "Aviation School") i...
ListenRoosevelt - Luna from 2023-07-20T07:00
Roosevelt - "Luna," a 2023 single from Counter Records.
Marius Lauber — the German-based producer who records as Roosevelt — shares a funky summertime groove for today's ...
ListenNina Kohout - Little Butterfly from 2023-07-18T07:00
Nina Kohout - "Little Butterfly," a 2023 single on Deadred Records.
Slovakian artist Nina Kohout lands her second Listen
Pahua - Porque Yo (feat. Eva de Marce) from 2023-07-17T07:00
Pahua - "Porque Yo (feat. Eva de Marce)," a 2023 single from Nacional Records.
As half of the duo Sotomayor, Mexico-based artist Pahua has a rich discography fusing Latin...
ListenWho Is She? - Thursday from 2023-07-14T07:00
Who Is She? - “Thursday,” a 2023 single from Father/Daughter Records
Seattle supergroup Who Is She? — Robin Edwards (aka Lisa Prank), Bree Mckenna (
The Southern University Jazz Ensemble - Clean Air from 2023-07-13T07:00
The Southern University Jazz Ensemble - “Clean Air” from the 1973 album Goes To Africa With Love from Now-Again Records
What was once an incredibly rare record is now re-issued, ...
ListenGirl Ray - Everybody’s Saying That from 2023-07-12T07:00
Girl Ray - “Everybody's Saying That” from the 2023 album Prestige on Moshi Moshi
London trio Girl Ray turn the beat around on today's Song of the Day with a dance-inspire...
ListenFishbone and NOFX - Estranged Fruit from 2023-07-11T07:00
Fishbone and NOFX - “Estranged Fruit,” a 2023 single from Bottles To The Ground.
Today's Song of the Day commemorates the 30-year friendship between ska legends Fishbone ...
ListenL'Rain - New Year’s UnResolution from 2023-07-10T07:00
L'Rain - “New Years UnResolution,” a 2023 single from Mexican Summer Records.
Brooklyn-based artist Taja Cheek — who records as L'Rain — reflects on a relationship in thi...
ListenOllella - Head in the Clouds from 2023-07-07T07:00
Ollella - "Head in the Clouds" from the 2023 self-released album Back Back Back
Seattle musician Ellie Barber has trained as a classical cellist since the age of nine. She integr...
ListenRVG - Squid from 2023-07-06T07:00
RVG - "Squid" from the 2023 album Brain Worms from Fire Records
Travel back in time with Melbourne-quartet RVG on today's Song of the Day.
“'Squid' is a ...
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Yeule - "sulky baby" a 2023 single from Ninja Tune
For today's Song of the Day, Singapore-born, London-based artist Yeule turns to the pages of their journals, or "scars,...
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Kara Jackson - "pawnshop" from the 2023 album Why Does The Earth Give People To Love? from September Recordings.
As the 2019 National Youth Poet Laureate, Chicago-based singer/so...
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Blondes - "Beautiful World" from the 2023 EP In Separation from Lab Records.
For today's Song of the Day, Nottingham-based quartet Blondes share an early listen ...
ListenSmokey Brights - Long Goodbye from 2023-06-30T07:00
Smokey Brights - "Long Goodbye" from the 2023 album Levitator from Nine Mile.
For over a decade, Seattle natives Smokey Brights have been building a loya...
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Strange Ranger - "She's On Fire" from the 2023 album Pure Music from Fire Talk.
New York-via-Philly-via Portland quartet Strange Ranger are have...
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Grian Chatten - "Fairlies" from the 2023 album Chaos for the Fly from Partisan Records
This Friday, Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten will release his debut ...
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Margo Cilker - "Lowland Trail" from the 2023 album Valley of Heart's Delight from Fluff & Gravy
For today's Song of the Day, Goldendale, WA-based singer/songwriter Ma...
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Sea Lemon - "Cellar," a 2023 single from Luminelle Records.
"Sometimes I imitate /
Things that make me afraid"
So sings Seattle-based singer/songwrit...
ListenSpoon Benders - Dichotomatic from 2023-06-23T07:00
Spoon Benders - Dichotomatic, from the 2023 self-released album How Things Repeat.
Spoon Benders are a face-melting band from Portland who are m...
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Vagabon – Can I Talk My Shit?, a 2023 single on Nonesuch Records.
Lætitia Tamko recently announced her third full-length as Vagabon, titled Sorry I H...
ListenBlack Ends - My Own Dead from 2023-06-21T07:00
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by Kennady Quille as part of Listen
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Palehound - "The Clutch" from the 2023 album Eye On The Bat from Polyvinyl.
El Kempner — the singer/songwriter behind Palehound — found inspiration for today's S...
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Nonbinary Girlfriend - "BIG AND KIND" from the 2023 self-released album BIG AND KIND
On today's Song of the Day, Portland pop-punk band Nonbinary Girlfriend cham...
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Day Soul Exquisite - clair des antilles a 2023 single on La fem records.
While the pandemic was obviously a long and fraught-filled time, the bands formed and sowing thei...
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Witch Prophet - Memory from the 2023 album Gateway Experience from Heart Lake Records.
Toronto-based neo-soul artist Ayo Leilani aka Witch Prophet Listen
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SoulChef & Uptown Swuite - "Wheels Fall Off" from the 2023 album LUA on SoulSwuite Music
New Zealand-based artist SoulChef teams up again with west coast MC ...
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dragonchild - "Sera" from the 2023 album dragonchild on FPE Records.
dragonchild is the new project from saxophonist DA Mekonnen, who previously led the Boston-b...
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Speakers Corner Quartet - "Can We Do This? (feat. Sampha)" a 2023 single on OTIH Records
KEXP loves a literal name ("The Morning Show on KEXP," anyone?), and jazz collective Speak...
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La Fonda - New Mexico from the 2023 self-released album We Are Infinite.
Seattle-based quintet La Fonda recently released their sophomore full-l...
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Miya Folick - So Clear from the 2023 album Roach on Nettwerk.
Los Angeles-based musician Miya Folick released her sophomore full-length ROAC...
ListenHallelujah Lilly - Bunny Rainbow Revolution from 2023-06-07T07:00
Hallelujah Lilly - "Bunny Rainbow Revolution," a 2023 self-released single
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Ooh La La - "Life's Too Fast To Feel" a 2023 self-released single.
There's not a lot of information out there yet about brand-new Los Angeles-based duo Ooh La La, but sha...
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CIEL - "Somebody" a 2023 single on Jazz Life
With today's Song of the Day, Brighton-based trio Ciel share a sneak peek at their upcoming EP Make It Better, which...
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Telehealth - Taliesin Grid a 2023 single on Very Famous.
Telehealth is the Seattle-based project of Alexander Attitude (Deep Sea Diver, Brian John Appleb...
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Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer from the 2023 album DREAMER on Ninja Tune.
In late April, Nabihah Iqbal dropped her long-awaited sophomore record Dr...
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mui zyu - "Demon 01" from the 2023 album Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century on Father/Daughter Records
With her solo project mui zyu, London-based musician Eva Li...
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Sessa - "Vento a Favor" a 2023 single on Mexican Summer
São Paulo-based musician Sessa returns with his first new single since last year's enchanting LP Estrela Acesa...
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deary - "Fairground (Saint Etienne Remix)" a 2023 single on Sonic Cathedral.
London-based dreampop duo deary couldn't have chosen a better group than long-running UK trio...
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Corvair - Right Hook from the 2023 self-released album Bound to Be.
Portland duo Corvair describe themselves as “Scorpio weirdo power duo servin...
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Feeble Little Horse - Tin Man from the 2023 album Girl with Fish on Saddle Creek.
Pittsburgh quartet Feeble Little Horse formed three years ago ...
ListenĠENN - A Reprise (That Girl) from 2023-05-24T07:00
ĠENN - "A Reprise (That Girl)" a 2023 single on Liminal Collective
On today's Song of the Day, Anglo-Maltese quartet ĠENN team up with guest vocalist John Newton (of fell...
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MAN ON MAN - "Showgirls" from the 2023 album Provincetown on Polyvinyl.
“As we lean into what Man on Man is and will be, two things immediately come up. Ener...
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Caroline Polachek - "Fly To You (feat. Grimes and Dido)" from the 2023 album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You on Perpetual Novice.
New music from Caroline Polachek Listen
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Puerta Negra - Caida al Mal from the 2023 album Playa Sola on SYNTHICIDE.
Portland-based Puerta Negra have been an immense amount of buzz for only just r...
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Kurs Valüt - Kurs Valüt from the 2021 album Kurs Valüt on No Emb Blanc.
Kurs Valüt is an electronic duo formed in 2017 by Eugene Gordeev in Dnipro to pop...
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Prospexx - "Punya Siapa" from the 2021 album A Quiet World on Symphony of Distruction.
On today's Song of the Day, Singaporean synth-pop duo PROSPEXX take us bac...
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RATPAJAMA - "Violence" from the 2023 album The Drunken Lost Tapes on Deepland Records
With the release of her latest EP The Drunken Lost Tapes, Ratpajama Listen
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Zanias - "Burial" from the 2023 album Chrysalis on Fleisch Records.
Chrysalis, the third album from Zanias (aka Alison Lewis), finds the ethereal darkwa...
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Of The Heavy Sun - Cosmic Television a 2023 self-released single.
Of The Heavy Sun are a psych rock trio from Seattle that has been churning out brooding...
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Acid Arab & Wael Alkak - Ya Mahla from the 2023 album ٣ (Trois) on Crammed Discs.
French-Algerian collective Acid Arab recently released the...
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Shalom - "Happenstance" from the 2023 album Sublimation on Saddle Creek.
Brooklyn-based, South Africa-raised artist Shalom had been playing bass in bands while i...
ListenHÆLOS - Last Days from 2023-05-09T07:00
HÆLOS - "Last Days" from the 2023 album Where We Bring Our Burdens on INDIGO KIN.
London-based trio HÆLOS returns with the track "Last Days," a song they describe as "abo...
ListenBeach Vacation - Lay Low from 2023-05-08T07:00
Beach Vacation - "Lay Low" a 2023 single on Z Tapes.
Take some time off with the dreamy vibes of Beach Vacation. The latest single from this Seattle-based pop project of ...
ListenSendai Era - Calamansi Dreams from 2023-05-05T07:00
Sendai Era - Calamansi dreams from the 2023 self-released album Kalayaan.
Sendai Era are a Seattle-based music duo of emcee Era and producer Sen...
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Lo! Peninsula - Super Glue (Cover) from the 2023 self-released album The Resurrection Of The Princess Of Woe And Her Vampire Hound Posse.
Lo! Peninsula Listen
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Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - "City" from the 2023 album Hey, Listen To Me on Damnably
The latest release from South Korean trio Drinking Boys and Girls Choir ...
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FiFi Zhang - "Nobody" from the 2023 EP So Beautiful So Lonely on Gum Studio.
What started as a thesis project at the Parsons School of Design has since become a music career for ...
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Lionmilk - "anxious thing" from the 2023 album Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222 on Leaving Records.
With his latest LP Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222, Lionmilk Listen
MCM - Cry Me A River from 2023-04-28T07:00
MCM - Cry Me A River from the 2023 self-released Stolen Moments EP.
MCM (aka Mid Century Modern) is a brand new Seattle-based duo featuring long-running ...
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URF Tone - Zan Zendegi Azadi (Women Life Freedom) a 2023 self-released single.
URF Tone is a duo made up of producer (as well as model, actor, and avid g...
ListenChyle - DAY (feat. B SELF) from 2023-04-26T07:00
Chyle - DAY (feat. B SELF) from the 2023 album Majestic Constellations on Cosmic Aliens Entertainment
On his latest LP, Majestic Constellations, Chyle MC (pronou...
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Pure Akan - "Yete Apor (feat. Efya)" a 2023 single on A-Level Music.
Ghanaian highlife/hip-hop artist Pure Akan stays true to his roots by rapping in Twi, a dialect of th...
ListenAlsarah - Farasha فراشة (feat. Sufyvn&Flippter) from 2023-04-24T07:00
Alsarah - "Farasha فراشة (feat. Sufyvn & Flippter)" a 2023 single on Alsarah Productions
On today's Song of the Day, Sudanese songstress Alsarah celebrates femininity...
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Acid Tongue - Consumerism a 2023 self-released single.
It’s been two years since Seattle garage rockers Acid Tongue released their third full-length ...
ListenDaníel Hjálmtýsson - No Reception (feat. Aðalbjörn Tryggvason) from 2023-04-20T07:00
Daníel Hjálmtýsson - No Reception (feat. Aðalbjörn Tryggvason) from the 2022 self-released album Labyrinthia.
While Daníel Hjálmtýsson’s recorded work only dates...
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Tramhaus - "Make It Happen," a 2022 single on Subroutine Records.
Post-punk quintet Tramhaus provide a sneering statement on their hometown of Rotterdam, Netherlands on t...
ListenVerde Prato - Niña Soñando from 2023-04-18T07:00
Verde Prato - "Niña Soñando" from the 2023 album Adoretua on Plan B Rec.
Recording under the name Verde Prato, Colombian artist Ana Arsuaga sings in Basque, hono...
ListenLucrecia Dalt - Contenida from 2023-04-17T07:00
Lucrecia Dalt - "Contenida" from the 2022 album ¡Ay! on RVNG Intl.
On her eighth and latest LP ¡Ay!, Colombian-born, Berlin-based artist Lucrecia Dalt c...
ListenJarv Dee&Bad Colours - Beat Drop from 2023-04-14T07:00
Jarv Dee & Bad Colours - Beat Drop a 2023 single on MOOR LIFE.
Jarv Dee has been one of the leading rap luminaries of the Seattle scene for the past ...
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Es - Swallowed Whole from the 2023 Fantasy EP on Upset The Rhythm.
London-based quartet Es burst onto the scene back in 2020 with their debut LP...
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System Olympia - "Falling in Love" from the 2023 album New Erotica Collection on Okay Nature
Over the past few years, London-based producer, DJ, and vocalist System Olymp...
ListenSay She She - Reeling from 2023-04-11T07:00
Say She She - "Reeling" a 2023 single on Colemine/Karma Chief.
It's a tongue-twister, but Brooklyn trio Say She She named their group as a tribute to none other than Nile...
ListenOutside - Then It Hits You from 2023-04-10T07:00
Outside - "Then It Hits You," a 2023 single on Dorado Records Limited.
"I’ve evolved the mixture of modern and retro," says multi-instrumentalist, writer, and arranger Matt Cooper. "That’...
ListenRose City Band - Chasing Rainbows from 2023-04-07T07:00
Rose City Band - “Chasing Rainbows” from the 2023 album Garden Party on Thrill Jockey.
Rose City Band, the brainchild of Ripley Johnson (also of Wooden S...
ListenTanukichan - Thin Air (feat. Enumclaw) from 2023-04-06T07:00
Tanukichan - “Thin Air (feat. Enumclaw)” from the 2023 album GIZMO on Company Records.
Last month, San Francisco-based artist Hannah Van Loon, known better as
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Momma – “Bang Bang,” a 2023 single on Polyvinyl.
With their latest single "Bang Bang," Brooklyn-based trio Momma set out to write something provocative. “We wanted to wri...
ListenIndigo De Souza - Younger and Dumber from 2023-04-04T07:00
Indigo De Souza- “Younger and Dumber” from the 2023 album All of This Will End on Saddle Creek
On today's Song of the Day, Asheville, NC-based artist Indigo De Souza Listen
Padre Nostro - Ven Y Mira from 2023-04-03T07:00
Ven Y Mira - “Padre Nostro” from the 2023 self-released album Parque de Letras.
With today's Song of the Day, Mexico-based quartet Ven y Mira shares a sneak peek...
ListenWho Is She? - My My Orca Card from 2023-03-31T07:00
Who Is She? - My My Orca Card a 2023 single on Father/Daughter.
Seattle supergroup Who Is She?, made up of Bree McKenna of Tacocat, Robin Edwards AKA Lis...
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TV Star - In-Between from the 2023 album Hallucinate Me on Painter Man.
Seattle’s TV Star make desert-tinged neo-psych with nods to The Brian Jo...
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DEBBY FRIDAY - "SO HARD TO TELL" from the 2023 album GOOD LUCK on Sub Pop
Nigerian-born, Toronto-based artist DEBBY FRIDAY needed some convincing before designat...
ListenModel/Actriz - Crossing Guard from 2023-03-28T07:00
Model/Actriz - Crossing Guard from the 2023 album Dogsbody on True Panther
Brooklyn-based band Model/Actriz taps into Greek mythology on today's Song of the Day.
T...
ListenCaution - To Decide from 2023-03-27T07:00
Caution - "To Decide" a 2022 single on Hardly Art.
Last year, local label Hardly Art Records celebrated its 15th anniversary by releasing 15 new singles from some of their favorite artist...
ListenKassa Overall - John Coltrane (Clifford Jordan Quartet) (feat. Tomoki Sanders&Vitamin D) from 2023-03-24T07:00
Kassa Overall - John Coltrane (Clifford Jordan Quartet) (feat. Tomoki Sanders & Vitamin D) from the 2023 self-released album Shades 3.
The ever-talented jazz...
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Mic Flont & Khingz - Gucci (feat. Larisa Marie, AbJo) from the 2023 album Premium Smoke on OTOW.
Earlier this year, Seattle emcees Mic Flont and
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rum.gold - "Water My Heart (feat. Mereba)" from the 2023 album U Street Anthology on Leola LLC.
Brooklyn-based artist rum.gold has been on a creative run since his 2018 d...
ListenJackie Venson - Flying #evolution from 2023-03-21T07:00
Jackie Venson - "Flying #evolution" from the 2023 self-released album Evolution of Joy.
When Jackie Venson named her latest LP Evolution of Joy, she mea...
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Taylar Elizza Beth & WD4D - "THE BEAST / DAY 117" from the 2023 self-released album UNDERCOVER LOVERGIRL.
On her new album UNDERCOVER LOVERGIRL, Seattle-based rapper...
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Lalalar - Yalniz Olu Baliklar Akintiyi Takip Eder from the 2022 album Bi Cinnete Bakar on Bongo Joe Switzerland.
Lalalar are currently Turkey’s ...
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Ill Considered - Dawn Lit Metropolis from the 2020 album Band Selects on Ill Considered / New Soil.
Ill Considered are a UK-based improvisational jazz ou...
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Dame Area - "Esto me pertenece" from the 2022 album Esto me pertenece on Humo Internacional & BFE Records.
Barcelona-based duo Dame Area deliver their most d...
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Inês Malheiro - "Overflowing" from the 2022 album Deusa Náusea on Lovers & Lollypops / Inês Malheiro.
The debut album from Portuguese artist Inês Malheiro ...
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Grove - "Feed My Desire" a 2022 single on Memorials of Distinction x Grove.
Bristol-based artist Grove returns with a pulsating, gritty dancehall track, expanding on the ...
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Cherry Ferrari - Call Me Up a 2023 self-released single.
Cherry Ferrari is the project of teenagers Emma Wang and Oliver Crosby. While they’ve been in ex...
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JusMoni & Nappy Nina - Henny Lavender a 2023 self-released single.
If you feel like you just saw a Song of the Day feature from Seattle-based singer/songwrit...
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Rahill - "I Smile for E" from the 2023 album Flowers At Your Feet on Big Dada.
With today's Song of the Day, Iranian-American artist Rahill shares a sneak peek a...
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Nappy Nina - "Prayer Posture (feat. JusMoni)" from the 2023 album Mourning Due on LucidHaus.
On her latest LP Mourning Due, Nappy Nina, Listen
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Lavarr the Starr & Shabazz Palaces - "Glass Top Roof (The One)" from the 2023 album Illusions Ago on Glass Cane Records.
Like many of Listen
Zari Alexandria - Gotta Get Over You from 2023-03-03T08:00
Zari Alexandria - (Gotta Get) Over You from the 2022 self-released Congratulations, I'm Angry EP.
19-year-old Zari Alexandria has been honing he...
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Yves Tumor - Echolalia from the 2023 album Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) on Warp.
Genre-bending visionary <...
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Petite Noir - "Simple Things (feat. Theo Croker)" from the 2023 album MotherFather on Roya.
Petite Noir (real name: Yannick Ilunga) shares a message of empowerme...
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M83 - "Amnesia" from the 2023 album Fantasy on Mute.
Earlier this month, M83 shared six songs from their forthcoming ninth LP Fantasy, due out March 17t...
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June McDoom - "On My Way" from the 2022 June McDoom EP on Temporary Residence Ltd.
Singer/songwriter June McDoom taps into her family history for her music: her ...
ListenPilot Seat - Spinnin Circles from 2023-02-24T08:00
Pilot Seat - Spinning Circles a 2022 self-released single.
The Shoreline, WA-based band Pilot Seat only just started playing together in 2021 and release...
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Spirit Award - Pushing Forward from the 2023 album The Fear on Share It Music.
Seattle’s Spirit Award, the project of Daniel Lyon and currently with Chri...
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Thrillhouse - "Fatal Flaw," a 2022 self-released single.
Brighton duo Thrillhouse channel the '80s (Echo & the Bunnymen, in particular) on their latest single, "Fatal...
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Screaming Females - "Brass Bell" from the 2023 album Desire Pathway on Don Giovanni
Jersey trio Screaming Females continue to pave their own punk-rock path on th...
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Eyelids - "Colossal Waste of Light" from the 2023 album A Colossal Waste of Light on Jealous Butcher.
Portland supergroup Eyelids have gotten even more powerful ...
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King Zaae - Someplace Somewhere a 2022 self-released single.
Seattle-based artist King Zaae may be young at only 17 but he already has a widespread disco...
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Oddisee - Try Again from the 2023 album To What End on Outer Note Label.
In January, rapper/producer Oddisee dropped his twelfth studio album, <...
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Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Fire In Detroit", a 2023 single on Jazz Is Dead.
Launched in 2020, the Jazz is Dead series is an ongoing series from producer...
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Ivy Sole - "Don't Hide (feat. Kingsley Ibeneche)" a 2023 single on Ivy Sole LLC / Venice Music
Candid, the latest album from Philly-based Pan-Africanist artist Ivy Sole Listen
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C.S. Armstrong - "MA EMILY (feat. Rapsody)" from the 2022 self-released album THE MAKINGS OF ME.
During the three years of lockdown, Houston, Texas-based artist C.S. Arms...
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Fight Milk - ICU from the 2022 self-released Fight Milk EP.
Fight Milk is the project of Redmond, Washington-based project of Jackson Leavitt, w...
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Avalanche Kaito - Dabalomuni from the 2022 Dabalomuni EP on Glitterbeat Records.
Avalanche Kaito is as their name suggests, an avalanche of disp...
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Tautumeitas - "Spodrē Manu Augumiņu" from the 2022 self-released album Skrejceļš.
Latvian ensemble Tautumeitas take traditional folk songs and folklore from ...
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Jembaa Groove - "Bassa Bassa" from the 2022 album Susuma on Agogo Records.
The word “Jembaa” translates to “life,” and a "groove in life" is what Berlin-based Afro-Soul band Jemb...
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Noah Coinflip - Journey (feat. Porsche) from the 2022 self-released album God Is Love.
Seattle-via-Alabama producer Noah Coinflip released his latest alb...
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Christine and the Queens - la clairefontaine from the 2022 album Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) on Because Music.
In November, Christine and the Queens Listen
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Fievel Is Glauque - "My Rebel" from the 2022 album Flaming Swords on MATH Interactive.
Taking their name from a diss on a 1986 cartoon character, Belgium-based vocalist Ma Clémen...
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MIKE - Stop Worry! (feat. Sister Nancy) from the 2022 album Beware of the Monkey on 10k
London-via-the-Bronx artist Michael Jordan Bonema (better known as MIKE t...
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A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our wo...
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Liv.e - "Wild Animals" from the 2023 album Girl In The Half Pearl on In Real Life Music.
Psychedelic soulstress Liv.e returns with her sophomore full-length Girl in t...
ListenHibou - Night Fell from 2023-01-27T08:00
Hibou - Night Fell from the 2023 self-released Arc EP.
Hibou, the solo project of former Seattlite Peter Michel, dropped his first body of music in three...
ListenBlack Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up from 2023-01-26T08:00
Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up from the 2023 album The Land, The Water, The Sky on Saddle Creek.
Three years after the release of her sophomore record At the ...
ListenGenesis Owusu - Get Inspired from 2023-01-25T08:00
Genesis Owusu – “Get Inspired,” a 2022 single on Ourness
With his 2021 debut LP Smiling with No Teeth, Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu swept the ARIA Mu...
ListenGladie - Heaven, Someday from 2023-01-24T08:00
Gladie - "Heaven, Someday" from the 2022 album Don’t Know What You’re in Until You’re Out on Plum Records
Recorded in early 2022, Philadelphia band Gladie chose ...
ListenDeerhoof - My Lovely Cat! from 2023-01-23T08:00
Deerhoof - My Lovely Cat! from the 2023 album Miracle-Level on Joyful Noise.
Bay Area-based noise-pop group Deerhoof may not be savvy on internet-memes, but they did dedi...
ListenQuasi - Doomscrollers from 2023-01-20T08:00
Quasi - Doomscrollers from the 2023 album Breaking the Balls of History on Sub Pop.
"Doomscrollers" is a new single from the indie rock duo Quasi, the pr...
ListenDeath Valley Girls - What Are the Odds from 2023-01-19T08:00
Death Valley Girls - What Are the Odds from the 2023 album Islands in the Sky on Suicide Squeeze.
Los Angeles-based garage rockers Death Valley Girls are...
ListenMoriah Bailey - The Ocean Life from 2023-01-18T08:00
Moriah Bailey - "The Ocean Life" from the 2022 album i tried words on Keeled Scales.
"i was hoping on the ocean life to pull through /
turns out i’ll have to say goodbye r...
Fan Girl - react (react) from 2023-01-17T08:00
Fan Girl - "react (react)" a 2022 self-released single.
Australian quintet Fan Girl closed out 2022 with a bang, releasing their latest single "react (react)," a boistero...
ListenDave Okumu&The 7 Generations - Blood Ah Go Run (feat. Wesley Joseph&ESKA) from 2023-01-16T08:00
Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations - "Blood Ah Go Run (feat. Wesley Joseph & ESKA)" from the 2023 album I Came From Love on Transgressive.
Mercury Prize-nominated artist Dave...
ListenCaleb Kunle - All In Your Head from 2023-01-13T08:00
Caleb Kunle - All In Your Head a 2022 single on Pony Recordings.
While Caleb Kunle may only have a handful of EPs and singles under his belt, the soul-po...
ListenQueralt Lahoz - Blade from 2023-01-12T08:00
Queralt Lahoz - "Blade," a 2022 single on Costa Futuro/Say It Loud.
Queralt Lahoz is a rising star from Spain who has captivated audiences with her powerful live performa...
ListenBILBAO - Get Up! from 2023-01-11T08:00
BILBAO - "Get Up!" from the 2022 album Shake Well on [PIAS].
Like the beautiful city in Spain where they derived their band name, Bilbao create sunny, su...
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OSKA - "Starstruck" from the 2022 album My world, My love, Paris on Nettwerk Music Group.
Though paying tribute to the City of Lights on her debut album My world, My ...
ListenJarv Dee&WD4D - Lets Work from 2023-01-06T08:00
Jarv Dee & WD4D - “Lets Work,” a 2022 single on MOOR LIFE.
Today’s Song of the Day is a Seattle-centric bop that sees rapper Jarv Dee hook up with pr...
ListenBlinky Bill, M.anifest, Khaligraph Jones - Inaweza Haiwezi from 2023-01-05T08:00
Blinky Bill, M.anifest, Khaligraph Jones - “Inaweza Haiwezi,” a 2022 single on Rauka Music Ltd.
You may know celebrated Kenyan producer/DJ Bill Sellanga, aka Blin...
ListenUkhoikhoi - Abathembu from 2023-01-04T08:00
Ukhoikhoi - “Abathembu” from the 2022 Nongqawuse EP on Next Movement
More than just a musical duo, uKhoiKhoi call themselves a "a live looping, musical performan...
ListenLittle Simz - Angel from 2023-01-03T08:00
Little Simz - “Angel” from the 2022 album NO THANK YOU on Forever Living Originals.
With her latest single "Angel," London-based artist Little Simz continues to pay tribute to he...
ListenContour - Hearing Voices from 2023-01-02T08:00
Contour – “Hearing Voices” from the 2022 album Onwards! on Touching Bass Limited.
Recording under the name Contour, Khari Lucas combines tradition and technology...
ListenStas THEE Boss - DON'T CRASH from 2022-12-30T08:00
Stas THEE Boss is no stranger to KEXP. The former host of our station’s beloved weekly hip-hop show, Street Sounds, Stas has been a fixture of Seattle since she emerged as part of the duo THEE S...
ListenNick Hakim - Vertigo from 2022-12-29T08:00
Nick Hakim - “Vertigo” from the 2022 album COMETA on ATO / PIAS.
Nick Hakim has been making amorphous psych-soul since 2014 that hones in on his gorgeous...
ListenDina Ögon - Oas from 2022-12-28T08:00
Dina Ögon - "Oas," a 2022 single on Playground Music Scandinavia.
Stockholm-based songwriter Dina Ögon captures the warmth of Laurel Canyon with her immaculate, soothing arrangements, and...
ListenSHIRT - Dave Chappelle Is Wrong (Beef With God) from 2022-12-27T08:00
SHIRT - "Dave Chappelle Is Wrong (Beef With God)" from the 2022 album I Turned Myself into Myself on Mello Music Group.
Queens-based artist Shirt carries many titles – rapper, conceptual ...
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SAULT - "Money" from the 2022 album Today & Tomorrow on Forever Living Originals.
Ever-mysterious and always reliably great, SAULT capped off 2022 by dropping five albums simultaneous...
ListenZahara Elan - Dear Santa (NAUGHTY) from 2022-12-23T08:00
Zahara Elan - “Dear Santa…(NAUGHTY),” a 2022 self-released single.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by<...
ListenWe Are the Union - Yr Always Alone (On Christmas) from 2022-12-22T08:00
We Are The Union - “Yr Always Alone (On Christmas)” from the 2022 album I Surrender Sleighs on I Surrender Records.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition...
ListenBumbleWasps - I'll Be at Work for Christmas from 2022-12-21T08:00
BumbleWasps - "Ill Be at Work for Christmas" from the 2021 self-released album F U Xmas.
UK-based BumbleWasps describe themselves as “cute like a bee, scary like a wasp.” It’s an apt desc...
ListenBat Hearse - Coffin for Christmas from 2022-12-20T08:00
Bat Hearse - “Coffin for Christmas,” a 2021 self-released single.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byListen
James Kochalka Superstar - Christmas Muffin from 2022-12-19T08:00
James Kochalka Superstar – “Christmas Muffin,” a 2017 self-released single.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byListen
Kennebec - Tall Tales (feat. Hemlock Ernst and Sudan Archives) from 2022-12-16T08:00
Kennebec - Tall Tales (feat. Hemlock Ernst and Sudan Archives) from the 2022 album Without Star or Compass on Night Time Stories.
While Eric Phillips has only be...
ListenArchie Roach - One Song from 2022-12-15T08:00
Archie Roach - One Song from the 2022 album My Songs: 1989 – 2021 on Bloodlines.
Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter, activist, and author Archie Roa...
ListenWeyes Blood - Grapevine from 2022-12-14T08:00
Weyes Blood - "Grapevine" from the 2022 album And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow on Sub Pop.
Los Angeles-based artist Weyes Blood (real name: Natalie Mering) expl...
ListenBleached - Flip It from 2022-12-13T08:00
Bleached - "Flip It" a 2022 self-released single.
Los Angeles-based sibling duo Bleached return with a pop-punk pep talk, inspired by television dialogue and self care. Listen
Hannah Jadagu - Say It Now from 2022-12-12T08:00
Hannah Jadagu - "Say It Now" a 2022 single on Sub Pop.
As we eagerly await a full-length debut from Hannah Jadagu, the 20-year-old artist gives us a sneak peek with the n...
ListenField School - Jennifer Valentine from 2022-12-09T08:00
Field School - "Jennifer Valentine" from the 2022 album When Summer Comes on Bobo Integral / Small Craft Advisory.
It can be rare for a new band to immediately conjure a ...
ListenPeak Park - Need Your Love from 2022-12-08T08:00
Peak Park - Need Your Love a 2022 self-released single.
Naarm/Melbourne-based trio Peak Park make groovy multi-facted art rock that blends genres to make...
ListenDeath of the High Street - Chancer from 2022-12-07T08:00
Death of the High Street - "Chancer" a 2022 single on Bubblebrain.
Post-punk quartet Death Of The High Street return with their Listen
Cliché Cult - Slippy from 2022-12-06T08:00
Cliché Cult - "Slippy" a 2022 single on Blaggers.
Post-punk band Cliché Cult formed in the height of the pandemic, but the lockdown hasn't hampered their rise. This past ...
ListenFever Ray - Carbon Dioxide from 2022-12-05T08:00
Fever Ray - "Carbon Dioxide" from the 2023 album Radical Romantics on Mute.
Swedish artist Fever Ray (aka Karin Dreijer) returns early next year with their third...
ListenTona - Triple Crown (feat. Shad&Drezus) from 2022-12-02T08:00
Tona - Triple Crown (feat. Drezus & Shad) a 2022 single on District Entertainment.
Toronto rapper Tona has been churning out a massive amount of high...
ListenSoulChef&Uptown Swuite - Bless The Child from 2022-12-01T08:00
SoulChef & Uptown Swuite - Bless The Child a 2022 single on SoulSwuite Music.
New Zealand-based rapper SoulChef has been churning out soul and jazz-i...
ListenDanielle Ponder - Some Of Us Are Brave from 2022-11-30T08:00
Danielle Ponder - "Some Of Us Are Brave" from the 2022 album Some Of Us Are Brave on Future Classic.
After working as a Public Defender for five years, Rochester-based singer/son...
ListenArima Ederra - Steel Wing from 2022-11-29T08:00
Arima Ederra - "Steel Wing" from the 2022 album An Orange Colored Day on Arima's Lab.
Today's Song of the Day came to singer/songwriter Arima Ederra in a moment ...
ListenCarsen Gray - Cracks from 2022-11-28T08:00
Carsen Gray - "Cracks" a 2022 single on Nettwerk Music Group.
Canadian singer/songwriter Carsen Gray brings the beauty of her homeland of Haida Gwaii, BC to her music. Listen
Among Authors - Fears We Hold from 2022-11-25T08:00
Among Authors - Fears We Hold, a 2022 single on Squaremoss.
Five years after releasing their debut album I AM BECOME, atmospheric art-rock outfit Among A...
ListenMartha - Every Day the Hope Gets Harder from 2022-11-24T08:00
Martha - Hope Gets Harder from the 2022 album Please Don't Take Me Back on Specialist Subject.
British pop-punkers Martha have ...
ListenMetronomy x Jessica Winter - I lost my mind from 2022-11-23T08:00
Metronomy x Jessica Winter - “I lost my mind,” a 2022 single on Because Music.
Following the release of their seventh LP Small World, Metronomy return with a "re...
ListenFanfara Station - Lafoo from 2022-11-22T08:00
Fanfara Station - “Lafoo” from the 2022 album Boussadia on Garrincha Edizioni Musicali.
On their latest LP Boussadia, the trio Fanfara Station aim to ce...
ListenMykki Blanco - French Lessons (feat. ANOHNI and Kelsey Lu) from 2022-11-21T08:00
Mykki Blanco - “French Lessons (feat. ANOHNI and Kelsey Lu)” from the 2022 album Stay Close to Music on Mykki Blanco/Transgressive.
On today's Song of the Day, poet/musician
Multiplayer - Cosmic Quest from 2022-11-18T08:00
Multiplayer - Cosmic Quest from the 2022 self-released album Multiplayer.
Matt Williams is a Seattle-based, Phoenix-bred, Kansas City-born pianist and vibraphonist who ha...
ListenYves Tumor - God Is A Circle from 2022-11-17T08:00
Yves Tumor - "God Is A Circle," a 2022 single on Warp.
Shortly after the end of spooky season, Yves Tumor dropped the chilling single “God Is A Circle” t...
ListenKelela - Happy Ending from 2022-11-16T08:00
Kelela - "Happy Ending" a 2022 single on Warp
It's been five years since we last heard from L.A.-based artist Kelela. Her 2017 debut LP Take Me Apart was a maste...
ListenFloating Points - Problems from 2022-11-15T08:00
Floating Points - "Problems" a 2022 single on Pluto / Ninja Tune
Throughout the year, British electronic musician Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) has been releasing so...
ListenEmpress Of - Dance For You from 2022-11-14T08:00
Empress Of - "Dance For You" from the 2022 Save Me EP on Major Arcana
Brooklyn-based artist Empress Of (the electro-pop recording project of Lorely Rodriguez) re...
ListenJason McCue - Kingdom from 2022-11-11T08:00
Jason McCue - "Kingdom" from the 2022 album Screen, Turn On on Fluff & Gravy.
KEXP has long been supporters and fans of local artist Jason McCue. Fir...
ListenGlüme - Do Me a Favor from 2022-11-10T08:00
Glüme - "Do Me a Favor," a 2022 single on Italians Do It Better.
Describing Glüme could be easy - a wide-eyed chanteuse who channels equal parts Marilyn ...
ListenWITCH - Waile from 2022-11-09T08:00
WITCH - "Waile" a 2022 single on Desert Daze/Partisan.
It's been almost 40 years since WITCH (which stands for "We Intend To Cause Havoc") caused some havoc.
The Z...
ListenCuffed Up - 10 for 10 from 2022-11-08T08:00
Cuffed Up - "10 for 10," a 2022 single on Corduroy Recordings.
Los Angeles-based trio Cuffed Up return with a punk-pop pep-rally anthem for anyone struggling with imposte...
ListenWinter - sunday from 2022-11-07T08:00
Winter - "sunday" from the 2022 album What Kind of Blue Are You? on Bar/None.
Songwriter Samira Winter (who records as Winter) returns with her sophomore full-le...
ListenLydia Ramsey - I Will Wait For You from 2022-11-04T07:00
Lydia Ramsey - “I Will Wait For You” from the 2022 self-released album Like A Dream.
Lydia Ramsey is an Indianola, WA-born, Seattle-based Americana artis...
ListenRival Consoles - World Turns from 2022-11-03T07:00
Rival Consoles - “World Turns” from the 2022 album Now Is on Erased Tapes.
Ryan Lee West has been making electronic music under the name Rival Consoles s...
ListenTotally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go from 2022-11-02T07:00
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - “When the Lights Go” from the 2022 album When the Lights Go on Nice Age.
Over the past decade, Orlando Higginbottom has been thriving under t...
ListenUnited Freedom Collective - MERCY (feat. FACESOUL) from 2022-11-01T07:00
United Freedom Collective - “MERCY (feat. FACESOUL)” from the 2022 Am Ta EP on Dama Dama.
At the core of the United Freedom Collective are three musicians: Mathi...
ListenBill Callahan - Coyotes from 2022-10-31T07:00
Bill Callahan - “Coyotes” from the 2022 album YTI⅃AƎЯ on Drag City.
Singer/songwriter Bill Callahan is shaking up reality — literally, with the backwards title o...
ListenGrynch - Paper Route (feat. Sir Mix‐A‐Lot) from 2022-10-28T07:00
Grynch Paper Route (feat. Sir Mix‐A‐Lot) from the 2022 self-released album Born in '86.
Nearl...
ListenBosq - Song for Ehi (feat. The Ibibio Horns and Kaleta) from 2022-10-27T07:00
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You Said Strange - So Sorry from 2022-10-26T07:00
You Said Strange - "So Sorry" from the 2021 album Thousand Shadows Vol.1 on Le Cèpe Records / Modulor.
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Love’n’Joy - Psy Summer from 2022-10-25T07:00
Love'n'joy - "Psy Summer" from the 2022 self-released album Half Home.
Kyiv-based band Love’n’Joy completed their latest album Half Home just three days before t...
ListenElsy Wameyo - River Nile from 2022-10-24T07:00
Elsy Wameyo - "River Nile" from the 2022 Nilotic EP on Music in Exile.
Over the past few years, Nairobi-born, Adelaide-based artist Elsy Wameyo has made a name f...
ListenEnumclaw - Jimmy Neutron from 2022-10-21T07:00
Enumclaw - "Jimmy Neutron" from the 2022 album Save the Baby on Luminelle Recordings.
It can often be tough to trace exactly where and when a band “broke” but fo...
ListenCheekface - I Feel So Weird! from 2022-10-20T07:00
Cheekface - "I Feel So Weird!" from the 2022 album Too Much To Ask on New Professor.
In times like we’ve been living through the past handful of years, humor has...
ListenPVA - Untethered from 2022-10-19T07:00
PVA - "Untethered" from the 2022 album BLUSH on Ninja Tune.
South London trio PVA have gained a reputation for their live sets, with their dark, industrial-tinge...
ListenBenedek - Emotional (feat. Devin Morrison) from 2022-10-18T07:00
Benedek - "Emotional (feat. Devin Morrison)" from the 2022 Zebrano EP on Apron Records.
Los Angeles-based producer/musician Benedek (real name: Nicholas Benedek)...
ListenSTR4TA - Turn Me Around from 2022-10-17T07:00
STR4TA - "Turn Me Around" from the 2022 album STR4TASFEAR on Brownswood.
Just before the world shut down in 2020, renowned DJ/record label owner Gilles Peterson joined acid jazz ...
ListenSnotty Nose Rez Kids, Taabu, Shad - Red Sky at Night - Remix from 2022-10-14T07:00
Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Taabu, Shad - Red Sky at Night - Remix a 2022 single on Distorted Muse.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a Polaris and Juno Award-nominated...
ListenBobby Sanchez - Trans 101 (Scarim) from 2022-10-13T07:00
Bobby Sanchez - Trans 101 (Scarim) from the 2022 Prophecy EP on Harawiq Records.
Bobby Sanchez carries a plethora of identities on their shoulders - poet, musician, paint...
ListenByron Nicholai - Tengauryugtua (I Want To Fly) from 2022-10-12T07:00
Byron Nicholai - "Tengauryugtua (I Want To Fly)" from the 2022 album Ayagnera (The Beginning) on Tuallu Entertainment.
Back in 2014, a young Byron Nicholai went ...
ListenDigging Roots - Tall Grass from 2022-10-11T07:00
Digging Roots - "Tall Grass" from the 2022 album Zhawenim on Ishkōdé Records.
Canadian duo Digging Roots returned this summer with their fourth LP Zhawenim. ...
ListenMare Advertencia - Escribiendo La Historia from 2022-10-10T07:00
Mare Advertencia - "Escribiendo La Historia" from the 2022 Siempreviva EP on Derretida Ent / MuyMAL.
An Indigenous Zapotec artist, rapper and activist Mare Advertencia Lirika Listen
TeZATalks - Lex Luthor from 2022-10-07T07:00
TeZATalks - Lex Luthor a 2022 self-released single.
Since 2016, TeZATalks has been enchanting fans with her unique genre-blending sound that explores ele...
ListenDisq - Cujo Kiddies from 2022-10-06T07:00
Disq - "Cujo Kiddies" from the 2022 album Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet on Saddle Creek.
Wisconsin-based quintet Disq are releasing thei...
ListenMiss Grit - Like You from 2022-10-05T07:00
Miss Grit - "Like You," a 2022 single on Mute.
New York-based, Korean-American artist Miss Grit (real name: Margaret Sohn) shares the new single "Like You," her first tra...
ListenTy Segall - Distraction from 2022-10-04T07:00
Ty Segall - "Distraction" from the 2022 album "Hello, Hi" on Drag City.
From glam rock to garage to experimental noise, Ty Segall has covered it all over his 14-...
ListenMorMor - Seasons Change from 2022-10-03T07:00
MorMor - "Seasons Change," a 2022 single on Don't Guess / AWAL.
On today's Song of the Day, Toronto-based artist MorMor (real name: Seth Nyquist) encourages listeners to ...
ListenCumulus - Sunbeam from 2022-09-30T07:00
Cumulus - "Sunbeam" from the 2022 album Something Brighter on Share It Music.
KEXP’s love and respect for Cumulus has been at least a decade in ...
ListenBig Joanie - In My Arms from 2022-09-29T07:00
Big Joanie - "In My Arms" from the 2022 album Back Home on Kill Rock Stars.
British punk trio and Listen
Peter Matthew Bauer - Skulls from 2022-09-28T07:00
Peter Matthew Bauer - "Skulls" from the 2022 album Flowers on Fortune Tellers.
With The Walkmen still on hiatus, multi-instrumentalist Peter Matthew Bauer contin...
ListenRocky Votolato - Little Black Diamond from 2022-09-27T07:00
Rocky Votolato - "Little Black Diamond" from the 2022 album Wild Roots on Spartan.
Long-beloved local artist Rocky Votolato returns with his most personal album ...
ListenKarate, Guns and Tanning - Enchanter from 2022-09-26T07:00
Karate, Guns and Tanning - "Enchanter," a 2022 self-released single.
Indianapolis-based band Karate, Guns & Tanning formed out of the 15-year friendship of bassist/vo...
ListenLIV† - Let It Go (feat. Dave B) from 2022-09-23T07:00
Livt - Let It Go (feat. Dave B) from the 2022 album Pink and Orange on LIV Free Media / DAY ONE ENT.
If you weren’t able to make it to our KEXP 50th anniversary ...
ListenLil Silva - Still (feat. Sampha&Ghetts) from 2022-09-22T07:00
Lil Silva - Still (feat. Sampha & Ghetts) from the 2022 album Yesterday Is Heavy on Nowhere Music Ltd.
It may have taken Lil Silva over a de...
ListenSon Little - 6 AM from 2022-09-21T07:00
Son Little - "6 AM," a 2022 single on ANTI-.
Philadelphia-based R&B artist Son Little (real name: Aaron Livingston) found inspiration from acclaimed sci-fi author Oct...
ListenMystic - Here, Alive (Spirits High) from 2022-09-20T07:00
Mystic - "Here, Alive (Spirits High)" from the 2022 album Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved Sparklers on Beautifull Soundworks.
As KEXP's Gabriel Teodros says, "Every
Kingsley Ibeneche - Asked for Light from 2022-09-19T07:00
Kingsley Ibeneche - "Asked For Light" from the 2022 album Udo on Dirty Deity.
Nigerian-American artist Kingsley Ibeneche truly opens his heart on his debut album...
ListenNada Rosa - The Process of Dying from 2022-09-16T07:00
Nada Rosa - "The Process of Dying" from the 2020 Personas EP on OTHERWORLDS.
Brandi Diaz is a Seattle-based musician and first-generation Cuban/Dominican American making ...
ListenMeridian Brothers - Metamorfosis (feat. Grupo El Renacimiento) from 2022-09-15T07:00
Meridian Brothers - "Metamorfosis (feat. Grupo El Renacimiento)" from the 2022 album Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento on Ansonia Records.
For Eblis Álvarez, ...
ListenOmar Apollo - Archetype from 2022-09-14T07:00
Omar Apollo - "Archetype" from the 2022 album Ivory (Marfil) on Warner.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJs Listen
mediopicky - quien te llamo from 2022-09-13T07:00
Mediopicky - "quien te llamo" from the 2022 album mediopicky on Salsa Fegol.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJs Listen
Doris Anahí - Aprendiendo por las Malas from 2022-09-12T07:00
Doris Anahí - "Aprendiendo por las Malas" from the 2022 Aprendiendo por las Malas EP on Casa Mija.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJs Listen
Beverly Crusher - Vacuum from 2022-09-09T07:00
Beverly Crusher - "Vacuum" from the 2022 album Waste of Waves on Freakout.
Seattle punk rock band Beverly Crusher has been chipping away and threatening a full album for ...
ListenManny Noir&Psychedelic Ensemble - Where Were You... from 2022-09-08T07:00
Manny Noir & Psychedelic Ensemble - "Where Were You…" from the 2022 album Nocturne on Everything Is Perfect / LIVE AT THE CLINIC.
Southeast London emcee Manny...
ListenMeskerem Mees - Best Friend from 2022-09-07T07:00
Meskerem Mees - "Best Friend," from the 2022 Caesar EP on Mayway.
Born in Ethiopia and raised in Belgium (where she still resides today), 23-year-old artist Meskerem Mees...
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S H I R A N - "Habibi Inta حبيبي انت" from the 2022 album Fadaytak on Batov.
Tel Aviv-based artist S H I R A N (real name: Shiran Avraham) uses her music to expl...
ListenJitwam - The Get Down from 2022-09-05T07:00
Jitwam - "The Get Down" from the 2022 album Third on Roya Records.
As KEXP's DJ Alex mentioned in 2018 when Jitwam contributed aListen
Franklin Gothic - Mr. Hangman from 2022-09-02T07:00
Franklin Gothic - Mr. Hangman from the 2022 album Into the Light on #veryjazzed.
Franklin Gothic is the solo project of Portland-based artist Jay DiBarto...
ListenBrijean - Take A Trip from 2022-09-01T07:00
Brijean - Take A Trip from the 2022 album Angelo on Ghostly International.
Vocalist/percussionist Brijean Murphy and producer/multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart have been ...
ListenFlying Lotus - You Don’t Know (feat. Devin Tracy) from 2022-08-31T07:00
Flying Lotus - "You Don’t Know (feat. Devin Tracy)" from the 2022 album The Room on Warp Records.
DJ/producer Flying Lotus teams up with soul singer Devi...
ListenYaya Bey - alright from 2022-08-30T07:00
Yaya Bey - "alright" from the 2022 album Remember Your North Star on Big Dada.
On her latest LP, Remember Your North Star, Brooklyn-based artist Yaya Bey explore...
ListenSantigold - High Priestess from 2022-08-29T07:00
Santigold - "High Priestess" from the 2022 album Spirituals on Little Jerk.
Santigold returns with a vengeance for Spirituals, her first new full-length...
ListenSlang - Chipped Tooth from 2022-08-26T07:00
Slang - Chipped Tooth from the 2022 album Cockroach In A Ghost Town on Kill Rock Stars.
In one of the most ultimate Northwest powergroup collaborations to come in recent ...
ListenThe Beths - Silence is Golden from 2022-08-25T07:00
The Beths - Silence is Golden from the 2022 album Expert in a Dying Field on Carpark.
New Zealand indie pop outfit The Beths are on the verge of dropping their highly ant...
ListenMomma - Lucky from 2022-08-24T07:00
Momma - "Lucky" from the 2022 album Household Name on Polyvinyl.
On today's Song of the Day, Brooklyn duo Momma aimed to write "a sappy and sentimental love song...
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NoSo - "David" from the 2022 album Stay Proud of Me on Partisan.
Singer-songwriter Baek Hwong named their musical project NoSo (as in North/South) after being as...
ListenAmbar Lucid - La Torre from 2022-08-22T07:00
Ambar Lucid - "La Torre" from the 2022 album La Torre on 300 Entertainment.
In tarot, the "Tower" card is said to represent sudden upheaval and unexpected change. Today's Song of...
ListenSmokey Brights - Ocean Shores from 2022-08-19T07:00
Smokey Brights - “Ocean Shores,” a 2022 single on Freakout.
Husband-and-wife duo and KEXP regulars, Smokey Brights, have been steadily churning out singles since their th...
ListenYoung Fathers - Geronimo from 2022-08-18T07:00
Young Fathers - “Geronimo,” a 2022 single on Ninja Tune.
Scottish genre-benders, Mercury Prize-winners, and KEXP favorites Young Fathers released their third record C...
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Beach Bunny - “Entropy” from the 2022 album Emotional Creature on Mom + Pop.
From TikTok buzzband to their sophomore album Emotional Creature, Chicago-based band
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Hermanos Gutiérrez - “El Bueno Y El Malo” from the 2022 album El Bueno Y El Malo on Easy Eye Sound
Swiss-Ecuadorian siblings Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez bring their love of '...
ListenHigh Vis - Blending from 2022-08-15T07:00
High Vis - “Blending” from the 2022 album Blending on Dais.
London-based band High Vis has its roots in the UK hardcore scene, but evolved into a less-shout-y po...
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Sango - "Tongue Tied (feat. asante)" from the 2022 album Great Lakes Influence on Wright Music Group.
Beloved former-Seattlite Sango recently returned with the mixtape
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BLK ODYSSY - "COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN (feat. Baby Rose)" from the 2022 album BLK VINTAGE: THE REPRISE on BLK ODYSSY / EMPIRE.
BLK ODYSSY aka Juwan Elcock is a dynamic ar...
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CARRTOONS - "Lighta (feat. Rae Khalil)" from the 2022 album Homegrown on Wichita Recordings.
Producer/multi-instrumentalist CARRTOONS (real name: Ben Carr) teams...
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Ricki Monique - "CEREAL (feat. MMYYKK)" from the 2022 GOOD SEEDS EP on Tangible Records.
Minneapolis-based artist Ricki Monique teams up with producer/multi-inst...
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Zap Mama - "Dessiné" a 2022 self-released single.
A French poem set to song, the latest from Belgian artist Marie Daulne (better known as Zap Mama) is a vibrant expressio...
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dsrt flwr - "Of Discernment," a 2022 self-released single.
Leave it to Larry Mizell Jr. to scope out a song that’s on the verge of blowing up. While “Of Discernment” may ...
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Bruno Berle -" É Preciso Ter Amor" from the 2022 album No Reino Dos Afetos on Far Out Recordings.
When Bruno Berle first quietly appeared in 2014, it was with the intimat...
ListenΣtella - Another Nation from 2022-08-03T07:00
Σtella - "Another Nation"from the 2022 album Up and Away on Sub Pop.
Greek artist Stella Chronopoulou (who records as Σtella, with a sigma) makes her Sub Pop Rec...
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Daphni - "Cloudy" from the 2022 album on Jiaolong.
Canadian composer Dan Snaith is perhaps best known as Caribou, but he shakes off his old "Daphni" moniker for today's ...
ListenGeorge Riley - Sacrifice from 2022-08-01T07:00
George Riley - "Sacrifice," a 2022 single on PLZ Make It Ruins.
West London-based artist George Riley teams up with DJ/producer Vegyn for today's Song of the Day. Vegyn i...
ListenBryson The Alien - I'm Out (feat. Signe Baburin) from 2022-07-29T07:00
Bryson The Alien - "I'm Out (feat. Signe Baburin)," a 2022 single on PNKSLM.
Portland-based rapper/producer Bryson the Alien is about to break out in a big way with his f...
ListenElizabeth M. Drummond - Crisis from 2022-07-28T07:00
Elizabeth M. Drummond - "Crisis," a 2022 single on Young Poet.
While the idea of starting a band with your childhood friends that almost immediately breaks it big, tours ...
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Brimheim - “can't hate myself into a different shape” from the 2022 album can't hate myself into a different shape on W.A.S. Entertainment.
Copenhagen-based artist Helena Heinese...
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Alvvays - "Pharmacist" from the 2022 album Blue Rev on Polyvinyl.
Canadian indie-pop quintet Alvvays return this fall with Blue Rev, despite numerous mi...
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Stone Gossard and Ani DiFranco - "Disorders," a 2022 single on Loosegroove/Righteous Babe.
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard unearthed a six-...
ListenMt Fog - Behind a Silent Door from 2022-07-22T07:00
Mt Fog - "Behind a Silent Door" from the 2022 self-released album Spells of Silence.
KEXP's own Jasmine Albertson spotlighted today's Song of the Day in her recent segment of Listen
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Courting - "Tennis" a 2022 single on Play It Again Sam.
UK band Courting set the course with their 2020 single "Football" and the title track off last year's EP, Gran...
ListenHello Mary - Looking Right Into the Sun from 2022-07-20T07:00
Hello Mary - "Looking Right Into the Sun" from the 2022 album Looking Right Into the Sun on Frenchkiss Records
Brooklyn trio Hello Mary Listen
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Jasmyn - "Crystal Ball" from the 2022 album In the Wild on ANTI-
Having unraveled herself from the band Weaves, Toronto singer/songwriter Jasmyn Burke was ready to slow down. She...
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Xenia Rubinos & El Individuo - "Madrugada" a 2022 single on ANTI-.
Last year's album, Listen
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Alec Shaw - "Spinning" from the 2022 self-released album Quantity.
Seattle-based singer/songwriter Alec Shaw splashed onto the local scene in 2016 with the reco...
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Banditos - "Here Tonight" from the 2022 album Right On on Egghunt Records.
Birmingham-born, now Nashville-based six-piece Banditos initially started over...
ListenKevin Morby - A Random Act of Kindness from 2022-07-13T07:00
Kevin Morby - "A Random Act of Kindness," from the 2022 album This is a Photograph on Dead Oceans
With today's Song of the Day, Kevin Morby aims to explore the d...
ListenWild Pink - Q. Degraw from 2022-07-12T07:00
Wild Pink - "Q. Degraw," a 2022 single on Royal Mountain.
Wild Pink – a New York-based group led by John Ross – reflect on the experience of burnout in today's Song of th...
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Panda Riot - "Extra Cosmic" from the 2022 self-released album Extra Cosmic.
Not only do Chicago quartet Panda Riot tap into My Bloody Valentine's Loveless Listen
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Khingz - "Fort Cash Money" from the 2022 album Over The World on OTOW/ freshcutflowers.
Khingz has long been an influential force in the Seattle hip hop scene, with the c...
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Mejiwahn - "Heart String Special (feat. Liv.e)" from the 2022 album BEANNA on Hot Record Societe.
Mejiwahn, who previously recorded under the name Art Vandelay (which per...
ListenFKJ - Greener (feat. Santana) from 2022-07-06T07:00
FKJ - "Greener (feat. Santana)" from the 2022 album V I N C E N T on Mom + Pop.
How do you get legendary guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana to perform on one of your songs? Well, according to...
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Xênia França - "Ancestral Infinito" from the 2022 self-released album Em Nome da Estrela.
Straight out of the gate, Brazilian artist Xênia França scored two Latin Grammy ...
ListenCoco Peila - Remember from 2022-07-04T07:00
Coco Peila - "Remember" from the 2022 Whose World? (The New Normal) EP on Miss Behave Records/La Vida Diosa Publishing.
With her latest EP, Whose World? (The New Normal)...
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Supercrush - Perfect Smile - from the 2022 self-released Melody Maker EP.
While Seattle power pop band Supercrush have technically been a band since 2013, they o...
ListenPenelope Isles - Play It Cool (Alt Mix) from 2022-06-30T07:00
Penelope Isles - Play It Cool (Alt Mix) - a 2022 single on Bella Union.
It’s a family affair for Penelope Isles, the sibling songwriting duo of Lily and Jack Wolter, who ...
ListenOceanator - Beach Days (Alive Again) from 2022-06-29T07:00
Oceanator - "Beach Days (Alive Again)" from the 2022 album Nothing's Ever Fine on Big Scary Monsters.
"By the ocean /
Is where i wanna be /
When this all comes to an end" Listen
Camilla Munck - Blessed Be from 2022-06-28T07:00
Camilla Munck - "Blessed Be" from the 2021 album Aeon on Moondrop Records.
Danish artist Camilla Munck began with a background in soundtracks and sound design. On her deb...
ListenConfidence Man - Holiday from 2022-06-27T07:00
Confidence Man - "Holiday" from the 2022 album TILT on Heavenly Recordings/[PIAS].
With today's Song of the Day, Australian electro-pop duo Confidence Man aim to make the...
ListenBeautiful Freaks - CROCODILE from 2022-06-24T07:00
Beautiful Freaks - "CROCODILE," a 2022 single on Scream Queen Records.
Constantly evolving in their sound, Beautiful Freaks has always been a band built more on energy an...
ListenChainsaw Girl - Chainsaw Girl from 2022-06-23T07:00
Chainsaw Girl - "Chainsaw Girl" from the 2021 self-released Chainsaw Girl EP.
Portland’s Chainsaw Girl were brought together with a combination of fate and Yu-Gi-Oh. Gui...
ListenEthel Cain - Hard Times from 2022-06-22T07:00
Ethel Cain - Hard Times - from the 2022 album Preacher's Daughter on Daughters of Cain Records
The album title Preacher's Daughter is on point for 24-year-old artist Ethe...
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Dreamer Isioma - Dream Girl - from the 2022 album Goodnight Dreamer on Dreamer Isioma/AWAL.
Goodnight Dreamer may be the debut album for 21-year-old Nigerian-American artist
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Tasha - Perfect Wife - from the 2021 album Tell Me What You Miss The Most on Father/Daughter Records.
With her sophomore full-length Tell Me What You Miss The Most, Chicago-based...
ListenErik Blood - Or Am I Wrong? from 2022-06-17T07:00
Musician, producer, sound engineer, and all-around creative force Erik Blood is known for a lot of things - one-half ofListen
Toro Y Moi - The Loop from 2022-06-16T07:00
In April, Chaz Bear dropped the seventh studio album from his constantly evolving project Toro y Moi titled Mahal. One of his jammier records, Mahal veers heav...
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Poppy Ajudha - MOTHERS SISTERS GIRLFRIENDS - from the 2022 self-released album THE POWER IN US
On her debut album The Power In Us, Poppy Ajudha display...
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Sampa the Great - Lane (feat. Denzel Curry) - a 2022 single on Loma Vista.
Today's Song of the Day finds Zambian-born, Botswana-raised artist Sampa The Great ta...
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Alabaster DePlume - I'm Good at Not Crying - from the 2022 album GOLD on International Anthem.
Quirkiness is in the cards with a nom de plume like Alabaster DePlume. The ...
ListenHollis - Burn Burn from 2022-06-10T07:00
Hollis - Burn Burn - a 2022 single on AntiFragile Music.
After years as a supporting artist for artists like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and bands like The Flavr Blue, Grammy-nominat...
ListenZola Jesus - The Fall from 2022-06-09T07:00
Zola Jesus - The Fall - from the 2022 album Arkhon on Sacred Bones.
Zola Jesus returns with her sixth full-length later this month titled Arkhon. The a...
ListenThe Heavy Heavy - Miles and Miles from 2022-06-08T07:00
The Heavy Heavy - Miles and Miles - from the 2022 album Life and Life Only on ATO.
Brighton, UK-based duo The Heavy Heavy channel the sun-drenched sound of the '60s with ...
ListenPorridge Radio - The Rip from 2022-06-07T07:00
Porridge Radio - "The Rip" from the 2022 album Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky on Secretly Canadian.
Right before the pandemic shut the world down, Brighton band Porri...
ListenJulia Jacklin - Lydia Wears A Cross from 2022-06-06T07:00
Julia Jacklin - "Lydia Wears A Cross" from the 2022 album Pre Pleasure on Polyvinyl.
Four years after charming the socks off of us with her 2018 record Crushing, Julia Jacklin is...
ListenIntroducing "The Runcast with John Richards" from 2022-06-03T07:00
We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richard...
ListenThese Arms Are Snakes - Camera Shy from 2022-06-03T07:00
These Arms Are Snakes - "Camera Shy" from the 2022 album Duct Tape & Shivering Crows on Suicide Squeeze.
Thirteen years after the unceremonious breakup of post-hardcore outfit
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Kraus - "Anyone" from the 2022 album Eye Escapes on Mutual Skies.
Will Kraus has been releasing his unique brand of caustic shoegaze under his surname since 2016. Since then, the Dallas m...
ListenThe Hunt - I Can’t Stand from 2022-06-01T07:00
The Hunt - "I Can’t Stand (Zola Jesus cover)" from the 2022 album Todo Muere SBXV on Sacred Bones.
This year, Brooklyn-based label Sacred Bones Records celebrates i...
ListenAutomatic - Skyscraper from 2022-05-31T07:00
Automatic - "Skyscraper" from the 2022 album Excess on Stones Throw.
Los Angeles trio Automatic tap into consumerism on their latest single, “Skyscraper,” cha...
ListenWorking Men's Club - Circumference from 2022-05-30T07:00
Working Men’s Club - Circumference from the 2022 album Fear Fear on Heavenly Recordings.
UK quartet Working Men’s Club return with their sophomore full-length...
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MALIA - "Undone" from the 2022 album What's After 'I Love You?' on MALIA/Black Sea Music.
Seattle-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter MALIA recently unveiled her la...
ListenJelly Cleaver - Cosmovisions from 2022-05-26T07:00
Jelly Cleaver - "Cosmovisions," a 2022 single on Jelly's Jams.
London musician Jelly Cleaver’s otherworldly take on jazz by utilizing her DIY/punk scene influences ...
ListenMumu Fresh - Dance Daughter from 2022-05-25T07:00
Mumu Fresh - "Dance Daughter" a 2022 self-released single.
For her latest single (and today's Song of the Day), Grammy-nominated artist Mumu Fresh teamed up with the move...
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Chronixx - "Never Give Up" a 2022 single on Forever Living Originals.
With his latest single, reggae artist Chronixx sends love to generations of his fellow artists in Ja...
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Quelle Chris - "Alive Ain't Always Living" from the 2022 album Deathfame on Mello Music Group.
Fresh off co-composing part of the score for the Oscar-winning film Judas and The Black ...
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Damien Jurado - Taped in Front of a Live Studio Audience from the 2022 album Reggae Film Star on Maraqopa.
Longtime KEXP-favorite Damien Jurado is on the heels of releasi...
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James and the Cold Gun - "Seven" from the 2022 False Start EP on Venn Records.
With a sound that’s miles away from the Kate Bus...
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Nina Kohout - "Moonlight" from the 2022 Pandemonium EP on Deadred Records.
When Slovakian artist Nina Kohout released her first single "Blue Sunray" back in 2020, she lan...
Listenalyona alyona - Рідні мої (feat. Jerry Heil) from 2022-05-17T07:00
alyona alyona - "Ridni moi (feat. Jerry Heil)," a 2022 single on ENKO.
For Easter this year, Ukrainian rapper alyona alyona shared a plea to celebrate and to uphold tradi...
ListenHazel English - Summer Nights from 2022-05-16T07:00
Hazel English - "Summer Nights," a 2022 self-released single.
On her forthcoming EP Summer Nights (out June 17th), Hazel English teams up with producer Jackson P...
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Ben Zaidi - "Jerusalem" from the 2022 album Acre of Salt on Nettwerk.
“What are you?” is an eye-rolling question people of mixed heritages never cease to get asked and often h...
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Fontaines D.C. - "Roman Holiday" from the 2022 album Skinty Fia on Partisan.
In April, Irish post-punkers Fontaines D.C. released their third studio album Skinty Fia<...
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Say Sue Me - "꿈에 To Dream" from the 2022 album The Last Thing Left on Damnably.
South Korean dream-pop quartet Say Sue Me will release their third LP The Last Thing L...
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Camp Cope - "Running With the Hurricane" from the 2022 album Running with the Hurricane on Run For Cover.
Melbourne, Australia-based trio Camp Cope find the calm within t...
ListenGracie Gray - Happiness from 2022-05-09T07:00
Gracie Gray - "Happiness" from the 2022 album Anna on Hand In Hive.
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Gracie Gray looks back on her youth on this wistful acoustic track...
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Moon Palace - "It’s a Shame" from the 2022 self-released Love Lost EP.
We’ve written about Moon Palace aListen
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Night Shop - "Let Me Let It Go" from the 2022 album Forever Night on Dangerbird Records.
Night Shop is the solo project of Justin Sullivan, who can often be seen hitting ...
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Spiritualized - "The Mainline Song" from the 2022 album Everything Was Beautiful on Fat Possum.
Long-running space rock pioneers Spiritualized return with their ninth stu...
ListenDeath Of The High Street - Synergy from 2022-05-03T07:00
Death Of The High Street - "Synergy," a 2022 self-released single.
Midlands-based post-punk band Death Of The High Street hit the scene last year with a very strong vote ...
ListenDazy&Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker from 2022-05-02T07:00
Dazy & Militarie Gun - "Pressure Cooker," a 2022 single on Very Loud Sounds.
Combine the talents of LA-based hardcore band Militarie Gun and James Goodson's punk/pop ...
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Rigmor - "Det er lige meget" from the 2022 album Glade blinde børn on Mermaid Records.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlig...
ListenLa Dame Blanche - Mata Sede (feat. Amanda Magalhaes) from 2022-04-28T07:00
La Dame Blanche - "Mata Sede (feat. Amanda Magalhaes)," a 2021 single on Nacional.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artis...
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Lydmor - "Nevada" from the 2021 album Capacity on hfn music.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artists playing the SPOT Fe...
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Les Filles de Illighadad - "Eghass Malan" from the 2017 album Eghass Malan on Sahel Sounds.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlight...
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Verdens Sidste Idé - "Marianne" from the 2022 self-released album Strå.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting art...
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Robert Glasper - "Why We Speak (feat. Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding)," a 2022 single on Loma Vista / Concord.
In 2012, jazz pianist Robert Glasper's fifth album, Bla...
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Sarah MK - "MITTOS (Make It To The Other Side)," a 2022 self-released single.
Montreal-based soulstress Sarah MK shares an uplifting new single, the first from her sophom...
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Rell Be Free - "$FreeMunny" from the 2022 self-released album Sow What? (Phase 3).
South Seattle-based musician/educator/entrepreneur Rell Be Free (real name: Jerrell Dav...
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Mala Suerte - "Habla Mierda de Mi" from the 2022 album Mala Suerte on Freakout Records.
Back in October,Listen
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Crows - "Garden of England" from the 2022 album Beware Believers on Bad Vibrations Records.
London-based quartet Crows released their sophomore dark and fuzzy post-punk record Beware ...
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Francis of Delirium - "The Funhouse," a 2022 single on Dalliance Records.
Fronted by 20-year-old dynamo Jana Bahrich, the Luxembourg-based band Francis of Delirium brings...
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Chaka Gettz - "Incinerate for KG" from the 2022 self-released Daytime Eraser EP.
Ukrainian band Chaka Gettz admits:...
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Hello Mary - "Sink In," a 2022 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day comes from Brooklyn trio Hello Mary, who formed when band members Helena Straight (vocalist/g...
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The Black Tones - "The End of Everything," a 2022 single on Sub Pop.
Seattle twin sibling duo The Black Tones made a splash in 2019 with their gritty debut full-length
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Quinton Brock - "There For You," a 2022 single on Shadow Panther.
With an ambitious goal to “change rock music forever,” Quinton Brock is clearly not shy abou...
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Magdalena Bay - "Secrets (Your Fire)" from the 2021 album Mercurial World on Luminelle Recordings.
Electro-pop duo Magdalena Bay share their struggles with social media o...
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Congotronics International - "Where's The One?," a 2022 single on Crammed Discs.
Congotronics International is truly a global affair: this supergroup comprises members of...
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TV Girl x Jordana - "Jump the Turnstile" from the 2021 album Summer's Over on Summer's Over.
Los Angeles-based group TV Girl have a long history with NYC artist J...
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ODESZA - "The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)," a 2022 single on Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune.
In Early February, ODESZA returned from a four-year hiatus to d...
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "The Way It Shatters" from the 2022 album Endless Rooms on Sub Pop.
In early February, Australian rockers Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Listen
Body Type - Buoyancy from 2022-03-30T07:00
Body Type - "Buoyancy" from the 2022 album Everything is Dangerous But Nothing's Surprising on Poison City Records.
You never know when creative inspiration will strike, and for Australia...
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Mitski - "The Only Heartbreaker" from the 2022 album Laurel Hell on Dead Oceans.
Mitski's latest album, Laurel Hell, went through a few different phases during i...
ListenFresh off the Spaceship: The Story of the Black Constellation from 2022-03-28T07:01
What is the Black Constellation? If you know, you'll want to listen to this podcast. If you don't, you'll want to listen, too.
"Fresh off the Spaceship" is the newest podcast from KEXP, t...
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Sudan Archives - "Home Maker," a 2022 single on Stones Throw.
Leave it to Sudan Archives to make domestic life sultry and seductive. After making the move from Cincinnati to her current h...
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Acid Tongue - "Take Me To Your Leader (feat. Death Valley Girls)" from the 2021 album Arboretum on Freakout Records.
This past November, local chairmen of psych-rock Acid Tongue Listen
King Hannah - Big Big Baby from 2022-03-24T07:00
King Hannah - "Big Big Baby" from the 2022 album I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me on City Slang.
While the duo that make up King Hannah - Craig Whittle and Hannah...
ListenThe Lazy Eyes - Fuzz Jam from 2022-03-23T07:00
The Lazy Eyes - "Fuzz Jam" from the 2022 self-released album SongBook.
Australian psych band The Lazy Eyes chose a fitting title for today's Song of the Day: the song is,...
ListenDeath Valley Girls - When I'm Free from 2022-03-22T07:00
Death Valley Girls - "When I’m Free," a 2022 single on Suicide Squeeze.
Earlier this year, Seattle's Suicide Squeeze Records released a split single featuring two bands off their ro...
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Bambara - "Birds" from the 2022 Love On My Mind EP on Wharf Cat.
Brooklyn-based band Bambara — a trio of twins Reid and Blaze Bateh with their childhood friend Will...
ListenKing Khazm - Gone Away From Here (feat. Abstract Rude, Moka Only&Myka 9) from 2022-03-18T07:00
King Khazm - "Gone Away From Here (feat. Abstract Rude, Moka Only & Myka 9)" from the 2022 album Return of a MAD on Fresh Chopped Beats / MADK Productions.
For over 25 years, ...
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Billi Free & The Lasso - "Thrive, Despite" from the 2022 album Holy Body Roll on Mello Music Group.
Holy Body Roll, released this March, is a collaborative record between New...
ListenSamora Pinderhughes - Masculinity (feat. Immanuel Wilkins) from 2022-03-16T07:00
Samora Pinderhughes - "Masculinity (feat. Immanuel Wilkins)" from the 2022 album GRIEF on Stretch Music / Ropeadope.
GRIEF is more than just an album — it's a third of "The...
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K.ZIA - "JFMB" from the 2022 album Genesis on Groove Attack.
Born in Berlin to a father from Martinique and a Belgo-Congolese mother (Marie Daulne, of the acclaimed Zap Mama), K.Z...
ListenYugen Blakrok&Kanif The Jhatmaster - Pedestal from 2022-03-14T07:00
Yugen Blakrok & Kanif The Jhatmaster - "Pedestal," a 2022 single on I.O.T. Records.
Hailing from the Eastern Cape, rapper Yugen Blackrok shot to stardom with her 2013...
ListenArlo Parks - Softly from 2022-03-11T08:00
Arlo Parks - "Softly," a 2022 single on Transgressive.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of Listen
50 Foot Wave - Staring Into The Sun from 2022-03-10T08:00
50 Foot Wave - "Staring Into the Sun," a 2022 single on Fire Records.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of Listen
Adwaith - ETO from 2022-03-09T08:00
Adwaith - "ETO," a 2022 single on Libertino Records.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of Listen
LOTTA - Léonard from 2022-03-08T08:00
LOTTA - "Léonard" from the 2021 Seafarer EP on Deadred Records.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of Listen
Clarissa Connelly - Holler from 2022-03-07T08:00
Clarissa Connelly - "Holler" from the 2020 self-released album The Voyager.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of Listen
BRoc - Black Rainbow (feat. Porter Ray) from 2022-03-04T08:00
BRoc - "Black Rainbow (feat. Porter Ray)," a 2022 self-released single.
Brian Ovalles, AKA BRoc, is a Seattle-based producer and DJ who’s worked e...
ListenSevdaliza - High Alone from 2022-03-03T08:00
Sevdaliza - "High Alone," a 2022 single on Twisted Elegance.
It's been two years since her stunning sophomore release Shabrang, but Dutch-Iranian artist Sevdaliza Listen
Fly Anakin - Ghost (feat. Nickelus F) from 2022-03-02T08:00
Fly Anakin - "Ghost (feat. Nickelus F)" from the 2022 album Frank on Lex Records Ltd.
Described by Madlib as "one of the illest MCs," anticipation has been high for the debut full-length ...
ListenHigh Pulp - All Roads Lead To Los Angeles from 2022-03-01T08:00
High Pulp - "All Roads Lead to Los Angeles" from the 2022 album Pursuit of Ends on ANTI-.
With today's Song of the Day, Seattle's experimental jazz septet High Pulp share...
ListenBlue Lab Beats - Motherland Journey (feat. Killbeatz&Fela Kuti) from 2022-02-28T08:00
Blue Lab Beats - "Motherland Journey (feat. Killbeatz & Fela Kuti)" from the 2022 album Motherland Journey on Blue Note / Blue Adventure.
London-based duo Blue Lab Beats Listen
F!RES - The Lonely Sea from 2022-02-25T08:00
F!RES - "The Lonely Sea" from the 2021 self-released album High Tide.
Ballard-based band F!RES pay tribute to the late Shawn Smith on today's Song of the Day. The local l...
ListenCloud Cult - One Way Out of a Hole from 2022-02-24T08:00
Cloud Cult - "One Way Out of a Hole," a 2022 single on Earthology Records.
After a six-year hiatus, Cloud Cult return with the album Metamorphosis, to be release...
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Yard Act - "The Overload" from the 2022 album The Overload on Zen F.C.
This might be the debut album from Leeds band Yard Act, but its members have been kicking around th...
ListenDehd - Bad Love from 2022-02-22T08:00
Dehd - "Bad Love" from the 2022 album Blue Skies on Fat Possum.
Post-punk trio Dehd return this spring with Blue Skies, their fourth album overall, but their fir...
ListenThe Head and the Heart - Virginia (Wind in the Night) from 2022-02-21T08:00
The Head and the Heart - "Virginia (Wind in the Night)" from the 2022 album Every Shade of Blue on Warner.
Beloved local band The Head and the Heart return this spring wi...
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Weep Wave - "Synthetic Dreams," a 2022 self-released single.
Over the five years since we first covered
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Warpaint - "Champion" from the 2022 album Radiate Like This on Heirlooms/Virgin.
After six long years, Los Angeles quartet Warpaint are set to release a new album. Due ou...
ListenWidowspeak - Everything Is Simple from 2022-02-16T08:00
Widowspeak - "Everything is Simple" from the 2022 album The Jacket on Captured Tracks.
Brooklyn-based duo Widowspeak are gearing up to release their sixth studio album, <...
ListenThe Devil and Her Chauffeur - Never Let Me Go from 2022-02-15T08:00
The Devil and Her Chauffeur - "Never Let Me Go," a 2021 self-released single.
Seattle-based duo The Devil and Her Chauffeur was a project born out of the pandemic and the...
ListenPom Pom Squad - Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf) from 2022-02-14T08:00
Pom Pom Squad - "Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf)," a 2021 single on City Slang.
Back in December, Pom Pom Squad turned aListen
Greg Cypher&Def Dee - Right On (feat. 10isee Williams) from 2022-02-11T08:00
Greg Cypher & Def Dee - "Right On (feat. 10isee Williams)" from the 2021 album Third Stone on Nine Six Intl.
For over a decade Greg Cypher climbed the ranks of Seattl...
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A La Una - "On My Way (feat. Kimmortal)," a 2022 single on Palms High Records.
A La Una is the just the latest iteration of a long-running collaboration between Lex Junio...
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Lucius - "Next To Normal" from the 2022 album Second Nature on Mom + Pop Records.
After spending the past few years lending their voices to their friends’ records such as The War on...
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Lady Wray - "Melody (feat. Melody Bloom Bacote)" from the 2021 album Piece of Me on Big Crown Records.
Nicole Wray’s musical career is a long and winding one, with a series of highs...
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JusMoni - "Reckoning," a 2021 self-released single.
Here at KEXP, we’ve long been fans of JusMoni aka Moni Tep. Back in 2018, alongside the release of her latest al...
ListenChastity Belt - Fear from 2022-02-04T08:00
Chastity Belt - "Fear," a 2021 self-released single.
Local faves Chastity Belt recently returned with the limited 7” ‘Fake/Fear,’ the quartet’s fi...
ListenBoy Harsher - Give Me a Reason from 2022-02-03T08:00
Boy Harsher - "Give Me a Reason" from the 2022 album The Runner on NUDE CLUB.
The Northampton, MA-via-Savannah, GA duo Boy Harsher recently added filmmaker to their resum...
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Dijon - "Talk Down" from the 2021 album Absolutely on Warner.
LA-based artist and former half of the alt R&B duo Abhi//Dijon, Dijon released his debut album Absol...
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Parris - "Skater's World (feat. Eden Samara)" from the 2021 album Soaked In Indigo Moonlight on Can You Feel The Sun.
Parris is a London-born-and-raised producer who has ...
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serpentwithfeet - "Down Nuh River" from the 2021 EP DEACON'S Grove on Secretly Canadian.
In March of 2021, Los Angeles-via-Baltimore experimental soul artist serpentwithfeet Listen
Friedberg - Yeah from 2022-01-28T08:00
Friedberg - "Yeah" from the 2021 album YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH on Marathon Artists.
Indie pop quartet Friedberg is named after frontwoman Anna F.’s Austrian hometown...
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Qlowski - "Folk Song" from the 2021 album Quale Futuro? on Maple Death Records.
London-by-way-of-Italy art-punk outfit Qlowski is led by Michele Tellarini and Cecilia Cor...
ListenAmelie Siba - hold on to me from 2022-01-26T08:00
Amelie Siba - "hold on to me" from the 2021 self-released EP when is our time.
Prague-based singer-songwriter Amelie Siba makes quiet, intimate songs that are simple in i...
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Meskerem Mees - "Joe" from the 2021 album Julius on Mayway Records.
Belgium-based singer-songwriter Meskerem Mees first appeared on the scene in 2020 with her debut singl...
ListenLADANIVA - Vay Aman from 2022-01-24T08:00
LADANIVA - "Vay Aman" from the 2020 EP Ladaniva on Planete B.
Ladaniva is the musical partnership between Armenian singer Jacqueline Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist Louis Th...
ListenJayomi - Julia from 2022-01-21T08:00
Jayomi - "Julia" from the 2021 self-released album Midnight Love Note.
Local band Jayomi has been wowing underground audiences with their dreamy take on indiepop for a fe...
ListenParcels - Somethinggreater from 2022-01-20T08:00
Parcels - "Somethinggreater" from the 2021 album Day/Night on Because Music.
Australia-born, Berlin-based five-piece Parcels make groovy electropop, blending funk and dis...
ListenBully - Just for Love from 2022-01-19T08:00
Bully - "Just For Love," a 2021 single on Sub Pop.
If you somehow missed SUGAREGG, the third studio album from Nashville’s Bully, when it was released a ye...
ListenIbibio Sound Machine - Electricity from 2022-01-18T08:00
Ibibio Sound Machine - "Electricity," a 2021 single on Merge.
Just about three years ago, when the world was in a very different place, KEXP celebratedListen
Beach House - Once Twice Melody from 2022-01-17T08:00
Beach House Once - "Twice Melody" from the 2022 album Once Twice Melody on Sub Pop.
As longtime fans and champions of Baltimore-based band Beach House, the excitement ove...
ListenFloored Faces - I'd Be Broke from 2022-01-14T08:00
Floored Faces - "I'd Be Broke" from the 2021 self-released album Kool Hangs.
Floored Faces are the latest to emerge from Seattle’s heavy rock scene, drawing influen...
ListenConstant Smiles - Run To Stay from 2022-01-13T08:00
Constant Smiles - "Run to Stay" from the 2021 album Paragons on Sacred Bones.
Since 2009, Constant Smiles have been churning out roughly an album a year, amassing a prett...
ListenLætitia Sadier - New Moon from 2022-01-12T08:00
Lætitia Sadier - "New Moon," a 2021 single on Drag City.
Laetitia Sadier’s heavenly croons became familiar to us via Stereolab back when they appeared on the ...
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Bonobo - "Rosewood" from the 2022 album Fragments on Ninja Tune.
Since the late ‘90s, Simon Green has been sharing his sweeping electronic grooves as Bonobo to much...
ListenCarrie Biell - Come By from 2022-01-10T08:00
Carrie Biell - "Come By" from the 2022 self-released album We Get Along.
As one-quarter of Listen
Eternia&Rel McCoy - Home (feat. Shad&SHEAL) from 2022-01-07T08:00
Eternia & Rel McCoy - "Home (feat. Shad & SHEAL)" from the 2021 album FREE on Fat Beats.
This past September saw two of Toronto’s hip hop stars team up for a collaborative a...
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NeONE the Wonderer - "Nose Dive" from the 2021 album Future Bubblers 5.0 on Brownswood Recordings.
Nathan Lawrence might have a limited body of work at NeONE the Wonderer...
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Earl Sweatshirt - "Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)" from the 2022 album Sick on Tan Cressida, inc/Warner.
Former Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt is gearing up to rele...
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Waahli - "DERIVE (feat. Webz)," a 2021 single on Wyzah Musk Prod.
Born and raised in Montreal to a Haitian family, Waahli is one of the leading members of Hip Hop supergr...
ListenThe Midnight Hour - Jazz Is Dead (Georgia Anne Muldrow Geemix) from 2022-01-03T08:00
The Midnight Hour - "Jazz Is Dead (Georgia Anne Muldrow Geemix)" from the 2021 album Remixes JID010 on Jazz Is Dead.
As The Midnight Hour, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge collabora...
ListenAlina Pash - Bosorkanya from 2021-12-31T08:00
Alina Pash - "Bosorkanya" from the 2019 album PINTEA:GORY on Bitanga LLC.
Alina Pash will be performing at this year's virtual Eurosonic (ESNS) Music Festival and Conference January 19-22...
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Дeva - "Unglitched," a 2020 single on Move Gently Records.
Дeva will be performing at this year's virtual Eurosonic (ESNS) Music Festival and Conference January 19-22 and has also b...
ListenDenise Chaila - CHAILA from 2021-12-29T08:00
Denise Chaila - "CHAILA" from the 2020 album GO Bravely on narolane.
Denise Chaila will be performing at this year's virtual Eurosonic (ESNS) Music Festival and Conference Januar...
ListenTakeshi's Cashew - Sterndüne (Kosmodr∞m) from 2021-12-28T08:00
Takeshi’s Cashew - "Sterndüne (Kosmodr∞m)" from the 2021 album Humans In A Pool on Laut & Luise.
Takeshi’s Cashew will be performing at this year's vir...
ListenAnna B Savage - Corncrakes from 2021-12-27T08:00
Anna B Savage - "Corncrakes" from the 2021 album A Common Turn on City Slang.
Anna B Savage will be performing at this year's virtual Eurosonic (ESNS) Music Festival and Conferen...
ListenMike Farris - Havana Santa from 2021-12-24T08:00
Mike Farris - "Havana Santa," a 2021 single on Compass Records.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by Listen
India Ramey - Cocktail Christmas from 2021-12-23T08:00
India Ramey - "Cocktail for Christmas" from the 2021 album Christmas Times A'Comin' 2021 on Medicine Show Records.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring...
ListenPhone Jerks - !Christmas on the Floor! from 2021-12-22T08:00
Phone Jerks - "!Christmas on the Floor!," a 2020 self-released single.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by Listen
Attendant - Roll on May (Misery Christmas) from 2021-12-21T08:00
Attendant - "Roll On May (Misery Christmas)," a 2021 self-released single.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by Listen
SS-20 - (No) War Toys On Christmas from 2021-12-20T08:00
SS-20 - "(No) War Toys On Christmas" from the 1987 EP Daddy's Drunk On Christmas on No Pretense Records.
This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas...
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Advertisement - "The Matador," a 2021 single on Fire Talk.
Hot off the heels of their 4-song EP, Freedom, that came out last month, Seattle quintet Advertisement...
ListenBartees Strange - Free Kelly Rowland (feat. Armand Hammer) from 2021-12-16T08:00
Bartees Strange - "Free Kelly Rowland (feat. Armand Hammer)" from the 2021 album Live Forever (Deluxe Edition) on Memory Music.
Last year, DC-based musician Bartees Strange Listen
Otis McDonald - Keep it Sexy from 2021-12-15T08:00
Otis McDonald - "Keep It Sexy," a 2020 single on TrackTribe.
Otis McDonald began as a studio experiment, where San Francisco-based producer and artist Joe Bagale spent th...
ListenSweeping Promises - Pain Without a Touch from 2021-12-14T08:00
Sweeping Promises - "Pain Without A Touch," a 2021 single on Feel It Records / Sub Pop.
On last year's debut LP Hunger for a Way Out, Sweeping Promises pre...
ListenDina Ögon - Ficktjuven from 2021-12-13T08:00
Dina Ögon - "Ficktjuven" from the 2021 album Dina Ögon on Sing a Song Fighter.
Self-described as the "bastard love child of Eric B. & Rakim, Fleetwood Mac, Selda Bağcan, and...
ListenSea Lemon - Sunday from 2021-12-10T08:00
Sea Lemon - "Sunday," a 2021 self-released single.
Seattle artist Sea Lemon (aka 26-year-old singer/songwriter Natalie Lew) shares a shimmery slice of dreampop on her deb...
ListenLive on KEXP with Arlo Parks from 2021-12-10T08:00
Today, we bring you an episode of KEXP's Live on KEXP podcast featuring an exclusive session with Arlo Parks.
With two EPs and a seem...
ListenNilüfer Yanya - Stabilise from 2021-12-09T08:00
Nilüfer Yanya - "Stabilise" from the 2022 album Painless on ATO.
British singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya will release her highly-anticipated sophomore full-leng...
ListenHatchie - This Enchanted from 2021-12-08T08:00
Hatchie - "This Enchanted," a 2021 single on Secretly Canadian.
Brisbane, Australia-based artist Hatchie (real name: Harriette Pilbeam) has signed to the label Secretly C...
ListenHand Habits - More Than Love from 2021-12-07T08:00
Hand Habits - "More Than Love" from the 2021 album Fun House on Saddle Creek.
It was a "fun house" indeed: during the pandemic, singer/songwriter Meg Duffy (who records as Hand Ha...
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BLK ODYSSY - "MURDA" from the 2021 album BLK VINTAGE on After School.
“I want to create something that will be culturally impactful for my people. I want to do something that is imp...
ListenSmokey Brights - Honey Eye from 2021-12-03T08:00
Smokey Brights - "Honey Eye," a 2021 single on Freakout.
Today's Song of the Day — from Seattle's own Smokey Brights — is a love song for unc...
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Just Mustard - "I Am You," a 2021 single on Partisan.
Irish quintet Just Mustard caug...
ListenSpiritualized - Always Together With You from 2021-12-01T08:00
Spiritualized - "Always Together With You" from the 2022 album Everything Was Beautiful on Fat Possum.
If today's Song of the Day sounds a little familiar, you're not just tripping on
Mandy, Indiana - Bottle Episode from 2021-11-30T08:00
Mandy, Indiana - "Bottle Episode" from the … EP on Fire Talk.
Mandy, Indiana aren't from Indiana at all — the post-rock quartet actually hail from Manchester...
ListenChris Carroll - Blue (feat. Gabriel Teodros) from 2021-11-29T08:00
Chris Carroll - "Blue (feat. Gabriel Teodros)," a 2021 single on Raindrop Sound.
Seattle-based artist Chris Carroll made a name for himself with his impressive production...
ListenSnotty Nose Rez Kids - Change (feat. ebonEmpress&Jenny Lea) from 2021-11-26T08:00
Snotty Nose Rez Kids - "Change (feat. ebonEmpress & Jenny Lea)" from the 2021 album Life After on Distorted Muse.
Vancouver-based duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids live up to ...
ListenJelly Cleaver - Black Line from 2021-11-25T08:00
Jelly Cleaver - "Black Line," a 2021 single on Gearbox Records.
On today's Song of the Day, South London-based artist/activist Jelly Cleaver uses her bluesy guitar rock t...
ListenIvy Sole - One More Night (feat. Topaz Jones) from 2021-11-24T08:00
Ivy Sole - "One More Night (feat. Topaz Jones)," a 2021 single on Les Fleurs Records.
With her new single "One More Night", Philadelphia-based artist Ivy Sole teams up with Montclair, NJ-...
ListenCoco Peila - Pretty Girls (feat. Taj Mahal) from 2021-11-23T08:00
Coco Peila - "Pretty Girls (feat. Taj Mahal)," a 2021 single on JuixeGRL Records.
With her latest single "Pretty Girls," Bay Area-based artist Coco Peila has elevated a movement to challe...
ListenRuth B. - Moments in Between from 2021-11-22T08:00
Ruth B. - "Moments in Between" from the 2021 album Moments in Between on Reb Music Productions / Downtown Records.
Ethiopian-Canadian singer/songwriter Ruth B. explores the complexities o...
ListenMaiah Manser - Walking Faster from 2021-11-19T08:00
Maiah Manser - "Walking Faster," a 2021 self-released single.
It’s been four years since Los Angeles-via-Seattle-via-Oregon musician Maiah Manser released her fanta...
ListenCombo Chimbita - Babalawo from 2021-11-18T08:00
Combo Chimbita - "Babalawo," a 2021 single on Anti-.
Combo Chimbita is the project for four first-generation New Yorkers who make tropical futurism inspired by the cumbia...
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JOHN - "Šibensko Powerhouse" from the 2021 album Nocturnal Manoeuvres on Brace Yourself Records / Pets Care Records.
As one YouTuber comically remarked on the footage of JOHN&rsquo...
ListenTrentemøller - All Too Soon from 2021-11-16T08:00
Trentemøller - "All Too Soon" from the 2022 album Memoria on In My Room.
Danish producer Anders Trentemøller has been making cinematic electronic soundscapes for over 20 yea...
ListenMr Twin Sister - Polvo from 2021-11-15T08:00
Mr Twin Sister - "Polvo" from the 2021 album Al Mundo Azul on Twin Group.
For over a decade now, Mr Twin Sister have been constantly reinventing their sound in completely...
ListenTina Bell: Unsung Goddess of Grunge from 2021-11-12T08:01
Today, we bring you the story of Tina Bell, from KEXP's Sound & Vision podcast.
Bam Bam was a Black woman-fronted grunge ban...
ListenTalaya. - Sola Fide + No Way (feat. Brandon Marsalis&Crissy P) from 2021-11-12T08:00
Talaya. - "Sola Fide + No Way (feat. Brandon Marsalis & Crissy P)" from the 2021 album Existential Soul on Talaya's Music.
“Sola Fide + No Way” is an exemplification in so...
ListenLiv.e - Bout It from 2021-11-11T08:00
Liv.e - "Bout It," a 2021 single on In Real Life / AWAL.
Dallas-born singer/songwriter Liv.e may have only just released her debut album Couldn’t Wait to Tell Y...
ListenDora Jar - Scab Song from 2021-11-10T08:00
Dora Jar - "Scab Song," a 2021 single on Original Sin.
24-year-old Dora Jar may only have a handful of songs out currently but she’s poised to become the Next ...
ListenAngélica Garcia - Llorona from 2021-11-09T08:00
Angélica Garcia - "Llorona" from the 2021 Echo Eléctrico EP on Spacebomb.
Los Angeles-born, Richmond-based singer/songwriter Angélica Garcia uses mus...
ListenPink Siifu - Big Ole (feat. BbyMutha) from 2021-11-08T08:00
Pink Siifu - "Big Ole (feat. BbyMutha)" from the 2021 album GUMBO'! on Dynamite Hill.
Pink Siifu is just one of the musical pseudonyms that Livingston Matthews has taken ...
ListenMAITA - Pastel Concrete from 2021-11-05T07:00
MAITA - "Pastel Concrete" from the 2022 album I Just Want To Be Wild For You on Kill Rock Stars.
MAITA is the full-band project of Portland-based artist Maria Maita-Keppe...
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Breeze - "Come Around (feat. Cadence Weapon)" from the 2021 album Only Up on Hand Drawn Dracula.
Toronto-based producer Josh Korody has a long list of credits to his name including Dilly ...
ListenAbiodun Oyewole - Harlem from 2021-11-03T07:00
Abiodun Oyewole - "Harlem" from the 2021 album Gratitude on Fire Records.
Abiodun Oyewole’s legendary history can be traced back to one very important day, May 19, ...
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alt-J - "U&ME," from the 2022 album The Dream on Atlantic.
After a surprisingly sunny weekend, a cheery indie pop single about hanging with your friends at a music fest...
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Sneaker Pimps - "So Far Gone (feat. Simonne Jones)" from the 2021 album Squaring The Circle on Unfall.
It might have taken almost two decades, but Sneaker Pimps are final...
ListenDanny Newcomb - This World from 2021-10-29T07:00
Danny Newcomb - "This World," a 2021 single on Rock Candy Mountain.
Danny Newcomb’s musical journey goes all the way back to 1981, when the hair was bigger, the music simultaneously...
ListenMakthaverskan - This Time from 2021-10-28T07:00
Makthaverskan - "This Time" from the 2021 album För Allting on Run For Cover.
Makthaverskan don’t sound at all like they belong in this era. Heavily inspired by mid &l...
ListenDeserta - Lost In The Weight from 2021-10-27T07:00
Deserta - "Lost in the Weight" from the 2022 album Every Moment, Everything You Need on Felte.
Matthew Doty is wasting no time building up a catalogue of work as Deserta. Quick o...
ListenTotally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - The Distance from 2021-10-26T07:00
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - "The Distance" from the 2021 The Distance EP on Nice Age.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, the musical pseudonym of Orlando Higginbottom, ...
ListenAeon Station - Queens from 2021-10-25T07:00
Aeon Station - "Queens" from the 2021 album Observatory on Sub Pop.
After 18 years of waiting for the Wrens to follow up their beloved 2003 triumph, The Meadowlands, we&...
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J’von - "Blacc Moses" from the 2021 album KING CHEETAH on Empty Planet.
“I need something that sounds like a win,” J’Von announces at the beginning of “Blacc...
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Tiawa - "Life Is Not a Crime" from the 2021 album Moonlit Train on Tru Thoughts.
Brighton-based musician Tiawa fuses hip hop, neo-soul, and the Latin fol...
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Helixx C. Armageddon - "Rollercoaster," a 2021 single on Creative Juices Music.
While “Rollercoaster” might be the sole single one can currently find on streaming platforms by...
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Cleo Sol - "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" from the 2021 album Mother on Forever Living Originals.
If her name doesn’t sound familiar, her angelic vocals have been on full d...
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Adeline - "Stages (feat. KAMAUU)" from the 2021 album Adi Oasis on Unity Records.
French Caribbean singer and bassist Adeline makes funk-fueled soul that’s as joyful as it ...
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Guazú & Terror/Cactus - "Almita" from the 2021 EP Botanas: Guazú & Terror Cactus on Shika Shika Collective.
“Almita” is one of three tracks on an EP that melds...
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Xenia Rubinos - "Cógelo Suave," a 2021 single on Anti-.
Renowned for forging a sound that’s completely her own, with influences ranging from R&B to punk, you never know w...
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Quantic & Nidia Góngora - "Macumba de Marea," a 2021 single on Tru Thoughts.
Since 2017, British producer Will Holland AKA Quantic and Colombian folk singer-songwriter Nidia G&...
ListenSusana Baca - Sorongo from 2021-10-12T07:00
Susana Baca - "Sorongo" from the 2021 album Palabras Urgentes on Real World Records.
Singer, musicologist, writer, three-time Latin Grammy winner, and a former Minister of Culture in her ...
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Sean Beaver - "TECH-YES" from the 2020 self-released album Electric Turtle Dreams
Sean Beaver is an indigenous Canadian electronic artist who is based in Calgary, Alberta...
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Hiatus Kaiyote - "Sip Into Something Soft" from the 2021 album Mood Valiant on Brainfeeder.
Two-time Grammy nominated neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote have returned after ...
ListenMoor Mother - Made A Circle (feat. Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela&Orion Sun) from 2021-10-06T07:00
Moor Mother - "Made A Circle (feat. Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela & Orion Sun)" from the 2021 album Black Encyclopedia of the Air on Moor Mother / Anti.
While she couldn't phy...
ListenRochelle Jordan - LOVE YOU GOOD from 2021-10-05T07:00
Rochelle Jordan - "LOVE YOU GOOD" from the 2021 album Play With The Changes on UNDRGRND / Young Art Records.
Seven years ago, London-born L.A.-based artist Rochelle Jordan Listen
Cheekface - Reward Points from 2021-10-04T07:00
Cheekface - "Reward Points" from the 2021 Emphatically Mo' (b-sides) EP on New Professor Music.
Los Angeles-based trio Cheekface specialize in quirky, upbeat songs with s...
ListenThe Shivas - Undone from 2021-10-01T07:00
The Shivas - "Undone," a 2021 single on Tender Loving Empire.
Portland psych-rock band The Shivas return with their fifth full-length, Feels So Good // Feels So Bad Listen
Geese - Low Era from 2021-09-30T07:00
Geese - "Low Era" from the 2021 album Projector on Partisan.
Brooklyn youths Geese (the oldest band member is 19-years-old) are releasing their debut album, Projector...
ListenTom Morello - Driving to Texas (feat. Phantogram) from 2021-09-29T07:00
Tom Morello - "Driving To Texas (feat. Phantogram)" from the 2021 album The Atlas Underground Fire on Mom + Pop.
Tom Morello has a lot of impressive guests on his forthco...
ListenEERA - Ladder from 2021-09-28T07:00
EERA - "Ladder" from the 2021 album Speak on Just Dust Recordings.
Berlin-based Norwegian artist EERA (real name: Anna Lena Bruland) has announced her sophomore album,
The War on Drugs - Living Proof from 2021-09-27T07:00
The War On Drugs - "Living Proof" from the 2021 album I Don’t Live Here Anymore on Atlantic.
Long-running Philly-based band The War on Drugs have announced their fi...
ListenBig Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes&Anaïs Mitchell) from 2021-09-24T07:00
Big Red Machine - "Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)" from the 2021 album How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? on 37d03d.
Last month, The National’s Aaro...
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Public Service Broadcasting - "Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca)" from the 2021 album Bright Magic on Play It Again Sam.
London-based post-prog band Public Service Broadcasti...
ListenThe Haunted Youth - Coming Home from 2021-09-22T07:00
The Haunted Youth - "Coming Home," a 2021 single on Mayway Records.
Belgian dream-pop project The Haunted Youth (the creative outlet for musician Joachim Liebens) bring d...
ListenThe Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing from 2021-09-21T07:00
The Violent Hearts - "Everything and Nothing," a 2021 single on Dinner For Wolves.
After the break-up of their previous band Sharks, musicians James Mattock (vocals/guitarist) and C...
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Goat - "Fill My Mouth" from the 2021 album Headsoup on Rocket Recordings.
Experimental Swedish group GOAT have just released the rarities collection Headsoup, a ...
ListenTres Leches - Leaving My Light On from 2021-09-17T07:00
On their latest single, local duo Tres Leches reflect on the "positive changes that come to you when you start doing things for yourself instead of trying to prove other people ...
ListenSofia Kourtesis - La Perla from 2021-09-16T07:00
Berlin-based Peruvian artist Sofia Kourtesis turned towards her home on her latest EP, Fresia Magdalena. "Fresia" is her mother’s name, and "Magdalena" is the dis...
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Cuban vocalist, flautist, and percussionist Yaité Ramos Rodriguez pays tribute to a folkloric legend with her musical moniker
Bizarrap, Duki&Nicki Nicole - YaMeFui from 2021-09-14T07:00
Today's Song of the Day is a promise kept: before the 2021 Copa América international men's football championship (or as Americans call it, "soccer"), Argentinean DJ/producer Gonzalo Juli...
ListenOmar Apollo - Go Away from 2021-09-13T07:00
Mexican-American singer-songwriter Omar Apollo [real name: Omar Apolonio Velasco] has had an inspiring rise to fame: while living in an attic and working two jobs (at Jimmy John...
ListenChris Carroll - Rose Colored Glasses from 2021-09-10T07:00
Chris Carroll - "Rose Colored Glasses," a 2021 single on Raindrop Sound.
Seattle-based, Filipino-American artist Chris Carroll has his roots in the local hip-hop scene, a...
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Mystic - "The Life" from the 2021 re-release Cuts For Luck and Scars For Freedom on Beautiful Soundworks.
Twenty years ago, west coast MC Mystic (real name: Mandolyn Wi...
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MACK - "Fire Among Us (feat. Akua Naru)," a 2021 single on Deposito Zero Studios.
Italian duo MACK combines the talents of Federico Squassabia (keyboards/bass synth/compo...
ListenGabriel Garzón-Montano - Agüita (Remix) (feat. Sampa The Great&Amber Mark) from 2021-09-07T07:00
Gabriel Garzón-Montano - "Agüita (Remix) (feat. Sampa The Great & Amber Mark)" from the 2021 Agüita EP: I on Jagjaguwar/Stones Throw.
Last year, New York-based artist...
ListenThe Halluci Nation - It's Over (feat. Chippewa Travellers) from 2021-09-06T07:00
The Halluci Nation - "It's Over (feat. Chippewa Travellers)" from the 2021 self-released album One More Saturday Night.
Back in 2016, Canadian duo A Tribe Called Red released the album
HOLLIS - Less Like from 2021-09-03T07:00
HOLLIS - "Less Like," a 2021 single on AntiFragile Music.
Former-Seattleite/currently based in Los Angeles, Hollis has announced her highly-anticipated debut album, ...
ListenTy Segall - Harmonizer from 2021-09-02T07:00
Ty Segall - "Harmonizer" from the 2021 album Harmonizer on Drag City.
Wildly-prolific West Coast artist Ty Segall returned with his latest LP Harmonizer in early...
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Slothrust - "Once More For the Ocean," a 2021 single on Dangerbird Records.
"This song felt like it was handed to me by the ocean," says Slothrust bandleader Leah Wellbau...
ListenSleigh Bells - Locust Laced from 2021-08-31T07:00
Sleigh Bells - "Locust Laced," a 2021 single on Mom + Pop.
Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells return with their sixth full-length this fall, Texis, out Septembe...
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Wau Wau Collectif - "Thiante" from the 2021 album Yaral Sa Doom on Sahel Sounds.
The Wau Wau Collectif was formed in 2018 by Swedish musician/producer Karl Jonas Winqvist...
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Left at London - "there is a place for you here." from the 2021 self-released album t.i.a.p.f.y.h..
On her debut full-length, t.i.a.p.f.y.h., Seattle artist Left At Londo...
ListenThe Marías - Hush from 2021-08-26T07:00
The Marías - "Hush" from the 2021 album CINEMA on Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Los Angeles band The Marías was formed in ...
ListenLa Luz - In the Country from 2021-08-25T07:00
La Luz - "In The Country" from the 2021 album In The Country on Hardly Art.
Today's Song of the Day transports LA-via-Seattle trio La Luz to the countryside, adding a gen...
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L'Rain - "Two Face" from the 2021 album Fatigue on Mexican Summer.
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist L’Rain (real name: Taja Cheek) follows her powerful 2017 sel...
ListenCourtney Barnett - Rae Street from 2021-08-23T07:00
Courtney Barnett - "Rae Street" from the 2021 album Things Take Time, Take Time on Mom+Pop/Marathon Records.
Long-time KEXP fave Courtney Barnett has announced her third ...
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Nox Novacula - "Victim" from the 2021 album Ascension on Manic Depression.
Seattle's Nox Novacula has brought a goth presence to the local music scene since 2017. On thei...
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Ash Code - "Fear (Forever Grey Remix)" from the 2021 self-released EP Fear.
Throughout the pandemic, the predominant feeling has been "fear," which is what inspired the new EP from Italia...
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Balvanera - "¿Cuánto resiste el cuerpo?" from the 2021 album Courses of Action on DKA Records.
Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the duo of Balvanera bring ...
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NNHMN - "Tomorrow's Heroine" from the 2021 EP Tomorrow's Heroine on K Dream's.
Berlin-based darkwave duo NNHMN (pronounced Non-Human) released the EP Tomorrow's Heroi...
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Camlann - "Metropolitan Boy" from the 2021 album Circa 1983 on Cold Transmission.
It's fitting that the Jakarta-based darkwave trio Camlann named their latest album Circa...
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Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - "Only Love," a 2021 single on Mom + Pop.
Step aside, Jimmy Tamborello. Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard is lending his distinc...
ListenMac McCaughan - Dawn Bends from 2021-08-12T07:00
Mac McCaughan - "Dawn Bends" from the 2021 album The Sound of Yourself on Merge.
Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder Mac McCaughan returns this fall with his...
ListenPenelope Isles - Sailing Still from 2021-08-11T07:00
Penelope Isles - "Sailing Still," a 2021 single on Bella Union.
UK duo Penelope Isles — a project of siblings Lily and Jack Wolter — were able to use the pand...
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Film School - "Superperfection" from the 2021 album We Weren’t Here on Sonic Ritual.
Long-running west coast shoegaze group Film School return this fall with the fu...
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Shad - "Storm (feat. Phoenix Pagliacci & George Elliott Clarke)" from the 2021 album TAO on Secret City.
When it comes to today's featured track, Toronto-based rapper Shad wrote on his Fac...
Jarv Dee&Bad Colours - Black Skin (feat. Stas THEE Boss) from 2021-08-06T07:00
Jarv Dee & Bad Colours - "Black Skin (feat. Stas THEE Boss)," a 2021 self-released single.
Skyzoo - Bed-Stuy Is Burning (feat. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) from 2021-08-05T07:00
Skyzoo - "Bed-Stuy Is Burning" from the 2021 album All the Brilliant Things on Mello.
New York has long been embedded in the work of rapper Skyzoo. Born Gregory Skyler Ta...
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K.ZIA - "Sanctuary," a 2021 single on Groove Attack.
Brussels-born, Berlin-based artist K.ZIA unveils a "place beyond the physical" in today's KEXP Song of the Day. Born ...
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George Riley - "say yes (feat. Joe Armon-Jones)" from the 2021 self-released album interest rates, a tape.
She may only be 23-years-old, but West London-based artist George Riley<...
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Khrysis - "The Disrespect (feat. Rapsody & Sa-Roc)" from the 2021 album The Hour of Khrysis on Jamla.
It's no surprise it took Khrysis 12 years to return with his fif...
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Mia Day - "Rosie," a 2021 self-released single.
A self-described "groovy, fairy, cowgirl witch," Seattle singer/songwriter Mia Day recorded today's featured track in a ba...
ListenThe Suburbs - Summertime from 2021-07-29T07:00
The Suburbs - "Summertime" from the 2021 album Poet’s Party on Suburbs Music.
The Suburbs have been crafting their unique brand of pop-punk joy since 1977. They've ...
ListenThe Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead from 2021-07-28T07:00
The Vega Bodegas - "All My Fish Are Dead," a 2021 self-released single.
Cardiff post-punk band The Vega Bodegas is led by Jimmy Watkins, formerly of Future Of The Left an...
ListenPolar Noir - If Everybody Listened from 2021-07-27T07:00
Polar Noir - "If Everybody Listened," a 2021 single on Polarness.
June 8th marked World Oceans Day, a day designated to "inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean." Ge...
ListenChicano Batman - Pastel Sunrise from 2021-07-26T07:00
Chicano Batman - "Pastel Sunrise," a 2021 single on ATO.
Psych/funk/soul band Chicano Batman return with a new single, featuring the powerful track "Dark Star" on the A-S...
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Hallows - "All That Is True Dies" from the 2021 album All That Is True on Cold Transmission Music.
Formed in Minneapolis in 2018, and now based in Seattle, darkwave duo HALLOWS Listen
Yves Tumor - Jackie from 2021-07-22T07:00
Yves Tumor - "Jackie," a 2021 single on Warp.
Enigmatic, experimental artist Yves Tumor returns with their new single "Jackie," a fierce glam-rock stomp with squalling gu...
ListenRic Wilson - Fight Like Ida B&Marsha P from 2021-07-21T07:00
Ric Wilson - "Fight Like Ida B & Marsha P," a 2020 single on Free Disco / EMPIRE.
On his latest single, released days before Juneteenth 2020, Chicago rapper Ric Wilson Listen
Pixel Grip - Pursuit from 2021-07-20T07:00
Pixel Grip - "Pursuit," a 2021 single on Feeltrip Records.
Chicago darkwave trio Pixel Grip return with their sophomore full-length ARENA, a soundtrack for the m...
ListenEmma-Jean Thackray - Say Something from 2021-07-19T07:00
Emma-Jean Thackray - "Say Something," a 2021 single on Movementt.
An active artist and producer in South London’s nu-jazz scene, multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackra...
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Ya Tseen - "Knives (feat. Portugal. The Man)" from the 2021 album Indian Yard on Sub Pop.
Originally from Sheet’ka (Sitka, Alaska), artist Nicholas Galanin brings the influence of h...
ListenThe Joy Formidable - Into the Blue from 2021-07-15T07:00
The Joy Formidable - "Into the Blue" from the 2021 album Into The Blue on Enci Records.
Welsh band The Joy Formidable return with their first new music in three years. To...
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Glüme - "The Internet" from the 2021 album The Internet on Italians Do It Better.
When Glüme first heard the Chromatics come up on Spotify Shuffle, she knew tha...
ListenLightning Bug - The Right Thing Is Hard To Do from 2021-07-13T07:00
Lightning Bug - "The Right Thing Is Hard To Do" from the 2021 album A Color of the Sky on Fat Possum Records.
On today's Song of the Day, Audrey Kang — lead vocalist for shoegaze se...
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Mochipet - "Godzilla League of Legends" from the 2021 self-released album Godzilla Resurgence.
David Wang has long had an obsession with dinosaurs, from wearing a purple costume of the pr...
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Hollis - "Grace Lee," a 2021 self-released single.
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Essam - Free Palestine from 2021-07-08T07:00
Essam - "Free Palestine," a 2021 self-released single.
South Seattle-based rapper/poet and community organizer Essam wrote his first rap at the age of eight. “I wrote a personal nar...
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Little Simz - "Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)," a 2021 single on AGE 101 MUSIC / AWAL.
U.K. rapper Little Simz returns with her fourth full-length this fall, the relatably-titled...
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Mara TK - "Grew Up Inna Chaos (feat. 2MY)" from the 2021 album Bad Meditation on Extra Soul Perception.
Scottish-Māori artist Mara TK has lent his velvety vocals to neo-s...
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Children of Zeus - "No Love Song" from the 2021 album Balance on First Word Records.
Manchester duo Children Of Zeus return with their first new music in three years, sin...
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Seattle shoegaze band Shine combines the talents of band members from Regional Justice Center and Seattle’s New Gods. This new project, they say, "channels the noise and d...
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Darkwave duo Cold Cave deliver their distinctive synth-driven psychedelic sound on their latest EP, Fate In Seven Lessons. Today's Song of the Day finds the long-runnin...
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With her sophomore LP Stand For Myself, Grammy-nominated artist Yola reclaims her crown as the self-described "queen of country soul." She teams up again with producer ...
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On their new album Golden Doubt, Melbourne-via-Tasmanian quartet Quivers honor their resilience. Vocalist Sam Nicholson breaks down the LP title. “Golden, because...
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After six years, Swedish singer-songwriter José González will return with his new album Local Valley, recorded in his home studio outside Gothenburg durin...
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Sleater-Kinney - "Worry With You" from the 2021 album Path of Wellness on Mom + Pop.
Iconic Northwest duo Sleater-Kinney returned with the album Path of Wellness Listen
Elohim - Strut (feat. Big Freedia) from 2021-06-24T07:00
Elohim - "Strut (feat. Big Freedia)," a 2021 self-released single.
Los Angeles-based producer Elohim has spoken publicly in the past about her struggles with anxiety. On ...
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Mykki Blanco - "Free Ride," a 2021 self-released single.
Innovative rapper Mykki Blanco returned last week with the EP Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, their fi...
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MAN ON MAN - "It's So Fun (To Be Gay)" from the 2021 album MAN ON MAN on Polyvinyl.
While others were baking banana bread or binging shows on Netflix, Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bott...
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Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - “Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)” from the 2021 album Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) on Atlantic.
When the clubs shut down...
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Shabazz Palaces - "20 Gear Science," a 2021 self-released single.
Seattle's Shabazz Palaces share "20 Gear Science," the first single from their forthcoming LP The Lo...
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DAM - "Hada Yid’ie Sitna" from the 2019 album Ben Haana Wa Maana on Cooking Vinyl.
Formed in the late '90s, DAM have been called "the first Palestinian hip hop crew...
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Thee Sacred Souls - "Give Us Justice," a 2020 single on Daptone Records.
With today's Song of the Day, San Diego-based trio Thee Sacred Souls reflect on the deaths of Geo...
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Al-Bara’em - "Ishraq" from the 2021 Al-Bara'em EP on SMNTCS.
A few years ago, Houston-based music journalist Sama'an Ashrawi found out a surprising fact about his Dad: back in the 1...
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Mndsgn - "Hope You’re Doin’ Better," a 2021 single on Stones Throw Records.
On his latest LP Rare Pleasure, L.A.-based producer Mndsgn (real name: Ri...
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Damien Jurado - "Tom" from the 2021 album The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania on Field Painting Music.
On his 17th album, The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania, Seattle singer/songwr...
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Yee Loi - "Be Like Johnny" from the 2021 self-released album No One Eats For Free.
Taking their name from the Cantonese translation of "two girls," Yee Loi is just that: ...
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Split Single - "(Nothing You Can Do) To End This Love" from the 2021 album Amplificado on Inside Outside Records.
Jason Narducy can often be found playing bass for Superchunk and Bob Moul...
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SPELLLING - "Boys at School" from the 2021 album The Turning Wheel on Sacred Bones.
Bay Area-based artist Chrystia Cabral, who records as SPELLLING, returns with her thir...
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Nasimiyu - "Watercolor" from the 2021 album P O T I O N S on Figureight.
Brooklyn-based musician and dancer Nasimyu Murumba (who records as nasimiYu) returns with P O...
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Enumclaw - "Free Drop Billy" from the 2021 album Jimbo Demo on Youth Riot.
On their debut EP Jimbo Demo, Tacoma-based quartet Enumclaw channel the '90s Northwest...
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Curtis Harding - "Hopeful," a 2021 single on Anti-.
Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Curtis Harding returns with his first new music in three years with a powerful anthem ...
ListenAmbar Lucid - Get Lost in the Music from 2021-06-02T07:00
Ambar Lucid - "Get Lost in the Music," a 2021 single on 300 Entertainment.
Dominican/Mexican artist Ambar Lucid exhibits a worldliness beyond her 20 years of age with her...
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Faye Webster - "Cheers" from the 2021 album I Know I'm Funny haha on Secretly Canadian.
With today's Song of the Day, Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Faye Webster says sh...
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TORRES - "Don't Go Puttin Wishes in My Head" from the 2021 album Thirstier on Merge Records.
On her forthcoming full-length, Thirstier, TORRES (real name: Macken...
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Pronoun - "I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN’T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING)" from the 2021 OMG I MADE IT EP on Wax Bodega.
Brooklyn bedroom pop artist Alyse Vellturo (who records as Pronou...
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Gary Louris - "Almost Home" from the 2021 album Jump For Joy on Sham/Thirty Tigers.
It's been a while since Gary Louris has released a solo album, but The Jayhawks frontm...
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A Place to Bury Strangers - "End of the Night" from the 2021 Hologram EP on Dedstrange.
Long-running Brooklyn-based psych-rock band A Place To Bury Strangers return this ...
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Sofia Kourtesis - "Dear George," a 2020 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day was chosen in honor of ...
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Bachelor - "Stay in the Car" from the 2021 album Doomin' Sun on Polyvinyl.
Bachelor — the new project from friends Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound (Ellen Kem...
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Khari Wendell McClelland - "Feels Real Good," a 2021 self-released single.
In a way, singer/songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland shares the writing credit for today's Song...
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Grady & Kiddus - "The Sun (feat. Blake Anthony)" from the 2021 album Don't Think About Me Dying on Empty Planet.
London-based producer and vocalist Kiddus was struggl...
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MALIA - "Deep Blue" from the 2021 self-released album Unpolished.
Originally from Seattle, Malia Cunningham moved to California to study political science and sociology. “I just wen...
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Jesse Markin - "Exodus (feat. Akua Naru)," a 2021 single on VILD.
Born in Liberia and raised in the 100% white Finnish town of Viljakkala, singer/songwriter Jesse Markin ...
ListenIAMNOBODI - Let It Roll Interlude (feat. Phonte&BeMyFiasco) from 2021-05-17T07:00
IAMNOBODI - "Let It Roll Interlude (feat. Phonte & BeMyFiasco)," a 2021 self-released single.
West Coast producer IAMNOBODI is hardly a nobody. Born in Düsseldor...
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Avi Loud - "Breezy" from the 2021 Flower Chased the Sunshine EP on Heckworld Radio.
A photographer and multi-disciplinary artist, Avi Loud aims to use his work to "spotli...
ListenKhana Bierbood - ลูกรัง /Dusty Lane from 2021-05-13T07:00
Khana Bierbood - "ลูกรัง / Dusty Lane" from the 2019 album คนแปลกหน้าจากดินแดนบูรพา / Strangers from the Far East on Guruguru Brain.
It will come as no surprise that คณะ เบียร์...
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Empat Lima - "Climbing Clouds," a 2021 self-released single.
Australian-based trio Empat Lima were influenced by 1960s girl groups from South East Asia, particularly Sura...
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Wastewomxn - "Natural Ones" from the 2020 self-released album Wastewomxn.
A self-described "queer transatlantic Afro-Asia band," Wastewomxn was formed by Adedamola Bajomo...
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Lionmilk - "Pastel Memories" from the 2021 album I Hope You Are Well on Leaving Records.
As we say at KEXP, "music heals," and with his late...
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No-No Boy - "The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming" from the 2021 album 1975 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
On his sophomore album, 1975, musician/historian Julian Saporiti (rec...
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Hiperson - "Crashing Into Daylight" from the 2020 album Bildungsroman on Maybe Mars Records.
Hiperson formed in 2015 when its members were students at the Sichuan Conserv...
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Morningwhim - "Talking to Myself," a 2020 single on Miles Apart Records.
Japanese indiepop quartet Morningwhim were so inspired by Brooklyn band The Pains Of Being Pure A...
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本日休演 (Honjitsu Kyuen) - "Allergies" from the 2021 album MOOD on Mastard Records.
With their fourth full-length MOOD, Kyoto-formed/Tokyo-based band 本日休演 (Honjitsu Kyuen) Listen
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파란노을 (Parannoul) - "아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World)" from the 2021 album To See the Next Part of the Dream on POCLANOS.
“I just hope there will be more active loser...
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Kylie V - "On My Mind" from the 2021 self-released album Big Blue.
Singer/songwriter Kylie Van Slyke — who records as Kylie V — has been active in the Vancouv...
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Flock of Dimes - "Price of Blue" from the 2021 album Head of Roses on Sub Pop.
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner returned to her solo project Flock Of Dimes for an album about heartb...
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Anjimile - "In Your Eyes" from the 2020 album Giver Taker on Father/Daughter Records.
On his debut album, Giver Taker, Boston-based musician Anjimile was inspire...
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Miss Grit - "Grow Up To" from the 2021 self-released album Impostor.
Under the moniker of "Miss Grit", songwriter Margaret Sohn explores the struggles of “impostor ...
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Japanese Breakfast - "Be Sweet" from the 2021 album Jubilee on Dead Oceans.
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is one busy lady. Mere months following the release of h...
ListenNight Beats - New Day from 2021-04-23T07:00
Night Beats - "New Day" from the 2021 album Outlaw R&B on Fuzz Club.
Danny Lee Blackwell — who records as Night Beats — returns June 4th with his fifth al...
ListenWax Tailor - Just A Candle (feat. Mark Lanegan) from 2021-04-22T07:00
Wax Tailor - "Just a Candle (feat. Mark Lanegan)" from the 2021 album The Shadow of Their Suns on Lab'Oratoire.
French producer Wax Tailor returned this year with his fir...
ListenThe Reds, Pinks&Purples - Don't Ever Pray in the Church on My Street from 2021-04-21T07:00
The Reds, Pinks & Purples - "Don't Ever Pray in the Church on My Street" from the 2021 album Uncommon Weather on Slumberland.
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Morcheeba - Sounds of Blue from 2021-04-20T07:00
Morcheeba - "Sounds of Blue" from the 2021 self-released album Blackest Blue.
Trip-hop trailblazers Morcheeba return with their tenth album, Blackest Blue, which...
ListenYard Act - Dark Days from 2021-04-19T07:00
Yard Act - "Dark Days," a 2021 single on Zen F.C.
Leeds-based post-punk band Yard Act found inspiration in an animated cave dweller for their latest single "Dark Days." S...
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We're taking a week off from posting podcasts and other online content, but you can always find a live DJ streaming on KEXP.org, the KEXP App, or 90.3 FM in Seattle.
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EsePax - "Senzu Bean (feat. Dre'Zy)," a 2021 single on El Ambiente.
Seattle DJ and hip-hop artist EsePax managed to get Renton-based MC Dre'Zy "out of re...
ListenLorine Chia&D*L*P - Go Far (feat. BigMouf' Bo) from 2021-04-08T07:00
Lorine Chia & D*L*P - "Go Far (feat. Bigmouf’ Bo)," a 2021 self-released single.
Cameroonian-born, LA-based singer Lorine Chia has had a decade-long career coll...
ListenThe Lasso - No Illusions (feat. Ill Camille&A. Billi Free) from 2021-04-07T07:00
The Lasso - "No Illusions (feat. Ill Camille & A. Billi Free)" from the 2021 album 2121 on Mello Music Group.
Detroit-based producer Andy Catlin records under the name The Las...
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Noname - "Rainforest," a 2021 self-released single.
Since the release of her outstanding 2018 debut, Room 25, Chicago rapper Noname (real name: Fatimah Nyeema Wa...
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Beautiful Chorus - "I Am (feat. India.Arie)," a 2021 self-released single.
Beautiful Chorus is a group that truly lives up to its name. The project was launched in 2021 b...
ListenBoom Bap Project - Hagler vs Hearns from 2021-04-02T07:00
Boom Bap Project - "Hagler Vs. Hearns," a 2021 self-released single.
Nightclubber Lang, Destro Destructo, and DJ Tre are the NW hip-hop trio Boom Bap Project, who first h...
ListenJuan Wauters - Presentation (feat. Nick Hakim&Benamin) from 2021-04-01T07:00
Juan Wauters - "Presentation (feat. Nick Hakim & Benamin)," a 2021 single on Captured Tracks.
On his latest single "Presentation," Juan Wauters, a longtime resident o...
ListenCheekface - "Listen to your Heart." "No." from 2021-03-31T07:00
Cheekface - "Listen to your Heart.” "No." from the 2021 album Emphatically No. on New Professor Music.
L.A.-based trio Cheekface bring their signature sense of humo...
ListenVegyn - B4 The Computer Crash from 2021-03-30T07:00
Vegyn - "B4 the Computer Crash," a 2021 single on PLZ Make It Ruins.
Back in 2019, LA-via-London producer Joe Thornalley (better known as Vegyn) was stru...
ListenFigmore - Rosie from 2021-03-29T07:00
Figmore - "Rosie," a 2021 single on Fresh Selects.
Figmore combines the talents of Renton-raised producer 10.4 Rog (stream his Midni...
ListenBranik - Monster from 2021-03-26T07:00
Branik - "Monster," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle singer/songwriter Branik says she "writes songs that sometimes make my friends cry." Today's Song of the Day will...
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Do you have feedback on KEXP's podcasts you'd like to share with us? Things you'd like to hear more of, or things that could be improved? We want...
ListenSt. Vincent - Pay Your Way In Pain from 2021-03-25T07:00
St. Vincent - "Pay Your Way In Pain" from the 2021 album Daddy's Home on Loma Vista Recordings.
On her sixth album, Daddy’s Home, St. Vincent (re...
ListenOra The Molecule - Creator from 2021-03-24T07:00
Ora the Molecule - "Creator," a 2021 single on Mute Records.
Oslo, Norway-born artist Nora Schjelderup (otherwise known as Ora The Molecule) releases her debut album ...
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Anushka Chkheidze - "Move, Move" from the 2021 album Move 20-21 on CES Records.
With last year's debut LP Halfie, Anushka Chkheidze landed a nomination for IMPAL...
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Altin Gün - "Maçka Yollari" from the 2021 album Yol on ATO Records.
Amsterdam-based, but globally influenced with Turkish, Indonesian, and Dutch band members, Grammy-nominated...
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Echo of the Low Light - "Afterlife," a 2021 single on Independent.
Echo of the Low Light is more than just a band; it's a collective of Pacific Northwest artists taking an experimental ap...
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Squid - "Narrator (feat. Martha Skye Murphy)" from the 2021 album Bright Green Field on Warp.
After a series of stand-alone singles and an EP, Brighton, England-based band Squid Listen
Jupiter&Okwess - You Sold Me a Dream from 2021-03-17T07:00
Jupiter & Okwess - "You Sold Me a Dream (feat. Ana Tijoux)" from the 2021 album Na Kozonga on Everloving Records.
Congolese band Jupiter & Okwess team up with Chi...
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Team Dreams - "Imaginary Love," a 2021 self-released single.
One of the (many) highlights of our 2018 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival broadcast was the appearance of Icelandic supergroup ...
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serpentwithfeet - "Fellowship (feat. Sampha & Lil Silva)" from the 2021 album DEACON on Secretly Canadian.
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Corvair - "Sailor Down" from the 2021 album Corvair on Where It’s At Is Where You Are.
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GHLOW - "Not Fit For This" from the 2021 album Slash and Burn on PNKSLM.
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The Antlers - "Solstice" from the 2021 album Green to Gold on ANTI-.
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春ねむり (Haru Nemuri) - bang from 2021-03-09T08:00
春ねむり (Haru Nemuri) - "bang," a 2021 single on TO3S.
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Bicep - "Sundial" from the 2021 album Isles on Ninja Tune.
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Jessica Manning - Safe Another Day from 2021-03-05T08:00
Jessica Manning - "Safe Another Day" from the 2021 self-released You Are Here EP.
Raised by a father who loved singing soul, Minneapolis-based R&B artist Jessica Manning Listen
Khingz (Over The World) x Ujiy - Rainy Morning from 2021-03-04T08:00
Khingz (Over The World) x Ujjy - "Rainy Morning," a 2021 self-released single.
Seattle hip-hop veteran Khingz teams up with Canadian artist Ujjy on this ...
ListenFelicia Douglass - Continuation from 2021-03-03T08:00
Felicia Douglass - "Continuation," a 2021 self-released single.
Felicia Douglass's voice is all around us: not only is she a solo artist, she's also a member of Ava Luna,...
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King Khazm - "Superpowerz (feat. Kane Smego & Jessica Care Moore)" from the 2021 album Pangea: Hip Hop Heals on MADK Productions.
King Khazm has a long history as an ...
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Farhot - "Yak Sher" from the 2021 album Kabul Fire Vol. 2 on Kabul Fire Records.
“This is one of my goals,” hip-hop producer Farhot (real name: Farha...
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Bad Colours - “Feelin' Like (feat. Jarv Dee)” from the 2021 album Pink on Bastard Jazz Recordings.
London-born, Maryland-raised, Brooklyn-based DJ, songwriter, producer, and i...
ListenJeff Parker - Build a Nest (feat. Ruby Parker) from 2021-02-25T08:00
Jeff Parker - "Build a Nest (feat. Ruby Parker)" from the 2020 album Suite for Max Brown on International Anthem.
With his 2016 album The New Breed, guitarist Jeff Parker...
ListenMadison McFerrin - Hindsight from 2021-02-24T08:00
Madison McFerrin - "Hindsight," a 2020 single on Mexican Summer.
Brooklyn-based artist Madison McFerrin says she wrote today's Song of the Day as “a love letter to ...
ListenNavy Blue - 224 from 2021-02-23T08:00
Navy Blue - "224" from the 2020 album Song of Sage: Post Panic! on Freedom Sounds.
Skateboarder/graphic designer/streetwear model Sage Elsesser explores his musical side under the alias <...
ListenGary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - Spiritual Ideation from 2021-02-22T08:00
Gary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - "Spiritual Ideation" from the 2020 album Gary Bartz JID006 on Jazz is Dead.
Last year, Adrian Younge and Ali Sha...
ListenDark Time Sunshine - Familiars from 2021-02-19T08:00
Dark Time Sunshine - "Familiars" from the 2021 album LORE on Fake Four Inc.
Dark Time Sunshine combines the talents of Seattle's own Onry Ozzborn (of Grayskul and Oldomin...
ListenYazmin Lacey&Congi - Follow Me from 2021-02-18T08:00
Yazmin Lacey & Congi - "Follow Me" from the 2020 self-released Two Takes EP.
Nottingham-based duo Congi have teamed up again with vocalist Yazmin Lacey Listen
Grove - Ur Boyfriend's Wack from 2021-02-17T08:00
Grove - "Ur Boyfriend's Wack," a 2021 single on Memorials of Distinction x Spinny Nights.
Bristol-based producer Grove celebrates their "queerness" in today's Song of the...
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Jasik - "Black Sands" from the 2021 album Forest of Spirit on Preference Records.
Pianist/producer Jamael Dean is only in his early 20s, but he already boasts a lengthy discography, both ...
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SPELLLING - "Secret Thread" from the 2019 album Mazy Fly on Sacred Bones Records.
Oakland-based artist Tia Cabral, who records under the name Spellling, found inspiration...
ListenJason McCue - First Time from 2021-02-12T08:00
Jason McCue - "First Time," a 2021 single on Fluff and Gravy Records.
Back in 2017, Seattle singer/songwriter Jason McCue won the annual Sound Off! competition at MoPop, stunnin...
ListenThe Lounge Society - Burn the Heather from 2021-02-11T08:00
The Lounge Society - "Burn the Heather," a 2020 single on Speedy Wunderground.
Last year, Yorkshire-based band The Lounge Society released their debut single, which ended...
ListenCherry Glazerr - Rabbit Hole from 2021-02-10T08:00
Cherry Glazerr - "Rabbit Hole," a 2020 single on Secretly Canadian.
“‘Tried too hard not to be distasteful but it led me down a rabbit hole’ That line sums it up.”...
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Sevdaliza - "Wallflower" from the 2020 album Shabrang on Twisted Elegance.
Iranian-born, Dutch-based artist and producer Sevdaliza began her career as a professional bask...
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Claud - "Soft Spot" from the 2021 album Super Monster on Saddest Factory.
This Friday, February 12th, singer/songwriter Claud Mintz (who records as Claud) will release th...
ListenGibraltar - O, Devilish Sailor from 2021-02-05T08:00
Gibraltar - "O, Devilish Sailor" from the 2021 self-released album Modern Mischief.
It's been a few years since we last heard from Seattle post-rockers Gibraltar, but the...
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Mogwai - "Ritchie Sacramento" from the 2021 album As the Love Continues on Temporary Residence Ltd.
Today's Song of the Day gets its tit...
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Barbarossa - "Iris2Iris" from the 2021 album Love Here Listen on Memphis Industries.
Barbarossa – aka UK-based musician/producer James Mathé – returns ...
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El Michels Affair - "Murkit Gem" from the 2021 album Yeti Season on Big Crown Records.
Multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer Leon Michels has a long history in the Brooklyn music sc...
ListenNation of Language - Deliver Me From Wondering Why from 2021-02-01T08:00
Nation of Language - "Deliver Me From Wondering Why," a 2021 self-released single.
Brooklyn synth-pop duo Nation Of Language sent us swooning with last year's debut full-...
ListenToni Banx - Chanel No. 5 from 2021-01-29T08:00
Toni Banx - "Chanel No. 5" from the 2020 album I Like It Here on Fifth House Media.
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Ciscero - Beautiful Mind (feat. Oddisee) from 2021-01-28T08:00
Ciscero - "Beautiful Mind (feat. Oddisee)," a 2021 single on We Are Not The Same.
They don't give a fuck about us /
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&...
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KAMAUU - "MANGO (feat. Adeline)," a 2021 single on Atlantic Records.
Born in D.C. and raised in Maryland, the parents of Kamau Mbonisi Kwame Agyeman sought to introduce him and his brothe...
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Mumu Fresh - "A Healing," a 2021 self-released single.
Maimouna Youssef (aka Mumu Fresh) is a GRAMMY-Nominated singer, songwriter, and activist, who mines her rich herita...
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I Self Devine - "The Disruptor Suite," a 2021 single on Improvised Weaponry.
Born Chaka Mkali in Minneapolis, I Self Devine has been called "one of th...
ListenErik Blood - Rent is Due (feat. Gary V) from 2021-01-22T08:00
Erik Blood - "Rent is Due (feat. Gary V)," a 2020 self-released single.
Currently based in Los Angeles, but forever a local artist in KEXP's heart, Erik Blood teams up wi...
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SHYGIRL - "SLIME" from the 2020 ALIAS EP on Because Music.
London-based artist SHYGIRL is anything but. Born Blane Muise, she avoided using her real name – “w...
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Blu & Exile - "The American Dream" from the 2020 album Miles on Dirty Science Records.
Rapper Blu and hip hop producer Exile returned last year for t...
ListenRomero - Troublemaker from 2021-01-19T08:00
Romero - "Troublemaker," a 2020 self-released single.
Australian power-pop group Romero follow up last year's debut “Honey / Neapolitan” 7" single with ...
ListenSen Morimoto - Love, Money Pt. 2 from 2021-01-18T08:00
Sen Morimoto - "Love, Money Pt. 2" from the 2020 album Sen Morimoto on Sooper Records.
Chicago-based artist Sen Morimoto's sophomore self-titled release is a genre-blendi...
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Melenas - "No puedo pensar" from the 2020 album Dias Raros on Trouble in Mind Records.
Hailing from Pamplona, Spain, indiepop quartet Melenas released their second album ...
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SASSY 009 - "Maybe In The Summer" from the 2019 album KILL SASSY 009 EP on Luft Recordings.
Once a trio, SASSY 009 is the solo project of 23-year-old Norwegian artist Sun...
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Lina & Raül Refree - "Destino" from the 2020 album Lina_Raül Refree on Glitterbeat Records.
In a career spanning over five decades, Amália Rodrigues established herse...
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alyona alyona - "Дикі танці" from the 2019 album В ХАТІ МА on Hitwonder.
It's impressive enough that Alyona Alyona was nominated for the 2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Aw...
ListenJulia Bardo - I Wanna Feel Love from 2021-01-11T08:00
Julia Bardo - "I Wanna Feel Love" from the 2020 Phase EP on Wichita Recordings.
From singing between shifts at her father's bar in Northern Italy, to joining the post-punk band Working Me...
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Hi Crime - "World's Fair," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle's Hi Crime was formed in the summer of 2015 when songwriters Brielle Rutledge and Mitch Etter met. Their d...
ListenMaxband - Cut It Loose from 2021-01-07T08:00
Maxband - "Cut It Loose," a 2020 single on Maximum Band Recordings.
With his side project Maxband, Max Savage of Parquet Courts steps out from behind the drum kit and gra...
ListenKnox Fortune - Come Over from 2021-01-06T08:00
Knox Fortune - "Come Over" from the 2020 album Stock Child Wonder on Nice Work.
Chicago-bred artist Knox Fortune (real name: Kevin Rhomberg) broke out of the Windy City's...
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Oneohtrix Point Never - "Long Road Home" from the 2020 album Magic Oneohtrix Point Never on Warp.
After scoring the soundtrack to the 2019 Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems, O...
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Yung - "Such A Man" from the 2021 album Ongoing Dispute on PNKSLM.
Danish indie rock quartet Yung return later this month with their sophomore full-length Ongoing Dis...
ListenTomo Nakayama - Paper Snowflakes from 2021-01-01T08:00
Despite the perils of 2020, Seattle’s Tomo Nakayama had a momentous musical year. Alongside his excellent synth-pop turn with his third solo LP, Melonday, Nakayama released some stirring s...
ListenThe Hold Steady - Family Farm from 2020-12-31T08:00
It’s the last day of 2020 and a new year is ahead of us. To bring on the transition, we get a little bit of something familiar and something new with The Hold Steady’s “Family ...
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With all of our top albums of 2020 lists behind us, it’s already time to start looking forward to the records that will consume our ear canals in 2021. Pom Poko give us an early frontrunne...
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We’re in the final days of 2020, a year that’s been physically and emotionally taxing for the world at large. While there’s been much tragedy and desperation throughout this ye...
ListenLost Under Heaven - Goin' Broke For Christmas from 2020-12-28T08:00
Christmas may be just behind us (and thankfully 2020 will be following suit soon), but DJ John Richards is keeping the holiday spirit alive with today’s Song of the Day, “Goin’...
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Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions - "It's a Soulful Christmas" from the 2020 album It's a Soulful Christmas on MDGS Records.
This week, we are featuring Christmas-...
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Professor and The Madman - "Christmas Eve" from the 2018 album Disintegrate Me on Fullertone Records.
This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byListen
David King Jones - The Covid 19 Christmas Song from 2020-12-23T08:00
David King Jones - "The Covid19 Christmas Song," a 2020 self-released single.
This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by...
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Kelly Finnigan - "Santa's Watching You" from the 2020 album A Joyful Sound on Colemine Records.
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Michael M - "Humans Are Not Worth Saving (Merry Christmas)" from the 2020 self-released album A Digital Christmas Gift For You.
This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected...
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Draze - "The Main Thing," a 2020 self-released single.
Earlier this year, attorney, CNN political commentator, and activist Angela Rye launched a new series for TIDAL titled The Main ...
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Mystic - "We Are The People (All Around The World)," a 2020 single on Beautifull Soundworks.
Bay Area-based hip-hop artist Mystic (real name: Mandolyn Wind Ludlum) is a v...
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Astu - "Source of Her (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis)" from the 2020 album ALTARS on Boyish Records.
On her debut full-length ALTARS, Eritrean-American artist ASTU...
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Ivy Sole - "BITTERSWEET" from the 2020 album SOUTHPAW on Les Fleurs Records.
Ivy Sole wasn't even sure she wanted to release a new album this year, but thankfully, she di...
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Ego Ella May - "Girls Don't Always Sing About Boys" from the 2020 album Honey For Wounds on UpperRoom Records.
On her debut album Honey For Wounds, South London-based artist
Byland - Mine from 2020-12-11T08:00
Byland - "Mine" from the 2020 self-released album Gray.
For her latest LP Gray, Albuquerque-based artist Alie Renee Byland (who records under the name Byland) im...
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The Weather Station - "Tried To Tell You" from the 2020 album Ignorance on Fat Possum.
The Weather Station (a project of Toronto-based artist Tamara Linderman) returns ea...
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GDRN - "Vorið" from the 2020 album GDRN on Les Freres Stefson.
When GDRN (real name: Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir) played...
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Molchat Doma - "Discoteque" from the 2020 album Monument on Sacred Bones.
Belarusian trio Molchat Doma (a phrase that translates to “Houses Are Silent”) forme...
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Young Jesus - "Faith" from the 2020 album Welcome to Conceptual Beach on Saddle Creek.
Earlier this year, Los Angeles-based quartet Young Jesus released their fifth full-...
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SassyBlack - "Therapy" from the 2020 self-released EP Stuck.
Throughout her career, Seattle's own SassyBlack has tackled the topic of mental health, from herListen
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Nailah Hunter - "Black Valhalla," a 2020 self-released single.
With "Black Valhalla", Los Angeles-based composer/harpist Nailah Hunter imagines a place where Black people...
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Kassa Overall - “Darkness In My Mind” from I THINK I’M GOOD on Brownswood Recordings.
Originally hailing from Seattle and now based out of New York, Kassa Overall has us...
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Orion Sun - “mama’s baby,” a 2020 self-released single.
Philadelphia-based songwriter Orion Sun’s latest single, “mama’s baby,” was written after...
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Sampa The Great - “Time’s Up (Remix) feat. Junglepussy,” a 2020 single on Ninja Tune.
While music can be healing, oftentimes the industry is quite the opposite. As Sampa...
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Stas THEE Boss - “Rotary Style” from the 2020 EP Sang Stasia! on LucidHaus.
Sang Stasia!, one of two outstanding EPs from the former Seattle resident and host of KEXP...
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Seth Bogart - “Men on the Verge of Nothing” from Men on the Verge of Nothing on Wacky Wacko Records.
Inspired in equal measure by Pedro Almodóvar and Poly Styr...
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STR4TA - "Aspects (Demus Dub)," a 2020 single on Brownswood Recordings.
While 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have kept us from dancing out our sorrows, artists and producers around the gl...
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Nubya Garcia - "The Message Continues" from the 2020 album SOURCE on Concord.
British jazz wunderkind Nubya Garcia made an awe-inspiring debut this year with her LP, ‘SOURCE.’...
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Blue Hawaii - "Not My Boss!" from the 2020 EP Under 1 House on Arbutus Records.
With one member in Berlin and one in Montreal, Blue Hawaii fuses together a globe-spanning dance party with...
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Antonioni - "Malcomer," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle’s Antonioni are on their way up! With a couple EPs under their belt, the indie band recently signed with Lauren Records ...
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Julia Jacklin - "to Perth, before the border closes," a 2020 single on Sub Pop.
For some artists, the idea of being on the road and the constant change is a high unlike any other. Which w...
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MorMor - "Don't Cry," a 2020 single on Don't Guess Inc.
For the past couple of years, Toronto’s MorMor (musician Seth Nyquist) has been crafting spellbindingly evocative music that ...
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Nilüfer Yanya - “Crash” from the 2020 Feeling Lucky? EP on ATO Records.
After a momentous 2019 with her excellent, critically acclaimed debut ‘Miss Universe,’...
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Loma - “Half Silences” from the 2020 album Don’t Shy Away on Sub Pop.
Loma never anticipated going this far. The project began as an impromptu collaboration with songwri...
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Weep Wave - "Bury the Bones," a 2020 self-released single.
If you've been missing the casual acquaintanceship of neighborhood pups during the quarantine, you are not alone. Local psych-ro...
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Beabadoobee - "Sorry" from the 2020 album Fake It Flowers on Dirty Hit.
Last month, British-based singer/songwriter Beabadoobee (real name: Bea Kristi) released her full-...
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The Churchhill Garden - "birds," a 2020 self-released single.
Under the stay-at-home order, many bands have taken to the internet in order to create and record new music, e-mailing ...
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TV Priest - "This Island" from the 2021 album Uppers on Sub Pop.
With today's Song of the Day, London-based post-punk quartet TV Priest share an early look at their forth...
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Ghost of Vroom - "Rona Pollona" from the 2020 Ghost of Vroom 2 EP on Mod y Vi Records.
Back in the '90s, NYC-based band Soul Coughing combined improvisational jazz with samples and the st...
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J'Von - "cnn" from the 2020 album THUNDERBOY on PLZCOMEAGAIN.
Seattle's own J'Von returned last month with his latest LP of lo-fi hip-hop titled Thunderboy. True...
ListenDave B - Worthy from 2020-11-05T08:00
Dave B - "Worthy," a 2020 self-released single.
With his single "Worthy," Renton, WA-based rapper Dave B wanted to remind the Black community that they are worthy of love...
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Quetzal - "Justice Never Dies," a 2020 self-released single.
As we rebuild the world around us
As others still fight and die
We keep doing all we can Listen
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Tiffany Wilson - "America (feat. Lady Tasz & Vitamin D)," a 2020 single on Loosegroove Records.
You know a song is good when it brings a record label out of a twenty year hiatus, whic...
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Sa-Roc - "The Black Renaissance (feat. Black Thought)" from the 2020 album The Sharecropper's Daughter on Rhymesayers.
The first time Sa-Roc met Black Thought of The Root...
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Rell Be Free - "Paythefeee" from the 2020 self-released album P.T.F.D.
Rell Be Free (real name: Jerrell Davis) is a self-described "musician, underground educator, and mu...
ListenHarleighblu x Bluestaeb - Queeen Dem (feat. Janne Robinson) from 2020-10-29T07:00
Harleighblu & Bluestaeb - "Queeen Dem (feat. Janne Robinson)" from the 2019 self-released album She.
British R&B vocalist Harleighblu teams up with German produce...
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Fugazi - "Burning Too" from the 1989 album 13 Songs on Dischord Records.
We have a responsibility /
To use our abilities to keep this place alive /
Rig...
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Stella Donnelly - "Beware of the Dogs" from the 2019 album Beware of the Dogs on Secretly Canadian.
Following the breakout success of her debut EP Thrush Metal, Australian artist...
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Noname - "Song 33," a 2020 self-released single.
With her first single of 2020, Chicago artist Noname works with producer Madlib to craft a track referencing the murder o...
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Sango - "Eu Vou Passando (feat. Jé Santiago)" from the 2020 album Da Rocinha 4 on Soulection Records.
Former Seattleite, current Michigander, Kai "Sango" Wright co...
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Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A. from the 2020 album Working Men's Club on Heavenly Recordings.
Yorkshire band Working Mens Club was formed by a bunch of Working Teens last ...
ListenJessica Winter - Sad Music from 2020-10-21T07:00
Jessica Winter - "Sad Music" from the 2020 Sad Music EP on Roya Records.
Brixton-based artist Jessica Winter stuns with her debut EP Sad Music, a perfect blend o...
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Dark Tropics - "Moroccan Sun," a 2020 single on Quiet Arch.
Self-described "pop-noir" duo Dark Tropics return with their second single "Moroccan Sun," just in time to str...
ListenAdia Victoria - South Gotta Change from 2020-10-19T07:00
Adia Victoria - "South Gotta Change," a 2020 single on Atlantic Records.
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may Listen
Of Mexican Descent - All Turn Native from 2020-10-16T07:00
Of Mexican Descent - "All Turn Native" from the 2006 self-released album Exitos Y Mas Exitos (Edicion De Lujo).
Of Mexican Descent is a collaboration between Los Angeles-...
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Dioganhdih - "Native New Yorker," a 2019 self-released single.
A self-described "queer, non-binary, indigenous rapper, activist, and diversity consultant", Dioganhdih use...
ListenIll-ēsha - Como la Chicha (feat. Fabian Arias&Dakota Camacho) from 2020-10-14T07:00
Ill-ēsha - "Como la Chicha (feat. Fabian Arias & Dakota Camacho)" from the 2020 self-released album Songs from the Sweat Shed.
Last year, veteran DJ/producer Ill-ēsha Listen
DJ Shub - The Social (feat. pHoenix Pagliacci) from 2020-10-13T07:00
DJ Shub - "The Social (feat. pHoenix Pagliacci)," a 2020 single on Shub Music.
Award-winning producer DJ Shub has teamed up with Toronto-based artist Phoenix Listen
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A Tribe Called Red - "Land Back (feat. Boogey the Beat & Northern Voice)," a 2020 self-released single.
Canadian DJ duo A Tribe Called Red have a long history of usin...
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Warren Dunes - "Fishbowl," a 2020 self-released single.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your help to keep creating podcasts like this one. Listen
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Slow Pulp - "Falling Apart" from the 2020 album Moveys on Winspear.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your help to keep creating podcasts like this one. Listen
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Sufjan Stevens - "Video Game" from the 2020 album The Ascension on Asthmatic Kitty.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your help to keep creating podcasts like this one.&nbs...
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Tomberlin - "Wasted" from the 2020 Projections EP on Saddle Creek.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your help to keep creating podcasts like this one. Listen
Lost Horizons - I Woke Up With An Open Heart (feat. The Hempolics) from 2020-10-05T07:00
Lost Horizons - "I Woke Up With An Open Heart (feat. The Hempolics)," from the 2020 album In Quiet Moments on Bella Union.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your h...
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Left at London - "Do You See Us? (feat. Nobi)" from the 2020 self-released single Jenny Durkan, Resign in Disgrace.
With a title like "Jenny Durkan, Resign in Disgrace", it's pre...
ListenThe Budos Band - Long in the Tooth from 2020-10-01T07:00
The Budos Band - "Long in the Tooth" from the 2020 album Long in the Tooth on Daptone Records.
Twenty years hardly makes one "long in the tooth," but Brooklyn's Budos Band Listen
Sneaks - Faith from 2020-09-30T07:00
Sneaks - "Faith" from the 2020 album Happy Birthday on Merge Records.
A new album from Sneaks is definitely 'cause for celebration, and this fourth full-length from Washi...
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Smokescreens - "I Love Only You" from the 2020 album A Strange Dream on Slumberland Records.
With their melodic, jangle-pop sound, you might mistake Smokescreens for a Ne...
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Bully - "Hours and Hours" from the 2020 album SUGAREGG on Sub Pop.
On Bully's third album SUGAREGG, frontwoman/songwriter Alicia Bognanno took a more introspecti...
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Terror/Cactus - "Guanaco" from the 2020 self-released album Confluencia.
Local producer Martín Selasco was born in Buenos Aires and raised in Miami, and he brings these influences ...
ListenYanna - Marcaperu from 2020-09-24T07:00
Yanna - "Marcaperu," a 2020 self-released single.
"My friends take care of me / Not the police"
On her debut single "Marcaperu," Afro-Peruvian artist Yanna Listen
Los Blenders - Perdidos en Pantitlán from 2020-09-23T07:00
Los Blenders - "Perdidos En Pantitlan" from the 2020 album Mazunte 2016 on Devil in the Woods.
KEXP has been enamoured with Mexico City's Los Blenders since their 2015 de...
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Ghetto Kumbé - "Vamo a Dale Duro" from the 2020 album Ghetto Kumbé on ZZK Records.
Ghetto Kumbé take inspiration from their hometown of Bogotá...
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Marilina Bertoldi - "Fumar de Dia" from the 2018 album Prender un Fuego on Pelo Music S.A.
Argentinan artist Marilina Bertoldi got her start as the frontwoman for the har...
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Lo Tom - "Start Payin'," from the 2020 self-released album LP2.
Back in 2017, David Bazan and TW Walsh of Pedro the Lion teamed up with Trey Many and Jason Martin of Starflyer 59 to creat...
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Kelly Lee Owens - "On" from the 2020 album Inner Song on Smalltown Supersound.
On her sophomore album, Inner Song, Welsh artist Kelly Lee Owens explores what she calls “the...
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Æ MAK - "i dance in the kitchen (feat. Seba Safe)," a 2020 self-released single.
Irish artist Æ Mak (real name: Aoife McCann) has always brought an infectious...
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Loraine James - "Don't You See It (feat. Jonnine)" from the 2020 Nothing EP on Hyperdub.
Throughout the pandemic, London-based producer Listen
Rose City Band - Only Lonely from 2020-09-11T07:00
Rose City Band - "Only Lonely" from the 2020 album Summerlong on Thrill Jockey.
Portland-based musician Ripley Johnson returns with his project, the appropriately-titled Rose City...
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Jupiter & Okwess - "Na Kozonga," a 2020 single on Everloving Records.
The phrase "Na Kozonga" translates to "the return" in the Congolese language of Lingala, and that's what ...
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Noga Erez - "NO News on TV," a 2020 single on City Slang.
With today's Song of the Day, Tel-Aviv based artist Noga Erez teams up with her partner Ori Rousso to reflect on...
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Fantastic Negrito - "How Long?" from the 2020 album Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? on Cooking Vinyl.
With his past two albums, soulful singer/songwriter Fantastic Negrito (...
ListenArlo Parks - Hurt from 2020-09-07T07:00
Arlo Parks - "Hurt," a 2020 single on Transgressive Records.
London-based poet and artist Arlo Parks understands the pain of the pandemic, sharing the new single "Hurt" t...
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Naked Giants - "Take A Chance" from the 2020 album The Shadow on New West Records.
Seattle trio Naked Giants return this month with their sophomore album The Shadow Listen
Widowspeak - Even True Love from 2020-09-03T07:00
Widowspeak - "Even True Love" from the 2020 album Plum on Captured Tracks.
On their fifth full-length Plum, Brooklyn band Widowspeak continue to craft a dreamy f...
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Songhoy Blues - "Worry" from the 2020 album Optimisme on Fat Possum Records.
Malian rock band Songhoy Blues have entranced us with their modern take on traditional West A...
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TARA - "Oceans," a 2020 self-released single.
Even though they've only been together for a few years, Brooklyn quintet TARA have quickly coalesced their different musical...
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Eep - "Hogar" from the 2020 self-released album Death of a Very Good Machine.
With the song "Hogar," 52-year-old musician Rosie Varela launched a lifelong dream. Though she's been writing...
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Cumulus & Little Wins - "Doorway," a 2020 self-released single.
Little Wins is the solo project of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Vait, also of Seattle duo S...
ListenPure X - Angels of Love from 2020-08-27T07:00
Pure X - "Angels of Love" from the 2020 album Pure X on Fire Talk Records.
It's been six years, but Austin-based band Pure X have returned with their fourth full-length, ...
ListenHÆLOS - Unknown Melody from 2020-08-26T07:00
HÆLOS - "Unknown Melody," a 2020 single on Æ Recordings.
London electronic quartet HÆLOS return with a new single, released via their own Æ imprin...
ListenAnna Kaneelina - Lilledes from 2020-08-25T07:00
Anna Kaneelina - "Lilledes" from the 2019 album Anna Kaneelina on Erik Lindström Music.
With the release of her debut album last year, Tallinn-based singer-songwriter Anna Ka...
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박혜진 Park Hye Jin - "Beautiful" from the 2020 How Can I EP on Ninja Tune.
On her sophomore EP How Can I, DJ/producer/rapper 박혜진 Park Hye Jin continues to expand o...
ListenCandace - Still Phase from 2020-08-21T07:00
Candace - "Still Phase" from the 2020 self-released album Ideal Corners.
Portland dream-pop band Candace have had a long journey to their latest album, titled Ideal C...
ListenDylan Cartlidge - Yellow Brick Road from 2020-08-20T07:00
Dylan Cartlidge - "Yellow Brick Road," a 2020 single on Glassnote/AWAL.
“I’m this kid who’s from a place you’ve probably never heard of, who has a weird background...
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Blimes and Gab - "Baptism" from the 2020 album Talk About It on B.A.G. Enterprises.
Over the past few years, Seattle's own Gifted Gab and San Francisco-based artist
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Ana Tijoux - "Pa Que" from the 2020 single Antifa on Victoria Producciones Spa.
The phrase "Pa Qué?" roughly translates into "So why?", and it's a question French-Chilean rapper
Postcards - Fossilized from 2020-08-17T07:00
Postcards - Fossilized - from the 2020 album The Good Soldier on T3 Records.
Beirut-based trio Postcards continue to expand on the shoegaze sound they shared on their 201...
ListenNation of Language - Rush&Fever from 2020-08-14T07:00
Nation of Language - "Rush & Fever" from the 2020 self-released album Introduction, Presence.
It will come as no surprise that Brooklyn synth-pop band Nation Of Language Listen
Desire - Escape from 2020-08-13T07:00
Desire - "Escape" from the 2020 album Escape on Italians Do It Better.
It's been nearly a decade-long wait, but Italians Do It Better outfit Desire return with a new albu...
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THE NEVERLY BOYS - "Never Come Down" from the 2020 self-released album Dark Side of Everything.
THE NEVERLY BOYS finds Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio teaming up with Swedi...
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Lomelda - "Wonder" from the 2020 album Hannah on Double Double Whammy.
From the swamps of Silsbee, TX emerges singer/songwriter Hannah Read, who records under the name Lomelda Listen
Wye Oak - AEIOU from 2020-08-10T07:00
Wye Oak - "AEIOU" from the 2020 No Horizon EP on Merge Records.
The duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack — better known to us as Wye Oak — have teamed up with th...
ListenBRONSON - VAULTS from 2020-08-07T07:00
BRONSON (new ODESZA & Golden Features Project) - "VAULTS" from the 2020 album BRONSON on Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune.
Northwest electronic duo Odesza have teamed up with Aust...
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Mexican Institute of Sound & Gaby Moreno - "Yemayá," a 2020 self-released single.
For the track "Yemayá," singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno teamed up with C...
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Pillow Queens - "Handsome Wife" from the 2020 self-released album In Waiting.
Dublin's Pillow Queens were both "resonant and rapturous" duringListen
Crack Cloud - Tunnel Vision from 2020-08-04T07:00
Crack Cloud - "Tunnel Vision" from the 2020 album Pain Olympics on Meat Machine Records.
Through the fog of Vancovuer's opioid crisis, Crack Cloud emerged. “Crack C...
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Maajo - "Esukey (feat. Ismaila Sané)" from the 2020 album Kuru Kuru on Queen Nanny.
Though hailing from Tampere, Finland, Maajo find influence in traditional Afric...
ListenBlack Ends - Monday Mourning from 2020-07-31T07:00
Black Ends - "Monday Mourning" from the 2020 self-released Stay Evil EP.
With today's Song of the Day, Seattle's Black Ends contend with acceptance against a grunge-...
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Braids - "Snow Angel" from the 2020 album Shadow Offering on Secret City Records.
Today's Song of the Day was written by Montreal-based band Braids in the ...
ListenChong the Nomad - Take Two (feat. Hollis) from 2020-07-29T07:00
Chong the Nomad - "Take Two" (feat. Hollis), a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle-based artist Chong the Nomad (real name: Alda Agustiano) returns this summer w...
ListenNick Hakim - QADIR from 2020-07-28T07:00
Nick Hakim - "QADIR" from the 2020 album WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD on ATO Records.
On today's KEXP Song of the Day, New York-based artist Nick Hakim shares a deeply...
ListenKing Gizzard&the Lizard Wizard - Honey from 2020-07-27T07:00
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "Honey," a 2020 single on Flightless Records.
Earlier this month, Australian psych-rock royalty King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Listen
Eggshells - Unknown from 2020-07-24T07:00
Eggshells - "Unknown," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle trio Eggshells brings together the talents of the Verdoes siblings (Peter of In Praise of Folly, Can the Boy T...
ListenThe Jayhawks - This Forgotten Town from 2020-07-23T07:00
The Jayhawks - “This Forgotten Town” from the 2020 album XOXO on Sham/Thirty Tigers.
On their 11th LP, the members of long-running Americana band The Jayhawks...
ListenDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Inner City Blues from 2020-07-22T07:00
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - “Inner City Blues,” a 2020 single on Colemine Records.
Back in June, Colemine Records launched the Brighter Days Ahead singles series, a re...
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IDLES - “Grounds” from the 2020 album Ultra Mono on Partisan Records.
Bristol-based post-punk band IDLES return this fall with their third LP, titled Ultr...
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SAULT - “Wildfires” from the 2020 album Untitled (Black Is) on Forever Living Originals.
"The bloodshed on your hands
Another man
Take off your badge
We a...
ListenAkasha System - Warped Shadow from 2020-07-17T07:00
Akasha System - "Warped Shadow" from the 2019 album Echo Earth on 100% Silk.
With his project Akasha System, Portland-based producer Hunter P. Thompson brings the lush na...
ListenIndia Jordan - For You from 2020-07-16T07:00
India Jordan - "For You" from the 2020 album For You on Local Action Records.
London-based producer and DJ India Jordan recently released a six-track EP titled For Yo...
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Land of Talk - "Weight of That Weekend" from the 2020 album Indistinct Conversations on Saddle Creek.
Montreal-based singer-songwriter Elizabeth Powell revived her Land Of Talk Listen
Mourn - Call You Back from 2020-07-14T07:00
Mourn - "Call You Back," a 2020 single on Captured Tracks.
Barcelona-based trio Mourn returned this Spring with their first new music since last year's full-length So...
ListenPetite Noir&Kingdom - Alive from 2020-07-13T07:00
Petite Noir & Kingdom - "Alive" from the 2020 single CoeurWorld on Roya Records.
South African artist Petite Noir [real name: Yannick Ilunga] has teamed up with Los A...
ListenGabriel Teodros - If They Come For Me In The Morning... (feat. Aisha Fukushima) from 2020-07-10T07:00
Gabriel Teodros - "If They Come for Me in the Morning... (feat. Aisha Fukushima)" from the 2020 self-released album What We Leave Behind.
Seattle artist (and KEXP DJ) Gabriel Teod...
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The Beths - "I'm Not Getting Excited" from the 2020 album Jump Rope Gazers on Carpark Records.
New Zealand pop band The Beths return this month with their sophomore album...
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Fontaines D.C. - "A Hero's Death" from the 2020 album A Hero's Death on Partisan Records.
Don't ask Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten about the meaning behind today's...
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Gordi - "Sandwiches" from the 2020 album Our Two Skins on Jagjaguwar.
On her latest LP Our Two Skins, Australian folktronica artist Gordi (real name: Sophie Payt...
ListenPhoebe Bridgers - Kyoto from 2020-07-06T07:00
Phoebe Bridgers - "Kyoto" from the 2020 album Punisher on Dead Oceans.
Singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has always brought a vulnerability and candidness to her lyrics, ...
ListenDeep Sea Diver - Stop Pretending from 2020-07-03T07:00
Deep Sea Diver - "Stop Pretending," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle's Deep Sea Diver has managed to adapt creatively to the stay-at-home orders. As we reported via o...
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Liv.e - “SirLadyMakemFall “ from the 2020 Bout These Pipedreams / Lessons from My Mistakes.. but I Lost Your Number EP on In Real Life Music / AWAL.
Following a tour with Earl...
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Sibille Attar - “Hurt Me,” a 2020 single on PNKSLM Recordings.
Swedish singer/songwriter Sibille Attar shares a first listen of her forthcoming full-length ou...
ListenJake Blount - Where Did You Sleep Last Night from 2020-06-30T07:00
Jake Blount - “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” covered by Jake Blount from the 2020 album Spider Tales on Free Dirt Records.
The song "Where Did You Sleep Last Night...
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SPECSWIZARD - “Floyd,” a 2020 self-released single.
Michael Hall is a long-time fixture of Seattle's hip-hop scene, recording under the names Specs One and Specs Wizar...
ListenDanny Denial - I'm Not Your Type (feat. DoNormaal) from 2020-06-26T07:00
Danny Denial - "I'm Not Your Type (feat. DoNormaal)" from the 2020 album fuck danny denial on Cruisin' Records.
On his third solo album, "goth-punk auteur" Danny Denial t...
ListenBaronhawk Poitier - Temperado Tornado from 2020-06-25T07:00
Baronhawk Poitier - "Temperado Tornado" from the 2020 Temperado Tornado EP on Honey Soundsystem.
Baronhawk Poitier is a busy man: not only is he a long-running DJ/produce...
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Princess Nokia - "Gemini" from the 2020 self-released album Everything Is Beautiful.
Earlier this year, New York-born Puerto Rican MC Princess Nokia (real name: Destiny N...
ListenZebra Katz - IN IN IN from 2020-06-23T07:00
Zebra Katz - IN IN IN - from the 2020 album LESS IS MOOR on ZFK Records.
Following a worldwide tour with Gorillaz in support of their 2017 album Humanz, Jamaican-American artist ...
ListenShamir - On My Own from 2020-06-22T07:00
Shamir - "On My Own," a 2020 self-released single.
I don't mind to live all on my own
and I never did...
I don't care to feel like I belong
Shabazz Palaces - Chocolate Souffle from 2020-06-19T07:00
Shabazz Palaces - "Chocolate Souffle" from the 2020 album The Don of Diamond Dreams on Sub Pop.
With each new Shabazz Palaces release, it feels like we’re given a glimpse i...
ListenBee Bee Sea - Daily Jobs from 2020-06-18T07:00
Bee Bee Sea - "Daily Jobs," a 2020 single on Wild Honey Records.
Italian garage punk act Bee Bee Sea abide by a succinct mantra: “When there's no good shit around, you better form a...
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Tropea - "Technicolor" from the 2020 self-released Might Delete Later EP.
Tropea describes their music as "pajama music for pajama people," a fitting description for thei...
ListenJoensuu 1685 - Light In The Heart Of Our Town from 2020-06-16T07:00
Joensuu 1685 - "Light in the Heart of Our Town" from the 2020 album ÖB on Gems Records.
Formed in 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, Joensuu 1685 — a project of brothe...
ListenOrion Sun - Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me) from 2020-06-15T07:00
Orion Sun - "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me)" from the 2020 album Hold Space For Me on Mom + Pop Records.
Philadelphia’s Orion Sun – aka songwriter Tiffany Majette – m...
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A message from Kevin Cole, Afternoon Show host and Chief Content Officer, on behalf of KEXP.
We urge anyone who is looking to learn more about and support ongoing racial justice to visit ...
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Chicano Batman - "I know It" from the 2020 album Invisible People on ATO.
On their fourth LP Invisible People, Los Angeles-based band Chicano Batman return with ...
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Hollis - "Heavy Hands" from the 2020 half-life EP on Hollis.
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K!MMORTAL - "Breathe," a 2020 self-released single.
Throughout the month of May, KEXP has been celebrating Asian Paci...
ListenLightning Bug - The Onely Ones from 2020-05-27T07:00
Lightning Bug - "The Onely Ones," a 2020 single on Fat Possum.
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MYXA - Carrion from 2020-05-26T07:00
MYXA - "Carrion" from the 2019 self-released album Mosca 蠅.
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MAITA - "Someone's Lost Their Wallet" from the 2020 album Best Wishes on Kill Rock Stars.
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Minimal Violence - Ravebomb (Fire Mix) from 2020-05-22T07:00
We’ve finally reached World Goth Day and DJ Abbie is going out with a bang – or rather a “Ravebomb.” This alternate mix from the Vancouver B.C. techno outfit lives up to ...
ListenHouses of Heaven - A Place Between from 2020-05-21T07:00
Oakland’s Houses of Heaven takes us into the homestretch of DJ Abbie’s Song of the Day pics leading into World Goth Day on May 22. The center piece of the group’s debut LP, &ld...
ListenFEE LION - Blood Sisters from 2020-05-20T07:00
Continuing with her week of goth song of the day picks, DJ Abbie brings us the industrial banger that is Fee Lion’s “Blood Sisters.” The moniker of Justina Kairyte, she’s...
ListenThe Ninth Wave - Happy Days! from 2020-05-19T07:00
We’re continuing DJ Abbie’s week of songs leading up to World Goth Day on May 22. Despite what the name may imply, Glasgow band The Ninth Wave’s “Happy Days!” is no...
ListenRowland S. Howard - Autoluminescent from 2020-05-18T07:00
Leading up to World Goth Day, DJ Abbie is giving you a dose of variations of goth every day this week. She’s kicking things off with an essential cut from The Birthday Party’s own Ro...
ListenSmokey Brights - I Love You But Damn from 2020-05-15T07:00
Smokey Brights - "I Love You But Damn" from the 2020 album I Love You But Damn on Freakout Records.
Seattle's own Smokey Brights — led by husband and wife duo Kim West and Ryan Devl...
ListenCoriky - Clean Kill from 2020-05-14T07:00
Coriky - "Clean Kill" from the 2020 album Coriky on Dischord Records.
Combine the melodic energy of the Evens and the gruff bark of Fugazi and you've got Coriky, not surp...
ListenDJ Python - ADMSDP (feat. LA Warman) from 2020-05-13T07:00
DJ Python - "ADMSDP (feat. LA Warman)" from the 2020 album Mas Amable on Incienso.
New York-based producer Brian Piñeyro records under many names: Deejay Xanax, DJ Wey, Luis; but, ...
ListenHoly Esque - Reverence Falls from 2020-05-12T07:00
Holy Esque - "Reverence Falls" from the 2020 CPH EP on Beyond the Frequency.
Scottish post-punk band Holy Esque are projecting a third album will be out in 2021, but unti...
ListenWilliam McCarthy - Ballad for the Unemployed from 2020-05-11T07:00
William McCarthy - "Ballad for the Unemployed," a 2020 self-released single.
As the frontman for Pela and Augustines, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter William McCarthy ha...
ListenDJ Houseplants - Just Don't Know from 2020-05-08T07:00
DJ Houseplants - "Just Don't Know," a 2020 self-released single.
Seattle's own DJ Houseplants (aka DJ, producer, designer, and aspiring botanist Justin Av) says he's "dri...
ListenBlack Flowers Cafe - Who from 2020-05-07T07:00
Black Flowers Cafe - "Who" from the 2020 album Flow on La Lumaca Dischi.
Keen-eared listeners of the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole may recognize this song from when it had its global deb...
ListenALTA - Figured Out from 2020-05-06T07:00
ALTA - "Figured Out" from the 2019 album Reasons on Soothsayer.
On their debut album Reasons, Melbourne-based duo ALTA strived to create what they call "emotiona...
ListenDaníel Hjálmtýsson - Birds from 2020-05-05T07:00
Daníel Hjálmtýsson - "Birds," a 2020 self-released single.
Icelandic singer/songwriter Daníel Hjálmtýsson kicked off 2020 in a b...
ListenLee Fields&The Expressions - Don't Give Up from 2020-05-04T07:00
Lee Fields & The Expressions - "Don't Give Up," a 2019 single on Big Crown Records.
Plainfield, NJ-based artist Lee Fields just celebrated his 70th birthday last week...
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STRFKR - “Never The Same” from the 2020 album Future Past Life on Polyvinyl.
STRFKR returned this month with their sixth full-length, Future Past Life Listen
Washed Out - Too Late from 2020-04-30T07:00
Washed Out - “Too Late," a 2020 single on Sub Pop.
What started out as a hindrance due to the coronavirus pandemic, ended up becoming a beautiful expression of support and community...
ListenHazel English - Off My Mind from 2020-04-29T07:00
Hazel English - “Off My Mind” from the 2020 album Wake UP! on Polyvinyl / Marathon Artists.
Don't let her sweet voice and the swingin' '60s vibe of today's Song of the Day foo...
ListenChemtrails - Frightful in the Sunlight from 2020-04-28T07:00
Chemtrails - “Frightful in the Sunlight” from the 2020 album The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable on PNKSLM.
"Like riding into hell on a unicorn."
That's how a friend o...
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Woods - “Where Do You Go When You Dream?” from the 2020 album Strange to Explain on Woodsist.
New York psych-folk band Woods return this Spring with their fir...
ListenShane Tutmarc - A Brave New World from 2020-04-24T07:00
Shane Tutmarc - "A Brave New World," a 2020 self-released single.
“We’re all together / We’re not alone / Through the window through the phone / Listen
Catholic Action - There Will Always Be a Light from 2020-04-23T07:00
Catholic Action - "There Will Always Be a Light" from the 2020 album Celebrated by Strangers on Palo Santo Records.
Glasgow garage-rockers Catholic Action returned with their second album...
ListenIceage - Lockdown Blues from 2020-04-22T07:00
Iceage - "Lockdown Blues," a 2020 single on Escho.
Gibbard's not the only one releasing quarantine-inspired songs to benefit charity. Danish post-punk band Iceage have sh...
ListenBenjamin Gibbard - Life in Quarantine from 2020-04-21T07:00
Benjamin Gibbard - "Life in Quarantine," a 2020 single on Barsuk Records.
Since the start of the statewide stay-at-home mandates, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard Listen
Ellis - Fall Apart from 2020-04-20T07:00
Ellis - "Fall Apart" from the 2020 album Born Again on Fat Possum Records.
Hamilton, Ontario dream pop artist Ellis (real name: Linnea Siggelkow) had hearts aflutter with...
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Sólveig Matthildur - "Dystopian Boy" from the 2019 album Constantly In Love on Artoffact Records.
As a member of Icelandic trio Kælan Mikla, vocalist/keyboardist Sólve...
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Sinead O’Brien - "Taking On Time" from the 2019 album Speedy Wunderground - Year 4 on Speedy Wunderground.
Esteemed London-based label Speedy Wunderground celebrated their 30th rele...
ListenL'Eclair - Suite No. 2 from 2020-04-15T07:00
L’éclair - "Suite No. 2" from the 2019 album Sauropoda on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records.
It's not surprising to learn that L’Eclair recorded their la...
ListenBalkan Taksim - Zalina from 2020-04-14T07:00
Balkan Taksim - "Zalina," a 2019 self-released single.
True to their name, Balkan Taksim take the traditional folk music of their homeland and combine it with psychedelic...
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Jesse Markin - “Run” from the 2019 album FOLK on VILD Music.
Finnish rapper Jesse Markin got his start with the group The Megaphone State, building up a cult following w...
ListenTomo Nakayama - Get To Know You from 2020-04-10T07:00
Tomo Nakayama - "Get To Know You" from the 2020 self-released album Melonday.
This week, Tomo Nakayama, master of cinematic indie-folk and former leader of local band ...
ListenSharon Van Etten - Beaten Down from 2020-04-09T07:00
Sharon Van Etten - "Beaten Down," a 2020 single on Jagjaguwar.
Sharon Van Etten is on a roll. Following last year’s masterful studio album Remind Me Tomorrow, the...
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RINSE - "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me," a 2020 self-released single.
Last month, Brisbane artist Joe Agius, member and co-writer of Hatchie, debuted his first material under the name...
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Andy Shauf - "Try Again" from the 2020 album The Neon Skyline on ANTI- Records.
With his latest album, The Neon Skyline, Andy Shauf has crafted his most realized and engrossing w...
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Other Lives - “Lost Day” from the 2020 album For Their Love on ATO Records.
In January, Oklahoma-bred indie folk outfit Other Lives announced their first albu...
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Tres Leches - “Nieve,” a 2020 self-released single.
The latest track from Seattle's Tres Leches is a beautiful example of community, featuring guest appearanc...
ListenLucinda Williams - Man Without a Soul from 2020-04-02T07:00
Lucinda Williams - “Man Without a Soul” from the 2020 album Good Souls Better Angels on Highway 20/Thirty Tigers.
"All the money in the world / Will never fill th...
ListenArchers of Loaf - Raleigh Days from 2020-04-01T07:00
Archers of Loaf - “Raleigh Days,” a 2020 single on Merge Records.
It's been over 20 years, but indie rock kings Archers of Loaf have returned with the single ...
ListenSteve Earle&The Dukes - Devil Put the Coal in the Ground from 2020-03-31T07:00
Steve Earle & The Dukes - “Devil Put the Coal in the Ground” from the 2020 album Ghosts of West Virginia on New West Records.
In 2010, the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Ra...
ListenThrowing Muses - Dark Blue from 2020-03-30T07:00
Throwing Muses - “Dark Blue” from the 2020 album Sun Racket on Fire Records.
Alt-rock icons Throwing Muses return with their first new album in seven years, the fiery tenth fu...
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B-Band - "Kavire Del” from the 2013 self-released album Napichideh (Uncomplicated)
B-band formed in Tehran, Iran in 2009, combining alt-rock with Persian folklore. Dr. Nasi...
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Liraz - “Zan Bezan” from the 2020 album Zan on Dead Sea Recordings
Liraz Charhi's family emigrated to Israel during the '70s at the brink of the Iranian Revolution. Nearly 50 ...
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Bahram - “گوشت (Goosht)," a 2019 single on Peeleh Records
The Huffington Post declared him one of the "50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East." Bahram Nouraei &md...
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Salome MC - “Odium” from the 2017 self-released album Excerpts from Unhappy Consciousness
Salome MC is Iran's first female rapper, and her LP Excerpts from Unhapp...
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SarrSew - "Farewell, Warden.” from the 2018 album Girih: Iranian Sound Artists on Zabte Sote
When Tehran-born, Paris-based artist Sara Bigdeli Shamloo isn’t recording...
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Eyelids - "The Accidental Falls" from the 2020 album The Accidental Falls on Jealous Butcher Records
When Larry Beckett offers up his lyrics to you, it's hard to say "no." Beckett was a l...
ListenCable Ties - Sandcastles from 2020-03-19T07:00
Cable Ties - "Sandcastles" from the 2020 album Far Enough on Merge Records.
Melbourne punk trio Cable Ties return with the album Far Enough at the end of the month, their second ...
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "Cars In Space," a 2020 single on Sub Pop.
Melbourne, Australia's Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return with the single "Cars In Space," which — a...
ListenHamilton Leithauser - Here They Come from 2020-03-17T07:00
Hamilton Leithauser - “Here They Come” from the 2020 album The Loves of Your Life on Glassnote Records.
Following his 2016 collaboration with Vampire Weekend's Rostam, Leithau...
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Yumi Zouma - “Cool for a Second” from the 2020 album Truth or Consequences on Polyvinyl.
Dream pop quartet Yumi Zouma have returned with the new album Truth or Consequence...
ListenPerfect Son - Lust from 2020-03-13T07:00
Perfect Son - Lust - from the 2019 album Cast on Sub Pop.
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FLOHIO - WAY2 from 2020-03-12T07:00
FLOHIO - WAY2 - a 2019 single on ALPHA.
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FVLCRVM - Words from 2020-03-11T07:00
FVLCRVM - Words - a 2018 single on Universal Austria.
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alyona alyona - Падло (feat. Alina Pash) - from the 2019 album ПУШКА on HitWonder.
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La colère - La Plage - from the 2020 self-released album La Vague.
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Acid Tongue - Bullies from 2020-03-06T08:00
Acid Tongue - Bullies - from the 2020 album Bullies on Freakout Records.
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Ultraísta - Tin King from 2020-03-05T08:00
Ultraísta - Tin King - from the 2020 album Sister on Partisan Records.
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BROKEN UP - Long Long Long - a 2019 single on Wave Records.
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Pottery - Texas Drums Pt I&II from 2020-03-03T08:00
Pottery - Texas Drums Pt I & II - from the 2020 album Welcome to Bobby's Motel on Partisan Records.
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FACS - Teenage Hive - from the 2020 album Void Moments on Trouble In Mind Records.
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Chastity Belt - The Process - a 2020 single on Hardly Art.
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Wye Oak - Fear of Heights from 2020-02-27T08:00
Wye Oak - Fear of Heights - a 2020 single on Merge Records.
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Drive-By Truckers - Thoughts and Prayers from 2020-02-26T08:00
Drive-By Truckers - Thoughts and Prayers - from the 2020 album The Unraveling on ATO Records.
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Waxahatchee - Fire - from the 2020 album Saint Cloud on Merge Records.
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Lady Lamb - Arizona from 2020-02-24T08:00
Lady Lamb - Arizona - a 2020 single on Ba Da Bing!
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Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix) from 2020-02-21T08:00
Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix) - a 2020 single on Freakout Records.
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Midwife - Anyone Can Play Guitar - from the 2020 album Forever on The Flenser.
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Moaning - Ego - from the 2020 album Uneasy Laughter on Sub Pop.
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Thrillhouse - One Of These Days from 2020-02-18T08:00
Thrillhouse - One Of These Days - a 2019 self-released single.
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Cartalk - Wrestling from 2020-02-17T08:00
Cartalk - Wrestling - a 2019 single on DistroKid.
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Rocketship - What's the Use of Books from 2020-02-14T08:00
Rocketship - What's the Use of Books - from the 2019 album Thanks to You on Darla Records.
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Poliça - Sea Without Blue - from the 2020 album When We Stay Alive on Memphis Industries.
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TORRES - Dressing America - from the 2020 album Silver Tongue on Merge Records.
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Jonah Mutono - Circulation - a 2019 single on True Panther/EQT Recordings.
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ListenThe Reminders - Have It All from 2020-02-10T08:00
The Reminders - Have It All - a 2020 self-released single.
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy - This Is Far From Over from 2020-02-07T08:00
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - This Is Far From Over - from the 2019 album I Made A Place on Drag City.
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Weyes Blood - Wild Time - from the 2019 album Titanic Rising on Sub Pop.
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Michael Stipe - Drive To The Ocean from 2020-02-05T08:00
Michael Stipe - Drive To The Ocean - a 2020 self-released single.
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Courtney Barnett - Dead Fox from 2020-02-04T08:00
Courtney Barnett - Dead Fox - from the 2015 album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit on Mom + Pop.
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Kero Kero Bonito - When the Fires Come - from the 2019 album Civilisation I on Polyvinyl.
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Hotels - Sides - a 2019 self-released single.
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MGMT - In the Afternoon from 2020-01-30T08:00
MGMT - In the Afternoon - a 2019 single on MGMT Records.
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Dogleg - Fox from 2020-01-29T08:00
Dogleg - Fox - from the 2020 album Melee on Triple Crown Records.
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Bonny Light Horseman - Deep In Love from 2020-01-28T08:00
Bonny Light Horseman - Deep In Love - from the 2020 album Bonny Light Horseman on 37d03d.
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Ratboys - Alien With a Sleep Mask On - from the 2020 album Printer's Devil on Topshelf Records.
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Polyrhythmics - Yeti, Set, Go - a 2019 self-released single.
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House of Feelings - Convo (feat. Dave Harrington) from 2020-01-23T08:00
House of Feelings - Convo (feat. Dave Harrington) - a 2019 single on House of Feelings Records.
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ListenGreg Dulli - Pantomima from 2020-01-22T08:00
Greg Dulli - Pantomima - from the 2020 album Random Desire on Royal Cream/BMG.
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Shopping - Initiative - from the 2020 album All or Nothing on FatCat Records.
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Lido Pimienta - No Pude - a 2019 single on ANTI-.
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Cataldo - Ding Dong Scrambled Eggs from 2020-01-17T08:00
Cataldo - Ding Dong Scrambled Eggs - from the 2019 self-released album Literally Main Street.
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Holy Fuck - Free Gloss (feat. Nick Allbrook of Pond) - from the 2020 self-released album Deleter.
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ListenSilverbacks - Sirens from 2020-01-15T08:00
Silverbacks - Sirens - a 2019 single on Nice Swan Records.
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BAMBARA - Sing Me To The Street from 2020-01-14T08:00
BAMBARA - Sing Me To The Street - from the 2020 album Stray on Wharf Cat Records.
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The Sweet Release of Death - Sway - from the 2019 album The Blissful Joy of Living on Subroutine Records.
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Yirim Seck - Clicks - from the 2019 self-released album Hear Me Out Too (Seckond Edition).
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BIRTHH - Parakeet - from the 2020 album WHOA on Carosello Records.
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Punčke - Chk Chk - from the 2019 EP Vidimo se on Cereal Records.
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El Shirota - Más de Una Vez from 2020-01-07T08:00
El Shirota - Más de Una Vez - a 2019 single on Del Sur.
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Sløtface - New Year, new me from 2020-01-06T08:00
Sløtface - New Year, new me - from the 2020 album Sorry for the Late Reply on Propeller Recordings/Nettwerk Music Group.
ListenMath and Physics Club - In Dreams from 2020-01-03T08:00
Math and Physics Club - In Dreams - from the 2019 single Indian Ocean on Matinée Recordings.
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Listenbeabadoobee - Are You Sure from 2020-01-02T08:00
beabadoobee - Are You Sure - from the 2019 EP Space Cadet on Dirty Hit.
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Flyying Colours - Goodtimes from 2020-01-01T08:00
Flyying Colours - Goodtimes - from the 2020 album Fantasy Country on Poison City Records.
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ListenHinds - Riding Solo from 2019-12-31T08:00
Hinds - Riding Solo - a 2019 single on Mom + Pop.
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Caspian - Flowers of Light from 2019-12-30T08:00
Caspian - Flowers of Light - from the 2020 album On Circles on Triple Crown Records.
The Pack A.D. - Coconut from 2019-12-27T08:00
The Pack A.D. - Coconut - a 2016 self-released single.
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Warning: Danger! - Dangerous Christmas from 2019-12-26T08:00
Warning: Danger! - Dangerous Christmas - a 2019 self-released single.
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Champagne Honeybee - Kimchi For Christmas from 2019-12-25T08:00
Champagne Honeybee - Kimchi For Christmas - a 2014 self-released single.
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Alice Bag Band - No Gifts For Nazis from 2019-12-24T08:00
Alice Bag Band - No Gifts For Nazis - a 2019 single on Get Better Records.
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ListenTelekinesis - Christmas Time Is Here (Uh Oh) from 2019-12-23T08:00
Telekinesis - Christmas Time Is Here (Uh Oh) - from the 2019 album You Wish: A Merge Records Holiday Album on Merge Records.
ListenLisa Prank - IUD from 2019-12-20T08:00
Lisa Prank - IUD - from the 2019 album Perfect Love Song on Father/Daughter Records.
Caribou - You and I from 2019-12-19T08:00
Caribou - You and I - from the 2020 album Suddenly on Merge Records.
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Allah-Las - Holding Pattern from 2019-12-18T08:00
Allah-Las - Holding Pattern - from the 2019 album LAHS on Mexican Summer.
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Wolf Parade - Against the Day from 2019-12-17T08:00
Wolf Parade - Against the Day - from the 2020 album Thin Mind on Sub Pop.
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Avalanche Party - Howl from 2019-12-16T08:00
Avalanche Party - Howl - from the 2019 self-released album 24 Carat Diamond Trephine.
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Listensomesurprises - High Rise from 2019-12-13T08:00
somesurprises - High Rise - from the 2019 album somesurprises on Drawing Room Records.
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ListenGraham Coxon - She Knows from 2019-12-12T08:00
Graham Coxon - She Knows - from the 2019 self-released album The End of The F***ing World 2 (Original Songs and Score).
ListenThe Innocence Mission - On Your Side from 2019-12-11T08:00
The Innocence Mission - On Your Side - from the 2020 album See You Tomorrow on Bella Union.
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ListenKele - Between Me and My Maker from 2019-12-10T08:00
Kele - Between Me and My Maker - from the 2019 album 2042 on KOLA Records.
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ListenThe Sunday League - I Liked It When You Weren't Yourself from 2019-12-09T08:00
The Sunday League - I Liked It When You Weren't Yourself - a 2019 self-released single.
Jason McCue - Even Though from 2019-12-06T08:00
Jason McCue - Even Though - from the 2019 album Wasteland on Fluff and Gravy Records.
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ListenÆ Mak - We Have It Right Here from 2019-12-05T08:00
Æ Mak - We Have It Right Here - a 2019 self-released single.
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SONS - Keep On Going from 2019-12-04T08:00
SONS - Keep On Going - from the 2019 album Family Dinner on Noisesome Recordings.
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Katarína Máliková - Vodník - from the 2019 album Postalgia on Slnko Records.
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ListenCharly Bliss - Supermoon from 2019-12-02T08:00
Charly Bliss - Supermoon - from the 2019 EP Supermoon on Barsuk Records.
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Oh, Rose - 25, Alive from 2019-11-29T08:00
Oh, Rose - 25, Alive - from the 2019 album While My Father Sleeps on Park The Van Records.
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ListenSheer Mag - Hardly to Blame from 2019-11-28T08:00
Sheer Mag - Hardly to Blame - from the 2019 album A Distant Call on Wilsun Recording Company.
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ListenDeath Valley Girls - Dream Cleaver from 2019-11-27T08:00
Death Valley Girls - Dream Cleaver - a 2019 single on Suicide Squeeze Records.
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ListenMarika Hackman - conventional ride from 2019-11-26T08:00
Marika Hackman - conventional ride - from the 2019 album Any Human Friend on Sub Pop.
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Listenoso oso - charlie from 2019-11-25T08:00
oso oso - charlie - from the 2019 album basking in the glow on Triple Crown Records.
Sera Cahoone and Tomo Nakayama - Crows from 2019-11-22T08:00
Sera Cahoone and Tomo Nakayama - Crows - a 2019 self-released single.
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Eyesore&The Jinx - Leisure Time from 2019-11-21T08:00
Eyesore & The Jinx - Leisure Time - a 2019 single on Eggy Records.
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Sudan Archives - Confessions from 2019-11-20T08:00
Sudan Archives - Confessions - from the 2019 album Athena on Stones Throw Records.
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HOLY - You shine on me (feat. Boys) - a 2019 single on PNKSLM.
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Carter Tanton - Steep Angles On The Back Wheels from 2019-11-18T08:00
Carter Tanton - Steep Angles On The Back Wheels - a 2019 single on Western Vinyl.
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<... ListenJenn Champion - Turn Up the Radio feat. Victor Le Masne from 2019-11-15T08:00
Jenn Champion - Turn Up the Radio feat. Victor Le Masne - from the 2019 album Turn Up The Radio on Hardly Art.
ListenFeet - Petty Thieving from 2019-11-14T08:00
Feet - Petty Thieving - from the 2019 album What’s Inside Is More Than Just Ham on Clapped Records.
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ListenCorridor - Grand cheval from 2019-11-13T08:00
Corridor - Grand cheval - from the 2019 album Junior on Sub Pop.
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Squirrel Flower - Red Shoulder from 2019-11-12T08:00
Squirrel Flower - Red Shoulder - from the 2020 album I Was Born Swimming on Polyvinyl.
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ListenFrances Quinlan - Rare Thing from 2019-11-11T08:00
Frances Quinlan - Rare Thing - from the 2020 album Likewise on Saddle Creek.
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ListenSvavar Knútur - Janúar from 2019-11-08T08:00
Svavar Knútur - Janúar - a 2019 single on Dimma Records.
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Seabear - Waterphone from 2019-11-07T08:00
Seabear - Waterphone - a 2019 single on Morr Music.
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GDRN - Lætur mig feat. Floni from 2019-11-06T08:00
GDRN - Lætur mig feat. Floni - from the 2018 album Hvað Ef on Alda Music.
JFDR - Taking A Part Of Me from 2019-11-05T08:00
JFDR - Taking A Part Of Me - a 2019 single on White Sun Recording.
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Mammút - Forever on Your Mind from 2019-11-04T08:00
Mammút - Forever on Your Mind - a 2019 self-released single.
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Great Grandpa - Bloom from 2019-11-01T07:00
Great Grandpa - Bloom - from the 2019 album Four of Arrows on Double Double Whammy.
SISTERS - We Can Get Together (feat. Tilson XOXO) from 2019-10-31T07:00
SISTERS - We Can Get Together (feat. Tilson XOXO) - from the 2019 EP We Can Get Together on Tender Loving Empire.
ListenDead Soft - I Believe You from 2019-10-30T07:00
Dead Soft - I Believe You - from the 2019 album Big Blue on Arts & Crafts.
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ListenDirty Rugs - I Got Your Moves from 2019-10-29T07:00
Dirty Rugs - I Got Your Moves - from the self-released 2019 EP Two Sides.
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The Shivas - Gloria from 2019-10-28T07:00
The Shivas - Gloria - from the 2019 album Dark Thoughts on Tender Loving Empire.
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The Rallies - If You Do from 2019-10-25T07:00
The Rallies - If You Do - from the self-released 2019 album Upside Down.
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Penelope Isles - Gnarbone from 2019-10-24T07:00
Penelope Isles - Gnarbone - from the 2019 album Until The Tide Creeps In on Bella Union.
Squid - Match Bet from 2019-10-23T07:00
Squid - Match Bet - from the 2019 album Town Centre on Speedy Wunderground.
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ListenEzra Collective - Space Is the Place (Reprise) from 2019-10-22T07:00
Ezra Collective - Space Is the Place (Reprise) - from the 2019 album You Can't Steal My Joy on Enter The Jungle.
ListenJenny Hval - High Alice from 2019-10-21T07:00
Jenny Hval - High Alice - from the 2019 album The Practice of Love on Sacred Bones Records.
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ListenA Tribe Called Red - The OG (feat. Black Bear) from 2019-10-18T07:00
A Tribe Called Red - The OG (feat. Black Bear) - a 2019 self-released single.
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ListenAfrosideral - Ode Ni Ire (feat. Nickodemus) from 2019-10-17T07:00
Afrosideral - Ode Ni Ire (feat. Nickodemus) - from the 2019 album El Olimpo de los Orishas on Wonderwheel Records.
ListenAmpersan - Cuando Muere Una Lengua (feat. Rubén Albarrán) from 2019-10-16T07:00
Ampersan - Cuando Muere Una Lengua (feat. Rubén Albarrán) - from the self-released 2019 album 6 Conejo.
ListenSilver Jackson - Glad I Found You from 2019-10-15T07:00
Silver Jackson - Glad I Found You - from the 2012 album It's Glimmering Now on HomeSkillet Records.
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ListenCalina Lawrence - ʔəshəliʔ ti txʷəlšucid (Lushootseed Is Alive) from 2019-10-14T07:00
Calina Lawrence - ʔəshəliʔ ti txʷəlšucid (Lushootseed Is Alive) - a 2019 self-released single.
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ListenMoon Palace - Who You Are from 2019-10-11T07:00
Moon Palace - Who You Are - from the self-released 2019 album Shadowcast.
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Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) from 2019-10-10T07:00
Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) - a 2019 single on Mmm...Records.
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ListenIDLES - I Dream Guillotine from 2019-10-09T07:00
IDLES - I Dream Guillotine - a 2019 single on Partisan Records.
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Empty Country - Jets from 2019-10-08T07:00
Empty Country - Jets - a 2019 single on Tiny Engines.
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Cuffed Up - Small Town Kid from 2019-10-07T07:00
Cuffed Up - Small Town Kid - a 2019 self-released single.
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Final Body - Lose Health from 2019-10-04T07:00
Final Body - Lose Health - from the self-released 2019 album Nothyng.
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clipping. - Nothing Is Safe from 2019-10-03T07:00
clipping. - Nothing Is Safe - from the 2019 album There Existed an Addiction to Blood on Sub Pop.
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ListenHater - Four Tries Down from 2019-10-02T07:00
Hater - Four Tries Down - a 2019 single on Fire Records.
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Songhoy Blues - Time to Go Home (David Ferguson Mix) from 2019-10-01T07:00
Songhoy Blues - Time to Go Home (David Ferguson Mix) - from the 2019 EP Meet Me In The City on Fat Possum Records.
ListenTei Shi - Red Light from 2019-09-30T07:00
Tei Shi - Red Light - a 2019 single on Downtown Records.
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Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light from 2019-09-27T07:00
Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light - from the 2019 album Stars Are The Light on Sacred Bones Records.
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ListenMikal Cronin - Show Me from 2019-09-26T07:00
Mikal Cronin - Show Me - from the 2019 album Seeker on Merge Records.
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Just Mustard - Frank from 2019-09-25T07:00
Just Mustard - Frank - from the 2019 EP Frank/October on Pizza Pizza Records.
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ListenJulia Jacklin - Body from 2019-09-24T07:00
Julia Jacklin - Body - from the 2019 album Crushing on Polyvinyl Records.
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Cigarettes After Sex - Heavenly from 2019-09-23T07:00
Cigarettes After Sex - Heavenly - from the 2019 album Cry on Partisan Records.
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ListenOrquestra Pacifico Tropical - Flor De Oro from 2019-09-20T07:00
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical - Flor de Oro - from the self-released 2018 album El Tren.
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ListenSan Pedro El Cortez - Asco from 2019-09-19T07:00
San Pedro El Cortez - Asco - from the 2017 album Un Poco Más de Luz on Intolerancia / Burger Records.
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ListenLuisa Almaguer - Básica (feat. The TBD) from 2019-09-18T07:00
Luisa Almaguer - Básica (feat. The TBD) - from the self-released 2019 album Mataronomatar.
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ListenBelafonte Sensacional - La Noche Total from 2019-09-17T07:00
Belafonte Sensacional - La Noche Total - from the self-released 2019 album Soy Piedra.
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ListenLa Bruja De Texcoco - Té de Malvón from 2019-09-16T07:00
La Bruja de Texcoco - Té de Malvón - from the self-released 2019 album De Brujas, Peteneras y Chachalacas.
ListenSummer Cannibals - Can't Tell Me No from 2019-09-13T07:00
Summer Cannibals - Can't Tell Me No - from the 2019 album Can't Tell Me No on Tiny Engines.
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ListenDJ Seinfeld - Electrian from 2019-09-12T07:00
DJ Seinfeld - Electrian - from the 2019 Galazy EP on Young Ethics.
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DIIV - Skin Game from 2019-09-11T07:00
DIIV - Skin Game - from the 2019 album Deceiver on Captured Tracks.
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Guards - Take My Mind from 2019-09-10T07:00
Guards - Take My Mind - from the 2019 album Modern Hymns on AWAL.
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Russian Circles - Arluck from 2019-09-09T07:00
Russian Circles - Arluck - from the 2019 album Blood Year on Sargent House.
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ListenChris Staples - Holy Moly from 2019-09-06T07:00
Chris Staples - Holy Moly - from the 2019 album Holy Moly on Barsuk Records.
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ListenJuliper Sky - Heaven from 2019-09-05T07:00
Juliper Sky - Heaven - a 2019 self-released single.
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SAULT - Let Me Go from 2019-09-04T07:00
SAULT - Let Me Go - from the 2019 album 5 on Forever Living Originals.
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Angel Olsen - All Mirrors from 2019-09-03T07:00
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors - from the 2019 album All Mirrors on Jagjaguwar.
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ListenLower Dens - I Drive from 2019-09-02T07:00
Lower Dens - I Drive - from the 2019 album The Competition on Ribbon Music.
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ListenBlackpool Astronomy - Schuster from 2019-08-30T07:00
Blackpool Astronomy - Schuster - from the 2019 album The Secret Language of a Nervous Breakdown on Blew // Rose.
ListenBlack Country, New Road - Sunglasses from 2019-08-29T07:00
Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses - a 2019 single on Blank Editions.
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Chaos Chaos - Theaters from 2019-08-28T07:00
Chaos Chaos - Theaters - a 2019 self-released single.
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Geowulf - Round and Round from 2019-08-27T07:00
Geowulf - Round and Round - from the 2019 album My Resignation on [PIAS].
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Long Beard - Means To Me from 2019-08-26T07:00
Long Beard - Means To Me - from the 2019 album Means To Me on Double Double Whammy.
YACHT - (Downtown) Dancing from 2019-08-23T07:00
YACHT - (Downtown) Dancing - from the 2019 album Chain Tripping on DFA Records.
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ListenBill Callahan - What Comes After Certainty from 2019-08-22T07:00
Bill Callahan - What Comes After Certainty - from the 2019 album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest on Drag City.
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ListenDonny Benét - Konichiwa from 2019-08-21T07:00
Donny Benét - Konichiwa - from the 2018 album The Don on Dot Dash Recordings.
Khruangbin - Four of Five from 2019-08-20T07:00
Khruangbin - Four of Five - from the 2019 album Hasta El Cielo on Dead Oceans.
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Listengirl in red - i'll die anyway. from 2019-08-19T07:00
girl in red - i'll die anyway. - from the self-released 2019 EP Chapter 2.
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ListenThe Berries - Fruit from 2019-08-16T07:00
The Berries - Fruit - from the 2019 album Berryland on Run For Cover Records.
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ListenTy Segall - The Arms from 2019-08-15T07:00
Ty Segall - The Arms - from the 2019 album First Taste on Drag City.
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Purple Mountains - Darkness and Cold from 2019-08-14T07:00
Purple Mountains - Darkness and Cold - from the 2019 album Purple Mountains on Drag City.
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ListenRVG - Alexandra from 2019-08-13T07:00
RVG - Alexandra - a 2019 single on Our Golden Friend.
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Camp Saint Helene - Farfisa Song from 2019-08-12T07:00
Camp Saint Helene - Farfisa Song - from the self-released 2019 album Mother.
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ListenPalehound - Worthy from 2019-08-09T07:00
Palehound - Worthy - from the 2019 album Black Friday on Polyvinyl.
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Black Pistol Fire - Black Halo from 2019-08-08T07:00
Black Pistol Fire - Black Halo - a 2019 single on Rifle Bird Music.
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Garcia Peoples - Break Me Down from 2019-08-07T07:00
Garcia Peoples - Break Me Down - from the 2019 album Natural Facts on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records.
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ListenGreys - Kill Appeal from 2019-08-06T07:00
Greys - Kill Appeal - from the 2019 album Age Hasn't Spoiled You on Carpark Records.
Lust For Youth - Great Concerns from 2019-08-05T07:00
Lust For Youth - Great Concerns - from the 2019 album Lust for Youth on Sacred Bones Records.
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ListenBlack Ferns - This Illusion from 2019-08-02T07:00
Black Ferns - This Illusion - from the 2019 album Devices on Northern Light Records.
Shannon Lay - Nowhere from 2019-08-01T07:00
Shannon Lay - Nowhere - from the 2019 album August on Sub Pop.
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WIVES - The 20 Teens from 2019-07-31T07:00
WIVES - The 20 Teens - from the 2019 album So Removed on City Slang.
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Abjects - The Storm from 2019-07-30T07:00
Abjects - The Storm - from the 2019 album Never Give Up on Yippee Ki Yay Records.
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<... ListenFaye Webster - Flowers from 2019-07-29T07:00
Faye Webster - Flowers - from the 2019 album Atlanta Millionaires Club on Secretly Canadian.
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ListenBlack Nite Crash - Come Easy from 2019-07-26T07:00
Black Nite Crash - Come Easy - from the 2019 album Conflict of Disinterest on Neon Sigh.
Fruit Bats - Gold Past Life from 2019-07-25T07:00
Fruit Bats - Gold Past Life - from the 2019 album Gold Past Life on Merge Records.
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... ListenBrittany Howard - History Repeats from 2019-07-24T07:00
Brittany Howard - History Repeats - from the 2019 album Jaime on ATO Records.
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ListenBroken Social Scene - Can't Find My Heart from 2019-07-23T07:00
Broken Social Scene - Can't Find My Heart - from the 2019 album Let's Try The After (Vol. 2) on Arts & Crafts.
ListenBarrie - Clovers from 2019-07-22T07:00
Barrie - Clovers - from the 2019 album Happy to Be Here on Winspear Records.
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ListenJulia Shapiro - Shape from 2019-07-19T07:00
Julia Shapiro - Shape - from the 2019 album Perfect Version on Hardly Art.
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ListenNecking - Still Exist from 2019-07-18T07:00
Necking - Still Exist - from the 2019 album Cut Your Teeth on Mint Records.
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ListenSlaughter Beach, Dog - Good Ones from 2019-07-17T07:00
Slaughter Beach, Dog - Good Ones - from the 2019 single One Down / Good Ones on Lame-O Records.
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ListenHibou - Inside Illumination from 2019-07-16T07:00
Hibou - Inside Illumination - from the 2019 album Halve on Barsuk Records.
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ListenTemples - Hot Motion from 2019-07-15T07:00
Temples - Hot Motion - from the 2019 album Hot Motion on ATO Records.
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Manatee Commune - PDA from 2019-07-12T07:00
Manatee Commune - PDA - from the 2019 album PDA on Bastard Jazz Recordings.
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ListenAmyl and The Sniffers - Got You from 2019-07-11T07:00
Amyl and The Sniffers - Got You - from the 2019 album Amyl and the Sniffers on ATO Records.
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ListenSleater-Kinney - Hurry On Home from 2019-07-10T07:00
Sleater-Kinney - Hurry On Home - from the 2019 album The Center Won't Hold on Mom+Pop Records.
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ListenSufjan Stevens - Love Yourself from 2019-07-09T07:00
Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself - a 2019 single on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
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ListenTrupa Trupa - Remainder from 2019-07-08T07:00
Trupa Trupa - Remainder - from the 2019 album Of The Sun on Lovitt Records.
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ListenYouryoungbody - Intentions from 2019-07-05T07:00
Youryoungbody - Intentions - from the 2019 album Devotion on End of Saints.
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ListenJ. Robbins - Un-Becoming from 2019-07-04T07:00
J. Robbins - Un-Becoming - from the 2019 album Devotion on End of Saints.
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Boundaries - Forgiver from 2019-07-03T07:00
Boundaries - Forgiver - a 2019 self-released single.
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Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself from 2019-07-02T07:00
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Jay Som - Superbike - from the 2019 album Anak Ko on Polyvinyl.
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Your Heart Breaks - Somewhere in Between from 2019-06-28T07:00
Your Heart Breaks - Somewhere in Between - from the 2019 album Drone Butch Blues on Sofa Burn Records.
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Melanie Charles - How Glad I Am - from the 2017 album The Girl With The Green Shoes on Hot Record Societe.
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Dizzy Fae - Johnny Bravo - from the 2018 album Free Form Mixtape on Dizzy Fae LLC.
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MHYSA - Spectrum - from the 2017 album fantasii on Halcyon Veil Records.
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Wizard Apprentice - I Am Invisible from 2019-06-24T07:00
Wizard Apprentice - I Am Invisible - from the 2018 album I Am Invisible on Ratskin Records
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from the 2013 album Volume 5 on Awesome Tapes From Africa
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from the 2014 album Tech Belew on Awesome Tapes From Africa
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The Calais Sessions - Yesus from 2019-06-19T07:00
from the 2016 album The Calais Sessions on The Calais Sessions records.
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Tinariwen - Le Chant Des Fauves from 2019-06-18T07:00
from the 2001 album The Radio Tisdas Sessions on Wayward records.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Living Like a Refugee from 2019-06-17T07:00
from the 2006 album on ANTI- records.
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Floored Faces - Birdwatching from 2019-06-14T07:00
From the 2019 album Alright All Night on Skyway Records.
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Maps - Surveil from 2019-06-13T07:00
from the 2019 album Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss on Mute Records.
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Skating Polly - Play House from 2019-06-12T07:00
a 2019 single on El Camino Media
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a 2019 self-released, single
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from the 2019 album Age Hasn't Spoiled You on Carpark Records.
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Hezza Fezza - Like Prince from 2019-06-07T07:00
from the 2019 album Teim on Hezza Fezza Records
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Tycho - Easy from 2019-06-06T07:00
a 2019 single on Mom & Pop Records
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Operators - Faithless from 2019-06-05T07:00
from the 2019 album Radiant Dawn on Last Gang Records.
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Honeyblood - She's a Nightmare from 2019-06-04T07:00
from the 2019 album In Plain Sight on Marathon Records
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from the 2019 album Tell Me All About Them on PNKSLM Records
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Dude York - Falling from 2019-05-31T07:00
from the 2019 album Falling on Hardly Art Records
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Bleached - Hard to Kill from 2019-05-30T07:00
from the 2019 album Don't You Think You've Had Enough? on Dead Oceans
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Mavis Staples - Change from 2019-05-29T07:00
from the 2019 album We Get By on ANTI records
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Wand - Scarecrow from 2019-05-28T07:00
from the 2019 album Laughing Matter on Drag City records
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Seratones - Gotta Get To Know Ya from 2019-05-27T07:00
from the 2019 album POWER on New West records
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Helms Alee - Interachnid from 2019-05-24T07:00
From the 2019 album Noctiluca on Sargent House Records
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The Dream Syndicate - Black Light from 2019-05-23T07:00
From the 2019 album These Times on ANTI- Records
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a 2019 self-released, single
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From the 2019 self-titled album on ATO Records
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The Budos Band - Old Engine Oil from 2019-05-20T07:00
From the 2019 album V on Daptone Records
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chong the nomad - Two Colors from 2019-05-17T07:00
chong the nomad - Two Colors - a 2019 self-released single.
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Crows - Chain of Being from 2019-05-16T07:00
Crows - Chain of Being - from the 2019 album Silver Tongues on Balley Records.
Kishi Bashi - F Delano from 2019-05-15T07:00
Kishi Bashi - F Delano - from the 2019 album Omoiyari on Joyful Noise Records.
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Claude Fontaine - Pretending He Was You - from the 2019 self titled album on Innovative Leisure.
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Alex Schaaf - Drive On - from the 2019 album Drive On, Armistice on Offline Records.
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ListenMac DeMarco - All of Our Yesterdays from 2019-05-10T07:00
Mac DeMarco - All of Our Yesterdays - from the 2019 album Here Comes The Cowboy on Mac's Record Label.
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