Kexp Presents Music That Matters

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole brings you a stellar mix of new sounds spanning the musical spectrum, from raw rockers to fist-pumping anthems, cosmic RnB, jangly indie pop and gentle folk sounds.   1. Zebra Hunt - Half Right 2. Made Violent - Two Tone Hair 3. The Popguns - If You Ever Change Your Mind 4. Allo Darlin' - Bright Eyes 5. You Blew It! - Lanai 6. THEESatisfaction - EarthEE 7. St. Kilda - September 8. Tomo Nakayama - Open Room 9. Ryley Walker - Primrose Green 10. The Districts - Peaches 11. Mike Pace and the Child Actors - Summer Lawns 12. Ex-Cult - Clinical Study 13. Viet Cong - Silhouettes 14. Wormburner - Somewhere Else To Be 15. Chandos - Cobra Points 16. Au.Ra - MorningSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters for a new podcast featuring songs that will stick in your mind and hopefully get you singing along as you while away your days.   1. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear 2. The Amazing - Picture You 3. Yellerkin - Tools 4. Django Django - First Light 5. Matthew E. White - Rock & Roll Is Cold 6. Ultimate Painting - Central Park Blues 7. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Do The Get Down 8. The Grizzled Mighty - Chantael 9. Cult of Youth - God's Garden 10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm In Your Mind 11. José González - Leaf Off / The Cave 12. Julia Massey & The Five Finger Discount - Montana Capri 13. Bonnie & The BANG BANG - Every New Love 14. The Sidekicks - Deer 15. Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa SmileSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning Show host John Richards discovers hidden gems in this heavy vibed mix of pop and beats, featuring the swirling eclectic sounds of local Seattle project Eggshells, the urgent rumbling guitars of The Districts and much more.   1. Elisa Ambrogio - Superstitious 2. Eggshells - In the Background 3. Sales - Renee 4. Ghosts I've Met - The Shape of Space 5. Breakfast In Fur - Portrait 6. Dirty Dishes - Guilty 7. Nite Fields - You I Never Knew 8. Twerps - Back To You 9. All We Are - Feel Safe 10. The Districts - 4th and Roebling 11. Snuff Redux - Disintegrate the DaysSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon show host Kevin Cole folds and sculpts sounds into a stunning musical mix featuring brand new tracks from Courtney Barnett, Pond, JD McPherson and more! Let the good times fold!   1. JD McPherson - Let The Good Times Roll 2. Stag - She + Me 3. Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best 4. Pond - Elvis' Flaming Star 5. The Dø - Sparks 6. Chimurenga Renaissance - HomieZ (feat. Outspoken) 7. Ricked Wicky - Frenzy Of Blame 8. Liam Hayes - Fokus 9. Unlikely Friends - Soft Reputation 10. Bread & Butter - Shoot My Mouth Off 11. Redtenbacher's Funkestra - Baby Fat 12. Doomtree - Gray DuckSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Sharlese hosts a podcast featuring bands competing in the 2015 Sound Off! competition, the premiere Northwest battle of the bands hosted by the Experience Music Project (EMP) Museum.   1. Bleachbear - Astoria 2. Champagne Babylon - Lost In Eden 3. Nightspace - Insecure 4. Super Soaked - Wannabe 5. Charlie and the Rays - Please 6. Hemlock Lane - Sunnyside 7. Honcho Poncho - The Real Sub-Human 8. Naked Giants - O.A.O 9. One Above Below None - What Can He Do For Yah 10. Emma Lee Toyoda - Trapped 11. Mystery Machines - Get in the Van 12. Righteous Minds - Lift Ya' Head UpSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday show host Cheryl Waters presents a sweet collection of songs just in time for the holiday of love. Because who doesn't love great music?   1. Strand of Oaks - Plymouth 2. Zammuto - Great Equator 3. Deerhoof - Paradise Girls 4. Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best 5. Gang of Four - Broken Talk (feat. Alison Mosshart) 6. Chastity Belt - Time to Go Home 7. BC Camplight - You Should've Gone to School 8. Avi Buffalo - Memories of You 9. Duke Garwood - Heavy Love 10. Elvis Perkins - Hogus Pogus 11. Laura Marling - Short Movie 12. Joseph Giant - First And The Last To Know 13. The Mountain Goats - The Legend of Chavo Guerrero 14. Hanni El Khatib - Moonlight 15. Ty Segall - Mother Lemonade 16. Braid - East End Hollows 17. Colleen Green - Pay AttentionSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The title says it all. Join Morning Show host John Richards for an excellent new mix.   1. MICHAELBRAILEY - I Lose Myself 2. Kele - Doubt 3. Is Tropical - Crawl 4. Au.Ra - Pyramid 5. FIANCÉ - Era 6. Ephrata - Where Have You Gone? 7. The Young Evils - Renegades 8. September Girls - Melatonin 9. So Cow - Get Down Off That Thing 10. Dads - Chewing Ghosts 11. Duke Evers - Lions 12. FF - Dusted 13. Menace Beach - Come On Give UpSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety mix host Morgan curates a mix of exciting new singles from upcoming releases in the new year. Cool female vocals, warm rock and plenty of amazingly varied Seattle sounds to help the short, dark days feel a little longer. 1. A Place to Bury Strangers - Straight 2. Meatbodies - Mountain 3. Dreamsalon - Soft Stab 4. Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim 5. Mariachi El Bronx - Wildfires 6. Moon Duo - Animal 7. FF - Dusted 8. Oyama - Old Snow 9. The Drink - Microsleep 10. Mega Bog - Aurora / 99 11. mr. Gnome - Melted Rainbow 12. Beat Connection - Another Go Round 13. Soma Cove - RetrolightSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole's  first podcast of 2015 features music to warm you up during the cold days of winter. Exciting up-and-coming artists are brought together for the perfect winter mix of spacey pop gems, hypnotic grooves, grimy hip-hop and more.   1. Flight Facilities - Two Bodies feat. Emma Louise 2. Garden City Movement - Entertainment 3. Bonobo​ - Flashlight 4. Kate Tempest - Lonely Daze 5. Springtime Carnivore - Sun Went Black 6. Roman Flügel - Friendship Song 7. Museum of Love - The Who's Who of Who Cares 8. Melody's Echo Chamber - Shirim 9. Objekt - Ratchet 10. Kiasmos - Looped 11. Navvi - StaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's winter in Seattle and although the sun is scarce, the music continues to shine at KEXP. Midday Show host Cheryl Waters brings you a new mix with some early 2015 tracks along with a handful of faves from last year. Dig in and enjoy!   1. Low Roar - Easy Way Out 2. Wye Oak - The Tower 3. Dam Gila - Head in the Clouds 4. Dream Police - Pouring Rain 5. Viet Cong - Unconscious Melody 6. The Bamboos - Avenger 7. Small Black - Real People (Ft. Frankie Rose) 8. The Beverleys - Hoodwink 9. Majestico - I Just Want To 10. Flake Music - Spanway Hits 11. Mourn - Dark Issues 12. Sleater‐Kinney - Bury Our Friends 13. Craft Spells - Breaking the Angle Against the Tide 14. EDJ - Lose It All, All The Time 15. Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Vessel 16. Mariachi El Bronx - WildfiresSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Variety Mix host Troy Nelson as he looks back on a remarkable year for music. Awesome sounds from new bands, veteran bands, local bands - you name it. As we welcome 2015, here's a reminder of some great songs we heard in the last year.   1. Smokey Brights - Catacomb 2. Parade Schedule - Weak 3. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Doomsday Book 4. Panda Bear - Mr. Noah 5. Stars - This Is the Last Time 6. Ballet School - Heartbeat Overdrive 7. José González - Every Age 8. Planes on Paper - Iron Boat 9. Lowhitey - Zorza 10. Fox and the Law - Hot Water 11. Vaporland - Vaporland 12. The Hoot Hoots - Gone FarSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audioasis host DJ Sharlese continues the two-part 2014 Pacific Northwest Roundup. Featuring more local sounds from 2014 by Secret School, Shabazz Palaces, Jen Wood and many more!   1. Wimps - Couches 2. Childbirth - I Only Fucked You as a Joke 3. The Murder City Devils - Cruelty Abounds 4. King Dude - Fear is All You Know 5. Neighbors - Hot Jack 6. FF - It's Alright 7. Stickers - Sacajawea 8. Dude York - Dehumanize Yourself and Face to Bloodshed 9. S - Vampires 10. Jen Wood - Fell In Love 11. Tomo Nakayama - Darkest Seasons 12. Manatee Commune - White Smoke feat. Marina Price 13. ODESZA - Say My Name (feat. Zyra) 14. Katie Kate - Rushmore 15. Bruce Leroy - Nutrition 16. Shaprece - Tell Me 17. Shabazz Palaces - #Cake 18. Secret School - Glassy 19. Silent Lambs Project - BlackFist BrokenFrontSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audioasis host DJ Sharlese dishes up the first in a two-part 2014 Pacific Northwest Round Up! Featuring sounds that came out of the region this year like Vox Mod, Fruit Juice, Low Hums and more!1. Cabana - Wet Brick2. Helms Alee - Pinniped3. Kithkin - Altered Beast4. Low Hums - It's in the Air5. Lusine - Eyes Give In6. Mega Bog - Gone Banana7. Iska Dhaaf - Everybody Knows8. Gibraltar - Satisfied9. Vox Mod - Mind Matter feat. Whitney Lyman10. Fruit Juice - Terra-Fi11. DJAO - Good Morning12. Posse - 2USupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole shares some of his favorites of 2014. Relish in the best of the year and hopefully discover something new and awesome!   1. Júníus Meyvant - Color Decay 2. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 3. Temples - Shelter Song 4. Ty Segall - Feel 5. Parquet Courts - Black and White 6. BRONCHO - Class Historian 7. Marissa Nadler - Drive 8. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances 9. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 10. The Young Evils - Renegades 11. Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose 12. Tacocat - Bridge To Hawaii 13. Sugar Stems - We Only Come Out At Night 14. ODESZA - Say My Name (feat. Zyra) 15. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 16. Katie Kate - Rushmore 17. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down 18. Wussy - To the Lightning 19. Perfect Pussy - Interference Fits 20. Caribou - Our Love 21. Jimi Goodwin - Oh! Whiskey 22. Elbow - New York Morning 23. Woods - Leaves Like Glass 24. The War On Drugs - Red EyesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters as she celebrates a wonderful year in music and offers this gift for the holiday season, featuring new music from Francisco the Man, The Vaselines, Black Whales and more!   1. Francisco the Man - Loaded 2. The Rosebuds - In My Teeth 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Safety In Numbers 4. The Vaselines - Inky Lies 5. Will Butler - Take My Side 6. Polvo - The Water Wheel 7. Lyla Foy - Feather Tongue 8. The Twilight Sad - There's a Girl In the Corner 9. Oyama - Siblings 10. Flyying Colours - Not Today 11. Black Whales - Avalon 12. Nikki Lane - Seein' Double 13. Purling Hiss - Forcefield of SolitudeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music That Matters, Vol. 437 - Music Mix from Melly   Join Variety Mix host Mel for a new installment of KEXP's weekly Music That Matters podcast. This mix draws inspiration from the brooding and dark Seattle weather, and also gathers some of the songs that Mel couldn't get enough of during 2014. Enjoy tunes from ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead, Mogwai, Ty Segall and more.   1. This Will Destroy You - War Prayer 2. Mogwai - Remurdered 3. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Doomsday Book 4. Big Deal - Figure it Out 5. Ty Segall - Feel 6. Chad VanGaalen - Where Are You? 7. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland 8. JJ - Dynasti 9. Sylvan Esso - Coffee 10. The Acid - Fame 11. Korallreven - Second Comin' 12. Clark - Winter Linn 13. Young Fathers - LowSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

El Sonido host DJ Chilly compiles a mixtape featuring a variety of rock ‘n' roll en Español favorites from around the globe. Ahora somos nuevos creadores de rocanrol, tranquilos, todo va a estar más o menos bien.   1. AJ Dávila - Salvajes 2. Los Punsetes - Me Gusta Que Me Pegues 3. 60 Tigres - Cáncer de Pulmón 4. Boogarins - Lucifernandis 5. El Mató a un Policía Motorizado - Más o Menos Bien 6. Tunacola - Danky 7. Cineplexx - Te Quiero 8. Bomba Estéreo - Qué Bonito 9. La Vida Bohème - La Vida Mejor 10. François Peglau - Costa Rica (versión Fracaso Band Perú) 11. Molina y Los Cósmicos - En El Camino del Sol 12. Los Waldners - Papalotes 13. La Ola Que Quería Ser Chau - Más Copado 14. Helado Negro - Queriendo 15. Bulldozer - TTT 16. Cuello - Te Vas de Lado Siempre 17. San Pedro el Cortez - Poder Crudo 18. Juana Molina - Eras 19. Elia - Sentir 20. Ceci Bastida - Por La Calle 21. Unochosiete - Del Uno Al NueveSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole brings a mix of poppy punk, hypnotic trance,  and narcotic drifter ballads, with new songs from Meatbodies, The Young Evils, the Shivas and more.   1. The Young Evils - It Happens All the Time 2. Meatbodies - Mountain 3. Dream Police - Hypnotized 4. Hookworms - Radio Tokyo 5. HOLLY - Easy Company | Interlude 6. Atoms and Void - The Architect and the Atomizer 7. The Twilight Sad - Last January 8. The Shivas - Stalkin Legs 9. The Blind Shake - Old Lake 10. Restorations - Separate Songs 11. Smokey Brights - If I Can't Change Your Mind 12. Weyes Blood - Land of Broken Dreams 13. Nude Beach - Yesterday 14. The Vaselines - Last Half HourSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents music that will make you want to groove, shake, and shimmy through the cold November weather. Featuring tunes from Greylag, Operators, Twin Peaks, Blooper and more.   1. Greylag - Yours To Shake 2. Alvvays - Next Of Kin  3. Operators - True 4. Wampire - Bad Attitude 5. Naomi Punk - Television Man 6. clipping. - Work Work (Feat. Cocc Pistol Cree) 7. Pond - Waiting Around For Grace 8. Dana Buoy - Preacher 9. Twin Peaks - Flavor 10. Sloan - You Don't Need Excuses To Be Good 11. Foxygen - How Can You Really 12. King Tuff - Eyes of the Muse 13. The Casket Girls - Day to Day 14. Zig Zags - Magic 15. Blooper - Tinted WindowsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning show host John Richards presents a dark, rainy mix of songs for your enjoyment. Featuring new songs from Big Scary, Rose's Pawn Shop, Dean Wareham, Cabana, Eyes & No Eyes and more. 1. Big Scary - Twin Rivers 2. Kevin Morby - The Jester, The Tramp & The Acrobat 3. Elliott BROOD - Jigsaw Heart 4. Rose's Pawn Shop - What Were You Waiting For 5. The Barr Brothers - Even the Darkness Has Arms 6. Dean Wareham - The Dancer Disappears 7. Line & Circle - Wounded Desire 8. Cabana - Blood Fizz 9. Eyes & No Eyes - The Drowned World 10. Bear In Heaven - Autumn 11. Pins - Mad for You 12. Hundred Waters - Cavity 13. Blackbird Blackbird - Love Unlimited 14. High Ends - The Weight 15. Low Hums - 999Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.