Kexp Presents Music That Matters

KEXP's Don Slack plays some of his favorite new Swingin' Doors jams for summer. Heavy doses of Northwest and Nashville. Recommended pairings: lawn chairs and margaritas. 1. Nikki Lane - Seein' Double 2. Country Lips - Black Water 3. Rodney Crowell - Frankie Please 4. Rod Melancon - Duck Festival Queen 5. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down 6. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland 7. Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation League - North of Alabama By Mornin' 8. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - The Company Man 9. Zoe Muth - Mama Needs A Margarita 10. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Anywhere But Here 11. The Delines - Colfax Avenue 12. Star Anna - Annie 13. Inly - In The Mornin' 14. Chuck Mead - The Light Of The DaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole pumps up the volume with a great mix of new music and live rarities in celebration and appreciation of KEXP's Amplifiers Club donors! Turn it up! 1. Sonic Avenues - In Your Head 2. Guided By Voices - Psychotic Crush 3. Thee Oh Sees - Drop 4. Sharon Van Etten - Serpents (KEXP VIP Club Concert at The Triple Door) 5. Kevin Drew - You In Your Were 6. BNLX - Everything Must Go 7. Alt-J - Fitzpleasure (KEXP VIP Club Concert at The Triple Door)) 8. FM Belfast - Everything 9. Da Cruz - Crianças da Revolta 10. Alice Boman - Be Mine 11. Federico Aubele - Somewhere Else (feat. Melody Gardot) 12. Larry Gus - The Eternal and the Ephemeral 13. Kid Smpl - Ja 14. Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick (KEXP Presents Mudhoney On Top Of The Space Needle)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Variety Mix host Melissa Trejo as she takes the helm again for the most recent Music That Matters Podcast. During this go round, Mel weaves in and out of melancholy musical meanderings and twitched out glitchiness to keep you company through a late night of wakefulness. 1. Glitterbug - 1st of July 2. Carmen Villain - Lifeissin (Prins Thomas Remix) 3. Fort Romeau - Stay True 4. Hooray for Earth - Keys 5. Hics - Tangle 6. Milosh - Hold Me 7. Sisyphus - Take Me 8. Jono McCleery - Fire In My Hands 9. Big Scary - Why Hip Hop Sucks In '13 10. Hammock - My Mind Was a Fog… My Heart Became a Bomb 11. Caspian - Hymn For the Greatest Generation 12. Lanterns on the Lake - Green and GoldSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents a new mix featuring 12 tracks that she's been loving lately. Enjoy music from The Fresh & Onlys, Bleeding Rainbow, Cloud Nothings, The Hold Steady and more! What have you been loving lately? 1. The Districts - Funeral Beds 2. The Fresh & Onlys - Animal Of One 3. Cabana - Warmest Night 4. Bleeding Rainbow - Tell Me 5. Big Scary - Belgian Blues 6. Hollow & Akimbo - Fever Dreams 7. Cloud Nothings - I'm Not Part Of Me 8. Iron Chic - Spooky Action at a Distance 9. Black Pistol Fire - Dimestore Heartthrob 10. Black Joe Lewis - My Blood Ain't Runnin' Right 11. Hello Echo - Coffee Cups 12. The Hold Steady - SpinnersSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole provides your soundtrack to the 2014 Sasquatch Music Festival. A nearly two-hour music mix of Sasquatch highlights will get you pumped on your road trip to the Gorge and back. And, if you're not able to attend Sasquatch this year, will be the next best thing to being there. 1. Old 97's - Let's Get Drunk & Get It On 2. Dude York - Cannibal 3. La Luz - Sure As Spring 4. Foals - Hummer 5. Bob Mould - I Don't Know You Anymore 6. Phantogram - Don't Move 7. Washed Out - Don't Give Up 8. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 9. Lucius - Turn It Around 10. Kithkin - Ampersand 11. Little Green Cars - The John Wayne 12. Big Scary - Twin Rivers 13. Chet Faker - Gold 14. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind 15. Pink Mountaintops - Ambulance City 16. The Physics - Coronas On Madrona 17. Fly Moon Royalty - The Birthday Song 18. First Aid Kit - Emmylou 19. Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy 20. Elbow - New York Morning 21. Mary Lambert - She Keeps My Warm 22. Phosphorescent - Song for Zula 23. Jonat

KEXP's Expansions host, Masa, has done a radio special on Detroit's Electronic Music Festival for many years and now brings you his very first podcast focused on the festival. It's a 12 track celebration and spotlight on Detroit based and inspired electronic artists performing at the festival this Memorial Day weekend. 1. DJ Godfather - You So Flexible (featuring MC Flipside) 2. DJ 3000 - Yahia (DJ Nasty Remix) 3. Robert Hood - Eleven 4. Esteban Adame - Home Sick 5. Kevin Saunderson Presents Inner City - Bad Girl (7th Star Remix) 6. Stacy Pullen - Any Which Way (Dub Mug Mix) 7. Floorplan - Never Grow Old (Re-Plant) 8. Los Hermanos - Truth About Techno 9. Sean Deason - Beautiful 1 10. Malik Alston - Dance Jazz 11. Stacey Hotwaxx Hale feat Louis Hale - Hale 2 House 12. DJ 3000 - Morning BirdSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Resident Runner and host of the Morning Show, John Richards, presents Volume 2 of our new Runner Powered Podcast series. Hit your second wind with two hours (31 tracks!) of high energy KEXP favorites. 1. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky 2. Small Black (Feat. Aaron Rockers) - Free At Dawn 3. Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed 4. Maps - To The Sky 5. Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors 6. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo 7. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home 8. Say Hi - November Was White, December Was Grey 9. Junip - Your Life Your Call 10. Elliott Brood - Write It All Down for You 11. Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today 12. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind 13. St. Lucia - Elevate 14. Stars - Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It 15. Cayucas - Cayucos 16. Robbers on High Street - Hey Unbelievers 17. Little Dragon - Ritual Union 18. People Under the Stairs - Trippin' at the Disco 19. Architecture in Helsinki (Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Remix) - Heart It Races 20

KEXP's Morning Show host, John Richards, presents the first in a new series of Music That Matters podcasts, it's our Runner Powered Podcast, Volume 1. Enjoy this one hour training podcast, featuring 16 high-energy local and international artists with songs about running and songs that will motivate runners. Download now and allow KEXP's resident runner to amplify your inspiration and soundtrack your next run. Don't miss Volume 2, coming soon and featuring a two hour mix with all new songs! 1. Lord Huron - Time To Run   2. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running   3. Augustines - Cruel City 4. Beat Connection - In the Water 5. Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner   6. Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built 7. The Moondoggies - Changing (Live on KEXP) 8. The Lonely Forest - I Don't Want To Live There 9. Pickwick - Hacienda Motel 10. Fitz & The Tantrums - Breakin' the Chains of Love 11. Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land 12. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahe

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole soars with this mix of new power pop, hip-hop, glam infused soul, and house featuring Katie Kate, Perfect Pussy, Dum Dum Girls, Hercules & Love Affair and more. 1. The Baseball Project - From Nails To Thumbtacks 2. Cheap Star - Kelly Slayer 3. Dum Dum Girls - Rimbaud Eyes 4. Perfect Pussy - Interference Fits 5. Katie Kate - Rushmore 6. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 7. Withered Hand - Fall Apart 8. Beaty Heart - Lekka Freakout 9. Sam Mickens - The Demon Star 10. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Call Me 11. The Woodentops - Smokin' 12. Bombay Bicycle Club - Feel 13. De Lux - On The Day 14. Hercules & Love Affair - Do You Feel The Same?Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Alex continues his insatiable quest to unveil the freshest new sounds with this genre-hopping + globe-trotting 21-track mix packed with recent favorites. 1. Yppah - Bushmills 2. Ohmega Watts - Cosmo Knotts (feat. Stefan Otto) 3. Turtlez - Dream of Heaven 4. Wave Racer - Streamers 5. Maya Vik - On It (Kapow!) 6. Lockah - If Loving U Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Wrong 7. And Vice Versa - Twins 8. CYNE - Avians 9. Jacques Greene - No Excuse 10. Ricky Eat Acid - In my dreams we're almost touching 11. Yohuna - Badges 12. Linda Perhacs - Prisms of Glass 13. Mark McGuire - The Human Condition (Song For My Father) 14. Posse - Afraid 15. Pale Blue Dot - Voyage 16. Yumi Zouma - A Long Walk Home For Parted Lovers 17. The Range - Slow Build 18. Hightek Lowlives - Just For the Night (feat. A.B.) 19. Gallant - Jupiter Grayscale 20. Different Sleep - Slow Things Down 21. Philip Grass - Sun and Moon DanceSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday show host Cheryl Waters, curates another collection of great new songs with seven, count ‘em, SEVEN, awesome local gems. Enjoy. 1. Scott H. Biram - Slow & Easy 2. Kithkin - Altered Beast 3. AJ Davila - Salvajes 4. The Coathangers - Follow Me 5. Warm Soda - Young Reckless Hearts 6. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers 7. Goodbye Heart - Just Kids 8. Psychic Rites - Alone At Night 9. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 10. Mythological Horses - Cold Heart 11. Drive-By Truckers - Pauline Hawkins 12. Shake Some Action - Wait For The Summer 13. Dude York - Cannibal 14. Joanna Gruesome - Secret Surprise 15. Chelsea Wolfe - We Hit a WallSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety Mix host Troy Nelson brings you a set of music that's been great lately in 2014, with new songs from Hospitality, De Lux, Gardens & Villa, Vibragun and more! 1. Painted Palms - Hypnotic 2. Blank Realm - Reach You on the Phone 3. The Soft Hills - How Can I Explain? 4. De Lux - Make Space Visitors Remix (Sal P & Dennis Citizen Kane) 5. Gardens & Villa - Bullet Train 6. Supreme Cuts - Cocktails (feat. Shy Girls)  7. AJ Davila - Salvajes 8. Habibi - Let Me In 9. Hospitality - Going Out 10. The Hidden Cameras - Gay Goth Scene 11. Vibragun - Charm BraceletSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chilly collects some electronic, hip-hop and modern traditional Latin favorites that he's been spinning on El Sonido lately. It's a non-stop mix designed to move your mind, body and soul. Gozandolo, así es que vivo yo. 1. Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao 2. Rafi-eL - Suspiro 3. Boogat - Único (feat. Lido Pimienta) 4. La Yegros - Trocitos De Madera 5. Natalia Clavier - Nada (feat. Ticklah) 6. La Mecánica Popular - La Paz Del Freak 7. Lucho Bermudez - Gaita De Las Flores (Afro Kumbé Remix) 8. Ana Tijoux - Somos Sur (feat. Shadia Mansour) 9. Quantic and Nidia Góngora - Muevelo Negro 10. Son Palenque - Calabongo (Thornato Remix) 11. Subsuelo - Una Noche Sin Luna (K. Sabroso Remix) 12. Los Macuanos - Virgencita 13. Chico Trujillo - Así Es Que Vivo Yo (Sigue La Fiesta) 14. Skip&Die - La Cumbia Dictadura 15. Bocafloja - Conquista (feat. Stahhr and Atiyya) 16. BFlecha - B33Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show Host Kevin Cole presents 13 unforgettable tracks of the best new music including Supreme Cuts, Wimps, Israel Nash, and Mutual Benefit. 1. Vibragun - Dirty Thing 2. Cheatahs - Leave To Remain 3. Solids - Traces 4. Israel Nash - Rain Plans 5. Samantha Crain - Somewhere All the Time 6. Wimps - Secret Message 7. Vertical Scratchers - These Plains 8. Guided By Voices - Vote For Me Dummy 9. The New Mendicants - Shouting Match 10. Chantal Acda - Arms Up High 11. Mutual Benefit - Golden Wake 12. Supreme Cuts - Envision (feat. Channy of Poliça) 13. De Lux - Better At Making TimeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music That Matters, Vol. 398 - Don't Break Your Promise At KEXP, we never break our promise to bring you the best music possible and, hopefully, to turn you on to some new music that you love. Our latest Music That Matters podcast from Midday Show host Cheryl Waters offers up a sampling of wonderful new tunes, with a heavy dose of local bands. Enjoy. 1. Elbow - New York Morning 2. Ocean Carolina - Don't Break Your Promise 3. Iska Dhaaf - All The Kids 4. I Will Keep Your Ghost - Nothing 5. Thumpers - Unkinder (A Tougher Love) 6. Bombay Bicycle Club - Carry Me 7. Sun Tunnels - Notice Me 8. Ages and Ages - Divisionary (Do The Right Thing) 9. Hibou - Above Us 10. East India Youth - Dripping Down 11. Jupe Jupe - Never Ask Why 12. Crystal Stilts - Future Folklore 13. Vaadat Charigim - Haolam Avad Mizman 14. Deltron 3030 - Pay the PriceSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Positive, upbeat and all very new music from Morning Show host John Richards. This podcast is for those who are or did suffer from a miserable winter, be it weather, flu or anything else that has you looking forward to renewal. 1. Kins - Absblurd 2. There Will Be Fireworks - River 3. Patterns - This Haze 4. East India Youth - Heaven, How Long 5. 10:04's - Glasshouse 6. Battleme - Just Weight 7. Ming City Rockers - I Wanna get out of here but I can't take you anywhere 8. Big Ups - Goes Black 9. FAMY - A Ho A Hand 10. Books on Fate - Myth of Trust 11. Be Forest - Colours 12. CYMBALS - The Natural World 13. Elephant - Elusive YouthSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swingin' Doors host Don Slack spins his current rootsy faves, with tracks from Robbie Fulks, Drive-By Truckers, Marissa Nadler, Two Cow Garage and more! 1. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Call Me 2. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes 3. Eric Brace & Karl Straub - Pike County Rose (feat. Kelly Willis) 4. Scott H. Biram – Never Comin' Home 5. Robbie Fulks – Sometimes The Grass Is Really Greener 6. Jason Eady – Lonesome Down and Out 7. Brandy Clark – Get High 8. Drive-By Truckers – Shit Shots Count 9. Two Cow Garage – Van Gogh 10. Lydia Loveless – Head 11. Marissa Nadler – Firecrackers 12. Angel Olsen – Hi-FiveSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole compiles an outstanding collection of the best new music, traversing moods from ethereal ambient folk and cosmic global funk, to scorching rock. 1. Marissa Nadler - Drive 2. Arborea - Daughters Of Man 3. Death Vessel - Mercury Dime 4. James Vincent McMorrow - Gold 5. Goat - Goatman 6. Drangar - Bál 7. The Low Frequency In Stereo - Elevated/Desecrated 8. Drowners - Luv, Hold Me Down 9. Blank Realm - Back To The Flood 10. Mind Spiders - Inside You 11. Eagulls - Nerve Endings 12. Childbirth - Will You Be My Mom? 13. Pontiak - GhostsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music is the perfect companion. It comes in all shapes and sizes and fits every occasion. Here is a smattering of Midday Show host Cheryl Waters' favorite new songs for your listening pleasure. 1. Black Lips - Boys in the Wood 2. Rare Monk - Splice 3. Gap Dream - Fantastic Sam 4. Dum Dum Girls - Lost Boys and Girls Club 5. Mammút - Salt 6. Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire 7. Temples - Shelter Song 8. Milagres - Letterbomb 9. Tilbury - Deliverance 10. Ravenna Woods - The Jackals 11. Generationals - Put a Light on It 12. Blouse - Imperium 13. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 14. Throwing Muses - Sleepwalking-1 15. Quilt - Tired & ButteredSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning Show host John Richards brings you what you need with his first podcast of 2014. Featuring new songs from Pixies, Damien Jurado, No Joy, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, Benjamin Verdoes and more! 1. Pixies - Greens & Blues 2. Painted Palms - Too High 3. No Joy - Last Boss 4. Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy 5. A Weekend at the Feelies - Lowly Buzzard 6. PAPA - Cotton Candy 7. Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band - The Blast, the Bloom 8. Widowspeak - Smoke and Mirrors 9. Hotels - Relentless Practitioners 10. Thee Oh Sees - What You Need 11. Benjamin Verdoes - Unknown FearsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.