The Runcast with John Richards

Cheryl Waters shares the promise of the new year by starting off 2016 with a mix of great new music 1. Elephant Stone - The Devil's Shelter (feat. Alex Maas) 2. Wray - Hypatia 3. Hibou - When the Season Ends 4. Martin Courtney - Northern Highway 5. Wild Nothing - TV Queen 6. The Cave Singers - That's Why 7. Night Beats - Sunday Mourning 8. Sudakistan - Concrete Djungle 9. Royal Headache - My Own Fantasy 10. The Besnard Lakes - Golden Lion 11. Day Wave - We Try But We Don't Fit In 12. Mavis Gary - Dim the Droog 13. Rob Crow's Gloomy Place - Business Interuptus 14. The Gods Themselves - Tangerines 15. Painted Palms - Refractor 16. The Wytches - DigsawSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP Variety Mix host Reeves does his first ever Music That Matters podcast, featuring tracks from the end of 2015 and from anticipated releases of 2016. 1. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Aerobed 2. The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - I Can Be Afraid of Anything 3. DIIV - Bent (Roi's Song) 4. Protomartyr - Why Does It Shake? 5. Death Index - Dream Machine 6. Death by Unga Bunga - Stare At the Sun 7. Hinds - Chili Town 8. Gun Outfit - Only Ever Over 9. Jono McCleery - This Idea of Us 10. Benjamin Verdoes - Highly Emotional 11. SOFTSPOT - Abalone 12. Chain of Flowers - Death's Got a Hold on Me 13. Born Ruffians - We Made ItSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday show host Cheryl Waters presents a sampling of brand new and yet-to-be-released tunes to get you excited. 1. Kevin Morby - Moonshiner 2. Quilt - Eliot St. 3. Lemolo - Hold Light 4. Holy Esque - Hexx 5. Battleme - Shake Shake 6. Maserati - Rehumanizer II 7. Heaters - Kamikaze 8. Beach Slang - Young & Alive 9. Quarto Negro - Orlando 10. Ra Ra Riot - Water 11. Small Black - No One Wants It To Happen To You 12. Youryoungbody - Smuther 13. John Grant - Disappointing 14. Animal Collective - FloridadaSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swingin' Doors host Don Slack plays a variety of songs from albums to be released in 2016. 1. Charlie Hilton - Pony 2. Beverly - Crooked Cop 3. Eleanor Friedberger - He Didn't Mention His Mother 4. Quilt - Eliot St. 5. Deep Sea Diver - Secrets 6. Sunflower Bean - Wall Watcher 7. Night Beats - Sunday Mourning 8. Battleme - Shake Shake 9. Marlon Williams - Hello Miss Lonesome 10. Mount Moriah - Calvander 11. Freakwater - The Asp And The Albatross 12. Conrad Keely - In Words Of A Not So Famous ManSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Chilly of El Sonido collects a bunch of his favorite Latin beats from 2015 for this mixtape, featuring all sorts of different styles from around the globe. 1. Buyepongo - Maestros (Captain Planet and Canyon Cody Remix) 2. Novalima - Mi Canto 3. Kiko Villamizar - La Remolacha 4. Nicola Cruz - Colibria 5. Ságan - Oceánico 6. Disco Ruido! - Amorfos (feat. Mercedes Nasta) 7. Astro - Caribean 8. Daniel Haaksman feat. Bulldozer - Sabado (Aero Manyelo Remix) 9. MPeach - Malania 10. Mr. Pauer - Pasión (feat. Dama Vicke) 11. Mariel Mariel - Los Bajos Vibran En Mi Pecho (EsaMiPau! Remix) 12. The Chamanas - Alas de Hierro 13. Dënver - Noche Profunda 14. Clubz - Épocas 15. Sotomayor - Cielo 16. Soniye - CHACHACHA 17. Bombón & Peligrosa - Pachanguear (feat. La Comadre) 18. Boogat - Una Cita 19. Santi Mostaffa - Intratable 20. Vivian Garcia and Armando Perez - Loc@s (Atropolis Remix) 21. Lulacruza - ComandanteSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonic Reducer host Jenn plays some punk and hardcore songs from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. 1. Downtown Boys - Monstro 2. Lysol - Clean Living 3. Listen Lady - Hey Listen 4. C.C.T.V. - Paranoia 5. Coneheads - 1982 6. Dreamdecay - CEILINVG FAN 7. Pure Disgust - I.D.O.Y.S. 8. G.L.O.S.S. - Outcast Stomp 9. Long Knife - Negative Mental Attitude 10. The Flex - The Flex 11. Bosnia - Hot Date 12. Flesh World - Sturdy Swiss Hiker 13. Behavior - 78Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning Show host John Richards presents a new Runner Powered Podcast. 1. Caspian - Sad Heart of Mine 2. Sharon Van Etten - Words 3. Youth Lagoon - The Knower 4. !!! - Sick Ass Moon 5. Other Lives - Reconfiguration 6. Roger Lion - A Dead Man's Song 7. José González - Leaf Off / The Cave 8. Holy Esque - Fade 9. Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile 10. Jacuzzi Boys - Sun 11. The Dead Weather - I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) 12. Morning Harvey - Smith Street Swap Meet 13. Fernando - Save Me 14. Small Black - No One Wants It To Happen To You 15. Telekinesis - In a Future World 16. Hot Chip - Huarache Lights 17. Django Django - First LightSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even though the clouds are moving in, it's always beautiful blue skies with all the great music on KEXP! 1. Cloud Cult - No Hell 2. Mercury Rev - The Queen of Swans 3. Natasha Kmeto - Grind (Feat. Tunde Adebimpe) 4. John Grant - Down Here 5. Low - No Comprende 6. Ought - Beautiful Blue Sky 7. Mammút - Blood Burst 8. Tamaryn - Softcore 9. Dilly Dally - The Touch 10. The Rebel Light - Strangers 11. Futurebirds - Deadbeat Hits 12. Sweet Jesus - Getting Over 13. Worriers - They / Them / Theirs 14. Protomartyr - Dope Cloud 15. Fox and The Law - The Trouble with the Gods 16. Fuzz - PollinateSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole and Online Content Manager Jim Beckmann preview the 2015 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival with a diverse mix of hip-hop, indie rock, electro pop and punk from 17 Icelandic artists including GusGus, Sóley, Júníus Meyvant and Low Roar. 1. Vök - Waterfall 2. GusGus - Obnoxiously Sexual 3. Hjaltalín - We Will Live For Ages 4. Gangly - Fuck with Someone Else 5. East of My Youth - Only Lover 6. Emmsjé Gauti - Strákarnir 7. Úlfur Úlfur - Tarantúlur 8. Reykjavíkurdætur - Ógeðsleg 9. Low Roar - I'll Keep Coming 10. Fufanu - Will We Last 11. Agent Fresco - Wait for Me 12. Æla - Your Head Is My Ground 13. Sóley - I Will Find You 14. Úlfur Eldjárn - Poyekhali! 15. Axel Flóvent - Dancers 16. Júníus Meyvant - Gold Laces 17. Markús and the Diversion Sessions - Decent TimesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ El Toro presents nineteen of his favorite new tracks (including a couple of recently unearthed archival gems) for singing, dancing, shredding, and sulking. Lather, rinse, repeat. 1. Mocean Worker - Julius, Irving, Berlin 2. Peaches (feat. Kim Gordon) - Close Up 3. Escort - Animal Nature 4. Tunde Olaniran - Don't Cry 5. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - One in a Million 6. Valley Maker - Take My People Dancing 7. Sam Gleaves - Two Virginia Boys 8. Public Image Ltd - Know Now 9. Shopping - Straight Lines 10. Wax Idols - Lonely You 11. PWR BTTM - Dairy Queen 12. Aye Nako - Killswitch 13. Slim Twig - Slippin' Slidin' 14. Weyes Blood - Cardamom 15. Rose McDowall - Tibet 16. Patrick Cowley - Somebody to Love Tonight 17. Chelsea Wolfe - After the Fall 18. Hillary Bratton - Square Moon 19. Ursula 1000 (feat. Puddles Pity Party) - The Shadow of Your SmileSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole drops nothing but 100% cruelty free bonafide jams. No imitation, factory produced beats. Never. 1. Salad Boys - No Taste Bomber 2. Cold Beat - Am I Dust 3. Danny Newcomb & The Sugar Makers - Known World 4. Palehound - Molly 5. Shopping - Wind Up 6. Dungen - Flickor Och Pojkar 7. Other Lives - Beat Primal 8. Promised Land Sound - She Takes Me There 9. Low - What Part of Me 10. Lymbyc Systym - Generated Bodies 11. DJ Beeso - (-.-)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters loves Fall and her reward is more great music, including a song called Halloween and beaucoup bands from Seattle. 1. The Weather Station - Shy Women 2. Sóley - Halloween 3. Youth Lagoon - The Knower 4. Israel Nash - LA Lately 5. Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon - My Reward 6. Seapony - A Place We Can Go 7. Pony Time - Time Tells Me 8. The West - Out of Sync 9. Tijuana Panthers - Set Forth 10. The Dead Weather - I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) 11. Joseph Giant - Avenue Who 12. Your Friend - Tame One 13. White Lung - Face Down 14. Diane Coffee - Mayflower 15. GO!ZILLA - PollutionSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole drops more hits than Sadaharu Oh on this miracle mix of new music. 1. Hibou - Dissolve 2. Tamaryn - Sugar Fix 3. John Grant - Disappointing 4. Ever So Android - Moment 5. Wild Ones - Dim The Lights 6. Thunderbitch - Eastside Party 7. The Atom Age - It's A Mess 8. Worriers - Parts 9. The School - Every Day 10. Gospel Machine - Just Call Me 11. Slime - My CompanySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn calls for fuzzy sweaters and fuzzy music. Listen to Midday Veil, Blank Realm and more with fuzzy songs, feedback drenched guitars and lo-fi indie rock on this latest mix that emotes the dark days of the season. 1. Pony Boy - When Tomorrow Never Comes 2. Midday Veil - Babel 3. Ms. John Soda - Hero Whales 4. Helen - Motorcycle 5. Dead Leaf Echo - Lemonheart 6. Lou Barlow - Redeemed 7. Fernando - Save Me 8. Infinity Girl - Dirty Sun 9. Blank Realm - Palace of Love 10. Alex G - Bug 11. Julia Holter - Feel You 12. Diane Coffee - Spring Breathes 13. Girls Names - A Hunger ArtistSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Alex shines a spotlight on 12 artists performing at this year's 12th annual Decibel Festival, Seattle's premier electronic music and arts event, happening all over the city from September 23rd to September 27th! As with years past, tune in to get a taste of this year's massive, diverse international roster and check out dbfestival.com for more information. 1. Dylan Stark - Ashen 2. Natasha Kmeto - I Thought You Had A Boyfriend 3. Dan Deacon - Learning To Relax 4. Bonobo - Return To Air 5. IG88 - Wayside (feat. JPM) 6. Bob Moses - Too Much Is Never Enough 7. Pezzner - Protection 8. Dauwd - Jupiter George 9. The Black Madonna - Stay 10. Briana Marela - Surrender 11. Tim Hecker - Virginal II 12. Kid Smpl - Input/VeinSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wo' Pop host Darek Mazzone presents new Polish music to make you fat and happy, inspired by the OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland, and featuring nu-folk, electro-acoustic improvisation, cranking garage and gritty urban hip hop, and so much more! 1. Sutari - Kupalnocka 2. Galus - Theearth 3. Kristen - The Secret Map 4. Małe Miasta - Już prawie tańczę 5. Pr08l3m - Heat 6. Tania O. - Na wystawie 7. Rebeka - Breath 8. HV/NOON - Nadważkość 9. OSTR & Hades - Psychologia Tłumu 10. Kortez - Zostań 11. We Draw A - Reflect 12. Daniel Spaleniak - Full Package of CigarettesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters recently discovered a slew of great bands that she loves -- Coals, Maszer, Plastic Pinks and more. Enjoy these discoveries along with a heavy helping of fantastic local bands. 1. Coals - Weightless 2. New Order - Restless 3. Gwenno - Patriarchaeth 4. MASZER - Fata Mirage 5. Silver Torches - Woman In Rust 6. Sarah Bethe Nelson - Start Somewhere 7. EYELIDS - Seagulls Into Submission 8. Spires - Parallel Lines 9. Kingdom of the Holy Sun - Getting Higher 10. Eleventh Dream Day - Vanishing Point 11. Menace Beach - Tennis Court 12. Father John Misty - Bored In The USA 13. St. Kilda - September 14. Small Feet - All And Everyone 15. Plastic Pinks - Livin' On The Coast 16. Sun Breaks - Turnstile 17. Radioactivity - Battered 18. Titus Andronicus - Fired UpSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety Mix host Troy Nelson takes you on a musical escapade showcasing new music that deserves to be heard, featuring new songs from Small Black, Wand, Georgia and more! 1. Sharkmuffin - Mondays 2. Beach Baby - No Mind No Money 3. Small Black - Boys Life 4. Daughn Gibson - Shatter You Through 5. Wand - Stolen Footsteps 6. Youth Lagoon - The Knower 7. Georgia - Move Systems 8. Jacuzzi Boys - Happy Damage 9. Soft Sleep - Unravel 10. Lightouts - More Than Ever 11. Ghost Pains - Arboretum 12. Natasha Kmeto - Come and SaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole lays down a mix of some of his current faves spanning genres and the globe. Including tracks from The Mynabirds, Wimps, Pinkshinyultrablast and Destroyer! 1. Strange Wilds - Pronoia 2. Wimps - Take It As It Comes 3. Veruca Salt - Laughing In The Sugar Bowl 4. Long Dark Moon - Mythologies 5. Gibraltar - Snakes! 6. Pinkshinyultrablast - Kiddy Pool Dreams 7. Destroyer - Dream Lover 8. Klunks - All You People 9. Shabazz Palaces - Forerunner Foray 10. Cyril Hahn - Inferno (feat. Say Lou Lou) 11. The Mynabirds - Wildfire 12. Oscar - Grow Up 13. The Foghorns - Ain't I a Man 14. Duke Evers - Seaside (Memories)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday show host Cheryl Waters brings you a new mix stacked with Pacific Northwest artists and more. 1. Chris Staples - Cheap Shades 2. Pete Quirk - Desert Eagle 3. Shana Cleveland & The Sandcastles - Holy Rollers 4. Sharon Van Etten - Just Like Blood 5. Widowspeak - All Yours 6. Ultimate Painting - (I've Got) The Sanctioned Blues 7. DRÆMHOUSE - Woundlicker 8. Wishyunu - Photoplay 9. Girls Names - Reticence 10. Froth - Turn It Off 11. Twerps - Simple Feelings 12. Western Haunts - People In Decline 13. The Minus 5 - Hold Down The Fort 14. Kid Wave - Wonderlust 15. Avers - The Only One 16. Black Ferns - She Said Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Foss, host of Sonic Reducer (KEXP's Saturday night punk show), plays some of his current favorites plus a few older cuts. Featuring mostly Pacific Northwest bands. 1. Radioactivity - Battered 2. The Dumps - Turd World 3. Steal Shit Do Drugs - Money Spent 4. Sick Sad World - Alone All The Time 5. Mommy Long Legs - Horrorscope 6. The No-Talents - I Ain't No Wife 7. Sex Crime - Hurry Up! 8. Sir Coyler & His Asthmatic Band - Rose City's Burnin' 9. Wimps - Take It As It Comes 10. The Fabulous Downey Brothers - Eat Dirt 11. Sweet Madness - Monica's Had A Change 12. Childbirth - Nasty Girls 13. Nervosas - Moral Panic 14. Ubu Roi - Spy 15. Bad Tats - Weekend Noise Devices 16. The Snubs - Busboy (I'd Rather Be A) 17. Downtown - Gonna PukeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety Mix host Mel is back to curate the most recent Music That Matters weekly podcast. This particular mix leans heavy on guitars with the latest feedback drenched songs from the legendary Swervedriver, San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees, and Fuzz, which is one of Ty Segall's many projects. You'll also hear new songs channeling older sounds from Destroyer and Diane Coffee, as well as a whole lot more. 1. Thee Oh Sees - Withered Hand 2. MOURN - Gertrudis, Get Through This! 3. Flyying Colours - Like You Said 4. Swervedriver - Winter Depths 5. Fuzz - Pollinate 6. Alice Glass - STILLBIRTH 7. Menace Beach - Super Transporterreum 8. Mike Krol - This Is the News 9. JEFF The Brotherhood - A Dog 10. Happyness - Great Minds Think Alike, All Brains Taste the Same 11. The Foetals - Fine 12. Drinks - Laying Down Rock 13. Diane Coffee - Mayflower 14. Destroyer - Dream LoverSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole lays down fifteen of his current faves including new music from The Heavenly States, EZTV, The Space Merchants, Ezra Furman, and OCnotes. Perfect soundtrack for driving the backstreets or interstellar escapades. 1. The Cairo Gang - Be What You Are 2. EZTV - Bury Your Heart 3. Radioactivity - I Know 4. Jaill - Getaway 5. The Heavenly States - The Specialist 6. The Space Merchants - Mainline the Sun 7. Acid Tongue - Lately 8. OCnotes - Hum Drum Killas 9. Gossamer - Print 10. Prom Queen - Black Magic 11. Hippo Campus - Suicide Saturday 12. Ezra Furman - Restless Year 13. Rocky Votolato - The Hereafter 14. Ivan & Alyosha - Bury Me Deep 15. Miami Horror - Real SlowSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Vandy explores that summer feeling on this two-hour mix and nod to Barna Howard's new album, plus 18 other road trip worthy songs from up-and-comers like Banditos, Leyla McCalla, The Deslondes, Benjamin Booker, Saun & Starr, Steve Gunn, and Spirit Family Reunion, to name a few. 1. Benjamin Booker - Happy Homes 2. Delta Routine - Gone Again 3. Banditos - Still Sober (After All These Beers) 4. The Abigails - Twenty Nine 5. The Growlers - Living in a Memory 6. Jake Xerxes Fussell - Let Me Lose 7. Steve Gunn - Wildwood 8. William Tyler - We Can't Go Home Again 9. Los Colognes - They Got it On 10. Jeremy Pinnell - The Way Country Sounds 11. The Deslondes - Heavenly Home 12. Big Harp - Everybody Pays 13. Sean Rowe - The Game 14. Barna Howard - Quite a Feelin' 15. Leyla McCalla - Heart of Gold 16. Spirit Family Reunion - It Does Not Bother Me 17. Quiet Life - Housebroken Man 18. Pete Molinari - Winds of Change 19. Saun & Starr - Gonna Make TimeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters for a summer podcast full of sparkling songs from London, Brooklyn, California and, as always, the Pacific Northwest. 1. Desert Sound Colony - Riverbed 2. Happyness - Naked Patients 3. The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers - Little Light 4. AM & Shawn Lee - Persuasion 5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love 6. Gengahr - She's A Witch 7. Grooms - Something Wild 8. Telekinesis - In a Future World 9. Hibou - Dissolve 10. WATERS - Stupid Games 11. Laura Marling - False Hope 12. TORRES - Sprinter 13. Creepoid - Baptism 14. Hunters - Narcissist 15. Richard Thompson - All Buttoned Up 16. Crocodiles - Crybaby DemonSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning show host John Richards presents a new mix that weaves its way from loud shoegazerish psych-rock through brooding blues rock to grimy hip hop with some '90s-steeped stops along the way, featuring new songs from Flyying Colours, Du Blonde, Kate Tempest and more. 1. Magic Potion - Booored 2. T. Hardy Morris - My Me 3. Flyying Colours - Like You Said 4. Communions - Forget it's a Dream 5. Pinkshinyultrablast - Holy Forest 6. Pfarmers - Work for Me 7. Mates of State - Staring Contest 8. Speedy Ortiz - The Graduates 9. Joanna Gruesome - There is No Function Stacy 10. angelic milk - IDK How 11. Du Blonde - Black Flag 12. Kate Tempest - Lonely DazeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With more amazing music than ever to choose from, the 7th Annual Big Gay Podcast includes more than 90 minutes of songs by, for, and about the LGBTQ community, from a sinuous electronic groove inspired by Paris Is Burning to a deep cut from ‘70s glitter rocker Smokey. We're also thrilled to include new tunes from iconic artists Jimmy Somerville and Marc Almond, local fare from Dust Moth, Gaytheist and Brandi Carlilie, plus sixteen other selections to rock your 2015 Pride festivities. 1. Tyson Meade - Flying Through Our Skins 2. bottoms - die/rot 3. Marc Almond - Zipped Black Leather Jacket 4. Holly Miranda - Mark My Words 5. Gaytheist - Invisible Mind Crusher (Anxiety Attack) 6. Arthur's Landing - Lost In Thought (Bob Blank Mix) 7. Ed Askew - Gertrude Stein 8. Róisín Murphy - Gone Fishing 9. THEESatisfaction - Nature's Candy 10. Gary Burton - Remembering Tano 11. Villagers - Courage 12. Baby Dee - I Am a Stick 13. Brandi Carlile - I Belong to You 14. Dust Moth - Casual Friends 15. Torche - Annihilation Affair 16. Roses - Quiet Time (Live on KEXP) 17. katie dey - you gotta get up to get up 18. Sea of Bees - Dad 19. Jimmy Somerville - Freak 20. Smokey - How Far Will You Go?Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole shines a light on some of the best new music from around the world, including songs from Iceland's Júníus Meyvant and Vök, Sweden's Tallest Man on Earth, Santiago, Chile's The Holydrug Couple, Seattle's The Flavr Blue, and many more hot jams that'll take you up, up, and away. 1. Júníus Meyvant - Hailslide 2. The Tallest Man On Earth - Darkness of the Dream 3. Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins) 4. Trails and Ways - Mtn Tune 5. Hippo Campus - Sophie So 6. Tycho - Awake 7. Vök - If I Was 8. The Flavr Blue - Feathers 9. The Holydrug Couple - Light or Night 10. Jacco Gardner - Find Yourself 11. No Joy - Hollywood Teeth 12. Desperate Journalist - Cristina 13. Icky Blossoms - Phantasmagoria 14. Warm Soda - Cryin For A Love 15. Solvents - Reeling Out 16. American Wrestlers - The Rest of You 17. Happyness - A Whole New ShapeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer is here with warm weather, the occasional summer breeze and non-stop great music on KEXP. Check out the latest Music That Matters mix from Midday Show host, Cheryl Waters. 1. The Drums - I Can't Pretend 2. Lady Lamb - Billions of Eyes 3. Roaming Herds of Buffalo - Cereal Prize 4. Alabama Shakes - Don't Wanna Fight 5. Boxed In - All Your Love Is Gone 6. Andy Shauf - You're Out Wasting 7. Banditos - The Breeze 8. Young Guv - Kelly, I'm Not a Creep 9. Las Robertas - The Feel 10. Rose Windows - Glory, Glory 11. Mac McCaughan - Lost Again 12. Calexico - Falling From the Sky 13. Toro Y Moi - Empty Nesters 14. DMA's - Laced 15. Tijuana Panthers - Sooner or LaterSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dark goth-tinged cold wave meets postpunk on a beach with a beer in your hand. 1. Villagers - Hot Scary Summer 2. The Mountain Goats - Heel Turn 2 3. The Very Best - Makes A King 4. Honeyblood - No Big Deal 5. Waxahatchee - La Loose 6. The Dø - Miracles (Back In Time) 7. Doldrums - HOTFOOT 8. The Soft Moon - Desertion 9. A Place to Bury Strangers - We've Come So Far 10. Thee Oh Sees - Web 11. Nadine Shah - Fool 12. Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Who I WasSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don Slack features some of his favorite new songs from smoldering Italo-Disco and fiery roots-rock to incendiary punk. 1. Daughn Gibson - It Wants Everything 2. Chromatics - In Films 3. Heaters - Mean Green 4. Wild Yaks - Paradise 5. Fort Lean - New Hobbies 6. Hop Along - Waitress 7. Sheer Mag - Fan The Flames 8. Banditos - Still Sober (After All These Beers) 9. Whitey Morgan and the 78's - Me and the Whiskey 10. Rhett Miller - My Little Disaster [feat. Black Prairie] 11. Jason Isbell - 24 Frames 12. Titus Andronicus - Dimed Out 13. Downtown Boys - Monstro 14. Strange Wilds - Pronoia 15. God Damn - Vultures 16. Flyying Colours - Running Late 17. Diamond Youth - No ControlSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gear up for patio weather with Midday Show host Cheryl Waters' new podcast. This synth-rock heavy mix will leave you blissed out and wanting more! 1. Ceo - Mirage 2. The Casket Girls - Chemical Dizzy 3. Marriages - Skin 4. Hot Chip - Huarache Lights 5. Operators - Ecstasy In My House 6. FM Belfast - Holiday 7. TV Girl - Pantyhose 8. American Wrestlers - Kelly 9. Jessie Baylin - Creepers (Young Love) 10. Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation League - North of Alabama By Mornin' 11. Vaadat Charigim - Ein Li Makom 12. Sarah Bethe Nelson - Start Somewhere 13. Majestico - I Just Want To 14. King Khan & BBQ Show - Illuminations 15. WL - Sugar Pill 16. Yonder - BellwetherSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Kevin Cole presents a mix of highlight artists performing during this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival. Soundtrack your road trip out to the Gorge, or, if you're unable to attend in person, enjoy this awesome musical companion for your Memorial Day Weekend. 1. Temples - Shelter Song 2. Spoon - Rent I Pay 3. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances 4. Sylvan Esso - Coffee 5. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear 6. José González - Leaf Off / The Cave 7. Sleater-Kinney - Surface Envy 8. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 9. Woods - Leaves Like Glass 10. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes 11. THEESatisfaction - EarthEE 12. Vox Mod - Iridescent Asteroid Mists (feat. Palaceer Lazaro) 13. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Call Me 14. Shakey Graves - Dearly Departed 15. BRONCHO - Class Historian 16. Twin Peaks - I Found A New WaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning Show host John Richards presents Volume 4 of KEXP's Runner Powered Podcast series. This newest installment is a pure energy boost sure to keep you on track during your next run. 1. Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine 2. Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning 3. Eternal Death - Song 4. John Carpenter - Vortex 5. Django Django - Reflections 6. Until the Ribbon Breaks - Spark 7. Chromatics - I Can Never Be Myself When You're Around 8. Zola Jesus - Compass 9. The Go! Team - The Scene Between 10. The Tallest Man on Earth - Sagres 11. Lord Huron - Fool For Love 12. Ivan & Alyosha - All This Wandering Around 13. Crocodiles - Crybaby Demon 14. Kingdom of the Holy Sun - Getting Higher 15. Eternal Summers - Together Or Alone Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Expansions host DJ Riz presents a new mix of electronic and acoustic sounds by artists from all over the globe. 1. Peter Broderick - More and More (mouth trumpet version) 2. Congo Sanchez - Stand Beside Yourself 3. A Coral Room - IoT 4. Steve Cobby - Why Sleep Through Your Dreams? 5. Melanie De Biasio - The Flow (Hex Remix) 6. Hober Mallow - Take You Away (To the Stars) 7. JD Joslin - Suffer Room 8. Tiganá Santana - Antidoto 9. SassyBlack - WhatDoYouWantFromMeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Larry Rose (host of Larry's Lounge) brings you a fun genre hopping mix of memorable songs mostly from debut releases. 1. Mike Pace and the Child Actors - Summer Lawns 2. Snuff Redux - E-Drone 3. Diet Cig - Harvard 4. Boxed In - Mystery 5. Tkay Maidza - U-Huh 6. Shad & DJ T.LO - Fire 7. Fort Romeau - Not A Word 8. Body Language - Really Love 9. Clarence Clarity - Meadow Hopping, Traffic Stopping, Death Splash 10. Misun - Penny 11. Bouquet - Come To Your House 12. Bent Denim - Key Lime PieSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover your new favourite bands with this latest mix curated by KEXP's DJ Shannon. Including new songs from The Away Days, Mew, Black Rivers (Jez and Andy from Doves), BC Camplight and more. 1. BC Camplight - You Should've Gone to School 2. Gengahr - She's A Witch 3. Black Rivers - The Ship 4. Mew - Water Slides [radio edit] 5. Kassassin Street - To Be Young 6. Public Service Broadcasting - Go! 7. Absofacto - Dissolve 8. The Away Days - Best Rebellious 9. Hooton Tennis Club - Jasper 10. Charles Howl - Lunacy 11. Foreignfox - Quiet At Home 12. Fatherson - I Like Not Knowing 13. Mt Wolf - RedSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole delivers an explosive set of his favorite new music and new bands including The Fireworks, POW! and Pinkshinyultrablast. 1. Pinkshinyultrablast - Holy Forest 2. The Tamborines - Black and Blue 3. The Fireworks - Runaround 4. POW! - Liquid Daydream 5. Doldrums - Loops 6. Eternal Death - Violence 7. Monophonics - Sound Of Sinning 8. Surf City - Spec City 9. Bouquet - Come To Your House 10. William Hall - The Valley 11. Lower Dens - To Die In L.A. 12. Jessica Pratt - Back, Baby Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters on a musical Ævintýr (Icelandic for adventure) featuring tons of great new songs including many that have yet to be released. Dig in and enjoy! 1. Winnebago - Blinders 2. Other Lives - Reconfiguration 3. Sóley - Ævintýr 4. Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better 5. The Weather - 1983 6. Panda Bear - Boys Latin 7. Ultimate Painting - Central Park Blues 8. Nic Hessler - Expel Me 9. The Helio Sequence - Stoic Resemblance 10. Shabazz Palaces - Ham Sandwich 11. JEFF the Brotherhood - Black Cherry Pie 12. Two Gallants - Incidental 13. Brandi Carlile - Mainstream Kid 14. Waxahatchee - Under a RockSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Morning Show host John Richards for a mix that's loud, new and full of rocks. 1. Beech Creeps - Times Be Short 2. Cloakroom - Starchild Skull 3. Male Bonding - A Kick to the Face 4. Darlings - Gardone 5. The Crush - Someone For You 6. Zebra Hunt - Delaware 7. Title Fight - Chlorine 8. Feedtime - Flatiron 9. Grooms - Comb the Feelings Through Your Hair 10. Novella - Land Gone 11. PINS - Too Little Too Late 12. Radical Dads - Slammer 13. Killer Ghost - No Denyin'Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swingin' Doors host Don Slack brings you new music to get excited about this Spring, from power pop and garage-rock to edgy post-punk, surf, hip hop and more. 1. Alabama Shakes - Don't Wanna Fight 2. Mikal Cronin - Made My Mind Up 3. Weed - Stay in the Summer 4. Speedy Ortiz - Raising The Skate 5. Courtney Barnett - Depreston 6. Diet Cig - Harvard 7. Unlikely Friends - Satellite Station 8. Joanna Gruesome - Last Year 9. Westkust - Swirl 10. Makthaverskan - Witness 11. Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake - Sea Saw 12. Marriages - Skin 13. Rose Windows - Glory, Glory 14. Wand - Self-Hypnosis in 3 Days 15. Obnox - Too Punk Shakur 16. METZ - Acetate 17. THEESatisfaction - EarthEESupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.