A Deeper Listen

Living Singles is the series where we talk to a KEXP staff member about three songs they’re really into right now. On this episode, Martin Douglas, writer behind KEXP’s local music column, Throwaway Style, and Eva Walker, host of our northwest music show, Audioasis, each share two songs from local artists.

Songs featured in this episode: 

• “Nightrider” by The Smokes  
• “Body Horror” by Lemon Boy  
• “Cognitive Whirlpool” by Debt Rag  
• “Starboard Hotel” by Sealife  

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Sound & Vision is bringing back Living Singles, where we talk with a KEXP staff member about three songs they are loving right now. Today we catch up with DJ Alex Ruder who hosts our downtempo, atmospheric and ambient music show, Pacific Notions (airing Sundays from 6-9am).  

Songs featured in this episode:

• “Sortie” by Thomas Almqvist 
• "Believe" by IKSRE & Party Store
• “Blue Hour (feat. Julianna Barwick)” by Nosaj Thing 

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This week is KEXP’s spring fundraising drive! We’re sharing listener stories about how music has helped them connect with friends and family. Please amplify listener-powered storytelling today at kexp.org/sound. 

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KEXP DJ Sharlese Metcalf gets nostalgic about a previous era of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood with Adam Miller of Chromatics. They talk about what house parties meant to the Capitol Hill area and the trouble they got into that would never fly today. 

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Trans Musicales is a long-running music festival in Rennes, France that brings together a consistently incredible lineup of new and emerging artists from around the world. KEXP’s DJ Morgan Chosnyk shares some of the highlights from the 16 sessions KEXP filmed while at the festival. 

Artists discussed:  

• Seb Martel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A0OsX9pRK4 
• Nana Benz du Togo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uDs4X93MYo 
• 79ers Gang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzoyzbuubs 

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Bobby McFerrin is the renowned vocalist and Grammy award-winning songwriter behind “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” He’s not the only notable McFerrin who has made waves in the music industry, though. KEXP’s Dusty Henry spoke with two of the McFerrins, Taylor and Madison, to learn more about their family history and how the siblings are continuing the McFerrin musical legacy.

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The Raincoats emerged from the London punk scene in the late ’70s and were one of the very first all-female bands who wrote and performed all their own music. Now, 40 years later, co-founding member Gina Birch has just released her first solo album, titled 'I Play My Bass Loud.'

KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Gina about the new release, her time with The Raincoats, and how Kurt Cobain got a copy of The Raincoats' first LP. 

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KEXP's Martin Douglas explores the here and now of Black punk culture, featuring a handful of notable Black punks to tell their own stories and inspirations. He also sheds light on the Black origins of punk music, the importance of DIY, and how the ethos of punk culture unites "outsiders" of all kinds.

Voices featured:

• Hanif Abdurraqib, author 
• James Spooner, filmmaker and graphic novelist
• Stephanie Phillips, singer and guitarist of Big Joanie 
• Osa Atoe, musician and creator of the Black punk fanzine Shotgun Seamstress

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Earlier this month, KEXP celebrated International Clash Day but KEXP’s Janice Headley wanted to celebrate the female-fronted bands of the time, who were truly making a revolution in the male-dominated late-‘70s London punk scene.

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Earlier this month, KEXP celebrated a holiday we invented called International Clash Day. The Clash stood for a lot of things. As Clash member Joe strummer once said, “We’re anti-fascist, we’re anti-violence, we’re anti-racist, and we’re pro-creative. We’re against ignorance.”

As part of the celebration, Larry Mizell Jr. chatted with The Clash’s videographer Don Letts about the band’s legacy and the culture clash of punk and reggae.

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