Song of the Day

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KEXP's Song of the Day podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP thinks listeners should hear along with songs from more well-known artists.

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Erik Blood - Rent is Due (f...

01.22.2021

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 with Anti- Records recording artist Gary V for today's Song ...

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01.22.2021 Erik Blood - Rent is Due (feat. Gary V) 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 with Anti- Records recording artist Gary V for today's Song ...
01.21.2021 SHYGIRL - SLIME 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 – “which would come with its own set of implications and prejudices,” she explained ...
01.20.2021 Blu & Exile - The American Dream 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 their first new full-length in eight years: Miles: From An Interlude Called Life ...
01.19.2021 Romero - Troublemaker Romero - "Troublemaker," a 2020 self-released single. Australian power-pop group Romero follow up last year's debut “Honey / Neapolitan” 7" single with the new track "Troublemaker," a fun, upbeat, '80s-style sing-a-long about a frenemy making eyes at your man. The ...
01.18.2021 Sen Morimoto - Love, Money Pt. 2 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-blending mix of hip-hop, pop, R&B, and jazz (Morimoto is also a classically-trained saxophonist). Today's ...
01.15.2021 Melenas - No puedo pensar 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 Dias Raros last year, their first to be released outside of their homeland. ...
01.14.2021 SASSY009 - Maybe in the Summer 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 Sunniva Lindgård. Her latest EP KILL SASSY 009 is ...
01.13.2021 Lina & Raül Refree - Destino Lina & Raül Refree - "Destino" from the 2020 album Lina_Raül Refree on Glitterbeat Records. In a career spanning over five decades, Amália Rodrigues established herself as the "Queen of Fado," a genre of music in Portugal. On their debut ...
01.12.2021 alyona alyona - Дикі танці 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 Awards, but what's even more notable is, it's the very first ...
01.11.2021 Julia Bardo - I Wanna Feel Love 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 Men’s Club in Manchester, England, songwriter Julia Bardo ...
01.08.2021 Hi Crime - World's Fair 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 debut EP, Foreign Hours, was written, recorded, and mixed entirely from their ...
01.07.2021 Maxband - Cut It Loose 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 grabs a guitar. He shares vocal duties with co-founder and ...
01.06.2021 Knox Fortune - Come Over 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 hip-hop scene after guest appearances on tracks by Chance the Rapper ...
01.05.2021 Oneohtrix Point Never - Long Road Home 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, Oneohtrix Point Never (real name: Daniel Lopatin) returns to his roots ...
01.04.2021 Yung - Such A Man 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 Dispute, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2016's A Youthful Dream. The band describe ...
01.01.2021 Tomo Nakayama - Paper Snowflakes 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 singles, including a December release of “Paper Snowflakes.” The song finds Nakayama ...
12.31.2020 The Hold Steady - Family Farm 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 Farm.” The indie rock legends ...
12.30.2020 Pom Poko - Like A Lady 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 frontrunner for future obsession with ...
12.29.2020 KOKOROKO -Baba Ayoola 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 year, KOKOROKO urges us to look ahead and celebrate life with ...
12.28.2020 Lost Under Heaven - Goin' Broke For Christmas 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’ Broke for Christmas” by duo Lost Under Heaven. The ...
12.25.2020 Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions - It's a Soulful Christmas 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-themed songs selected byBrian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXPs punk showSonic ...
12.24.2020 Professor and The Madman - Christmas Eve Professor and The Madman - "Christmas Eve" from the 2018 album Disintegrate Me on Fullertone Records. This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byBrian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXPs punk showSonic Reducer, lover of off-brand holiday tunes, ...
12.23.2020 David King Jones - The Covid 19 Christmas Song David King Jones - "The Covid19 Christmas Song," a 2020 self-released single. This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byBrian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXPs punk showSonic Reducer, lover of off-brand holiday tunes, and owner of pants. ...
12.22.2020 Kelly Finnigan - Santa's Watching You Kelly Finnigan - "Santa's Watching You" from the 2020 album A Joyful Sound on Colemine Records. This week, we are featuring Christmas-themed songs selected byBrian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXPs punk showSonic Reducer, lover of off-brand holiday tunes, ...
12.21.2020 Michael M - Humans Are Not Worth Saving (Merry Christmas) 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 byBrian Foss, one of the hosts of KEXPs punk showSonic Reducer, ...
12.18.2020 Draze - The Main Thing 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 Thing, where Rye sits down with "high-profile celebrities, entertainers, history makers, ...
12.17.2020 Mystic - We Are the People (All Around the World) 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 veteran of the scene, from participating in rap battles in the early ...
12.16.2020 Astu - Source of Her (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis) 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 combines soul and synth-pop to craft her confident and thought-provoking grooves. Astu now resides ...
12.15.2020 Ivy Sole - BITTERSWEET 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 did, with her brand new release SOUTHPAW. "Me and my ...
12.14.2020 Ego Ella May - Girls Don't Always Sing About Boys 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 Ego Ella May provides sweet relief from troubling times with ...
12.11.2020 Byland - Mine 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) immersed herself in the Seattle music scene, collaborating with producer and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Yaccino (known ...
12.10.2020 The Weather Station - Tried To Tell You 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 early next year with her fifth full-length, titled Ignorance, out February 5, 2021 ...
12.09.2020 GDRN - Vorið GDRN - "Vorið" from the 2020 album GDRN on Les Freres Stefson. When GDRN (real name: Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir) played KEXP Iceland Airwaves broadcast last year, she had just swept the Iceland Music Awards with her debut Hvað Ef, ...
12.08.2020 Molchat Doma - Discoteque / Дискотека Molchat Doma - "Discoteque" from the 2020 album Monument on Sacred Bones. Belarusian trio Molchat Doma (a phrase that translates to “Houses Are Silent”) formed in 2017, crafting darkwave synth-pop from their hometown of Minsk. Their just-released third full-length Monument ...
12.07.2020 Young Jesus - Faith 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-length Welcome to Conceptual Beach; turns out, it's a sandy shore frontman John Rossiter ...
12.04.2020 SassyBlack - Therapy SassyBlack - "Therapy" from the 2020 self-released EP Stuck. Throughout her career, Seattle's own SassyBlack has tackled the topic of mental health, from her 2019 song “Depression” and the accompanying short film released early in 2020. On her latest EP ...
12.03.2020 Nailah Hunter - Black Valhalla 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 "are safe and exalted." In this interview with KEXP's Dusty Henry, Hunter explains: I mean, again, Valhalla ...
12.02.2020 Kassa Overall - Darkness in Mind 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 used his inimitable blend of jazz, hip-hop, and experimental leanings to ...
12.01.2020 Orion Sun - mama's baby Orion Sun - “mama’s baby,” a 2020 self-released single. Philadelphia-based songwriter Orion Sun’s latest single, “mama’s baby,” was written after experiencing police brutality during a protest earlier this year in late May. Thrown into the ground multiple times and her ...
11.30.2020 Sampa the Great - Time's Up (Remix) feat. Junglepussy 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 The Great (aka Sampa Tembo) addresses on “Time’s Up,” it can ...
11.27.2020 Stas THEE Boss - Rotary Style 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’s Street Sounds, was crafted from beats made for other singers ...
11.26.2020 Seth Bogart - Men on the Verge of Nothing 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 Styrene, the artist formerly known as Hunx spins the former’s classic ...
11.25.2020 STR4TA - Aspects (Demus Dub) 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 globe are still holing up in their studios to give ...
11.24.2020 Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues 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.’ Her jazz bona fides and prowess are in full view with “The ...
11.23.2020 Blue Hawaii - Not My Boss! 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 each new record. “Not My Boss” ...
11.20.2020 Antonioni - Malcomer 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 and are on the verge of releasing their debut album. The ...
11.19.2020 Julia Jacklin - to Perth, before the border closes 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 would make the current ...
11.18.2020 MorMor - Don't Cry 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 has the power to cut your heart in two. Following up ...
11.17.2020 Nilüfer Yanya - Crash Nilüfer Yanya - “Crash” from the 2020 Feeling Lucky? EP on ATO Records. After a momentous 2019 with her excellent, critically acclaimed debut ‘Miss Universe,’ Nilüfer Yanya is coming back for more. The English songwriter recently announced the ‘Feeling Lucky?’ ...
11.16.2020 Loma - Half Silences 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 songwriter Emily Cross, recording engineer Dan Duszynski, and Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg, converging ...

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Song of the Day episodes:

Erik Blood - Rent is Due (feat. Gary V)

SHYGIRL - SLIME

Blu & Exile - The American Dream

Romero - Troublemaker

Sen Morimoto - Love, Money Pt. 2

Melenas - No puedo pensar

SASSY009 - Maybe in the Summer

Lina & Raül Refree - Destino

alyona alyona - Дикі танці

Julia Bardo - I Wanna Feel Love

Hi Crime - World's Fair

Maxband - Cut It Loose

Knox Fortune - Come Over

Oneohtrix Point Never - Long Road Home

Yung - Such A Man

Tomo Nakayama - Paper Snowflakes

The Hold Steady - Family Farm

Pom Poko - Like A Lady

KOKOROKO -Baba Ayoola

Lost Under Heaven - Goin' Broke For Christmas

Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions - It's a Soulful Christmas

Professor and The Madman - Christmas Eve

David King Jones - The Covid 19 Christmas Song

Kelly Finnigan - Santa's Watching You

Michael M - Humans Are Not Worth Saving (Merry Christmas)

Draze - The Main Thing

Mystic - We Are the People (All Around the World)

Astu - Source of Her (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis)

Ivy Sole - BITTERSWEET

Ego Ella May - Girls Don't Always Sing About Boys

Byland - Mine

The Weather Station - Tried To Tell You

GDRN - Vorið

Molchat Doma - Discoteque / Дискотека

Young Jesus - Faith

SassyBlack - Therapy

Nailah Hunter - Black Valhalla

Kassa Overall - Darkness in Mind

Orion Sun - mama's baby

Sampa the Great - Time's Up (Remix) feat. Junglepussy

Stas THEE Boss - Rotary Style

Seth Bogart - Men on the Verge of Nothing

STR4TA - Aspects (Demus Dub)

Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues

Blue Hawaii - Not My Boss!

Antonioni - Malcomer

Julia Jacklin - to Perth, before the border closes

MorMor - Don't Cry

Nilüfer Yanya - Crash

Loma - Half Silences

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