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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Cleo Sol - Don't Let It Go ...

10.19.2021

Cleo Sol - "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" from the 2021 album Mother on Forever Living Originals. If her name doesn’t sound familiar, her angelic vocals have been on full display here at KEXP as a contributor to ...

Song of the Day episodes:

10.19.2021 Cleo Sol - Don't Let It Go to Your Head Cleo Sol - "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" from the 2021 album Mother on Forever Living Originals. If her name doesn’t sound familiar, her angelic vocals have been on full display here at KEXP as a contributor to ...
10.18.2021 Adeline - Stages (feat. KAMAUU) Adeline - "Stages (feat. KAMAUU)" from the 2021 album Adi Oasis on Unity Records. French Caribbean singer and bassist Adeline makes funk-fueled soul that’s as joyful as it is political. The Paris-born, New York-based artist might be best known for ...
10.15.2021 Guazú & Terror/Cactus - Almita Guazú & Terror/Cactus - "Almita" from the 2021 EP Botanas: Guazú & Terror Cactus on Shika Shika Collective. “Almita” is one of three tracks on an EP that melds the simpatico genius of two Argentine-born producers living nearly seven thousand ...
10.14.2021 Xenia Rubinos - Cógelo Suave Xenia Rubinos - "Cógelo Suave," a 2021 single on Anti-. Renowned for forging a sound that’s completely her own, with influences ranging from R&B to punk, you never know what you’re gonna get from Xenia Rubinos. The Brooklyn-based daughter of ...
10.13.2021 Quantic & Nidia Góngora - Macumba de Marea Quantic & Nidia Góngora - "Macumba de Marea," a 2021 single on Tru Thoughts. Since 2017, British producer Will Holland AKA Quantic and Colombian folk singer-songwriter Nidia Góngora have been joining forces to amplify each other’s respective crafts. Him, as ...
10.12.2021 Susana Baca - Sorongo Susana Baca - "Sorongo" from the 2021 album Palabras Urgentes on Real World Records. Singer, musicologist, writer, three-time Latin Grammy winner, and a former Minister of Culture in her native Peru, Susana Baca has been a treasure to the Peruvian ...
10.11.2021 Sean Beaver - TECH-YES Sean Beaver - "TECH-YES" from the 2020 self-released album Electric Turtle Dreams Sean Beaver is an indigenous Canadian electronic artist who is based in Calgary, Alberta. Originally from the Driftpile First Nation in northern Alberta and of Cree descent, Beaver ...
10.08.2021 Tracy J - Historia De Un Amor Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.07.2021 Hiatus Kaiyote - Sip Into Something Soft Hiatus Kaiyote - "Sip Into Something Soft" from the 2021 album Mood Valiant on Brainfeeder. Two-time Grammy nominated neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote have returned after a six-year... well... "hiatus." During that time, members of the Australian jazz/funk group explored solo ...
10.06.2021 Moor Mother - Made A Circle (feat. Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela & Orion Sun) Moor Mother - "Made A Circle (feat. Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela & Orion Sun)" from the 2021 album Black Encyclopedia of the Air on Moor Mother / Anti. While she couldn't physically engage with fellow artists during the pandemic, ...
10.05.2021 Rochelle Jordan - LOVE YOU GOOD Rochelle Jordan - "LOVE YOU GOOD" from the 2021 album Play With The Changes on UNDRGRND / Young Art Records. Seven years ago, London-born L.A.-based artist Rochelle Jordan released her debut album 1021, a knockout mix of R&B, hip-hop, and ...
10.04.2021 Cheekface - Reward Points Cheekface - "Reward Points" from the 2021 Emphatically Mo' (b-sides) EP on New Professor Music. Los Angeles-based trio Cheekface specialize in quirky, upbeat songs with sharp-as-a-whip, sardonic lyrics delivered in talk-sing by frontman Greg Katz, seemingly (obviously?) influenced by Stephen ...
10.01.2021 The Shivas - Undone The Shivas - "Undone," a 2021 single on Tender Loving Empire. Portland psych-rock band The Shivas return with their fifth full-length, Feels So Good // Feels So Bad, an album they say was inspired by self-acceptance. “I do think it’s ...
09.30.2021 Geese - Low Era Geese - "Low Era" from the 2021 album Projector on Partisan. Brooklyn youths Geese (the oldest band member is 19-years-old) are releasing their debut album, Projector, on October 29th, sharing a first listen with today's Song of the Day, a ...
09.29.2021 Tom Morello - Driving to Texas (feat. Phantogram) Tom Morello - "Driving To Texas (feat. Phantogram)" from the 2021 album The Atlas Underground Fire on Mom + Pop. Tom Morello has a lot of impressive guests on his forthcoming album, The Atlas Underground Fire, which will be out ...
09.28.2021 EERA - Ladder EERA - "Ladder" from the 2021 album Speak on Just Dust Recordings. Berlin-based Norwegian artist EERA (real name: Anna Lena Bruland) has announced her sophomore album, Speak, will be out December 3rd via Just Dust Recordings. “Speak is a search ...
09.27.2021 The War on Drugs - Living Proof The War On Drugs - "Living Proof" from the 2021 album I Don’t Live Here Anymore on Atlantic. Long-running Philly-based band The War on Drugs have announced their fifth full-length, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, out October 29th via Atlantic ...
09.24.2021 Big Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell) Big Red Machine - "Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)" from the 2021 album How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? on 37d03d. Last month, The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon released their second album ...
09.23.2021 Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca) Public Service Broadcasting - "Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca)" from the 2021 album Bright Magic on Play It Again Sam. London-based post-prog band Public Service Broadcasting pay tribute to silent-film actress and singer Marlene Dietrich on today's Song of the ...
09.22.2021 The Haunted Youth - Coming Home The Haunted Youth - "Coming Home," a 2021 single on Mayway Records. Belgian dream-pop project The Haunted Youth (the creative outlet for musician Joachim Liebens) bring dreamy waves of synth and chiming guitar on their latest single "Coming Home." Today's ...
09.21.2021 The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing The Violent Hearts - "Everything and Nothing," a 2021 single on Dinner For Wolves. After the break-up of their previous band Sharks, musicians James Mattock (vocals/guitarist) and Carl Murrihy (bassist) teamed up with drummer Aidan Sinclair (of the band, Computers) ...
09.20.2021 Goat - Fill My Mouth Goat - "Fill My Mouth" from the 2021 album Headsoup on Rocket Recordings. Experimental Swedish group GOAT have just released the rarities collection Headsoup, a compilation of B-sides, standalone singles, and two brand new tracks. Today's Song of the Day ...
09.17.2021 Tres Leches - Leaving My Light On On their latest single, local duo Tres Leches reflect on the "positive changes that come to you when you start doing things for yourself instead of trying to prove other people wrong." "Moving to the U.S. from Mexico when I ...
09.16.2021 Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla Berlin-based Peruvian artist Sofia Kourtesis turned towards her home on her latest EP, Fresia Magdalena. "Fresia" is her mother’s name, and "Magdalena" is the district of Lima, Peru, where her family currently resides. "Her whole life she’s fought hard for ...
09.15.2021 La Dame Blanche - Veneno Cuban vocalist, flautist, and percussionist Yaité Ramos Rodriguez pays tribute to a folkloric legend with her musical moniker La Dame Blanche, or "the white lady" in French. "She doesn’t have a very good reputation but I wanted to pay tribute ...
09.14.2021 Bizarrap, Duki & Nicki Nicole - YaMeFui Today's Song of the Day is a promise kept: before the 2021 Copa América international men's football championship (or as Americans call it, "soccer"), Argentinean DJ/producer Gonzalo Julián Conde (better known as Bizarrap) proposed that if his country beat Brazil ...
09.13.2021 Omar Apollo - Go Away Mexican-American singer-songwriter Omar Apollo [real name: Omar Apolonio Velasco] has had an inspiring rise to fame: while living in an attic and working two jobs (at Jimmy Johns and Guitar Center), he uploaded one of his songs to Spotify where ...
09.10.2021 Chris Carroll - Rose Colored Glasses Chris Carroll - "Rose Colored Glasses," a 2021 single on Raindrop Sound. Seattle-based, Filipino-American artist Chris Carroll has his roots in the local hip-hop scene, as a producer for musicians like Gifted Youngstaz, Ra Scion of Common Market, Entendres, and ...
09.09.2021 Mystic - The Life Mystic - "The Life" from the 2021 re-release Cuts For Luck and Scars For Freedom on Beautiful Soundworks. Twenty years ago, west coast MC Mystic (real name: Mandolyn Wind Ludlum) released her debut full-length Cuts for Luck and Scars for ...
09.08.2021 MACK - Fire Among Us (feat. Akua Naru) MACK - "Fire Among Us (feat. Akua Naru)," a 2021 single on Deposito Zero Studios. Italian duo MACK combines the talents of Federico Squassabia (keyboards/bass synth/composition) and Marco Frattini (acoustic and electronic drums/live sampling/composition), who craft a genre-defying blend of ...
09.07.2021 Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Agüita (Remix) (feat. Sampa The Great & Amber Mark) Gabriel Garzón-Montano - "Agüita (Remix) (feat. Sampa The Great & Amber Mark)" from the 2021 Agüita EP: I on Jagjaguwar/Stones Throw. Last year, New York-based artist Gabriel Garzón-Montano released his sophomore full-length, Agüita, an ambitious "anti-genre" album with everything from ...
09.06.2021 The Halluci Nation - It's Over (feat. Chippewa Travellers) The Halluci Nation - "It's Over (feat. Chippewa Travellers)" from the 2021 self-released album One More Saturday Night. Back in 2016, Canadian duo A Tribe Called Red released the album We Are the Halluci Nation. Now, in 2021, they've shed ...
09.03.2021 HOLLIS - Less Like HOLLIS - "Less Like," a 2021 single on AntiFragile Music. Former-Seattleite/currently based in Los Angeles, Hollis has announced her highly-anticipated debut album, Subliminal, will be out this fall. “The album is a document of the highs and lows, all of ...
09.02.2021 Ty Segall - Harmonizer Ty Segall - "Harmonizer" from the 2021 album Harmonizer on Drag City. Wildly-prolific West Coast artist Ty Segall returned with his latest LP Harmonizer in early August. (Physical formats will be released via Drag City in October.) The album was ...
09.01.2021 Slothrust - Once More For The Ocean Slothrust - "Once More For the Ocean," a 2021 single on Dangerbird Records. "This song felt like it was handed to me by the ocean," says Slothrust bandleader Leah Wellbaum about today's Song of the Day. The Brookline native continues: ...
08.31.2021 Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced Sleigh Bells - "Locust Laced," a 2021 single on Mom + Pop. Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells return with their sixth full-length this fall, Texis, out September 10th via Mom+Pop Music. If today's Song of the Day is any indication, ...
08.30.2021 Wau Wau Collectif - Thiante Wau Wau Collectif - "Thiante" from the 2021 album Yaral Sa Doom on Sahel Sounds. The Wau Wau Collectif was formed in 2018 by Swedish musician/producer Karl Jonas Winqvist and Senegal-based studio engineer Arouna Kane. Utilizing over 20 musicians from ...
08.27.2021 Left at London - there is a place for you here. Left at London - "there is a place for you here." from the 2021 self-released album t.i.a.p.f.y.h.. On her debut full-length, t.i.a.p.f.y.h., Seattle artist Left At London (aka Nat Puff) explores mental health against everything from folk to pop, punk, ...
08.26.2021 The Marías - Hush The Marías - "Hush" from the 2021 album CINEMA on Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Recording Corporation. Los Angeles band The Marías was formed in 2016 by vocalist María Zardoya and producer/drummer Josh Conway, and their relationship is at ...
08.25.2021 La Luz - In the Country La Luz - "In The Country" from the 2021 album In The Country on Hardly Art. Today's Song of the Day transports LA-via-Seattle trio La Luz to the countryside, adding a gentle folk feel to their signature surf sound. It's ...
08.24.2021 L'Rain - Two Face L'Rain - "Two Face" from the 2021 album Fatigue on Mexican Summer. Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist L’Rain (real name: Taja Cheek) follows her powerful 2017 self-titled debut with Fatigue, a new album that infuses soul, gospel, jazz, and other styles into her ...
08.23.2021 Courtney Barnett - Rae Street Courtney Barnett - "Rae Street" from the 2021 album Things Take Time, Take Time on Mom+Pop/Marathon Records. Long-time KEXP fave Courtney Barnett has announced her third album, titled Things Take Time, Take Time, out November 12th on Mom+Pop Music / ...
08.20.2021 Nox Novacula - Victim Nox Novacula - "Victim" from the 2021 album Ascension on Manic Depression. Seattle's Nox Novacula has brought a goth presence to the local music scene since 2017. On their debut full-length, Ascension, they combine electronic and post-punk sounds into a ...
08.19.2021 Ash Code - Fear (Forever Grey Remix) Ash Code - "Fear (Forever Grey Remix)" from the 2021 self-released EP Fear. Throughout the pandemic, the predominant feeling has been "fear," which is what inspired the new EP from Italian darkwave trio Ash Code. Twin brothers Alessando and Adriano ...
08.18.2021 Balvanera - ¿Cuánto resiste el cuerpo? Balvanera - "¿Cuánto resiste el cuerpo?" from the 2021 album Courses of Action on DKA Records. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the duo of Balvanera bring an EBM aesthetic to their dark electronic music. Vocalist Agustina and multi-instrumentalist Lucas both ...
08.17.2021 NNHMN - Tomorrow's Heroine NNHMN - "Tomorrow's Heroine" from the 2021 EP Tomorrow's Heroine on K Dream's. Berlin-based darkwave duo NNHMN (pronounced Non-Human) released the EP Tomorrow's Heroine earlier this year, a mini-album they describe as "five songs of hope, desire, and sheer electronic ...
08.16.2021 Camlann - Metropolitan Boy Camlann - "Metropolitan Boy" from the 2021 album Circa 1983 on Cold Transmission. It's fitting that the Jakarta-based darkwave trio Camlann named their latest album Circa 1983, because they easily channel the sounds of Depeche Mode and Soft Cell, despite ...
08.13.2021 Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - "Only Love," a 2021 single on Mom + Pop. Step aside, Jimmy Tamborello. Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard is lending his distinctive voice to a new electronic producer, Tycho (real name: Scott Hansen). ...
08.12.2021 Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends Mac McCaughan - "Dawn Bends" from the 2021 album The Sound of Yourself on Merge. Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder Mac McCaughan returns this fall with his second solo album, The Sound of Yourself. The release features a slew ...
08.11.2021 Penelope Isles - Sailing Still Penelope Isles - "Sailing Still," a 2021 single on Bella Union. UK duo Penelope Isles — a project of siblings Lily and Jack Wolter — were able to use the pandemic lockdown to recover from the heavy touring they did ...

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Song of the Day episodes:

Cleo Sol - Don't Let It Go to Your Head

Adeline - Stages (feat. KAMAUU)

Guazú & Terror/Cactus - Almita

Xenia Rubinos - Cógelo Suave

Quantic & Nidia Góngora - Macumba de Marea

Susana Baca - Sorongo

Sean Beaver - TECH-YES

Tracy J - Historia De Un Amor

Hiatus Kaiyote - Sip Into Something Soft

Moor Mother - Made A Circle (feat. Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela & Orion Sun)

Rochelle Jordan - LOVE YOU GOOD

Cheekface - Reward Points

The Shivas - Undone

Geese - Low Era

Tom Morello - Driving to Texas (feat. Phantogram)

EERA - Ladder

The War on Drugs - Living Proof

Big Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)

Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca)

The Haunted Youth - Coming Home

The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing

Goat - Fill My Mouth

Tres Leches - Leaving My Light On

Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla

La Dame Blanche - Veneno

Bizarrap, Duki & Nicki Nicole - YaMeFui

Omar Apollo - Go Away

Chris Carroll - Rose Colored Glasses

Mystic - The Life

MACK - Fire Among Us (feat. Akua Naru)

Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Agüita (Remix) (feat. Sampa The Great & Amber Mark)

The Halluci Nation - It's Over (feat. Chippewa Travellers)

HOLLIS - Less Like

Ty Segall - Harmonizer

Slothrust - Once More For The Ocean

Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced

Wau Wau Collectif - Thiante

Left at London - there is a place for you here.

The Marías - Hush

La Luz - In the Country

L'Rain - Two Face

Courtney Barnett - Rae Street

Nox Novacula - Victim

Ash Code - Fear (Forever Grey Remix)

Balvanera - ¿Cuánto resiste el cuerpo?

NNHMN - Tomorrow's Heroine

Camlann - Metropolitan Boy

Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love

Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends

Penelope Isles - Sailing Still

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