This Weekly Mix finds John Richards explaining why he had to burn Mark Lanegan's book and the reason his son Henry, age 8, interrupted the recording. Plus, a Morning Show hitlist that is not to be missed.

1. Peter Matthew Bauer - Mountains on Mountains
2. Middle Kids - Questions
3. Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento
4. Morcheeba - Sounds of Blue
5. Wax Tailor - Just a Candle (feat. Mark Lanegan)
6. Barbarossa - Iris2Iris
7. Nation of Language - Deliver Me From Wondering Why
8. HAERTS - Shivering
9. The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Don’t Ever Pray In the Church on My Street
10. Claud - Cuff Your Jeans
11. Steady Holiday - Tangerine
12. The Hold Steady - Family Farm
13. Yard Act - Dark Days
14. Femi Kuti - As We Struggle Everyday
15. KOKOROKO - Baba Ayoola
16. El Michels Affair - Murkit Gem
17. Night Beats - New Day

John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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DJ Morgan hosts KEXP's International Women's Day mix with conversation and original songs from Rain City Rock Camp in Seattle whose mission is to empower girls, women, and gender nonconforming individuals to engage their creative potential through music, champion equity, and thrive in a community of allies and activists. Women rock!

1. Amplified Youth Voices Interns - Rain City Rock Camp Song 
2. The Shortcakes - Separation
3. New Century Queens - Regarding Regret
4. JLMPK? - A Girl Named You
5. Pluviophile - Rainy Day Recess
6. Bess & Amber - Gutter
7. 3 Sweet Germs - 3 Sweet Germs      
8. We Are Here - It's Okay
9.  Even Burning - High School Sweetheart 
10. What's Up - Through the Cosmos
11. Another Perfect Crime - When the Morning Comes
12. Adra Boo - Been Around (Since the Old Days)
13. Carly Sparkly - Still So Soft

DJ Morgan hosts a Variety Mix, every Saturday from 12-3pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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As host of the Northwest music show, Eva Walker made this mix locals-heavy, with artists you need to know! She also sprinkled in some of her non-local favorites, both old and new. Artists include Beverly Crusher, Danny Denial, P.R.O. and more.

1. Beverly Crusher - Pills
2. Danny Denial - Everything Is Terrible
3. White Mystery - Party
4. Vanna Oh! - Chaperone
5. New Track City - Pride
6. SAULT - Free
7. BaLonely - Stories
8. Stephanie Anne Johnson and the Hidogs - American Blues
9. IDLES - Grounds
10. Mr. Dinkles - I’m off My Meds
11. Rev. Sister Mary Nelson - Judgment
12. P.R.O. - Blacky Joe
13. TxR - Michelangelo (feat. Othelle Omega the Oracle)
14. Christa Says Yay - We Like Space!

Eva Walker is the host of Audioasis, every Saturday from 6-9pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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Drive Time host Kevin Cole dives into Bandcamp to bring you songs from Black artists innovating today. This mix of music discovery from all over the world will have you dancing, thinking, dreaming, and celebrating. 

1. Yazmin Lacey & Congi - Follow Me
2. Jasik - Black Sands
3. R.A.P. Ferreira & Scallops Hotel - Yamships, Flaxscript
4. Kaiya Crawford - How Do I?
5. Navy Blue - Pressure Points
6. Witch Prophet - Darshan
7. Seba Kaapstad - Our People (feat. Quelle Chris)
8. Jahari Massamba Unit - Hommage À La Vielle Garde (Pour Lafarge Et Rinaldi)
9. Moor Mother and Billy Woods - Giraffe Hunts
10. Off The Meds - Wena
11. Dark Time Sunshine - Familiars
12. MoMA Ready - Saving Grace
13. Grove - Ur Boyfriend’s Wack
14. DJ Earl - STL Breathin
15. SPELLLING - Secret Thread

Kevin Cole is the host of Drive Time on KEXP, Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-7pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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Afternoon Show host Larry Mizell, Jr. brings a collection of new to newish music from Black artists you may not know! The taste is jazz-forward with notes of punk, hiphop and other, including Alfa Mist, Jahari Massamba Unit, Madison McFerrin and Wizard Apprentice.

1. Moses Boyd - Stranger Than Fiction
2. Alfa Mist - Run Outs
3. Gary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - Spiritual Ideation
4. Jahari Massamba Unit - Riesling Pour Robert
5. Jeff Parker - Build a Nest (feat. Ruby Parker)
6. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry - Look Alive
7. Wizard Apprentice & The Neighbourhood Character - Research Stage of Love
8. Madison McFerrin - Hindsight
9. Navy Blue - 224
10. Stas THEE Boss & Nappy Nina - Pandemy Stimmy
11. Bad Colours - Feelin' Like (feat. Jarv Dee)

Larry Mizell, Jr. is the host of The Afternoon Show, weekdays from 1-4pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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New mix, same damn luck! Cheryl Waters is back with another selection of goodies that's bound to help you find your new musical obsession. Settle in for tracks from Sevdaliza, Anjimile, Cherry Glazerr, BIIANCO and more.

1. Sevdaliza - Wallflower
2. The Weather Station - Atlantic
3. Knox Fortune - Come Over
4. The Besnard Lakes - Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again
5. Anjimile - In Your Eyes
6. Jason McCue - First Time
7. Nilüfer Yanya - Same Damn Luck
8. Cherry Glazerr - Rabbit Hole
9. BIIANCO - Teeth Bared
10. Yung - Such a Man
11. Rose City Band - Only Lonely
12. Old 97's - I Like You Better
13. Fontaines D.C. - I Don't Belong
14. Nothing - Catch a Fade

Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-1pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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KEXP Early host Gabriel Teodros brings you an hour of new music to help calm the nerves and focus your energy in the new year. Featured artists include Navy Blue with Yasiin Bey, Ivy Sole, Native Dancer and Seba Kaapstad.

1. Navy Blue - Breathe (feat. Yasiin Bey)
2. Ivy Sole - HEAVY
3. Mumu Fresh - A Healing
4. Toni Banx - Chanel No. 5
5. Ciscero - Beautiful Mind (feat. Oddisee)
6. Seba Kaapstad - www
7. KAMAUU - MANGO (feat. Adeline)
8. Native Dancer - Pixies
9. ASTU - Source of Her (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis)
10. Ego Ella May - Girls Don't Always Sing About Boys
11. Dave B. - Worthy
12. Tiffany Wilson - America (feat. Lady Tasz & Vitamin D)
13. Quetzal - Justice Never Dies
14. I Self Devine - The Disruptor Suite

Gabriel Teodros is the host of Early on KEXP, every weekday from 5-7am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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Join KEXP’s daytime DJ line-up, Gabriel Teodros, John Richards, Cheryl Waters, Larry Mizell, Jr. and Kevin Cole, as they reflect on the 2020 releases that got them through the year that felt like a decade. They share standout tracks from KEXP favorites like SAULT, IDLES and Deep Sea Diver, as well as gems from Sa-Roc, Arlo Parks, Bartees Strange, Nappy Nina and more.

1. Sa-Roc - The Black Renaissance (feat. Black Thought)
2. Quelle Chris and Chris Keys - Sacred Safe (feat. Merrill Garbus, Cavalier & Homeboy Sandman)
3. Essam & Petty Pro - Write Your Name (feat. Prospect and Umar Zia)
4. Jah9 - Note To Self (Okay) (feat. Chronixx)
5. Ivy Sole - BITTERSWEET
6. Benjamin Gibbard - Life in Quarantine
7. SAULT - Wildfires
8. Smokey Brights - I Love You But Damn
9. The Neverly Boys - Never Come Down
10. Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King
11. Arlo Parks - Hurt
12. Nilüfer Yanya - Crash
13. Bartees Strange - Stone Meadows
14. Porridge Radio - Sweet
15. Dylan Cartlidge - Yellow Brick Road
16. SIR E.U. - Multimedia Artist (October 71)
17. Nappy Nina - Modestly (feat. maassai)
18. Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues
19. Yves Tumor - Medicine Burn
20. Jessica Winter - Sad Music
21. Working Men’s Club - A.A.A.A.
22. Songhoy Blues - Worry
23. IDLES - Grounds
24. Deep Sea Diver - Impossible Weight (feat. Sharon Van Etten)

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Morning Show host John Richards presents a mix to wake up to, to take on the day and burn brightly when it feels like the world is already on fire.

1. Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King
2. El Perro Del Mar - Dreamers Change the World
3. Lea Porcelain - Choirs to Heaven
4. Laura Veirs - Burn Too Bright
5. Pom Poko - Like a Lady
6. Nancy - 7 Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues
7. Viagra Boys - Creatures
8. Stats - Naturalise Me
9. The Lounge Society - Burn the Heather
10. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
11. Gibraltar - O, Devilish Sailor
12. TV Priest - Decoration
13. Night Beats - That’s All You Got (feat. Robert Levon Been)

John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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Larry Rose kicks off 2021 on a hopeful “up”-beat note (see first song), bringing you a mix of some of his recent favorites while covering a wide variety of genres, including electro-pop, R&B, hip hop, Afro-Caribbean grooves, and melancholic guitar-pop. Featuring music from Iska Dhaaf, The Notwist, Chromatics, Ghetto Kumbé, Park Hye Jin, Oneohtrix Point Never and more. 

1. Iska Dhaaf - Up
2. The Notwist - Where You Find Me
3. Chromatics - TOY (ATRIP Remix)
4. Jim-E Stack - Note to Self (feat. Empress Of)
5. Ghetto Kumbé - Sola
6. 박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Like This
7. Oneohtrix Point Never - Long Road Home
8. Beach Vacation - Break the Ice 
9. breathe. - London
10. The Reminders & CRLCRRLL - Lumumba
11. Radiant Children - Rare
12. Xperience feat. Tiffany Wilson - Cats & Dogs
13. Actress - Walking Flames
14. Daisies - Dido

Larry Rose is the host of Larry's Lounge, Tuesday nights from 10pm-1am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. 

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