On the show this time, it’s the danceable darkwave of Danish musician - Trentemøller. Anders Trentemøller is a Danish musician based in Copenhagen. His debut album, The Last Resort , was released in 2006, and he has continued putting out new music roughly every three years since. His sound is eclectic, spanning genres like trip-hop, goth, shoegaze, indie rock, and pop. He has remixed hundreds of tracks for artists including The Knife, Röyksopp, Robyn, M83, The Raveonettes, Depeche Mode, and Fran...
Jun 10, 2025•28 min
On the show this time, it’s the danceable darkwave of Danish musician - Trentemøller. Anders Trentemøller is a Danish musician based in Copenhagen. His debut album, The Last Resort , was released in 2006, and he has continued putting out new music roughly every three years since. His sound is eclectic, spanning genres like trip-hop, goth, shoegaze, indie rock, and pop. He has remixed hundreds of tracks for artists including The Knife, Röyksopp, Robyn, M83, The Raveonettes, Depeche Mode, and Fran...
Jun 10, 2025•34 min
On the show this time, it’s the angular psych-punk of Frankie and the Witch Fingers. Frankie & The Witch Fingers are a relentlessly touring, high-bar musicianship, DIY punk band. They originally formed in Bloomington, Indiana, but are now fully ensconced in the burgeoning psych-rock scene in Los Angeles. Their latest album, Trash Classic , is available on Greenway Records. Their own description for it is pretty great, saying the record “plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, ...
Jun 03, 2025•42 min
On the show this time, it’s the angular psych-punk of Frankie and the Witch Fingers. Frankie & The Witch Fingers are a relentlessly touring, high-bar musicianship, DIY punk band. They originally formed in Bloomington, Indiana, but are now fully ensconced in the burgeoning psych-rock scene in Los Angeles. Their latest album, Trash Classic , is available on Greenway Records. Their own description for it is pretty great, saying the record “plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, ...
Jun 03, 2025•27 min
On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin. Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal – driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go t...
May 27, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin. Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal – driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go t...
May 27, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it's the dynamic experimental music of Japanese band MONO. MONO has been making music together since 1999. Their sound is guitar-driven, and anchored by a propulsive, hypnotic rhythm section. The music has the harmonic richness of film scores, and they have played with orchestras over the years. Other influences include minimalism, Sonic Youth style noise, My Bloody Valentine’s shoegaze, and the true-to-the-sound-in-the-room aesthetic of engineer Steve Albini. They consist...
May 20, 2025•36 min
On the show this time, it's the dynamic experimental music of Japanese band MONO. MONO has been making music together since 1999. Their sound is guitar-driven, and anchored by a propulsive, hypnotic rhythm section. The music has the harmonic richness of film scores, and they have played with orchestras over the years. Other influences include minimalism, Sonic Youth style noise, My Bloody Valentine’s shoegaze, and the true-to-the-sound-in-the-room aesthetic of engineer Steve Albini. They consist...
May 20, 2025•28 min
On the show this time, it's the Canadian hardcore dance-punk of Death From Above 1979. Death From Above 1979 make a magnificent amount of noise for two people. They released their first full-length album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004. They then broke up in 2006, citing creative differences. It wasn’t until 2011 that the band officially reunited and played shows together again. Since then they’ve put out three albums, and settled into a new era of working together, knowing what they both ...
May 13, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it's the Canadian hardcore dance-punk of Death From Above 1979. Death From Above 1979 make a magnificent amount of noise for two people. They released their first full-length album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004. They then broke up in 2006, citing creative differences. It wasn’t until 2011 that the band officially reunited and played shows together again. Since then they’ve put out three albums, and settled into a new era of working together, knowing what they both ...
May 13, 2025•27 min
On the show this time, it's the fairy goth-psych of Swedish band Den Der Hale. Den Der Hale is a Swedish post-psych band, based in Malmö, which is right across the water from Copenhagen in Denmark. There’s an amazing bridge and a tunnel between the cities known as the Øresund Link. Depending if you are translating from Danish or Swedish, the band name means “That Tail” or “The Slippery One.” They play unhurried heavy rock with nods to black metal, folk, ...
May 06, 2025•28 min
On the show this time, it's the fairy goth-psych of Swedish band Den Der Hale. Den Der Hale is a Swedish post-psych band, based in Malmö, which is right across the water from Copenhagen in Denmark. There’s an amazing bridge and a tunnel between the cities known as the Øresund Link. Depending if you are translating from Danish or Swedish, the band name means “That Tail” or “The Slippery One.” They play unhurried heavy rock with nods to black metal, folk, ...
May 06, 2025•26 min
On the show this time is the Jordanian Habibi-Disco of crooner Ziyad Al-Samman. Ziyad Al-Samman is a Jordanian singer, based in London. He makes danceable pop music that combines myriad influences including disco, psych-rock, 50s rock n roll, and the sounds of the Middle East. He’s not afraid to get romantic with it, inviting us all to dance and flirt, maybe even get a little naughty. For this performance he and his band played songs from his latest EP, Pleasure Complex , available from Fr...
Apr 29, 2025•28 min
On the show this time is the Jordanian Habibi-Disco of crooner Ziyad Al-Samman. Ziyad Al-Samman is a Jordanian singer, based in London. He makes danceable pop music that combines myriad influences including disco, psych-rock, 50s rock n roll, and the sounds of the Middle East. He’s not afraid to get romantic with it, inviting us all to dance and flirt, maybe even get a little naughty. For this performance he and his band played songs from his latest EP, Pleasure Complex , available from Fr...
Apr 29, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it's the futuristic rock drama of Guadalajara band Descartes a Kant. When Guadalajara-based group Descartes A Kant created their most recent album, 2023’s After Destruction , they actually made something much bigger. They built an entire concept and universe in which humans struggle to remain human in the face of relentless simulated reality. Their music is post-punk meets indie rock with incredibly intricate electronics. And you’ll want to make sure you ...
Apr 22, 2025•43 min
On the show this time, it's the futuristic rock drama of Guadalajara band Descartes a Kant. When Guadalajara-based group Descartes A Kant created their most recent album, 2023’s After Destruction , they actually made something much bigger. They built an entire concept and universe in which humans struggle to remain human in the face of relentless simulated reality. Their music is post-punk meets indie rock with incredibly intricate electronics. And you’ll want to make sure you ...
Apr 22, 2025•27 min
On the show this time, cha cha cha with the 60’s and 70’s Latin rock of Mexican band Enjambre. Enjambre started in California, but now hail from Mexico City. The core of the band is family - the Navejas brothers handle bass, guitar, keys, and vocals. They released their eighth studio album Noches de Salon in 2023 through De Gira, which leans heavily into a romantic, 70s, vibey groove. Recorded October 18, 2024 Divergencia Manía Cardiaca Enemigo El Vacío Somo...
Apr 15, 2025•29 min
On the show this time, cha cha cha with the 60’s and 70’s Latin rock of Mexican band Enjambre. Enjambre started in California, but now hail from Mexico City. The core of the band is family - the Navejas brothers handle bass, guitar, keys, and vocals. They released their eighth studio album Noches de Salon in 2023 through De Gira, which leans heavily into a romantic, 70s, vibey groove. Recorded October 18, 2024 Divergencia Manía Cardiaca Enemigo El Vacío Somo...
Apr 15, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it's the punk rock marimba of Son Rompe Pera. Son Rompe Pera was formed in 2017, by brothers - Kacho and Mongo Gama. They built up their skill on their father’s marimba, playing the streets, the markets, and weddings. The “Pera” in the band name is from their mother’s name “Esperanza.” They hail from the suburbs of Mexico City and proudly combine traditional music, cumbia, and rock to create their own powerful style of music....
Apr 08, 2025•37 min
On the show this time, it's Ólafur Arnalds, and Janus Rasmussen making music together as Kiasmos. Kiasmos make experimental electronica, born in the cold geography of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Ólafur Arnalds is a composer and producer, known for his work combining electronic beats and loops with organic string and piano sounds. He’s made 5 solo albums and created music for soundtracks, and he’s collaborated with bands as varied as Heaven Shall Burn, and Bonobo. Jan...
Apr 08, 2025•27 min
On the show this time, it's the belligerent bombast of Brooklyn dance-punk rockers, Gustaf. Gustaf is an exciting, dance-your-cares-away, punk rock band, with the additional benefit of being stylish, sophisticated, and occasionally downright funny. The 5-piece group is based in Brooklyn, and signed to Royal Mountain Records. Their latest is called “Package Pt. 2". Recorded November 6, 2024 Starting and Staring What Does it Mean Design Book Close Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTu...
Apr 01, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it's the punk rock marimba of Son Rompe Pera. Son Rompe Pera was formed in 2017, by brothers - Kacho and Mongo Gama. They built up their skill on their father’s marimba, playing the streets, the markets, and weddings. The “Pera” in the band name is from their mother’s name “Esperanza.” They hail from the suburbs of Mexico City and proudly combine traditional music, cumbia, and rock to create their own powerful style of music....
Apr 01, 2025•40 min
On the show this time, it's the belligerent bombast of Brooklyn dance-punk rockers, Gustaf. Gustaf is an exciting, dance-your-cares-away, punk rock band, with the additional benefit of being stylish, sophisticated, and occasionally downright funny. The 5-piece group is based in Brooklyn, and signed to Royal Mountain Records. Their latest is called “Package Pt. 2". Recorded November 6, 2024 Starting and Staring What Does it Mean Design Book Close Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTu...
Apr 01, 2025•22 min
On the show this time, it's the punk rock marimba of Son Rompe Pera. Son Rompe Pera was formed in 2017, by brothers - Kacho and Mongo Gama. They built up their skill on their father’s marimba, playing the streets, the markets, and weddings. The “Pera” in the band name is from their mother’s name “Esperanza.” They hail from the suburbs of Mexico City and proudly combine traditional music, cumbia, and rock to create their own powerful style of music....
Apr 01, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it’s the sexy 60’s and psych of the Mystery Lights. The Mystery Lights are inspired by 60s and 70s psychedelic music, but not defined by those old styles. They also pull from their original Salinas, California punk rock scene, and from DapTone style R&B, country, and Hip Hop. Now based in New York, the band has embraced working with Daptone alumnus and super-producer Wayne Gordon. Always groovy, always high energy - their latest is called ...
Mar 18, 2025•28 min
On the show this time, it’s the sexy 60’s and psych of the Mystery Lights. The Mystery Lights are inspired by 60s and 70s psychedelic music, but not defined by those old styles. They also pull from their original Salinas, California punk rock scene, and from DapTone style R&B, country, and Hip Hop. Now based in New York, the band has embraced working with Daptone alumnus and super-producer Wayne Gordon. Always groovy, always high energy - their latest is called ...
Mar 18, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it’s the Mercury Prize winning indie-rock of English band, English Teacher. English Teacher is an English Band from Leeds and Lancashire - both in the north of England and about 2 hours apart. They sort of re-formed from an earlier version of the band in 2020, and released the single “R&B” featuring a shout out to a certain radio station in Seattle. The buzz from that got them some radio play, and they eventually released their first EP Polyawkw...
Mar 11, 2025•26 min
On the show this time, it’s the Mercury Prize winning indie-rock of English band, English Teacher. English Teacher is an English Band from Leeds and Lancashire - both in the north of England and about 2 hours apart. They sort of re-formed from an earlier version of the band in 2020, and released the single “R&B” featuring a shout out to a certain radio station in Seattle. The buzz from that got them some radio play, and they eventually released their first EP Polyawkw...
Mar 11, 2025•34 min
On the show this time, it’s the propulsive poise and complexity of Nilüfer Yanya. Nilüfer Yanya is a British singer-songwriter, from an artistic family with Turkish and Barbadian heritage. She writes pensive songs, centered around her breathy contralto and her original guitar style. You could sit and think about the equivocal lyrics, or you could get off your ass and dance. Her latest is “My Method Actor” - as in she is her own, meth...
Mar 04, 2025•27 min
On the show this time, it’s the propulsive poise and complexity of Nilüfer Yanya. Nilüfer Yanya is a British singer-songwriter, from an artistic family with Turkish and Barbadian heritage. She writes pensive songs, centered around her breathy contralto and her original guitar style. You could sit and think about the equivocal lyrics, or you could get off your ass and dance. Her latest is “My Method Actor” - as in she is her own, meth...
Mar 04, 2025•32 min
