A Deeper Listen

The Kronos Quartet's 2024 album Outer Spaceways Incorporated reimagines the work of the trailblazing American jazz pianist Sun Ra.

KEXP’s Roddy Nikpour spoke Panchiko about being “rediscovered” two decades after recording their demo.

Merrill Garbus says the lyrics simply poured out of her mouth on several tracks for the new Tune-Yards album, Better Dreaming.

Japanese synth artist Hiro Ama discusses his debut solo album Music for Peace and Harmony.

Martin Oldgoth, co-founder of World Goth Day, in conversation with DJ Sharlese, host of Mechanical Breakdown, talks about the holiday’s origin.

Through loud guitars and cathartic screaming, Suzzallo offers frontman Rocky Votolato an outlet to help him grieve the loss of his child.

Dead Pioneers talk about how their new album portrays disillusionment with modern America through a proudly Indigenous lens.

Emily Fox shares an essay about why she went to Las Vegas sober and eight months pregnant to see Pitbull in concert

SASAMI talks about what draws her to make music from so many different genres, and her self-described identity as a “weirdo outsider.”

Ela Minus talks about her new album, DÍA, a fully nomadic project with songs written and recorded between Mexico, Seattle, and her native Colombia.

Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius talks about how his fears, fantasies, and reflections on gay lust and love show up on Glory.

Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, talks through the practices at Spotify that have impacted indepen…