A Deeper Listen

Hosted by Emily Fox

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and KEXP’s editorial team talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.

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A Deeper Listen Episodes

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…

Songwriter Lucy Dacus talks about her new album, Forever Is A Feeling.

Valerie and Veronica Tapacio left their corporate day jobs to dedicate their time to their Seattle band La Fonda and their vintage clothing shop, Delusional Bi…

Lupe Flores speaks of going from picking cilantro leaves in her grandmother's kitchen to starting a business in the heart of one of Seattle's coolest neighborh…

TOKiMONSTA talks about how her best friend informed her latest record, Eternal Reverie, and her own health crisis she faced 10 years ago.

Montreal-based electronic artist Marie Davidson talks about her latest album, City of Clowns.

Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon talks about how rediscovering home videos inspired his latest album, Rarely Do I Dream.