Daughter - the word alone inspires feelings of love, protection, fostering, sharing and hope. For KEXP listeners and viewers, there's even a stronger bond, as the band Daughter have become, since their first appearance on our airwaves in 2012, one of the most endearing bands to ever perform live in our studio, accruing over two million views from just two sessions (they performed a third session at the Cutting Room Studios as well). Earlier this year, the North London trio offered what our Music Director, Don Yates, calls "a more refined and nuanced version of their brooding, folk-tinged dream-pop" in their hotly anticipated sophomore LP, Not to Disappear. Daughter need not worry now that will ever happen, as with yet another absolutely gorgeous live session, they'll be forever sealed in our memories. Watch their visually and emotionally stunning set in the new KEXP Live Room now:
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…
Anxiety, nausea, discord - they're not just the frequent subjects of Parquet Courts' songs, but the feelings their fans get while waiting between albums. Usually, the wait's never too long, as the Brooklyn group eases jitters by alternating albums and EP's in quick succession. The extra months it t…