kelz is the alias of Kelly Truong, an emerging Vietnamese-American vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently making waves with her magnetic and dreamy indie pop songs that blend warm electronic production, meditative guitar picking, and airy vocals. Sharing her debut single "Passerby" in 2019 and an early demo of her recent standout single "Guitar + Peaches" in 2020, kelz soon signed to Bayonet Records who just released her debut full-length album 5am And I Can't Sleep on May 6th.
Describing her mix as "dreamy," "mellow," and full of "electronic waves," kelz's exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World is a blissful journey through lo-fi house grooves, low-key bedroom R&B, pillowy pop, and more. These are songs that she often plays when she can't sleep in order to try to fall asleep, but she just ends up staying awake and getting lost in the music. Perfect late-night sounds for the restless music lover.
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Midnight In A Perfect World | Intro |
| DJ Houseplants | All Those Nights |
| Kelly Lee Owens | Evolution |
| The Gradients Project | Pink |
| Willow Beats | Blue |
| Toro y Moi | New House |
| godchild | Speaking in Tongues |
| Ólafur Arnalds | they sink (TOKiMONSTA Remix) |
| Ross from Friends | High Energy |
| glue70 | What You Want |
| Qrion | Mizu |
| Golden Vessel | Stairwell (cln Remix) |
| Cosmo's Midnight | Snare (feat. Wild Eyed Boy) |
| Bladee | I Think... |
| Lala & faml1y | dizzy (remix) |
| HNNY | Most Pretty Girls Have Pretty Ugly Feet |
| dj poolboi | we can be happy |
Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP’s weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ’s, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a Perfect World is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.
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Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, harpist, and vocalist Nailah Hunter shares a dreamy guest DJ mix full of candlelit psychedelic R&B jams.
