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50 Years of Music: 1973 – Pink Floyd - "Time"

Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one release from that year that resonates with them. This week, Roddy Nikpour reflects on Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic The Dark Side of the Moon, the album’s continuing influence, and how it helps connect hi…

Sound & Vision: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the Music That Inspires Her

From Iron Butterfly and Pink Floyd to Brandi Carlile and Pearl Jam, the Seattle mayor discusses her favorite songs.

Friday Music News

New music from Smashing Pumpkins and Death Grips, Lykke Li takes the Colbert stage, and FIDLAR cover Pink Floyd.

Song of the Day: Empress - Perplexed Again

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 DJs think you should hear. Today’s song comes from UK prog-me…

Tuesday Music News

The Flaming Lips pulled off a hilarious April Fool's joke when they released Flaming Side of the Moon as "a companion piece to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon." Now the album does really exist, but it turns out that it was all part of a big stunt by the band and Funny or Die. Watch the band "se…

Live Video: The Shivas

How does K Records label impresario Calvin Johnson feel about Pink Floyd? DJ Sharlese may not get the local legend to reveal how he feels, but one thing we know for sure is that he loves Portland surf-rockers The Shivas. Not only has he released the young band's fourth album You Know What To Do on …

Review Revue: Dukes of Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot

I guess this year I'm making up for the previous lack of XTC posts in this series. The Dukes of Stratosphear were XTC in all but name, working under a different moniker to crank out a couple albums of pop genius that heavily mined some of their favorite sounds of the '60s, from Barrett-era Pink Flo…

Monday Music News

It just might be impossible for the current rulers of glossy reverb to create something that's not beautiful - Beach House's "Forever Still" short film is amazing. Shot in and around Tornillo, TX, where they recorded Bloom, the video follows them through four songs from sunset to sunrise, surrounde…

Live Review: Darkside w/ High Water and Nordic Soul at Neumos 1/22/14

I don't know if there is a physical, mental, or spiritual way to come away from a Darkside show unaffected. Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington brought their two-man gateway to musical nirvana to Neumos Wednesday night for a sold out show and wowed the room from the first second to the last. The build…

KEXP Premiere: Israel Nash - Fearless

Last month, in a powerful, heartfelt and sonically stirring set live in the KEXP studio, Israel Nash and his band had given it their all... well, just about all, anyway. The Dripping Springs, Texas-based musician and his band re-entered our studio shortly after their live session was over and pract…

Live Video: DARKSIDE

It had to be one of the stranger pairings we heard about this year: acclaimed electronic producer Nicolas Jaar and the relatively unknown Dave Harrington. That the two might be friends from their Brown University connection (both studied there) mades sense, but what would a composer of heady ambien…

KEXP Listeners' Top 666 Top Albums of All Time

KEXP listeners voted for their top 666 albums of all time in coordination with our Fall donor drive.

Top Albums of the Last 50 Years

KEXP counts down the top albums of the last 50 years as voted on by our listeners in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive.

The Morning Show

KEXP Radio hand selects all of its music, with expert DJs showcasing both established and emerging bands. Rock is generally a broad term for KEXP, as indie and alternative sounds are often blended with a variety of other genres in an innovative music format. KEXP variety mix programming makes up …

KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time

During the 2019 Spring Fundraising Drive, we'll down the most-played albums in KEXP’s history, going back over a decade of airplay. See the list.