While the angular, avant-garde sound of L.A. group No Age hardly conjures up ideas of "flower power," DJ Cheryl Waters couldn't help but notice that she's only ever seen guitarist Randy Randall in tie-dyed shirts. Apparently, Randall's had a long history with this particular shirt, just as KEXP has with this Sub Pop duo, going back to a 2008 performance in our very parking lot. Over the years, their music has grown, getting even more experimental as on their recent and fourth full-length album, An Object, yet the two-man onslaught of Randall and vocalist/percussionist (and now bassist!) Dean Spunt remains as it always has, absolutely riveting. Like Randall's shirt, which has become a talisman for him after he had lost it and then found it two years later all the way in Europe ("It's a reminder that you always come back to where you started," he said), we hope he and No Age make their way back to KEXP soon.
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In the midst of the 10th annual Decibel Festival, KEXP was fortunate to get Julia Holter in our studios. While her first two albums were recorded alone in the intimacy of her bedroom, her acclaimed recent release Loud City Song on Domino Records was her first to be recorded outside the comfort of h…
Easily one of the most popular bands to perform during our broadcast from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge, The Joy Formidable have blown up since the first time they played for KEXP back in 2010. Their second and most recent album, Wolf's Law, amps up their shoegazery rock sound to epic proportions, y…
