Here's a killer word for your next round of Scrabble: Divisionary. You can thank delightful Portland band Ages and Ages for that knock out; it's the title of their second album. What does it mean? Splice together "division" and "visionary" and you can explain how even the best intentions sometimes result in the opposite effect. Listen to their title track, "Divisionary (Do the Right Thing)" for an official definition (Scrabble-approved of course). The band made it to KEXP for a chat with Cheryl Waters about their year spent making Divisionary, their original vocabulary, and to play an intimate set of encouraging songs from the album. We fit the six bandmates into our studio space -- unfortunately a bit too small for the band's loved ones who helped create this goose bump-inducing video. I challenge you to keep still as you watch their performance below:
It had been almost a year to the day when Sam France of Foxygen fell off stage, canceling their 2013 tour just as it was getting started, but now he and songwriting partner Jonathan Rado are back with a vengeance... a glittery, glammy vengeance. The duo just announced the followup to their epic We …
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, featured on the Afte…
Sometimes life's journeys lead us back home matter how far away we travel. It's been nearly eight years since U.K. born producer Will Holland released a solo album as Quantic. He was certainly busy the whole time, producing records, collaborating with Alice Russell, and most significantly, moving t…
