White Lung's frontwoman Mish Way is nothing less than a singular, commanding singer, but the ferocious spirit that fuels her performances is empowering, not intimidating. On the band's latest album, Deep Fantasy, Way and guitarist Kenneth William, drummer Anne-Marie Vassiliou, and bassist Hether Fortune tackle a series of difficult subjects – drug addiction, dysmorphia, and the reality of rape culture, to name a few – head on, only surfacing from the fight to scream their liberation. Going in that hard on those topics requires a degree of resolve, and across the twelve or so minutes they played during their session on Sonic Reducer last December, they played the musical counterpart to Way's unrelenting lyrics, tearing through four absolutely blistering punk explosions with the sort of aplomb that few bands can muster (much less ones that are nearing the end of a lengthy world tour.) Watch the absolutely riveting performance below.
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While most Seattleites were glued to our television sets this weekend, local duo Shabazz Palaces went to Jack White's infamous Third Man headquarters to record a direct-to-acetate album in front of a live audience. Holy shit. A representative from Third Man said, "Very few records from last year g…
Caught in a spin cycle of updated 70s punk and hard rock aesthetics, LA’s Meatbodies drop by KEXP shred out a hot plate of marinated melodies from their self-titled release on In the Red Records. Cooking up a rich mixture of fuzzed out genre-blurring jams and high strung vocals, this is a band that…
Seattle's Dreamsalon gets you right away with their tight rhythms, deep bass and quick, quirky melodies. Ever since 2011, they've been rocking as a cohesive unit spilling out songs with high energy. We wanted to catch up with bass player Min Yee to get his thoughts on the project, how the band memb…
Showcasing tracks from their recently released LP, Worship the Sun, Allah-Las pick up the melodic strains of yesteryear and drop them into the comfy confines of the KEXP live room. The Los Angeles four-piece wrap intricate harmonies, complex chord progressions, melodic bass and vintage percussion u…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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. This week, we are featuring Christmas…
