Mirel Wagner has an uncanny ability to conjure haunting atmospheres with little more than an acoustic guitar and her chilling, sparse vocals, but what's even more striking is the narratives she chooses to craft with those talents. Mortality, family, and love are just some of the themes that colored in the singular, disarmingly-hushed songs from her second album, When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day, that she shared when she performed live at KEXP in fall 2014. In between songs, she discussed her songwriting process, her inspirations, and her perhaps-surprising influences (Spice Girls, AC/DC), but even after giving that glimpse into her work, Wagner remained as intriguing as ever. Watch the entrancing performance below.
Artists like Vermont’s King Tuff don’t just play rock n roll - they personify it. Showcasing a smattering of bewitching jewels from his 2014 Sub Pop release, Black Moon Spell, King Tuff and his band clog up the pores of the KEXP live room with the dirty sound that rock purists have been jonesing fo…
There's nothing pretty about Girl Band. In fact, the Dublin-based four-piece play some of the most abrasive pop songs you're likely to hear. But it hadn't always been that way. Singer Dara Kiely and guitarist Alan Duggan had played together in more conventionally "indie" type bands before hitting u…
