The Runcast with John Richards

In this unique edition of Music That Matters, KEXP’s Atticus focuses on Sweden’s PNKSLM Recordings (Sudakistan, Chemtrails, HOLY). Along with playing some of his favorite releases, he talks with founders Luke Reilly and Johan Alm about the origins and future of the label, what it takes for them to sign a new band, touring in the US vs Europe and more. Get ready for a mix of sweet garag...

KEXP’s Stas THEE Boss, host of Street Sounds, brings you this week’s mix, featuring music from Pink Lotion, Kassa Overall, Akai Solo & Pink Siifu and more: “A carefully crafted experience with astral intentions. I desire freedom in music. Genres are cute but not necessary. Pulling mostly from the Pacific Northwest, I give a healthy dose of what you've truly needed all along.&...

Start the New Year with new music as DJ Kevin Cole features current favorites from all over the world including Slovakia, Colombia, Canada, Australia, Germany, Iceland, Senegal, Great Britain, Belgium, Croatia, Mexico, the USA, and the Pacific Northwest. Bringing the world together through the power of music!   1. Sløtface - New Year, new me 2. Shopping - Initiative 3. SONS - Keep On G...

Sonic Reducer host and holiday music collector Brian Foss shares 13 festive tracks - Christmas music for people who don’t like Christmas music. The mix features songs from Mike Krol, Sweet Reaper, Mariya May and Kathleen Edwards.   1. Mike Krol - Won’t Be Alone Tonight 2. Rubber Band Gun - I Got Myself A Present 3. SAPIN - Christmas Eve 4. Jagged Jaw - Pink Xmas Tree 5. Sweet Reap...

Moody, defiant, empowered, and completely original. Every song on Cheryl Waters’ latest musical collage is fit for a Queen. This mix features compelling tracks from Vivian Girls, Seratones, Squid and Orville Peck. 1. Cigarettes After Sex - Heavenly 2. Black Nite Crash - Come Easy 3. Squid - The Cleaner 4. Vivian Girls - Sick 5. The Coathangers - Step Back 6. Seratones - Gotta Get To Know Ya...

Say "hovvdy" (howdy) to a great set of mellow music favorites from John Richards that would fit right in on any Lite FM...in Hell.  1. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - In Good Faith (feat. Joan Shelley) 2. Bonny Light Horseman - Deep In Love 3. Futurebirds - Waiting On a Call 4. Carter Tanton - Steep Angles On The Back Wheels 5. Long Beard - Means to Me 6. Sera Cahoone and Tomo Nakayama - Crows 7. Hov...

KEXP Wo’Pop host Darek Mazzone spent time in Amman, Jordan this summer. He dug deep into music from all over the region and selected tracks that best reflect the ever changing nature of this amazing part of the world, including music from Palestine's DAM (دام), Jordan's Yazan Sarayrah (يزن صرايرة), Lebanon's Issam Hajali (عصام حاج علی) and many more.   1. El Khat / القات - Ya Raiyat / ي...

Most of us get stressed out this time of year, right? RIGHT?? Expansions’ own DJ Brit is here to help you chill the bleep out. A very nice hour of ambient and experimental music for you to get a hot stone massage to. 1. Black Lodge Singers - On the Move 2. Susumu Yokota - The Future of Ecstasy 3. Floating Spectrum - Eruption 4. Christopher Tignor - Your Slow Moving Shadow, My Inevitable Nigh...

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters is back with another dynamic mix of her latest favorites in global and local sounds. Encompassing everything from jangle pop to soul, anthemic rock to proto-punk, this is a mix for seekers of all kinds. Among the artists featured are Bon Iver, SAULT, (Sandy) Alex G, Clairo, and Death Valley Girls.   1. Bon Iver - Hey, Ma 2. Angel Olsen - Lark 3. Marika Hackman -...

This is the 'work ding dong scrambled eggs into a conversation' Music That Matters Podcast featuring the best in international and local music, from Angel Olsen and Georgia to SISTERS and Lisa Prank, and hosted by your pal John Richards. 1. Swans - It’s Coming It’s Real 2. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 3. Sudan Archives - Confessions 4. Moor Mother - After Images 5. Georgia - Never Let You...

DJ Kevin Cole guides you through some of the best of this year’s Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, one of the world’s premier music discovery festivals showcasing awesome new and emerging Nordic artists alongside forward-thinking international acts across all genres! Indulge yourself to an overdose of sonic inspiration.   1. GDRN - Lætur mig feat. Floni 2. JFDR - Taking A Par...

Your overnight goblin, Abbie, takes you on a journey of musical discovery inspired by her visit to SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark this past Spring. Founded in 1994, SPOT began as a local music event and has since grown considerably, hosting early performances from acts like Sigur Rós, The Raveonettes, Junior Senior, múm, and more. Discover an array of emerging artists that bend the...

Are you ready for NOW? Seventeen of today’s hottest superstars in one all new power-packed podcast! Move into a new dimension with the year’s biggest songs! NOW you can have all your favorite hits right here, right NOW! Chart-toppers from Cherushii & Maria Minerva, Sui Zhen, Yu Su, Kedr Livanskiy and Blue Hawaii. NOW delivers nothing but the biggest hits you crave! (on CD or casset...

In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, KEXP DJs Gabriel Teodros, OCnotes, Miss Ashley and Chilly put together a mix featuring music from and inspired by Indigenous artists all around the globe. Encompassing a diversity of voices, soundscapes and histories, the list includes Tanya Tagaq, Strummin Dog, Lido Pimienta, Ampersan and Luzmila Carpio. 1. Supaman - Miracle (feat. Maimouna Youssef) 2. Calina...

Greg Vandy delivers a diverse mix of super indie roots and rock n’ roll songs for Right Now. Twenty-three mostly new recordings from your soon-to-be favorite bands and space cowboys.  1. Garrett T. Capps - Here Right Now 2. The Nude Party - Feels Alright 3. Georgia Dish Boys - Put My Records On 4. David Nance Group - Poison 5. The Weary Times - Hard Times 6. David Quinn - Where The Buff...

A tour de force of the mostest bestest songs from KEXP's Morning Show, hosted by Mr. John Richards. This may one day be regarded as the definitive podcast of the year 2019. Your move, world.    1. Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses 2. IDLES - I Dream Guillotine 3. Ceremony - Presaging the End 4. Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) 5. Ride - Clouds of Saint Marie 6....

KEXP’s El Sonido compiles a mix of recent modern Latin favorites featuring a wide array of genres spanning 14 different countries, including Argentina, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Brazil and beyond. 1. Daymé Arocena - La Rumba Me Llamo Yo (Canyonazo Remix)  2. Francisca Valenzuela - Tómame  3. Las Yumbeñas - El Tíbet  4. Dylan Thomas - Luces Viole...

DJ Mike Ramos – born September 20, on the Virgo/Libra cusp – brings you a diverse mix reflecting on summer highlights and preparing for the approaching fall. Features local and international artists ranging from rising young talents (Deaton Chris Anthony, Dotorado Pro) to household names (Young Thug, Roy Ayers) to Seattle-based favorites (Chastity Belt, AJ Suede). 1. Deaton Chris Antho...

The fragrance of adventure and poetry endlessly pervades DJ Kevin Cole’s latest music mix featuring new sounds from Vanishing Twin, KOKOKO!, Khruangbin, girl in red, Sleater-Kinney, and more bands to delight and inspire.  1. Penelope Isles - Gnarbone 2. Vanishing Twin - Magician's Success 3. Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold 4. girl in red - i'll die anyway. 5. Hater - Four Tries D...

It's literally the MARATHON edition of the Music That Matters Podcast. Hosted by KEXP's John Richards, and infused with music and inspirational messages, this 3-plus hour podcast takes you through every aspect and emotion of running a marathon. We're cheering for you! 1. Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine 2. Lord Huron - Time To Run 3. The War on Drugs - Red Eyes 4. Animal Collective - What...

Take a cathartic sonic journey through love and loss with DJ Cheryl Waters on her latest mix featuring tracks from Julia Jacklin, Purple Mountains, Ty Segall, and Combo Chimbita. 1. Julia Jacklin - Body 2. Camp Saint Helene - Farfisa Song 3. Juliper Sky - Heaven 4. Hot Chip - Melody of Love 5. SAULT - Don’t Waste My Time 6. Calexico and Iron & Wine - Follow the Water 7. Purple Mountains...

DJ Riz delivers a smooth late-night mix featuring Four Tet, Blood Orange, Quelle Chris, JusMoni and Makaya McCraven. In his words, “In honor of KEXP’s mixtape week, here’s a little contemporary something I put together in my head then on ‘tape. I don’t think there’s an on air ‘selector’ here that hasn’t done dozens of these, made personally for...

Celebrating Black liberation and global solidarity movements, DJ Gabriel Teodros curates this powerful mix featuring stand-out tracks from Salaam Remi & Black Thought, Shafiq Husayn, DAM, Tobe Nwigwe, Klassy & Ruby Ibarra, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Sampa the Great, Jamila Woods and more.   1. S.O.U.L. Purpose - In Flight Movie: Dr. Goodlungs (feat. Zubz, Skyzoo &...

Summer festival season is upon us! It's time to gather together with your family, friends, and neighbors, celebrating the sunny weather and all that your community has to offer. With new tracks from Bleached, Mal Blum, Apex Manor, and more, DJ Kevin Cole soundtracks the making of your fondest summer memories - from dancing in the streets to strolling on the beach.  1. Jeanines - Either Way 2....

DJ Cheryl Waters' latest mix is the perfect cosmic soundtrack to stargazing on late summer nights. With energetic new tracks from Broken Social Scene, Moon Duo, Kishi Bashi, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, you might even get a glimpse into another world. 1. Broken Social Scene - Can’t Find My Heart 2. Youryoungbody - Intentions 3. Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light 4. Operators - Faith...