A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. This year, on hip-hop's

Among Authors - Fears We Hold

1 Nov 25th, 2022 4m 18s

Among Authors - Fears We Hold, a 2022 single on Squaremoss.Five years after releasing their debut album I AM BECOME, atmospheric art-rock outfit Among Authors finally returned last month with a gripping new single. The Seattle-based band is le

Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Taabu, Shad - Red Sky at Night - Remix

Oct 14th, 2022 3m 56s

Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Taabu, Shad - Red Sky at Night - Remix a 2022 single on Distorted Muse.Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a Polaris and Juno Award-nominated indigenous hip hop duo that are beacons amongst their community for addressing the generat

Mare Advertencia - Escribiendo La Historia

1 Oct 10th, 2022 3m 16s

Mare Advertencia - "Escribiendo La Historia" from the 2022 Siempreviva EP on Derretida Ent / MuyMAL.An Indigenous Zapotec artist, rapper and activist Mare Advertencia Lirika has been using her voice to amplify underrepresented communities sinc

Sango - Tongue Tied

Aug 12th, 2022 7m 5s

Sango - "Tongue Tied (feat. asante)" from the 2022 album Great Lakes Influence on Wright Music Group.Beloved former-Seattlite Sango recently returned with the mixtape Great Lake Influence in June, two years after the release of SHANGO. Describ

BLK ODYSSY - COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN (feat. Baby Rose)

1 Aug 11th, 2022 3m 11s

BLK ODYSSY - "COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN (feat. Baby Rose)" from the 2022 album BLK VINTAGE: THE REPRISE on BLK ODYSSY / EMPIRE.BLK ODYSSY aka Juwan Elcock is a dynamic artist who nixed his former Americana sound for a soul-infused hip hop solo

CARRTOONS - Lighta (feat. Rae Khalil)

Aug 10th, 2022 3m 7s

CARRTOONS - "Lighta (feat. Rae Khalil)" from the 2022 album Homegrown on Wichita Recordings.Producer/multi-instrumentalist CARRTOONS (real name: Ben Carr) teams up for a second time with Grammy Award-winning artist Rae Khalil, a track from his

Quelle Chris - Alive Ain't Always Living

May 23rd, 2022 4m 2s

Quelle Chris - "Alive Ain't Always Living" from the 2022 album Deathfame on Mello Music Group.Fresh off co-composing part of the score for the Oscar-winning film Judas and The Black Messiah, rapper Quelle Chris returned last week with his late

Nina Kohout - Moonlight

1 May 18th, 2022 4m 14s

Nina Kohout - "Moonlight" from the 2022 Pandemonium EP on Deadred Records.When Slovakian artist Nina Kohout released her first single "Blue Sunray" back in 2020, she landed the Newcomer of the Year award from her hometown Rádio FM's annual Rad

Lydmor - Nevada

1 Apr 27th, 2022 3m 51s

Lydmor - "Nevada" from the 2021 album Capacity on hfn music.This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artists playing the SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, May 6-7th. Danish artist Lydm

Sarah MK - MITTOS (Make It To The Other Side)

Apr 19th, 2022 4m 32s

Sarah MK - "MITTOS (Make It To The Other Side)," a 2022 self-released single.Montreal-based soulstress Sarah MK shares an uplifting new single, the first from her sophomore full-length Wax & Gold, out later this month on April 27th.“I wrote t

King Khazm - Gone Away From Here (feat. Abstract Rude, Moka Only & Myka 9)

1 Mar 18th, 2022 4m 42s

King Khazm - "Gone Away From Here (feat. Abstract Rude, Moka Only & Myka 9)" from the 2022 album Return of a MAD on Fresh Chopped Beats / MADK Productions.For over 25 years, King Khazm has been using hip hop as a means to amplify not just his

Blondes - Beautiful World

1 Jul 3rd, 2023 3m 40s

Blondes - "Beautiful World" from the 2023 EP In Separation from Lab Records.For today's Song of the Day, Nottingham-based quartet Blondes share an early listen to their forthcoming EP, titled In Separation, with the dreamy pop track "Beautiful

Caleb Kunle - All In Your Head

1 Jan 13th, 2023 3m 27s

Caleb Kunle - All In Your Head a 2022 single on Pony Recordings.While Caleb Kunle may only have a handful of EPs and singles under his belt, the soul-pop artist has been making a splash in the UK since the release of his debut EP Eden in 2017

Queralt Lahoz - Blade

1 Jan 12th, 2023 3m 18s

Queralt Lahoz - "Blade," a 2022 single on Costa Futuro/Say It Loud.Queralt Lahoz is a rising star from Spain who has captivated audiences with her powerful live performances over the past handful of years. Ahead of not only her Eurosonic slot,

Martha - Every Day the Hope Gets Harder

1 Nov 24th, 2022 2m 12s

Martha - Hope Gets Harder from the 2022 album Please Don't Take Me Back on Specialist Subject.British pop-punkers Martha have been spreading messages of anarchy since 2014 when they released their debut album Courting Strong. They’ve dropped t

Digging Roots - Tall Grass

Oct 11th, 2022 3m 52s

Digging Roots - "Tall Grass" from the 2022 album Zhawenim on Ishkōdé Records.Canadian duo Digging Roots returned this summer with their fourth LP Zhawenim. Since 2004, the husband-and-wife team of Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache and Sho-Shona K

Miss Grit - Like You

1 Oct 5th, 2022 3m 50s

Miss Grit - "Like You," a 2022 single on Mute.New York-based, Korean-American artist Miss Grit (real name: Margaret Sohn) shares the new single "Like You," her first track released since signing to Mute Records. “Mute is one of the labels I pu

Rigmor - Det er lige meget

1 Apr 29th, 2022 2m 56s

Rigmor - "Det er lige meget" from the 2022 album Glade blinde børn on Mermaid Records.This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artists playing the SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, May

Les Filles de Illighadad - Eghass Malan

1 Apr 26th, 2022 4m 49s

Les Filles de Illighadad - "Eghass Malan" from the 2017 album Eghass Malan on Sahel Sounds.This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artists playing the SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark,

Francis of Delirium - The Funhouse

1 Apr 13th, 2022 4m 15s

Francis of Delirium - "The Funhouse," a 2022 single on Dalliance Records.Fronted by 20-year-old dynamo Jana Bahrich, the Luxembourg-based band Francis of Delirium brings a moody, yet driving alt-rock sound to today's Song of the Day. On their

Hello Mary - Sink In

1 Apr 11th, 2022 3m 58s

Hello Mary - "Sink In," a 2022 self-released single.Today's Song of the Day comes from Brooklyn trio Hello Mary, who formed when band members Helena Straight (vocalist/guitarist), Mikaela Oppenheimer (bassist), and Stella Wave (drummer/vocalis

Quinton Brock - There For You

1 Apr 7th, 2022 2m 14s

Quinton Brock - "There For You," a 2022 single on Shadow Panther.With an ambitious goal to “change rock music forever,” Quinton Brock is clearly not shy about his pursuits. The former singer of the bluesy surf rock duo The Get Money Squad has

Acid Tongue - Take Me To Your Leader (feat. Death Valley Girls)

1 Mar 25th, 2022 2m 33s

Acid Tongue - "Take Me To Your Leader (feat. Death Valley Girls)" from the 2021 album Arboretum on Freakout Records.This past November, local chairmen of psych-rock Acid Tongue dropped their celebrated third record Arboretum. Their most fully-

King Hannah - Big Big Baby

1 Mar 24th, 2022 3m 2s

King Hannah - "Big Big Baby" from the 2022 album I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me on City Slang.While the duo that make up King Hannah - Craig Whittle and Hannah Merrick - hail from Liverpool, the music they make feels more fitting for the d