Evie

Welcome to Evie's show!!! Stay tuned for some of her fav tracks of 2022, some love for 1996, and cute pics of tiny dogs on social media @djeviestokes! Live recording session at the KEXP studio. www.youtube.com

Spoon performed a live set here at KEXP back in 2017. You can watch the band's full performance here: www.youtube.com

[during air break] The cover features a self-portrait by Richard James, who performs as Aphex Twin -- the album collects material recorded between 1990 and 1994, pairing symphonic and ambient elements with more of a percussive sound

Frank Ocean collaborator Noah Goldstein produced "God Is A Circle," legendary Alan Moulder mixed the track, and backup vocals come from Thoom and Drain Gang member Ecco2K. yves-tumor.bandcamp.com

"Blue Jeans" is the second single from the album Light & Magic by the Liverpool based music group Ladytron.

The Budos Band were in our studio for a live performance in April, 2019: www.youtube.com

"The creator of 'HIJINXX', Nia Archives champions the DIY spirit. She is a producer, singer, songwriter and visual artist. Nia Archives distinct aesthetic and versatile style is influenced by a mixture of genres such as Hip Hop, Soul, Drum and Bass, Jungle and House." soundcloud.com Check out the video for this new single: youtu.be

London group Renegade Soundwave was active from 1986-1995. Howyoudoin? was their penultimate album.

Claude M'Barali, aka MC Solaar is a French rapper of Senegalese and Chadian origin. This song samples "Bonnie and Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot.

Well look at that, the song that was sampled... ;)

Serge's daughter!

[during Air Break] Terje Olsen, AKA Todd Terje, is a Norwegian DJ, producer, and occasional recording artist. Taking his stage name in reference to house pioneer Todd Terry, his influences and continued influence is firmly rooted in dance music’s past and present. He’s been an active and integral part of the Scandinavian dance scene since the early 2000s.: toddterje.com

Under the name Melody's Echo Chamber, French musician Melody Prochet crafts sweet and swirling psych pop that brings in elements of prog and folk, while casting out bewitching melodies as well. She holds her own on collaborations with musicians from (on 2012's self-titled album) and (on 2018's Bon Voyage), never losing her unique voice to the sounds they surround her with. Prochet worked in various bands before starting Melody's Echo Chamber in 2012 after having a dream that the acoustics of her bedroom projected an infinite delay. No stranger to performance, Prochet had already worked with the twee pop and the dreamy , a project she was very much central to. When supported Australian guitar rockers on a European tour in 2010, Prochet bonded with Kevin Parker, who offered to help with production of her new solo material as Melody's Echo Chamber. The two worked quickly, with some elements of the project's lushly dreamy songs recorded in Parker's makeshift studio and some laid down in her grandmother's seaside home in the South of France. The self-titled album was released on in the fall of 2012, and Prochet assembled a live band to fill out her solo songs as plans for tours and live performances started accumulating. She began working on a second album with Parker, but things stalled out after a couple years of recording. Prochet moved to Sweden, and along the way met up with 's and 's . The trio, along with 's Gustav Ejstes and Johan Holmegard, crafted a free-flowing mix of prog, psych, and pop that had a much looser and surprising feel than her debut. They finished the album and a song was released in April of 2017, but then Prochet suffered a major injury that halted the record's planned release to allow her time to heal. A little more than a year later, Bon Voyage was issued by . ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi melodysechochamber.bandcamp.com

NEW MUSIC!! “Ghetto To Meadow” featuring Freeway from Oddisee's upcoming release 'To What End' - due out January 20, 2023. Check out Oddisee's 2020 conversation with Gabriel and exclusive Live at Home KEXP set: youtu.be oddisee.co oddisee.bandcamp.com

Happy birthday to Mos Def! Born on this day 1973! Blakroc was a 2009 collaboration between Roc-a-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash and the Black Keys, with production by Dan Auerbach. This is one of two tracks featuring Mos Def! The album also features features guest appearances from Nicole Wray, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, Jim Jones and NOE of ByrdGang, as well as Raekwon, RZA and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan

"Go with yourself. Go with yourself..… And it’s just stupid that I’m in this world, but you’re all very cool to me so thank you very much. And I’m sorry for all the people that I didn’t thank, but man… it’s good. Bye." genius.com Lovin' on the '96 releases.

BRAND NEW! Caroline Polachek (formerly of Chairlift) has announced a new album, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, which will be released on February 14.

English electronic music duo, brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence. "Settle" was their debut album.

Maidza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. In 2001, her family moved to Australia when she was five years old. They lived in Perth and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and in Whyalla in South Australia before relocating to Adelaide in 2010. Maizda studied architecture and was on the cusp of becoming a tennis pro before deciding to become a full time musician. IG: tkaymaidza

[during air break] New music from the London artist: danielavery.bandcamp.com

Ethel Cain said she found a way to rip Florence's KEXP performance back in the day; Now she's singing a song with her. Watch her full in-studio with Evie here: www.youtube.com

Named after a bear that Jenny Lewis' character took away and blackmailed from Betty White in an episode of "Golden Girls," the video is filmed in Los Angeles at La Placita Olvera and Chinatown.: www.youtube.com

GOAT say of their new release, "This year GOAT were invited to the Gods annual feast at the Round Table of Funk. After a very wet evening, and after GOAT was pretty funked up, we were handed the manuscript to 'Under No Nation,' and ordered to play this divine 'funk' to the humans – as the gods felt the human spirit is in deep need to get grooving properly again!" Don't miss this interview (and the photographs) with Goat: bit.ly | bit.ly goat.bandcamp.com

"Have We Met" was #71 on KEXP's Top 90.3 Albums of 2020 -- kexp.org Enjoy this review of Dan Bejar's 2020 release, "Have We Met": pitchfork.com

Real Lies are Kevin Lee Kharas and Patrick King, who live late at night in London. 'Could you ever see, beside me, second nights? Do you ever like and cease? Did you ever for a second reckon I’d be setting down My days of speed?' youtu.be real-lies.bandcamp.com

[during air break] Compilation of standout early material from the French electronica band Air!

Olive's record pick of the week! This one's a beauty about America's backwards ways, flipped into a plea for acceptance. For Monáe, this could mean her sexual identity or her artistic expression — but she could also be encouraging us to have compassion for our loonier fellow Americans. The end of the song includes a speech imagining that will rally solidarity around what matters most.

Special Interest is a four-piece punk band emerging from New Orleans, Louisiana. This song was inspired by the Angola Three, Black revolutionaries who were held in solitary confinement for more than 40 years while imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola Prison). bit.ly See the official video for "Herman's House": www.youtube.com specialinterestno.bandcamp.com

Guest vocals from singer and comedian Reggie Watts on this track from the 5xLP set documenting LCD Soundsystem's "final" show from 2011 -- before their subsequent reunion. The documentary film "Shut Up and Play the Hits" documents the 48-hour period before and during this concert, and it's exquisite -- highly recommended

Did you know Al Doyle is in Hot Chip AND LCD Soundsystem? *the more you know*

This is a cover of Suicide's "Ghost Rider." Check out the 1977 original: www.youtube.com

Ever-inventive Gorillaz have announced an augmented reality experience to accompany this track. Read more here: bit.ly

'The long-anticipated, long dreamed about concept piece from Animal Collective founding member Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda Bear, has arrived in impressive, kaleidoscopic form. It's a swirling, youthful, bug-eyed wonder, and yet, it holds a maturity and a somberness that speaks volumes of the emotional territory that Lennox has covered taking on some new milestones in adult life.' Read more of Gerrit Feenstra's review for KEXP, including the description of this track as a "disco-tinged tribute to a subsection of Lisbon, Portugal": www.kexp.org

"Short Circuit" is the twelfth track from Daft Punk's second studio album, Discovery. It is probably one of the earliest tracks created for Discovery, as a beta version of the song was played before performances of "Da Funk" at some Daftendirektour appearances. It can be heard at the very beginning of the 45-minute recording of "Alive 1997", the only official release of the Daftendirektour.

Read Seun Kuti on the dreams and struggles behind his new EP with Black Thought over on the Fader: www.thefader.com

Sylvan Esso is a collaboration between the now-married couple comprised of vocalist Amelia Meath and electronic musician Nick Sanborn. Meath’s powerful voice is front and center, unjoined by fellow harmonizers as it is in her folk group, Mountain Man. Sanborn, who plays bass in the genre-destroying Megafaun, creates intricate, pulsing grooves for Meath’s voice to inhabit. bit.ly Back in August 2020, Sylvan Esso performed a glorious Live on KEXP at Home performance; check it out here: bit.ly

A Hero's Death is the second studio album by Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C.. The album was released on 31 July 2020 through Partisan Records, less than 18 months after the release of their debut album Dogrel. Grian Chatten: “To me the idea of a hero’s life is someone who pursues their morals and ideas right until the end.” Fontaines D.C. have spoken out for the first time on their surprise Grammy nod, likening the landmark moment to receiving “a phone call from space”. The Dublin post-punk heroes secured a Best Rock Album nomination for ‘A Hero’s Death‘ – which received a four-star review from NME earlier this year — during the nominations announcement for the 2021 Grammys earlier this week (November 24) . While they face tough competition from The Strokes, Michael Kiwanuka, Sturgill Simpson and Grace Potter, Fontaines D.C. say they are still trying to take the news in — telling NME that their nomination is just a “mad thing”. Live from Home: www.youtube.com

Speaking to The FADER, singer Amy Taylor said, "'Got You' is about that feeling you get when you first start seeing someone and you're excited to see them, no matter what shit they got. You just see them at the pub and it feels like the most exciting thing in the world, like you're so lucky they're even there." bit.ly Amyl and The Sniffers shared a live performance recorded exclusively for KEXP and chatted with Troy Nelson in October 2021. Check out the full performance and interview for Live on KEXP at Home: youtu.be Playing at this year's upcoming Iceland Airwaves 2022! bit.ly

From German powerhouse funk band The Winston Brothers first ever full length album, DRIFT. thewinstonbrothers.bandcamp.com

Endtroducing..... is the debut studio album by American music producer DJ Shadow, released in 1996 - djshadow.com --- Happy 1996 & 50 years of music on KEXP! - www.kexp.org

Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth studio album by English electronic music group Underworld. The name of the album derives from a comment made by member Rick Smith's six-year-old nephew, Simon Prosser, when asked on his progress at infant school (the level of schooling attended by four- to seven-year-old children in the United Kingdom).