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In Our Headphones

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From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, and others just can't get enough of. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they introduce you to new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

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In Our Headphones
Kassa Overall - John Coltrane (Clifford Jordan Quartet) (feat. Tomoki Sanders & Vitamin D)
Kassa Overall - John Coltrane (Clifford Jordan Quartet) (feat. Tomoki Sanders & Vitamin D) from the 2023 self-released album Shades 3. The ever-talented jazz…
Mar 24, 2023·4m
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Mic Flont & Khingz - Gucci (feat. Larisa Marie & AbJo)
Mic Flont & Khingz - Gucci (feat. Larisa Marie, AbJo) from the 2023 album Premium Smoke on OTOW. Earlier this year, Seattle emcees Mic Flont and Khingz teamed…
Mar 23, 2023·3m
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rum.gold - Water My Heart (feat. Mereba)
rum.gold - "Water My Heart (feat. Mereba)" from the 2023 album U Street Anthology on Leola LLC. Brooklyn-based artist rum.gold has been on a creative run since…
Mar 22, 2023·3m
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Jackie Venson - Flying #evolution
Jackie Venson - "Flying #evolution" from the 2023 self-released album Evolution of Joy. When Jackie Venson named her latest LP Evolution of Joy, she meant it…
Mar 21, 2023·4m
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Taylar Elizza Beth & WD4D - THE BEAST / DAY 117
Taylar Elizza Beth & WD4D - "THE BEAST / DAY 117" from the 2023 self-released album UNDERCOVER LOVERGIRL. On her new album UNDERCOVER LOVERGIRL, Seattle-based…
Mar 20, 2023·4m
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Lalalar - Yalniz Olu Baliklar Akintiyi Takip Eder
Lalalar - Yalniz Olu Baliklar Akintiyi Takip Eder from the 2022 album Bi Cinnete Bakar on Bongo Joe Switzerland. Lalalar are currently Turkey’s buzziest band…
Mar 17, 2023·6m
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Ill Considered - Dawn Lit Metropolis
Ill Considered - Dawn Lit Metropolis from the 2020 album Band Selects on Ill Considered / New Soil. Ill Considered are a UK-based improvisational jazz outfit…
Mar 16, 2023·4m
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Dame Area - Esto me pertenece
Dame Area - "Esto me pertenece" from the 2022 album Esto me pertenece on Humo Internacional & BFE Records. Barcelona-based duo Dame Area deliver their most…
Mar 15, 2023·4m
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Inês Malheiro – Overflowing
Inês Malheiro - "Overflowing" from the 2022 album Deusa Náusea on Lovers & Lollypops / Inês Malheiro. The debut album from Portuguese artist Inês Malheiro…
Mar 14, 2023·4m
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Grove - Feed My Desire
Grove - "Feed My Desire" a 2022 single on Memorials of Distinction x Grove. Bristol-based artist Grove returns with a pulsating, gritty dancehall track…
Mar 13, 2023·3m
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Cherry Ferrari - Call Me Up
Cherry Ferrari - Call Me Up a 2023 self-released single. Cherry Ferrari is the project of teenagers Emma Wang and Oliver Crosby. While they’ve been in…
Mar 10, 2023·3m
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JusMoni & Nappy Nina - henny lavender
JusMoni & Nappy Nina - Henny Lavender a 2023 self-released single. If you feel like you just saw a Song of the Day feature from Seattle-based singer/songwriter…
Mar 9, 2023·3m
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Rahill - I Smile for E
Rahill - "I Smile for E" from the 2023 album Flowers At Your Feet on Big Dada. With today's Song of the Day, Iranian-American artist Rahill shares a sneak peek…
Mar 8, 2023·3m
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Nappy Nina - Prayer Posture (feat. JusMoni)
Nappy Nina - "Prayer Posture (feat. JusMoni)" from the 2023 album Mourning Due on LucidHaus. On her latest LP Mourning Due, Nappy Nina, as she puts it…
Mar 7, 2023·2m
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Lavarr the Starr & Shabazz Palaces - Glass Top Roof (The One)
Lavarr the Starr & Shabazz Palaces - "Glass Top Roof (The One)" from the 2023 album Illusions Ago on Glass Cane Records. Like many of Ishmael Butler's…
Mar 6, 2023·2m
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Zari Alexandria - Gotta Get Over You
Zari Alexandria - (Gotta Get) Over You from the 2022 self-released Congratulations, I'm Angry EP. 19-year-old Zari Alexandria has been honing her vocal…
Mar 3, 2023·4m
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Yves Tumor - Echolalia
Yves Tumor - Echolalia from the 2023 album Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) on Warp. Genre-bending visionary…
Mar 2, 2023·3m
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Petite Noir - Simple Things (feat. Theo Croker)
Petite Noir - "Simple Things (feat. Theo Croker)" from the 2023 album MotherFather on Roya. Petite Noir (real name: Yannick Ilunga) shares a message of…
Mar 1, 2023·3m
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M83 - Amnesia
M83 - "Amnesia" from the 2023 album Fantasy on Mute. Earlier this month, M83 shared six songs from their forthcoming ninth LP Fantasy, due out March 17th via…
Feb 28, 2023·4m
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June McDoom - On My Way
June McDoom - "On My Way" from the 2022 June McDoom EP on Temporary Residence Ltd. Singer/songwriter June McDoom taps into her family history for her music…
Feb 27, 2023·3m
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Pilot Seat - Spinnin Circles
Pilot Seat - Spinning Circles a 2022 self-released single. The Shoreline, WA-based band Pilot Seat only just started playing together in 2021 and released…
Feb 24, 2023·3m
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Spirit Award - Pushing Forward
Spirit Award - Pushing Forward from the 2023 album The Fear on Share It Music. Seattle’s Spirit Award, the project of Daniel Lyon and currently with Chris…
Feb 23, 2023·3m
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Thrillhouse - Fatal Flaw
Thrillhouse - "Fatal Flaw," a 2022 self-released single. Brighton duo Thrillhouse channel the '80s (Echo & the Bunnymen, in particular) on their latest single…
Feb 22, 2023·3m
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Screaming Females - Brass Bell
Screaming Females - "Brass Bell" from the 2023 album Desire Pathway on Don Giovanni Jersey trio Screaming Females continue to pave their own punk-rock path on…
Feb 21, 2023·4m
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Eyelids - Colossal Waste of Light
Eyelids - "Colossal Waste of Light" from the 2023 album A Colossal Waste of Light on Jealous Butcher. Portland supergroup Eyelids have gotten even more…
Feb 20, 2023·3m
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King Zaae - Someplace Somewhere
King Zaae - Someplace Somewhere a 2022 self-released single. Seattle-based artist King Zaae may be young at only 17 but he already has a widespread discography…
Feb 17, 2023·4m
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Oddisee - Try Again
Oddisee - Try Again from the 2023 album To What End on Outer Note Label. In January, rapper/producer Oddisee dropped his twelfth studio album, To What End…
Feb 16, 2023·2m
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Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Fire In Detroit
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Fire In Detroit", a 2023 single on Jazz Is Dead. Launched in 2020, the Jazz is Dead series is an ongoing series from…
Feb 15, 2023·5m
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Ivy Sole - Don’t Hide (feat. Kingsley Ibeneche)
Ivy Sole - "Don't Hide (feat. Kingsley Ibeneche)" a 2023 single on Ivy Sole LLC / Venice Music Candid, the latest album from Philly-based Pan-Africanist artist…
Feb 14, 2023·3m
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C.S. Armstrong - MA EMILY (feat. Rapsody)
C.S. Armstrong - "MA EMILY (feat. Rapsody)" from the 2022 self-released album THE MAKINGS OF ME. During the three years of lockdown, Houston, Texas-based…
Feb 13, 2023·3m
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Fight Milk - ICU
Fight Milk - ICU from the 2022 self-released Fight Milk EP. Fight Milk is the project of Redmond, Washington-based project of Jackson Leavitt, who has been…
Feb 10, 2023·2m
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Avalanche Kaito - Dabalomuni
Avalanche Kaito - Dabalomuni from the 2022 Dabalomuni EP on Glitterbeat Records. Avalanche Kaito is as their name suggests, an avalanche of disparate sounds…
Feb 9, 2023·4m
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52 Hertz Whale - Phil
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Feb 8, 2023·4m
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Tautumeitas - Spodrē Manu Augumiņu
Tautumeitas - "Spodrē Manu Augumiņu" from the 2022 self-released album Skrejceļš. Latvian ensemble Tautumeitas take traditional folk songs and folklore…
Feb 7, 2023·3m
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Jembaa Groove - Bassa Bassa
Jembaa Groove - "Bassa Bassa" from the 2022 album Susuma on Agogo Records. The word “Jembaa” translates to “life,” and a "groove in life" is what Berlin-based…
Feb 6, 2023·5m
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Noah Coinflip - Journey (feat. Porsche)
Noah Coinflip - Journey (feat. Porsche) from the 2022 self-released album God Is Love. Seattle-via-Alabama producer Noah Coinflip released his latest album God…
Feb 3, 2023·6m
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Christine and the Queens - La clairefontaine
Christine and the Queens - la clairefontaine from the 2022 album Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) on Because Music. In November, Christine and the…
Feb 2, 2023·3m
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Fievel Is Glauque - My Rebel
Fievel Is Glauque - "My Rebel" from the 2022 album Flaming Swords on MATH Interactive. Taking their name from a diss on a 1986 cartoon character, Belgium-based…
Feb 1, 2023·1m
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MIKE - Stop Worry! (feat. Sister Nancy)
MIKE - Stop Worry! (feat. Sister Nancy) from the 2022 album Beware of the Monkey on 10k London-via-the-Bronx artist Michael Jordan Bonema (better known as MIKE…
Jan 31, 2023·2m
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50 Years of Hip-Hop: Coming February 1
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…
Jan 30, 2023·1m
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Liv.e - Wild Animals
Liv.e - "Wild Animals" from the 2023 album Girl In The Half Pearl on In Real Life Music. Psychedelic soulstress Liv.e returns with her sophomore full-length…
Jan 30, 2023·3m
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Hibou - Night Fell
Hibou - Night Fell from the 2023 self-released Arc EP. Hibou, the solo project of former Seattlite Peter Michel, dropped his first body of music in three years…
Jan 27, 2023·4m
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Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up
Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up from the 2023 album The Land, The Water, The Sky on Saddle Creek. Three years after the release of her sophomore record…
Jan 26, 2023·5m
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Genesis Owusu - Get Inspired
Genesis Owusu – “Get Inspired,” a 2022 single on Ourness With his 2021 debut LP Smiling with No Teeth, Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu swept the ARIA…
Jan 25, 2023·2m
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Gladie - Heaven, Someday
Gladie - "Heaven, Someday" from the 2022 album Don’t Know What You’re in Until You’re Out on Plum Records Recorded in early 2022, Philadelphia band Gladie…
Jan 24, 2023·3m
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Deerhoof - My Lovely Cat!
Deerhoof - My Lovely Cat! from the 2023 album Miracle-Level on Joyful Noise. Bay Area-based noise-pop group Deerhoof may not be savvy on internet-memes, but…
Jan 23, 2023·4m
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Quasi - Doomscrollers
Quasi - Doomscrollers from the 2023 album Breaking the Balls of History on Sub Pop. "Doomscrollers" is a new single from the indie rock duo Quasi, the project…
Jan 20, 2023·4m
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Death Valley Girls - What Are the Odds
Death Valley Girls - What Are the Odds from the 2023 album Islands in the Sky on Suicide Squeeze. Los Angeles-based garage rockers Death Valley Girls are…
Jan 19, 2023·2m
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Moriah Bailey - The Ocean Life
Moriah Bailey - "The Ocean Life" from the 2022 album i tried words on Keeled Scales. "i was hoping on the ocean life to pull through / turns out i’ll have to…
Jan 18, 2023·3m
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Fan Girl - react (react)
Fan Girl - "react (react)" a 2022 self-released single. Australian quintet Fan Girl closed out 2022 with a bang, releasing their latest single "react (react),"…
Jan 17, 2023·2m
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Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations - Blood Ah Go Run (feat. Wesley Joseph & ESKA)
Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations - "Blood Ah Go Run (feat. Wesley Joseph & ESKA)" from the 2023 album I Came From Love on Transgressive. Mercury Prize-nominated…
Jan 16, 2023·3m
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Caleb Kunle - All In Your Head
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…
Jan 13, 2023·3m
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Queralt Lahoz - Blade
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…
Jan 12, 2023·3m
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BILBAO - Get Up!
BILBAO - "Get Up!" from the 2022 album Shake Well on [PIAS]. Like the beautiful city in Spain where they derived their band name, Bilbao create sunny, summery…
Jan 11, 2023·3m
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Club Makumba - Crazy Lizard
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Jan 10, 2023·4m
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OSKA - Starstruck
OSKA - "Starstruck" from the 2022 album My world, My love, Paris on Nettwerk Music Group. Though paying tribute to the City of Lights on her debut album My…
Jan 9, 2023·2m
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Jarv Dee & WD4D - Lets Work
Jarv Dee & WD4D - “Lets Work,” a 2022 single on MOOR LIFE. Today’s Song of the Day is a Seattle-centric bop that sees rapper Jarv Dee hook up with producer…
Jan 6, 2023·3m
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Blinky Bill, M.anifest, Khaligraph Jones - Inaweza Haiwezi
Blinky Bill, M.anifest, Khaligraph Jones - “Inaweza Haiwezi,” a 2022 single on Rauka Music Ltd. You may know celebrated Kenyan producer/DJ Bill Sellanga, aka…
Jan 5, 2023·3m
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Ukhoikhoi - Abathembu
Ukhoikhoi - “Abathembu” from the 2022 Nongqawuse EP on Next Movement More than just a musical duo, uKhoiKhoi call themselves a "a live looping, musical…
Jan 4, 2023·3m
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Little Simz - Angel
Little Simz - “Angel” from the 2022 album NO THANK YOU on Forever Living Originals. With her latest single "Angel," London-based artist Little Simz continues…
Jan 3, 2023·5m