"I make music for myself, one day I understood it and I don't feel bad saying it," she continued.

She explained: "Hours And Hours" is about my mother and I finally figuring out our relationship. Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "I Love Only You" by Smokescreens, from the 2020 album A Strange Dr... Bully - Hours and Hours 9/28/2020 Song of the Day September 18, 2020 • Lo Tom - "Start Payin'," from the 2020 self-released album LP2. "In the process of trying to find the similarities between different rhythms, we really took stock of the fact that so much of it comes from Africa and decided that we'd move more towards the African elements, adding them to the Afro-Colombia part. September 25, 2020 • Terror/Cactus - "Guanaco" from the 2020 self-released album Confluencia. KEXP's Song of the Day podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP thinks listeners should hear along with songs from more well-known artists.

It happened to a friend of the band. Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Still Phase" by Candace, from the 2020 self-released album Ideal Co... Dylan Cartlidge - Yellow Brick Road 8/20/2020 Song of the Day All this means it [our music] has a different sound." Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Curated by KEXP DJs with listeners’ adventurous taste in mind, Song of the Day is delivered daily, Monday through Friday. ", Yanna is currently finishing an EP she hopes to release by the end of the year. Sneaks - … "The Clean are one of my favorite bands of all time and David is definitely someone I greatly admire which makes this album so special to me," the band enthused on Facebook.

On Bully's third album SUGAREGG, frontwoman/songwriter Alicia Bognanno took a more introspective approach to her '90s-inspired, fuzzed-out grunge-pop. The sophomore release was funded by fans via Kickstarter, and while they say today's Song of the Day is "coincidentally named," the lyric "might be time to find out what I owe and start paying" seems pretty appropriate here. On her debut single "Marcaperu," Afro-Peruvian artist Yanna (real name: Brenda Carpio) uses her voice to denounce the injustices she sees around her: racism, discrimination, and violence. Local producer Martín Selasco was born in Buenos Aires and raised in Miami, and he brings these influences to Seattle via his electro-cumbia project Terror/Cactus. Musically it is the most complex song that the band has released."

Today's Song of the Day is “Taking On Time” by Sinead O’Brien, from the 2019 album Speedy Wunderground - Year 4 on Speedy Wunderground. October 1, 2020 • The Budos Band - "Long in the Tooth" from the 2020 album Long in the Tooth on Daptone Records. September 29, 2020 • Smokescreens - "I Love Only You" from the 2020 album A Strange Dream on Slumberland Records. It created a cry of protest in a way. You can play these songs on the dance-floor. Ghetto Kumbé take inspiration from their hometown of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia and just a quick flight from the Caribbean coast, infusing Afro-Colombian rhythms with modernized interpretations of dancehall, rumba, and traditional chants and call-and-response vocals. In a press release, they elaborate: "Lost in Pantitlán" is a true story. This created a sense of nostalgia in me and that of belonging to something that was far away [...]" Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Raised in the San Martín de Porres district of Lima, Peru, Yanna moved to France to study International Business Administration and instead, fell in love with hip hop. Curated by KEXP DJs with listeners’ adventurous taste in mind, Song of the Day is delivered daily, Monday through Friday. On their forthcoming full-length Mazunte 2016, out September 25th via Devil in the Woods, the rambunctious quartet bring a new maturity to their surf sound, particularly on today's Song of the Day, inspired by recent events in their hometown. She and I had a really hard time connecting growing up and at times felt like it would never happen. Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, co-host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Angels of Love" by Pure X, from the 2020 album Pure X on Fire Talk Recor... Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, co-host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Unknown Melody" by HÆLOS, a 2020 single on Æ Recordings.

"In some ways, it's reminiscent of our first two albums The Budos Band and Budos II," says Tom Brenneck, guitarist and producer. September 23, 2020 • Los Blenders - "Perdidos En Pantitlan" from the 2020 album Mazunte 2016 on Devil in the Woods. "My friends take care of me / Not the police". Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. "When I came back, it was a shock," she told El Comercio. KEXP’s Song of the Day podcast features stand-out tracks from independent and emerging talent alongside the best new music from more established artists.

The production combined with Moolchan's laid-back delivery takes you right back to New York's early '80s no-wave scene. Twenty years hardly makes one "long in the tooth," but Brooklyn's Budos Band are celebrating two decades as a musical unit (and 15 years from the release of their debut album) with their sixth LP, Long in the Tooth, out October 9th via Daptone Records. "Derailing my ego and insecurities allowed me to give these songs the attention they deserved." Listen to The Budos Band - Long In The Tooth and ninety-nine more episodes by Song Of The Day, free! I wish I knew sooner how much we could relate but am eternally grateful that we have figured it out now and I'm just so thankful to be on good terms, I love her dearly. September 21, 2020 • Marilina Bertoldi - "Fumar de Dia" from the 2018 album Prender un Fuego on Pelo Music S.A. Argentinan artist Marilina Bertoldi got her start as the frontwoman for the hard rockin' group Connor Questa, but since going solo in 2012, she's been exploring a range of sounds, landing the Best Rock Album of the Year award at the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards for her album Sexo Con Modelos. "There was change that needed to happen and it happened on this record," she said in a press statement. Like last year's album, Highway Hypnosis, she teams up with mixing engineer Carlos Hernandez and legendary Grammy-Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M., Taylor Swift, to name a few). On her most recent release, 2018's Prender Un Fuego, she took inspiration from "Sheryl Crow, INXS, the soloist Cerati...," she told Pagina 12. No signup or install needed. Finding new … "I don't make music for the public because in fact it is difficult for me to define 'my public'. But it's no surprise this Los Angeles-based band's music is infused with the classic "Flying Nun" sound, when David Kilgour, of legendary Dunedin band The Clean, is behind the production on their latest full-length A Strange Dream, out October 30th via Slumberland Records. I wanted to highlight and put these issues on the table. Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

A new album from Sneaks is definitely 'cause for celebration, and this fourth full-length from Washington, DC's Eva Moolchan provides a party-perfect groove with electronic dance beats and a Liquid Liquid-influenced bass line.

And with a trippy painting by Kilgour used as the album artwork, this is one record you'd be OK to judge by its cover. September 28, 2020 • Bully - "Hours and Hours" from the 2020 album SUGAREGG on Sub Pop. I wanted to highlight and put these issues on the table."

Raised in the San Martín de Porres district of Lima, Peru, Yanna moved to France to study International Business Administration and instead, fell in love with hip hop. Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. "We branched off on Burnt Offering and V. Now, we're still moving forward. We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. September 22, 2020 • Ghetto Kumbé - "Vamo a Dale Duro" from the 2020 album Ghetto Kumbé on ZZK Records. I know people who have gone through this misogynistic, sexist, and abusive violence.

In an interview with Ballard Vox, Selasco talked about how his Latin American roots permeate his music: "Music has always been a way for me to connect to my cultural heritage. On today's Song of the Day, which translates to "Smoking During the Day," Bertoldi channels the transformation of her home into a change of attitude, as captured in the accompanying music video where she's cleaning out her fridge, changing outfits, dancing across the room. As the band said themselves, "We had fun making the first album, so we decided to do it again."