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New Music Reviews (4/19) KEXP Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex, Abbie, and Gabriel Teodros) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from Jupiter & Okwess, Na Kozonga (Everloving) The latest release from this Congolese band led by Jupiter Bokondji is an impressive, energetic set of various Congolese styles inflected with funk, rock and more, combining fiery electric gu...

Mac DeMarco is never accused of being in a rush. Almost-two years after unveiling Mac’s Record Label, Mac is back with his first artist signing, Tex Crick. Australia-raised, New York-based Crick will release Live In…New York City on March 26, the first album via Mac’s Record Label besides DeMarco’s own work. The first taste from it is comfy/cosy single “Sometimes I Forget,” the music video for which was filmed by director Monika Mogi on Muira Beach, a couple hours south of Tokyo. "I’ve always loved the music he’s sent me and released over those years, and now I’m able to le...

Hi folks! Since I have now completed my two countdown radio shows for the Top 50 albums of 2020—see the big takeover “radio” button above to hear one song from each!—here is my complete list of the 180 best albums, 100 best archive/retrospective/reissue releases, and 100 best stand-alone singles and EPs of this previous year—my best bets on another great year for music, old and new. And in one of the worst years of our lifetimes, here’s a small tip of my well-worn ballcap in profound gratitude to the artists below, for giving us this music to listen to while stuck at home. Perhaps...

Best LGBTQ music of 2020: Jan 1, 2021 | Gregg Shapiro | Contributing Writer In more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. Near the top of the list are the ways in which we experience music. Live music venues — from concert halls and intimate clubs to festivals and cruises — were hit the hardest, and the future of these performance spaces remains uncertain. Fortunately, we still have plenty of recorded music to enjoy while we face the possibility of both a vaccine and further lockdowns. Staying productive Some musicians have used the oppo...

Blimey, that went quickly! The end of 2014 is nigh, and we’ve heard some cracking songs in its oh so brief existence. From Future Islands to ‘Fancy’, everyone’s got their favourite and they’re all completely different from each other. To find some order in the chaos, we asked over 30 Drowned In Sound staffers to vote for their top five singles of the year, then added up the results and made a list of the 40 most popular choices. Read on for the final, definitive compendium and then subscribe to our Spotify playlist to listen to all the tracks in order.