Sleepy Kitty, ‘Don’t You Start’
Look! It’s a band! It’s a screen-printing project! No, it’s Sleepy Kitty! Watch this St. Louis duo make art punk fun and a very inky animation for this song from the album Projection Room.
Category: Music Videos
KEXP Presents: Parquet Courts
Even after more than a year of touring, the band dulled neither its wit nor its edgy on-stage presence. Watch Parquet Courts perform “Black And White” for KEXP.
Bob Mould: Tiny Desk Concert
The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set — three from his new solo album (Beauty and Ruin) and one from the band that launched his career.
Mac DeMarco Live Backstage At The 9:30 Club
Mac DeMarco was having van trouble the day we arrived at the 9:30 Club to shoot him in his dressing…
KEXP Presents: Spoon
Twenty-plus years into a remarkably consistent career, the pop-rock band retains its capacity to surprise and delight. Watch Spoon perform “Knock Knock Knock” from its new album, They Want My Soul.
The Clientele Live At WAMU
Suburban Light, the warm and wistful full-length from British indie-pop ensemble The Clientele, was one of those records that seemed…
Marissa Nadler And Janel Leppin Live At The Wilderness Bureau
On her latest tour, indie-folk songwriter Marissa Nadler has been joined by cellist Janel Leppin, who is based right here…
Hamilton Leithauser: Tiny Desk Concert
The Walkmen went on hiatus at the end of 2013. In this three-song set, singer Hamilton Leithauser demonstrates that he’s lost none of his power, even as he’s matured and loosened as a performer.
KEXP Presents: Mark Lanegan
No matter what style or genre he’s pursuing, Lanegan possesses a voice that’s deep, dusky and unmistakable. Watch him perform “I Am the Wolf” live from KEXP’s studios in Seattle.
Tiny Ruins, ‘Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens’
Fantasize your ideal love. With that in mind, write the most gentle, serene love song. That’s what Hollie Fullbrook, the singer behind Tiny Ruins, does in “Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens.”
KCRW Presents: Quantic
The U.K. native, one-time Colombian and current New Yorker blends traditional cumbia rhythms with electronic beats. Watch Quantic perform “Duvido” at Sonos Studio in Hollywood for KCRW.
Guy Blakeslee Live At The Wilderness Bureau
For 10-plus years, Guy Blakeslee has been leading various incarnations of The Entrance Band (and before that, a solo project…
KEXP Presents: The Antlers
Few artists combine heavy topics with sweeping music quite like The Antlers. Watch the Brooklyn band perform its dreamy, ambient pop song “Doppelganger” live at KEXP’s studios in Seattle.
Pattern Is Movement, ‘Suckling’
The latest video from Pattern Is Movement is up close and personal, featuring the best music this Philadephia duo has made in their 14 years together.
KCRW Presents: Sharon Van Etten
The singer-songwriter’s new album, Are We There, is full of emotive, beautiful ballads. Watch Van Etten and her band perform “Nothing Will Change” live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Kim Deal & Morgan Nagler, ‘Range On Castle’
Bad acting meets good music in this collaboration between former Pixies bassist Kim Deal and Morgan Nagler, aka Whispertown.
KEXP Presents: Chelsea Wolfe
The “drone-metal-art-folk” artist took an electronic approach before settling on a stripped-down sound. Wolfe delivers her mysterious aesthetic in this performance of “The Warden” at KEXP.
Rodrigo Amarante Live At The Wilderness Bureau
Singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante spent nearly 10 years playing with Brazilian bands Los Hermanos and Orquestra Imperial before traveling to California…
On Its Confident Debut, Phox Puts A Reluctant Voice Front And Center
Phox frontwoman Monica Martin has an impeccable voice. But if it weren’t for bandmate Matt Holmen and the rest of the Wisconsin band, it might have stayed hidden.
Lydia Loveless: Tiny Desk Concert
A 23-year-old singer-guitarist, Loveless performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices. Her three subdued but seething songs paint a picture of a smart, no-nonsense talent.