First Watch: Beauty Pill, ‘Steven & Tiwonge’
The D.C. band’s emotional song, inspired by the story of a real-life couple, gets an abstract, mood-driven video to evoke feelings of anxiety and distress.
Category: Music Videos
Brian Wilson On World Cafe
It’s not hard for the legendary musician and songwriter to pick his favorite Beach Boys song.
William Tyler, ‘The Sleeping Prophet’
In a video set to a country-tinged melody with flourishes of lap steel and ambient underbrush, Tyler scrambles eggs, gets his nails done and hits up his favorite dive in Nashville.
Genevieve: Tiny Desk Concert
See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message — words to be not just sung but shouted from the rooftops.
KEXP Presents: Samaris
The Icelandic trio creates a rich, textured blend of breathy vocals and glitchy beats. Watch their first U.S. radio performance, live on KEXP.
All Songs At 15: When The Tallest Man On Earth Played The Tiny Desk
For this week’s Throw Back Thursday we go back to the summer of 2009 and a stirring set of songs by The Tallest Man on Earth.
KCRW Presents: Purity Ring
Towing an apparatus that’s both percussion instrument and light show, the duo performs “Bodyache” live in the studio.
Watch Akoko’s Extremely Cool New Video For ‘Front To The Back’
I already thought Akoko couldn’t get any cooler, and now I know I was wrong, because the D.C. hip-hop duo’s…
KCRW Presents: José Gonzalez
Watch the Swedish-Argentine singer perform “Let It Carry You,” a stunningly beautiful song from Vestiges And Claws, live in the studio.
History Runs Through Daniel Bachman’s Guitar
The acoustic guitarist’s “Song For The Setting Sun II” boldly leaps around a sunlit room in Stratford Hall, home to four generations of Virginia’s Lee family.
Feedel Band Burrows Deep Into A Groove At WAMU
Update, June 3: Feedel Band is also scheduled to play D.C.’s Our City Festival on June 5. Original post: The…
opbmusic Presents: People Under The Stairs
The L.A. hip-hop duo reaches a high point in its Pickathon set with “Tuxedo Rap.”
KEXP Presents: Other Lives
The trio packs the studio with horns, strings and percussion to achieve its big, layered sound.
Hot Pants And Old Cars: Kali Uchis’ New Video Has A Lot Of Them
Virginia-reared vocalist Kali Uchis really loves American cars and early ’70s vibes, and her new video for “Rush” — a…
Premiere: Brutalism’s Dystopian Video For ‘New Empire’
Warning: Explicit lyrics. The first song from new D.C. electronic trio Brutalism was a tough act to follow: “Friday Night…
KCRW Presents: Sylvan Esso
Amelia Meath’s silky voice and Nick Sanborn’s electropop beats hit a sweet spot in the KCRW studio.
Diet Cig And Earl Boykins Live At WAMU
Coming out of the fertile college scene in New Paltz, New York, punk-pop bands Diet Cig and Earl Boykins sound…
José González: Tiny Desk Concert
Performing his first new solo songs in seven years, this soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.
KEXP Presents: Chastity Belt
Watch the Seattle natives perform the title track from their latest release, Time to Go Home.
KEXP Presents: A Place To Bury Strangers
One of New York’s loudest bands brings dark melodies and a wild light show to the KEXP studio.