Metropolis: 4/9/16
Hear music from DJ Shadow, Vaults, Gorillaz and more in this week's two-hour EDM mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.
Music
Watch Daughter Perform 'Doing The Right Thing' Live In The Studio
The spare, moody, folk-influenced dream-pop trio plays live in the studio for KEXP.
Viking's Choice: Jackie Lynn, 'Alien Love'
Under her alter ego Jackie Lynn, Circuit Des Yeux's Haley Fohr exists in an alternate world where outlaw country dreams of synth wires and her moaning baritone narrates the seediest story ever told.
Songs We Love: Yung, 'Uncombed Hair'
Opposites attract in the Danish band's music. "This one," frontman Mikkel Holm Silkjær says, "is dedicated to bad things and good people."
On 'Junk,' M83's Anthony Gonzalez Reconnects With His Past
"I'm a very nostalgic person," the French musician says. "I just keep looking backwards all the time." The new album draws on the sounds of his roots in more ways than one.
Alt.Latino Gets Experimental
Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd, the hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast, share three new songs from incredible female artists, ranging from groovy to sultry, to experimental.
A D.C. Rapper's Love Song To A Gentrifying Hometown
Tarica June wrote "But Anyway" in response to quickening change in District. What she didn't expect was the wave of positive feedback — especially from other gentrifying cities across the country.
Watch Hayes Carll And Allison Moorer Perform An Intimate Duet
The two Americana singers tackle a sweet ballad from Carll's new album, Lovers And Leavers, at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida.
South African Musician Johnny Clegg On Touring The American South
South African musician and artist Johnny Clegg has traveled the world, but never toured the southern U.S. He's on a North American tour right now, promoting peace and racial healing.
Ashes To Ashes: David Bowie And Iggy Pop On Stage And In Eternity
For the two singers, linked as collaborators and friends, 2016 is a year echoing with finality: tributes and memorials for Bowie, a possibly valedictory tour for Pop.