A Deeper Listen

Photographer Bootsy Holler is releasing a book next month called Making It: An Intimate Documentary of the Seattle Indie, Rock & Punk Scene, 1992–2008.

Midwest emo band Algernon Cadwallader speak about their revival, their newfound connections to the Pacific Northwest, and more.

Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer record an album focused on the serendipity of live performance.

It's been 14 years since their last album, but Ivy has reassembled to share Traces of You, which came out September 5.

Jesse Beaman joins a growing number of artists who are no longer making their music available on Spotify.

Will Toledo, of Seattle-based Car Seat Headrest, talks to DJ Cheryl Waters about The Scholars.

Seiji Oda pays respect to his Oakland roots in his 2025 album HUMAN + NATURE.

Open Mike Eagle’s tenth studio album, Neighborhood Gods Unlimited, continues the rap legacy that he started in the late 2000s.

Den Tapes founder Kay Redden celebrates the label’s ten-year history with a preview of Den Fest.

Actor Michael Imperioli is also the guitarist of a three-piece indie band called Zopa.

KEXP’s Dusty Henry, Martin Douglas, and Larry Mizell, Jr. discuss the Wu-Tang Clan’s farewell concert tour, The Final Chamber.

Marlon Williams, singer-songwriter from New Zealand, talks about his new album, written entirely in the Indigenous language Te Reo Maori.