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A Deeper Listen

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.

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17:20

Lavender Country on Making Gay Country Music

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2022/05/17

In 1973, the Seattle-area band Lavender Country released what’s considered to be the first openly gay country album. The self-titled album went relatively unnoticed outside of Stonewall activists at the time. Shortly after the album’s release, the band broke up and frontman Patrick Haggerty went on to run for office in the city of Seattle and Washington State, advocating for racial justice and gay rights. Lavender Country’s debut album was rediscovered and reissued in 2014. The

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7:02

Tennyson Writes Album After New Hearing Condition

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2022/05/12

Tennyson talks about his new album, 'Rot,' written after he developed a hearing condition brought on by mold exposure that caused intense sensitivity to sound. “It started suddenly. I was upstairs and someone was doing dishes and I noticed that it was extremely loud. I went outside to try and relax and the sound of the birds were piercing and the sound of the wind in the leaves of the trees felt like sandpaper,” Tennyson says. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See

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16:35

Hollis’ Love Letter to Seattle

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2022/05/10

Hollis Wong-Wear sits down with Larry Mizell Jr. to talk about her new album, moving to LA from Seattle, and going from producing music videos for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to having Ryan Lewis produce her own song, “Let Me Not.” She calls the music video for that track her “love letter to Seattle.”Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:57

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul on Wokeness, Racism...

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2022/05/05

The Belgium-based electronic duo, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul talk about the themes of wokeness, racism, and the #Metoo movement that end up on their latest album, 'Topical Dancer.'Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:42

The Head and the Heart on Going to Band Therapy and...

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2022/05/03

The Head and The Heart talk about their new record and starting therapy together as a band, 12 years since they formed in Seattle. “If we are going to make this work long term and it’s the hardest to stay together when you’re in relationships and in a polygamous band relationship, it’s like, let’s f___ing do it. . . we gotta make it healthy, otherwise it’s not sustainable,” Charity Rose Thielen says.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See

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15:37

Hatchie on Self-Acceptance and Working a Day Job to...

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2022/04/28

Hatchie talks about the themes of shame and self-acceptance on her latest record, 'Giving The World Away,' and how she worked a day job during COVID to save up to tour so she could pay her band and crew. “I really wanted this record to be as big as possible on tour so I wanted to add extra members to the lineup and I wanted to have our own soundperson and have a lighting show so that meant that I had to make some personal sacrifices and had to go back to work part-time so I could balance that

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17:52

Maren Morris on Motherhood, Death and Diversity in...

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2022/04/26

Maren Morris talks about themes of motherhood and the death of her longtime friend and producer, Michael Busbee on her new record, 'Humble Quest.' She also discusses her crossover sound and the need for more diversity in country music.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:50

Destroyer’s Evolution of Sound

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2022/04/21

Vancouver, B.C.-based band Destroyer released their 13th album, “Labyrinthitis,” on March 25. Since their first album nearly 30 years ago, the band’s sound has evolved from experimental folk to pulsing disco. Sound & Vision’s assistant producer Roddy Nikpour spoke with frontman Dan Bejar about Destroyer’s new album, their upcoming tour, and what keeps him inspired.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:14

Lucius Dances Through The Darkness

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2022/04/19

Lucius released their latest studio album, 'Second Nature,' on April 8. Vocalist and songwriter Jess Wolfe talks about how this album was written while she processed her divorce and how the music is meant to make light through the darkness and dance through it. She also discusses the collaborations on the album with Brandi Carlile and Sheryl Crow. “It’s such a fine line to want to honor sadness and darkness . . . but also to want to somehow move it towards joy or bend it in a way that

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10:04

Kae Tempest on the Power of Lyricism

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2022/04/14

Kae Tempest has published six poetry collections, written two books, staged three plays and is now out with their fourth studio album, 'The Line Is A Curve.' Tempest talks about the power of lyricism and the process of creating this album, which is the first album they’ve released since coming out as trans nonbinary. “Music gave me an escape and it also gave me a pass. It enabled me to exist in a room without having to be interrogated for what I was or why I was there. And I didn’t

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18:15

Orville Peck Releases 'Bronco' After Almost Quitting...

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2022/04/12

Our favorite fringe masked gay cowboy Orville Peck released the final chapter in his three-part record, 'Bronco,' on Friday. Orville Peck talks about musical inspiration from growing up in South Africa, telling biographical tales in his music that seem fictional, and creating 'Bronco' after struggling with depression and almost giving up on music during the pandemic. “I was deeply, deeply depressed and almost quit music when COVID hit because I stopped working and stopped touring and like so

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13:38

Apparently: Lowland Hum “Quiet Music” to Colicky Baby

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2022/04/07

Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians, performers and arts workers who are juggling parenthood with their art. Today we hear the epic story of parenthood from Lowland Hum, who make “quiet music,” but their experience as new parents were anything but quiet. (Cue a tornado, colic and a miscarriage.)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:23

Apparently: Middle Kids on What It Takes to Tour With...

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2022/04/05

Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians, performers and arts workers who are juggling parenthood with their art. On this episode, contributor Celine Teo-Blockey profiles the Australian band Middle Kids and how they lost money in order to do a US tour during a pandemic with a toddler in tow.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fresh off the Spaceship: The Story of the Black...

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2022/04/01

What is the Black Constellation? If you know, you'll want to listen to this podcast. If you don't, you'll want to listen, too. "Fresh off the Spaceship" is the newest podcast from KEXP, telling the story of the highly influential yet scarcely documented artist collective. The Black Constellation has included such varied musical acts as Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, Ya Tseen and Porter Ray. Hosted by KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. and Martin Douglas, each episode in this 10-part series takes listeners

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14:22

Apparently: Parenting Advice from Inuk Throat Singer...

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2022/03/31

Sound & Vision’s mini-series,Apparently, explores the stories of musicians, performers and arts workers who are juggling parenthood with their art. On this episode, we get parenting advice from Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq. She talks about the importance of staying calm for your children and allowing them to be bored. She also talks about intergenerational wisdom, being a single mom, and her song about motherhood called “Earth Monster” from her latest album, 'Tongues.'Support

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Apparently: Swimming Upstream

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2022/03/29

In honor of Women’s History Month, Sound & Vision is bringing you another installment of Apparently, where we talk with musicians and those involved in the field about their art and parenthood. Today, KEXP's "Drive Time" Producer Rachel Stevens shares her journey through pregnancy loss and job loss, to now giving her all to her daughter while also being a working mom. She reads her New York Times essay, "Swimming Upstream in Heels and Skinny Pants." Plus, Emily Fox has a special

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14:49

Brittany Davis Addresses Blindness on Debut EP

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2022/03/24

Seattle’s Brittany Davis has released a debut EP on Pearl Jam Guitarist Stone Gossard’s label, Loosegroove Records. Davis was born blind and started recording music around the age of 13 when they were homeless. They talk about their musical journey, reflecting on the past two years through music, collaborating with Gossard and addressing blindness in a song. “As much as blindness as disability is romanticized, nah dude, that stuff ain’t romantic. That stuff impacts you in

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9:14

From Homeless to Starting Band of Horses

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2022/03/22

Band of Horses is out with their first new album in six years. While it's called ‘Things Are Great,' the lyrics paint a different picture. Frontman Ben Bridwell talks about how the record was inspired by heartache and breakups. He also discusses his experience arriving in Seattle homeless years ago before starting the band. Finally, he shares his thoughts on the music industry and how he spent between $350k-$500k on this album in hopes the band's record label and sales would pay out.Support

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9:49

Creating Music and Community at a Liquor Store Day Job

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2022/03/17

James Bookert used to tour with a well-known bluegrass punk band, Whiskey Shivers (they even made an appearance in the movie Pitch Perfect 3.) After burnout and a battle with seizures, Bookert is making new music and community at his day job at a local liquor store.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:53

Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha: “It’s not a conflict, it’s...

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2022/03/15

DakhaBrakha is a band from Ukraine whose live performance on KEXP from 2017 has garnered more than two million views on our YouTube channel. One member of that band, Iryna Kovalenko, has been living in Seattle for the past five years. She spoke with Sound & Vision’s Emily Fox on March 11 while her husband, Oleksandr Cherniyenko helped with interpretations. They talked about what is going on between Ukraine and Russia right now. Watch DakhaBrakha's Live on KEXP session here.Support the

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