First Listen: Stream Ibeyi's Debut Album Now

Stream the new Jose Gonzalez album, watch Natasha Kmeto play KEXP.

First Listen: Ibeyi, 'Ibeyi' The 20-year-old twins of Ibeyi make their debut with cool French textures and raw, emotional lyrics — underpinned with a deep, soulful Afro-Cuban sound. Stream the album THE RECORD Radio, Radio: How Formats Shaped, Splintered And Remade Pop Music Over the second half of the 20th century, radio gave music its deepest connection to Americans. By splitting the dial into different formats, it produced a pop scene of striking diversity. Read this story FAVORITE SESSIONS KEXP Presents: Natasha Kmeto it's hard not to be moved by Kmeto's intricate, confessional, visceral, meticulously produced music. Watch the video ALL SONGS CONSIDERED The Good Listener: How Can I Avoid Love Songs? When it seems like every song on earth is about love or its absence, the heartsick need a strategy. Read this story FIRST LISTEN First Listen: José González, 'Vestiges & Claws' González's songs are slight little creations, with minimal words encapsulating big ideas and breezy pop melodies disguising weighty notions about life's endlessly refracting illusions. Stream the album

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