Watch Ex Hex performs live at WAMU. WAMU hide caption itoggle caption WAMU Favorite Sessions Ex Hex, 'Everywhere' (Live) October 15, 2014 Watch Mary Timony's ferocious new band let loose on "Everywhere" at WAMU's D.C. headquarters.
Listen 35:15 Ex Hex's new album, Rips, comes out Oct. 7. Jonah Takagi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Jonah Takagi/Courtesy of the artist First Listen First Listen: Ex Hex, 'Rips' September 28, 2014 Mary Timony's ebullient new project fixates on the joys of punk. There's enough energy on Rips to fuel a small country, and all of it is rooted in clean-burning enthusiasm. Listen Loading… Audio is not available.
Listen Clockwise from upper left: Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Alaina Moore of Tennis, Gemma Ray, Ex Hex, Orenda Fink. Courtesy of the artists hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the artists All Songs Considered New Mix: The Smashing Pumpkins, Tennis, Ex Hex, Gemma Ray, More September 2, 2014 On this week's show: Moody rock from Ex Hex, a deluxe version of a Smashing Pumpkins classic, the enchanting voice of Icelandic singer Ólöf Arnalds, great grooves from Tennis and more. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Listen 03:11 Future Islands at SXSW 2014. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Adam Kissick for NPR Heavy Rotation Download:10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing March 21, 2014 Download 10 songs from our favorite acts out of SXSW, including Future Islands, PHOX, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, Ages and Ages, and much more. Listen Loading… 3:11 Download Playlist
Listen 48:12 Clockwise from upper left: Sleigh Bells, Blood Orange, Mind Spiders, James Vincent McMorrow Courtesy of the artists hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the artists All Songs Considered New Mix: Sleigh Bells, Omar Souleyman, Blood Orange, More October 15, 2013 On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton spotlight new music by old discoveries, including Syrian dance-jam singer Omar Souleyman, singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow and the brash pop of Sleigh Bells. Listen Loading… 48:12 Download Playlist