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Music That Matters, Vol. 684 - Runcast, Marathon Edition Aug 30, 2019

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It's literally the MARATHON edition of the Music That Matters Podcast. Hosted by KEXP's John Richards, and infused with music and inspirational messages, this 3-plus hour podcast takes you through every aspect and emotion of running a marathon. We're cheering for you!

1. Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine
2. Lord Huron - Time To Run
3. The War on Drugs - Red Eyes
4. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky
5. Maps - To the Sky
6. Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed
7. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
8. Bombay Bicycle Club - Carry Me
9. Porcelain Raft - Big Sur
10. On Dead Waves - Blue Inside
11. Amen Dunes - Miki Dora
12. Junip - Your Life Your Call
13. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Terrified
14. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Coming Down
15. Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built
16. Akron/Family - River
17. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
18. Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner
19. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
20. Maribou State - Turnmills
21. The Preatures - Is This How You Feel?
22. Hammock - Everything and Nothing
23. Sulk - Black Infinity (Upside Down)
24. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil’s Tattoo
25. Sharon Van Etten - Words
26. Holy Esque - I Am the Truth
27. FONTAINES D.C. - Chequeless Reckless
28. Broken Social Scene - Halfway Home
29. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races (Trizzy’s Rusty Tin Can mix)
30. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
31. Young Fathers - GET UP
32. Black Pumas - Colors
33. Jose Gonzalez - Leaf Off / The Cave
34. Low - What Part of Me
35. Brian Jonestown Massacre - Vad Hände Med Dem?
36. Nilüfer Yanya - In Your Head
37. BRONCHO - Class Historian
38. Matt and Kim - Daylight
39. Dana Buoy - Preacher
40. Washed Out - Don’t Give Up
41. Foxing - Nearer My God
42. Strand of Oaks - Weird Ways
43. Black Belt Eagle Scout - Soft Stud
44. Lost Under Heaven - I&I
45. Slowdive - Star Roving
46. IDLES - Colossus
47. Middle Kids - Edge of Town
48. Quivers - You’re Not Always on My Mind
49. Geowulf - Saltwater
50. De Lux - Better At Making Time
51. Spiritualized - A Perfect Miracle

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Music That Matters, Vol. 683 - Melody of Love Aug 23, 2019

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Take a cathartic sonic journey through love and loss with DJ Cheryl Waters on her latest mix featuring tracks from Julia Jacklin, Purple Mountains, Ty Segall, and Combo Chimbita.

1. Julia Jacklin - Body
2. Camp Saint Helene - Farfisa Song
3. Juliper Sky - Heaven
4. Hot Chip - Melody of Love
5. SAULT - Don’t Waste My Time
6. Calexico and Iron & Wine - Follow the Water
7. Purple Mountains - Darkness and Cold
8. RVG - Alexandra
9. Ty Segall - The Arms
10. Combo Chimbita - Revelación (Candela)
11. Black Belt Eagle Scout - Loss & Relax
12. Belau feat. Sophie Barker - Essence
13. The Blue Herons feat. Krissy Vanderwoude - The Way You Look At Me
14. Courtney Barnett - Everybody Here Hates You
15. Gauche - Boom Hazard
16. Priests - Good Time Charlie
17. Sheer Mag - Hardly To Blame

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Music That Matters, Vol. 682 - Mixtape Week Edition Aug 16, 2019

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DJ Riz delivers a smooth late-night mix featuring Four Tet, Blood Orange, Quelle Chris, JusMoni and Makaya McCraven. In his words, “In honor of KEXP’s mixtape week, here’s a little contemporary something I put together in my head then on ‘tape. I don’t think there’s an on air ‘selector’ here that hasn’t done dozens of these, made personally for someone they love, cherish, or even hate. This one’s a nocturnal mix.. ‘nocturne’ from wikipedia: “The name nocturne was first applied to pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside.” Like Ray Charles sang, “night time is the right time.” I dedicate this to ‘Bill‘ and everyone I’ve had the pleasure of exchanging a mixtape with throughout the years. Keep making em. Keep trading em. Enjoy.” -Riz
1. Kishi Bashi - Violin Tsunami
2. Four Tet - Dreamer
3. Makaya McCraven - The Fifth Monk (feat. Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
4. Sammus - 1080P (feat. Jean Grae)
5. JusMoni - Ready for Life
6. Blood Orange - Take It Back (feat. Arca, JOBA, and Justine Skye)
7. Brakebill - Don’t Call The Cops
8. Quelle Chris - Straight Shot (feat. Cavalier, Bilal Salaam, Eldar Djangirov, and James Acaster)
9. Super Djata de Banako - Bimoko Magnin (Pigmaliao Rework)
10. Hanssen - Real Age (Doza Remix)

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Music That Matters, Vol. 681 - Black August Mixtape Aug 09, 2019

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Celebrating Black liberation and global solidarity movements, DJ Gabriel Teodros curates this powerful mix featuring stand-out tracks from Salaam Remi & Black Thought, Shafiq Husayn, DAM, Tobe Nwigwe, Klassy & Ruby Ibarra, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Sampa the Great, Jamila Woods and more.
1. S.O.U.L. Purpose - In Flight Movie: Dr. Goodlungs (feat. Zubz, Skyzoo & Pharoahe Monch)
2. OCnotes - Radio Nat Turner
3. DAM - Hada Yid'ie Sitna
4. Salaam Remi - Bad To The Bone (feat. Black Thought & Reek Ruffin)
5. Klassy - Power Trip (feat. Ruby Ibarra)
6. Tobe Nwigwe - Against The Grain / Shine (feat. Madeline Edwards)
7. Jamila Woods - BALDWIN (feat. Nico Segal)
8. Shafiq Husayn - My-Story of Love / Starring You
9. G&D - Where I'm From
10. Suff Daddy - Magic (feat. Ill Camille & J.Lamotta)
11. K!MMORTAL - Ice Palaces
12. Sampa the Great - Final Form

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Music That Matters, Vol. 680 - Dancing in the Streets Aug 02, 2019

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Summer festival season is upon us! It's time to gather together with your family, friends, and neighbors, celebrating the sunny weather and all that your community has to offer. With new tracks from Bleached, Mal Blum, Apex Manor, and more, DJ Kevin Cole soundtracks the making of your fondest summer memories - from dancing in the streets to strolling on the beach.

1. Jeanines - Either Way
2. Mal Blum - Not My Job
3. Lower Dens - Young Republicans
4. Night Moves - Recollections
5. Bleached - Kiss You Goodbye
6. YACHT - (Downtown) Dancing
7. Tycho - Easy
8. Froth - Laurel
9. Guards - Take My Mind
10. JOHN - Future Thinker
11. Apex Manor - Where My Mind Goes
12. WIVES - The 20 Teens
13. Black Ferns - This Illusion

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Music That Matters, Vol. 679 - Stars Are The Light Jul 26, 2019

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DJ Cheryl Waters' latest mix is the perfect cosmic soundtrack to stargazing on late summer nights. With energetic new tracks from Broken Social Scene, Moon Duo, Kishi Bashi, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, you might even get a glimpse into another world.

1. Broken Social Scene - Can’t Find My Heart
2. Youryoungbody - Intentions
3. Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light
4. Operators - Faithless
5. Girl In Red - Dead Girl In The Pool
6. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Mettavolution
7. Bleached - Hard To Kill
8. Craig Finn - Blankets
9. Brittany Howard - History Repeats
10. Stef Chura - They’ll Never
11. Vanishing Twin - KRK (At Home In Strange Places)
12. Kishi Bashi - Marigolds
13. Fruit Bats - Gold Past Life
14. Chris Staples - Holy Moly
15. Yeasayer - Let Me Listen In On You
16. Wand - Scarecrow
17. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Cyboogie

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Music That Matters, Vol. 678 - Shut Up and Play the Riffs Jul 19, 2019

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Overnight DJ Reeves brings a mix of some of the best new guitar riffs from around the world, featuring the rock of Sheer Mag, the metal of Russian Circles, the punk of Otoboke Beaver & the desert rock of Mdou Moctar. Air guitar not required, but highly encouraged.

1. Sheer Mag - Blood From A Stone
2. Magic Circle - Departed Souls
3. Spirit Adrift - Angel & Abyss
4. Russian Circles - Milano
5. Torche - Admission
6. Dude York - Falling
7. Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - Song of Sincerity
8. Blxpltn - No English
9. Otoboke Beaver - datsu . kikage no onna
10. Amyl and The Sniffers - Starfire 500
11. Summer Cannibals - False Anthem
12. Mdou Moctor - Asshet Akal

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Music That Matters, Vol. 677 - Runcast, Vol. 17 Jul 12, 2019

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This one (pardon the pun) runs the gammut from amazing music to jokes about runners. Sing, laugh, run!

1. Sharon Van Etten - Every Time the Sun Comes Up
2. Slaughter Beach, Dog - Good Ones
3. Cave Singers - Have to Pretend
4. Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
5. Guards - You Got Me
6. Honeyblood - She’s a Nightmare
7. Skating Polly - Play House
8. Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile
9. Culture Abuse - Goo
10. Sad Planets - Just Landed
11. Temples - Hot Motion
12. Tycho - Division
13. Slow Club - Complete Surrender
14. Drab Majesty - Ellipsis
15. Trust - Capitol
16. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

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Music That Matters, Vol. 676 - Grand-Slammable Jul 05, 2019

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DJ Kevin Cole hits it out of the park with a rockin’ music mix featuring new Sleater-Kinney, Amyl and the Sniffers, Bill Callahan, Sufjan Stevens, and local artist Hezza Fezza sampling the purple one explain his concept of time. Glam slam grand slam.

1. Sleater-Kinney - Hurry on Home
2. Abjects - The Storm
3. Institute - Dazzle Paint
4. Amyl and The Sniffers - Got You
5. The Chills - Complex
6. PUP - Kids
7. J. Robbins - Anodyne
8. Trupa Trupa - Remainder
9. Bill Callahan - What Comes After Certainty
10. Hayden Thorpe - Love Crimes
11. Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself
12. Hezza Fezza - Like Prince

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Music That Matters, Vol. 675 - Big Gay Podcast 2019 Jun 28, 2019

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In celebration of Pride Month, DJs Riz, Brit Hansen, StasTHEEBoss, and Larry Rose curate a mix of LGBTQ artists from across the globe whose work is pushing creative boundaries, including Melanie Charles, Girl In Red, Wizard Apprentice, and Jusmoni.

1. Your Heart Breaks - Somewhere in Between
2. The Drums - Loner
3. Girl In Red - i wanna be your girlfriend
4. Orville Peck - Dead of Night
5. Dizzy Fae - Johnny Bravo
6. HANDSOME - Late Night Ball Game
7. Nappy Nina - Might Not Make It
8. Knife Knights - My Dreams Never Sleep
9. Jusmoni - Nectar
10. Melanie Charles - How Glad I Am (Side A)
11. Nia - Best Trick
12. Planningtorock - Beulah Loves Dancing
13. MHYSA - spectrum
14. Yuksek & JD Samson - Don't Even Try
15. Geryon - Nerves
16. Wizard Apprentice - I Am Invisible

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