Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - from the 2019 album The Best of Luck Club on Dead Oceans.

Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - from the 2019 album The Best of Luck Club on Dead Oceans.

From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, and others just can't get enough of. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they introduce you to new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, and others just can't get enough of. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they introduce you to new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

A never-ending journey of music discovery from KEXP.

In Our Headphones

From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, listeners and others just can't stop listening to. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they help you find new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, listeners and others just can't stop listening to. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they help you find new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

Host Evie Stokes talks with songwriter Liz Cooper. The two dig more into the creation of Cooper’s latest album, New Day, and the life of a touring musicians. They also dig into Cooper’s bandmates band Robber Robber. Cooper shares “The Sound it Made” from Robber Robber’s latest album Two Wheels Move the Soul, out now via Fire Talk Records. 

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

Photo credit: Jackie Freeman

Host Evie Stokes talks with songwriter Liz Cooper. The two dig more into the creation of Cooper&rsquo;s latest album,&nbsp;New Day, and the life of a touring musicians. They also dig into Cooper&rsquo;s bandmates band Robber Robber. Cooper shares &ldquo;The Sound it Made&rdquo; from Robber Robber&rsquo;s latest album&nbsp;Two Wheels Move the Soul, out now via Fire Talk Records.&nbsp;
Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy
Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rv9ZZY3SfbkvugQkC1QY2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="25054ed4-ee16-49e5-a82a-1f631ec6c2db" data-linkindex="1">In Our Headphones</a>" playlist on Spotify or the &ldquo;<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bZLwyPT01b-QQ6lhw5T0BnVUYQbSUvm&amp;feature=shared" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="c2a39365-a0f1-48ad-b118-c405da062032" data-linkindex="2">What's In Our Headphones</a>&rdquo; playlist on YouTube.
Support the podcast:&nbsp;<a href="http://kexp.org/headphones" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="c56a845b-a010-4147-8b32-134029877632" data-linkindex="3">kexp.org/headphones</a> Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org">headphones@kexp.org</a>.
Photo credit: Jackie Freeman

Songwriter Liz Cooper on the Fiery Sounds of Robber Robber

Host Evie Stokes talks with songwriter Liz Cooper. The two dig into life on the road, Cooper’s latest album New Day, and the music that’s moving her right now. Cooper shares one of her favorite new discoveries, New York-based rapper Salimata, and shares her song “Cake Up.” The song comes from Salimata’s 2025 album, The Happening, out now via 10k.

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

Photo credit: Ryosuke Tanzawa

Host Evie Stokes talks with songwriter Liz Cooper. The two dig into life on the road, Cooper&rsquo;s latest album&nbsp;New Day, and the music that&rsquo;s moving her right now. Cooper shares one of her favorite new discoveries, New York-based rapper Salimata, and shares her song &ldquo;Cake Up.&rdquo; The song comes from Salimata&rsquo;s 2025 album,&nbsp;The Happening, out now via 10k.
Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy
Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rv9ZZY3SfbkvugQkC1QY2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="43245c9a-3eca-4769-bfd7-dac00c2e5b4f" data-linkindex="1">In Our Headphones</a>" playlist on Spotify or the &ldquo;<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bZLwyPT01b-QQ6lhw5T0BnVUYQbSUvm&amp;feature=shared" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="db7f9450-7e2e-4f3f-a81a-cd682fc8c055" data-linkindex="2">What's In Our Headphones</a>&rdquo; playlist on YouTube.
Support the podcast:&nbsp;<a href="http://kexp.org/headphones" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="9e37c5b2-e97c-438c-826e-cb6a6c360578" data-linkindex="3">kexp.org/headphones</a> Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org">headphones@kexp.org</a>.
Photo credit: Ryosuke Tanzawa

Songwriter Liz Cooper on Getting Inspiration from New York Rapper Salimata

Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP video producer Carlos Cruz to get more stories from the video team’s time in Rennes, France at Trans Musicales. This time they’re talking about the now famous session with Quebec-based micro-tonal masked math rock group Angine de Poitrine. Carlos talks about editing the band’s session, the experience seeing it live, and what the video crew gets excited when recording bands. He also shares the live version of the band’s song “Sherpa.” 

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP video producer Carlos Cruz to get more stories from the video team&rsquo;s time in Rennes, France at Trans Musicales. This time they&rsquo;re talking about the now famous session with Quebec-based micro-tonal masked math rock group&nbsp;Angine de Poitrine. Carlos talks about editing the band&rsquo;s session, the experience seeing it live, and what the video crew gets excited when recording bands. He also shares the live version of the band&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Sherpa.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rv9ZZY3SfbkvugQkC1QY2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="8ac448b4-73b5-4e6f-b9bf-9ce5b9ee9ac9" data-linkindex="1">In Our Headphones</a>" playlist on Spotify or the &ldquo;<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bZLwyPT01b-QQ6lhw5T0BnVUYQbSUvm&amp;feature=shared" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="69569d4b-7a54-4b0f-981c-12961554d32e" data-linkindex="2">What's In Our Headphones</a>&rdquo; playlist on YouTube.
Support the podcast:&nbsp;<a href="http://kexp.org/headphones" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="b480c296-8406-4c80-8b3b-d023f803b0a8" data-linkindex="3">kexp.org/headphones</a> Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org" data-outlook-id="8d5b0289-61a5-4ae5-8ff5-ea881dbea21c" data-linkindex="4">headphones@kexp.org.</a>

Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

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