{"id":3582480,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3582480/?format=json","airdate":"2025-11-24T19:46:40-08:00","show":65202,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65202/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Matching Red Bikes","track_id":null,"recording_id":null,"artist":"Cosmic Kitten","artist_ids":["c239b0ec-bed7-40b4-a06c-27a1dbe68df0"],"album":null,"release_id":null,"release_group_id":null,"labels":[],"label_ids":[],"release_date":null,"rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"An urgent, emotionally lucid standout from the band’s 2025 self-titled LP. The rhythm section locks an 80 BPM sway while guitar toggles between chiming arpeggios and grainy crunch; Karen Marie’s vocal threads vulnerability through a melody that climbs without belting. Lyrically it captures apocalypse-era longing with tactile imagery—ordinary objects as anchors against dread. The chorus blooms by harmony and chord color rather than sheer volume, and a short instrumental bridge lets the lyric’s weight settle. It’s reflective yet propulsive, the kind of song that quietly takes over a set—and your week.\nListen: https://cosmickitten.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-kitten","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}