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GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=78320&ordering=-airdate
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'Forever, I've Been Being Born' is being released on November 28th, their first new album since 2011’s 'Marble Son', and the band’s fifth album since 2002.\n\nThe album is a suite of masterful, emotive songs from an open heart, dwelling in a brightness yet deep in the ethereal and melancholic, steeped in themes of magical thinking, emotional dislocation, death and transformation. In the making for ten years, the album centres around the power of Jesse's transcendent voice, which has never been more beautiful, evocative, and hauntingly intimate.\n\nhttps://jessesykesandthesweethereafter.bandcamp.com/album/forever-ive-been-being-born", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565819, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565819/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:30:49-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3565818, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565818/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:28:18-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/418b7895-f19d-4ed2-8fe4-4b7ed74ef9e7/17056494199-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/418b7895-f19d-4ed2-8fe4-4b7ed74ef9e7/17056494199-250.jpg", "song": "Walkie Talkie", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "e0e78d90-e16b-43b8-ae7b-ad9f6b0f9f28", "artist": "Palm", "artist_ids": [ "ee2909ea-d91d-4949-a9ef-a3f4b1a5c12f" ], "album": "Shadow Expert", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "dee24df0-00b0-4459-8eb9-cc3a916872f6", "labels": [ "Carpark Records" ], "label_ids": [ "c34caca6-4de9-4cd2-8549-c71b0162bf1c" ], "release_date": "2017-06-16", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Philly \"American mathrock\" band 'Palm' with their 2017 album, 'Shadow Expert'!\n\nOpening with \"Walkie Talkie,\" Palm performed live in the KEXP studio in 2017. 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These shows are sold out, but you can try to catch them at these upcoming local stops:\n- Friday, October 24th in Seattle at Showbox\n- Tuesday, October 28th in San Francisco at The Regency Ballroom\n\nhttps://geeseband.com/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565815, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565815/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:17:35-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3565814, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565814/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:13:15-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Keep Me in the Dark", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Flock of Dimes", "artist_ids": [ "4ecf50fc-b788-4d67-9972-ff6e1aed5295" ], "album": "The Life You Save", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Sub Pop Records" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2025-10-09", "rotation_status": "Medium", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Jenn Wasner launched Flock of Dimes, a solo project formed in 2011 to explore the more atmospheric side of pop. Here's Jenn joining Cheryl Waters as part of Live on KEXP at Home back in 2021.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV0Z9bG0b-w\nhttps://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/music", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565813, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565813/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:09:52-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Sweet Serotonin", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Amber Mark", "artist_ids": [], "album": "Pretty Idea", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Interscope Records" ], "label_ids": [ "2182a316-c4bd-4605-936a-5e2fac52bdd2" ], "release_date": "2025-10-10", "rotation_status": "Heavy", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Here's the music video for R&B singer Amber Mark's \"Sweet Serotonin\"\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH4cB6cFYFY", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565812, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565812/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T10:03:25-07:00", "show": 64849, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64849/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60/4839084652-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/7dbf3ed6-7927-3f35-adc2-3b46b97eca60/4839084652-250.jpg", "song": "The Root", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "1ed77745-926e-45d1-8f50-8dd1af5007dc", "artist": "D’Angelo", "artist_ids": [ "b66771cc-45fa-4a32-b14f-5337d7223d7a" ], "album": "Voodoo", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "9605c075-c64c-366b-ad7f-ec98523fc162", "labels": [ "Virgin" ], "label_ids": [ "49b58bdb-3d74-40c6-956a-4c4b46115c9c" ], "release_date": "2000-01-25", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Good Thursday morning and welcome to The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters!\n--\nD’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were widely acclaimed as masterful works of art, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. \n\nNominated for 14 Grammys over the course of his career, D’Angelo won four awards, including Best R&B Album twice for Voodoo and Black Messiah. He also won Best R&B Vocal Performance for “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and Best R&B Song for Black Messiah’s “Really Love.” \n\nRead more about D'Angelo and his musical legacy here:\nhttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dangelo-dead-obit-obituary-1235446878/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565811, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565811/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T09:58:35-07:00", "show": 64848, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64848/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/a90d253a-ea16-4885-a65f-6ff9c5493a0f/34349069209-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/a90d253a-ea16-4885-a65f-6ff9c5493a0f/34349069209-250.jpg", "song": "My Mom", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "b4eb4bb0-ad34-450d-9b64-ce87686b2816", "artist": "Chocolate Genius", "artist_ids": [ "bcc9bb2b-c4df-467e-9b9f-385f553013d3" ], "album": "Black Music", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "86f47561-d4b3-30c4-a0b3-1d17b68a5559", "labels": [ "V2" ], "label_ids": [ "dc2f5993-7a3d-4c59-bba0-0a77bf9d7416" ], "release_date": "1998-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "You are not alone.\n\nhttp://bit.ly/3J1X2uy", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565810, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565810/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T09:53:52-07:00", "show": 64848, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64848/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3565809, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565809/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T09:46:06-07:00", "show": 64848, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64848/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia801405.us.archive.org/29/items/mbid-0239d797-11ca-3d4d-b838-8a70a984f632/mbid-0239d797-11ca-3d4d-b838-8a70a984f632-3490368220_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia801405.us.archive.org/29/items/mbid-0239d797-11ca-3d4d-b838-8a70a984f632/mbid-0239d797-11ca-3d4d-b838-8a70a984f632-3490368220_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Then She Did…", "track_id": "7211ccef-a644-341e-a5ce-e84b191a5a62", "recording_id": "f85efb36-74b2-4ade-9ee6-39ecd89714a0", "artist": "Jane’s Addiction", "artist_ids": [ "e3434cc7-d348-491a-9dc8-325af3d9086d" ], "album": "Ritual de lo habitual", "release_id": "0239d797-11ca-3d4d-b838-8a70a984f632", "release_group_id": "baeba3f5-a5aa-3e6e-944f-cca5374192e4", "labels": [ "Warner Bros. 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I have been at my parents' house for the past month helping my family take care of my mom whose dementia has taken a sudden decline. She came in from a walk and heard the song, then said \"oh wow, this is a beautiful song!\" We danced for a moment and it was very nice to listen to music together!\n\nNow my parents are dancing together to Death Cab!! Thanks for bringing some nice music to our soundscape today.\n\n=====\nTransatlanticism is a concept album exploring a theme of long-distance romance. \n\nTransatlanticism was mainly recorded at the Hall of Justice, a studio in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3565807, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3565807/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-16T09:35:49-07:00", "show": 64848, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64848/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia801202.us.archive.org/30/items/mbid-a785805a-ed71-4982-a842-17048f148a7d/mbid-a785805a-ed71-4982-a842-17048f148a7d-12291516369_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia801202.us.archive.org/30/items/mbid-a785805a-ed71-4982-a842-17048f148a7d/mbid-a785805a-ed71-4982-a842-17048f148a7d-12291516369_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Devil Town", "track_id": "ff7065f2-590b-302c-a051-931e04263233", "recording_id": "f90c1671-9367-4762-b4c0-55ffed41340d", "artist": "Bright Eyes", "artist_ids": [ "78f797e3-4913-4026-aad0-1cd858bd735b" ], "album": "The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered", "release_id": "a785805a-ed71-4982-a842-17048f148a7d", "release_group_id": "e8dff7fe-0ef4-3f6d-950e-66ca0393f5c5", "labels": [ "Gammon Records" ], "label_ids": [ "7e2bee73-8201-495b-acfa-db53bd1932cd" ], "release_date": "2004-09-21", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"An outsider artist who sang in a faltering voice about his ghosts and demons, Johnston was admired by Kurt Cobain and others for his troubled and often childlike songs, many of which were shaped by his experiences with mental illness. 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