
photo credit: Christopher Nelson
Every Saturday night from 6-9pm, you can tune into KEXP’s local show Audioasis. Hosted by Hannah Levin, the show brings you a program packed with in-studios, old favorites and up and coming artist that make up our thriving Northwest music scene. In the background there are a small batch of us who help the show run smoothly and, of course, love the NW dearly. Check out some of our favorites from this year:
John Richards, Executive Producer
RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
1 | The Head and The Heart | The Head and The Heart | Sub Pop |
2 | Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four Inc. |
3 | Death Cab For Cutie | Codes and Keys | Atlantic |
4 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
5 | Screaming Trees | Last Words: The Final Recordings | Sunyata |
6 | Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
7 | My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
8 | Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
9 | The Cave Singers | No Witch | Jagjaguwar |
10 | The Lonely Forest | Arrows | Trans/Atlantic |
Hannah Levin, Audioasis Host
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
Helms Alle | Weatherhead | Hydra Head |
My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
Red Fang | Murder the Mountains | Relapse |
Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
Star Anna | Alone in This Together | Local 638 |
Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
White Orange | White Orange | Made in China |
The Golden Blondes | The Golden Blondes | Per Se Records |
Don’t Talk to the Cops | Going Hammer Mixtape Part One | self-released |
Sharlese Metcalf, Audioasis Producer
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
Destroyer | Kaputt | Merge |
Nurses | Dracula | Dead Oceans |
Derek Kelley and the Speed Wobbles | Bourgeoisie Marmalade | self-released |
Seapony | Go With Me | Hardly Art |
Craft Spells | Idle Labor | Captured Tracks |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Fat Possum |
Oc Notes | Medicine/Secret Society/The New Generation | self-released |
Don’t Talk To The Cops | Regular Show | self-released |
Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
Portugal. The Man | In The Mountains, In The Cloud | Atlantic |
Reese Umbaugh, Assistant to the Producer
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
Craft Spells | Idle Labor | Captured Tracks |
Don’t Talk To The Cops! | Regular Show | self-released |
Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom |
Metal Chocolates | Metal Chocolates | self-released |
Noddy | Drama + Murder! Dance! Kill! | self-released |
The Physics | Love Is A Business | self-released |
Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
State of the Artist x Ski Team | Slopes | Members Only |
USF | The Spray | Circle Into Square/Fake Four Inc. |
Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
Will Popko, Audioasis DJ Assistant
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
The Pica Beats | Better In Color | self-released/Calm Yourself with Corduroy Music |
The Golden Blondes | The Golden Blondes | Per Se Records |
Don’t Talk to the Cops | Regular Show | Mash Hall Records |
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Dirty Radio | Partisan Records |
King Dude | Tonight’s Special Death (remastered w/ bonus tracks) | Dais Records |
White Orange | White Orange | Made In China |
BOAT | Dress Like Your Idols | Magic Marker |
Justin Wilmore, Audioasis DJ Assistant
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
Don’t Talk To The Cops | Regular Show | Mash Hall |
BOAT | Dress Like Your Idols | Magic Marker |
Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
Ravenna Woods | Valley Of The Headless Men | self-released |
Starfucker | Reptillian | Polyvinyl |
Telekinesis | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Merge |
Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
Strong Killings | Strong Killings | Don’t Stop Believing |
My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
Ryan Enkema, Audioasis DJ Assistant
ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
David Bazan | Strange Negotiations | Barsuk |
Bryan John Appleby | Fire on the Vine | self-released |
Koko and the Sweetmeats | Sacrafice | self-released |
Virgin Islands | Ernie Chambers v. God | The Control Group |
Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom |
My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
Fly Moon Royalty | Fly Moon Royalty | Sportn’ Life |
Strong Killings | Strong Killings | Don’t Stop Believin’ |
Campfire OK | Strange Like We Are | self-released |