KEXP's own DJ Kevin Cole (our Afternoon Show host and Senior Director of Programming) has curated a special mix for Nordic Playlist, a site that devoted to the best sounds from the North. As he explains to the site, "I went with a mix of mostly newer releases, like the Samaris track, which I love, and songs from the last couple years I love, but I couldn’t resist slipping in a few of my “classic” faves from Sigur Rós, Bjork, Trentemøller, and The Knife. I also included a track from Seattle band ODESZA — they released a deluxe edition of their latest album, In Return, with extra tracks including “Light” which features Little Dragon. I thought that was a fitting way to highlight the Seattle/Nordic connection!"
Check out his playlist below, and stream his mix on Spotify, Deezer, or Tidal.
| # | Artist | Song |
| 1 | ODESZA [US] & Little Dragon [SWE] | Light |
| 2 | Sóley [ICE] | Halloween |
| 3 | Mr. Silla [ICE] | Holding On |
| 4 | Vök [ICE] | If I Was |
| 5 | Aurora [NOR] | Runaway |
| 6 | View [FIN] | Lace ft. LCMDF |
| 7 | Kiasmos [ICE/FO] | Looped |
| 8 | Samaris [ICE] | Wanted 2 Say |
| 9 | Susanne Sundfør [NOR] | Accelerate |
| 10 | The Knife [SWE] | We Share Our Mother's Health (Trentemøller Remix) |
| 11 | Trentemøller [DEN] | Always Something Better (Trentemøller Remix) |
| 12 | Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii [NOR] | Bamboos Break |
| 13 | Hisser [FIN] | Forger |
| 14 | K-X-P [FIN] | Space Precious Time |
| 15 | Singapore Sling [ICE] | Let It Roll, Let It Rise |
| 16 | Teksti-TV 666 [FIN] | Tuhatvuotinen harharetki |
| 17 | Death By Unga Bunga [NOR] | I Can't Believe That We're Together |
| 18 | Moonface [CA] & Siinai [FIN] | Risto's Riff |
| 19 | The Sun Days [SWE] | Don't Need To Be Them |
| 20 | Makthaverskan [SWE] | Slowly Sinking |
| 21 | Westkust [SWE] | Swirl |
| 22 | Lust For Youth [DEN] | Sudden Ambitions |
| 23 | Sin Fang [ICE] | Sunbeam |
| 24 | Alice Boman [SWE] | Be Mine |
| 25 | Husky Rescue [FIN] | Tree House |
| 26 | FM Belfast [ICE] | Gold |
| 27 | John Grant [US/ICE] | Sensitive New Age Guy |
| 28 | Dungen [SWE] | Flickor Och Pojkar |
| 29 | Mammút [ICE] | Salt |
| 30 | Communions [DEN] | Out Of My World |
| 31 | French Films [FIN] | You Are The Sun |
| 32 | Pinemen [SWE] | Predictions |
| 33 | Acid House Kings [SWE] | Do What You Wanna Do |
| 34 | Júníus Meyvant [ICE] | Color Decay |
| 35 | The Tallest Man On Earth [SWE] | 1904 |
| 36 | José González [SWE] | Let It Carry You |
| 37 | First Aid Kit [SWE] | Emmylou |
| 38 | Mono Town [ICE] | No More (Shall I Fear You) |
| 39 | Klunks [NOR] | All You People |
| 40 | Björk [ICE] | All Is Full Of Love |
| 41 | Apparat Organ Quartet [ICE] | 123 Forever |
| 42 | Liima [DEN/FIN] | Woods |
| 43 | Sigur Rós [ICE] | Svefn-g-englar |
| 44 | The Aristokrasia Project [ICE] | Poyekhali Úlfur Eldjárn |
| 45 | Jóhann Jóhannsson [ICE] | Fordlandia - Aeriel View - Live on KEXP |
| 46 | múm [ICE] | I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still |
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Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
