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OSEES bring twin drums and old cuts to KEXP

Brigid Dawson joins John Dwyer in the Gathering Space, while new sessions stretch from Singaporean dream-pop to LAIKA's musical guests.

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OSEES - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

John Dwyer announces the last song, but OSEES aren't about to make a quick exit. "Block Of Ice" stretches out the finish of their Gathering Space set, giving KEXP viewers another installment of a long-running relationship.

"Hey, thanks very much to KEXP for always supporting us all through these years," Dwyer says between songs. Recorded in August and posted Friday, "OSEES - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)" is the most watched of the station's new uploads this week, with roughly 125,000 views.

Brigid Dawson supplies vocals alongside Dwyer, with Dan Rincon and Paul Quattrone on drums. The set moves from "Plastic Plant" through older material including "Meat Step Lively" and "Enemy Destruct." In the comments, viewers recall listening to Help as teenagers, welcome Dawson's presence and propose synchronized drumming as an Olympic event. Others pick up on the generous gap between announcing the final song and actually finishing.

KEXP posted 15 uploads across the week, and the freshest momentum belongs to motifs. The Singaporean shoegaze and dream-pop band's full session, recorded at Locca Sea House in Bali, is currently drawing views fastest, followed by its individual performances of "Maybe In Another Dream" and "Aug 16." The Bali recordings were presented in partnership with AXEAN.

Another collaboration, this time with animation studio LAIKA, brings Colin Meloy, Ringdown, quickly, quickly, and Omari Jazz with Bocha and Donte Thomas into the Wildwood Sessions. Ringdown's lineup includes composer and violist Caroline Shaw, a different musical texture from OSEES' double-drum charge.

Across the channel, daily views are running well above their usual pace, although subscribers held steady. Nearby music channels GRM Daily and riserecords are also seeing elevated daily viewing. For KEXP, the new sessions offer two distinct entry points: OSEES' familiar return and motifs' five-song introduction from Bali.

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What viewers say

the single constant in my life: osees and kexp
@daosynSee it on YouTube
Honestly, synchronized drumming should be an Olympic event.
@humu42See it on YouTube
"this is the last song!"
and half of the video is left
@amar_iiSee it on YouTube

7 more comments

WE LOVE BRIGID AND THE OLD CUTS!
Hearing stuff from Help just puts me back to 16 years old on my bedroom floor with that record
@westwoodmusic604See it on YouTube
Holy moly! The 2017 show was a seminal performance. What a treat to get some OG songs with Brigid in 2026. THANK YOU KEXP!!!
@DanDan-makesacommentSee it on YouTube
so good to see Brigid back!
@ikesauSee it on YouTube
Delighted to have discovered Osees, Today, Saturday, October 24th
@lluismoya7731See it on YouTube
That was the best version of Block of Ice I've heard so far.
@artfuldodgr42See it on YouTube
genuinely insane setlist, nothing but bangers. so glad they're not scared to dig up old material because it's nothing but gold.
@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382See it on YouTube
How many drummers do we need? Yes.
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