KYM and the Kick play happy-sounding music with meaning and emotion. Their new album, The Gift of Feeling, is about the journey toward and celebration of gender euphoria. The songs tell a story with ups and downs but a story of perseverance and learning. It was a delight to have KYM in studio to tell us about the album, which is releasing May 9, and the release party on May 15 at the Hook and Ladder in Minneapolis.
Big thanks to Langen Goldstien (Girl at the Rock Shows) for joining me on air. Be sure to check out her awesome local music and album reviews.
Finally, big thanks to folks who sent us requests and recommendations for MN songs about sunshine! (We could have done a whole show built around Bob Mould! Check out the songs we played below or our aspirational playlist on Spotify.
| Artist | Song | Release |
| The Jayhawks | Waiting For the Sun | Hollywood Town Hall |
| The Scarlet Goodbye | To Feel The Sun | To Feel The Sun – Single |
| Motion City Soundtrack | Here Comes the Sun | Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 3 |
| Semisonic | Little Bit Of Sun | Little Bit of Sun |
| 92Steps | Deceiving Son | Skunk Radio Demos |
| Dog and Tony Show | Sun and Moon | Sidewalk Diamonds |
| Matt Caflisch | Cisco Houston (And Solomon the King) | Woke Up Famous |
| Mary Bue | The Longtime Sun | Songs for Savasana and Unending Bliss – EP |
| Soul Asylum | The Sun Maid | Grave Dancers Union / Let Your Dim Light Shine |
| Paul Westerberg | Sunrise Always Listens | Suicaine Gratification |
| Bob Mould | Sunshine Rock | Bob Mould Presents Distortion: The Best Of 1989-2019 |
| Sunflower Fox and the Chicken Leg | Breathe it in | Breathe It In – Single |
| Mayda | The Shine | Mrdr Pxp |
| Little Man | Sun | Original Face |
| Annie Fitzgerald | Black & Blue | You & Me & the Sun |
| Oceanographer | Minneapolis Summer (feat. Tyler Armstrong, Abe Anderson & Will Suit) | Minneapolis Summer (feat. Tyler Armstrong, Abe Anderson & Will Suit) – Single |
| Judy Garland | When the Sun Comes Out | Judy Garland / Chasing Rainbows |
| Hüsker Dü | New Day Rising | New Day Rising |
| KYM and the Kick | Soft on You | Soft on You – Single |
| KYM and the Kick | No Promise (I’ll be Fine) | No Promise (I’ll be Fine) – Single |
| Soul Asylum | If I Told You | Hurry up and Wait |
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