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Rock opera, a cheeky track from a London rapper and Alex G's latest bop

KAXE | By Kari Hedlund
Published June 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM CDT
KAXE's music team, Dan Gannon, Kari Hedlund and Malachy Koons standing and kneeling in front of a brick wall in Bemidji.
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KAXE's music team, Dan Gannon, Kari Hedlund and Malachy Koons.

The KAXE Music Team spotlights their favorite releases of May in the "Monthly Music Recap" on "Headwaters," including songs from Little Simz and Emma-Jean Thackray.

KAXE's Music Team, Malachy Koons, Dan Gannon aka DJ Dang and me, Music Director Kari Hedlund, continued our shenanigans of talking music in this recap of our favorite releases from May.

Take a listen to us discussing our favorites from the past month, featuring albums like Car Seat Headrest's latest rock opera The Scholar, jazz fusion in Emma-Jean Thackray's Weirdo and the beautiful and heartbreaking new release from Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles.

Album and singles covers from the featured artists in the May Monthly Music Recap
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From top to bottom, left to right: Car Seat Headrest's The Scholars, Emma-Jean Thackray's Weirdo, Alan Sparhawk's With Trampled By Turtles, 'Young' by Little Simz, 'Afterlife' by Alex G and 'Wildfire Season' by Jobi Riccio .

We also highlight a cheeky new track from London rapper Little Simz, Jobi Riccio's relevant and timely "Wildfire Season," the latest bop from Alex G and many more. It's also the radio debut of DJ Dang's dog Bam Bam!

Get your tickets to see Alan Sparhawk — and Jeremie Albino, Margo Price and Courtney Barnett — on the banks of the Mississippi at Grand Rapids Riverfest, Saturday, Sept. 6.

More from the Music Team

Hear the Monthly Music Recap on Headwaters each month.

What are you listening to? Join the music conversation! Text us at 218-326-1234 or send us an email.
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Kari Hedlund
The Music Director since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund oversees the music programming and content you hear each day on KAXE. She hosts Headwaters every Wednesday (9 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and is co-host to Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show.
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