KEXP DJ Atticus on Twen’s Everlasting DIY Spirit
In Our Headphones
KEXP
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP DJ Atticus about one of his favorite new bands, Twen. They discuss the band’s DIY spirit and why Atticus can’t stop listening to their song “Godlike.” The song comes from the band’s 2025 self-released album, Fate Euphoric.
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| 0:00.0 | This is in our headphones and I'm your host with the least maybe, Evie Stokes. |
| 0:06.2 | I'm back with the lovely K-EXB DJ Atticus today to actually talk about one of my current favorites, the band Twen. |
| 0:14.7 | So Atticus, Twen have a new album out called Fate Uphoric and it's like chock full of bangers, right? Yeah. |
| 0:22.5 | Which track did you bring to share with us today? I chose Godlike. I like the whole album. |
| 0:27.9 | I've been listening to it a lot. I've actually been, I feel like I'm a little late to the party. |
| 0:32.1 | Like the album came out in November. They have a previous album as well, I think from 2022. |
| 0:36.7 | And I didn't really get into them until about a month ago. |
| 0:39.7 | Same. |
| 0:40.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.8 | And then once I got into them, I was like, this record is great. |
| 0:43.4 | How did I miss this record? |
| 0:45.0 | But I just love this song so much. |
| 0:47.2 | And I find myself just listening to it on repeat, just over and over and over again. |
| 0:52.0 | Because I think it's so good. |
| 1:05.6 | No, this last side the back of mine, but I'm breathing. over and over and over again because it's so good. Why Godlike out of all the tracks from the record? Why'd you choose this one? |
| 1:10.1 | There's just something magnetic to that song. I think it's so catchy. The hook just gets me instantly. And like I said, I've been enjoying the entire record. I've been listening to the whole record a lot. But I find myself repeating that song over and over again. Like I'll put the on, and then I'll skip back and restart that song, and then skip |
| 1:28.9 | back and then restart that song, and then finish out the rest of the record. |
| 1:32.5 | There's just something that grabs me about it. |
| 1:34.3 | As I've been listening through that album myself, I feel like I hear some hints of, like, |
| 1:39.4 | B-52's Kate Pearson vocals, too. |
| 1:42.0 | Did you hear that? |
| 1:42.8 | Yeah, absolutely. |
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