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In Our Headphones

KEXP DJ Kevin Cole on Eurosonic and the Greatness of Della

In Our Headphones

KEXP

Music, Music Commentary

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP DJ Kevin Cole about one of his favorite discoveries from the Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival, the Cyprus-based songwriter Della. They discuss Kevin’s experience with Eurosonic over the years, what it was about Della that captivated him and the other judges, and the magic of her song “how do i?” The song comes from Della’s 2025 album, 13, out now from Louvana Records.

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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0:00.0

You're listening to In Our Headphones, and I'm your host, Evie Stokes.

0:03.9

And today I have the privilege of talking with KexP DJ and my friend Kevin Cole.

0:09.2

So Kevin, thanks for coming in today.

0:11.6

Thanks for bringing some music to share.

0:14.6

You just recently returned from another year spent at Erosonic, correct?

0:19.6

Yeah, Eurasonic is amazing.

0:21.7

It's Europe's largest annual showcase of new and emerging artists.

0:25.9

300 artists played representing 39 different countries.

0:30.0

And the whole festival is about elevating new and emerging artists and getting them,

0:36.5

using that platform to get them in front of bookers who book festivals throughout Europe for the rest of the year

0:41.4

And then there's a component of Eurosonic or this happens at Eurosonic the music moves Europe awards

0:47.5

So 15 different new and emerging artists are

0:52.1

nominated and there's a jury that selects the winners and it's a really cool

0:56.8

prize because it's all about supporting and celebrating the diversity of the European

1:03.0

music scene and then actually providing some resources for these artists.

1:07.4

And are you a part of that jury?

1:08.8

I have been a part of that jury.

1:10.2

Yeah.

1:10.5

And it's been a really

1:11.4

cool process. Well, I'm excited to hear what you've brought for us today. Tell me about this first

1:16.1

artist. So this is one of the artists that actually won one of the Music Music Music Europe Awards, Della.

1:22.1

I need your time. Because how could someone love a person like you from You beat them all

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