UKNY for May 24

The story of how Witch Post's Alaska Reid and Dylan Fraser met — and figured out how to transform their transatlantic friendship into a band — is a fantastic tale of luck and one of several tales of serendipity and self-determination the Scottish (Fraser) and American (Reid) pair chatted about in a "UKNY" conversation, airing at 7 p.m. tonight.

The release of their debut single, the crunchy, ferocious stutter of "Chill Out" in November 2024 led to a string of singles. Those songs came together in their compelling, self-released debut EP, Beast, in the summer of 2025, a muscular interplay of turbulence and tenderness. Swiftly signed by Partisan following Beast, Witch Post have been steadily touring, selling out gigs in the UK — and their North American debut in New York and Los Angeles this year.

Witch Post's second EP, Butterfly, came out on the cusp of spring this year, March 20, the day they played Brooklyn's Union Pool. I caught up with Reid and Fraser after their soundcheck and we sat outside of the venue, serenaded by birds and the roar of traffic from the nearby overpass (and visited by a rat that decided to scuttle under our picnic table — yes , we hollered). Fraser and Reid's admiration for one another's songwriting and singing is evident, as is their determination to not let an ocean's separation cut into the trajectory they're on, with a clear path to a debut album. (A vinyl combination of their two EPs, called The Beast and Butterfly, is available via Partisan.)

In addition to Witch Post tonight, new music from Westside Cowboy (who've announced their debut album, It Goes On, this summer), mary in the junkyard, Dermot Henry and Dua Saleh. And a set dedicated to "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and its staff – forced into one goodbye, but hopefully, there's refreshed hello in the future.

That's "UKNY," Sundays from 7-8 p.m., on 90.7FM, streaming online, and in the Archives after broadcast.