Karen Leng

Huge fun in Sydney with my beau ❤️ 20 years married .. where did that time go? 🥂

'When we did this album were were 26. I had a baby and we weren't sure if we could be musicians for the rest of our lives. In the songs there are lots of regrets of what we could have become... it's a good bye to our youth and to the innocence of it.'
- JB Dunkel of AIR shared the most beautiful memories of their 1999 masterpiece with me on Double J this week.

His poetic words made me feel quite teary at times because Moon Safari connects with us in a way beyond words that is just pure feeling. Take a listen to our conversation and fill your cup.

'This album is mellow and melancholic and full of love. I think music exists in paradise and you can feel this music is a strange interface between our world and something else... ' - JB Dunkel

AIR are in Australian to play Moon Safari in full at Vivid Sydney

Air recreate their voyage to the moon - ABC listen Marking their era-defining debut album Moon Safari, French pop duo Air return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall to play the classic album for the first time live in its entirety. Jean-Benoit Dunckel from the band joins Karen Leng on Double J.

Gotta lot of time for Manchester's porij & their very cool first album 'Teething'. Dancey, poppy, light as air & lots of feels.
Check out our chat for Double J & ignore my confusion over Billy Bragg's home town lol :)

Get to know Manchester crew Porij - ABC listen Scout Moore and Jacob Macguire from Mancunian dance foursome Porij talk to Karen about their debut album Teething.

Big party on & behind the scenes for 10th birthday 😁 wore my festival feathers too 🎉

Happy birthday to us Double J. It’s been a wild decade & I’ve loved every second of being part of this great station 🎈

I’ve had HUGE fun over the last 10 years . Where did that time go?

I still pinch myself that I have such a fantastic job, working with a team of very smart music lovers, sharing tunes with a beautiful family of listeners and supporting the artists who make our lives better. I’m very lucky 😁

Listen as we celebrate our 10th 🥂🎂🎈birthday tomorrow all day from 8am .. and and I’ll be in your ears 5-6 pm to party hard with live mix from & fun with 😘

Yum. Satay 🌴☀️💕

I’m totally addicted to the food at Vida’s organic cafe in Canggu…just looking at it makes me feel healthier 💪 and it’s such a work of art it seems a shame to even drink it😙

Lovely family lunch overlooking rice terrace ❤️

Bali nights.💕 this Villa pool view is going down well right now with my ice cold Bintang

I chatted with one of my heroes Kim Gordon about her new solo album The Collective. Big thanks to Dan Condon for writing it up 📻

At 70, Kim Gordon has just released one of the year's most intense hip hop records The founding member of Sonic Youth continues to push boundaries with incredible results almost 50 years into her career.

Happy 85th birthday to our lovely mama Nancy 🥰

Fun times, awesome music, brutally hot conditions and time with my lovely & great mates. ❤️ Golden Plains was a blast. Still trying to figure out the fella on the chicken ☀️Full props to for keeping us safe and hydrated in such crazy heat ✅ 😅

What a freakin' legend. Had a lovely chat to J Mascis today & he sang some songs in studio during Double J lunch. Hear J cover Phoebe Bridgers + play an acoustic version of Dinosaur Jr. 'Little Fury Things' & a song from his new solo LP 'What do we do now'.

J Mascis brings his guitar to Lunch - ABC listen J Mascis joins Karen Leng for a career-spanning chat and a very special acoustic session, playing a solo song, a Dinosaur Jnr. number, and a Phoebe Bridgers cover.

THE FONZ 😁 Literally when you run into at work 💕

Big fun remembering life & music in 2003 with today 🎸 had 2 songs from their Tough Love LP in the countdown that year 🔥 join us on Saturday as Double J revisits the 2003 Hottest 100 from 10am 🕙 🤘

Pure fire. Corin & Carrie from join me today to get into their excellent new album Little Rope. Join us on Lunch 12-3 or on demand anytime via abc listen app. 🔥🎸🫶

It was hard to whittle down but ..done ✅ voting closes today 5pm .. so get on it. Just vote for 1 song if that’s easy 😊

The sky is showing off again .. ☀️

Holidays!! Bubbles, dinner & a lovely vista tonight with ❤️ Matt 🥂

Yeahhhhhh. That’s a lot of love for Australian music right there on the ABC rooftop in Melbourne.
Very lucky to work with all these talented music fiends .. it’s & sending love to all the makers and workers behind our killer music scene. 🖤