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Moog Music Announce Explorations in Analog Synthesis; Madame Gandhi Contributes Hypnotic "Bending Time" (KEXP Premiere)

The track was created using the Moog Sound Studio, a new "semi-modular synthesizer experience" from Moog Music.


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The Purrs Reflect on Seattle's Metropolitan Metamorphosis on "Disconnected" (KEXP Video Premiere)

This live version of an old fave will appear on their upcoming concert album, We Thought There’d Be More People Here, out May 7th.


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Babe Rainbow Find an Unlikely Ally in Jaden Smith on "Your Imagination" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Babe Rainbow shares new Jaden Smith-featuring single and chats with KEXP about the collaboration, the reopening of venues in Australia, and surfing.


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FRETLAND Revisit the Pandemically Desolate Paramount for "Do You Think Of Me" Video (KEXP Premiere)

Snohomish-based Americana band share the video for "Do You Think Of Me" shot at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle during the pandemic


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High Pulp Sign to ANTI- and Share Mutual Attraction Documentary (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Martin Douglas speaks to the band's drummer and de-facto leader Bobby Granfelt about their excellent Mutual Attraction series, signing to ANTI-, and why the busy year the band has had isn't slowing down anytime soon.


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Alex Bleeker Shares Gorgeously Jaunty Yet World-Weary New Solo Album (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Alex Bleeker shares an exclusive listen of his new solo album Heaven on the Faultline and chats with KEXP about the album, becoming a winemaker, and the painful but instructive ending of his relationship with Matt Mondanile


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Kate Clover Invites Us to Step Into the Campy World of Channel Zero TV (KEXP Premiere)

LA's Kate Clover unveils a wacky variety show directed by Orange Is the New Black's Rebecca Knox and starring Black Lips' Jared Swiley


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Valley Maker Examines the Temporality of the Day-to-Day on "Branch I Bend" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Ahead of the release of his fourth Valley Maker record, Austin Crane shares a live version of new single "Branch I Bend" and chats with KEXP about the new record, moving from Seattle to South Carolina, and how he's balancing careers in both music and education.


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Peter Matthew Bauer Harnesses Philosophy, Phenomenology, and Sufi Mysticism on "Mountains On Mountains" (KEXP Premiere)

Peter Matthew Bauer, former member of The Walkmen, shares new solo single "Mountains On Mountains" exclusively via KEXP


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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