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Nostalgia is Both Muse and Curse for Pretty Old's "June or July" (KEXP Premiere)

Porchlight owner Zack Bolotin shares first new music in nine years as Pretty Old.


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Chanarah Pens An Undeniable Anthem Alognside Holly Michelle and Mowett with “That Pop Tho”

The Seattle artists' music feels like the antithesis to the “Seattle freeze,” beckoning our passive-aggressive, introverted selves to let down our guards and actually enjoy ourselves for once.


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R.I.P. Charlie Watts, Drummer of The Rolling Stones

The legendary musician, who played with the band from 1963 to the present, was 80 years old.


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Icelandic Composer Skúli Sverrisson’s “Alltaf” Comes to Life in Stunning Performance With Ólöf Arnalds and SinfoniaNord

"Ever since I heard Ólöf Arnalds for the first time, I imagined her voice in an orchestral setting, so when INNI approached me to record with SinfoniaNord I immediately chose Alltaf, a piece I wrote especially for her"


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Takénobu Shuns the Rat Race of Capitalism in Favor of “Traveling Light” (KEXP Premiere)

Atlanta-based chamber pop duo share the video for lead single off forthcoming album Always Leave a Light


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John Vanderslice Breaks Down His Dark and Feverish Tribute EP to David Berman (KEXP Track-By-Track)

John Vanderslice explains the complicated thoughts and feelings that brought about the making of his new tribute EP to David Berman


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Courtney Barnett Announces New Album, Shares First Single "Rae Street"

Her third album, Things Take Time, Take Time, will be out November 12th on Mom+Pop Music / Marathon Artists.


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From the Archives:

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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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