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King Krule Shares Noir-Style Video For "Biscuit Town"

A new cc Wade-directed video has emerged for The OOZ track "Biscuit Town"


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Interviews

Dancing About Sadness: Jenn Champion Talks Pop Music and Her Latest Album Single Rider

The artist formerly known as S talks about finding a new sound, being inspired by Janet Jackson and Prince, and moving to Los Angeles.


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Blood Orange Unveils Visuals For Negro Swan Track "Saint"

Dev Hynes shares a self-directed video for "Saint" featuring stars from FX's Pose


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Sun Kil Moon Mimics The Exorcist and Name Checks AC/DC, Queen, Led Zeppelin on New Song “Linda Blair”

The sprawling single comes ahead of Sun Kil Moon’s upcoming album, This Is My Dinner, out Nov. 1 on Caldo Verde Records.


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Kinski Discusses Their 20th Anniversary, Forthcoming Record

Long-running Seattle group Kinski discuss their 20th anniversary as a band and their forthcoming record, Accustomed to Your Face.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (8/24)

Each week KEXP's Music Director Don Yates — joined this week by KEXP's DJ Abbie — shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Blood Orange, Nothing, IDLES, and more.


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Kevin Morby Shares New Song for 27 Amendments-Themed Compilation Album

Kevin Morby is one of 27 artists including Cherry Glazzer, Devendra Banhart, Palehound, Briana Marela, TORRES, and Dolly Parton that are contributing to a compilation from podcast More Perfect that dissects the 27 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution


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Calvin Johnson Reveals Second Single From Upcoming Album A Wonderful Beast

Calvin Johnson has shared "Like You Do," the second single from his upcoming Patrick Carney-produced album A Wonderful Beast


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ Emmanuelle

Seattle's DJ Emmanuelle takes the listener on a wonderful sonic journey through underground French-language music of various styles and time periods on her transportive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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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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