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Tears Run Rings Shine on New Track "Helios Heliadae" (KEXP Premiere)

KEXP premieres a new track from west coast shoegazers Tears Run Rings, off the EP Somewhere, out October 19th via Deep Space Recordings/Shelflife Records.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

The Dream of the 90's is Alive on Stoner Control's "Foregone Conclusion" (KEXP Premiere)

Ahead of the Aug. 31 release of their new album, 'Alone In the City,' the Portland trio (reservedly) channels the spirits of indie-rock's vanguard.


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Interviews

Flasher Discuss Constant Image, the Pitfalls of Genre

Fresh off releasing one of the most exciting debut albums of 2018, Flasher spoke with KEXP about pop influences and genre tags.


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Music News

Colleen Green Shares New Disco-Tinged Single "I Wanna Be Ignored"

Colleen Green is reissuing her 2016 cassette EP with four new songs called Casey’s Tape / Harmontown Loops


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Music News

Primal Scream Announce Release of Original Recordings of 1994's Give Out But Don't Give Up

The original recording sessions from Give Out But Don't Give Up were unearthed in Andrew Innes' basement and are being released this fall


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Whitney Ballen Explores Deep Emotional Wreckage on You're a Shooting Star, I'm a Sinking Ship

The Issaquah-based singer/songwriter's debut full-length is an arresting chronicle of when love goes wrong and exploring all the broken pieces left in the harsh realm of a breakup.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Beasts of Bourbon - The Axeman's Jazz

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album The Axeman's Jazz by Beasts of Bourbon. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Seattle’s Sloucher Returns with Contemplative Fury on “Existentialist” (KEXP Premiere)

Two years after their debut album Certainty, the Seattle indie-rock outfit returns with an explosion of brutal energy.


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KEXP Premiere

Atlanta's Gringo Star Continue to Bring Killer Riffs with “Back To The City” (KEXP Premiere)

The group shares the title track from their upcoming album, Back to the City, out this Friday, Aug. 24 via Nevado Music.


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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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