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Throwaway Style: Lié Forcibly Challenges the Culture of Abuse on Hounds

On the Vancouver punk trio's third full-length, Lié embody an array of narrative perspectives in order to capture the fear and trauma abusers leave in their wake.


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Music News

Sub Pop Takes to the Skies and Gets Its Own Airplane

The Sub Pop themed Boeing 737-800 will make regular trips up-and-down the west coast, starting today.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Bootstrappers

This week's Review Revue spotlights the self-titled LP by Bootstrappers. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Concerts at the Mural

Summer Jam Sound-Off: Tacocat, The Coathangers, Snuff Redux

This Friday, KEXP & Seattle Center kick off the annual Concerts at the Mural series with Tacocat, The Coathangers, Snuff Redux.


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Music News

Moses Sumney Announces New EP and Shares Single "Rank & File"

Moses Sumney announces a new EP titled Black In Deep Red, 2014, inspired by the protests surrounding the murder of Mike Brown in 2014.


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Music News

Animal Collective Releases New Extended Trailer for Tangerine Reef

Animal Collective share a trailer for their upcoming audio-visual album Tangerine Reef.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Love, Loss, Crime, & Hedonism: The Purrs Return with New Album Destroy The Sun (KEXP Premiere + Q&A)

The Seattle psych rockers release their latest album, Destroy The Sun, on Aug. 3 via Swoon Records. KEXP shares an advance stream and catches up with the band about making the record, learning to let go, and the capitalist structures they would utilize to actually “destroy the sun.”


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Interviews

Kelly Lee Owens, On Senses and Psychics

Musician and producer Kelly Lee Owens discusses Arthur Russell, musical collaborations, and sensory perception before a performance at 2018's Capitol Hill Block Party.


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Music Heals

The Home Shows Local Organization Spotlight: Path With Art

Path with Art transforms the lives of people recovering from homelessness, addiction, and other trauma by harnessing the power of creative engagement as a bridge to community and a path to stability.


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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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