If you weren't one of the lucky few to get into Tuesday's Death Cab for Cutie show, you can now watch videos of the legendary locals performing three new tracks below, via Revolt.tv. The not-so-secret show at The Crocodile sold out in 15 seconds, and was the band's first public performance without…
The Mountain Goats have announced a new release today: Beat the Champ, a concept album about pro-wrestling. In a press release, frontman John Darnielle writes, "It is, as any fan of the band will expect, a heartbreaking and heartreviving album about imperfect people described perfectly, with melod…
Sleater-Kinney's highly anticipated, reunion album No Cities to Love is out today. The vinyl version features the bonus track "Heavy When I Need It." It's such a dynamic rock track that it's hardly fair that there's limited availability. Luckily you can listen to it below. [Stereogum]
While most Seattleites were glued to our television sets this weekend, local duo Shabazz Palaces went to Jack White's infamous Third Man headquarters to record a direct-to-acetate album in front of a live audience. Holy shit. A representative from Third Man said, "Very few records from last year g…
Last month, we shared the first wave of bands playing the 2015 Treefort Music Fest, March 25th - 29th, 2015 in downtown Boise, Idaho. Today, we've got the next batch to share, and it's a doozy! Hometown heroes Built to Spill will take the stage, as well as Syrian artist Omar Souleyman. Both of Mont…
KEXP faves Parquet Courts share a new video today for the track "Pretty Machines," off the release Content Nausea from their side project "Parkay Quarts." (Still with us?) Guitarist Austin Brown takes to the streets in this clip co-directed by Johann Rashid (of the band East Link). Check out the m…
Björk fans, prepare to get violently happy: the iconic Icelandic pixie announced last night that she'll be releasing her ninth studio album, Vulnicura, this March. In a handwritten note posted online late last night, she shared the track listing. The release will be her first album in four years, …
On April 17, indie duo Matt & Kim will release New Glow, the follow up 2012's Lightening. They've given a little taste of what's to come with the lyric video for the album's first track "Get It." Not only does the video show how amazing their live performances are, but it also introduces us to…

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.