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Danish singer-songwriter is ringing in 2015 with a new song brilliantly titled "New Years Eve." It's a somber song with an impressive bassline. The accompanying music video features a mix of both new and vintage black and white clips. [Stereogum]


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Monday Music News

Just keep reminding yourself: it's for charity. Mac DeMarco is selling a decrepit pair of Vans on eBay — the same ones he wore at our 2014 Bumbershoot Music Lounge — with proceeds going to the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. With six days left to bid, the auction has already exceeded $10,000. Chec…


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Friday Music News

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has shared his latest single, a pulsating electric number called "Youwouldn'tlikemewheni'mangry." It's available for download over at Bandcamp along with his new solo album Tomorrow's Modern Boxes. [CoS]


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Wednesday Music News

Brooklyn punk group The So So Glos get in the Christmas spirit with an all-out cover of The Kinks' popular "Father Christmas." Pennsylvania's The Districts also shared their more somber version of the song today. The So So Glos' cover will be available for free on their website tomorrow. [CoS]


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Tuesday Music News

Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche has shared his cover of Sia's "Chandelier."His mellow, melancholy approach adds a depth and stark contrast to the original. Lerche said he chose this song because he “was curious what might happen if a male singer sang those words of desperation and self-a…


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TV on the Radio shared the video for the intense Seeds track "Lazzerray." The band takes their talent to a skate park where they play for some very talented skaters. The video was directed by photographer Atiba Jefferson. Watch below. [Pitchfork]


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Thursday Music News

Proof that Jack White has always been inventive with his musical releases: back in 2004, White and his friend Brian Muldoon were part of a band called The Upholsterers, named for their actual day job professions. Inspired by their own name, White and Muldoon, um, upholstered 100 copies of their fi…


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Wednesday Music News

Her self-titled release has been popping up on tons of End-of-the-Year Top Albums lists, and today, St. Vincent shares a video for album highlight "Birth In Reverse." In the clip, Annie Clark shreds in a cloud of smoke. Watch below: [Consequence of Sound]


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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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