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Beck's 12th full-length album, Morning Phase, won't be out until February 25th, but you can stream it in its entirety online starting today. Already being touted as the "sequel to Sea Change," see what you think of this introspective new release from this musical innovator. Also, mark your calenda…


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Despite his divorce, after 27 years of marriage, it seems Thurston Moore still sees the beauty in love. The Sonic Youth co-founder has released an artsy video for his Chelsea Light Moving track "Heavenmetal." Get ready for "more Moore," the guitar legend is set to drop his first solo album in June…


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This weekend is your chance to score a piece of punk rock history as X's Exene Cervenka is throwing a yard sale, and you're all invited! The sale begins today in Santa Ana, California and runs for the next four days. Everything from guitars, vintage clothing, movie posters, alligator bags, and mor…


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New York duo Phantogram are releasing their sophomore album, Voices, on February 18th via Republic Records, but you can listen to it now via NPR. NPR notes, "Voices is the sound of a band at ease and assured in its moment, as it seizes every scrap of momentum it's created for itself." [NPR]


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Conor Oberst, of Bright Eyes fame, has announced that he will release a fresh solo album Upside Down Mountain, on May 20. This is the first new material from Oberts since his work with Bright Eyes back in 2011. Check out the album's first single, a bright and captivating ditty, "Hundreds of Ways" …


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Wrapping up a week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' performance on the Ed Sullivan Show, Arctic Monkeys took the stage at Madison Square Garden Saturday night and performed their take on "All My Loving," one of the three songs the Liverpool lads performed that historical ni…


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Texas indie band Shearwater have been dabbling in the world of covers for a while now. They released an all covers collection called Fellow Travelers late last year, and it seems their letting this trend continue. The band's newest cover is Nina Simone's melancholy "Black is the Color." [Stereogum]


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Hometown heroes The Head and the Heart appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to perform the track “Another Story,” from their most recent release, Let’s Be Still. Watch below: [Under the Radar]


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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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