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Tuesday Music News

Death Cab for Cutie share a new album teaser plus new music from Big Thief, Natalie Prass, and Jenn Champion.


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

New videos from Parquet Courts, Young Fathers, and Frankie Cosmos plus stream Mark Kozelek's new solo album ahead of its release.


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Bumbershoot Music News

Bumbershoot Announces 2018 Lineup

Featuring Fleet Foxes, SZA, Phoenix, Lil Wayne, The Revolution, and more.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/27)

Each week KEXP's Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Janelle MonaeSpeedy Ortiz, Forth Wanderers, and more.


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Live Video Trans Musicales

KEXP at Trans Musicales: Lakuta

Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. We’re sharing with you one unique session per week, and you can watch all the previously released ones here. This week’s feature is of Lakuta.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

Janelle Monáe drops the Dirty Computer short film, SZA unveils Kendrick Lamar-featuring video, and Cupcakke shares new song.


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Local Artist Spotlight Local Music Album Reviews

Local Artist Spotlight: Special Explosion

The most recent album from the one-time Sound Off! competitors is a lush, emotional journey of dissolving relationships and the lingering depression that comes from it. If you're looking for a cathartic cry with your festival experience, be sure to catch their performance on June 2nd.


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Interviews Local Music

Exclusive Interview: Allen Stone

KEXP catches up with the golden-voiced musician Allen Stone and asks him about the new project, how his life has changed over the years, and when he realized he could really sing.


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Interviews Shake The Shack

The Shack Has Been Shook: Happy Trails to Shake the Shack on KEXP and DJ Mike Fuller

This Friday, April 27th, KEXP's long-running rockabilly show Shake the Shack will cease shaking as host Mike Fuller retires and the show ends its 30+ year run. KEXP and Mike look back at the last few decades together.


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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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