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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 4: aYia

Icelandic electro-pop outfit aYia brought dark, entrancing vibes to Kex Hostel


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Music News

Anderson .Paak Shares Stomping New Single "WHO R U?"

The new song comes from .Paak's forthcoming third full-length Oxnard.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 4: Teitur Magnússon

During his set at KEX Hostel, KEXP gives another glimpse at the member of Icelandic reggae outfit Ojba Rasta.


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Interviews

"A Reflection of Isolation Coming Full Circle": JOYFULTALK Discusses Their Latest LP Plurality Trip

Nova Scotia-based musician Jay Crocker discusses his project JOYFULTALK and 2018's excellent Plurality Trip.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 4: Team Dreams (Sin Fang, Sóley, & Örvar Smárason)

An Icelandic supergroup kicks off our final day at KEX in support of their excellent debut collaboration Team Dreams


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Dirty Rugs Rolls Out the Video for "We're All Dying (I Feel Alive)" (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle's Dirty Rugs roll out their new single and accompanying video for "We’re All Dying (I Feel Alive)."


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Heed Their Warning: Seattle's OCEANWIRES Share Debut Track + Video (KEXP Premiere)

Dave Einmo (Head Like a Kite) and Aaron Starkey (Gibraltar) combine forces as OCEANWIRES; watch and listen to their debut single, out today.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 3: Fontaines DC

The Dublin act makes their second appearance on KEXP this year with another invigorating performance at KEX Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Spesh Channel the Ghosts of Manchester on Famous World

On their debut record, the Seattle quartet deliver an assured and stellar effort by imagining themselves in another specific rainy region.


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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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