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El Sonido

Descubre El Sonido: Latinxs in the USA by Aarin Wright

El Sonido on KEXP delivers a playlist of some of the best latin artists in USA curated by the journalist Aarin Wright.


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Music News

Prince's Long-Awaited Memoir The Beautiful Ones Will Be Released this Fall

Originally announced in 2016, a month before Prince's death, the memoir will be out on October 29


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Feedback

Feedback: Ronnie Lee of the Cult of Lip

Minneapolis band The Cult of Lip kick off KEXP's newest column Feedback, a look (down) at the pedal boards of some of our favorite musicians.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/22)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from LizzoIntellexualTR/ST, and more.


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Rewind

Descending the Mezzanine: DJ Riz on the 21st Anniversary of the Landmark Massive Attack Album

On the 21st anniversary of Massive Attack's Mezzanine, DJ Riz shares his thoughts on the Bristol band's landmark album.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: The Budos Band Saxophonist Jared Tankel on Being Bi-Coastal and New Album V

Ahead of the band's in-studio on KEXP on April 20 at 3:30 PM PT, DJ John Richards gets the scoop on their latest release.


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Music News

Frou Frou Share First New Song in 15 Years, "Guitar Song (Live)"

Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth recorded the song live during the Mycelia World Tour


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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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