Latest Articles

Music News

Father John Misty Announces Live at Third Man Records Album

The solo acoustic performance from Josh Tillman is out Sept. 28. Listen to a stripped-down rendition of "So I'm Growing Old on Magic Mountain."


Read More
Music News

Kero Kero Bonito Celebrate Polyvinyl Signing With New Song "Make Believe"

Plus hear the re-released single "World Tour 2018." The trio's upcoming sophomore album Time 'n' Place is said to be out "v soon."


Read More
Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (9/14)

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 Noname, Low, Jungle, and more.


Read More
Interviews

KEXP Celebrates Mexican Independence Day

Check out interviews with Marcos Martinez from Casa Latina, Jose Manuel Vasquez from the Latino Community Fund, and Luis Fernando Ramirez with Entre Hermanos, as part of KEXP's Mexican Independence Day celebration.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Cigarettes After Sex

The project of El Paso, Texas native Greg Gonzalez, Cigarettes After Sex shares some of the songs that helped inspire his own smoky, romantic, cinematic noir-pop music, as well as some of his latest contemporary favorites, on his exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


Read More
Music News

FIDLAR Are Mad As Hell On New Single "Too Real"

FIDLAR have shared a new politically-charged single called "Too Real" that takes down everyone from the government, “bullshit bands that are on the charts,” the political right, the political left, smartphones, and EDM.


Read More
Music News

HEALTH, Soccer Mommy, and Purity Ring's Corin Roddick Team Up For Single "MASS GRAVE"

Los Angeles noise rock trio HEALTH have debuted a new song that features vocals from Soccer Mommy (aka Sophie Allison) and production from Purity Ring’s Corin Roddick.


Read More
Interviews

Leon Bridges Definitely Delivers a Good Thing with his New Album

Soulful singer/songwriter Leon Bridges talks to KEXP about his early days as a young musician at open mics, how he developed his other-worldly voice, and what he thinks about love at this stage in his life.


Read More
Review Revue

Review Revue: Alan Vega - Saturn Strip

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Saturn Strip by Alan Vega. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


Read More

From the Archives:

subpopluv_sq.jpg

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.


screaming_fopp.jpg
dothebeast.jpg
giveup_10.jpg
sundogs.jpg