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Surfs Up: Brooks Nielsen of The Growlers Talks About Developing Their "Beach Goth" Sound

KEXP chats with Brooks Nielsen of California-based “Beach Goth” band The Growlers about the band's early days, how his vocal tone developed, and how he feels when he writes a new song.


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KEXP Record Fair Sound-Off: What's the Rarest Record in Your Collection?

KEXP's 3rd Annual Record Fair is this Saturday, September 8th in the Gathering Space. We asked this year's vendors, "What's the Rarest Record in Your Collection?"


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KEXP Record Fair 2018: Kevin Cole's Joy Division Rarity

All week long in advance of KEXP’s third annual Record Fair this Saturday, Sept. 8, Afternoon Show host DJ Kevin Cole gives us a look inside his record collection at some of his rarest and most loved records.


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Fleet Foxes Debut New Short Film for “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar”

The epic opener to 2017’s Crack-Up gets a beautiful, surrealistic visual accompaniment.


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Music News

Charles Bradley’s Posthumous Final Album Black Velvet Announced, Hear New Single “I Feel A Change”

A collection of the iconic soul singers recordings will see release on Nov. 9 via Dunham/Daptone Records.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Jitwam

The enigma known as Jitwam unleashes an exceptionally diverse and magnetic guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World as he weaves through psychedelic soul, hypnotic house, lively funk, spacey hip-hop, global pop, sultry R&B, and more.


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Ty Segall Announces New Solo Covers Album Fudge Sandwich

Ty Segall announces a new album of covers titled Fudge Sandwich and shares his take on Spencer Davis Group's "I'm A Man"


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Alien Boy Dwells in the Purgatory of a Broken Relationship on Sleeping Lessons

On their debut full-length, the Portland quartet matches powerful guitars and drums with equally powerful feelings.


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Album Reviews

Album Reviews: Ethiopian & Gladiators / Junior Byles

As the Omnivore label continues on with their reissuing of the old reggae Nighthawks Records label, well, here’s two more from the vaults.


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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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