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Rachel Goswell of Slowdive Reflects on Souvlaki on its 25th Anniversary

On the 25th anniversary of their difficult second album Souvlaki, Rachel Goswell of Slowdive looks back with KEXP.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: The Barmy Army - Sharp As a Needle

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Sharp as a Needle by The Barmy Army. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Daily Roundups

Thursday Music News

Beach House perform new material on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Deerhunter and Animal Collective team up for an impromptu live jam session, plus new music from Nine Inch Nails and Anderson .Paak


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Mating Surfaces and the Fractured Post-Punk of Lithics

On their new album, the Portland band breaks their signature post-punk with a hammer and glues it back together with dissonance.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

SHT GHST Journeys Across the Universe and Embodies the Ocean on 2:Photos Of Bread (KEXP Premiere + Q&A)

Seattle's own intergalactic traveler and prophet crafts the second chapter in a story seeking self realization


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Sunday Soul

Get to Know OCNotes, Host of KEXP’s Sunday Soul

KEXP's newest DJ discusses hi musical background, how being a recording artist influences his DJing, the soul music that helped define him, and what to expect from his new show.


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Daily Roundups

Wednesday Music News

Chvrches perform new single on The Tonight Show and new music from Chromatics, Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar, Snail Mail, and SALES.


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Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

New music from Neko Case, Melody's Echo Chamber, Tim Hecker, and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.


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Festivals

KEXP at the Northwest Folklife Festival 5/25-5/28

KEXP is excited to be a part of the 2018 Northwest Folklife Festival! Learn more about the "Indie Roots" series of shows, and check out our schedule of Gathering Space showcases, curated by KEXP DJs.


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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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