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Fewer Broken Pieces: David Bazan Discusses the Return of Pedro The Lion and Plots for the Future

David Bazan discusses taking up his old moniker once again, the next five Pedro albums, and utilizing his platform to bring attention to white male privilege and abuse against women.


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Daily Roundups

Wednesday Music News

New music from Death Cab for Cutie, St. Vincent shares new short film, Ryan Adams releases a jingle for a Denver news station, Pram announce their first album in 11 years, and Eels share a new video.


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Interviews

Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic Records Shines a Light on Releases, New and Old

Since 2002, Seattle's Light in the Attic Records have been reissuing unknown, under-appreciated, and utterly fantastic music. KEXP chats with founder Matt Sullivan about the label's releases, past and present.


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Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

New music from Low, Pure Bathing Culture featuring Ben Gibbard, Chromatics, Mirah, and Let's Eat Grandma.


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Health and Personal Care in the Music Industry

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

LVL announce break up and final tour, Spiritualized announce new album and share two singles, and Arcade Fire unveil a new music video.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (6/8)

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 ThunderpussyFatoumata Diawara, A$AP Rocky, and more.


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SIFF

SIFF Face the Music 2018 Review: Blaze

Ethan Hawke directs Blaze, which screens at 2018's Seattle International Film Festival.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

New music from Smashing Pumpkins and Death Grips, Lykke Li takes the Colbert stage, and FIDLAR cover Pink Floyd.


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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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