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Portland Punk Trio The Thermals Break-Up

After 15 years and seven albums together, Hutch, Kathy, and Westin say they "look forward to a new chapter in our lives, our art, and our friendship."


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Live Video Trans Musicales

KEXP at Trans Musicales: Cosmic Project

Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. We’re sharing with you one unique session per week, and you can watch all the previously released ones here. This week’s feature is of Cosmic Pr…


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Rewind Album Reviews

Eric’s Trip Turned Failed Romance into a Lo-Fi, Break-Up Masterpiece with Love Tara

We take a second look at Eric's Trip's debut Love Tara, the drama behind the LP, and why it remains a timeless classic as we celebrate Sub Pop's 30th anniversary.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/9)

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 Dr. OctagonThe Moondoggies, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and more.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

Remixes of songs by Spoon and St. Vincent plus new music videos from Amine and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.


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Local Artist Spotlight Local Music

Local Artist Spotlight: Tacocat

Few bands make the hell that is sometimes other people sound as fun as Tacocat. Leading up to their Upstream Music Fest performance, the band reflects on some of their favorite songs from their catalog.


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Powering KEXP

KEXP Announces a New Friday Night Schedule

Friday nights are about to be different on KEXP...


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Sera Cahoone Shares New Arrangement of “Deer Creek Canyon” (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle songwriter offers up new takes on old songs with her upcoming EP, The Floral String Sessions


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Video Roundup

Glasgow A Go-Go: KEXP's Tartan Day Video Roundup

Happy Tartan Day! Okay, so it's not really a Scottish holiday, but one made up by the U.S. back in 1982 to celebrate Scottish heritage. We can't think of a better way to celebrate than with some of our favorite Scottish bands.


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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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