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Throwaway Style: Seattle's Life in Quarantine

Martin Douglas reaches out to a handful of Throwaway Style alumni about how COVID-19 is affecting their lives personally and artistically.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: The Unusual Story Behind The Postal Service

KEXP DJ Marco Collins spoke with music journalist Charles R. Cross about Postal Service's Give Up as a part of Sound & Vision’s occasional series “Northwest Classics."


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Poliça

Minneapolis band Poliça share an intimate guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that brings together a wide-range of genres including R&B, shoegaze, jazz, slowcore, soul, hip-hop, techno, and more.


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Music News

R.I.P. John Prine

The beloved songwriter passed away due to complications from COVID-19. He was 73.


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KEXP Premiere

Bread & Butter Return in Kaleidoscopic Form with Video for Incredibly Fitting New Single "Psycho World" (KEXP Premiere)

Bread & Butter unveil psychedelic video for the title track off their forthcoming sophomore record Psycho World


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Seattle Venue Owners on Their Uncertain Future

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with members of the newly formed Washington Nightlife and Music Association about the current state of music venues amid long term closures due to COVID 19.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: M. Ward on His New Album Migration Stories

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with the Ward about the inspiration for his latest album, which tells stories about people moving across borders.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Tony H

Seattle-based Panamanian DJ/producer Tony H takes the listener on a hypnotic journey through deep tech-house rhythms on his exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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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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