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Tomten Finds Pop Euphoria on Latest Album Viva Draconia (KEXP Premiere)

Hear an advance stream of the Seattle trio latest release, out Sept. 28 via Plume Records.


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Festivals

Riot Fest Day 1: A Breath of Humid, Hot, Fresh Air

KEXP volunteer Morgen Schuler reports back from the Riot Fest Music Festival in Chicago, IL. Check out photos and reports from Day One of the fest with Digable Planets, Speedy Ortiz, Cyrpress Hill, and more!


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Music News

Charly Bliss Share Blissful New Single "Heaven"

Charly Bliss have returned with their first single since the critically acclaimed debut Guppy


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Music News

Robyn (Finally!) Announces New Album Honey

Swedish indie pop songwriter will at last release a follow-up to 2010's Body Talk


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Music News

Cat Power Reveals Cover of Rihanna's "Stay" From Forthcoming Record

Chan Marshall's forthcoming record under the Cat Power moniker, Wanderer, is out Oct. 5 via Domino


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Wild Powwers Summon Their Visceral Intensity on "Skin" (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle trio returns with their third album, titled Skin on October 12th. The video for the title track is a taste of their pummeling live show, with a few surreal surprises.


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Music News

Freakout Festival Reveals Second Round of 2018 Lineup Additions

Freakout Festival adds Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray, The Shivas, Kung Foo Grip, Sassyblack and more to their lineup.


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Features

Hush Hush Artists Past and Present Name Their Favorite Hush Hush Releases

Over the course of 100+ releases, Hush Hush have proven themselves to be a singular entity in the vast expanse of music. Some of the label's artists wax poetic over their favorite Hush Hush works.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Sun Breaks Announce Debut Album All On Camera, Share New Single “Moments” (KEXP Premiere)

The duo of 764-HERO’s John Atkins and The Sub Debs and Automaton Adventure Series’ James van Leuven shrug nostalgia with their debut album, out Oct. 26 on Suicide Squeeze


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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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