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Portland’s Floating Room Comes to Terms with a Toxic Relationship on “Dog” (KEXP Premiere)

Floating Room's False Baptism comes out June 22 via Good Cheer Records.

Natasha Kmeto Yearns for Something More on New EP Verse/Versus (KEXP Premiere)

The Portland artist explores romantic longing and desire on her first release in over two years

The Shivas Share the Witchcrafty Video for New Single "Gloria" and Announce New Album Dark Thoughts

The veteran Portland psych band are back with a new album and an evocative video for its lead single.

Throwaway Style: The Rare Forms Live Up to Their Name on Their Self-Titled Debut

The Seattle/Tacoma/Portland band's first full-length is a cauldron pot of love, sex, death, and distorted guitars. Martin Douglas investigates.

MAITA Ruminates on House Parties and Existentialism on "Someone's Lost Their Goddamn Wallet" (KEXP Premiere)

The new single from the Portland quartet is a peppy tune about how death eventually comes for us all. Martin Douglas explores.

Dan Duval Sextet

New jazz from Portland with Dan on guitar and Lee Elderton (soprano and alto saxes), Mary-Sue Tobin (alto sax), Tom Garcia (tenor and bari saxes), Joaquin Toler (bass), and Todd Bishop (drums).

Blue Cranes

Blue Cranes: Frame-shattering tonal and textural reconstructions from this Portland quintet. Reed Wallsmith - alto sax, Sly Pig - tenor sax, Rebecca Sanborn - piano/keys, Keith Brush - bass and Ji Tanzer - drums.

Battleme

Portland band Battleme bring their '70s-inspired gritty rock sound to KEXP. Recorded 02/12/2016 - 4 songs: The Post Is Dead; All Night, All Night; Pete's Song; Shake Shake.

Summer Cannibals

On their fourth album, Can't Tell Me No, Portland's Summer Cannibals get confrontational about their past.

Schaus Learns a Healthier Way to Love On “Unread” (KEXP Premiere)

Portland songwriter Shaus examines the perils of modern love and his own demons with the first single from his upcoming EP, Quite Okay.

Sound & Vision: Y La Bamba’s Luz Elena Mendoza on Mujeres and Confronting Machismo Culture

KEXP's Emily Fox chats with the Portland-based musician about toxic masculinity and confronting misogyny.

Feedback: Ed Mazzucco of Tears Run Rings

Portland-based guitarist Ed Mazzucco gives an in-depth dive into what pedals he uses as a member of shoegaze band Tears Run Rings.

Portland Power Pop Phenom Mo Troper Tries Out Some “Springsteen Shit” With New Single “Potential”

Moving briskly and coming in at just under a minute-and-a-half run-time, Troper infiltrates your psyche a song that feels like one giant hook.

Larry Crane’s Fond Farewell to Elliott Smith

In conversation with KEXP's Dusty Henry, engineer Larry Crane reflects on his friendship with Smith coming up together in Portland, the songwriter’s prowess, and the process of revisiting and remastering this heavy but monumental album.

Throwaway Style: Haley Heynderickx Tends to Her Songwriting With Immaculate Care on I Need to Start a Garden

On her stunning debut album, the Portland singer/songwriter approaches her craft with the dedication and attention many people reserve for their gardens.

Chanti Darling Takes Lost Love to the "St*rs" (KEXP Premiere)

The new single from the forthcoming RNB Vol. 1 finds the Portland group exploring the ruins of a relationship through the prism of their trademark brand of spacey electro-soul.

Hosannas Soundtrack an Anime Dreamscape Tinged With Heartbreak in the "Hands" Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

The Portland duo release the video for the single from their recent album, Picture Him Protecting You, a hand-drawn homage to anime and crushing heartbreak.

The Dream of the 90's is Alive on Stoner Control's "Foregone Conclusion" (KEXP Premiere)

Ahead of the Aug. 31 release of their new album, 'Alone In the City,' the Portland trio (reservedly) channels the spirits of indie-rock's vanguard.

Y La Bamba Creates an Ancestral and Powerful Musical Bridge with their New Album Mujeres (KEXP Premiere)

Portland band's latest covers the mystic and ancestral journey led by singer and composer Luz Elena Mendoza.

Gillian Frances Announces Debut Full-Length Miles Away From Myself, Shares Video for "Lake"

The Anacortes by-way-of Portland singer/songwriter's forthcoming album is a slowcore masterwork of loss and dissolved relationships. Martin Douglas explores.

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