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New Music Reviews (3/24)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Greentea Peng, Japanese Breakfast, ASTROPICAL, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Sasha

Legendary Welsh DJ/producer Sasha delivers an impeccable guest DJ mix that takes the listener on a hypnotic journey through forward-thinking dance music.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/17)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Ali, Circuit des Yeux, clipping., and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Eddie Chacon

Lowkey legendary soul artist Eddie Chacon shares a super chill guest DJ mix full of cool dreamy late-night cuts from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harry Nilsson, Helado Negro, Cannonball Adderley, and more.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/10)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from HotWax, Moreish Idols, SASAMI, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: quickly, quickly

Ahead of his next album I Heard That Noise coming out on April 18th, Portland-based artist quickly, quickly shares a mesmerizing guest DJ mix full of beautiful, obscure, inventive psych-pop gems.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/3)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from Deep Sea Diver, Panda Bear, Caribombo, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Miles Mercer

NYC-via-Seattle DJ, producer, and label runner Miles Mercer delivers a hypnotic deep dive through underground electronic music on his all-vinyl guest DJ mix.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Royal Quest of AJ Suede

The bicoastal rapper speaks to Martin Douglas about his new album The Duke of Downtempo and the long, winding road that led him to success in underground rap.


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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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