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How Dan Deacon Has Spent a Decade Touring on Veggie Oil

Dan Deacon details his decade-long experience of using vegetable oil to fuel his touring school bus


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Channy Leaneagh on When We Stay Alive

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with the Poliça singer about her latest record and how she turned a traumatic injury into a therapeutic album.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (2/3)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Destroyer, Poliça, Drive-By Truckers, and more.


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Interviews Iceland Airwaves

Pure Imagination: Meet Wunderkind Icelandic Pianist and Composer Gabríel Ólafs (Live Video + Interview)

Watch the Icelandic composer's performance at Kex Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland for Iceland Airwaves 2019.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Kate Bush - The Sensual World

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Kate Bush album The Sensual World. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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KEXP Premiere

Pink Lotion Give Up the Funk in Cameo-Filled "Activated" Video (KEXP Premiere)

Erik Blood and Rachael Ferguson unveil the debut video from their new project Pink Lotion


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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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