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It's Alive! Editors Share New Track "Frankenstein"

Described by frontman Tom Smith as “a song of joy and escapism — a cartoon song for the freaks, the different and for the night.”


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Video Roundup

Video Roundup: Flag Day

Hoist your own flag up the flagpole, and enjoy this video roundup in honor of the occasion!


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High Pulp Announce New EP Featuring Falon Sierra, JusMoni, and Shaina Shepherd

KEXP exclusively announces the new EP Light Fix which will be released as a trio of singles over the course of the summer


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Beat Pagodas - s/t EP

This week's Review Revue spotlights the self-titled EP by Beat Pagodas. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly and Accountability

KEXP’s Emily Fox talked with author Jim DeRogatis about R. Kelly's abuse and how the music industry failed to hold him accountable.


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Interviews Local Music

Julia Shapiro on Home Recording and Huge Life Changes

Martin Douglas speaks to the Chastity Belt frontwoman about her very personal solo debut Perfect Version.


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Black Belt Eagle Scout Announces New Album, Shares First Single "At the Party"

Her sophomore LP At the Party with My Brown Friends is due out August 30th via Saddle Creek.


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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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