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Calexico and Iron & Wine Share Hushed New Single "Midnight Sun"

Latin-infused Americana band Calexico and folk singer-songwriter Sam Beam, better known as Iron & Wine, are gearing up to release their debut collaborative full-length, Years to Burn. The record comes 14 years after they released the EP In the Reins and is due for release on June 14 via Sub Pop…


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Local Music Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Thunderpussy Takes On the Supreme Court

KEXP talks to Seattle band Thunderpussy as they await a ruling from the Supreme Court on whether or not they can trademark their band name.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Press Play Local Music

Throwaway Style: Versing Offers a Track-by-Track Breakdown of 10000

In this month's edition of Throwaway Style, Daniel Salas of local band Versing gives us a track-by-track report on the band's debut full-length, 10000.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Shanghai Dog - This Evolution

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Shanghai Dog album This Evolution. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Feedback Local Music

Feedback: Jeff McCollough of Blackpool Astronomy

KEXP asks Jeff McCollough of Seattle shoegazers Blackpool Astronomy what he's stepping on during their shows.


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Music News

Titus Andronicus Call for Unity on New Single "Tumult Around the World"

New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus share the track “Tumult Around the World,” the second single off their forthcoming LP An Obelisk.


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The National Share New Single "Hairpin Turns" via Mike Mills-Directed Video

The National share the third single off the record, “Hairpin Turns,” via a black & white video from Mike Mills. Mills is also directing the companion short film, I Am Easy to Find, which will screen in select theaters this month.


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SIFF

Seattle International Film Festival 2019: Face The Music

KEXP is proud to co-present the "Face the Music" series at the 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival. Check out the line-up of films.


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Sonic Reducer

Sonic Reducer Turns 15: A Tribute to KEXP's Punk Show and the Standard Where it Gets its Name

KEXP writer Zach Frimmel explores the different iterations of the song "Sonic Reducer," the namesake for KEXP's Punk Show which celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend.


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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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