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New Music Reviews (3/25)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Abbie) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Nilüfer YanyaEx HexJenny Lewis, and more.


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Music News

Left at London Shares Joyous Video for "Revolution Lover"

The song comes from the Seattle-based artist's latest EP Transgender Street Legend, Vol. 1


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Music News

Damien Jurado Shares Tender Third Single off Forthcoming Album, "Throw Me Now In Your Arms"

The song comes from his fourteenth stripped-down studio album In the Shape of a Storm


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Live Reviews

Live Review: Noname at The Showbox 3/9/19

KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros reports back from the Noname concert at The Showbox earlier this month.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Helado Negro

Fresh off the release of his stellar new album 'This Is How You Smile,' NYC-based Ecuadorian-American musician Helado Negro delivers a loose and funky guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World spotlighting infectious underground gems that boast an effortless groove.


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Interviews

Weird Magic: Jenny Lewis Turns Loss and Heartache into 70s Pop Glitz with On The Line

Lewis talks heartbreak and recording live with an all-star lineup on her latest solo release


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Live Reviews

Treefort Music Festival Day 1: On Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, and Blackness as a Radical Act

Martin Douglas is bringing you coverage from Treefort Music Festival, taking place live from Boise through Sunday.


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Interviews The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

DJ Kevin Cole Chats with Surf Rock Legend Dick Dale, 2009

Revisit a 2009 on-air interview with the late, legendary surf rock guitarist Dick Dale.


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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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