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Stephen Pope of WAVVES on His Five Favorite Albums

The wild-haired bassist for surf-punks Wavves cites Devo, Alex Chilton, The Halo Benders, Pixies, and Björk.


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Interviews

Joe Strummer 001: A Look at The Clash Co-Founder's Solo Work with His Widow Lucinda Tait

In late September, Ignition Records released a box set featuring the work of former Clash co-front-man, Joe Strummer, titled Joe Strummer 001. KEXP chats with Lucinda Tait, Joe Strummer's widow and co-curator of the collection.


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Music News

Perfume Genius Shares Stripped-Down Rework of No Shape Closing Track "Alan"

The song is released via W Hotels' new music initiative that supports the non-profit group Immigration Equality.


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Music News

Yaeji Unveils Dizzy New Video for "One More"

Alex Gvojic directs the video for the bilingual single.


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Music News

Oh Sees Share Animated Intergalactic Video for "Enrique El Cobrador"

"Enrique El Cobrador" comes from Oh Sees' 21st studio album Smote Reverser.


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Interviews El Sonido

Latin Grammy Nominees Reflect on Music in Spanish

Leading up to the latest edition of the awards ceremony, El Sonido spoke with some of the nominees about the progress in Latin music, now and into future.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Spesh Juxtapose the Sweet and the Sadomasochistic in Their Video for "Tomato Rose" (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle band Spesh premiere a video for the track "Tomato Rose", mostly sweet, but subtly sadomasochistic.


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Community Engagement

KEXP Suggests: chefs+togetherSEATTLE Benefit for NW Immigrant Rights Project 11/14

On Wednesday, November 14th, local restaurants participating in chefs+togetherSEATTLE will donate 10% of proceeds to the NW Immigrant Rights Project.


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Music News

Girlpool Announce Third Studio Album What Chaos Is Imaginary

Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad have announced their third studio album and shared lead single "Hire."


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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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