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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Bagdad Brothers

The newest act on our lineup performs a dreamy set of indie-pop from the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Hugar

Icelandic duo whose worked with the likes of Sigur Rós and Björk brings their stunning composition to KEX Hostel.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Ólafur Arnalds

Our second day at KEX Hostel starts off blissfully with the renowned Icelandic composer.


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Interviews El Sonido

Chilean Artist Alex Anwandter on His Most Political Album to Date, Latinoamericana

KEXP's DJ Miss Ashley catches up with the Latin Grammy Award-nominated artist on his new album Latinoamericana.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 1: Bára Gísladóttir & Skúli Sverrisson

Our second performance of the day here at the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland was yet another thrilling debut of a collaboration between two renowned Icelandic composers.


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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 1: Les Aventures de President Bongo (President Bongo & Óttar Sæmundsen)

KEXP kicks off our Iceland Airwaves broadcast with a debut of new music from former GusGus member Stephan Stephensen and Icelandic composer Óttar Sæmundsen.


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Music News

Boygenius Give Emotive Debut Television Performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers

The supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus perform "Me & My Dog"


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Video Roundup

VOTE!: A KEXP Video Roundup For While You Wait in Line at the Polls

"Mixing pop and politics" (as Billy Bragg would say) is a centuries' old tradition, and there are more songs out there than we could possibly list, but we hope this selection helps motivate you to get out there and keeps you entertained while you wait.


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Album Reviews

Album Review: OCnotes on Charles Bradley's Posthumous New LP Black Velvet

The host of KEXP's Sunday Soul feels the fire on this final release from Charles Bradley, who passed away from cancer in 2017.


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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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