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Feeling Out Loud: IAN SWEET’s Jilian Medford Weighs In on Her New Album Crush Crusher

Jilian Medford sheds light on being back in LA, how she’s shifting shapes as a musician and human, how Björk played a role on Crush Crusher, and her go-to pizza toppings.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/22)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases (joined this week by DJs Abbie Gobelli and Alex Ruder). See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Empress Of, Neneh Cherry, Cloud Nothings, and more.


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Music News

SISTERS Deliver Joy During Uncertain Times In "Heart Beats" Video (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle duo SISTERS release a gleefully joyous video and Allen Stone-featuring video for Wait Don't Wait track "Heart Beats"


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Interviews

Arctic Monkeys Drummer Matt Helders on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and Drumming with Restraint

KEXP catches up with the Arctic Monkeys drummer on their jazzy new album, playing with Iggy Pop, future solo pursuits, and more.


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Music News

Ty Segall Quietly Releases New Cassette-Only Album Orange Rainbow

The album was exclusively sold at the opening for his art show of the same name and is his fifth album of 2018


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Music News

Beirut Announce Release Date for Gallipoli and Share Title Track

Following last week's letter from Zach Condon, Gallipoli now release date, tracklist, and lead single have been shared


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Death Valley Girls Offer a Track-by-Track Breakdown of New Album Darkness Rains

The Los Angeles band's newest offering is a pummeling, pitch-black slate of rock and roll. Lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden walks us through each of the album's tracks.


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Music News

Neil Young Is Releasing a Live Album of Recordings From 1976

The 22-song album was curated by Cameron Crowe and photographer Joel Bernstein


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Music News

Zero 7 Return With New Single "Mono"

“The hiatus is back off, again (as the Beastie Boys once put it)"


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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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