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Zoon Merges Shoegaze and Traditional First Nations Music with “Landscapes” Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

With only a guitar and a digital delay pedal, Monkman recorded his debut album Bleached Waves at home and released earlier this year.


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Interviews

King Khan on Creating the Black Power Tarot Deck, His Jazz Album The Infinite Ones, and Being Radicalized by Punk Rock

In a titanic two-hour interview, Martin Douglas gets a tarot reading from the Germany-based artist and they speak about the power of tarot, music, and Black liberation.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ Veins

Seattle's own DJ Veins explores the obscure anything-goes world of library music on his groovy and psychedelic all-vinyl guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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KEXP Premiere

Widowspeak Honor a Former Babysitter with Song + Video for "Amy" (KEXP Premiere)

Brooklyn-via-Tacoma, WA duo Widowspeak share the story behind a track off their fifth and latest release, Plum.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/26)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Songhoy Blues, Ela Minus, clipping., and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Nardeydey

Emerging London-based musician and in-demand guitarist Nardedydey shares a guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of obscure gems that touch upon the exploratory fringes of jazz, funk, and soul music.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Mirrorgloss Explore the Nature of Judging Oneself as a Reaction to the Success of Others on "Wonder" (KEXP Premiere)

The rising Tacoma electro-pop duo releases a new song about trying not to be jealous of other people's glow-ups. Martin Douglas investigates.


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Spirit Award Rally for Upheaval on "Unlock the Door" (KEXP Premiere)

Spirit Award unveil the gritty lead single off their upcoming third record Lunatic House


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: RUI HO

Fresh off the release of her debut album Lov3 & L1ght on Planet Mu Records, Berlin-based Chinese trans artist RUI HO shares a guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of high-energy technicolor club-pop anthems.


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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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