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Throwaway Style: NAVVI Offers a Track-By-Track Breakdown of ULTRA

The Seattle duo releases their eagerly anticipated sophomore album tomorrow. Kristen Henry and Brad Boettger offer their thoughts on its tracks.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Press Play Local Music

Throwaway Style: NAVVI Offers a Track-By-Track Breakdown of ULTRA

The Seattle duo releases their eagerly anticipated sophomore album tomorrow. Kristen Henry and Brad Boettger offer their thoughts on its tracks.


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Interviews Local Music

Bugs, Gods, and Gardens: Catching Up With Portland Songwriter Haley Heynderickx

KEXP chats with the Portland-based songwriter ahead of her show at Ballard Homestead on Sept. 29


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Interviews

The Jesus Lizard Regenerate Again: David Yow on Acting, the 20th Anniversary of Blue, Leg Wrestling, and Ume

The Jesus Lizard regenerate for a second "reenactment tour", stopping by the Neptune Theatre in Seattle this Friday. KEXP's Owen Murphy chats with nice guy, frontman David Yow.


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Interviews

Soft Sounds and Big Moves: A Chat with Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner

Before she’d go on stage for one of the most memorable sets of the 2018 Sasquatch! Music Festival, KEXP picked Zauner’s brain on touring, staying creative, her ventures into other visual mediums, and more.


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Rewind Local Music

Not Another Sunny Day: The Fire Theft’s Debut Turns 15

More than just an “unofficial Sunny Day Real Estate album,” The Fire Theft’s self-titled record gave the group a fresh start and new territory to explore.


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Rewind Local Music

Now I’m Bored and Old: Nirvana’s In Utero Turns 25

With Rewind, KEXP digs out beloved albums, giving them another look on the anniversary of its release. In this installment, KEXP writer Dusty Henry delves into Nirvana’s final studio album In Utero for its 25th anniversary.


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Rewind

How It Felt to Be Something On: Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of Sunny Day Real Estate's Third LP

Writer Ian King reflects on Sunny Day Real Estate's How It Feels to Be Something On as the album turns 20 years old this month.


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Features

Hush Hush Artists Past and Present Name Their Favorite Hush Hush Releases

Over the course of 100+ releases, Hush Hush have proven themselves to be a singular entity in the vast expanse of music. Some of the label's artists wax poetic over their favorite Hush Hush works.


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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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