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Throwaway Style: Breaking in a Pair of Jeans at Treefort Music Fest 2024

Martin Douglas conducts an interesting experiment while catching as much local music (and flavor) as his body can stand.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/15)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, including new releases from Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD, English Teacher, Nia Archives, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Adam Wiltzie

Influential Brussels-based composer Adam Wiltzie shares a sublime guest DJ mix spotlighting his exquisite ear for soothing ambient, classical, and drone music.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Cor.Ece & Bad Colours

LA-based artist Cor.Ece & Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Bad Colours unleash a non-stop dance party full of infectious house and hip-house anthems on their guest DJ mix.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/8)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, including new releases from Gustaf, Khruangbin, The Black Keys,, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Deejay Hershe

Seattle's Deejay Hershe shares a stacked guest DJ mix featuring nearly 50 songs that smoothly connects the dots between R&B, house, Afrobeats, hip-hop, disco, and more.


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Interviews

Peter Jesperson on His New Memoir, Euphoric Recall: Five Decades of Story and Song

DJ Kevin Cole chats with Peter Jesperson, author of the memoir Euphoric Recall, chronicling five decades as a hardcore music enthusiast, producer, DJ, band manager, and record executive.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (4/1)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, including new releases from Beyoncé, Chastity Belt, Chicano Batman,, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Ducks Ltd.

Fresh off the release of their infectious sophomore album Harm's Way, Toronto-based jangle-pop duo Ducks Ltd. share a guest DJ mix full of inspirational favorites and obscure gems.


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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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