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New Music Reviews (1/29)

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 Future Islands, TORRES, Gruff Rhys, and more.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Jake One's Homegrown Sound

Martin Douglas speaks with Seattle's top hip-hop producer about the journey his career has taken him on so far.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (1/22)

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 Ana Tijoux, Sleater-Kinney, Day Soul Exquisite, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Melenas

Pamplona, Spain-based band Melenas share a mix of influential songs that inspire their own addictive indie pop on their exclusive guest DJ mix.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (1/16)

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 Kali Uchis, Marika Hackman, Seven Davis Jr., and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: ML Buch

Copenhagen-based musician ML Buch shares a brilliant guest DJ mix featuring songs that capture her distinctively alluring aesthetic.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Baloogz

Tacoma-based DJ/producer Baloogz delivers a party-starting guest DJ mix that smoothly runs through hip-hop, UKG, house, jazz, jungle, DnB, and more.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (1/8)

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 SPRINTS, Maya Randle, Muireann Bradley, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Medejin

Jenn Taranto of Seattle band Medejin puts together a festive Christmas Eve guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that's "a little heavy and light, a little dark and bright" and full of seasonal indie gems.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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