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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Tek Jones

Seattle's own Tek Jones delivers a party-starting set of smooth house grooves on his exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (11/6)

Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lol Tolhurst, Melenas, and Hotline TNT


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Milc, Portland's Soon-to-Be Hometown Hero

From the ballcourts of Northeast Portland to the global underground rap scene, Milc always wanted to be his city's hometown hero. Now, he's closer than ever. Martin Douglas investigates.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Girl Ray

Fresh off the release of their disco-focused album Prestige, British trio Girl Ray slow things down on their guest DJ mix as they spotlight some of their favorite late-night pop gems.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/23)

Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Sampha, Bombay Bicycle Club, HotWax, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Shoko Igarashi

Japan-born, Brussels-based musician Shoko Igarashi shares an adventurous guest DJ mix packed with cerebral leftfield gems.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/9)

Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Butcher Brown, Sufjan Stevens, Aiko el grupo, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Rrose

Experimental electronic musician Rrose shares an absorbing guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World full of orderly chaos and beautiful decay.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/2)

Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Blonde Redhead, Jorja Smith, Say She She, and more.


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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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