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New Music Reviews (9/16)

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 Nilüfer Yanya, Suki Waterhouse, Fred again., and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Klein

London's Klein delivers an intensely captivating and singular psychedelic journey on her guest DJ mix that blurs the lines between fact and fiction.


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Vinelands

Vinelands Playlist: 9/7/24

Check out Saturday's Vinelands playlist, KEXP's San Francisco-based radio show highlighting Bay Area music.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (9/9)

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 Fcukers, Hinds, MJ Lenderman, and more.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Black Ends' Long Journey to the Beginning

Martin Douglas explores the Seattle rock trio's history on the eve of their long-awaited full-length debut.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Maya Randle

UK-based electronic producer and vocalist Maya Randle delivers a high-energy guest DJ mix hat captures her magnetic brand of drum and bass.


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Vinelands

Vinelands Playlist: 8/31/24

Check out Saturday's Vinelands playlist, KEXP's San Francisco-based radio show highlighting Bay Area music.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (9/2)

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 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Yannis & The Yaw, Los Bitchos, and more.


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Vinelands

Vinelands Playlist: 8/24/24

Check out Saturday's Vinelands playlist, KEXP's San Francisco-based radio show highlighting Bay Area music.


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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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