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To Another Dimension – New Music Round-Up by DJ Transmitter

On May 22, KEXP celebrates World Goth Day. To commemorate the occasion, Szymon Gołąb aka DJ Transmitter – founder of Wave Press Blog – shares recommendations for new cold wave, post-punk, minimal wave, synth wave, italo disco and dark pop.


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Interviews

Karl Blau Continues to Shine with New Project, Opal Eskar; Featuring Members of The War on Drugs

Longtime Northwest musician Karl Blau has left for Philadelphia, where he has started a new band and released an EP with members of The War on Drugs. KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Karl about this new project, Opal Eskar.


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Features

Crate Digging with Indie Pop Stars Coco & Clair Clair

KEXP went record shopping with Coco & Clair Clair at Neptune Music Co., here are their somewhat surprising 10 picks.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/15)

Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from billy woods & Kenny Segal, Overmono, SBTRKT, and more.


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From First to Last

From First to Last: King Tuff on Was Dead and Smalltown Stardust

In our series From First to Last, artists with deep discographies discuss the varying differences between making their first record and their most recent record. For our latest, KEXP's Jasmine Albertson chats with Kyle Thomas aka King Tuff about his 2008 70's-inspired power-pop rock debut Was Dead


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Marie Davidson

Versatile Montreal-based French-Canadian musician Marie Davidson delivers a beautiful fever dream experience on her evocative guest DJ mix.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/8)

Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Durand Jones, Avalon Emerson, Westerman, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Sepha

Local DJ/producer Sepha shares a stellar guest DJ mix that's inspired by her experiences DJing and dancing with friends in the Seattle club scene.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/1)

Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Jessie Ware, Indigo De Souza, Baby Rose, and more.


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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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