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New Music Reviews (10/18)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what we added this week, including new music from Xenia Rubinos, Julia Shapiro, Baby Keem, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Pachyman

Los Angeles-based Puerto Rican musician Pachyman takes the listener on a relaxing nightcap journey on his all-vinyl guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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El Sonido

RIYL: Aquí y Ahora

To finish off Aquí y Ahora: Without Borders, KEXP's month-long programming celebrating the music of the communities of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latin and Latinx diaspora around the world, we've made a little guide for those of us who want to discover Latinx artists but don't know where…


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KEXP Premiere

Nolan Potter Exorcises an Enchanting Epic for "Music Is Dead" Video (KEXP Premiere)

Austin-based Castleface Records-signee Nolan Potter shares his 9-minute stop-motion odyssey of a music video with KEXP


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Interviews

Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders Speaks About Properly Representing its Indigenous Cast

Martin Douglas speaks with the FX series' music supervisor about the show's eclectic musical range, her own music career, and the triumphs and challenges of finding the music to support Indigenous stories.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/11)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week below, including new releases from James Blake, Lala Lala, Porches, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: LADYMONIX

Detroit-based DJ and producer LADYMONIX delivers an electrifying guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of deep underground house rhythms.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: An Interview with Chong the Nomad

Martin Douglas speaks to the producer about convincing her parents to let her go to art school, "rockin' festivals with no album," and much more.


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El Sonido

Here and Now, Sin Fronteras: A Look at KEXP's Aquí y Ahora Celebration and Beyond

Why Here and Now? A tour of our October special programming and the future.


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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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