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Throwaway Style: Shannon & the Clams Stand on the Edge of Sweeping Change on Year of the Spider

On their lavish and stirring sixth album, the Portland-via-Bay Area band explore massive life changes and adversity with arguably their most diverse set of songs. Martin Douglas explores.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Blockhead

Just ahead of the release of his new album 'Space Werewolves Will Be The End Of Us All,' influential NYC producer Blockhead shares an exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World packed with cerebral underground hip-hop, dusty folk gems, and sweet psychedelic soul.


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Interviews

“A World Where Many Worlds Fit”: Kimmortal and Gabriel Teodros on Black and Asian Solidarity

The two Pacific Northwest rappers deep dive into the lyrics of their song "Solidarity," discuss the importance of acknowledging our shared racial history as resistance, and shed light on how if oppression is collaborative, then our freedom has to be.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Pixelord

Russian electronic producer Pixelord delivers a full-throttle journey through adventurous bass music on his guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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KEXP Premiere

Nostalgia is Both Muse and Curse for Pretty Old's "June or July" (KEXP Premiere)

Porchlight owner Zack Bolotin shares first new music in nine years as Pretty Old.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Chanarah Pens An Undeniable Anthem Alognside Holly Michelle and Mowett with “That Pop Tho”

The Seattle artists' music feels like the antithesis to the “Seattle freeze,” beckoning our passive-aggressive, introverted selves to let down our guards and actually enjoy ourselves for once.


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Under the Covers

Artist Meagan Boyd Conveys the Cosmic Unity on Emma-Jean Thackray's New Album, Yellow

Two "beautiful earthy cosmic hippie goddess(es)" collaborate on the cover for Emma-Jean Thackray's latest LP Yellow.


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Music News

R.I.P. Charlie Watts, Drummer of The Rolling Stones

The legendary musician, who played with the band from 1963 to the present, was 80 years old.


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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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