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Iceland Airwaves

KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 3: Aurora

The Norwegian songwriter brings a brilliant blend of electronic-pop music and art-rock to the KEX Hostel in Iceland.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 3: Flamingods

Our first non-Icelandic act of the festival at KEX hostel gives us a world tour or sounds and heavy doses of psychedlia.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 3: Júníus Meyvant

For his fourth performance at our KEX Hostel broadcast, Meyvant kicks off the day with a rousing set of soulful folk tunes.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Skátar

The notoriously undefinable Icelandic DIY act tears up the stage as we wrap up day two at the KEX Hostel.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Bagdad Brothers

The newest act on our lineup performs a dreamy set of indie-pop from the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Hugar

Icelandic duo whose worked with the likes of Sigur Rós and Björk brings their stunning composition to KEX Hostel.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 2: Ólafur Arnalds

Our second day at KEX Hostel starts off blissfully with the renowned Icelandic composer.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 1: Bára Gísladóttir & Skúli Sverrisson

Our second performance of the day here at the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland was yet another thrilling debut of a collaboration between two renowned Icelandic composers.


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KEXP Live at Iceland Airwaves 2018, Day 1: Les Aventures de President Bongo (President Bongo & Óttar Sæmundsen)

KEXP kicks off our Iceland Airwaves broadcast with a debut of new music from former GusGus member Stephan Stephensen and Icelandic composer Óttar Sæmundsen.


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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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