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Feeling Out Loud: IAN SWEET’s Jilian Medford Weighs In on Her New Album Crush Crusher

Jilian Medford sheds light on being back in LA, how she’s shifting shapes as a musician and human, how Björk played a role on Crush Crusher, and her go-to pizza toppings.


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Arctic Monkeys Drummer Matt Helders on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and Drumming with Restraint

KEXP catches up with the Arctic Monkeys drummer on their jazzy new album, playing with Iggy Pop, future solo pursuits, and more.


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Death Valley Girls Offer a Track-by-Track Breakdown of New Album Darkness Rains

The Los Angeles band's newest offering is a pummeling, pitch-black slate of rock and roll. Lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden walks us through each of the album's tracks.


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Dreams and Church Bells: Saintseneca's Zac Little Talks the Band's New Album Pillar of Na

Little goes in-depth on the band's latest record ahead of their performance tonight (Oct. 19) at the Sunset Tavern


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Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi Breaks Down Every Song on Last Building Burning

Produced by Randal Dunn, the band's latest release is their most intense and raw version of themselves yet.


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Throwaway Style: On Little Wonder, Anacortes, and the Successes Crouched in Failure

This week's Throwaway Style is a three-for-one deal in celebration of the book's release: A review by Martin Douglas, an interview with author Kat Gardiner, and a Little Wonder-themed mix, curated by Gardiner.


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Always Trying To Work It Out: A Conversation with Low’s Alan Sparhawk

Discussing the band’s 11th album Double Negative, chasing the feeling of starkness, and continuing to experiment after 25 years as a band.


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Utopia Beckons: Kikagaku Moyo on the Summer Bliss and Experimentations that Inspired Masana Temples

The Japanese psych-rock act continues to discover new sounds with a spirit of tranquility on their latest release.


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May I Interest You in a Brief Survey: Reykjavik Calling's Icelandic Bands Answer Our Questions

This year's Reykjavik Calling will take place in the Gathering Space tomorrow, October 13th, featuring Icelandic acts Vök and Gyda – as well as Seattle's very own NAVVI. In anticipation of the event, we asked the former two groups a few burning questions.


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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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