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New Music: The Vaccines - Melody Calling EP

UK post-punk band The Vaccines took a more somber turn last year with their excellent album Come of Age. After their pitch perfect indie rock masterpiece of a debut, Come of Age was a surprise to most – a melodic turn towards introspection and harsh reality rather than reckless lust for youth. With…


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Friday Music News

Neko Case will drop her new album, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, on September 3 via ANTI- Records. She previously shared the track "Man", but today we have the lyric video for a haunting new song called "Night Still Comes." Her beautiful voice a…


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KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Arts in Nature Festival featuring Cloud Cult

Join KEXP on August 10th and 11th at Camp Long in West Seattle for the 15th annual Arts in Nature Festival, presented by Nature Consortium!  Experience music and nature in a multifaceted, interactive way this weekend with a variety of genres, installations and activities for all ages. Headlining th…


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Local Music

Song of the Day: The Shivas - Swimming With Sharks

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Morn…


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Live Video

Live Video: Rogue Wave

Before performing at Capitol Hill’s Neumos, California-based band Rogue Wave stopped by KEXP for an energetic live in-studio. The four-piece played three songs from their new album, Nightingale Floors, released in June (their fifth studio record), as well as a tune from Out of the Shadow. The band’…


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Thursday Music News

North Carolina's The Avett Brothers have stayed busy since the release of their last album, The Carpenter, 11 months ago. The band is working on their next full length album, Magpie and the Dandelion, due out on October 15th. Listen to the catchy first single, "Another Is Waiting," a track indicati…


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Giant Sand - The Love Songs

Howe Gelb is a goddamn institution. Over the past three decades he has released 25 albums with the mercurial outfit Giant Sand (originally known as Giant Sandworm, most lately known as Giant Giant Sand), and almost as many albums under his own name (#20, Dust Bowl, is available right now). His care…


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Concerts at the Mural Local Music KEXP Presents

This Friday: Concerts at the Mural with Cloud Cult, Deep Sea Diver and Chastity Belt!

This Friday, KEXP and Seattle Center continue with Concerts at the Mural, a series of free concerts at Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater, featuring Cloud Cult, Deep Sea Diver and Chastity Belt.


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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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