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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: On Porter Ray and How to Respond to Trauma and Setbacks with Grace

Martin Douglas explores the Sub Pop-issued full-lengths of the gifted Central District wordsmith.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Weep Wave Explore the Hard Truths of Capitalism on "Concrete" (KEXP Premiere)

Ahead of their debut full-length, S.A.D., the Seattle psych-rockers offer a squalling and pummeling new single.


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Interviews Local Music

Behind the Wheel: Seattle-based producer Jake One on the 10th Anniversary of His Debut White Van Music

Ten years ago, Jake One released his acclaimed solo album, White Van Music; KEXP chats with the Seattle-based producer to celebrate the anniversary of the album.


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Interviews Local Music

My Phoenix Will Rise: David Bazan Goes Back to the Start with Pedro The Lion’s First Album in 15 Years

The Seattle band returns with a new album examining childhood loneliness and the weight carried around from the lead singer's former hometown.


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Interviews Local Music

Josiah Johnson Talks Sobriety, Hiatus from The Head and the Heart, and New Solo Material

The former The Head and the Heart member performs solo on Dec. 27 at Hotel Albatross in Seattle.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Best of Throwaway Style 2018

Since taking over the column in March, Martin Douglas has carried on the tradition of making our Northwest music column appointment reading on Thursdays. Here is a collection of choice selections from the past nine months.


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Local Music Music News

UNHEARD Seattle Premiere: SassyBlack Shares the Story of Homeless Youth, Tyreesha, in the song "Discovery of Self"

With the UNHEARD Seattle campaign, the YMCA of Greater Seattle pairs musicians up with homeless youth to share their stories.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Purging the Treasure Chest #2

Martin Douglas' short fiction series is back, using three of the year's best songs as an exploration of grief.


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Features Local Music

The Gift of Listening: Remembering Richard Swift

As KEXP remembers those we've lost in 2018, we offer some brief reflections on the work of wunderkind producer and musician Richard Swift.


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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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