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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Julia Massey Talks New Band Warren Dunes, Shares "Come Find Me" (KEXP Premiere)

Whether she’s wearing a feather mask during a KEXP in-studio or making what she calls “kids music for adults,” Massey and her band mates have treated their audiences to songs that are good for the spirit, no matter your age.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

The Landmarks Embrace Ambition and Forgo Genre Constrictions With Mythological Future/s?! (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle quintet embraces a plethora of sounds from psychedelia to synth-pop to manifest an ambitious vision on their latest EP.


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Local Artist Spotlight Local Music Album Reviews

Local Artist Spotlight: Special Explosion

The most recent album from the one-time Sound Off! competitors is a lush, emotional journey of dissolving relationships and the lingering depression that comes from it. If you're looking for a cathartic cry with your festival experience, be sure to catch their performance on June 2nd.


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Interviews Local Music

Exclusive Interview: Allen Stone

KEXP catches up with the golden-voiced musician Allen Stone and asks him about the new project, how his life has changed over the years, and when he realized he could really sing.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Purging the Treasure Chest #1

In the first installment of (perhaps) a new series, Martin Douglas has a weird, weird time with three local singles.


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Interviews Local Music

Gazing Ahead Towards the 2018 Seagaze Festival with Founder Jeff McCollough 4/26-4/29

Seagaze Festival returns this weekend starting Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, April 29th. KEXP chats with founder Jeff McCollough.


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KEXP Premiere

Take a Trip with New Vox Mod Single "Chronosthesia" (KEXP Premiere)

KEXP premieres a new track from Seattle electronic project Vox Mod, off the forthcoming full-length Sense of Us.


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Interviews Local Music Record Store Day

Record Store Day 2018: Colemine Records’ Terry Cole on Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s Live On KEXP LP

The band's Upstream 2017 performance on the KEXP broadcast gets a vinyl release this Saturday for Record Store Day


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Interviews Upstream Music Fest + Summit Local Music

KEXP Exclusive Interview: Krist Novoselić Climbs Again with Giants in the Trees

He rose to fame with Nirvana, but now famed bassist Krist Novoselić is on top with his new project Giants in the Trees. KEXP talks to the larger-than-life legend about the new project.


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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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