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Seattle's Actionesse Share an Anthem For Desire with "Menace" (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle punks take on vanity and excess with the latest sampling from their DEEP EP, out May 11.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Mount Eerie and the Enduring Pain of Grief

Mount Eerie's 2017 album, A Crow Looked at Me, was a stunning and devastating document of loss. On Now Only, Phil Elverum attempts to move on with his life while recognizing the grief that is still -- and will likely always be -- with him.


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Jason McCue Pulls Himself Apart on Latest Album, PANGAEA (KEXP Premiere)

The 2017 Sound Off! winner hold together an array of musical ideas while he sings about breaking apart on new LP


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Upstream Music Fest + Summit Announces Its Full 2018 Lineup!

Upstream Music Fest + Summit is back, and this year's full lineup is an embarrassment of riches.


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Throwaway Style: Sax G Flexes For the Bad Guys on Tomrorrow's New Villain

On his new album, the Seattle producer takes a (not exactly) dastardly turn which strongly reflects the unpredictable, self-governing nature of his career.


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Sendai Mike Ascends Toward Heaven on "Lordy Lordy" (KEXP Premiere)

Stepping from behind the boards for the first time, the Seattle producer provides not only a compulsively danceable track for his new single, but also skyward vocals.


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Seattle rapper Mario Casalini Offers Intensity in his Rhymes and Eyes with "Thousand Yard Stare" Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

"Actions, situations, feelings, things you've witnessed or taken part in can stay in your eyes for others to feel when they look at you. That is what this song is about. Eyes and big souls."


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Interviews Local Music

Better Call Sol: The Seattle Rapper Talks About His Humorous New Video and the State of the Local Scene

On the eve of his live performance from the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party lineup announcement party in the KEXP Gathering Space, Seattle rapper Sol talks about his new video, how he's changed over the last few years, and the state of the Seattle hip-hop scene.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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