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Bomba Estéreo Announce New Album, Share First Three Singles

Also, check out the video for the track "Agua," featuring guest vocals from Lido Pimienta and OKAN.


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R.I.P. SOPHIE

Groundbreaking producer SOPHIE died early Saturday morning after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. SOPHIE was 34.


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The True Loves Make Another Great "First Impression” (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle soul-funk band return with the second single off their forthcoming full-length Sunday Afternoon, out May 28th via Color Red.


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R.I.P. Duke Bootee, Rapper and Co-Writer of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “The Message”

Duke Bootee, the moniker of rapper Edward Fletcher, passed away in his Savannah, Georgia home from end-stage congestive heart failure on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The news was confirmed by Fletcher’s wife Rosita to Rolling Stone. He was 69.


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R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls

The legendary New York Dolls guitarist passed away on Wednesday, January 13th after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.


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Ron Gallo Laments Lost Friendship on New Single "Can We Still Be Friends?" (KEXP Premiere)

Ron Gallo shares the latest single off his forthcoming album PEACEMEAL exclusively via KEXP


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Still Corners Embrace the Mysticism of the Desert on "White Sands" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Still Corners chat with KEXP and share the third single off their forthcoming fifth studio album The Last Exit


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Danny Denial Announces New Music-Fueled Apocalyptic Web Series BAZZOOKA

Filmmaker and musician Danny Denial is following up their 2019 independent film Kill Me to Death with a new monthly series titled <bazzooka< em=""></bazzooka<>


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R.I.P. Sam Jayne of Love as Laughter and Lync

The news comes after it was reported earlier this week that the songwriter had gone missing. Jayne was 46 years old.


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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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