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In Stores Now 6/20

Brooklyn band Caveman are back with their first new album since their 2013 self-titled LP. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it "a well-crafted blend of driving, War On Drugs-style rock and atmospheric, '80s-steeped pop-rock." We can't wait to hear the new songs live when the band perform at Conc…


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Monday Music News

In the classiest move ever, Brooklyn-based queer punk band PWR BTTM played a show in Orlando this past weekend, a mere week after the tragic shootings at gay club Pulse. Proceeds were donated to the GoFundMe Pulse Tragedy Community Fund. And Liv Bruce performed a beautiful solo version of the clas…


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Friday Music News

Brooklyn punk rockers The So So Glos have shared the video for "Dancing Industry," a track off of their recently released album, Kamikaze. The video features an amazing dance crew showing off their talents on a New York City subway. It's pure joy that will have you dancing into the weekend. [Stere…


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Thursday Music News

CHVRCHES and Death Cab for Cutie have recently hit the road together, and last night in Charleston, SC, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry joined the Seattle band on stage for "Brothers on a Hotel Bed," a track from 2005's Plans. Watch fan shot video of their collaboration below. We've also got fan shot f…


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Wednesday Music News

Following a carefree, celebratory set at the Sasquatch! Music Festival as Big Grams, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter strip back down to Phantogram for their forthcoming full-length, Three. Get a taste with a video for the first single "You Don’t Get Me High Anymore," directed by Grant Singer (the We…


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Celebrate With Us at KEXP's Father's Day Dance Party

At KEXP, Father's Day ain't just for fathers - it's for loving parents and children of all types to celebrate life and family in an open and caring environment. This Sunday, join us for KEXP's annual Father's Day Dance Party at our new home at Seattle Center, featuring fun, crafts, pizza dough toss…


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Tuesday Music News

Last weekend, Disclosure headlined their Wild Life music festival in Brighton, UK. During their performance they premiered a new song called "Boss." You can get a pretty good feel for the song thanks to some fan footage. Hopefully a studio version will be out soon. [Pitchfork]


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In Stores Now

In Stores Now 6/13

Nashville band Diarrhea Planet get this week's gold star with their third LP, Turn To Gold. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the album "features a bigger, more polished sound for their hook-filled blend of punkish power-pop and epic hard rock, along with crisper, more sophisticated songs with mo…


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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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