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Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard Announces Daily Livestream Concerts from His Home Studio

For the next few weeks, Ben Gibbard will be playing songs everyday from his home studio, streaming on Facebook at 4 PM PST.


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Grief Spurs The Spider Ferns to Return with a Fervor on First Single in Two Years "Who Stands Alone" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Seattle duo The Spider Ferns return after a difficult couple of years with new single "Who Stands Alone," off forthcoming full-length Blossom


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Moog and Korg Release Free Synthesizer Apps During Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine

Two of the leaders in synthesizer manufacturing have offered up their apps for free to promote creativity during the coronavirus pandemic.


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Tomo Nakayama Seamlessly Slides into Synth Pop on "Get To Know You" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

KEXP premieres the lead single from Tomo Nakayama's forthcoming third solo record Melonday


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Announcing the 2020 Timber! Outdoor Music Festival Line-Up

Featuring Dr. Dog, Cherry Glazerr, Sheer Mag, Deep Sea Diver, The Moondoggies, and so many more.


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Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album, Share Single “Can’t Cool Me Down”

The new album — titled Making A Door Less Open — will be out May 1 via Matador.


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R.I.P. David Roback of Mazzy Star, Opal, and Rain Parade

The prolific artist and Paisley Underground icon was 61.


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R.I.P. Andrew Weatherall

The iconic DJ and producer was 56.


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From the Archives:

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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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