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The Strokes Announce First New Album in Seven Years The New Abnormal

The New Abnormal will be out on April 10, 2020 via Cult/RCA.


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Film School is Back In Session with New Single "Swim" (KEXP Premiere)

The west coast shoegazers share two new tracks featured on the digital single, out today.


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Pink Lotion Give Up the Funk in Cameo-Filled "Activated" Video (KEXP Premiere)

Erik Blood and Rachael Ferguson unveil the debut video from their new project Pink Lotion


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Portland Power Pop Phenom Mo Troper Tries Out Some “Springsteen Shit” With New Single “Potential”

Moving briskly and coming in at just under a minute-and-a-half run-time, Troper infiltrates your psyche a song that feels like one giant hook.


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Exclusive Album Stream: Mr. Elevator Steps Into the Dark on Goodbye, Blue Sky

Exclusively stream Oh Sees keyboardist Tomas Dolas' third Mr. Elevator record Goodbye, Blue Sky via KEXP before it drops on January 17th


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R.I.P. Neil Peart of Rush

The legendary drummer and lyricist passed away earlier. He was 67.


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The Rare Forms Explore Shame and Manipulation on "White Feather Treatment" (KEXP Premiere)

The newest single from the Seattle band's forthcoming debut album includes a dark yet prismatic video.


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The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli Announces Solo Album, Shares Single “Pantomima”

The album Random Desire will be out February 21st via Royal Cream/BMG.


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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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