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Made Those Dreams Inside a Cash App: Shabazz Palaces' The Don of Diamond Dreams

Martin Douglas explores the astral soundscapes of the Seattle duo's fifth full-length.


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Add to Cart

Add To Cart: Five Things You Can Buy to Support Your Favorite Bands

KEXP presents a series rounding up some of the most interesting band merch we can find, helping you support your favorite bands during this time of staying home.


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Interviews

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien Talks Going Solo and His New Album Earth

DJ Kevin Cole explores the influences behind the Radiohead member's latest venture.


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Columns Interviews

Sixteen Again: Death Cab For Cutie, Phantom Planet, and More Look Back on The O.C. Soundtrack

Jasmine Albertson delves into The O.C. soundtrack in an attempt to dissect the impact it had on the artists featured on the soundtrack, as well as the overall cultural music landscape.


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Music News

Arcade Fire Working on New Album While Under Quarantine

Frontman Win Butler celebrates his 40th birthday with a message for fans via social media.


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Music News

Cast of That Thing You Do! Reunite for Livestream Benefit and Tribute to Adam Schlesinger

The fictional band from the 1996 Tom Hanks film will support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Camea

Seattle-born, Berlin-based DJ and electronic producer Camea delivers a hypnotic guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World full of cerebral minimal tech-house rhythms including selections from her new album 'Dystopian Love.'


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Features

What’s #PlayingAtMyHouse? KEXP Wants to Hear Your ‘Mood Lifters’

Each week KEXP is asking you to share songs on social media based off a theme with #playingatmyhouse


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Seattle's Life in Quarantine

Martin Douglas reaches out to a handful of Throwaway Style alumni about how COVID-19 is affecting their lives personally and artistically.


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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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