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El Sonido

5 Canciones Para Compartir Esta Semana

Una breve y variada entrega semanal en español con los últimos lanzamientos de la escena de América Latina y España en conjunción con los iconos tradicionales y los contenidos destacados de KEXP.


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2019 Countdown

2019 Top Ten List Spotlight: Darek Mazzone

Darek Mazzone shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019; be sure to vote for your favorites today for KEXP's Top 90.3 Album Countdown on Friday, December 13th!


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (11/18)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from DJ Shadow, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Tei Shi, and more.


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2019 Countdown

2019 Top Ten List Spotlight: John Richards

DJ John Richards shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019; be sure to vote for your favorites today for KEXP's Top 90.3 Album Countdown on Friday, December 13th!


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: The Cinematic Orchestra

Legendary British group The Cinematic Orchestra share a wonderfully nocturnal guest DJ mix that reflects their own genre-blurring music as they weave through soul, hip-hop, R&B, jazz, psychedelic, and electronic favorites new and old.


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KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Strange Negotiations at the Northwest Film Forum 11/15-20

With David Bazan in attendance Nov. 15–17 and director Brandon Vedder in attendance Nov. 16–18.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Uncle Bonsai - Boys Want Sex in the Morning

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Boys Want Sex in the Morning by Uncle Bonsai. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Local Music Album Reviews

EP Review: LIV† Finds Herself and Seeks Forever on Black Girl Unbothered

The Tacoma native's recently released EP is a remarkable twenty minutes of singing and rapping, of sex and self-love. Martin Douglas investigates.


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Interviews Local Music

ings on Harnessing the Power of Positive Affirmations on Lullaby Rock (Interview + Exclusive Stream)

KEXP chats with local artist ings with an exclusive stream of her debut record Lullaby Rock 24 hours before its release on Friday, November 15th.


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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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